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Wage hike to escalate prices By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

LOCAL traders yesterday warned of possible increases in the prices of commodities as an offshoot, of the new wage rate scheduled to talce effect in January next year.

"It would be hard for businesses to maintain operations without corresponding increases in the prices of our products considering the costs of wage adjustments," Ann Hayes, a representative from the Herman Bakery, told mem­bers of the Salary and Wage Re­view Board during a hearing at the House Chamber.

Hayes said raising the prices of goods may be the only option avail­able for both wholesalers and re­tailers to offset the costs of wage adjustments.

The newly created wage board, headed by Jack Torres, com­menced Wednesday the series of public hearings, the Saipan Cham­ber of Commerce being the first audience. Yesterday's hearing was attended by representatives from the wholeslae and retail trade.

The Saipan Chamber of Com­merce supports the wage increase, saying it would ensure a better

living standard for the CNMI people.

Public Law 9-50 sets a 30-cent an hour rate increase to· bring the Commonwealth's minimum wage to $3.05 per hour.

The statutory minimum wage is $2.75, which has been in effect since last January.

The 30-cent per hour increase will go yearly until the CNMI reached the federal minimum wage rate which is $4.25.

The salary board is mandated to set a minimum wage rate for each of the CNMI's major industries.

Torres, board chairman said "the new rates are designed to reach as economically feasible, the federal minimum wage rate without cur­tailing current or future employ­ment or creating inflationary or other adverse economic and com­petitive conditions in the major industries."

Hayes, for her part, said em­ployers would not' object to the implementation of the $4.25 mini­mum wage rate "provided that we would not be made to sboulder expenses of contract workers such as benefits expenses, housing and other obligations."

Politically motivated?

Rota, Tinian suffer electrical cutoffs TINIAN Sen. David Cing has al­leged that Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio was trying to "get even" with Tinian voters by cutting off the residents' utility services.

"Since the results of the Nov. 4 elections were announced, there have been numerous complaints that people on both Tinian and Rota had their electricity cut off unfairly," Cing said in a letter to Commonwealth Utility Corp. ex­ecutive director Timothy Villagomez.

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tions did not have any political · considerations.

Utility officials said complaints came from customers who failed to settle their electricity bills.

Cing suggested that Tenorio "is trying to get even with the people who did not support him during the campaign and the elections through this biased action."

Cing, a Democrat, has been at odds with Tenorio because of the governor's support for Republi­can candidates on Tinian during the election period. Tenorio's political proteges lost in the last elections.

Cing believes electricity dis­connections were selected.

"I am led to believe, for ex­ample, that certain people owe more money than many of the people who have already been cut off," Cing said.

Responding to Cing's,accusa­tion, CUC Deputy Director for Tinian Gregorio Castro said Tenorio and Villagomez

"never in any way dictated on how to operate the business of CUC ofTinian.

"We have. CUC policies and regulation th'at I use as a guidance but otherwise· I have never been

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Manny Lazaro,ofMicropac, said if the new wage rate is to be imple­mented, his company would give it only to newly-hired workers and not to those who are already re­ceiving the $2.75 rate.

Otherwise, Lazaro added, the company would have to cease hir­ing and cut down on overtime.

In a telephone interview, mean­while, garment owner James Lin warned that any wage increase would be fatal to the CNMI' s sec­ond largest industry.

Several garment manufacturers who could not afford the increase would go out of business, Lin said.

The CNMI would lose its com­petition in the international mar­ket, he added.

"We cannot raise the prices of our products or else the buyers would turn their back on us and go to other manufacturers who sell their garment products at lower prices." said Lin, chairman of the Saipan Garment Manufacturing Association

He said lower wage rates in neighboring countries such as Pa­kistan, Indonesia, Philippines, In­dia and China, allow them to sell their products at lower prices.

"We hope the board would come

out with immediate research and study before the new wage law takes effect." Lin said,

At Wednesday's hearing, mean­while, Chamber of Commerce's incoming board chairman Sam MacPhetres reiterated the group's long-standing position in support of the new wage program.

"The minimum wage system here plays a role in the overall economic development program and fits some goals that we 're plan­ning," McPhetres said in a tele­phone interview.

The chamber, McPhetres said, Continued on page 7

PSS teacher mauled

Belocora shows his bruise marks By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

face, abrasion on the left and right shoulder and neck, and hematoma on the right big toe, a medical record showed.

Belocora, a Filipino, is a Public School System teacher assigned at the San Vicente Elementary School.

The suspect was identi- t fied as Ramon "Ray" . ._ · .. Mafnas, 42, who works for the Department of Commerce, Census.

In an interview, Belocora said he was on the second floor of the three-story apartment in San Roque where is stay­ing when Mafnas arrived ~--------' at 3:30 p.m. Ramon"Ray"Mafnas

Belocora said Mafnas asked him: "What are you doing here? Why you are not working?"

Belocora said he introduced himself and explained it was a school break.

A PUBLIC teacher was talcen to the Common­wealth Health Center after he was allegedly mauled by a man during a confrontation in San Roque Monday afternoon.

Because of Mafnas' threatening tone and manner, Belocora claimed he left to.avoid trouble.

While he was sitting on a chair with friends downstairs, the teacher said, Mafnas came and shook hands with the local members of the group.

Continued on page 6 Cesar Belocora, 40, suffered laceration on the left

Lawyer sues· 2 former auditors . .

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

A FORMER legal counsel in the Office of Public Auditor, or 'C>PA, has sued the Common­wealth government and two former public auditors who al­legedly terminated his employ-. ment for political and religious reasons.

Robert A. Bisom, of Oregon, in a complaint filed before the District Court Tuesday, also claimed one of the accused, former CNMI Public Auditor Scott Kheng Shang Tan, prom­ised · to rehire Bisom but re­neged on his word.

.Bisom sai.d former 'tempo­rary Public Auditor Robert D, Bradshaw terminated his em-

ployment effective Jan. 4, 1994, motivated by political cosiderations after he (Bisom) had questioned the legality and propriety of"single audit" as Bradshaw had wanted to conduct. .

. Bisom had also questioned Bradshaw's legal authority to act as . public auditor, claiming he (Bradshaw)hadbeenpoliticallyap­pointed.

He likewise claimed he was ter~ minated because he was perceived

· as a political opponent of the out­going governor, Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero, and the administration, as well as a political ally of the previous public auditor.

Bradshaw also terminated his employment on account of his be­ing a Jew, the complainant said._'

Bisom also named the CNMI , government as one of the re­

spondents for terminating his contract for a cause "when, in fact, no real cause existed to

. terminate the employment con-. . tract."

The CNMI also ·accordingly terminated Bisom fox: his non­supportof~radshaw despite his (Bisoll,1' s) "goodfaith belief that Bradshaw was illegally ap-

... pointed and that the manner in ' which he intended to conduct

the 'single audit' was improper and politically motivated."

The complaint stated that Bradshaw's successor, Tan, promised to .rehire Bisom after

· his termination as legal coun-

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$32,000 'ice' seized in buy-bust Custodian asked to ~~:::;- . "ic;:;:r::g:~:~: supplier, =~a::ttf=!~\~:u~uld pay court $20 000

1lIB POLICE confiscated an est!- was charged with one count each of Eustaquio informed Albeda about ' mated $32,000 worth of melham- delivery and illegal possession of a the buyer. By Ferdie de la Torre f ...i.....,~:~a h drochl counts o assault with a danger-.,. ....... ,w.., Y, oridefromthree controlled substance. Espinaa!legedlyactedasthedriver Variety News Staff ous weapon. men following a buy-bust operation Espina and Eustaquio, allegedly who led the group to the meeting A SUPERIOR Court judge has Court information showed that Wednesday night both unemployed, werechargedwith place where the drugs were deliv- ordered a man who acted as a Kim tore off his shirt and cut his

Arrested were Raul L. Albelda, conspiracy to deliver a controlled ered. third party custodian to pay chest with a broken glass, then James V. Espina and Pacifico B. substance. Following the arrest of the three, $20,000 for failing to "watch" a ltedtw b ltln. h Eustaquio, all hail from the Philip- Assistant Atty. Gen. Christine CISagentsconfiscated17moregrams Korean national facing criminal ::~s the ~:~:i~~ icnil-! :i~ pines. They were charged before the 7.achares said the trio were arrested of "ice" during a search at Albeda's charges. karaoke bar in Chalan Kanoa last

'SuperiorCowtyesterday. afterl5gramsof"ice"werehandecl roomyesterday. Associate Judge Edward March30. Agents from the Department of toanundercoveragentwhoposedas AssociateJudgeTIIIlOthyH.Bellas ManibusanaskedBameyGaffney Byung Mong Lee suffered six

Public Safety Criminal Investigation a buyer. set a $30,000 cash bail for Albelda to pay the amount to the court inches long scratch across the Section seized about 32 grams of 2.acharessaidthebuy-bustoccurred and $20,000 each for Espina and within 60 days. throat, while the second man, 1n

No jail for man who choked woman

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

A MAN who pleaded guilty to choking a woman w~ given a one year suspended sentence.

Su~riorCourt Presiding Judge Alexandro Castro also ordered John Cepeda Santos to seek coun­seling for violence from a certi­fied therapist.

Santos was charged with as­sault and battery.

Last Sept. 11, Santos grabbed Gina Ada Benavente around the neck and choked her.

Santos appeared in court pro se expressing his desire to represent himself in all proceedings last Oct. 30.

Castro said Santos decision to waive assistance of counsel and plead guilty were "freely, volun­tarily, and intelligently made."

Meanwhile, a man accused of assaulting two persons while un­der the influence of alcohol pleaded innocent to the charges.

Franco F. Ykuda, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, dis­turbing the peace, and minor in consumption of alcohol.

Court information showed that last Nov. 5 Ykuda allegedly "threatened to cause injury to Abu Hassan Abdullah with a danger­ous weapon to wit: a knife."

Ykuda also allegedly struck Ko Young Ja.

The defendant "disturbed the two victims" by refusing to pay for alcohol and shouting profan­ity at them.

"The defendant did consume an alcoholic beverage while un­der the age 21," said Assistant Atty. Gen. James Norcross.

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ataparkinglotofaconvenientstore. Eustaquio. This developed as Manibusan Young Lee received four inches Theprosecutorsaidanundercover lhepreliminary/arraigrunenthear- granted a motion by Assistant long laceration on the throat.

agent approached Eustaquio to help ing was set for Nov. 22. Atty. Gen. Yvonne Lee to forfeit Kim allegedly verbally harassed the $20,000 unsecured bond for and challenged Boo Ill Kim to a

PSS affected by federal shutdown

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

THE FEDERAL shutdown that resulted from the budget crisis in the United States is currently af­fecting the operations of the CNMI's Public School System, Federal Program Officer William Watson said yesterday.

While federal grants for the PSS have not been reduced or in any way affected by the budget stand­off, Watson said, the CNMI agency is now facing the problem of collecting the money.

"The grants are still there and not being reduced," Watson said. "However, there is no one in fed­eral agency who can make it pos­sible for us to collect money for our expenses."

At least 20 percent of PSS op­erations are funded through fed­eral grants including the school meals, heads tart program and pay­rolls, among others.

Federal grants are not given on a lump sum basis, Watson ex­plained.

"If, for example, you get a mil­lion dollar grant, you would not get that right away. They keep the

cash and you'd ask for them for recurring expenses," Watson said.

Right now, he said, the PSS could not collect for its federal program expenses.

"We use the electronic way of drawing the money but the sys­tem is indicating that the fund is unavailable," Watson said.

About 800,000 federal workers were affected by the shutdown when President Bill Clinton ve­toed Tuesday the twin spending and borrowing bills.

Clinton could not reach an agreement with the Republican congressional leaders who stood pat on their decision to reduce the allotments for the administration's anti-poverty programs.

At least 15 federal offices, in the CNMI were affected .

"Every day that goes by is a problem as it becomes more dif­ficult for them (government lead­ers) to resolve the issue since more problems seems to generate," Watson said. " At this point, people are less certain of know­ing when it (shutdown) will last. But we hope it will be resolved any night."

HE sewing graduates ON Nov. 15 the Northern Marianas College Home Econom­ics Sewing program graduated 14 students after an intensive three­month course.

Certificates were presented by Margarita D. Tudela, Associate Director of the Extension pro­gram, and Margarita C. Macaranas, Program Coordina­tor.

The 14 graduates were Brigid Aughenbaugh, Fuana Tmarsil, Kalista Marbou, Lily Keptot, Donatina Osima, Lisa Orlando, Anna Ludwig, Ellen Reece­Jarman, Anita Towai, Elsie Palacios, Antonia Leskosek, Ans in Terry, Claudia Lizama and Naydine Aguon.

The course is an equal opportu-

nity program with no tmtton charges. On the walls of the class­room where the graduation was held were samples of creative clothing sewed by the graduates.

Chong Myun Kim. fight. Kim's counsel Dennis O'Shea Witnesses said the defendant

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There were reports that Kim times on the chest, proclaiming managed to slip ,out from the is- lie \\/.as stronger than Boo. land. · · Afterwards, Kim assaulted the

Kim was charged with two two victims.

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Coral workshop THE second scheduled Mass in Carolinian language and culture will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 at the Kristo Rai Church. The public is in-vited to strengthen their faith. Mikio Ogawa, president 9t Gujo Shirotori Rotary Club, plants a cherry tree, helped by Mrs. lchiko Fujishiro

and another member (with shovel) of the 15-man Japanese delegation and local Rotarian Justice Ramon Villagomez.

Delicadeza THE PHILIPPINES' most popular senator, Gloria Macapagal­Arroyo, came in strong for the CNMI.

Too strong, indeed. For how could she justify her subtle arrogance when she said she

came here to find out if there were, indeed, reforms taking place in the Commonwealth's labor affairs, like what she has heard from the Duque Mission.

"I'm here on a fact-finding mission," she said upon arriving at the airport last Sunday.

Another fact-finding mission? Apparently, she doubted the mission report that she deemed it

necessary to hop in here-straight from a speaking engagement on Guam-to see it for herself.

'The decision point," she told the press, "is the lifting of the ban on the deployment of certain categories of contract workers."

Was this not the recommendation of the Duque Mission? What would she report to Manila, anyway, after the overnight

"fact-finding" job? During a dialog'with contract workers, what did she witness but

warring Filipinos who staged a snap soap opera at the beach pavillion in Susupe.

But that's beside the point. Of course, Sen. Arroyo's concern for the Filipino workers does

not need explanation. She ~ame here to validate the Duque report. Fine. If the report is right, then better relations between the two

governments would be restored, she said. But Sen. Arroyo was certainly unaware that her I'll-see-if-there­

are-indeed-reforms-here remark was not a welcome treat. Was it not enough that the relations between the Philippines and

the CNMI was strained by reports of labor abuses? Was Sen. Arroyo really inclined to stir the pot? It was not long ago when she drew the annoyance oflocal leaders

when she wrote her former classmate, Bill Clinton, and asked him to suspend federal aid to the CNMI--or better yet, take over the Commonwealth's labor and immigration affairs-until the condi­tion of the contract workers here improved.

Meantime, Insular Affairs Director Allen Stayman has said he was pleased with the developments in the local affairs. He has announced a plan to recommend to US Congress the deferment of the takeover initiative.

Arroyo swore not to contest it "as long as we see reforms." And if she failed to see any, will she nudge Clinton again? Oh, Clinton was her classmate at Georgetown University. And

one could seek a favor from a former classmate, right? But what's the big deal about being a former classmate of the US

president, especially for one like her who has own impressive credentials to boot.

For the record, Arroyo is a daughter of ninth Philippine presi­dent, Diosdado Macapagal.

Undisputably, she is one of the most sensible senators in the Philippines. When she talked about the virtues of the Value Added Tax, one would be convinced that there is indeed a need for the country to have it. Needless to say, she was the topnotcher in the senatorial election last May.

But all these credentials do not warrant the senator's conceit that she could change the course of CNMI's affairs.

She does not have any business to interfere in the Common­wealth affairs, period.

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Improvements in Labor and Immigration IT IS good tidings that the CNMI Government has received good reviews on reform measures pertain­ing to labor and immigration by Allen Stayman, director of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Depart­ment of Interior. It is a difficult task that had the previous republican administration scrambling for eleventh hour answers to no avail. What with a recalcitrant republican legislature (Eighth) who made matters worse by doing nothing about it in order to fulfill its hidden agenda-derail the former governor from keeping his post.

What the current administration has done to rectify the situation is definitely highly commendable. And it did so without much fanfare and without the partnership of, again, a contumacious group who were too busy with gamesmanship rather than ad­dressing substantive issues. I mean if you have a legislator barking up the wrong tree to open-up the road at the Hyatt Regency junction twenty-three years after US Congressional approval, you can imagine the sentiment of conscientious citizens in the wings frustrated by the level of policymaking we've had to endure.

Perhaps, I may have on occasion been crusty in my forthright expressions about mediocrity in policymaking or the absence of real leadership, but then I am fully cognizant of the consequences of gamesmanship on a US Law which could easily be amended to rob us of the very essence of self­government. Thanks to Governor Tenorio's plead­ings that we be given the opportunity to tidy-up our own mess here at home. I often quiz myself if policymakers are fully wary that Congress was poised to deny the CNMI privileges-Covenant provisions on immigration, labor, taxation and minimum wage­privileges that none of the fifty states nor territories enjoy.

These are painful chapters in our political develop­ment which call for reassessment of where we've been completely negligent of our share of responsi­bility under the terms and conditions of specific provisions of the Covenant Agreement. Our national Congress isn't being punitive nor is it out on a witch hunt. It is simply issuing stern warnings that we either put up or shot up. The realist in this unsettling scenario was Governor Tenorio who bit the bullet witl)out the participation of a rather highly intransi­gent and clueless legislature.

What specific provision of the Covenant Agree­ment did we neglect altogether over the last twenty years? Immigration! Without taking a hard look at the consequences of development, we opened the floodgates in this regard to everyone as we sit back and muse superficially at what we call "progress". Never for a minute did we ask the harder question: Development for who? Japan Inc? Our people? Foreigners? Neither did we ask ourselves how much development do we want? Never for a second did we

see anything beyond dollar signs that a certain economh projection purports to bring to the CNMI. Never did wf ask ourselves: At whose expense nor did we see this major shuffle as a source of disruption of the social well­being of our people.

A chain reaction has spun out of this lamaiiana policy: I). It forced a need for more foreign workers here because we simply don't have the warm indigenous bodies to cover this requirement. 2). The presence of more foreign workers forced the need for additional basic infrastructure, i.e., water, power, sewer, roads, etc., discounting the natural residential expansion of the indigenous people. Who did we ask for million more US Taxpayers dollars to cover for this need? Mainland taxpayers through grant funds from their representatives in the US Congress. They're saying: "Why are we footing the bills for foreigners rather than indigenous US Citizens?" Do you now see the ramifications of a clueless policy that has become a run away situation? Do you now understand the very source of the growth of government to which we're all guilty of purposeful neglect?

I hope that policymakers do not continue the "kc sera attitude" and cargo cult mentality over the next two years. Hope too that they don't make matters worse by coupling this irrelevancy with the so-called cemetery syndrome. This negligence has gone too far! I beg that you don't toy around with it in that there's a new cadre of US House Republicans whose views and attitudes are far removed from the once generous US Congress that we' re accustomed to in years past. They' re out to cut anything that looks or has the suspicion of wasteful expenditure. The implications and ramifications of what it finally decides to slash will impact tremendously upon our government.

The signs of the time portend difficult days ahead if we continue the current political agenda of legislative gridlock. Inactivity would force the US Congress to fulfill a responsibility entrusted to you as representatives of our people. You would have effectively compro­mised the future of posterity by wholesaling the Cov­enantAgreement. You would have pennanentlydimmed the hopes of posterity to see and enjoy brighter days ahead. History will hold you responsible for a negli­gence emanating from pure gamesmanship rather than sincere and hard work to protect the future of these islands.

These islands are so small with a population of less than 55,000 people. Show us that indeed you can over haul outdated policies so that you empower the indig­enous people the opportunity to assimilate in a land that has strangely short-changed them as a result of the lack of leadership. May I reiterate ''The tide waits for no man" and if again you prove yourself unworthy of the task, someone else from without will fill the void be­cause you can't muster the local resolve to provide lasting solutions to substantive issues we've neglected over the last twenty years. Si YuusMaaseyan Ghilisow!

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• United States has become a U.N. deadbeat

UNITED NATIONS-In celebration of the U.N.' s 50th anniver­sary, more heads of state will be gathered in New York this. weekend than at any other time or place in history. But only one of them will be forced to wear the Emperor's new clothes: President Bill Clinton, whose country has now become the super­power of deadbeats.

No matter what Clinton says in his speech, the other leaders will be listening with the knowledge that America is far behind on its payments to the U.N.-and that the Republican Congress has no plans to make amends. Knowledgeable sources here and in Washington have told our associate Dale Van Atta that the Republicans' ill-advised plan to defund the U.N. will precipitate its worst financial crisis ever. ·

No one knows better than readers of this column the flaws and failings of the U.N. We have needled the organization in the past, and will do so again in the future. But no survey will show that Americans want to shut down the U.N.-though many object to putting American troops under foreign command. If polled, we'd bet that a majority would come out against

making poorer countries bear the brunt of America's recalci­trance.

America's deadbeat status dates back to the Reagan administra­tion. When Reagan left office in 1988, the United States was already $300 million in arrears to the world body. Presidents Bush and Clinton managed to get the debt down to $212 cillion-while keeping the country generally current with its annual assessments. This year will be the exception.

The United States is supposed to pay about $315 million to the regular U.N. budget this year. Added to the outstanding debt, the total bi11 comes to $527 million, according to U.N. figures. (American officials dispute some of the sum.- In addition to the regular budget, America also owes, by its own admission, at least $742 million for peacekeeping assessments. The grand total: At least $1.27 billion overdue to the U.N.

Among the hardest-hit victims of the Republican budget cuts will be the U.N. peacekeeping budget. Republicans have long argued that the United States shouldn't be asked to pay 31 percent of all peacekeeping operations, as was the case until Republicans rammed a bill through Congress last year ratcheting that down to 25 percent. Although that bill produced the perennial grousing at U.N. headquarters here, it pales in comparison to what's in store.

Neither the Senate nor the House currently has a spending bill that would cover even half of what America owes for peacekeep­ing this year. The House bill proposes paying only $425 million. The Senate bill calls for even less-$225 million, or a quarter of what will be owed.

Behind the scenes, White House officials have discussed the possibility of covering the difference with a supplemental appro­priations bill-which is what last year's Congress did. According to one State Department source, however, "Congressional leaders told us not even to bother sending the request over. It won't even get a hearing."

And that's what makes this year different from the others. America's debt was never taken too seriously in the past because .U.N. officials knew the money would eventually come. With almost no hope of getting paid this year, however, officials are having a difficult time planning for futur~ needs.

With America holding out, peacekeeping becomes the burden of countries like Pakistan-which can't afford to pay steep assessments but contributes by sending troops into harm's way. "It turns them into sucker countries for sending men into danger­ous situations and then additionally sticking them with the bill," says Jeffrey Laurenti, executive director of the New-York based United Nations Association of the U.S.A.

What makes the congressional attitude even more hypocritical, Laurenti says, is that the U.N. budget is being starved at a time when the defense budget is being padded with programs that even the Pentagon doesn't want, such as the B-2 "stealth" bomber.

To be sure, America isn't the only U.N. deadbeat. Only 84 of ·185 countries are currently paid up. But none of the others are superpowers-and none has as big a stake in the future of the U .N. as America.

It's a future that looks increasingly cloudy as the world body prepares for its 50th anniversary celebration.

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Govendo on public land deal Dear Editor:

"Pandora's box" is defined as "a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems." The tenn has its origin in Greek mythology where Pandora, out of curiosity, opened a box and released all the evils that plague humankind.

It is ludicrous that the Chairman of the Marianas Public Land Trust can somehow equate last week's Superior Court decision basically allowing a public land/fiduciary duty case to proceed beyond first base to "Pandora's box."

Since when is scrutiny of the public's land equal to the evils which plague humankind? What is evil about a case alleging breach of fiduciary duty possibly going to trial? I certainly hope that the busi­ness community will not complain that this decision, like Article 12 cases, is bad for business.

The only unforeseen troubles or problems will be for those big shots who have in the past used public land for their own personal gain and thought they were immune from exposure. Now they will be ner­vous because if any of these mat­ters tum into a "trial of the cen­tury," the truth will come out. Ev­eryone knows that public land hanky-panky has been going on for years and years. Public land deal­ings have become the "junk bonds" of the "we "few" culture.

Although it may create some tem­porary hardships, the governor has made the correct decision by taking the administration out of all deal­ings with public land. In March we will vote on a constitutional amend­ment creating a Marianas Land Bureau. There is no doubt the vote will be favorable so very soon teh governor will officially have no

more decision making authority regarding public land.

I am also happy that by this deci­sion, the governor has decided to end his not-so-illustrious career as a traveling public land salesman and will no longer be offering pub­lic land to casino investors from Korea, China, Taiwan and Indone­sia. Beachfront and large tracts of public land are too precious to offer to foreigners - they already have enough. Even if another volcano suddenly explodes, prop up 26 miles away and connects to Saipan, it's not going to give us that much more public land!

Just think. If voters could have voted on the L & T lease, would they have voted in favor of a $10.8 million lease? An $18.8 million lease? Perhaps after thinking about and discussing it, they would have

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Thankful for Benavente visit Dear Editor:

SHOULD we be surprised that Governor Froilan C. Tenorio who insisted on the strict application of PL 7-45 earlier this year is now asking the Legislature for its com­plete repeal? Notifwereadhowhe thinks laws should be used: "If you don't like the law, you repeal it and when the time comes that you want to reenact it, then reintroduce and approve it again."

Such an attitude trivializes the entire legal process. What has hap­pened in the medical area is quite clear: non-resident nurses directly hired by CNMI were replaced by nurses from manpower companies andprofitsweremade. Butnowthe Governor wants to retain and ac­quire non-resident physicians so

the law needs to be changed. By using the law to respond to immedi­ate needs, the original pmpose of the law is lost.

The original purpose of PL-7-45 was to bring more CNMI citizens into the workplace at all levels from professional on down. The intro­duction of this law should have beenfoUowedlbelieve by a sincere and vigorous effort to train and reward CNMI citizens so the aim of the law could be accomplished, .ind that aim is essential to the success­ful development of CNMI.

Hopefully such an effort is still possible.

But how are foreign investors and businesses going to respond to the perception that laws in CNMI are here today and gone tomorrow?

Will they not be afraid cf a seri­ous comminnent if they think the · law may be change.d to their disad­vantage once they have made that comminnent?

I believe that most people would agree that considerable thought needs to precede the introduction of a law which then should remain in place if one wants progress and stability.

The Governor's rather superfi­cial view of law creates only an illusion of progress as an immedi­ate need is met. Real progress depends on enactment of good laws and a commitment to keep those laws in place.

George P. Christian, M.D. Kahuku, Hawaii

Laws here today, gone tomoITow Dear Editor:

I WOULD like to thank Speaker Diego Benavente for taking some time off from his busy schedule to come down to our school and meet with our fourth grade students, as part of their lesson in Social Stud­ies. It's too bad that the television crew from MCV didn't find it im­portant enough for them to cover this event, even though I infonned

them way ahead of time, and also reminded them the day before.

Nevertheless, although the me­dia does not find this type of event worthy covering, the students learned much much more than those who were given air conditioners for their classrooms and were put on TV and in the newspapers.

Speaker Benavente's dialogue with the students covered topics

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ranging from roles and responsibilites of our government leaders to how a bill becomes a law. He took time to answer questions regarding ou~ local government and was even asked if he would run for governor in the near future. Of course, only our fourth graders know the answer to that one. MCV and the whole public missed the

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The long-standing trade irritant has threatened to strain diplomatic relations between the two coun­tries, according to trade officials.

Ramos-Clinton meet in Osaka PRESIDENT Fidel Ramos hopes to meet with United States Presi­dent Clinton during the upcom­ing APEC leaders' meeting in Osaka, Japan, to discuss the plight of 400 Vietnamese asylum-seek­ers in the Philippines, a report from Malacanang said Tuesday.

The Vietnamese, who are liv­ing along with more than 2,000 other Indochinese asylum-seek­ers in a refugee processing center in Palawan island, are remnants from a US program to welcome Amerasian 'families to the US.

They were refused entry to the US after it was found they had

falsified documents. However, they are resisting repatriation to Vietnam.

Manila has said it has no funds with which to maintain the camp and support the asy­lum-seekers.

Misuari to run for governor?

THE government has reiter­ated its proposal to Moro Na­tional Liberation Front chair­man Nur Misuari that he run for governor of the Autono­mous Region of Muslim Mindanao if a provisional gov­ernment is not set up in Mindanao before the ARMM

election in March next year. Executive Secretary Ruben

Torres said Misuari would most welcome to join the ad­ministration party Lakas­NUCD in case he decides to run as ARMM governor.

Misuari showed little inter­est in the government's pro­posal saying that if ever he would be involved in any poli­tics, it would bring a solution to the problem in Mindanao.

The government and the MNLF are set to resume peace talks in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. It will be the third round of talks and both parties are hoping it will be the final round.

WTO intervention sought THE Philippines had decided to bring its case against Bra­zil before the World Trade Organization after the South American country refused re­peated appeals to scrap a counter-vailing duty (CVD) on Manila dessicated coconut exports.

"We would like the WTO to interveneanddecideonourcase," said a senior trade official.

The official said the com­plaint would be filed in the Geneva-based organization by Philippine Trade Repre­sentative Lilia Bautista.

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Ratification of treaties 11ffi Senate committee on foreign relations chaired by Senator Ernesto Maceda has decided to submit for Senate ratification three international treaties the RP-US Extradition Treaty, the RP-US Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, and RP-Switz.erland Extradition Treaty.

The ratification of these treaties designed to boost the govenunent' s efforts toimprovethecriminaljustice system was favorably supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Justice.

Manila, Canada sign pact MANILA-Philippine and Canadian business groups have signed agree­ments worth $(,()0 million during a visit here by a Canadian trade and investment mission, an embassy spokesman said Monday

Lourdes Balbin, spokesperson of the Canadian embassy here, said at least 10 joint ventures were signed earlier this month during the mission led by Canadian Trade Minister Roy Maclaren. Theagreementsincluded a $1 ()()..million contract between the Ontario-based Northern Telecoms and the Philippine's International Communications Corp. for the sup­ply and the installation of switching andtransmissionequiprnent,shesaid.

AS Tuesday, the reference rate of the peso to the US dollar depreciated to P2o201 from PUi.120 on Mon­dayonaturnoverof$135.6millionat the Philippine Dealing System.

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Belocora said he askfd him "Why did you speak to me that way? I am a human being. The way you talk to me is no good. Everyone should be polite to each other."

Upon hearing this, the teacher said Mafnas got angry, shoute.d profanity and began to slap him on the head and face.

Mafnas then punched him, causing him to fall on the ground.

Belocora said although he was al~ ready bleeding profusely, Mafnas kickedhimashestruggledtogetaway.

"I began to crawl in an attempt to escape, and he followed. As I tried to standuptorunforsafety,heonceagain attacked me with his fists hitting meon the face and back," Belocora narrated.

Belocora said he took the blows and managed to enter his apartment where he dialed 911 for police help.

His friends took him to CHC, while Mafnas fled.

Belocora is preparing criminal charges against Mafnas tlrrough coun­sel Charles Rotbart.

Public Safety Infonnation Officet Cathy Sheu said Belocora complained of assault and battay against Mafnas Monday at 3:46 p.m

However, Sheu said Mafnas also filed a counter complaint against Belocora for allegedly threatening to assault him

Toe Variety has'heard several com­plaints against Mafnas for his alleged anogant behavior particularly toward alien workers.

This writerrepeatedlytried, but failed to contact Mafnas to get his side. 1)1:: ... ··'

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new wage increase, but they would manage to go about it.

"Employers would have to be more discriminating about who they hire," he said. 'They are going to look for highly skilled people who will do more for the money that they get and not rely­ing so much on large number of low-cost workers," McPhetres said. "We can't go on depending on large numberoflow-cost work­ers."

ACTINGCNMIGovernorJesus C. Borja in consultation with seismologists Dr. Robert Koyanagi and Dr. George Kojima, has downgraded the tsunami alert issued on October 25, and is instead informing the public ofrecent underwater vol­canic activity in the Mariana Islands.

The underwater volcanic ac­tivity was approximately 25 miles northwestof Saipan and could possibly occur again. The volcanic activity (i.e.; ash or lava flow) is from underwater seamount named "Ruby", first recorded in 1996 by hydrophonic listening equip­ment near Wake island. Except for the October 25, 1995 event,

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influenced by my higher to cir­cumvent the system,"

In a separate letter, Jeffrey Barr, CUC distribution superintendent on Tinian, said the defaulted cus­tomers were simply using the elections issue as a "convenient" excuse· for their delinquency.

"I have seen people use every excuse to try and blame their disconnections on something or someone other than themselves," Barr said.

He added: "I feel I know the current disconnection policy and procedure as well if not better than anyone on the island and will substantiate that there is no political considerations whatso­ever being implemented when we impose a disconnection or­der."

Castro said the CUC under his administration has inherited over $2,000,000 of accounts receiv­able that had accumulated over the past five years.

He said it is his responsibility to collect the delinquent receiv­able neglected for several years.

"In order for CUC to continue serving the community, I have to enforce policies and regula­tions," Castro said.

Customers who wanted to get out of their personal obligations were just using the election as their scapegoat, Castro said.

In a letter to Cing, Castro dis­missed the senator's suggestion that disconnections were made on a selective basis.

As far as disconnection is con­cerned, Castro said, "names are immaterial in my vocabulary; I only look at account numbers."

He said his own brother who ran for the municipal council was disconnected a week before the elections.

An obviously irate Castro re­proached Cing for bringing the complaint to the head office when the senator could have lodged it before the Tinian of­fice.

"You have always been diplo­matic and forthright to rne but currently you declined to address your questions to me when I have all the answers instead you went straight to my superior. Why?" Castro asked Cing·,

"I have always believe that you

there has been no other recorded activity from Ruby since 1966.

Fishermen and recreational boaters are advised however, to file a Float Plan with the Emer­gency Management Office in ad­vance if they are going to be in the immediate area of Ruby (15.62N 145.25E). If while in the area of Ruby, they should notice any un­usual wave activity, odors, or dis­coloration of the water, fisher-­men and recreational should im­mediately leave the area and re­port the time and any noticeable activities to the Emergency Man­agement Office.

The recent activity is a reminder that the CNMI is located in an active geological region, and resi­dents should be prepared just in

areoneof thefew individuals (who) have a sense of understanding and professionalism but after reading your letter you just prove me wrong," Castro stated in the letter to Cing.

Atanyrate,CastrosoughtCing's assistance to help lower income

case a major event should hap­pen. Information and brochures to assist in individual efforts are available (free) from the Emer­gency Management Office or the Marianas Chapter of the Ameri­can Red Cross.

The Emergency Management Office Seismic Unit maintains 24 hour-a-day monitoring of seismic activities in the CNMI, and will immediately notify the general public of any major dis­turbances or unusual events. Please monitorlocal media out­lets for the latest information or call the Emergency Management office.

THIS IS AN ADVISORY ONLY .... no warnings are in ef­fect!!

farniliescopewiththeexpenses by legislating a bill to subsidize their utilities.

"I trust that this will be more helpful to the community rather than to concentrate on the few (who) are determined to neglect their obligation," Castro said.

is more concerned with low-earn­ers in the CNMI.

"They cannot make a living on the wage that they are earning right now," he said.

He noted that cost ofliving in the CNMI is much higher than in many places in the US specifically in Guam.

"Our minimum wage here does not reflect reality," he said.

McPhetres said it is may be hard for some businesses to afford the

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sel. Tan accordingly asked Bisom to

exit to Japan, where he was residing when he was hired as counsel in the Office of the Public Auditor in April 1993, to be rehired "off-island" sohe would enjoy such benefits as bring­ing his personal effects from Japan to Saipan at government expense.

Bisom did as directed on Feb. I last year, but later that month, Tan indicated to Bisom that he was un­sure about rehiring him.

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Massive shutdown ofbusinesses, he said, would be avoided through gradual implementation of the fed­eralized minimum wage.

Saipan to personally pursue his re­employment as OPA counsel.

OnMarch4, 1994,Tanfinallytold Bisom he would not rehire him but that he (Bisom) would receive "full compensation" for whatever was due him from the loss of his job.

Bisom accused Tan of "misrepre­senting his true intentions with the intent to deceive (Bisom)" by prom­ising to rehire him when in fact ''he (Tan) did not intend" to re-employ Bisom.

Bisom asked for undetermined compensatory damages against Bradshaw and Tan; punitive dam­ages against Tan; and damages against the CNMI.

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Pacific Islands .. Disqualified MP fights back THE FUI government MP disquali- tion Party (F AP) challenge that he agam. . . . . . fied from membership of the House was still a public servant at the time Pnme Mm1s'.er S1t1vem Rabuka of Representatives this week, Ratu of his nominati~n an? el.ecti?~ in says _he w?uld hke another by-elec-Manasa Seniloli, says he is ready to September, making him mehg1ble uon m Tailevu. . .. fight another by-election in the to contest an election. But FAP leader M.r. Ka!Illkanuca Tailevu province. However, a by-election ~ouldde- says the peopleof1:a.I!evu have gone

Ratu Manasa said on Fiji Televi- pend on the outcome of a high court through three clecuons recently and sion that he was prepared to contest hearing next week which will de- he feels it would be better to forgo another poll provided the ruling cide whether there would be another another one at the cost of the tax-Fijian Political Party (SVT) wanted ballot, or runner up Josevata payer. . him to. K.amikarnica would be declared duly How~~er, he says he.w~uld.await

Ratu Manasa was disqualified elected. the dec1S1ons of the chiefJusuce.on from parliament after the high court Ratu Manasa s~ys he is now quali- whether there 1s to be a by-elecuon upheld an opposition Fijin Associa- fied to stand and 1s prepared to fight or not... ... Pacnews

Landowners threaten gov't KUTUBU landowners in Papua New Guinea are demanding the government sell the landowners's stake in thecoWJtry' sonly oil project to their own company and increase their equity portion to 5 percent so they can market th~irown crude oil, the Post Courier reported Tuesday.

The group threau;ned to disrupt operations at Kutubu if their de­mands were not met by next week.

The chainnan of two principle

landowner groups Sosoro Hewago and Nixon Mira said the landown­ers wanted their share in the project to be transferred to their company, Petrokina, now that the State's ac­cumulated liability had been paid off.

However, to be eligible to be classified as a minor producer, and therefore market their own crude oil, the landowners must have more than 4.5 percent equity.

For this reason, the two land­owner groups have asked the gov­ernment to increase their equity holding in the Kutubu project from 1.575 percent to 5 percent, with the additional equity coming from the state's 22.5 percent interest.

Mr. Hewago and Mr. Mira said the landowners would close the Kutubu pipeline if their demands were not met by next Tuesday .... Pacnews

Solomon strike notice THE SOLOMON Islands Council ofTrade Unions SICTU has issued a 28-day nation-wide strike notice to the government, effective from yesterday, SIBC reported Thurs­day.

SICTU'snationalsecretaryTony Kangovai says a peaceful demon­stration is also planned for Novem­ber 23, the day parliament starts its next sitting.

Both actions were decided on a t an executive meeting of SICTU Tuesday aimed at protesting against the government on several issues.

Among its demands, the union.

wants the government to drop its proposed debit tax bill scheduled to be tabled in the next session of parliament.

But the ministry of finance is insisting the debit tax bill is part a package including the income tax amendment bill and the company tax amendment bill which makes up the 1996 budget.

The ministry says withdraw­ing any of the bills at this time would mean the withdrawal of the whole 1996 budget, which at th is stage will not be possible ........ Pacnews

Opposition hits budget FIJI'S opposition parties have ment wants $14 million of taxpay-sharply attacked the 1996 budget ers money to keep the bank afloat. presentedinparliamentlastFriday. He said no de~ocracy anywhere Especially hard hit is the US $14 could tolerate this. million provision to recapitalize the Fiji Labour Party .l~~der ailing National Bank ofFiji, which Mahendra Chaudhry alsocntic1zed has run up bad debts of $10 million. the allocation to the bank, saying

OppositionleaderJaiRamReddy the ~14 million was only the tip ?f said as early as 1993 he had warned the iceberg and a more reahsuc the government in parliament of figure would be $140 million. the kickbacks, fraudulent transac­tions, inadequate securities and inhouse buying at the National Bank but nothing was done.

Mr. Reddy said now the govern-

Fiji loans IN FIJI, loans written off by the Fiji Development Bank between 1990 and 1994 will come under scrutiny in parliament next week, Fiji Times reported Thursday.

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Party members want the finance minister, Berenado Vunibobo, to explain what the loans arrears were for the bank at the end of last year.

Party parliamentary leader Mahendra Chaudry wants to know the names of fonner and current parliamentarians and se.­nior ci vii servants in debt to the FDP and the total owed by them up to last year.

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Mr. Chaudry is also expected to ask what the total amount of loans, by ethnic classification, ap­proved by the FDP from 1897 to 1994 is, and what action, if any, has been taken by the bank to recover the loans ..... Pacnews

So. Pacific tourists decrease FRENCH nuclear tests in the South Pacific have been blamed for the greater than usual drop in the num­ber of Japanese tourists visiting the region at this time of year.

Fiji's national airline, Air Pa­cific, has been badly affected by the drop in the number of tourists on its flights from Tokyo and Osaka and is planning a cutback in its service.

The airline blames French nuclear tests at Moruroa for the decline, and to try and beat the problem it has brought in a large group of Japanese travel agents to Fiji to try and sell its attractions.

Fiji Television quotes Air Pacific's director of marketing, Ernie Dutta, as saying there are signs of some improvements. in December and the months after that.. .... Pacnews

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THERE are a million things that we should thank for. The Variety team, after look­ing and asking around, came up with this compilation of 50 tjl.ings people thank for.

1. US and Russia are friends now.

2. E-mail and fax machines were invented.

3. Turkeys will be sold at discounted prices.

4. Chamber of Com­merce supports new wage increase.

5. Joey Belleza to marry Grace Pasion.

6. The arrest of Rabin's assassin.

7. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born.

8. World War II ended. 9. Hitler is dead.

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A WAR IS going on now between the Pacific Island

Aviation and the Com­monwealth Ports Author­ity, and it is being waged through press releases. The battle is between a government entity and a pri­vate company that is proving to be a fearless fighter. Words a.re being thrown in combat­ive and uninhibited fashion, which is rather unusual in an island that is so sensitive for comfort. What is significant is that the combat arena be­ing used is a newly found one in the island .

It all started with a draft press release by the PIA, which was ironically distrib­uted to media by the CPA. The press release was at­tached to a letter by CPA executive director Carlos A. Shoda to the Department

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(Man-on-the-street survey)

10. The coming of Sony's baby Dustin Allan Daleno.

11. Federal shut­down will be over in a few. days.

12. Dollar days on Saipan.

13. DPS, AGO finally solved one out of 10 unsolved homicide cases.

14. Variety office is now fully airconditioned.

15. Dino Jones won. 16. Rhony Laigo is finally go­

ing to the US. 17. CHC employee won a

bucket of goods during a raffle draw yesterday.

18. Election is over. 19. Philippine Sen. Gloria

Macapagal-Arroyo visited Saipan.

20. CNMI basketball team im­proved its standing in SPG by two wins.

21. MHS new principal. 22. New roads are being built

on Saipan.

23. San Vicente road has been asphalted.

24. Remy Lloyd is now a natu­ralized American.

25. Anicia Tomokane makes Saipan more bearable for Rick.

26. Democrats lose in Nov. 4 elections.

27. The existence of Bestseller bookstore 1n Susupe.

28. Zaldy Dandan has found a new friend at the Tribune, according to Ferdie.

29. Christine Zachares' sac-

charine smile. 30. Typhoon Angela in the

Philippines is over. 32. Stuart Smith's team

placed fifth overall in the in­ternational Tagaman.

33. Barbara Rawlins is no~ longer mad at Mar-Vic.

34. Cathy Sheu's daily news briefings.

35. Ada Gym basketball court continues to pop off.

36. Saipan's blue waters. 3 7. The Movie House on

Saipan opened. 38. Communism is out of

fashion. 39. I have a dinner date to­

night. 40. Smoking ban will be

implemented in government

offices. 41. Richard Pierce's new

look. 42. More potable water wells

are discovered. 43. The invention of com­

puter. 44. Janet Jackson does not

look like her brother anymore. 45. A copy of Dostoyevsky's

Brother Karamasov from Joe Doolin.

46. Makarena was com­posed.

4 7. A dance with Moon Night's "Lambada Queen"

48. Tita Cora's Thursday ca­tering.

49. God created the world. 50. Thank God, it's Friday.

Battle by Press Releases of Transportation. In that letter, Shoda called the PIA's threat to suspend operations to Rota and Tinian for two days before last November 4's election as black­mail. PIA was calling for the scrapping of what it considered exorbitant airport charges.

Shoda's letter got a response from the DOT, which said an ''.en­forcement action" could be taken against the airline if it pushed through with its threat. The CPA issued a press release on this. In that release, it said it would not allow any airline to "threaten the welfare and well-being of the residents of the Common­wealth."

The PIA remained un­daunted, and announced it was not abandoning its option to suspend or terminate its flights altogether.

PIA head Robert Christian then announhd it was meet­ing with the Rota residents to

present the issues directly to the people. PIA even bought a space in the newspaper for the

Words are being thrown in com­bative and unin­hibited fashion, rather unusual in an island so sen­sitive for comfort

announcement. Before this, Christian sent to

media establishments his Jetter to Shoda asking for explanations on certain matters including what he (Christian) called high rent for use of ticket counters.

The war became fiercer af­ter the Rota meeting, as Chris­tian in his letter to Shoda (me­dia again furnished copies) on Nov. 15 called him not fit to represent such meetings as in Rota because of his lack of knowledge of the "subjects dis­cussed" as well as lack of good faith.

Christian also told Shod.a that many of the latter's answers to his questions raised in his letter and those that were asked in the Rota meeting were "at best mislead­ing" and ·~ust not true."

On the same day Christian wrote Shoda, Shoda wrote a re­ply (copies of letter furnished to media) thanking him for his Nov. 15 letter. But after thanking him, Shoda followed a curt tit-for-tat: "Personally and professionally, there is no need in responding to your letter."

Also on Nov. 15 the CPA is-

sued a press release which ran counter to the one is­sued by the PIA on the Rota meeting.

CPA said Sen. Thomas Villagomez had accused Christian of conducting "scare tactics" to the residents of Rota and that Sen. Paul Manglona "angrily (empha­sis mine) suggested to Chris­tian to sit down with the CPA and try to reach a compro­mise.,'

In contrast PIA waxed ec­static over the support of Villagomez and Manglona for the PIA's cause.

The issues so far have not been resolved and so perhaps the battle of press releases is not over yet.

Whether all this will end well and how soon will test the effectivity of this new (at least on the island) war tech­nique.

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Papa Audio VP traces business firm's origin

VP Rochle Inoue

WHEN I went to Japan with my hus­band, I chose audio related business for myself.

When I stayed in Japan, I lookt,;I around and fouoo out there are lots of hi-tech good quality audio equip-ment for sale. ·

When I saw those good quality audio equipments, I thought peq,le in Saipan can enjoy these good qual­ity equipments.

Whenever I see our friend using outdaled electronic equipments and contty they bought, these equipmeots did not have strict regulations regard­ing export-import qualities and prices for these equipments were very ex­pensive.

Papa Audio VJSion Center has a new concept (New Generatioo Au­dio VJSUal Machine).

Therefore, we have merchandises that other store does not have. 70 percent of our merchandise comes from Japan and other 30percent from other countries. I think it is very im­portant to import goods from coun­try which have ~ct quality regula­tions and rueJs_ -

Right now, these electronic e.quip­ment is developed into hi-tech qual­ity goods each day. We are trying to catch up with these new machines and getting new infonnatioo regard­ing new equipments. Weare pleased to inform you that we import best quality equipments and newest au­dio machines and selling them at rea­sonable prices .

Because sound is the most closely related entertairunent we human be-ings wants.

Robin Hoods never ambled thru Sherwood NONE of Hollywood's cinematic

Robin Hoods _ Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Patrick Beigin, Kevin Costner_ ever ambled through Sherwood Forest __

'The Adventures of Robin _ Hood;' the 192:f silent film starring Fairbanks, was shot in the woods of. California. The swashbuclcling Rynn didn 'teven leave Hollywood torobtbe rich and help the poor in the 193& ver­sion.

Costner got as close as North Humberside, 75 miles (120kilomerers) northeast of Sherwood Forest, for "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves;: re­leased in 1991.

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1HENORIHERNMarianasBeanly PageantAs.sociationhas commenced it's 1996 search for Ambassadors of Goodwill to assume the following titles: 1996 Miss NMI Universe and 1996 Mis NMI International.

Young women, aged 18-26 on or before February 29, 1996, who meet pageant criteria are invited to participate in the NMBPA beauty pageant tentatively sched­uled sometime in March 1996.

Women with good moral char­acter, single, five-year resident of the CNMI and those with US passports on or before Feb. 29, 1996, can compete in the 1996 Miss NMI Beauty.Pageant. The 1996 Miss Universe will be held in Johanesburg, South Africa.

Applications can be picked up at Bibine's Collection, Saipan Postal Service (near Nino's Pizza in Da.Qdan) or from one of our current Queens, Miss Karah Kirschenheiter or Miss Elaine Tudela.

Interested young ladies may contact John Moses.vice presi­dent at 664-1231 or Ben Borja at 234-8950, ext. 2704.

Applications will be accepted up to Jan. 05, 1996.

Carolinian liturgical'

celebration THE second scheduled Mass in Carolinian language and culture will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 at the Kristo Rai Church. Toe public is invited to strengthen their faith.

. 2,000-Year-Old Burial Tombs

MACCABIM, Israel (AP) -Archaeologists believe they have uncovered a 2,000-year­old burial cave of the Hasmoneans, a clan of Jewish warriors who led a revolt against Greek King Antiochus, the Antiquities Authority announced Thurs­day.

The find appears to confirm ancient Jewish accounts of the Hasmoneans, also known as the Maccabees, said Efrat Orbach, a spokeswoman for the authority. "This is the first proof that the Hasmoneans lived and were buried at this site," she said.

The burial cave, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Jerusalem, was uncovered Monday when a tractor lev­eled ground for a highway.

BUCKLE-UP SAIPAN

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1995 MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11

The Mural and the Bored Artist

Romulor

THERE is something fascinating in­side the classroom of agriculture teacher Tun Pritchard: of the Marianas High School: a mural that exudes the idyllic sense of the island.

Titled limwaamuwaay (Beautiful One),themural waspaintedbyabored 10th grade student who never discov­ered the real artist in him until he came up with the piece.

"I was swprised myself when I fin-

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ished it," says Ian Romulor. "I did some sketching and drawings but this was the first time I did a painting on the wall."

limwaamuwaay depicts the sim­plicity of island people in the earlier years. lttookRomulorthree months to

finish it 'This was actually some kind of an

experiment. I mixed the colors and made a lot of changes from my origi­nal idea," he says.

Like any other artists, Romulor has to be motivated to come up with a good

piece. "When I get bored, I would get a

pencil and start to draw," he says. He used to be fond of drawing super

heroes. But he has certainly out­grown fancy subjects and moved to more sober interests such as envi­ronment, nature, culture and his­tory.

And was he lucky or simply a good artist?

Romulor bagged three prizes during the Cultural Heritage Cel­ebration last October.

He won the first prize award for the Chamorro Art Contest, and third prize for the Carolinian Art Contest held a week later.

Romulor does not only paint. He also sings. He belongs to the Paluw Band which topped the Battle of the Band contest.

He is not really interested in pur­suing a career in visual art. "It's just a hobby. What I want to do is record songs for commercial release," he says.

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Piety, Modesty and Fear Spur Egyptian Women to Don the Veil By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD

CAIRO, Egypt (AP)_ A newly felt fear of God's wrath led Shiree Soleiman, a 30-year-old housewife from a well-to-do Cairo family, tocover her flowing, black curls wi­

der a Muslim veil. It had not been part of her at­

tire, nor her upbringing, among Egypt's privileged. But after lier mother-in-law died three years ago, she sought comfort in the cassette recordings of Omar Abdel-Kafi, who preaches that disobedient Muslims will be tor­tured in the grave.

The veil, he says, helps make a woman a good Muslim.

"There is no guarantee in this life," said Soleiman, who speaks

in measured tones, but with the assurance of a cori\'ert. "Many

people die while they are still young."

Women of all ages are cover­ing themselves like never before in

EgyJ?t's modern history, under­lining a wider return to religion as

Egyptian Muslims contemplate their identity after decades of frustrating political and social stagnation.

Piety, modesty or the desire to avoid harassment are among the reasons women cite for wearing the veil. And the social pressure is growing as more and more women cover themselves -and fi­ery Muslim preachers like Abdel­Kafi deliver their dire warnings.

The veil itself is conveniently versatile.

Some department stores now cater exclusively to veiled women,

offering a wide assortment of clothing - from bright floral

kerchiefs popularly called the hijab that leave the face exposed, to

full-length, all-black niqabs that cloak everything but the eyes.

This is a far cry from the Egypt of the 1950s and 1960s, when

bare arms and miniskirts were the fashion standard for urban women.

The hijab was rare; the niqab was virtually unheard of.

Now it is more common to see women with the veil than with­out-and not just in Egypt. Women in Arab countries from Sudan to the

Persian Gulf are donning the veil in what has become the most overt sign of growing conserva­tism across the region.

Oppression is how Western and Egyptian detractors describe the

phenomenon. It is just another instance in which women are.rel­egated to second-class status in the Muslim world, they say Said al-Ashrnawi, a fonner judge and writer whose liberal interpretl;tion of Islamic law has angered con­se,rvative Muslims, contends the veil has become "a political slo­gan, not religious obligation."

Its defenders - and there are many - say the v~il allows

them to avoid harassment in the

crowded streets or at work. They discount

any pressure to wear it. On religious grounds, they cite

a Koranic verse in which the Prophet Mohammed's wives

are instructed to conceal their bodies from strangers. Some Muslims interpret that to mean the face as well.

This year, movie director Yousri Nasrallah made a film on ·the topic, a documentary called "On Boys, Girls and the Veil."

N asrallah, a member of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority, argues that the veil's surge in popularity among Muslims is due to social and economic pressures buffeting the country and not sudden de-

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voutness among Egyptian women. "Egypt is going through economic, social, cultural and identity crises," he said, echoing others who say Egypt's economic and cultural opening to the West in the early 1970s was instrumen­tal in the veil's return.

In recent decades, Nasrallah noted, increasing numbers of women

entered the workplace to help their families make a living.

Meanwhile, many of their hus­bands took jobs abroad in the oil industries of wealthier Arab coun­tries like Saudi Arabia, where they were influenced by far stricter Islamic mores. The men began worrying about the virtue of their womenfolk back home.

"We are living in a society that

blames women for the seduction of men and considers men to

be not responsible for controlling themselves," said Nasrallah.

"There is a crisis in masculinity -and not femininity - in Egyp­

tian society." In his documentary, he talks to

young Egyptians about relations· between the sexes. "People think badly about those

who are not wearing the veil," said Marwa, a female teacher. Others said they took the veil

to stop men's advances or as a sign of modesty. Some sug­gested the veil would help them get married, believing that Muslim men find pious, modest women more appeal­ing and better suited to raise their children.

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Abdel-Kafi, the preacher, was banned in 1993 for claim­ing that

Muslims should not greet Christians, let alone wish them a Happy

Easter.A dapper man with a neatly trimmed beard, Abdel­Kafi became popular a few years ago among bored house­wives of the upper-middle class, whom he seeks to tar­get with his sermons. Despite the ban, his sermons retain a wide underground following.

For one of his listeners, Hala eJ-Leithy, 26, says the choice was

simple - not to be treated as a sex object.

"Without the veil, I feel I'm naked," she said.

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Thanksgiving Trivia Roasted Turkey at Herman's THANKSGIVING: An annual national holiday in the United States celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

It's been over a decade since Herman's Modern Bakery, Inc., has been doing the THANKS­GIVING PROMOTION.

It consists of a certain weight roasted turkey, with pumpkin pie and dinner rolls or other pies and other baked goods.

This idea was thought of by Mrs. Roberta Guerrero :wd Mrs. Jesus Guerrero. They perceived that at this time of year all focus goes to Turkey Roasting and at that time and even more so now, people appreciates the conve­nience of purchasing the prepared roasted turkey and for mom to do only the trimmings and less time spent in the kitchen. This is a family time each year that all the children goes to mom and dad or grandma's house for the turkey feast, and this is Herman's way of making it less hectic and more time given with the family instead of the kitchen to finish all the cooking.

When we first did the promo­tion oqr customers were so re­ceptive to the idea and really appreciate that there is a com­pany that can provide this type of service.

With such a big praise on the first year, the company felt then that these will have to be a tra­dition that will continue for years to come.

Now it is THANKSGIVING 1995, and Herman's is still go­ing strong with this tradition. We are actually the oniy com­pany on island that offers this service. If you will just look around nowadays, people are so much into work and other per­sonal things, careers that they just do not have the time to do aH the proper planning for Thanksgiving.

Herman's is proud and pleased to continmue this tradi­tion and will look for many more years to come.

Our employees enjoy the hustle and the feeling of fulfill­ment of being able to furnish the deliciously roasted turkey for our customers, and espe­cially for those repeated cus­tomers. There is a lot of plan­ning into doing this promotion . You have to plan how many your projections are, prices on turkeys, a_nd timing of bringing them in from the U.S., because of our 24 hour operations the planning stage of making sure that we have all our bakery products available also for our customers to have the variety on other pies or pastries and breads.

This is also our biggest time of year for our PUMPKIN PIES. Each year we find our­selves making more of it be­cause the demand is there. Needless to -say our pies .are delicious and all our other prod­ucts. This is our biggest pro- · motion every year, and we put ourselves in our customers to

get a feel of we want to go with this special as the planning stage progresses.

THANKSGIVING '95 is our 12 to 14 lbs. TURKEY with Apple pie and Pumpkin Bread with stuffing and roasting for $40.00.

The convenience that we of-

fer plus the package itself is an attrctive deal and reasonably priced for our customers. Call Herman's today and give morn a break.

We want to thank all our val­ued customers for their patron­age taht keeps corning back each year to buy the special.

It originated in autumn of 1621 when William Bradford, gover­nor of Plymouth Colony called for a day of thanksgiving and prayer after the colonists' fust harvest.

Another Thanksgiving day in 1623 celebrated rainfall after a drought.

After 1630 a day of thanksgiv­ing came to be observed every year after the harvest, and other colonies in New England gradu­ally adopted the practice.

In the South the custom did not appear till 1855. Thanksgiving day was officially proclaimed a national holiday by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

Traditionally celebrated in the

last Thursday of November, it was changed by the Act of Con­gress in 1941 to the fourth Thursday of the month.

Canada first adopted Thanks­giving as a National Holiday in Novemberl879, and it is now celebrated annually on the sec­ond Monday in October.

(Ufted from Encyclopedia Britannica)

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Tourism boom in Egypt By DALIA BALIGH

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Tourism is alive and back, and visitors are again walking along the Nile River, milling around the Giza pyramids and diving in spectacu­lar Red Sea coral reefs.

Egypt's tourism industry is re­viving, and the government pre­dicts 1995 will tum out to be a record year for tourists. Flights are booked, hotels are nearly full and foreigners are spending money.

Now the country, troubled by a tenacious three-year Islamic in­surgency, just has to stay safe - or at least appear so.

"We did not think of security at all when we decided to come and have seen nothing to make us change our mind," said Anna Acevedo, a tourist from Argen­tina on her last day in Cairo.

Muslim militants have killed eight tourists, most of them Euro­pean, since they sharply escalated their campaign in 1992 to over­throw the government and install strict Islamic rule.

In all, nearly 850 people have died, most of them militants and police in Egypt's impoverished southern provinces, which are also the site of the country's greatest Pharaon:c monuments.

President Hosni Mubarak's government has struck back hard, detaining hundreds, clamping curfews on villages, even arrest­ing relatives of suspected mili­tants, human rights groups say.

Since then, attacks have dwindled, mostly confined to two out-of-the-way southern prov­inces. The capital Cairo, shaken by a rash of bombings in 1993, is now bedeviled more by rambunc­tious drivers and careening, crowded buses than Muslim mili­tants.

And tourists seem to have no­ticed.

By the end of 1995, Egyptian officials hope the number of tour­ists will exceed 3 million, setting

a record. In 1992, 3 million tour­ists visited Egypt, but their num­bers tapered off in the following years after attacks by Muslim militants began. Fewer than 2.5 million visited in 1993. Tourism revenues are back to their position as Egypt's second-big­gest earner of hard currency, after billions of dollars in remittances Egyptian workers abroad send back home.

Meanwhile, hotels in Cairo are between 80 percent and 90 per­cent full for the winter, the country's top tourism season - an occupancy rate almost unheard of in the past few years.

Nile cruises, the fashion for Europe's elite in the 19th century, are again booked. For a while in 1993, dozens of giant boats stood idle in the docks in Luxor, reluc­tant to plow troubled patches of the Nile where Muslim militants were active.

"Just today, we got 170 new applications for our Nile cruises, which are already fully booked," said Mah .. Saad, sales promotion manager for ITT Sheraton hotels in Egypt.

"Wehopetherearen'tanymore incidents," she said.

So does the government, which seemed to ignore a new warning by the militant al-Gamaa al­Islamiyya, or the Islamic Group, for tourists to leave Egypt imme­diately "to save their lives.'' The hand written statement was issued last week after assailants opened fire on tw.o trains in southern Egypt's Qena Province.

In the first attack, 10 Egyp­tians, including a I 0-year-old boy, were wounded. A day later, an Egyptian was shot and hospital­ized and two tourists - a Dutch man and a French woman - were cut by broken glass but continued their journey. · The Islamic Group claimed re­sponsibility for the first attack, and suspicion fell on Muslim mili­tants in the other.

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Women with cystic fibrosis having babies By MARY ESCH

GLENS FALLS, New York (AP)- Having struggled with cys­tic fibrosis all her life, Sharon Dingman knew pregnancy would be risky. Even if she succeeded in having a baby, she might not live to see her child through grade school.

After all, when she was diag­nosed at birth with the incurable, smothering disease, she wasn't expected even to live through childhood. When she met her hus­band, John, medical advances had stretched the life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis to 21 years. She was 21 already.

"All the accounts I had read ahout pregnancy and CF were very negative," said Mrs. Dingman, now 26. "The women often died within the first year pf giving birth, or got very sick during preg­nancy."

As she spoke, her fingers trailed

over the silky hair and chubby toes of her infant son, Ian. He was horn June 11 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

The birth was celebrated as one of the first for a woman with CF in the hospital's 146-year his­tory. Within several weeks, two more mothers with CF gave birth to healthy babies.

Dr. Anthony Malanga, head of pulmonary medicine at the hospi­tal, said the successful pregnan­cies signify optimism that CF pa­tients can live full lives if their symptoms are carefully controlled through new treatments.

Cystic fibrosis is the most com­mon inherited disease among Cau­casians. One in 20 people carry the gene responsible for the disor­der, and one in 2,000 babies have CF, according to Dr. David M. Orenstein, director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

A few decades ago, most chil­dren with CF died before their second birthday, Orenstein said. Now the life expectancy is near age 30, with many people surviv­ing into their 40s.

The disease causes the lungs to become clogged with thick, sticky mucus that pmvides a breeding ground for bacteria, leading to frequent infections such as bron­chitis and pneumonia.

Patients require continuous an­tibiotics to stave offinfection, and daily physical therapy to expel mucus. They are frequently hos­pitalized when an infection sets in.

The pancreas also is affected, causing problems absorbing nu­trients from food. Thus, people with CF are usual) y thin and often malnourished.

Therapeutic advancements in­clude new antibiotics, mucus­thinners and anti-inflammatory

drugs, improved methods ofloos­ening and expelling mucus, and enzyme tablets to improve nutri­tion.

Joanne Wash burn, 24, who lives 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of the Dingmans in Hoosick Falls, had to contend with the threat of miscarriage caused by a weak cervix as well as the debilitating symptoms of CF.

"I grew up wanting a family," she said. "The doctor said it would be hard to get pregnant,'' because the thick mucus of CF hinders conception. A year after she mar­ried her husband Tim, she discov­ered she was pregnant.

Terribly sick with CF symp­toms and unable to gain weight, Mrs. Washburnlostherfirstbaby. She had another miscarriage a year later.

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Her son Andrew was born by Caesarean section six weeks pre­maturely on June 20.

Caring for a newborn as well as herself is difficult, said Mrs. Washburn, who doesn't work outside the home. She spends four to six hours a day giving herself treatments with bronchodilators, antibiotics, steroids, mucus­thinners and chest-pounding ex­ercises that help her cough up secretions.

Mrs. Dingman, who works full time as a respiratory therapist, and her husband, who manages a shoe store, said they rely on help from their extended families within the community.

Both infants tested negative for CF. The parents were offered ge­netic testing to determine the odds of passing the disorder on.

Chinese at risk of pollution BEIJING (AP)- Large sectors of China's population are at risk for diseases related to iodine defi­ciency, pollution and parasites or bacteria carried by animals, China's state-run press reported on Thursday.

The China Daily quoted Peng Peiyun, a member of the State Council, as telling a national con­ference in Beijing that many people in China are at risk for such diseases as snail fever, ·a disease carried by parasites that can be fatal to humans; brucellosis, a disease marked by high fever and transmitted by bac­teria carried by cows and goats; and fluorosis and arsenic poison­ing, both from pollution.

The People's Daily reported that China had made progress in bring­ing down the rates of these dis­eases, but quoted Peng as saying they were still quite serious in poor parts of rural China.

She also said endemic diseases were a serious problem in more than 80 percent of Chinese cities, the China Daily reported.

Neither report gave full statis­tics for the diseases. The China Daily said snail fever has been wiped out in five of 12 provinces where it had been a problem. People still suffer from it in 123 counties in the lake areas of south China, home to 66 million people, the report said.

Iodine has been added to salt in 80 percent of China's provinces or regions, the People's Daily said. Deficiency of iodine can cause mental retardation, goiters and other problems.

Some diseases that had been eradicated have reappeared be­cause of poor public health work in some areas, Peng said. She said the government plans to halt the spread of these diseases in. the next five years.

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Fainting a sign of heart trouble? ANAHEIM, California (AP) -· such as people going to emergency People who faint face a substan- rooms. tially higher than normal risk of During the 19 years studied, those heart attacks and death, according who fainted were 30 percent more tothelargestU.S.studyoffainting. likely to die from all causes and 39

Although fainting can be a sign percent more likely to suffer a heart of heart trouble and stroke, these attack or die from coronary heart conditions did not entirely appear disease. toexplaintheincreasedriskassoci- About one-quart.er of the faints ated with what doctors call syn- were caused by stress, the so-called cope. vasovagal episodes, such as passing

The research, conducted by Dr. out while giving blood. In one-third MingHuiChenandcolleaguesfrom of the cases, doctors could not pin-the Framingham Heart Study in point the cause. Other less connnon Massachusetts, was presented causesoffaintingincludeheart.trouble Tuesday at the annual scientific and strokes. meeting of the American Heart As- The study also found that fainting sociation. is rare until about age 65. "

"If you are young and don 'thave People faint a lot more when they any risk for heart disease or stroke, get older," Chen said "It is not a your prognosis is really pretty condition of the young." good," Chen said. "But there is Among other reports presented at morbidity and mortality associated the meeting Tuesday: with syncope, even ifit seems to be -Doctors from City Hospital in a benign case." . Birmingham,England,foundastrong

The researchers looked at epi- link between infection with chlamy-sodes of fainting among the 8,200 dia, a common sexually transmitted residents of Framingham, Massa- disease, and stroke. They found that chusetts, who participate in the study 48 percent of stroke victims tested had and get physical exams every other been exposed to chlamydia during year. their lives, compared with 20 percent

The ,=archers believe this pro- of people hospitalized for other rea-vides the first accurate estimate of sons. just how common fainting really is. -An aspirin skin patch, similar to Theyidentified801 episodesoffaint- those used to deliver estrogen and ingamong543 people between 1971 other drugs, appears to work. Testing and 1990. on 10 volunteers at the Center for

They said this works out to nine Cardiovascular Sciences in Dublin, episodes of fainting for every 1,000 lreland,foundthatthepatchsuppressed years of life. Chen said this makes platelets, the blood cells that make fainting considerably less common clots. The patch may allow people to thanwassuggestedbyearlierstudies take aspirin to prevent heart attacks based on less broad cross-sections, without risking stomach irritation.

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The habit is increasing ir1 Asia, he said, not only because of ag­gressive marketing but also be­cause of high economic growth, weak govenunent action, igno­rance about health hazards, lack of funds and population growth -some 500 million people will be added to the region's population in the next two decades.

Finnish scientists develop cholesterol­lowering margarine

By DANIEL Q. HANEY ANAHEIM, California (AP) -Finnish researchers whipped up a batch of margarine that Jowers cholesterol levels and even tastes good.

The new scientific spread, de­veloped by a team from the Uni­versity of Helsinki in Fmland, slows the body's tendency to ab­sorb cholesterol from food.

Finding ways to prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol has been a hot topic at this year's scientific meeting of the Arneri­c an Heart Association. On Wednesday, Scottish doctors de­scribed the impressive power of the so-called statin drugs to ward off heart-related deaths in people with no outward signs of heart disease.

Some experts say cholesterol­lowering foods may eventually offer a cheaper first step than drugs for those who need to watch their cholesterol.

Dr. Tatu A. Miettinen and col­leagues described their margarine in a report in Thursday's issue of the New EnglandJournal of Medi­cine and planned to give an up­date at the AMA meeting today.

They developed a form of a natural plant alcohol called sitostanol and added it to ordinary margarine. Sitostanol is not ab­sorbed itself, but it interferes with cholesterol absorption by the in­testines.

They tested it for a year on 153 volunteers whose cholesterol av­eraged a mildly elevated 235. Cholesterol levels were virtually unchanged in those who ate ordi­nary margarine. But among the people who ate margarine with sitostanol, cholesterol fell to an

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Bishops urge Catholics to take leadership By DAVID BRIGGS

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States' 60 million Catho­lics, who have long sought a greater role in running their church, should be given the op­portunity, U,S. bishops declared Wednesday.

In a major new statement on the role of non-ordained Catholics, the bishops stopped short of meet­ing the desires of laypeople to be involved in setting church poli­cies on issues from divorce and remarriage to selecting parish priests.

But they did say Catholics should be encouraged to get out of their pews and into small faith communities, parjsh councils, the­ology schools and other places where they can tat;:e new leader­ship roles alongside clergy. The bishops addressed what is becoming an increasing source of conflict as a well-educated, inde­pendent laity chafes at the restric­tions of a traditionally hierarchi­cal church,

The church needs to encourage and subsidize Jay ministries and establish groups on the parish, regional and national levels to receive the "wisdom of the la­ity," they said.

"We consider lay participation in church life at all levels a gift of the Holy Spirit, given for the com­mon good," the bishops said in their statement, "Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium.''

On the third day of their annual fall meeting, the bishops also:

• Issued a warning not to take the faith of Hispanic Catholics for granted. • Approved a vocation strategy that enlists groups from the Knights of Co­lumbus to Catholic Scouts and Campfire Girls to recruit future priests and nuns.

The bishops' statement on the laity comes 30 years after the Sec­ond Vatican Council's Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity that paved the way for dramatic changes giving non-ordained Catholics a greater role in the church.

Today, at least half of the ap­proximately 20,000 parishes in the country have laypeople ornuns in pastoral staff positions, from church administrators to direc­tors of religious education. In 1992, some 20,000 non-ordained persons worked at least 20 hours aweekinchurchpositions. The number of students in Catholic lay ministry programs more than doubled to 21,800 from 1986 to 1995.

But American Catholics, once a largely immigrant population, now have risen to places of promi­nence throughout the secular pro­fessions in America, with educa-

. tion and income levels surpassing the Protestanl average. And they are seeking an even greater role in. theirchurch. lna 1993 Gallup survey, three-quarters of U.S. Catholics said they should have a say in selecting parish priests and six in 10 said they should have the

right to part1c1pate in setting church policy on birth control and the ordination of women.

The new statement sounds good, but the bishops would have more credibility if they allowed laypeople to help set policy on issues such as the ordination of women and deployment of priests, said Dan Daley, co-director of Call to Action, a Chicago-based Catholic lay group.

"Iflaypeople felt more a part of important decisions affecting their lives, more of them would re­spond to the invitation to get in­volved," Daley said.

The bishops in their statement praised the participation of the laity in the development of influ­ential pastoral letters on peace and the economy. But they were less specific regarding areas of church policy the laity should be involved in.

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medical schools over the next decade, a private commission rec­ommended Thursday.

The Pew Health Professions Commission urged a similar re­trenchment in the pharmacy schools and elimination of at least 10 percent of the nurse training programs.

The study, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a private phi­lanthropy, predicted that dramatic changes in the marketplace will force health care providers to op­erate more efficiently, and as many as half the nation's 5,000 hospitals will close.

Richard Lamm, the iconoclas­tic forrnerColorado governor who chairs the commission, said clos­ing a medical school will be as politically difficult as shutting a military base.

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The panel recommended that the nation's 141 medical colleges admit 20 percent to 25 percent fewer students by 2005. That would mean reducing their enter­ing classes from 17,500 to 13,000 or 14,000.

"These reductions should come about as much as possible by the wholesale closing of schools, not the less painful, but far more inef­ficient, reductions in class size," it said.

The commission endorsed a 10 percent to 20 percent reduction in the 1,470 nursing education pro­grams, and elimination of 20 per­cent to 25 percent of the 75 phar­macy schools.

It also urged that the number of graduate training slots for hospi­tal residents and interns be lim­ited to 110 percent of the number ofU .S. medical school graduates.

There are now 135 percent as many training slots, with foreign­trained doctors filling a quarter of them.

Congress is considering restrict­ing subsidies for training doctors who are not U.S. or Canadian citizens.

The commission said visa re­strictions should be tightened to ensure that foreigners return to their native countries upon com­pleting training.

Dr. Jordan Cohen, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges, criticized the report, saying it would be fool­hardy "to dismantle the best medi­cal education system in the world while still importing graduates of schools in other countries."

Cohen cautioned that some hos­pitals depend so heavily on for­eign-trained doctoh; it would be much harder to constrict their sup­ply than to cut back on seats in U.S. medical schools.

Bill Gradison, a commission member and president of the Health Insurance Association of America, said medical schools are "more likely to shrink than close." They will encounter heavy pressure to downsize and reduce costs, just as many hos­pitals are doing, he added.

The comm1ss1on said, "Change is moving across the United States at every level of the health care system.

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By KARIN LAUB-JERUSA­LEM (AP) _ Yitzhak Rabin's assassination by a Jewish ex­tremist has trained the spotlight on rabbis who preach that it is Israel's sacred duty to control the West Bank and label a trai­tor anyone willing to give it up.

Speaking to a blindly devoted following, extremist rabbis play a dangerous game when they mix religion ',with politics, say their mainstream colleagues. ..

It is easy to slide down that slippery slope that you know the divine agenda, that you are the 'God Squad,"' David Rosen, former chief rabbi of Ireland, said Tues'tlay.

In the eyes of Rabin's assas­··lin. Yigal Aipir, religion justi­fied the most,extreme political act. '1According to Jewish 1~. you can kill the enemy. My w~ole life I learned Jewish law," the .25-year-old Amir told mag­istr<1tes two days after shooting the P,rime minister.

Asked ifhe acted alone, Amir said: "It was God."

Police have said they were investil?;ating_. whether Amir, a graduate of two Jewish semi­naries and a law student at reli­gious Bar Ilan University, had sought a rabbi's blessing before pulling the trigger.

Amir's beliefs can be traced back to June 1967, when Israeli troops captured the West Bank from Jordan in the Middle East war.

For secular Israelis, it was a stunning military victory that saved their young nation from destruction. But for some Or­thodox Jews, it was a sign that redemption was near. · Those believers didn't view

the West Bank as a military as­set that could be traded at some later point for peace with the Arabs. They saw it as "Judea and Samaria"_ the heartland of biblical Israel where Abraham made his covenant with God.

This ideology served as the .foundation for the settlement movement that inspired tens of thousands oflsraelis to move to the barren hills of Samaria and the desert of Judea to cement the Jewish claim to the land.

For 25 years, from 1967 until '1992, the settlers and their rab­binical teachers had the support of successive governments and many mainstream Israelis.

The turning point came when Rabin won elections in 1992 and later negotiated agreements that handed the Gaza Strip and parts of the W!lst Bank to the Palestinians.

For many settlers and hard­line rabbis, their world collapsed when PLO chief Yasser Arafat returned to the Gaza Strip and Palestinian police ·were de­ployed in West Bank towns.

"In their minds, it is some­thing shattering, a deep wound," said reserve Lt. Col. Micha Regev, a former Jewish semi­nary student who served in a special unit of religious recruits in the army. As .. the peace talks progressed, the rhetoric

beci:me more virulent, and radi­cal rabbis made it clear that God's law, as they saw it, took precedent over the rules of the secular state.

With t heir incendiary words, they

mobilized thousands of young, religious Israelis who made up the bulk of the protesters at anti­government demonstrations where Rabin was denounced as a traitor and murderer.

A dozen well-known rabbis, including former Chief Rabbi A v'raham Shapira, ruled this summer that soldiers should refuse orders to dismantle army bases or Jewish settlements when the time came to imple­ment Israel-PLO agreements.

Rabbi Nahum Rabinovich of the Maale Adumim settlement, ip an interview with Israel radio earlier this year, described Rabin as a "maser"_ a deliverer of Jews into the hands of non­Jews. That is a crime some feel should be punished by death, although Rabinovich said resis­tance should be non-violent.

Another settler rabbi, Yoel Bin-Nun, said he knows of col­leagues who issued a ruling on Rabin called a "din rodef," or "judgment for the oppressor" _ a crime also deserving of death. Bin-Nun handed names of sus­pected inciters to the police Sunday. "People are being given permission to kill," Bin­Nun told reporters Tuesday, wearing a bullet-proof vest and ringed by bodyguards after re­ceiving death threats.

Hard-line rabbis angrily dis­missed such accusations, say­ing they preach non-violence. Religious rulings are not signed, and no rabbi has publicly ad­mitted issuing a ruling that would have justified killing Rabin.

Others said that in closed reli­gious communities, where the rabbi's word is law, religious rulings can be a powerful tool. In a nation with 7,()00 syna­gogues and 5,000 Orthodox rab­bis, about one-third of Israel's population is religiously obser­vant.

Israel has never satisfacto­rily resolved the relationship be­tween religion and politics. While founded as a Jewish state, Israel functions for the most part as a secular democracy.

In the bitter argument over the rabbis' role in Rabin's.kill­ing, several settler rabbis have distanced themselves from their radical colleagues and the em­phasis on land at the expense of other values, such as saving lives.

New York-born Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of the West Bank settle­ment of Efrat said he supported giving some land to the Palestin­ians for the sake of peace. But he faulted Rabin for isolating the settlers and dismissing their le­gitimate security concerns.

"It has to be noted that it was the prime minister who called the (settlers) parasites, who called the rabbis 'ayatollahs,"' Riskin said.

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WASIDNGTON(AP)-Thepeace long meeting at the White House Ireland is still on and has not been peace settlement. who has taken an unreasonable process in Northern Ireland is at a with national security adviser An- canceled as of now. "But he said Adams contended that blame position. It is beyond, I think, "very critical impasse" and urgent thonyLake. the budget impasse could be pro- for the snag in the process rests most sensible people why a Brit-steps are needed to restore momen- But White House spokesman longed and added, "We' II have to squarely with British Prime Min- ish government is making excuses tum, the head of the political party Mike McCurry said the planned take it day by day." The ister John Major, who has re- for not talking." allied with the outlawed Irish Re- visit by Clinton to Britain and Ire- White House said Lake used the fused to open all-party talks until He called on the administration publican Army said Wednesday. land at the end of the month to try meeting with Adams to under- the IRA and other armed groups to draw on the close relationships

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For desecrating Rabin grave d Two seminarians arreste

By NICOLAS B. TAlRO JERUSALEM (AP)- Police arrested two ultra-Orthodox seminal)' students for desecrating Yitzhak Rabin's grave Wednesday. Both confes.5ed to spit­ting on thesitewhileoneallegedly tried to urinale on it ·

A judge called their actions tanta­mount to ''undermining the founda­tionsofthestate" andonb'edAvraham Birenbaum and Y ehudah Kiegel, both 20, held for six days while police inves­tigate whether anyone incited their behavior. Toe two face a maximum three years in jail.

Kiegel,agaunt, bearded young man with long side curls and a black skull­cap, told the cowt that although he did spit seve.al times on the grave, he did not enter the cemetezy about 3 am. with intent to desecrate ·the grave.

'1 did it without thinking. I had a thought, it happened in a second. I'm ve:rysonyaboutitReally,Ican'tthink why Ididitit'§.astboughI wascazy."

Birenbaum said he spitonceand' 'might have made an obscene gesture" but did so without evil intent

He added that he was not urged to desecrate the grave by anyone at the Beer Ha Torah Yeshiva, orsemi.naiy, in Jerusalem where the two study. Rabin's grave at Mount Herzl has be­come a pilgrimage site for tens of thou­sands of Israelis since the Nov. 4 assas­sination of the prime minister. Y ossi Bellin, the minister of economy, called the desecration an act of'1unacy" and said he would press for a cutoff of state fimds to religious organinu.ions that encourage extremists.

Bellin is expected to play a leading policy-making role in the new govern­ment of acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

'1 think it is crazy on our side to financetheseextremeinstitutions," said Bellin. "If it is true that there is any connection between these institutions and the very extreme right which acts

against the state, then the state should not subsidize those people."

The government provides $ 380 million a year to religious institutions, including$ 200 million to yeshivas, or seminaries.

Also Weclnesday,MargalitHarshefi, a 20-year-old woman from the West Bank settlement of Beit El, was ar­rested in what police say was a con­spiracy to kill Rabin.

Her arrest brought to eight the num­ber of people jailed for investigation in the Rabin assassination, carried out by a right-wing Jewish militant opposed to the government's peace policies.

Police sources said she studies at Bar Ilan UniversitynearTelAviv, the same school attended by confes.5ed gunman Yigal Amir, a third-year Jaw student

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Harshefi' s lawyer told the magis­trate his client had a close relationship with Amir, but not a criminal one.

Police are also looking into whether Amir, a religious student, acted on the basis of a religious ruling or blessing from a rabbi.

The government has been cracking downonextremistssinceRabin'sdeath. A man from the West Bank Jewish settlement of Shani was brought before a judge Wednesday and charged with encouraging revolt and supporting ter­rorism.

Toe court ordered David Balashan held pending a bail hearing Friday. HaimMisgav,Balashan' sattorney,said his client had '1ust said a few nasty words after Rabin's death. They want tomakeaprecedentofhimandusehim as a deterrent"

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By DAN PERRY TEL A VIV, Israel (AP)- Wearing a whitebulletproofvest,jeansandaskull­cap, Yigal Amir rushed up to a man with a paper tag that said "Yitzhak Rabin" andraisedhisrightannasifto shoot him, pointblank, in the back. Thepolicemanplayingthelatepremier during the assassination reenactment earlyThursdaycrumpledtotheground between his limousine and the cum adjacent to Tel Aviv city hall.

Toe confessed assassin was calm and collected as described his moves on Nov. 4, the night of the killing, protected by dozens of amied police amid barricades set up in a wide perim­eteraround theparking lotwhere Rabin was shot as he left a peace rally.

Amir,adeeplyreligious25-year-old law student, has expressed no remorse for his deed, claiming he acted on orders from God because of Rabin's policyoftradinglandforpeacewiththe Arabs.Althoughhesaysheactedalone, investigators have accused seven oth­ers of conspiring with Amir to kill the premier.

Although the reenactment, which is standard procedure in murder cases in Israel, was perfonned around 3 am., scores of passersby pressed against the barriers and shouted invective at the assassin.

"Takeoffyourkippa(skullcap),you dog!" shouted one man, as the darlc­haired, slender killer looked on, grin­ning. "You killed Rabin, you piece of garbage!" yelled another.

One man tried to press past the bar­ricades and was held back by police. ''You should have protected the prime minister this way," he bitterly admon­ished them

J oumalists at the scene were allowed to view the proceedings from the roof of an adjacent shopping center - at a distance of about 50 meters (yards) from which Amir's explanations for a police TV crew could not be heard.

The reenactment confumed earlier information provided to The Associ­ated Press by police sources close to the investigation.

Amirpointedtothepublictelephones around which he loitered for hours, waiting for Rabin to walk down an adjacent stairway en route to his car from the terrace where he addressed 100,00J supporters. Amir had been permitted in the ''secure area,'' appar­ently mistaken fora driverofoneof the VIP cars.

Reenactingthemomentoftheshoot­ing, Amir issued orders to the officers playing the premier's guards to stand aside, exceptforasolebodyguard who remained by Rabin as he was about to enter his car after descending the stair­way.

Amir bolted from his position to the front and left of the car, walked around its left side behind Rabin through a gapingholeleftbytheapparentlyoblivi­ous bodyguardandshottheprimemin­ister in thebackashewas about to enter the car.

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·More Bosnia massacre sites discovered By KATHARINE WEBSTER

BOSTON (AP) - Following a trail of witness descriptions and infonnation from a U.S. intelli­gence source, a Christian Science Monitor reporter says he found evidence of two suspected mas­sacre sites in Serb-held Bosnia before he was arrested and held prisoner for IO days.

Near a school in the small town of Sahanici, where three survivors said they were held before being blind­folded and driven to a field to be executed,joumalistDavidRohdesaid he found evidence of two graves large enough to hold a total of at le.ast l,<XX) men.

'1found two areas of fresh digging on either side of a railroad track,'' he said in an interview Wednesday. Rohde's report on his findings ap­pears in Thursday's editions of The Quistian Science Monitor.

The28-year-oldjoumalistwascap­tured at gunpoint Oct 29. He was released Nov. 8 and returned to Bos-

Hundreds of US ·visa applicants frustrated

By BILL CORMIER MEXICOCilY(AP)-FromMexico City to Seoul, hundreds of applicants for American visas were turned away. The U.S. Embassy in Frnland laid off one-third of its staff. Diplomats were told to cancel trips.

Toe U.S. government shutdown, prompted by President Clinton's bud­getbattlewithCongn:ss,disruptedthou­sands of lives outside of the United States Wednesday in ways large and small, from temporary job losses to postponed family vacations.

In Mexico City, Eva Maldonado wanted a visa to go to America, where her brother had died But an embassy employee, noting that her brother died lastmonth,toldhertocomebackwhen the visa office reopened. 'They say it' snot an emergency. For us, itis,'' said Maldonado's husband, Rogelio.

Jose Luz Ramirez, 53, and his two daughters wanted visas to compete in a l 0-mile (16-kilometer) race on Satur­dayfromReynoso,innorthemMexico, across the Texas border to McAllen.

''This is the tin;t time I've missed a competition,'' said Ramirez, who said he has run competitively for 34 years.

Julia Luisa Vasquez was afraid her family's trip next month to the Disneyland theme park would be ru­

ined. "We've been wanting to go to

Disneyland for months,' ' she said. . U.S. visa offices in Geneva, Cairo,

Seoul, Brussels and Taipei also were closed

The U.S. embassy in Helsinki, Fin­land. temporarily suspended one-third of its 140-member staff. The embassy in Bonn, Germany, sent home 40 employees from a staff of 200, and told diplomats to cancel business trips.

In Manila, Philippines, where the U.S. consulate handles tens of thou­sands of applications every year, Ernie Santos wanted to renew his visa so that he could spend Ouistmas with his wife in the United States.

"What will happen now?" Santos asked dejectedly.

. . ton two days later.

In a pile of more ihan 100 wind­breakers and sweatshirts near the largest grave, Rohde said he found three canes and a crutch, personal photographsandtwoMuslimidenti.­fication cards - one from the United Nations-declared "safe haven" of Srebrenica, which fell lo Bosnian Sero forces in July.

Rohde said he believes the crutch and canes belonged to a group of elderly men who asked for sanctuary at an enclave of Dutch U.N. peace­keepers near Srebrenica. But the Dutch soldiers also were forced lo flee, and except for a handful of survivors who spoke with Rohde, the old men were rounded up and ex­ecuted, he said

The International Red Cross has reportedthatof 40,000Muslirnswho fled Srebrenica, some 8,500 men are still unaccow1ted for. Nine men who survived by playing dead 1oldRohde that thousands of Muslim prisoners wereexecutedonJuly 14, 15and 16 atseveraldifferentsites. Bosnian Seros have said no civilians were massacred; rather, the graves contain the bodies of Muslim soldiers who werekilledduringfighting. Rohde said he found no evidence of battle and plenty of evidence that those massacred were fonner residents of Srebrenica. But his photographs and the Muslim identity cards he found were confiscated by Bosnian Sero police before he was freed, he said.

Three survivors from the school told him they saw Bosnian Serb Gen. Ralko Mladic at the site during the killings.

After examining the area, Rohde drove to a second site described by witnesses, also in Sahanici.

There he found human bones on a gravelplateaunexttoanearthendam - indicating what he believes is an­other massacre site - just before he was arrested by an elderly guard. He did not have a chance to search for a

suspected mas.s grave nearby. Afterhisairest,BoonianSemrebels

said Rohde had illegally ~into their territory and was spying.

Rohde was freed after his family, editorn andU .S. officialslobbiedSerlJ leaders attending peace talks in Day­ton, Ohio.

Rohde also was credited with be­ing the first Western journalist to report on two other mas.s graves in August Toe two graves in Nova Kasaba werebigenoughtoholdabout

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(i(X) bodies. The United States has released spy

satellite photos of those graves. Re­cently, U.S. officials said they have evidence of a total of six mass graves near Srebrenica.

The two others, atSandiciandTatar, were too dangerous for to visit, in part because Bosnian Seros already were trying to eliminate evidence, he said.

As pressure mounts for a peace agreement, an international war

crimes tribunal is seeking to in­vestigate the massacre sites.

Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic has proroiserlaccess. But Bosnian Serb leader Radovan KaradzicandMladichaveSCJfarhave refused access to the sites by invemi­gators, U.N. officials and journalists said 'They are tampering with evidence at these sites,'' Rohde said '1 hope (my) evideoce leads some­one to call Milosevic's bluff and de­mand that a convoy be allowed in."

essal/.e . ppreciation

November 4, 1995, marked the end of the mid-term election for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

I would like to thank the voters of the eommonwealth for exercising their most privileged and fundamental right in a Democatic society. You intelligently made your selection as to who would best represent your concerns in the Senate, House of Representatives, Munici­pal Council, and Board of Education. Your voice in polls is an in diction of your in playing a pro-active, rather than a re-active, role in the welfare of your community. Althogh the election is over, your duty as concerned citizens continues. I ask that you call your elected representatives and voice your concerns and that of your community. I commend all the candidates, who ran in the mid-term election, for their unselfish interest to serve the good people of the Commonwealth. I now call upon the newly elected officials tp work cooperatively with the executive branch for the betterment of our great Common­wealth. I humbly ask tha you set aside your political differences and work collectively in addressing the challenges facing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. On a personal note, my wife and family join me in extending our appreciation to the support­ers and voters of Precint 1 for their diligent sacrifice and effort in support of my son's (Michael), as well as the other candidates, endeavor t serve in the 10th NMI Legislature. Your vote of support and confidence will be forever remembered in our hearts. Un dangkulo na si Yuus Maase yan olomwaay!

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By mlNA KLEIST MEXICO CITY (AP)- Decades of pervasive human rights viola­tions in Mexico are continuing, fueled by the virtual impunity of the violators, Amnesty Interna­tional representatives said Wednesday.

"Based on our investigations in the last year, we have been able to verify a growing number of de­nunciations of grave human rights violations, in particular extra-ju­dicial executions ... against mem­bers of the (political) opposition,'' said Amnesty forensic doctor Morris Tidball, who discussed the group's report at a news confer­ence with other members of the prominent human rights organi­zation.

Amnesty claims people often are arrested without court orders, tortured in police custody and forced to sign confessions. In many cases, the confessions are the only evidence used against them in court, according to a new report by the London-based orga­nization.

The recommendations in the re­port were submitted more than a year ago to then-President-elect Ernesto Zedillo, Amnesty's deputy secretary general Derek Evans said.

Zedillo, who took office Dec. 1, welcomed the "new dialogue'' that has begun between Amnesty and the Mexican government, but the report added: "We have not as yet received a response to these proposals."

The report contains 17 recom­mendations, including the elimi­nation ofauthorities' right to hold suspects incommunicado for up to 48 hours, strict rules for inter­rogation, and prohibiting the use of confessions obtained with tor­ture.

Amnesty also called for greater protection of human rights work­ers, compensation for victims of torture, and full investigation into cases of disappeared people.

Zedilln has promised to protect

human rights and turn Mexico into a nation that has "strict ad­herence to the law." Neverthe­less, a pattern of systematic abuse by authorities has continued, the report said. ''Despite the adoption in recent years of legal and administrative measures for the protection of human rights, incidents continue to be reported on an alarming scale throughout the country," Evans said. The report covers abuses by the fed­eral army in the southern state of Chiapas in its February mobiliza­tion against rebelsof theZapatista Nationa!LiberationAnny,attacks against opposition political activ­ists and human rights workers, injustices against Indians and il­legal immigrants, the militariza­tion of civilian public security forces, and political violence in . the southwestern state of Guerrero.

The situation in Guerrero is "frightening,'' Tidball said.

Amnesty International docu­mented 40 cases of extra-judicial killings there at the hands of po­lice and soldiers, but few perpe­trators have been prosecuted.

On June 28, state police there massacred 17 peasants on their way to an anti-government rally, just one in a series of killings of opposition activists. Despite the clear involvement of high-level state authorities, most enjoy im­munity from the Jaw, the report said.

The report also condemned at­tacks against Roman Catholic Bishop Samuel Ruiz, whose dio­cese covers the Chiapas rebel zone andwhohasbeenblamedbymany for fomenting the uprising of im­poverished Indian peasants.

Three of Ruiz' priests, including AmericanLorenRiebe, weredepooed by immigration officials in July, ac­cused of illegal political activity. "The decision of the Mexican gov­ernment to deport the priests was based exclusively on unfounded ac­cusarionsofpowerfullocalland-own­ers," dte ~_Jt said

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Christopher to mediate end to Bosnia war By BARRY SCHWEID .

WASHINGTON(AP)-~of StateWmrenOuislopherprobaywill cul1ail his trip 1o Japan this weemid to resumehisattempttomediateanend to thewarinBosnia,asenior U.S. official said.

"We've got to bring these talks to a climax, positive or negative," the offi­cial said Wednesday in explaining Onistopbex' s projected quick return.

Onisloplecwould fly from Osaka di­ICICtly to Dayton, Ohio, wbei:c the talks to end the war are in a third wed: of negotialiom. "He probably would go directly there," the official, who de­manded anonymity, told Toe Associ-ated Pres.5. •

Toenegotiationsarestalemat.edover tmitorial,coostitutionalandothercore ~-Butinmakingwhatwould bea

. fourth direct intttve.ntion into the dis-

russions, Ouistopber hoped to break the deadlock.

"We are going to need nnre work fromthecountriestogetthere,''Nicho­Jac;Blll11S, theStateDepartmentspokes­man, said

In the meantime, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, a pivotal figure in the U.S. effort to settle the war, was criti­cized sharply Wednesday by the State Department for promoting a Bosnian

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Croat genernl indicted by the UN. war crimes tnllunal.

Tudjman, who announced the pro­motion of Gen. Tlhomir Bwkic on Tuesday, a day after the officer was indicted by the international tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, was oon­front.a! by a senior U.S. official in Dayton, Bums said

"The decision is oontraty to the will of the international oommunity," he said.

Croatia could be faced with a U.S. move for economic and political sanc­tions even if there is an agreement to end the war, the senior U.S. official said.

Bums, meanwhile, again ruled out as "inconceivable" that Radovan Karadzic and Ratko M1adic, the Bosnian Serbs' political and military leadm, would be in positions of au­thority if a settlement was reached. 'The U.S. position is that indicted war criminals should not be in command positions," Bums said

Karadzic and Mladic were indicted by the war crimes tribunal that is inves­tigating atrocities by rival ethnic fac­tions. To date, 45 Serbs and seven Croats, including Blaskic, have been indicted.

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Clinton snubs led to shutdown-Gingrich By JILL LAWRENCE

WASHING TON (AP) - An an­gry Newt Gingrich said W ednes­day that Clinton administration snubs during lengthy flights to and from YitzhakRabin's funeral led to this week's budget impasse and U.S. government shutdown. Gingrich, speaker of the House of Representatives, and Senate Ma­jority Leader Bob Dole have been simmering ever since their 25

hours in the air early this month. plane were "part of why you ended up with us sending down a tougher continuing resolution,'' Gingrich said in an extraordinary exchange with reporters at a breakfast meet­ing. On Monday, President Clinton vetoed the resolution, a stopgap measure to keep the gov­ernment running for a brief pe­riod. "There's no conceivable way he would have said anything like that," White House spokes-

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Gingrich accused the White House ofincompetence and worse in a steadily more agitated de­scription of what happened on the flight and how he and Dole inter­preted the administration actions.

"This is petty, I'm going to say up front it's petty, and Tony (Blankley, his press secretary) will probably say that I shouldn't say it, but I think it's human," Gingrich said.

He warned later against trivializing an incident he said had more to do with hard-line signals than social graces.

What happened, by the speaker's account, is that Clinton walked by twice at the beginning of the trip. Budget director Leon Panetta came back at 4 a.m. as the plane was approaching Andrews

Air Force Base "and said maybe we can work something out. The conversation with Panetta was three minutes out of 25 hours," Gingrich said.

The two Republican leaders had to leave the plane by the back ramp, instead of with the presi­dent down the front ramp as they did in Israel. "You just wonder where is their sense of manners, where is their sense of courtesy,'' Gingrich sputtered. ''Was

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Space ships dock 245 miles above Earth By MARCIA DUNN

SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - Astronauts guided shuttle Atlantis to the Russian space sta­tion Mir and docked early Wednesday, neatly executing the risky maneuver 245 miles (392 kilometers) above Earth.

More than two hours later, the hatches between the two ships were opened and the command­ers shook hands. The astronauts presented a peach-colored carna­tion to each of the three cosmo­nauts and a gift-wrapped box of chocolates.

It was the second linkup of Atlantis and Mir, but was consid­ered more complicated- and dan-

gerous - than the first because of the 15-foot (4.5-meter) docking tunnel jutting out of the shuttle cargo bay.

Shuttle commander Kenneth Cameron pulled within 170 feet (51 meters), then 30 feet (9 meters), of Mir as both spacecraft hurtled around Earth at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph). All the while, Russian voices could be heard on Mir's radio.

Cameron slowly steered Atlantis up under Mir, avoiding the station's maze of solar panels.

Docking occurred right on time - 1 :27 a.m. EST (0627 GMT) -easing the tension in space and on the ground.

A collision could have breached the two pressurized spacecraft and killed all eight men aboard.

Chris Hadfield, a Canadian as­tronaut aboard Atlantis, called the docking "a ballet of concentratf".d effort."

About 50 NASA personnel, in­cluding astronauts headed to Mir next year and managers of the planned international space sta­tion, watched the docking on huge TV screens at the Russian Mis­sion Control outside Moscow. "Everything's looking fantastic down here," NASA's Mission Control radioed to Cameron and his crew.

About 50 NASA personnel, in-

eluding astronauts headed to Mir next year and managers of the planned international space sta­tion, watched the docking on huge TV screens at the Russian Mis­sion Control outside Moscow. On Tuesday, the five astronauts installed the docking tunnel in Atlantis' cargo bay, clearing the way for the linkup.

Like the first docking by Atlantis in June, this one required perfect timing, perfect speed and perfect alignment. Cameron could not see the end of his docking port while closing in on the sprawling, 120-plus-ton station, however, and had to rely on remote camera views, radar and lasers. With

solar panels, or .arrays, sticking every which way out of Mir, -it was a monstrous obstacle course. Before the flight, Cameron ad­mitted he was concerned about snapping off a solar panel - or worse.

''The Mir is gigantic. I mean, it's huge," he said. "It starts to fill up the windows at 100 feet (30 meters).Andat30feet (9 meters) it's all over you, and the ar­rays are coming in toward you.''

The docking tunnel will be left behind on Mir when Atlantis pulls away Saturday. It will make the next five Atlantis-Mir <lockings easier.

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ppre iation Get Together

r Our families, friends and supporters cordially invite you to join us for a get-together this Sunday, November 19th at the Oleai Beach across Morgen's between 12 Noon and 5 P.M.

There'll be lots of food, drinks and entertainment for everyone. Share with us the joy of victory which would not have come without your dedicated and untiring support.

Again, join us and bring the entire family for a funfilled Sunday afternoon at the Oleai Beach. Si Yuus Maase yan Ghilisow !

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Republicans scale back demands By DAVID ESPO tial veto. Even so, 48 Democrats

W ASIDNGTON (-:'J:) - With a supported the measure, an indica-partial shutdown stretching tion that support for the Republi-through a second disruptive day, cans' overall goal crossed party the House passed legislation early lines. Thursday to reopen government Despite the veto threat and like-on condition President Clinton lihood of continued stalemate, the agrees to balance the budget in Senate was expected to approve seven years. the measure during the day Thurs-

Clinton threatened to veto the day. measure even before the 277-151 The wrangling went on while vote, saying the Republican ma- Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin jority was demanding "a level of worked to head off a federal de-cuts in Medicare and Medicaid fault,dippingintotwogovernment (healthinsuranceprograrnsforthe trust funds in a bookkeeping ma-elderly and poor), in education, in neuver. theenvironmentandataxincrease "This is no way for a great na-on working people, all of which I tion to manage its financial af-find objectionable." fairs," said Rubin, a former Wall

In an interview on CBS televi- Street financier. sion, Clinton vowed to hold finn There was no end in sight to the in the standoff, "even if it's 90 budget impasse, and the two sides days, 120 days or 180 days.'' scrambled for political position on

The midnight vote in the House an issue that has divided them all of Representatives was short of year. thetwo-thirdsmajoritythatwould "It's time for him to put up or be needed to override a presiden- shut up'' on balancing the budget,

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Republican presidential. hopeful Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kansas), smiles Wednesday, Nov. 8, during a news conference in Manchester, NH. Dole spoke about his campaign after getting the endorsement of New Hampshire Gov. Steve Merrill, right, and learning that Gen. Colin Powell was not running for president. (AP Photo).

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Mississippi Rep. Mike Parker, who switched from Democrat to Re­publican last week, said of Clinton.

On the vote, 229 Republicans and 48 Democrats supported the measure, while 147 Democr2.ts, three Republicans and one inde­pendent opposed.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle accused House Speaker Newt Gingrich of provoking the budget crunch. "He wants chaos. He wants collapse of the govern­ment, and now he's got it."

In a bizarre interlude, Gingrich complained to reporters at break­fast that Clinton had mistreated him and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole during a trip on Air Force One recently, and he said that was "part of' the standoff. Democrats said the disruption caused by the government's par­tial closure was substantial. An estimated 800,000 federal work-ers deemed "nonessential" were offthejobforthesecondday,from agencies as diverse as the Arms Control and Disannament Agency, which monitors nuclear arms pro­liferation, to the National Endow­ment for the Arts.

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with funds for the Treasury and White House staffs, and said they expected him to sign it, putting another 90,000 federal workers back on the job, including the In­ternal Revenue Service, the tax collection agency.

But Mccurry said the president was cancelling his weekend trip to Japan because of a Republican "hardening of attitudes.''

Dole and Gingrich unveiled their new legislation shortly before the evening newscasts aired in the East.. The measure would reopen the government through Dec. 5 while calling on the president and Con­gress to enact a balanced budget by 2002, as certified by the Con­gressional Budget Office, whose estimates are less optimistic than the a.dministration' s own.

"We're going to give him a chance to sign up for a balanced budget," said Gingrich.

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Govendo ... Continued from page 5

voted against it no matter how much money was offered. Maybe they would have thought that a man' amko center next to the hospi­tal would be a better use for this particular piece of public land.

If the CNMI is to avoid what is happening on Guam with the scar­city ofland for the Chamorro Land Trust, our public land should al-

'most always be used for public purpose, including future home­steads.

If public land is to be used for commercial purposes there should be a vote on it after all sides have had an opportunity to debate it THIS SHOULD BE THE LAW. Every two years I challenge our "we never met a public land lease

Laws ... Continued from page 5

Speaker's response. Once again, even though Speaker

Benavente did not present our stu­dents with air conditioners or other

we didn't like" legislature to enact such a law. Nothing happens ex­cept approval of leases that come its way. Will our new "Tough Tenth" be any different?

Ken L. Govendo Dandan Cliffline, Saipan

"gifts", he did leave them with a wealth of information which they will be able to use for their future.

Thank you. Mr. Dino R. Taitano

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Open letter to BOE head Dear Mr. Diaz Cruz's actions is his fear of being I AM writing tt> the Office of the challenged that h~ is ~ot eligible to

Board of Elections to formally re- vote on Rota. His wife was chal-pon an incident during the general lenged earlier. election in Precinct 6, Rota. I am Nonetheless, Mr. dela Cruz's ac-addressing the following election tions gross!y violate the voting pro-irregularily, and possibly an illegal- cedures .. Ftrst, h~ was not supposed ity, to your immediate attention and to help himself with the ballots when demand that the Board of Elections there were no poll workers at the conduct a prompt investigation into ballot desk. Secondly, he did not the matter. announce his name to the poll work-

I was a poll supervisor at Precinct ers so that his name is marked in ~e 6, representing the Republican Party. master list that he had voted. Third, Mr. Pedro Q. dela Cruz was also a he did not dip his finger in the ink poll supervisor at the same precinct well so that the poll workers would representing the Democratic Party. know that he had voted. Fourth, he

On Nov. 4, during the elections tooktheballotsonthedeskwhenno between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., dela one was there and watching, except Cruz and I were assigned to super- for me of course. Fifth, he marked vise the poll workers and voters in hisballotsonthepollworker'sdesk, one of the rooms in precinct 6. not in the voting booth. I submit that

Sometime during this hour the Mr. dela Cruz did not follow the two poll workers who were respon- voting proced~ as set forth by the sible for and assigned to take care of Board-of Elecllons. the ballots and verify the identity of I ask that the Board of Elections the vcters were on short break, just bar Mr. dela Cruz from ever partici-nearby in the same room. During paling as a poll worker, supervisor, the time that the poll workers were orobserverinanyfutureelections. I away from their posts, I observed also ask that the Board of Elections Mr. dela Cruz approached the desk implementprocedurestopreventthis where the ballots were and take one kind of violations in future elec-of each ballot. lions.

I stood by at a little distance and If questioned under oath, I will watched him hastily mark and fold competently testify to the above the ballots. Butjustbeforeheslipped statements. Please call me if you his ballots in the box, I stopped him have any questions. and told him that what he just did was improper.

The obvious reason for Mr. dela Sincerely, Fidel Manglona

Open letter to del Rosario Dear Mr. Eddie de! Rosario, I LEARNED a lot from last Sun­

day night's meeting with Filipino worker and Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo here on Saipan, where I have lived for ten years as both a contract worker and most recently (last week), as a naturalized U.S. citizen.

My change in citizenship doesn't change my concern for my native countrymen and your vicious accu­sations against our former Consul Renato Villapando convince me that you are not only boastful but a liar as well. How could you say all those awful things about the former Con­sul, whose good works and deeds are unknown to you.

You were not around when Con­sul Villapando and various Filipino association members, as well as Phil Kaplan, helped some of our less fortunate and abused countrymen find food and shelter.

This Saipan Filipino community that you insulted that night helped and will continue to help our people by following their hearts rather than seeking the publicity that you rally seem to be after. If you are planning to run for some office on Guam, Mr. de! Rosario, I think you were in the wrong place. Please campaign on Guam!

Of course, I cannot vote on Guam, but I do know a few friends who can.

If you really care so much, under­stand that the Philippine Consulate office in the past has been very short of manpower and suffered a limited

budget. Consul Villapando spent his own money to feeding these people (including some of y9ur al­lies) and acted as labor attache, to name just a few problem solving things he did.

As one who took an active and personal role in helping to shelter victims of abuse on Rota and find employment for them while labor cases are pending, your ignorance is appalling. Some of us also know about your statements in Honolulu that legalized slavery exists in the CNMI. Toobadagovemmentcan't sue for libel.

I know that you are aware that Consul Villapando was one of those responsible for negotiating the $150,000.00 received by the group you claimed·Consul Villapando sold out. I challenge you to show us some evidence of your false claim.

Former Consul Villapando served the CNMI Filipino community with all his heart, not to mention spend­ing his own money on Filipino vic­tims of abuse.

To those who don't know, Consul Villapando left at his request and was never kicked out as you main­tained that night. If Saipan is really such a bad place to work, why do the majority of workers still keep com­ing here!

Spend yollf time campaigning at home, Mr. de! Rosario, wherever that may be for you.

Sincerely, Remedios Castro Lloyd Saipan

Sablan seeks salary hike Dear Editor, two will not be arguing today. I

It is a shame and sad to know that hope the present Board of Directors Pacific Island Aviation and Com- will consider paying those low in-monwealth Ports Authority continue come individuals an amountafford-to argue about the exorbitant Fees able to have a car and a home. A and Funds that CPA does not know necessity in life: what to do with, when in fact, their By doing this, PIA will not have employees are being underpaid. grounds to argue and, CPA will not . If my colleagues will only agree be accused of not knowing what to with me during our time when I was do with their money. Think about it! fighting hard to raise the salary of those low income brackets, these Nick Sablan

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Kohl boosts comm'l ties with Vietnam By.BRUCE STANLEY

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Gennan Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the first headofunifiedGennanytovisit Viet­nam, began talks Thursday aimed at boosting commercial links with this fast-growing Asian nation.

Premier Vo Yan Kiet welcomed Kohl with military honors at the or­'nate, French-built Presidential Pal­ace, as 20 women in traditional silk dresses smiled and waved red roses. The two leaders met afterward for talks that were closed to reporters.

Kohl hopes to build on Communist Vietnam's close links with former East Gennany to help German com­panies increase trade and investment in this market of 72 million people. About45 businessmen accompanied him on his trip.

Vietnam offers German compa­nies a potential competitive edge

unique in Asia - tens of thousands of German-speaking citizens who went to East Germany as "guest workers" orstudentsduringtheColdWar.Many now hold senior government posts or manage state-0wned companies.

For its part, Vietnam hopes to at­tract more Gerrnan technology, capi­tal and expertise to help it develop a free-market economy with modem laws and infrastructure.

The two sides plan to sign three agreementsonaneweconomiccoop­eration forum, Gerrnanaidforafinan­cial training program, and a treaty to free German companies and indi­viduals in Vietnam from having to pay taxes in both countries.

Few political issues are expected to arise during Kohl's four -day visit Vietnarnbeganmakingcautiousfree­market reforms in the late 1980s after decades of ruinous socialist (Xllicies.

China-Britain row • on visas worsen

BElJING (AP)- China said Thurs­day it is retaliating for a tightening of Britain's visa policy by requiring all British passport holders to obtain vi­sas, even for transit through China

1be new restrictions went into ef­fect Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang said in the first public announcement of the change of policy.

Eight British nationals learned of the change that day when they trav­eled to the Chinese border town of Shenzhen from the British colony of Hong Kong. Instead of issuing the usual five-day visas, borcler officials detainedtheeightandfinedthemcllrs 65 for trying to enter China illegally, Hong Kong newspapers reported

China decided to retaliate after Britain refused to change its "dis­criminative" visa policy, Shen said.

1be British Embassy in Beijing notifiedtheChinesegovemmentOct. 19 that, as of Oct. 24, all Chinese nationals would have to obtain visas to enter Britain for travel and transit, Shen said

'The stricter policy was aimed at stopping Chinese nationals from en­tering British ports and airports and then requesting political asylum.

ChinatwiceaskedBritaintochange its mind, Shen said, but when that failed, China decided to mete out similar treatment to British passport holders.

"These measures are solely in re­sponse to the unilateral action taken by the British side," Shen told report­ers at a twice-weekly news briefing.

A spokesman for the British Em­bassy did not return telephone calls seeking comment.

Shen suggested that Britain no longer grant political asylum if it wants to curb illegal immigration.

When asked if China's new visas policy would likewise keep British nationals from requesting (Xllitical asylum in China, Shen quipped that "China's policy against illegal immi­grants is very harsh, so there will be no such cases."

China generally detains and repa­triates illegal immigrants.

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Many Germans have grappled with a similar transformation since Com­munist East Gerrnany was reunited with the capitalist West in 1990.

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China's Jiang tours Sokor auto plant SEOUL, S0uth 1Korea (AP) - kilometers (175 miles) south of auto market and hopes to be al- of-the Asia Pacific Economic ago, China has become South Chinese President Jiang Zemin Seoul. lowed to invest in an auto assem- Cooperation forum. Korea's third-largest trade part-inspected car and shipbuilding He later dined with Hyundai bly plant there. In talks with South Korean ner. Two-waytradeisexpectedto plants Thursday as part of his founder Chung Ju-yung, chair- Its main competitor, Daewoo, President Kim Young-sam on growto$16billionthisyearfrom efforts to expand economic links man Chung Se-young and other already has two assembly plants Tuesday,Jiangagreedtoincrease $12 billion in 1994. between his country and South top executives. He was accompa- for buses under construction. cooperation with South Korea in China had fought on North Korea. nied by some 100 Chinese offi- Much of Jiang's visit, the first aircraft and nuclear power plant Korea'ssideagainstthecapitalist

Jiang, here for a five-day visit, cials and businessmen. to South Korea by a Chinese head construction, as well as develop- South and U.N. forces led by the touredcarassemblylinesandship- Hyundai, South Korea's No. 1 of state, is aimed at increasing ment of Russian gas fields. United States in the 1950-53 Ko-building facilities of the Hyundai car maker, is known forits afford- trade and economic cooperation. South Korea also has promised to rean War. group, one of South Korea's larg- able, compact sedans. It is eager He departs Friday for Osaka, Ja- issue $74 million in low-interest While China remains a close est conglomerates, in Ulsan, 280 for a slice of China's massive pan, to attend a summit meeting long-termloanstoassistdevelop- ally of communist North Korea,

ment in China. economicnecessityhasprompted

N o words can adequately express our profound gratitude to all our families, friends and especially to the

supporters of election Precinct #1 for their vote of confidence in my re-election. My wife Tina and my children join me in 'expressing our sincere appreciation and Dankulu na si Yuus lv1.aase for the support accorded during the campaign.

Now that election is behind us, I call all our elected leaders to join hands in the spirit of cooperation and proceed with the mandate of our people.

Thank You - Si Yuus Maase - Ghillisow

Congressman Manny A. Tenorio

PUBLIC NOTICE The Advisory Commission on Compensation of the Governor, Lt: Governor, Legislators, Justices, and Judges, Resident Representative to the United Str\tes and Mayors, will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 1995, at 9 A.M. in the governor's Conference Room, Main Administration Building, Capitol Hill, Saipan. Interested persons are welcome to attend. For more information, please call Tel. No. 664-2282 of Fax No. 664-2390

AGENDA 1. Call to Order

2. Adoption of Agenda

3. Adoption of Minutes a. Minutes of October 12, 1995

4. Old Business

5. New Business a. Presentation of Composite Price Index (GIP) & Formulas for Salaries Increases

by the Division of Statistics, Department of Commerce b. Review of the November 16, 1990 Report and

Recommendations of the Advisory Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials and Judges

c. Review of Other Documents on the salaries and compensation for elected officials and judges.

d. Public Hearing.

6. other Matters

7. Announcements Next Meeting

8. Adjournment

/s/ Herman T. Guerrero, Chair Date: November 14, 1995

Since the two countries estab- it to establish closer ties with the lished diplomatic ties three years. · capitalist South.

Clinton calls for vigil vs communist Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -President Clinton called South Korean President Kim Young­sam Thursday and stressed the need to keep a joint vigil against threats from communist North Korea, South Korean officials said.

Clinton made the 15-minute telephone call primarily to ex­plain his decision not. to attend this week's annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation forum in Osaka, Japan because of bud­get troubles at home, the presi­dential officials said.

But Clinton used the occasion to discuss other subjects, includ­ing the latest situation on the Ko­rean peninsula, and stressed the need to take a firm stand against Pyongyang on the basis of the "unshakable" alliance between Seoul and Washington, they said.

Kim agreed, saying that "in

view of the latest developments in North Korea, it is important for (South) Korea and the United States to send a clear-cut message . to North Korea,'' the officials said.

They gave no further details but officials of South Korea and the United States have repeatedly warned that the North's commu­nist government may start armed provocations to divert world at0

tention from its domestic prob­lems.

More than 16 months after President Kim II Sung died, North Korea is still a headless state. There is no clear sign when Kim Jong II, the late leader's son and designated successor, would take formal power.

The North's economy is in a shambles, and heavy fl(!oding last summer deepened the country's economic woes.

Strange object explodes TOKYO (AP) - A beer can-size object exploded on a tower sup­porting electric power lines for a U.S. military housing area just outside Tokyo Wednesday, but left only bum marks on the metal, police said.

A local police spokesman said no one was hurt in the explosion on one of four legs of the pylon in Sagamihara, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of Tokyo.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said there was no disruption in power. The company's Takashi Morimoto said the device was about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) above the ground, at least 12.5 meters

( 4 l feet) below the electric wires. Workers making a routine iii­

spection found scorch marks on the leg and a burning object on the ground, said the police spokes­man, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Similar objects were found taped to the pylon's other three legs, and pqlice in protective cloth­ing sprayed them with chemicals intended to prevent explosions and began inspecting them.

Police were investigating whether the explosion was sabo­tage by leftist radicals opposing U.S. military bases in Japan, the spokesman said.

Solomon bribery scandal SOLOMON Islands prime minis­ter Solomon Mamaloni says the law is the right avenue to deal with three ministers implicated in alle­gations of bribery from a foreign logging company, SIBC reported Thursday,

Mr. Mamaloni was responding to a question about the alleged $2 million scandal involving the three ministers at a press conference in Honiara Wednesday.

The three, home affairs minister Nathaniel Supa,commerce, indus­try and employment minister George Luiliano and finance min­ister Christopher Columbus Abe are alleged to have received bribes .from a Malaysian company, Inte­grated Forest Industries, totalling

$2 million. Mr. Mamaloni said those who

have information about the alleged bribery should channel them ap­propriate bodies set up under the constitution. ·

He said these bodies include the police, the leadership code com­mission, theombudsmanofficeand the commission of inquiry.

He said publishing the issue in the media would mot help any- . one, other than enabling MP's and other leaders to politicize the issue.

Mr. Mamaloni said under the pr~sent government system, any rmsconduct by leaders should be dealt with by the law and appro­priate bodies ..... Pacnews

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Asia-Pacific Business Briefs - '

SYDNEY, Australia (AP)· Aus­tralian telecommunications firm Telstra and American computer company IBM are the first corpo­rate sponsors of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, organizers an­nounced Wednesday. Games marketing director Michael Payne said the deal - five years before the start of the Sydney Games - was the earliest such

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HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES . To all CNMI voters & especially voters from As Matuis, San Roque, Tanapag, Capitol Hill, As Mahetog, I Denni, As Teo and Kagman I - Si Yuus Maase, Ghillisow, Salama! Po, & Thank You. I find the overwhelming show of support and vote of confidence that you have shown me and my fellow Republicans during the November 4 election to be both gratifying and humbling in light of the many good candidates running and issues facing the CNMI. Words cannot adequately express my sincerest appreciation to those of you who generously provided the moral, spiritual and financial support to my family and me during the pocket meetings, campaign rallies, and during election day. Special thanks is exte11ded to my Preci11ct Club Officers, members a11d advisors and all those who helped me and Tom Aldan disseminate our agenda and raised other

important issues facing our Commonwealth. I thank you from the. bottom of my heart a~d hope that with God's guidance, l will continue my work as a worthy voice o1 the people of this great Commonwealth. Let us now all join hands, whether you're a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, and work in harmony for our common good and to make our Commonwealth a better place to live for all of us.

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Governments should create fa­vorable conditions forpri vate sec­tor participation, a senior U.N. official told the Bangkok meet­ing.

TOKYO TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. and China's Tianjin Auto­motive Industrial Corp. are plan­ning to jointly produce car en­gines in Tianjin, China. the eco­nomic daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Wednesday. According to the paper, Toyota is planning to manufacture about 100,000 1.3-liter car engines by the end of 1996, and to eventually increase the production of engines to a total of 300,000, including two other models for 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter engines for use in sub­compact cars.

A spokesman at Toyota de­clined to confirm the report, say­ing "the plan is still under discus­sion. At this point, we can't dis­close any details."

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motors, is currently visit­ing China and will try to get an approval from the Chinese gov­ernment by early next year, the paper said.

The paper reported that the ini­tial production cost for the joint venture, 51 percent owned by Tianjin Automotive and the rest by Toyota, is expected to be about dlrs 168 million. TOKYO (AP) - Chile's Empresa Nacional deElectricidad (Endesa) said it awarded Mitsubishi Corp. a contract to construct and oper­ate a 370-megawatt power plant, reports said Wedensday.

The natural gas-fired power plant, to be located in central Chile, is slated to start operations in February 1998, Endesa said Tuesday, according to the reports.

The project will require an in­vestment of some$ 180 million, which Endesa will finance with its own resources and via financ­ing offered by Mitsubishi, a ma­jor Japanese conglomerate.

Endesa said it would create a new subsidiary to oversee the

power plant, and has invited U.S. power generator Entergy to be­come a minority partner in the concern.

In the past, Endesa and Entergy have teamed to participate in privatizations in Argentina and Peru.

BEUING BEUING (AP)-China' s national consumer price index. rose 12.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the State Statistical Bu­reau announced in its monthly report released Wednesday.

This compared with the year­on-year rise of 13.2 percent in September, the SSB said. China's national CPI was up 18.4 percent in the first 10 months of this year from the same period a year ear­lier, according to the SSB.

Consumer prices in urban areas declined 0.1 percent in October from September, while those in rural areas rose 0.2 percent in October from a month ago, the SSB said. It did not give a year­on-yearcomparison for urban and rural areas.

Asreportedearlier, the national retail price index, which does not measure costs for utilities and ser­vices, climbed 10.3 percent in October from a year earlier.

The recent data indicate that China has made progress in curb­ing inflation that threatened to derail the nation's economic boom. The govenunent has a tar­get of keeping the annual infla­tion rate below 15 percent this year. BEDING (AP)· The China Investment Association was set up Tuesday in Beijing, th~ offi­cial Xinhua News Agency re­ported.

Vice-premier Zou Jiahua de­scribed the association's establish­ment as a product of the country's improving investment system and a symbol of the cooperation between investmentinstitutionsofcentraland local governments, the report said.

The association's first members are investment companies formed by the central and provincial gov­ernments, withcapitaltotalingabout 100 billion yuan ($12 billion), it said.

$2-M Buddha for king BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) · 67-year-old king is enormously Thais nationwide are donating popular with his subjects. He is money, jewels and gold so that a also the world's longest reigning $2 million Buddha image can be monarch. made for King Bhumibol Also, Thai Buddhists believe Adulyadej. that creating Buddha images, or

"People have been turning up donatingmoneyfortheircreation, at government offices in every earns the giver merit and helps one of the country's 76 provinces pave the way for a better reincar-to make donations," saidSoradesh nation. Chibanyang of the Interior Min- The solid gold Buddha will be is try. in a meditating position, seated

"It will be the largest Buddha underanine-tieredumbrellastud-irnage of the Rattanakosin era," ded with 3,427 diamonds,rubies, he said Thursday. sapphires and emeralds. It will be

The Rattanakosin era denotes 64inches(l62.5centimeters)high the reign of the Chakri dynasty of and weigh 270 pounds (123 kilo-kings founded in 1782. King grams). Bhumibol is the ninth king of the Crown Prince Vajiralongk:orn Chakri dynasty. will pour the gold into a mold at

The Buddha image is to be pre- the Temple of the Emerald Bud-sented to the king in a ceremony dha on Nov. 23. The image will at Chitrlada palace in Bangkok be on public display at Sanam Dec. 4, to celebrate 50 years ofhis Luang, the "royal field" outside rule. the temple, for two to four days

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Pacific trade group strikes accord By PETER JAMES

SPIELMANN . OSAKA, Japan (AP) . Despite doubts and dissent, Pacific Rim trade officials said Thursday they had agreed on major points of a deal to implement their ambitious plan for a vast regional free-trade zone in the next century.

"I believe our senior officials have found the right balance be­tween a flexible, yet credible ap­proach for achieving our trade and investment liberalization and eco­nomic cooperation objectives," U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher said.

At the same time, though, the IS-member Asia-Pacific Eco­nomic Cooperation forum was dealt a blow just as it opened: the White House announced that President Clinton would bow out of a weekend leaders' summit.

The accord, announced after the first full session of ministerial talks in this western Japanese city, fol­lowed weeks of wrangling over how flex.ible the group should be in making its sw~ping free-trade aims a reality.

Leaders and delegates gener­ally reacted with disappointment to word that Clinton would not be attending, but said they under­stood his need to stay home and deal with a budget standoff that has shut down many U.S. govern­ment services.

China, which has clashed with U.S. representatives here over trade provisions, couldn't resist a dig at the notion that Clinton's presence was crucial.

"Since APEC is composed of 18 economies and everybody is equal, the absence of one leader I do not think will have a serious impact on the whole process of the conference," said Long

· Yongtu, Chinese assistant foreign trade minister.

Japan had made elaborate prepa­rations for Clinton's planned state visit to Tokyo, including a ban­quet with the royal family and a summit with the prime minister. The trip was also meant to ease bitterness over the U.S. troop pres­ence on Okinawa, where three U.S. servicemen are facing trial on charges of raping a 12-year-old girl.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hiroshi Hashimoto said that while Japan regretted the Clinton can­cellation, it still expected impor­tant progress at APEC and was satisfied with plans for Vice Presi­dent Al Gore to stand in.

At their summit, the leaders will give formal approval to accords reached in the ministerial talks that started Thursday. In their opening session, the ministers raised concerns over whether making any special exceptions could undermine their free-trade goals.

Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan had sought protection for their farmers, but participants said language was found that satisfied them as well as big agriculture­producing countries that want ac­cess to new markets.

In a speech to APEC officials, Christopher said: "We must main­tain our leaders' commitment to liberalize all sectors of our econo­mies by the 2010/2020 deadline. The growing integration of our economies means that when one member protects even one sector,

many memberssufferlosteconomic opportunities as a result"

Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans told reporters the text was settled "on all the big issues," and Canadian Trade Minister Roy McLaren said the breakthrough came when holdout South Korea was won over.

They were the last to collapse," he said.

Officials sidestepped another thorny issue: China' scomplaintthat the U.S. annual review of its rnost­favored-nation trade status violates the APEC principle of treating all 18 members alike. They said it was anissueforWashingtonandBeijing to work out separately.

.. ~ ... , Security for the Osaka meeting -the first international conference of this scale held outside Tokyo - was extremely tight. One-tenth of the nationwide police force - about 25,000 officers - was mobilized to protect the gathering. Authorities sealed manhole covers and dragged the moat of Osaka Castle for bombs.

Two police officers escort an Ethiopian '!'an who hijacked an Olympic Airways jumbo jet at Athens airport fhu~qay, Nov. 9, to a prosecutor's office where he will be charged with hijack. The Ethiopian, initially 1den~lf1ed as Shamsu Kabret, 34, and later as Melaku Mekebei, 32, took a flight attendant hostage by placing a kmfe to her throat. He was overpowered by police posing as journalists. (AP Photo).

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At economic summit Leaders find respite from domestic woes

criticized Japan for refusing to apolo­gize for its colonial and wartime acts. Mexican PresidentPresidentEmesto 2.edillo,meanwhile,has beenhitwith another financial crisis. The peso has dropped 20percentagainst the dollar in less than two months, and both unemployment and inflation are run­ning rampant

about making any ~ either here or at home that could affect upcomingelections.SouthKoreaaoo Australia both will have parliamen­tary balloting in the next six months.

By PAUL ALEXANDER OSAKA, Japan (AP) - The U.S. budget swallowed President Ointon. Other world leadeIB attending a pan­Pacific economic summit are hoping their nagging home-front problems don 'I get out of hand, too.

South Korea has a slush-fundscan­dal illvolving a funner president J a­pan, already trying to deal with logis­tics of hosting the meeting and sud­denly forced to scramble to make adjustments, also is under fire again for its wartime pa.st. Aro Mexico's peso has been plm1ging.

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tion forum and dispatched Vice Presi­dent Al Goreinstead,disappointment was tempered with sympathy - and the m1derstanding that domestic brushfires can take on a life of their own

Despite South Korea's role as one of the prime players in an APEC dispute over freeing up agricultural trade - the key point of contention in advance of the APEC forum - the meeting was only the fourth-ranked news story at home.

Former President Roh Tae-woo is expectedtofarebriberychargesstem­ming from a $650 million slush fund amassed during his 1988-93 tenn.

The story has been hot front-page news for nearly a month, with the nation's top businessmen wearing a path to the prosecutor's office for questioning.

PresidentJiangZeminalso is mak­ing the first-ever visit to Seoul by a Chinese head of state, and uproar over a Japanese Cabinet minister's remarks that Japan "did some good" duringitscolonialruleofKoreacaused adiplomatic flap thatstillhasn'tsettled down.

JapanesePrimeMinisterTomiichi Murayama had to deal with that, and now is being double-teamed by Kim and Jiang, who both have sharply

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With all these problems and dis­tractions, will the p1ime ministers, presidentsandthelonevicepresident let domestic worries overshadow the APEC consultations?

PacifiCorp acquires Australian utility PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -PacifiCorp, which serves 1.3 mil­lion electricity users in western states through Pacific Power and Utah Power, has agreed to buy Powercor, a utility in southeast­ern Australia, for dlrs 1.6 billion.

The purchase is the first step in turning the Oregon-based utility into a global energy company, PacifiCorp executives said Wednesday.

"The Powercor acquisition pro­vides an excellent platform for PacifiCorp to explore other op­portunities in Australia and else­where in Southeast Asia," said Fred Buckman, president and chief executive officer.

The company also has been ex­ploring opportunities in the United Kingdom and India, and contin­ues to pursue a bid to buy Big Rivers Electric, a troubled utility in Kentucky, he said.

"We believe these opportuni­ties have the potential for supe­rior returns to our shareholders and significant benefits to our ·customers in the U.S.," Buckman said.

In Australia, Powercor, a state­createddistribution company, cur­rently markets power produced by state-owned generation facili­ties. Buckman said

PacifiCorp remained in the hm1t for one of the separate power gen­eration companies due to be privatized in 1996.

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Powercor serves 537,000 cus­tomers in the western half of Victoria, including the suburbs of Melbourne.

Nearly half of Powercor's en­ergy load is industrial and agri­cultural. Its service area in the state of Victoria resembles those areas already served by PacifiCorp, with urban areas, towns and large expanses of agri­cultural land.

PacifiCorp expects to complete the purchase by early December. Buckman said PacifiCorp would pay for its acquisition with bor­rowing, corporate cash and per­haps an offering of new equity in the United States.

Daniel L. Spalding, senior vice president of PacifiCorp, will serve as chairman of Powercor with offices in Melbourne.

PacifiCorp, with assets of dlrs 11.8 billion, reported earnings of $428 million on revenues of $3.5 billion in 1994.

Powercor, with assets of$ 889 million, reported earnings of dlrs 49 .9 million on revenues of$557. 7 million in the year ended June 30.

China suffers worst forest fires in years BEIJING (AP) - This year was China's worst for forest fires in eight years, and al­most all were caused by care­lessness, the China Daily re­ported Thursday.

The 3,800 fires destroyed 252,000 hectares (622,000 acres) of forests, the report said. Up to 99 percent of the fires were caused by cigarettes or careless burning of fields after the harvest, it said.

High temperatures and low rainfall in parts of the country made fire danger especially serious. The report said offi­cials in the Ministry of For­estry also blamed poor equip­ment and inadequate training of fire fighters for some of the losses.

The ministry has added 5 million yuan (dlrs 600,000) this year for fire-fighting, it said.

In 1987 China had its worst forest fire in 40 years. The Daxing'anling fire in north­east China burned 1 million hectares (2:5 million acre.s) that were 70 percent forest and killed 196 people.

Japan disappointed with cancellation of Clinton visit

By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP)· Japanese officials had hoped a state visit by President Clinton would ease acrimony over the U.S. military presence in Japan. But with the abrupt cancellation of Clinton's trip due to the U.S. bud­getcrisis, the tensions appear likely to grow.

A commentator for Japan's pub­lic TV network, Naotake Mochida described the U.S. attitude a~ "chilly." Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota called Clinton's decision "ex­tremely disappointing."

Clinton was expected to convey official U.S. remorse to Prime Min­ister Tomiichi MW1tyarna over a series of crimes attributed to U.S. servicemen on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

The two leaders had planned to issue a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Japan military alliance, but that now has been put off.

Okinawans also had expected an announcement of U.S. base con­solidations or troop reductions.

"It's really regrettable that he can 'tmake it," Murayamasaid. "But 1 suppose it can't be helped."

Outrage has swelled on Okinawa since three American servicemen were accused of raping a 12-year­old girl there in September.

That crime and a series of others have coalesced demands among some Japanese for the withdrawal of the 45,000 American troops sta­tioned in the country.

Clinton also was to have taken part in the annual sununit of the 18-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Co­operation forum, which opened Thursday in Osaka.

In image-conscious Asia, the can­cellation was seen by many as a snub, both of Japan and of the other nations at the sununit.

"l don't think (Clinton) would have canceled his trip if it was a meetinjj;amongEuropeancountries.L

instead of Asia," said Teruyo Soyarna, a 31-year-old company employee. "I'm afraid America lacks respect for Asia even though it says we are important partners."

Vice President Al Gore is to take Clinton's place in Osaka, but will not go to Tokyo for the scheduled state visit, U.S. Embassy officials said.·

He and Murayama still will dis­cuss U.S.-Japan security relations, but no substantive negotiations are expected. ·

Clinton administration officials indicated they expected negative repercussions from the cancellation.

'There will be enormous conse­quences throughout the region be­cause of the president's decision and he knows that, and is troubled by that," press secretary Mike Mccurry said in Washington.

Clinton's absence from theAPEC meetings will lower the U.S. pres­ence as the regional group decides whether to pursue a decision last year to completely liberalize mar­kets by 2020, or allow exceptions for certain sectors such as agricul­ture. Washington has been one of the strongest proponents of open markets.

Combined, the 18 nations account fornearly halfofworld trade and 60 percent of production.

Many countries at the summit expressed disappointment over Clinton's decision.

"Even though we fully under­stand the domestic political situa­tion in the United States that forced the decision, we had still hoped he could come," said South Korean delegation spokesman Suh Dae­weon. "But at least the vice presi­dent Mr. Gore will be here."

But some sailors at Y okosuka, a U.S. naval base outside Tokyo that Clinton was to visit to rebuild sag­ging morale, said they understood the decisiol!,

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Japan more difficult by eating into unusual factors b~hmd the unusu-the value of overseas earnings ally large drop m the October when converted back into yen. surplus. .

That trend was still visible in After a large number of ships October, when imports shot up 18 were expoi:ted in September, percent to $29.9 billion from October'ss~pexportsplummeted $25.39 billion in the same month 49 percent m dollar terms from a last year. Exports, meanwhile, year earlier. grew by 1.7 percent to $35.23 Meat imports we~e up ~2 per-billion from $34.63 billion. cent, due largely to a Jump m pork

But with the yen now back to shipments from Europe and the lOOyen to the dollar, the healthier United State~ aheadof~e No~. I state of the U.S. economy is likely implementation of special tariffs to keep American's appetite for on imported pork, a temporary importshighoverthenextseveral safeguard measure taken to pro-months, while sluggish growth in tect Japanese farmers from an Japan may hinder future growth import surge.

Volkswagen postpone_s building of car plant

By BRUCE STANLEY HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -Volkswagen AG has postponed plans to build a vehicle assembly plant in Vietnam, citing the mi­nusculedemand for passenger cars in this poor Asian nation, a Viet­namese government official said Thursday.

Volkswagen's decision bucks the trend in Vietnam's infant au­tomotiveindustry. Eleven foreign joint ventures owned by some of the world's biggest car compa­nies are already licensed to as­semble vehicles here. Other in­vestors, such as France's PSA Peugeot Citroen, are poised to join them.

Volkswagen's board of direc­tors notified Vietnam's Ministry of Industry of its decision in a faxed letter dated Oct. 24, said Tran Minh Huan, director of the ministry's international relations department. Huan's disclosure came on the same day that Ger­man Chancellor Helmut Kohl was due to arrive in Vietnam for a four-day visit aimed at boosting German investment.

Volkswagen had expected to become the third German com­pany to build cars here. Bayerische Motoren W erke (BMW) already assembles luxury sedans at a plant in Hanoi, and Kohl plans to lay the foundation stone Sunday for a Mercedes-BenzAGfactoryinHo Chi Minh City.

Volkswagen had negotiated about building a plant with an annual production capacity of 50,000 cars, Huan said .. The min­istry was expecting Volkswagen to submit a formal investment proposal this month, until it re­ceived word of the company's decision to postpone.

."The main reason for this deci-

sion is the very low market for passenger cars in the foreseeable future which does not justify the necessary investment," Volkswagen officials said in their letter, as quoted by Huan.

Other car companies are more sanguine about Vietnam's ·pros­pects.

Japan's Isuzu Motors became the latest foreign car company to enter this crowded market, receiv­ing an investment license in Oc­tober. American rivals Ford Mo­tor Co. and Chrysler Corp. and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. won approval in September to start building assembly plants.

Other competitors are Mercedes-Benz, Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corp. of Japan and four joint ventures set up by Asian investors.

All are hoping that Vietnam's strong economic growth - ex­pected to reach 9.5 per cent this year - will transform it into Asia's next dynamic car market.

However, Vietnam's 72 mil­lion people, whose average an­nual income is dlrs 129, bought fewer than 5,000 new vehicles last year. The Industry Ministry forecasts annual sales of 60,000 by the tum of the century.

One prospective newcomer, PSA Peugeot Citroen, is negotiat­ing with Vietnamese officials to form an assembly joint venture by the end of the year. It plans to build 5,000 cars annually with production to start in 1997, the company's representative in Viet­nam, Dominique Monet, said

Thursday. Monet spoke by tele­phone from his office in Ho Chi Minh City.

Huan said a Japanese firm, Hino Motors, is also discussing a pos­sible joint venture.

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Troubled US-China· relationship eases By MARCUS ELIASON

OSAKA, Japan (AP) - A ray of light entered the troubled U.S.-Chineserela­tionship Thursday with the llllllOUllCC>­

ment that the two powers had resolved one of their disputes over China's trad­ing privileges with the United States.

The deal, disclosed to reporters by a Chinese official, concerns wording in a program of action to be adopted by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forumatitsweekendsummitinOsaka, Japan. .

China had argued for wording that

would make it hard for the United States to deny it trading privileges be­cause of human rights issues.

But it said it finally compromised, and instead of committing member nations outright to practice non--dis­crimination in trade, the wording will onlyaskthemtotcy,saidLong Yongru, Chinese assistant minister for interna­tional trade. .

Theagn:ementsetanupbeattonefor U.S. Secretary of State Warren Ouistopher's meeting Thursday with OiineseForeignMinisterQianQichen.

'Tm happy to tell you that the two countries have reached agreement in theirconsultation,sowe'renotdivided any more on the action agenda, which isgoingtobeadoptedsmoothly,"Qien told reporters before he and Christo­pher met.

Ouistopher mentioned the continu­ing dispute over hwnan rights, but put the emphasis on Washington's eager­nessforagoodrelationshipwithBeijing.

Apart from human rights, the two governments are at odds over trade, copyright piracy and the status ofTai­wan, China's arch-rival.

not link tariffs on Chinese goods to China's human rights record.

China's most-favored-nation, or MFN, status faces a tough annual re­view in Washington, and on Wednes­day, U.S.

TradeRepresentativeMickey Kantor said APEC's free.trade principles do not automatically give Olina .MFN privileges.

LongsaidChinahadwantedtheplan of action to say "every e.conomy will apply the principle of non-<liscrimina­tioIL"

said. He said China agreed to "a kind of

accommodati.oIL .. because of the do­mestic difficulty of a certain party in the negotiations" - a reference to China critics on Capitol Hill who would ob­ject to automatic MFN privileges for China.

''We won't agree for automatic ex­emption for Orina," Kantor told re­JX>l'tels Wednesday.

Japanwasreportedtohavehelped mediate a compromise.

Jeans ads did not violate statutes

Asked about the possibility of Tai­wan supporters in the United States pushingforanothetvisitbyTaiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to the United States, Qienreplied: ''It would be a very seriousproblemHoweveridon'tthink that represents the JX>sition of the U.S. government"

Butaftertalksamongseniorofficials Wednesdaynight,Chinaaccep!edcom­promise wording: "APEC economies will apply, or endeavor to apply, the principleofnon-<liscrirnination,''l..ong

On Wednesday, China's trade minister, Wu Yi, insisted to her Japanese counterpart, -Ryutaro Hashimoto, that non-discrimination was essential to APEC' s free-trade agenda.

Happy Birthday By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN

WASHINGTON (AP)- Fashion de­signer Calvin Klein faces further criti­cism over suggestive poses by young models in his advertising, but he won't be facing criminal prosecutionforsexu­ally exploiting childnh

The Justice Department decided Wednesday that no federal laws were violated by a series of ads for CK Jeanswear that appeared on television, in print and on the sides of city buses this past summer.

The pepartment' s O!ild Exploita­tion and Obscenity Section "indepen­dently verified that minors were not used as models in the particular photo­graphs that raised questions," Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin V. Di Gregory wrote Klein's lawyer,_ Arthur Lirnan of New York.

Becauseminorsweren'tusedinthose photos deemed questionable, the ads do not violate federal child pornogra­phy statutes, Di Gregory wrote. A broad spectrum of observers, including conservative media critic Donald Wildmon and President Clinton and his wife, Hillary' blasted the ads.

OnAug.28,aftertheadshadrunless than two months, Klein agreed to drop them Wlder pressure from the public and relailers.

JusticeDepartmentspokesmanCarl Stem said several minors were used in the ad campaign, but the photographs ofthemdidnotdisplaythe"genitaland pubic areas" as federal law requires in order to prove the exploitation of chil­dren for sexual purposes.

'The law is designed to protect mi­nors from sexual exploitation, but we havetowmxwith the way it's written," Stem said "It covers photographs of the genital and pubic areas of minors butnotpicture,ofbreastsorotherbody parts."

Stem said the ages of models in the ads were checked by federal agents using birth records, passports, school records and other official documents.

Calvin Klein Inc. issued a statement notingthedecisionandpointingoutthe company's "fullcooperation"with the investigation.

During the last two weeks, the same criticisms have again been leveled at Kleinoveranunderwearadonthe back covtlSofNovember' sEsquireandPlay­boy magazines. The new ad shows a musailaryoung man in briefs, his legs spread wide to show his crotch.

But Stem said the new ad was not underinvestigationbecausethemodel, Joel West., is 20 years old and beyond the coverage of the child exploitation statute.

La,q S\lllllIJO" Ointon, who is the father of a teen-age girl, called the ads "outrageous. It was wrong to manipu­late those children and use them for commen:ial benefit''He pounced after reading an advance copy of a newspa­per colwnn written by Mrs; Clinton condemning the Klein ads as disturb­ing exploitation.

'The Calvin Klein ads were cynical, exploitative and immoral," said CJ. Doyle of the Catholic League for Reli-

gious and Civil Rights. One 15-year-old who appeared in

the ads was Bijou Phillips, daughter of pop singer Jolm Phillips of the Mamas andthePapas. Thephotographshowed her in a tighttanktopand jeans, leaning against a ladder; it did not raise legal questions under the federal law.

Civil libertarians had predicted the government would have a hard time prosecuting Klein.

Lee's June visit to his alma mater, Cornell University, seriously strained U.S.-Chinese relations, since China regardsTaiwanasarenegadeprovince with no right to send its leaders on overseas trips.

On the APEC document, China had arguedthatthewordingshouldcomrnit all 18 member states to non-<liscrimi­nation,meaning the UnitedStatescould

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1-M Baptists asked to boycott D~sney By LISA HOLEWA unanimously Wednesday at the surance benefits to partn_ers of cnt1c1~ed _Disney _for promoting fam~ly, he srud. .

TAMPA, Florida (AP)-A pow- annual meeting of the Florida homosexualemployees,saidcon- combmatl~n crui_se-an?-th_eme D1~ney announced 1~ October erful Florida Baptist group has Baptist State Convention, which vention spokeswoman Barbara par~ vacations with ship Imes, that 1t would extend. insurance asked its 1 million members to represents most of the state's Bap- Denman. saymg that promotes alcohol use benefits to the domestic partners boycott Walt Disney Co.'s parks tists. "That was P;obabl~ the final and gambli_ng. . " of !ts _homosexual employees, and products, saying Disney Members should "prayerfully straw," she said. "H1stoncally, It also said Disney hosted ho- be_gmnmg Jan. 1. The comp~y showed a lack of moral leader- reconsider their continued pur- Disney had reinforced America's mosexual and lesbian theme s_aid th~ ne~ ben~fits plan was_m ship by extending health insur- chaseandsupportofDisneyprod- values and we noticed there had nights'_' at its parks a~d,produced hne _wit? its ~bey of not d1s-am;e to partners of homosexual ucts," said the group's resolution. been an erosion in its moral lead- "questionable material through cnmmatmgagamst workers based workers. It was prompted by Disney's ership." subsidiaries such as the Miramax on race or sexual preference.

The resolution was approved decision last month to extend in- The non-binding resolution movie c~mpany, which Disney Asforthegroup'sotherchar~es, acquired m 1993. Dreyersa1dthatgaysandlesb1ans

INVITATION TO BID DPW96-ITB-003

The Department of Public Works, in conjunction with the Public School System (PSS), is soliciting sealed bids for the Construction of Six (&) Classroom Building with Toilet Facilities at Oleal Elementary School, Salpan, Commonwealth of Ihe Northern Mariana Islands. Bids in duplicate will be accepted in the Office of the Director. Division of Procurement & Supply at Lower Base. Saipan until 2:00 p.m. local time, December B. 1995 at which time and place the bids will publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances.

A'bond of 15% of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security may be Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Bid Bond or other form acceptable to the Government, made payable of Ihe Treasurer, Commonweallh of Ihe Northern Mariana Islands with a notation on the face of Ihe check "Credit Account No. 1471".

The bidder is required to submit with his proposal a copy of his business permit in compliance with the Contractors Registration and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), Ottice of the Territorial and International Affairs (OTIA) al 80% of lhe cos\ and 20% matching funtls from the CNMI Government. The award of this project is contingent upon receipt of approval by DOI, OTIA.

The plans and specifications of the project are available from the Technical Services Division, Department of Public Works, Saipan, on or after November 13. 1995. A non-refundable payment of $250.00 is required for each set; payment to be made at the PSS Treasurer. The Pre-bid Conference for this project is to be held at 2:00 p.m. local time, November 24, 1995, in the Department of Public '/!arks Conference Room.

Attenlion is called to the Labor Standards Provision for wage rate determination of CNMI Classification and Salary Structure Plan, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set fourth in the Specifications must be paid on this project.

All bid documents received sh~II be the sole property of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands with the exception of bid bonds, certified check and cashier's checks which will be returned to the bidders in accordance with the specifications section tilled 'Instructions to Bidders' Paragraph 5, Bid Guarantee.

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

/s/ EDWARD M. DELEON GUERRERO Secretary of Public Works Date: 10/25/95

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT 1996 SAIPAN TAGAMAN TRIATHLON THE MARIANAS VISITORS BUREAU IS ORGANIZING A PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE 1996 SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON "TAGAMAN CHAMPIONSHIP" TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1996. THE TRIATHLON, WESTERN PACIFIC/MICRONESIA'S BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENT, CONSIST OF A 2.0 KM SWIM, FOLLOWED BY A 60 KIM BICYCLE RACE AND CLOSES WITH A 15 KM RUN.

THE BUREAU IS SEEKING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE TRIATHLON ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH THE OVERALL PLANNING AND COORDINATION DUTY OF THE TRIATHLON.

PLEASE SUBMIT LETTER OF INTEREST TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MARIANAS VISITORS BUREAU, 2ND FLOOR OF THE JOETEN DANDAN COMMERCIAL OR FAX TO (670) 234-3596. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 21, 1995, AT 4:00 P.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BUREAU AT 234-8325

Disney spokesman John Dreyer who hold an annualconvention in said the company "regrets (the Orlando visit the park, but Disney group) has chosen to take that has no official tieswiththatmeet-position." ing.

"Thestandardagainstwhichour "We host them the same as we commitment to family entertain- host thousands of people each day, ment should be measured is the all of whom come up to our ticket value and high quality of Disney- windows, buy tickets and come branded family entertainmentthat into the park," Dreyer said. we produce and the fact that we The resolution to boycott are the world's leader in produc- Disney was introduced Tuesday ing entertainment for the entire by two pastors.

Amherst alumnus gives $25 M to alma mater AMHERST, Mass. (AP)· An Amherst College graduate has given back a little something: a$25 million pledge that is the largest gift in the school's 174-year history. .

The donor, who insisted on remaining anonymous, offered the money as a one-to-one fund-raising match, forcing the campus to find an equal amount in order to collect pis whole gift, the school said Wednesday.

Douglas C. Wilson, a campus spokesman, said officials are confident they can raise the full matching amount.

The prestigious undergraduate liberal arts college has just 1,600 students.

The money would serve partly to establish a professorship in the name of Peter R. Pouncey, college president from 1984 to 1994. It would also be used to set up a fund for recruiting and helping minority students.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF

THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS

CLIFFORD S. LAU, dba AMPARO'S BUILDING, Plaintiff -v-KIM'S JEWELRY CORPORATION, Oefendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 95-405

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Wril of Execulion issued by the Court in this matter on October 25, 1995, I have levied and executed upon, and will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, for current lawful money of the Untted States, all of the right. title, and interest of Oefendant in and to the following property: all of the property listed in the Inventory Listing attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

The sale will be held on Friday, November 24, 1995, at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at the premises formerly known as Kim's Jewelry, Amparo's Building, Beach Road, Soulh Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands. The property may be Inspected at any time prior to the sale, by prior arrangement with the undersigned. At the option of the Plaintiff, the said property may be sold as a single lot.

The sale will be held without any warranties whatsoever, whether express or implied, all of which are hereby expressly disclaimed. The sale is subject to approval by the Court. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, for any reason.

DATED. this 31st day of October, 1995: /s/TAHER K. MANASTERLI

INVENTORY LISTING AS OF JUNE 10, 1995

FOR KIM'S JEWELRY

1. 3 ea. exterior window shutters 2. Glass counters 10 ea. 3. Glass shelves 9 ea. 4. Upright hanging rack 1 ea. 5. Small refrigerator 1 ea.

6. Cash register 2 ea. 7. Xerox copier 1 ea. 8. Swivel chair 1 ea. 9. Small stools 4 ea. 10. Wall mounted glass shelves 8 ea 11. NC Units 2 ea 12 Wooden-glass and glass shelves 5 ea. 13. Exterior waler tank 1 ea. 14. Water cooler/heater 1 ea. 15. Small desk 1 ea. 16. Sofa chairs 2 ea. 17. Track lighting 150 feet 18. Small household appliances 200 pieces 19. Small toys 100 ea. 20. Small electronic items 150 21. Miscellaneous jewelry 200 ea 22. Telephones 1 Dea. 23. Small portallle radios and recorders 20 24. VCR tapes 130 ea 25 Sunscreen 100 pcs. 26. Small liquor bottles 75 pcs. 27. Souvenirs 20 pcs. 28. Men's ties 100 pcs. 29. Wallets 130 pcs. 30. Wooden handicrafts 25 pcs. 31. Fabric batic 5 pcs. 32. Leather wallet 5 pcs. 33. Umbrella 19 pcs. 34. Wooden handicrafts 100 pcs. 35. CAP 12 36 pcs. 36. Letter holders 13 pcs. 37. Cigarette casss 20 pcs. 38. Tee shins 260 pcs. 39. Towels 21 pcs. 40. Slippers 45 pcs. 41. Various clothing Items 60 pcs. 42. Honey 70 boxes 43. Hair ties 40 44. Key chain 250 45. Binocular 1 46. Sunglasses 50 47. Miscellaneous tourist souvenir Items 50 48. Baby manicure set 20 49. Miscellaneous pens 170 pcs. 50. Pearl-like jewelry 190 pcs. 51. Necklaces 75 pcs. 52. TitJiir balm 500 pcs. 53. Wine 1 pc. 54. Various vitamins, pills and herbs 500 pcs. 55. Honey 150 · 56. Tea 250 pcs. 57. Macadamia nuts 30 pcs.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 -MARIANAS V ARIEfY NEWS AND VIEWS-53

Military spending bill ready for final passage

By JOHN DIAMOND WASHINGTON (AP) · Six weeks into the 1996 fiscal year, a defense spending bill is ready for final passage now that House-Senate negotiators have compromised on abor-

, tion restrictions. The $243 billion spending

measure, which includes money for more B-2 stealth bombers, three destroyers and a 2.4 percent military pay raise, broke free from a log­jam late Wednesday when leaders approved a provision sharply limiting abortions in U.S. military hospitals over­seas.

Final floor action on the bill could come Thursday or Fri­day, the leaders said.

A key motivator behind the agreement was the continuing federal budget CLisis, which has idled much of the government's civilian work force since Tuesday. Deil!O­crats have accused Congress' Republican leaders of bring-

ing about the crisis by failing to get most of the 13 annual spending bills passed before the Oct. 1 start of the budget year.

"There's no doubt there's a very strong desire to get the appropriations bills through Congress and to the presi­dent," said Rep. Bill Young, chairman of the House Ap­propriations national security subcommittee.

The disagreement pitted conservative Republicans in the House against more mod­erate Republican senators over whether to ban abortions at hospitals operated overseas by the U.S. armed forces.

Under the agreement, the 1996 defense appropriations bill would adopt language ban­ning abortions at the hospitals except in cases of rape and incest or to save the life of the mother.

The restrictions have been applied often to abortion-re­lated legislation in recent

years. The ban would apply to all

military health-care facilities. For practical purposes, how­ever, it affects abortions at military hospitals overseas where women may not have access to safe alternatives at private facilities.

If accepted by the House and Senate, as leaders expect, the agreement on the defense bill represents a defeat for anti­abortion organizations. Groups such as the Christian Coalition and the National Right to Life Committee have sought to ban abortions in all cases except when the life of the mother is at stake.

The defense bill is $7 bil­lion larger than Clinton re­quested and increases the Pen­tagon budget $1. 7 billion from fiscal 1995. But Young said that when emergency addi­tions to last year's defense budget are counted, the new defense bill represents a $400 million cut.

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The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting proposals from Qualified Manpower Services Recruiting Agencies for skilled power plant technicians.

General Guidelines: 1. Manpower Agency employs all the workers. Manpower agency will be contracted by CUC. 2. Manpower agency shall provide workers pursuant to CUC specifications. 3. Manpower agency shall be responsible for all costs associated wilh the provision of workers. 4. Manpower agency shall assess the workers of all expenses in a contractual manner. 5. CUC management shall perform the screenings and interviews of the candidates prior to being assigned to CUC. 6. Manpower agency shall replace employees who do not meet CUC expectations at no charge to CUC.

Selection criteria· 1. Technical qualification (10%) 2. Approach to project (10%) 3. Experience 4. Organization (10%) 5. Cost (10%)

Specifications may be obtained from the CUC Procurement & Supply Office in Lower Base during normal working hours.

Six(6) sets of sealed proposals must be submitted to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, P.O. Box 1220, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m., local time on December 15, 1995, and made attention to Mr. Frank T. Flores, Special Advisor for Procurement and Supply.

Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerors who submit proposal determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected 101 dward for the purpose of clarification, and to ensure full understanding of and responsiveness to solicitation requirements. Offerers shall Ile accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussions and revisions of proposals and such revisions ·may be permitted after submission and prior to award for the purpose or obtaining the best and final offers. In conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offerors.

The CUC reserves the right to reject any or all bids lor any [llasons and to waive any defect in said bids if, in its sole opinion, to do so is in the best interest of the CUC. All proposals shall become the property of CUC. Timothy P. Villagomez Executive Director

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Division of Public Lands within the Department of Lands and Natural Resources is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to prepare and print Annual Reports for calendar years 1993 and 1994 of the Division of Public Lands.

Fee Proposals shall be submitted to the Director of Public Lands, no later than 4;00 p.m-, November 20, 1995~ Proposals must be enclosed in an envelops 'CONFIDENTIAL' and labelled 'ANNUAL REPORTS-1993 & 1994'.

Scope of Work 1. Plan, Design, Prepare and Print the 1993 ·and 1994 Annual

Reports 2. Submit two (2) draft copies to DPL for review, correction

and approval 3. Submit, no later than 120 days of the date of 'Letter to

Proceed', one hundred (100) printed copies of Annual Reports for calendar year 1993 and 1994

Award will be based on the following factors: Price; technical competence: prior experience; and ability to meet deadline.

Interested firms si1all submit proposal to the Director of the Division of Public Lands, P.O. Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m., November 20, 1995.

The Division of Public Lands reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in the interei,t of the CNMI government.

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54-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 17, 1995

Middle Ages weapon still being used ByJANCIENSKI ., sawMichaelBlodgettflashhishe.ad- didn't like it. Graham chased high-tension bow set on a wooden murder for th~ 1~ killing and

BOSJ.'ON (AP) _ Donald Graham ligh anolher and Graham Blodgett' s car for seven miles (11 stock. Toe bowstring is held back by sentenced to life without parole. _____________ 1s_a1 ____ car_. ___ _, kilometers) on Interstate 95 before atriggerthatreleasesa20-inch(51- In Chicago, Lee D. Curtis

both men pulled over. cm) anow called a bolt was convicted of murder and sen-The Law Firm

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telephone: ( 670) 322-7840 facsimile: (670) 322-7843

P.O. Box 5549 - CHRB Saipan, MP 96950

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PUBLIC NOTICE

To our valued customers in Chalan Kanoa, San Antonio,

Koblerville, As Perdido, and to the

general public:

Please be informed that

Romeo "Romy" De Guzman, whose pictures is shown above, is no longer connected with Saipan Ice & Water company effective November 14, 1995. We have made the necessary measures to ensure that the prompt and courteous delivery of Sparkle­

Clean drinking water to your place continues and improved further to your satisfaction.

Thank You

LOAN OFFICER NEEDED

Bank of Saipan is looking for a professional individual with experience in

Commercial and Consumer Lending. Knowledgeable in loan presentation,

capable in analyzing financial statements, perfecting loan documentation, effective in

making -sound loan decisions. Salary commensurate with experience.

Please submit a written resume to the attention of

Mr. Juan S. Torres, VP/General Manager, P.O. Box 690, Saipa.n MP 96950.

No phone calls plea'se.

As BlodgettapproachedGrahanl° s Crossbow bolts don't fly much tenced to life in prison in the 1993 car,lhe56-year-0ldretiredautoworker fartherthanarrowsfiredfromaregu- crossbow slaying of a woman. A and church deacon reached into his Jarbow-about250yards(227 meter.;) neighbor told police Curtis would trunkforhisweaponandsho!Blodgett atmost Toeyareaccuratetoabout50 often sit in his car wearing a ban-- with a crossbow. yards (45 meters). dana and practice shooting ar-

ThearrowhitBlcx!gettintheshoul- Rolfe Smith, president of the Na- rows out the window. der, and its expanding head scissored tional Crossbowmen, saidlhereputa- In Altamonte Springs, Florida, his insides. Within six hours, the 42- tion of crossbows is so fearsome that Alfred Haygood got five years in year-old emergency medical techni- when he was shooting at a reant prison for a 1992 crossbow attack cianhadbledtodeath,anothervictim competitioninCalifomia,parkrang- on his estranged wife, Linda ofafean;omeweaponthatdatesfrom ers set up barriers half a mile (8()() Haygood. the Middle Ages.· meters) behind the target to protect Authorities said Haygood,

Most people nowadays use cross- bystanders. wearing a bulletproof vest and a bowsfortargetshootingandhunting. ''Itdoesn'tworkthatway. William Ninja suit, broke into her apart-However, Louis Mizell, a Washing- Tell was lucky to hit the apple on his ment, taped her mouth shut and tonsecurityconsultantwhocompiles son's head," Smith said shot her in the head with a cross-crimestatistics,sayshiscompany~ Nonetheles.s, the weapon's evil bow. ThearrowjustmissedLi.'lda recorded92cases since 1987 in which reputation has limited its use. A few Haygood' s brain, and she recov-crossbows have been used tocommit states like Massachusetts ban cross- ered. crimes in the United States. bows for anything but target shoot- Crossbow advocates say the

Whiletherearenofinnstatisticson ing. weapons have been unfairly stig-thenumberof crossbow users or sales In24states,crossbow hunters have matized as lethal. That perception nationwide, one of several major to have a major physical handicap is reinforced by such films as the manufacturers said it sold about thatpreventsthemfromusingaregu- 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme 25,000 crossbows each year. Jar bow. Only five states have no movie "Hard Target," which

The crossbow has been a weapon restrictions: Ohio, Kentucky, shows silent, deadly crossbows of unusual terror for centuries, so South Carolina, Arkansas and being fired from great distances muchsothatintheMiddleAgesPope Wyoming. and killing their victims. lnnocentllofficiallycondemneditas In the Graham case, a jury last "Most people think of a cross-"deathlyandhatefultoGodandunfit week found especially heinous bow as basically a gun, but it's to be used among Christians." The circumstances - the crossbow. not. Except for the trigger, the crossbow could still be used against Graham,acollectorof crossbows, similarities end there," said Scott Muslims and other non-believers. claimed he fired in self-defense Thompson, customer service

Though lighter and more high- after getting cut off in traffic. He manager for Horton Crossbows tech these days, the weapon~ still a was convicted of first-degree of Ohio.

Request For Proposals The Office of the Public Auditor (OPA) is soliciting proposals for. fi~ancial audit of the N_orthern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund (NMIRF) and the Worker's Compensation Comm1ss1on f~r.ftscal year ending September 30, 1995. The audit shall be performed in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.

The audit includes examination of the following: For the Retirement Fund: 1. Net assets available for benefits 2. Changes in net assets available for benefits 3. Statements of accumulated plan benefits 4. Changes in accumulated plans benefits 5. All other financial statements relating lo the operation of the Fund

For the Worker's Compensation Program: 1. Statement of Revenues and Expenditures 2. Statement of cash flows 3. Balance sheet 4. Internal Operations

Proposals must at least have the following information: Title Page: i. Request for Proposal subject 2. Name of CPA or CPA firm 3. Local address and telephone number 4. Name of contact person and submission date

Transmittal Letter: 1. Briefly state your understanding of the work to be performed. Include affirmative statement to perform the work within the time period specified. 2. State a comprehensive fee for which the audit will be performed. 3. State the scheduled dates for the entrance and exit conferences, and the submission of the draft and final audit reports.

Your Company's Profile: 1. Provide a brief description of your company which includes your personnel's educational background and experience, number of staff, level of staff (partners, managers, supervisors, etc.), and a list of dients. 2. The description must also include an affirmative statement that at least the partners are certified public accoutanls. 3. Name and profile of staff members to be assigned to the audit, should you or your firm be selected.

Award will be based on four evaluation factors: price, technical competence, prior experience, and ability to meet the deadline.

The contract for this engagement will be awarded no later than December 8, 1995. Audit work shall commence immediately thereafter and the final audit reports shall be delivered'no later than February 1 O, 1995. All inquires regarding this audtt may be directed to Mr. Edward H. Manglona, Administrator, at telephone number 234-7228. Audit reports from previous years are available at the NMIRF's main office al the Nauru Bolding. Please label all proposals 'NMIRF FY95 Audit-Confidential" and submit four (4) copies to:

The Public Auditor Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

J.E.Tenorio Building-Gualo Rai P.O. Box 1399

Saipan MP 96950

All proposals must be received by the OPA no! later than 4:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 21, 1995. · OPA and the NMIRF reseive the right to reject any proposal in the interest of the Fund and the CNMI government

Edward H. Manglona Administrator

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-55

Sokor ex-President charged today B~ JU-YEON KIM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -Former President Roh' Tae­woo was expected to be for­mally arrested Thursday after being questioned overnight in connection with a major slush fund scandal that has rocked South Korea, prosecution of-

' ficials said Thursday. A prosecution official,

speaking on tondition of ano­nymity, said bribery charges would be filed against Roh who has admitted amassing a $650 million slush fund dur­ing his 1988-93 term.

If arrested, Roh would be the first South Korean presi­dent to be legally punished for misdeeds while in office.

If convicted, he could face between 10 years to life in prison.

The Seoul Detention House, where Roh was expected to be held if arrested, "«>'as reported to be preparing for Roh' s ar­rival by clearing cells and ar­ranging guard duty.

Roh was summoned Wednesday for a second round of questioning in a little more than two weeks in connection with the worst slush fund scan­dal in Korean history. The in­terrogation was continuing through the night for more than 20 hours.

The month-long scandal has already involved the nation's leading businesses and threat­ens to topple top politicians. Some of Roh' s relatives were also implicated.

Local newspapers, quoting various unnamed sources, said half a dozen people, including two relatives of Roh, could be arrested in connection with the case.

Roh has admitted taking money from businesses but

claimed that it was donations. But prosecutors said they have obtained evidence of bribery. Roh is also suspected of hav­ing diverted some of his ill­gotten money to secret Swiss bank accounts. Prime Minis­ter Lee Hong-koo said a for­mal request was being made for the Swiss government's cooperation in investigating the allegations.

Roh's summons followed three weeks of questioning by prosecutors of nearly 40 top businessmen who allegedly contributed money to the ex­president's slush fund.

Shortly after Roh appeared for questioning Wednesday, chief prosecution investigator Ahn Kang-min said the ex­president was found to have used $ 42 million from his slush fund to help his rela­tives buy buildings. The unusually forthright an­nouncement - and the sum­mons coming earlier than ex­pected. - strengthened specu­lation that Roh would be ar­rested. The prosecution had been extremely reluctant to disclose any details of its in­vestigation.

The scandal broke Oct. 19, when an opposition legislator disclosed one of Rob's secret bank accounts. Under pres­sure, Roh was forced to admit that he had collected $650 million from businesses dur­ing his five-year term and left $ 230 million in secret bank accounts.

It is unclear whether Roh' s arrest would be the final chap­ter in the scandal. There are strong allegations that some of his money went to politi­cians, both government and opposition.

Top opposition leader Kim._

The Commonwealth Law Revision Commission will hold a

.

Special Meeting Commonwealth Supreme Court Conference Room

Susupe, Nauru Building, Second Floor Tuesday, November 21, 1995, 2:00 p.m.

AGENDA l. Preliminary Matters

A. Call to Order and Roll Call B. Proof of Notice of Meeting (voluntary compliance with

Open Government Act, 1 CMC § 9901 et seq.) 2. Old Business

A. Approval of Minutes of March 9, 1995, Meeting B. Continuing Services; Sales of Publications

3. New Business A. New Staff B. Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Report; Planned Expenditures C. New Services and Publications; Improving Existing

Publications D. Proposed Legislation E. Policies, Adoption of F. Other Business

4. Adjournment

For Further Information, Contact the Commission Susup~. Nauru Building, Second Floor - Tel.: 235-5890

MAKE IT A HABIT ALWAYS AEAD THE

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Dae-jung has admitted he re­ceived$ 2.5 million from Roh for his unsuccessful 1992 presidential campaign, seri­ously tarnishing his image.

He has claimed that Roh fun­neled considerably more money into President Kim Young-sam' s successful 1992 campaign. Kim has denied the char~es. Since taking office in early 1993, Kim -the first president in more than 30 years without a military back-

ground - has carried out wide reforms aimed at rooting out corruption.

By becoming the first former president called in for ques­tioning, Roh already had joined a long line of disgraced former presidents. Syngman Rhee, South Korea's founding president, was toppled in 1960 in a nation­wide pro-democracy student uprising protesting wide­spread election fraud.

Longtime military-backed President Park Chung-bee was assassinated by his intelli­gence chief in 1979. Less than a year after he stepped down in early 1988, Rob's prede­cessor and army buddy, Chun Doo-hwan, was found to have been involved in massive cor­ruption and had to live in self­imposed exile at a remote Bud­dhist monastery and donate millions of dollars to the gov­ernment.

SEALED PROPOSALS for the RENOVATION/EXPANSION OF SAIPAN COMMUTER TERMINAL, PASSENGER WALKWAY & PARKING AREA AT SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAIPAN MARIANA ISLANDS CPA PROJECT #CPA-S-001-95, 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., November 27, 1995 at which time and place the sealed proposals will be publicly opened and read.

The project, in general, consists of the Renovation/Expansion of Saipan Commuter Terminal, Passenger Walkway & Parking Area, all in accordance with the plans and specifications.

The project is being financed by funds from the Commonwealth Ports Authority. The bidder's attention ts invited to the fact that the proposed contract shall be under and subject to the equal opl)ortunity clause as set forth in Part Ill, Section 302 (b) of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated October 13, 1977, and Section 60-1.4 (b) of the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 41 CFR 60-1) as implemented by Section 152.61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations to the contract and labor provisions as set forth in SEction 152.55 and Appendix H, Part 152, of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and the applicable provisions of ntle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat 252) implemented by Part 21 of the Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. Also, the proposed contract will be subJect to the Contractor's Certification of nonsegregated facilities.

The apparent low bidder and any known first tier subcontractor will be subject to a _pre-award, equal opportunity compliance review by representative of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Oepartment of Labor, before the award of the contract for the purpose of determining whether the bidder and/or his subcontractors are able to comply with the provisions of the equal opportunity clause.

If the bidder has participated in a previous contract subject to the equal opportunity clause and has not submitted compliance reports as required by applicable instructtions, the bidder shall submit, prior to award of contract, a compliance report covering the delinguent period or such other period specified by the FAA or the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of · Labor.

A bidder or prospective prime contractor or proposed subcontractor shall be required to submit such information as the FAA or the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, requests prior to the award of a contract or subcontract. When a determination has been made to award the contract or subcontract to a specified contractor, such contractor shall be required, prior to award, of after the award, or both to furnished such other information as the FAA or the Director requests.

Contract documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined at the Office of the Executive Director, commonwealth Ports Authority, or can be obtained from this office upon the payment of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00) for each set of pland documents. This amount is non-refundable. Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Prats Authority.

Copies of the aforementioned contract documents may also be examined or obtained at the following offices of Juan C. Tenorio & Associates, Inc.:

Juan C. Tenorio & Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 3447 Agana, Guam Phone Number: (671) 472-2686ll

P.O. Box 551 Saipan MP 96950 Phone Number: (670) 234-5222/3

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Offic eof the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority, SAIPAN International Airport, at 10:00 a.m., November 15, 1995 to explain and clarify any questions regarding this project. Questions should be submitted to the Consultanti in writing, at least five (5) days m advance for answers at this pre-bid conference, with a copy or same mailed simultaneously to the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority.

Each prospective bidder shall file with the Commonwealth Ports Authority, at the above SAIPAN address, a notice of his intention to bid in a form substantially similar to that supplied herewith, not less than six (6) calendar days prior to the date hereinabove designated for opening of proposals.

Each proposal shall be on a form furnished by the Commonwealth Ports Authority.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason and to waive any defects in said proposals, or any of them, if m its sole opinion to do so would be in its interest. · ·

56-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 17, 1995

5 arrested for Arafat slay plot JERUSALEM (AP) · A Pal­estinian security official said

Wednesday that five follow­ers of terror mastermind Abu

Nidai have been arrested for plotting to assassinate PLO

chief Yasser Arafat, but Pal­estinian senior police com-

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting bids from interested companies for an indefinite Quantities (IQ) Contract for a one year-b~se with two 1-year extensions, at the CUC's option (total 3-years) for supplying submersible pumps and motors. The exact number of pump and motor purchase 1s unknown, however the successful bidder will be guaranteed orders worth a minimum of $10,000.00, and a maximum of order worth $500,000.00 per year. The successful bidder will be required to have the capacity to deliver any pump unit described below within 3 working days from the time it is ordered.

A. GENERAL . . . . The pump and motor units shall be submersible pump and motor assembly des1g11ed for continuous submerged operation.

The majority of the units required will be integral pump and units however, some pump end only and/or motor units will also be required to meet specific depth and pumping rate requirements.

All components used in the pump/motor construction shall be lead free. Lead free shall be defined as 0% lead.

B. PERFORMANCE CURVES The pump and motor shall be performances tested at the factory after assembly. Test reports shall be made available, if required.

Test data shall'demonstrate that the performance of the pump conforms to the design performance within plus or minus 5%.

The expected o, design performance curves shall be submitted with the tender. C. CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . .

Pump/motor units with the following capacity characteristics, when operating within an acceptable portion of the md1v1dual pumps efficiency curve, may be required:

- . Capacity Range . Horsepower ,

2Q-30GPM l 25-tlUGPM 3 20-60GPM 5 30-70GPM 7.5 20-SOGPM 7.5 50-SOGPM 10

130-180 GPM 30 150-200 GPM 40 70-lOOGPM 20 70-100 GPM 25 80-130 GPM 30

D. MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

=mp stage casings, suction and discharge housings and check valve shall be pore free, close-grained cast iron.

The shaft, shaft sleeves and couplings shall be stainless steel.

The guide bearings shall be lead free bronze or cutlass rubber.

Total Head in Ft. : -

80-160 80-200 80-200 80-120

120-300 150-350 400-600 400-700 250-350 350-500 450-750

The impellers shall be lead iree bronze, cast in one piece, or non-corrosive, precision molded thermoplastic material machined and statically and dynamically balanced.

The impeller shall be keyed to the pump shaft. Neither friction nor set screw fittings will be acceptable.

~or shall be a squirrel cage induction motor designed for water filling, water cooling and water lubrication. Oil or grease motors are not acceptable.

The stator windings shall be directly immersible in water. The winding wire insulation shall ,:;onsist of a water-proof, non-aging material of high dielectric strength. The winding insulation shall be reinforced by a nylon cover. Hermetically sealed or resin encased stators are not acceptable.

The stator windings shall be tested at a potential of not less than 2500 volts while submerged in water. The insulation resistance shall be not less than 100 Megohms.

The rotor shall be statically and dynamically balanced. The rotor shaft shall be fitted with stainless steel sleeves.

Guide bearings shall be of lead free bronze or a graphite compound. There shall be a minimum of four guide bearings supporting the rotor.

The thrust bearing shall be of the two-piece type of stainless steel and graphite construction and shall be sell-aligning. The motor shall be equipped with upthrust protection.

The original water filling shall be retained in the motor by means of an expansion bellows in the motor base. The motor shall be equipped with a mechanical shaft seal.

The motor shall be equipped with a pressure relief valve, drain plug and filling device.

A\11,3, and 5 horsepower motors supplied shall be suitable for a 230 volt, 3-phase or single-phase, 60 cycle power supply.

All motors under 15 horsepower supplied shall be suitable for a 230 volt, 3-phase 60 cycle power supply.

All motors 15 horsepower or larger supplied shall be suitable for a 460 volt, 3-phase, 60 cycle power supply.

E. PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION All exposed parts shall be protected against corrosion by a baked-on epoxy coaling. The coplete unit shall be painted after assembly.

F. MOTOR PROTECTION The contract supplier shall install motor overload protection according to the_ motor manufacturer's re~ommendations. Failing to do so will void motor warranty and the contract supplier will be responsible for any subsequent damage due to inadequate motor protection.

Bids submitted must be marked CUC !TB 96-003 and_ submitted to the CUC Procurement and Supply Manager, Mr. Frankl Flores, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than 4:00 p.m., local time, November 27, 1994. _

This 1TB does11ot commit the CUC to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a bid under this request, or to procure or contract for materials.

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation reserves the right to reject any bids in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rules and Regulations.

For Further Information, please contact Mr. Rudy Sablan at (670) 322-9383.

1s1T1mo1bl' e. vmaoo111ez Executive Director

manders denied the report. The security official, speak­

ing on condition of anonym­ity, said the men came from Algeria and Libya to the Gaza Strip a week ago, were arrested and are now being questioned.

Palestinian police said the report was baseless.

"We had a meeting of the security chiefs last night. and no mention of that was made," said Maj. Gen. Abdel-Razek Majaida, head of national se-curity. Arafat's spokesman, Marwan Kanafani. would not comment on the report- Abu Nida!, who despises Arafat, is one of the world's most feared ter­rorists, attacking anyone he deems his enemy, from Israeli to fellow Palestinian. He has tried several times to kill the PLO leader.

The Palestinian security source said that after the Nov. 4 assassination of Prime Min­ister Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli and Palestinian intelligence agents met at the Erez cross­ing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

At the meeting, Israel urged the Palestinians to beef up pro­tection of Arafat and other government officials. Israel advised Palestinian leaders not to appear in one place in pub­lic together to avoid being an easy target, the source said.

Arafat addressed the· issue last week, saying he was not afraid of assassination because he is a "strong believer and no one can escape from his des­tiny."

Man locked in freezer survives by

• running BEIJING (AP)-A worker who was accidentally locked in a freezer overnight managed to survive by running in place until he dropped from exhaus­tion, it was reported Thurs­day.

The man was rescued by a day shift worker the follow­ing morning and is now re­covering, although he suffered extreme frostbite on his bands and feet, the official newspa­per China Daily said, quoting a report from Shanghai.

The report did not provide further details of the incident, which occuredin Yucheng city in the eastern province Shandong.

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...._-"---'===---·- We, the family of the late Martin Manglona Sablan,

would like to.extend our deepest and heartfelt grati­tude and appreciation to all our family, relatives, friends, collegues, and everyone for all your heartfelt prayers, condolences, sympathy, monetary, and in­kind contributions throughout our time of deep sor­row. Un Dangkulo na si yuus maase para todos I man man assisti guini gi finatai mami.

May God Bless you all. Thank-You again. ~,:om his 11JiJe, cliilfJren anfJ 6amil!f

~INT ANNIVERSARY ROS~~

FRANCISCO CONCEPCION BASA

8th Anniversary

We, the family of the late

SOLEDAD SABLAN BASA 20th Anniversary

Cordially invite all our relatives, friends and neighbors to join us in prayers as we commemorate the 8th and 20th Anniver· sary of the passage unto life of our Beloved Mother and Father. Nightly Holy Rosary will commence on Tu.esday, November 21 to 28th, 1995 at the residence of (theirson) Mr. & Mrs.Jose S. Basa in Kobltrville at 8:00 pm. Daily Mass will he said from Nov~inher21-28, 1995 in Mount Carmel Cathedral at 6:00 am. On the final day, Wednesday, November 29, Mass of Intention wilt he said at St. Jude Chu.rch at 6:00 pm. Dinner will follow at th esidence of Mr. & Mrs. Jose S. Basa., Koblerpi/Je~

PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU FROM TilB FAMILY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-57

Floods cause $20-B damage BEUING (AP) · Flooding that northeast, the newspaper China Maosheng, minister of water re-swept through a wide swatch of Daily reported. sources, as saying. southern China this summer It said the damage to property But Niu did not provide an ex-caused direct damages estimated was second only to that done in actfigureforthenumberofdeaths at 163_6 billion yuan ($19.7 bil- 1994. whenlossestotalledarecord and injuries caused by the flood-lion) and wrecked crops in many 170 billion yuan($ 20.48 billion). ing. Earlier reports indicated some parts of the country, an offidal Central Hunan province, 1,600 flood-related deaths this report said Thursday. Jiangxi in the east, and Jilin and year.

The greatest dama_ge was to ar- Liaoning provinces in the north In previous years, the report eas along the middle and lower were hardest hit by floods caused said, floods killed as many as reaches of the Yangtze River and by unusually heavy rainfall and 5,000 people and injured thou-along three major rivers in the typhoons. the report quoted Niu sands of others.

THANK YOU FROM THE FAMILY

OF THE LATE

AGUSTIN M. CASTRO To all who have given us love, words of comfort,

prayers, support and presence during our time of sorrow.

We thank you so much. Our thoughts, our smile and our brighter days thanks you Thank You for making more than a difference. For taking more than just the time. Thank you for doing all that you so wonderfully do ... Also thanks to Dept. of Public Works, Commonwealth utili­ties Corp. Koblerville Elem. Sch., Dept. of community & Cultural Affairs, Arts Council, Camacho Equip. Company AA Enterprises, Inc. Management & Staff, Ali'i Creations, United Printers Koblerville, Our Techa, and to all who donated wreaths, inkind and monetary contributions.

Sincerely Grateful,

dJ?, ita @i}J. 7J astro antJ. chit8ien

-Fidel Muna Cabrera

D.O. BIRTH April 24, 1928 was called to his eternal rest on 13 Nov. 95 at the age of 67 yrs.

Pre-deceased by: Parents: Joaquin Manahane Cabrera, Ana Sablan Muna

Brothers & Sisters: Jose M. Cabrera, Juan M. Cabrera, Felipe M. Cabrera, Joaquin M. Cabrera,

Antonio M. Cabrera, Vicente M. Cabrera, Ramon M. Cabrera. Nicolas M. Cabrera, Gregorio M. Cabrera, Maria M. Cabrera,

Alejandra M. Cabrera

. Brothers & Sisters-In-law: Tomasa Palacios-deceased(Guam), Ana Cruz (Saipan). Kolasa Aldan (Saipan),

Rosa Reyes (Saipan), Isabel Sato (Saipan). Maria Palacios (Saipan), Maria Mendiola (Guam) deceased. Nievla Cabrera (Saipan),

Jose Santos (Guam) deceased

Rosary is being held nightly at San Antonio Church at 8:00 pm Last respect maybe poid on November 18, 1995 Saturday at San Antonio

Church from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mass for Christian burial will be at 3:30 p.m. at San Antonio Church. After burial dinner will be served at the

San Antonio Church. ·

Thank You & Si Yuus Moose From the Famlly of Ramon M. Cobrera with

Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas M. Cabrera & Joaquin C. Cabrera

. . 58-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 17, 1995

Report rejects concept of China threat islands in the South China Sea have put China's East and South­east Asian neighbors on edge.

said: By ELAINE KURTENBACH , BEIJING(AP)-China'smilitary is bent on promoting peace and poses no threat to other countries, the government said Thursday in a 15,000-Chinese character report on national defense.

The report was the latest official effort to calm fears that China is engaged in an arms buildup that could lead to confrontations over disputed islands in the South China Sea and over Taiwan.

'The Chinese nation loves peace dearly and has made major contri­butions to peace and other pro­gressive causes for all of man­kind," said the report, titled "China: Arms Control and Disarmament."

"China does not station any troops or set up any military bases in any foreign country. China's national defense building is not directed against any country, and thus does not pose a threat to any country," it said.

China embarked on a wholesale overhaul of its armed forces in the I 980s after being humiliated in a border skirmish with Vietnam. Development of a more modern military is acknowledged as a top national priority.

Purchases of new Russian-made submarines and fighters, the pur­ported recent testing of a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile and the occupation of contested

Those concerns deepened when China staged a series of missile tests in the sea near Taiwan this summer.

The report, issued by the infor­mation office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said China spent only 55.07 billion yuan ($6.39 bil­lion) on defense in 1994.

That is double the $2.5 billion Beijing spent in 1988 but well below independent foreign esti­mates that put rnili tary spending as high as $140 billion annually.

The national budget for defense in 1995 is 63.1 billion yuan ($7 .6 billion). But foreign experts say that most spending is buried in other budget categories.

The official media recently have attacked such analysis, claiming that concerns about a defense buildup were ruses intended to "contain China."

The defense report said that of the 1994 official total, dlrs 18.77 billion yuan ( dlrs 2.26 billion), or 34 percent, paid for costs associ­ated with maintaining military per­sonnel.

Only 17.45 billion yuan ($2. l billion) was spent on research, test­ing, purchasing and maintenance of weapons and equipment, it said.

Among other details, the report

-The 4.24 million-strong People's Liberation Army had been cut to 3.24 million by 1987 and to 3.20 million by 1990, or three-quarters its original strength.

-More than 5,900 military units at or above the regimental level have been demobilized or merged with other units, and many offic­er.; working in research, engineer­ing, education and health have been reclassified as civilian worker.;.

-Some 101 military airports and 29 harbors have been opened to the public and 14 billion yuan ($1.67 billion) has been spent since 1981 on transferring military fa­cilities to civilian use.

-Former military units now pro­duce 15,000 different products, including 9 percent of domestic automobiles and 60 percent of all motorcycles.

The report defended China's policies on the sale and export of weapons and other military equip­ment, saying it approaches the transfer of sensitive materials and military equipment with "the ut- -most gravity."

It accused the United States and other nations of spending far more on defense, concluding that hegemonism and power politics linger on and that "international arms control and disannament is still a long-term, arduous task."

Patten urges China to sign human rights treaty By JOHN LEICESTER

HONG KONG (AP) -In a move likely to infuriate Beijing, Gov. Chris Patten said Thursday that China should sign a United Na­tions human rights treaty to ease fears about Hong Kong's free­doms after China talces over in 1997.

Patten's call came hours after legislators voted overwhelmingly to condemn a China-backed pro­posal to water down Hong Kong' s Bill of Rights, a cornerstone of the British colony's human rights safeguards.

Concerns about Hong Kong's freedoms have increased since a Chinese-appointed committee last month recommended that the Bill, enacted despite Beijing's objec­tions in 1991, should be trimmed after China resumes sovereignty in 1997.

The committee also recom­mended that laws amended to comply with the Bill - which mainly concerned freedoms of speech, assembly and broadcast­ing - be restored to their original, less liberal state.

After a heated four-hour de­bate, the 60-member legislature voted 40-15 Wednesday night in support of a motion that strongly objected to the proposals.

Patten said the Bill of Rights was a sign of Hong Kong's so­phistication and that people are worried about it "because they are concerned about their future, they are concerned about their way of life."

He was speaking during a ques-. tion and answer session in the

legislature. I~ a measure of Hong Kong's concerns, more than half the legislators' questions con­cerned human rights and the Bill of Rights debate.

The Bill was dnrfted in line

with the United Nations' Interna­tional Covenant on Civil and Po­litical Rights. As a signatory, Brit­ain has regularly reported to the U.N. Human Rights Committee about Hong Kong's human rights situation.

China has agreed that the treaty still should apply to Hong Kong after 1997, but it says that be­cause Beijing has not signed the pact it does not have to issue re­ports on Hong Kong. Legislators fear that means Hong Kong will lose its access to the U.N. com­mittee.

But Patten said that while Beijing has not signed the treaty, it still must report to the United Nations. He urged China to sign the pact.

"What's the problem about re-

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porting?" Patten said. "There's nothing to hide."

He added: "The easiest way for China to meet concerns and to meet its obligations would be to accede to the international cov­enants. That I'm sure would be welcome to everyone."

Patten's call was almost cer­tain to anger Beijing, which says that Western concepts of human rights cannot be applied to China while its economy remains un­derdeveloped.

Chinese officials even objected to Wednesday's legislative de­bate, saying legislators were not qualified to discuss the issue.

Pro-China legislators argued that the Bill of Rights has shielded criminals from pros­ecution.

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PUBLIC NOTICE November 16, 1995

The Board of Directors of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), a subsidiary corporation of the Commonwealth Development Authority (GOA), is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, November 21, 1995 at 10:00 a.m. at the NMHC Conference Room in Garapan, Saipan.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I. Call to Order/Roll II. Adoption of Agenda Ill. Adoption of Previsions Minutes:

IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX.

September 13 & 21, 1995 Sugar King II Disposition Covenant Funding Financial Reports Corporate Director's Reports Others Matters Adjournment

ls/JUAN S. TENORIO Chairman

BETTER DRIVERS BUCKLE UP

HOUSE FOR RENT :4-BR. HOUSE, 2-BATHROOM, FURNISH LOCATED

IN CHALAN LAULAU NEAR HAKUBOTAN

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT JESS OR DIANE DOMINGO AT

Jess: 234-6515 (wk) Diane: 664-2233 (wk)

or 288-5254 (res.)

HOUSE FOK KENT One (1) three ~ad room, 2 bath, wall to wall carpet partly furnished concrete house located in KAGMAN II. Monthly rental fee is $800.00. One month security deposit is a requirement. The house has power 24 hrs & 1,500 gallons reserved water tank. The house is available for rent immediately.

For more inquires contact MAE at 234-2160 between 8:00 am-5:00pm, after 5:00 pm at 234-1071.

FLAME TREE TERRANCE APARTMENTS •1-Bedroom-Apartment •2-Bedroom-Apartment •Fully Furnished •Ocean View •24-Hour Maintenance on Call •Swimming Pool •24-HourWater Supply • •Beautiful Garden

•Laundry Facflity

~~/l~ .... · ·Ff'' .. ·.··.. ., · ..... · · ' · · · . i\t;;.'.~~- .. ·· -~~-, )!t~clpus;~rklng Area,

Location: Lower Capitol HIii For more Information: Call Tel. 322-3366/5558 • FAX:322-3886

PASSPORT NO.#

PP#GM007864 if found Plsg call 234.,,1515

LOST PASSPORT NAME: LU HANRONG

NATIONALITY: CHINESE PASSPORT#: P0275675

EXPIRATION DATE: SEPT. 26, 1995 IF FOUND. PLEASE CONTACT:

LU HANRONG AT ADVANCE TEXTILE CORP. TEL: 322-5798

CUC RFP 95-0040 AMENDMENT NO. 1

Privatization Study of the Commonwealth Utilttes Corporation (CUC)

November 17, 1995 The Comr:nonwealth Utilities Corporation's request for proposal number q.1c RFP 95-0040 should be amended as follows:

The deadline for submission of proposals shall be changed to 2:00 p.m., December 13, 1995. All other Information listed In the prior notice shpll remain In effect.

Lsroroothy f! VIilagomez Executive Director

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-59

SALES AGENTS Ethical and professional company looking for a few good people within the CNMI. Must be self­motivated, good communication, with mature work disciplines. Leads and education are pro­vided. For unlimited money-making opportunity, and application, please come in to the American Pacific Insurance Agency, Pacific World Center, Capitol Hill, Saipan. Telephone: (670) 322-0960

WANTED· .. . 0 ,

Rent or Lease, Long Term. 2 to 4 Bedroom House, 2 Baths, Unfurnished.

Stove & Refrigerator. Required Call 235-5572(w) 235-4196(h)

Will BUY YOUR PACHINGKO SlOT MACHIN IS llCINSf

ALLOCATION-CASH BUYER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:

234-6789 or 322-5004

Saipan Sunset Cruise, Inc. has opening for:

Cook/Dish washer/Waitress Contact:

Tel No. 234-8230/233-8231

OVE.RSEAS IMMIGRATION·SERVIC!:. • Work Visas processed for the tt. countries:

Canada, U.S.A., Israel & Cyprus. • Immigrant Visa process for U.S.A. & Canada. • Sponsors Provided.

To inquire call Mi. Taylor, at Transpacenler (670) 235-3355.

:.·:0-~PARJM EN:P.:"FO R'R ENT:•,!".' ,•' c • \ ' , h • '• ~

- 2-Bedroom -Fully Furnished with Split-Type Air Conditioners -24-Hours Reserved Water Supply - Laundry Facility - Large yard with Fence - Quiet Location - Located in As-Lito close to Saipan Health Clinic

For more information, please call telephone numbers 234-0870 or 288-7285 and ask for Thelma or Esther.

FOR RENT SALLY'S APARTMENT 2-BEDROOM FURNISHED

LOCATION: NORTH OF PIC HOTEL

CONTACT: SALLY OR JENNY

234-3694

Apt. For Rent New Studio $350.00 per month utility included furnished good water, room suitable for quiet single person/couple in koblerville.

Tel. 288-2222

FAS Moving & Storage, Co. needs 2 tracktor truck drivers

for further information, call George Fleming Sr.

at 322-6587/8

Donni Hill (1140) sq.m. $18,000.00

Donni Hill (1180) sq.m. $15,000.00

1985 Corvette Auto, Aircon Sportscar,

Rally Red. Excellent Conditioner asking

. $10,000.00

Kenwood Laser Disc. Player w /Remote

New-$750.00 Asklng-$500.00

Pioneer Complete Karaoke System.

Add you T.V. and You're On. New-$2,695.00

Asklng-$1,500.00

CALL:233-0339 233-0340

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 94-874

PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION, PlaintiH, •V•

GEORGE~ MANGLONA and KEIKO Y. MANGLORA. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that,

pursuant to an Order issued tJy the Court In this matter on October 4, 1~ •• I will sell, at public auciion, to the .highest bidder, for curre,1, lawful money ol the United States, alt of the right, title, and interest o1 Defendants in and lo lhe following property: Part of Lot 001 T 22 (part of original Loi 001 T 22) containing an area 01724 square meters, mare or less, subiect to an approved and recorded survey map, situated in San Jose Village, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.

The sale will be held an Monday, November27, 1995,atthehourof 1:00p.m .. al tile law otttces of the law oHiC<!s of WMe, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Susupe, Saipan, Mariana Islands.

The sale will be held without any warranties whatsoever, whether express or implied, all ol which are hereby expressly disclaimed. The sale is sub1ect to approval by the Court. The right is reserved lo reject any and alt bids, for any reason.

DATED, this 24th day of October, 1995:

/s/TAHER K. MANASTERLI

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

ADOPTION CASE NO: 95-71

IN THE MATTER OFTHE ADOPTION OF: Danny M. Concepcion Jr., A Minor Child, BY: Cesario T. Concepcion, Petitioner.

NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a

Petition for Adoption of the above named minor child by Cesario T. Concepcion, as Petitioner. has been filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court in Susupe, Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

A HEARING of said Petition for Adoption will be held in Courtroom "C" of the above entitled Court December 14, 1995 at 1:30 pm or as soon as possible thereafter. Dated this 15th day of November, 1995. Clerk of Court, By Deputy Clerk of Court

PUBLIC NOTIICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO: 95-1026

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESUS M. CONCEPCION

ALINA S. CONCEPCION Petitioner.

NOTICE OF HEARING FOR ISSUANCE OF LITTERS OF

ADMINISTRATION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ' that a Verified Petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration has been filed by Petitioner Alina S. Concepcion. A hearing shall be held on said petition on Dec. 12 1995 at 1:30 p.m.

This notice is made pursuant to Rule 16 of the Commonwealth Rules of Probate Procedure . Date: November 13, 1995

FRANK TO MOKANE Clerk of Court

By: ls/Deputy Clerk of Cou_rt

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60-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY· NOVEMBER 17, 1995

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Employment Wanted

tiiscellane·ous 01 CARPENTER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: SAIPAN AUTO SUPPLY CO. dba QUALITY BUILDERS/SASCO SER­VICE PLUS TEL: 234-8379(11/17)F21315

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary $850.00 per month Contact: CHANGSHIN RESORT SAIPAN CORP. dba HOTEL RIVIERA RESORT SAIPAN TEL: 235-2111(11/17)F21314

01 SCUBA DIVER-Salary $1000-$2000 per month Contact: MARIANA SPORTS CLUB INC. TEL: 233-0670(11/17)F21312

01 CLEANER HOUSEKEEPING-Salary $2. 75-$3.03 per hour· 01 LINEN ROOM SUPERVISOR-Salary $3.50-4.90 per hour 01 COOK-Salary $2. 75-3.14 per hour 01 FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary $3.50-4.60 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary $2.75-3.37 per hour 01 MASON-Salary $2.75-3.37 per hour 02 WAITER/RESTAURANT-Salary $2.75-3.20 per hour 02 CASHIER-Salary $2.75-3.65 per hour 01 FRONT OFFICE CLERK-Salary $2.75-3.45 per hour Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN INC. TEL: 322-3311 EXT.2020/21(11/ 17)G4359

01 TRAVEL AGENT-Salary $750.00 per monlh 01 FRONT DESK CLERK-Salary $1,000-1,500 per month Contacl: SAIPAN KORESCO CORPO­RATION TEL: 288-6001 (11/17)F21313

02 SINGER-Salary $600·800 per month Contact: C.P.Y. VENTURES (SAIPAN),LTD. TEL: 235-6341(11/17)F4360

01 ASSIST OFFICE MANAGER-Salary $10.50 per hour Contact: HANSAE (SAIPAN)INC. dba KYUNG SUH CO. (SAIPAN) LTD. TEL: 234-1501/1502(11/17)F4349

01 FASHION MERCHANDISER-Salary $10,000.00 per year Conlact: ORFA B. DECK dba PACIFIC IMAGING, INC. TEL: 233-0245(11/17)F21309

02 SEAMSTRESS OR DRESSMAKER­Salary $2. 75 per hour Contact: C.P.Y. VENTURES (SAIPAN), LTD. dba EXQUISITE TAILORING TEL: 235-6341 (11/17)F4341

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $950.00-1,500 per month Contact: DOLPHIN PACIFIC (SAIPAN), INC.

0

TEL: 234-6331/6329(11117)F21308

01 CONTROLLER-Salary $1,100.00 per monlh Contacl: MICRONESIAN SALES CO. (SAIPAN)INC. TEL: 322-3910(11/17)F21305

01 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Salary $4.00 per hour Contact: INTERTEX INTERNATIONAL INC. TEL: 234-5000(11/17)F1306

01 MECHANIC,MARINE ENGINE-Salary $4.00-5.0C per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $900.00-1,500.00 per month Contact: ISLANDS CRUISE LINE (SAIPAN)INC. .TEL:233-2556/57(11 /17)F21307

'01 COOK-Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour Conlact: NIPPON GENERAL TRADING CORP. dba COUNTRY HOUSE RES­TAURANT TEL: 233-1908(1124)F21388

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $800.00 per monlh Contact: ACJ ENTERPRISES TEL: 234-78S6(11/24)F21390

01 CASHIER-Salary $600.00 per month Contact: AMELIA A. FEJERAN dba GEMS TEL: 235-5092/8312(11 /24)F21391

01 CASHIER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: PACIFIC PRIME, INC. dba SHELL DANDAN TEL: 234-7190 (11/24)F21392

02 STOCKMAN-Salary $2. 75 per hour Contact: DONG SUNG CORPORATION dba SAIPAN SUPERMARKET/CHOl'S DISCOUNT TEL: 2BB-2938(11/24)F21393

02 MAINTENANCE/REPAIRER BUILD­ING-Salary $2. 75 per hour Contact: JOHN B. MATSUMOTO dba J.M. ENTERPRISES, INC. TEL: 322-3S66(11/24)F21402

02 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: WENCESLAO P. JUCUTAN dba WN-FEL ENTERPRISES TEL: 233-380B/288-0955(11l24)F21399

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $500.00-800.00 per month Contact: KIM'S CORPORATION TEL:2350405(11/24)F21397

01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Salary $800.00 per month Contact: K-J GENERAL CORPORATION TEL: 235-6784(11/24 )F21400

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $4.00 per hour Contact: MARIANAS TUG & BARGE, INC. TEL: 322-7788(11/24)F4489

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $900.00 per month Contact: SILK ROAD CORPORATION dba SAIPAN COUNTRY CLUB TEL: 234-7300(11/24)F21417

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal· ary $500.00 per month Contact: SIM CORPORATION dba BEACH ROAD SAN JOSE SERVICE STATION TEL:235-2162(11/24)F21416

01 BARBER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: LUIS C. BENAVENTE dba BAR­BER SHOP TEL: 235-1811(11/24)F21415

01 CARPENTER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: SPRING WOODS, INC. dba SPRING WOODS TEL: 235·2096(11124)F21411

01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary $2,000.00-2,250.00 per month Contact: SHIMIZU CORPORATION TEL: 322-3482(11/24)F21410

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $1,000.00-1 ,700.00 per month Contact: AA ENTERPRISES dba TANAPAG/GARAPAN MOBIL STATION TEL: 322-4447/D609/3149(11l24)F21409

03 EXPEDITER-Salary $2.75 per month Contact: PARAS ENTERPRISES, SAIPAN INC. TEL: 234-BB04(11/24)F21407

02 STOCK CONTROLLER-Salary $2. 75 per hour Contact: GUM CHOUN CORPORATION TEL: 235-7144/483-0001(11/24)F21405

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary $700.00-900.00 per month Contact: ROYAL CROWN INSURANCE CORPORATION TEL: 234-2256(11/24)F21406

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $3.00 per hour Contact: ALFEDO PARAS dba AL'S CORPORATION TEL: 235-S24S(11/24)F21404

01 SUPERVISOR-Salary $2.75·3.00 per hour Contact: M.S. LIM CORPORATION dba RESTAURANT GAYA TEL: 288-5358(11/28)F21403

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2.75 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary $2.75 per hour 03 CARPENTER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: ANTONIO M. CAMACHO dba NANG O'CHA ENTERPRISES TEL: 235-0927(11/24)F21394

07 RESTAURANT WAITER-Salary $2.75-3.20 per hour 03 RESTAURANT WAITRESS-Salary $2.75-3.20 per hour 02 COOK-Salary $2.75-4.65 per hour 01 BAKER-Salary $2.75-3.15 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary $2.75-3. 15 per hour Contact: PACIFIC MICRONESIA CORP. dba DAI-ICHI HOTEL SAIPAN BEACH TEL: 234-6412(11/24)F4480

01 MAINTENANCE MANAGER-Salary $500.00-800.00 per month Contact: KYUNG HEE CORPORATION dba KYUNG HEE ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC TEL: 2356606n(11/24)F21396

12 WAITRESS(NIGHT CLUB)-Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour Contact: SUN WAY CORPORATION dba CLUB YOO Ml TEL: 233-6670/233·6671(11/24)F21398

04 IRON WORKER-Salary $2.75 per hour 02 PACKER-Salary $2.75 per hour 14 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR-Sal­ary $2. 75 per hour 02 CUTTER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: ONWEL MFG (SAIPAN) LTD., TEL: 234-9522(11/24)F21413

01 ASSISTANT MANAGER/OPERA­TION-Salary $5.80 per hour 01 OPERATION MANAGER-Salary $5.80 per hour Contact: SHUN MA INTERNATIONAL CORP. LTD. TEL: 288-0432(11/24)F21412

01 LANDSCAPER-Salary $2.75 per hour 02 PLUMBER-Salary $2. 75 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: GTS ENTERPRISES, INC. dba GTS CONSTRUCTION TEL: 234-8804(11/24)F21408

01 ASSISTANT ENGINEERING SUPER­VISOR-Salary $6.00-10.00 per hour 01 KITCHEN HELPER-Salary $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Salary $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 BAR SUPERVISOR-Salary $3.50· 4.50 per hour 01 BARTENDAR-Salary $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 DISHWASHER-Salary $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 F&B ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT­Salary $3.05-5.00 per hour 06 WAITRESS/WAITER-Salary $3.05-4.50 per hour 03 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Salary $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary $3.05-4.00 per hour Contact: AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN CO. dba AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN CO., LTD TEL: 322-1234(11124)F4492

01 ASSISTANT ACCOUNTING MAN­AGER-Salary $1,500.00-2,000.00 per month 01 PLUMBER MAINTENANCE-Salary $2.75 per hour 01 ROOM DIVISION MANAGER-Salary $1,500.00-2,000.00 per month Contact: CHANGSHIN RESORT SAIPAN CORP dba HOTEL RIVIERA RESORT SAIPAN TEL: 235-2111(11/24)F21419

01 INTERPRETER-Salary:$2. 75 per hour 01 ASST.MANAGER-Salary:$2.75 per hour. Contacl:JCC CORPORATION dba CHANGCHUN SHOP TEL.234-3078

01 SALES CLERK-Salary $3.50 per hour 01 SALES SUPERVISOR-Salary $6.92 per hour Contact: EL MUNDO INC. dba ESPRIT TEL: 322-5636( 11 /29)W 4558 CORECTIONS

02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2.75-2.90 per hour 02 CARPENTER-Salary $2.75 per hour 02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary $2.90-3.00 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Salary $3.00 per hour 01 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary $2.75 per hour 01 BODY FENDER-Salary $2.90 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $4.50 per hour 01 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-Salary $1,625.00 per month Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATERIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS TEL: 234-6136(11/24)F4498

Miscellaneous 01 COOK-Salary: $2.75 per hour Contact: JIN APPAREL, INC. TEL. 234-3252/3(12/01 )F21523

01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE (RE­PAIRER)-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: CREDENCE INCORPORATION TEL. 234-6046 (12/01)F21517

01 WAITER-Salary:$2. 75 per hour Contact: RAMBIE'S ENTERPRISES INC. dba Rambie's Fastfood, Steakhouse & Function Lounge TEL. 234-6010 (12/ 01)F21515

01 GENERAL HELPER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: ENHANCE PACIFIC CORPO­RATION dba Essence Boutique & Acces­sories TEL. 234-6046(12/01)F21516

01 SALES CLERK·Salary:$2.75-3.00 per hour Contact: 0 & S ENTERPRISES, INC. dba T-Shirts World TEL. 233-4144( 12/ 01 )F21508

01 ENTERTAINER (MUSICIAN)-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact:JOSE T. TAROPE dba Chemiboy Ent. TEL. 322-4919(121 01)F21510

01 COOK-Salary :$2.75 per hour Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC. dba The Aristocrat Restaurant TEL. 235-0981/ 85(12/01)F4606

01 TIRE REPAIRER-Salary: $2.75 ·3.50 per hour 01 MACHINIST-Salary:$2.75-3.50 per hour\ Contact: MARIANAS REPAIRS COM­PANY, INC. TEL. 234-9083(12/ 01)F21506

01 COOK HELPER-Salary:$2.75 per hour 02 DIVING INSTRUCTOR-Salary:$5.00 per hour Contact: BIANCA INTERNATIONAL INC. dba BIANCA DIVING CLUB TEL. 235-4510/2(12/01 )F21507

03 FLOWER ARRANGER-Salary:$2.75-3.25 per hour Contact: MR. FRANCISCO C. CABRERA dba Design Florist Cabrera's Funeral Service TEL. 234-5593/6582(12/ 01)F21502

04 H.E. OPERATOR-Salary $3.30 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary $800.00 per monlh 02 LINE CABLE (SUPERVISOR)-Salary $1,500.00 per month 01 COMMUNICATION ENGINEER-Sal­ary $1,000.00 per month 02 H.E. MECHANIC-Salary $2.75 per hour 02 CABLE SPLICER HELPER-Salary $2.75-3.25 per hour 01 CABLE SPLICER-Salary $1,500.00 per month Contact: ORIENTAL ENTERPRISES INC., dba MARIANAS COMMUNICA­TION SERVICES P.O. Box 693 CK(11/24)F4497

01 PARALEGAL ASSISTANT-Salary $1,800.00-2,500.00 per month Contact: MICHAEL W. DOTTS dba LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL W. DOTTS TEL: 234-568S/4(11/24)F4495

01 PROJECT ENGINEER-Salary:$2,000 per month Contact:DAIEI DENKI CO., LTD. TEL. 234-3201 (12/01 )F21499

01 BUTCHER -Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL CORP. dba Wendell's Shopping Mart TEL. 234-1603(12/01)F21501

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary: $2. 75-3.50 per hour Contact: MOBIL OIL MARIANA· IS­LANDS, INC. TEL. 234-7796(12/ 01)F21500

01 WAREHOUSE WORKER-Sal­ary:$550 per month Contact: ANTONIO S. CAMACHO dba Westpac Freight TEL. 322-5537/8798/ 1212(12/01 )F21496

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.00-S.OO per hour Contact:JIN YONG AMERICANA, INC. TEL. 235-2811/12(12/01)F21495,

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$1,000-1,800 per month 01 COOK-Salary:$4.00 per hour Contact: PACIFIC RESORT SERVICE INC. dba E'SY KITCHEN TEL. 233-3550(12/01 )F21489

02 TOUR GUIDE-Salary:$800-1,500 per month 02 TRAVEL AGENT-Salary:$800-1,500 per month 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary:$1,800 per month Contact: FANTASY LAND CORP. dba FANTASY TRAVEL & TOURS TEL. 234-3424(12/01 )F21494

01 PRODUCEASSISTANT-Salary:$3.25 per hour 01 COST ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$5.19 per hour 01 CLEANER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact:ISLAND FIESTA FOODS CO., INC. dba ISLAND FIESTA MARKET TEL 234-3824(12/01 )F21493

I See Classff ied Ads First/

UNITED PACIFIC COLLECTION AGENCY

• ... has..lmmediateJy opening for:

COLLECTOR / MARKETING. REP.

FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE FOR SELF-MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS.

MUST BE CONFIDENT & AGGRESSIVE. SALES EXPERIENCE PREFERRED BUT NOT

REQUIRED. WILL TRAIN

·CALL 235-2000/2.

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STELLA WILDER

YOUR BIRTHDAY By Stella Wilder

Born today, you are one of the stronger, more capable individuals born under your sign. You seem to hllve respect for your destiny. You take the notion of heritage serious­ly, and although you are not a snob, there are times when you tend to look down on others simply because you feel you are more en­titled. Strong-willed and confident you will always be found at th~ front of the line.

A born strategist, you lmow how to create a meticulous plan. This skill enables you to succeed de­spite overwhelming odds. Though you may not be imposing and im­pressive physically, your actions define you as a person of great stature.

Also born on this date are: Be!1:1ard Law Montgomery, British commander during .World War II; Peter Cook, comic and actor; Danny DeVito, actor and director; Shelby Foote, writ­er and historian; Go1·don Light­foot, singer-songwriter; Martin Scorsese, director; Tom Seaver, baseball player; Lauren Hutton, model and actress.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and

BARBS BARBS BY PHIL PASTORET

Anyone can plan ahead, but it takes real skill to plan behind, so they can't blame you for what already happened.

Nostalgia is what permits you to Pe~all with ;:1isty-eyed reminiscence things you couldn't stand al the time they occurred.

There's one search that's guaran­teed to be successful: the one you un­dertake when you go looking for trouble. •

read the corresl?onding para­graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, NOV. 18 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -

It will be important to reach out to so_meone today._ If you don't, you 'II miss out on an ll'llportant personal lesson.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Avoid the role of class clown today. You must have the courage to deal with several serious issues.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) --: You can p_arlay a passing fancy mto profit either today, or in ~e near future. All you have to do 1s concentrate.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - A teacher or guide from your past will return today, if only in your memory. This person will re­mind you of an important lesson you must not neglect.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - There may be more to life than making people laugh, but today humor will be your most valuabl~ quality.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Thin~s that others take for grant­ed will fascinate you today. Your perceptions will surely change soon.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -

Uur minister says people with prayer books that look brand-new are either very careful with them or use them only on Sundays.

How come all lhe good weather re­ports are correct only part of the time, but the bad reports are right on the money every time?

There's one thing on your TV that never disappoints in the way of pro· gramming: the ''ofr' switch.

For big spenr.lers, nothing succeeds like excess.

Britain's Stonehenge preceaes the arrival of the Druids by more than 1,000 years.

Make the saying, "If it isn't bro­ken, don't fix it," your maxim to­day. You may be meddling in areas where your help is unnecessary.

GEMINI <May 21-June 20) -Concentrate on small details to­day, and your reward>will be an overwhelmingly positive response from your peers. ·

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62-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-FRIDA Y- NOVEMBER 17. 1995 •

NOTICE TO 2!~~c!° ~'!!~1~ ~!~ville Toe final roadblocks were cleared villeinhisownjet Thetwoaretosign ''It'snotadonedeal until it's signed

P Ro P 0. s· f: RS Wednesday for the National Football the deal Thursday in the lobby of the off on. but there's nothing other than League's Houston Oilers to move to MetroNashvilleCourthouse.BredesP.n the lawyering that needs to be done Nashville. said provisions were added regarding before we're ready to move forward," .,

SEALED PROPOSALS for AIR-CONDITIONING AND RENOVATION FOR THE MAIN HOLDROOM AND CUSTOMS/BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA, AT SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, CPA Project No. CPA-SA-003-95 will be re­ceived al 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., Thursday December 21, 1995, al which time and place the sealed proposals will be publicly opened and read.

The project, in general, consists of architectural enclosure, air-conditioning and asso­ciated renovation and ADA code upgrades to the existing Main Holdroom and Cus­toms/Baggage Claim Area at the main terminal building at Saipan International Airport all in accordance with the plans and specifications. ·

Toe project is being 1inanced by 1unds from the Commonwealth Ports Authority. Toe contract award, if ii is to be made, will be made within two months (2) from the receipt of proposals. Depending upon availability of funds, CPA reserves the right to hold such proposal in effect for three (3) months from the date of proposal opening.

This contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended, of Septem­ber 24, 1965, the Federal Labor provisions and the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions as contained in the contract, specifications and proposal documents.

All mechanics and laborers on the project shall be paid no less than the minimum wage rate established by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. A copy of the Department of Labor Wage Rate Determination is applicable to this contract and is made a part of !his specification (See Section 70-24).

Each proposer must complete, sign and furnish, prior to award of the cont;act (CPA Proj. No. CPA-SA-003-95) the "Proposer's Statement an Previous Contracts Subject to EEO Clause·, a "!Jertification of Nonsegregated Facilities' (See Specifications).

Required Notices for All Contracts.

a. 1he proposer must supply all the information required by the ptoposal forms and speci!ications.

b. 1he Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA). in accordance with Title VI o!lhe Civil Rights Act of 1964, hereby notifies all proposers that they (proposers) must affirmatively insure that any contract entered into pursuant to this ad vertisement, minority business enterprises will be atlorded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discrimi nated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consider ation for award.

The proposer's attention is invited to the fact that the proposed contra'ct shall be under and subject to the equal opportunity clause as set forth in Part Ill, Section 302(b) of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated October 13, 1977, and Section 60-1.4(b) of the regulations o! the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 6!)-1) as implemented by Section 152.61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, to the contract and tabor provisions as set !orth in Section 152.55 and Appendix H, Part 152, of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and to the applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act ol 1964 (78 Stat. 252) implemented by Part 21 of the Regulations of the Office of the Secretary o! Transportation. Also, the proposed contract will be subject to the Contractor's Certification ·ot non-segregated facilities.

The apparent low bidder and any known first tier subcontractor will be subject to a pre­award. equal opportunity compliance review by representatives of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, before the award of the contract for the purpose of determining whether the proposer and/or his subcontrar,­\ors are able to comply with the provisions of the equal opportunity clause.

If the proposer has participated in a previous contract subject to the equal opportunity clause and has not submitted compliance reports as required by applicable instruc­tions, the proposer shall submit, prior to award of contract, a compliance report cover­ing the delinquent period.

· A proposer or prospective prime contractor or proposed subcontractor shall be re­quired to submit such information as the FM or the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, request prior to the award of a contract or subcontract. When a determi­nation has been rnade to award the contract or subcontract to a specified contractor, such contractor shall be required, prior to award, or atter the award, or both lo furnish such other information as the FM or the Director requests.

Contract documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined at the Of­lice of the Executive Director, Commonwealth Ports Authority, or can be obtained from this office upon the payment of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00) for each set of plan documents. 1his amount is nonrefundable. Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Ports Authority.

A pre-proposal conference will be held at the SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR_T TERMINAL BUILDING, at 10:00 A.M. on, Wednesday December 6, 1995 to explain and clarify any questions regarding this project. Questions should be submitted lo the Consultant, in writing, al least live (5) days in advance for answers at this pre-proposal conference, with a copy of same mailed simultaneously to the Executive Director, Com­monwealth Ports Authority. Attendance at lhe pre-proposal conference and site visit are considered essential to the potential contractor's understanding the project ele- ' ments.

Each prospeclive proposer shall file with the Commonwealth Ports Authority, a notice of his/her intention to propose in a form substantially similar to that supplied in the specifications, not 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 or all proposals in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rules and Regulations.

~~-Carlos A. Shoda

Executive Director Date: November 16, 1995

"We have a deal," Nashville Mayor luxury suites and seat license sales. Mike McClure, Oilers executive vice Phil Bredesen said. The Nashville mayor said the deal president, said ''Now it's in the law-

He flew to Houston on Wednesday will include a 30-year lease on the yers' hands." tomeetwithOilersownerBudAdams. stadium with an option for 10 more In a meeting that lasted m:ire than Bredesen said the two made only years. threehoors,AdmmaooB~ '1awyerly" changes in the 50-page TheOilers,however, wereabitmore outdetailsofthecity's$29'2millionplan agreement cautious following Bredesen's meet- to bring the Oilas to T~

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He beat Jordan in the firstI'OIUld but was stopped by Tony Quizon in round two.

Sotto easily recouped his round two defeat by winning over John Mangatmag, Pemii Tekopuaand Apo! Javier in the third, fourth and fifth rounJs, before avenging his defeat in

Joeten ... Continued from page 64

young Tenorio spent his time serious! y observing his dad, Joeten and godfa­ther Ben Lizama play rounds of golf.

''My grandfatherwouldalwayspush me to play with him because being young, he saw the potential in me," Dong Tenorio said.

He acquired his first golf set five years ago and started playing the sport with his dad during a vacation in Cali­fornia in 1991.

In the same year, after that vacation, he joined the Refalawasch Golf Asso­ciation junior tournament - his very first competition.

The following year, while still in the junior level, he tried competing in the men's C Right during the 1992 Proud Bird Tournamenl His last competition in the junior level was two· months ago

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cause of time limitation. Mix A Lot which had a 16-3 win­

loss record committed 11 errors. Is­landers with 12-7 had six errors.

Intheothermatchup,Queen'sBid led 3-1 after one inning on Marge Sablan's two-run triple before Sakau went on a rampage, outscoring the Buds, 7-1, in the riext three-and-a­half innings. It later failed to score in the last two innings.

Sakau led by half, 8-4, after four­and-a-lm!finnings.ButQueen'sBud cut it to one, 8-7. with three runs in their half of the fifth.

After trailing by one run at the top of the sixth inning, Queen's Bud exploded eight runs in the bottom of the sixth out of three Sakau enurs to take the lead for gcx:xi

MargeSablan went3-for-4, scored three runs and four RBIs.

Rose Tarnan's triple-with two outs and bases loaded - tied the gameateightallgivingQueen'sBud a three-run lead in the bottom of the sixth.

Marge Sablan's RBI single and Dora Taitingfong's two-run triple accounted the last runs in the game.

Game two between Queen's Bud and Sak:au will be played at 7 p.m. tonight, followed by the matchup between Islanders and Mix A Lot at 8p.m.

If Mix A Lot and Sakau win to­night to even the semi-finals series, game three will be played Monday. ButifislandersandandQueen'sBud scores its respective second victories, the finals best-of -three series will start on Monday.

Both championship and consola­tion titles will be played in an other best-of-three series. -Ray D. Palacios.

the hands of Tony Quirori in the sixth round that earned him a berth in the final.

As Sotto cleared his way to the championship, James Babauta· swept his rivals from the first through the fourth rounds. He de­feated Laura Bucknell, Apo! Javier, Peter Adalia and Tony Quizon be­fore bowing twice to Sotto in the final.

Toe regular and amateur eight-ball tournamentswaesponsoredby Joeten Enterprises, Bobby Cadillacs, Remington Club, Budweiser and Ampac.

Thenextamateureight-ballevent is on Nov. 22, starting at 7:30. En­try fee is $15, while the next regular eight-ball competition is on Nov. 21. Both events will be held at Remington Club.

in a tournament sponsored by Amigos "It teaches you the philosophy of Golf Club. patience and challenge. It's frustrating

In 1994, he started mustering his atfirst.Ittakeslimetolearnil Yougo stroke by integrating styles of various through stages. It teaches you the value players into a style of his own. that to excel in what you do, you have

Convinced that he is fully ready in to practice and spend pine," Tenorio themen'sAFlight,hecompetedinthe said. '., firstJoeten Memorial Golf Classic. Dong Tenorio said \hat like other

It was a fitting decision in recogni- beginners, he started bad, but quitting tion of his desire to face stiffer chal- never entered his mind. lenge. It was a decision made in the Tenorio likes the sport because the memory of his grand father. challengeisalwaysnew. Youdealwith

'Toe last round that I played with yourself and nature - like when the him was threeorfourmonthsbeforehe wind is against your position. You can passed away. It was a memorable mo- play it as long as you're able-bodied, ment I never thought it was my last unlike ball games where no stages are game with him," the young Tenorio needed to qualify to play. said. These days, Tenorio is back in his

That memory about him and Joeten backyard routine. on the green inspired Tenorio to play Hewouldratherdosomeputtingfor his best "I was thinking of winning the two to three hours at the backyard game because of him. The event was whenever he gets hold of his club and dedicated in his memory," he added. is now seldom practicing at the driving

For Tenorio, there is no more turning range. back from golf. Tenorio said that ifhe will be able to

After high school, instead of enroll- keephisform,hewouldtrytocornpete ing in a regular university, he now in international games like the Johnny considers going to a golf school like Walker Classic. Wake Forest University in Northern The sport is already in his blood, so Carolina, which has prcx!uced the likes to speak. ofFred Couples, or any school that has It is no swprise that in the years to a good golf program. come,NonnanPeterTenoriowillcorne

Tenorio is still in the prime of his home - not with a wooden trophy youth, but his views about golf reflocts anymore but a silver cup gift for his depth of understanding of the sport. · grandrnoth,;r, Soledad.

"I'd rather play mostly with adults As Shaq O'Neal would put it, wmk because I learn more from them. Most hard on your dream because it is the of my peers have no feeling about the only way you will realize it - Sony game," he said. Daleno

SSA Women's Softball Slowpitch League (Season team and individual final standings)

Team w L Ave. 1,8 Mix A Lot 16 3 .842 Queen's Bud 15 4 .789 1 Sakau 14 5 .737 2 Islanders 12 7 .632 4 Ladt Sers 12 7 .632 4 MT 8 11 .421 8 Runnin' Rebels 8 11 .421 8 Chicago 9 7 12 .368 9 Sunrisers 4 15 .211 12 Challengers 4 15 .211 12

Batting Leaders (based on 46 or more times at bat) AB Hit Ave. Player Team

Erny Quitugua Lady Sers 53 42 .792 Jennifer Germance Lady Bers 45 30 .667 Analisa Emiliano Mix A Lot 52 34 .654 Gina Sablan Queen's Bud 53 34 . 645 Rose Taman Queen's Bud 46 28 .609 Jovie Omar Chicago 9 46 27 .587 Rose Benjamin Sakau 56 32 .571 Julie Tokyo Runnin' Rebels 48 27 .563 Pamela Reungel MTG 50 27 .540 Brenda Haddox Lady Bers 55 29 .527

Pitching Leaden G Inn ER HU W/L ERA Player Team

Remy Celis Queen's Bud 17 95 25 155 13-4 1.84 Lavey Alfonso Mix A Lot 5 37 10 48 3-2 2.69 Polly Omechelang DFS 14 ao 38 124 8-5 3.19 Semerina Slmram Sakau 18 111 59 184 13-4 3.78 Jennifer Germance Lady Bers 15 95 58 167 8-6 4.27 Jo Panganiban Mix A Lot 10 62 40 129 9-1 4.52 Doris Rangamar Runnin' Rebels 14 85 56 137 6-8 4.61 Felisa Brei MTC 11 62 47 125 5-5 5.31 Erina Rimirch MTC 6 28 23 51 2-3 5.75 Julie Omar Chicago 9 14 87 81 199 4-10 9.39

Strikeouts: Semerina Simram -51, Julie Omar -48, Jennifer Gennance • 40, Doris Rangamar · 39 Runs: Erny Quitugua· 34, C'.ande Cepeda - 28, Analiza Emiliano · 26, Lilian Mendiola - 24 lloobla: Jow'ie Omar· 10, Ernt Quitugua· 7, Anali!a Emiliano and Bewrti, Slu!rei- 6, Jennifilr Germance -5 Triple: Erny Quitugua-11, Jenny Palacios-6, Jll'jce Tam-5, Gina Sablan. 4 Horne runs: Analize Emiliano • 10, .lO'fC8 Taro - 6, Erny Ouitullua and Jenn~er Germance -4 RBt Analize Emiliano-40, Erny Quitugua -34, JQ'JC0 Tam· 3'0, Jo'lie Omar. 'lT.

f FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-63

Showalter is Arizona's new expansion boss PHQENIX(AP)-BookShowalter musihave a thing for pinstripes.

Showalter, 39, who spent his ca­reer with the New York Yankees, was to be introduced Wednesday as the first manager of the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks.

Last month, the Diamondbacks unveiled new unifonns with pwple

I pinstripes thatmimictb.:famedblack

stripes of the Yankees. Showalter may feel even more at

home after he and Colangelo decide how many of his assistant coaches with the Yankees will resettle with him.

''Partofhis staff is definitely going to come with him," Colangelo said

Since baseball owners granted Phoenix a 1998 expansion franchise

Missing boxer's car found NEW YORK (AP)-Acar belong­ing to a star Russian boxer now living in Brooklyn was found Monday, but the fighter remains ming from his neighbo!hood, police said.

Sergei Koboz.ev, 31, a former mem­ber of the Soviet national boxing team, vanishedlastThursdayafterhetookhis cartoaBrooklyngasstationforelectri­cal work. When he didn't return, his girlfriendreportedhirnmissing. The car,a 19880tevroletB1azer, was found at a diner in the borough' sBensonhurst section. abouttwomiJes (three kilome­ters) from the garage where Koboz.ev

. was last seen. Brooklyn-South IJetective Capt

RichardWardsaidtherewas"no blood, no evidence of any kind of dispute or abduction. Toe interior was clean."

Ward said detectives have checked with the boxer's friends and found ''no indication he's been in any kind of conflict\Vithanybody.Nobody'sthreat­ened hirn."

He said Kobozev was training "reli-

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'They need to improve the greens and hazards," Payne said

On the level of competition, Payne said,theorganizersshouldhavemade it stiffer by arranging the pairings in the final day in theorderof top finish. ers in the first day.

'The top finishers in each.group on the first day should have been paired together on the last clay based on their scorestoreallyrnakeitadog-eat-dog competition," he said

· Payne and his group came also to enjoy the camaraderie, renew friend-

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and 249 points. He is the first pitcher to finish as high as third in the NL MVP voting since Los Angeles re­liever Mike Marshall in 1974.

Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza was fourth, getting three first-place votes and214points. Thetopfourfinishers were named on every ballot bymem-

giously" for a fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the spring.

Kobozev came to the United States fouryearsago.Hehadbeenacapt.ainin the Russian army and was a chemical engineerinStPetersburgbutmadehis name as a cru.iseiweight on the Soviet national boxing team.

The 6-foot-l (2-meter), 190-pound (86-kilometer) fighter won the U.S. Boxing Association cruiserweight charnpionshiponJune30, 1994, when he defeated Robert Daniels. He re­tained his title two months later, beat­ing Andrew Maynard

Through 1994, Koboz.ev had a 20-0 pro record, with 16 knockouts, most of his fights coming in New Jersey.

Friends said he had been de­pressed after losing in Paris on Oct. 24 to Marcelo Dominguez of Ar­gentina, the Daily News reported Monday.

Kobozev was last seen wearing a brownleatherjacketoveragraysweater, lightbluejeansandblackleathershoes.

ship with local golfers and to mani­fest the popularity of the late Jose "Joeten" T. Tenorio among Guam golfers and their respect to him as a golfer and businessman.

The memorial tournament was organized by Club 500 to com­memorate the contribution in the business community and social service of the late statesman and toraisefundsfortheJoetenFoun­dation which aims to continue his charity work.

Payne said he is looking forward to the next Joeten Memorial tourna­ment with the hope of bringing in a bigger group.

bersoftheBaseball Writers Associa­tion of America. Ron Gant, Larldn' s teammate, received the only other first-place vote.

Larldn is the first NL shortstop to win the award since Maury Wills in 1962, the season he stole a then­record 102 bases. He is the sixth shortstop to win the honor, joining F.mie Banks (1958-59), Dick Groat (I %0) and Marty Marion (1944).

3rd Annual GIAWSS Statistics Batting leaders based on 10 or more times at bat

Player Team AB H Ave • BieooaHaddox Looney Toonies 13 8 .615

, Mary Skilang Looney Toonies 13 7 .538 lchris Pangelinan Looney Toonies 10 5 .500

Margie Sablan Review & Challenge 10 5 .500 Dora Taitingfong Money Makers 10 5 .500 Emy Quitugua Why Not 10 5 .500 Aileen Babauta Just For Fun 10 5 .500 Mary Ann Lmuna Wawe 10 5 .500 TonangTaitano Sluggers 12 6 .500 Julie Roberto Money Makers 12 6 .500 Jackie Taitano Sluggers 12 6 .500 Cathy Pangelinwi Sluggers 14 7 .500 Liz Palacios CCA 15 7 .467 Semerina Simram Amigas 13 6 .462 Cathy Pangelinwi Review & Challenge 11 S .455

Individual Leaders Runs: Wawe's Liz Lebria, 11, and.teammate Lorraine Babauta, 10 Doubles: Irene Alpet - 3, Two lied at 2 Triples: Wawe's Debra Rosario -3, Two lied at 2 Homeruns: Looney Toonies' Brencla Haddox - 3, two tied at 2 RBI: Sluggers' Ton~g Taitano and Wawe's Liz. Libria both has eight.

inMarch,Colangelohasfilledoutthe front office with a president, general manager,seniorexecutive vice presi­dent and scouting director, and the team has started its fann system.

The Diamondbacks will field two short-season rookie teams after next June's amateur draft- one in the Phoenix-based Arizona Rookie League am another in Lethbridge, Albet1a, a Pioneer League franchise.

Otherexpansiontearnshavewaited until just before the expansion draft to hire a manager, butColangelosaidhe

thought too much of Showalter to let the opportunity pass.

He began the pursuit of the youth­ful field bos.5 early Nov. I, minutes afterShowalter's three-year contract with the Yankees expired

Colangelo called Showalter early Nov. I, minutes after his three-year contract with the Yankees expired

Showalter, the 1994ALManager oflhe Year, tumeddowna'two-year, $1.05 million contract from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who wanted him to fire hitting coach Rick

Down for reasons Steinbrenner re­fused to disclose.

Showalter was 3(i()..207 as a man­ager in the Yankees farm system and hada312-269 record in the 1992-95 seasons with the major league club. His four-year term was th.: longest uninterrupted stretch since Steinbrennerboughtthetearnin 1973.

"Most jobs that open are bad jobs. because somebody wants to make a change," Colangelo said '"Ibis is a whole different thing. It's fresh, it's new, it's a great place to live."

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CUC·RFP-96-0004

November 10, 1995 The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting proposals from qualified engineering firms for the complete design ofTATACHOG/SONGSONG WATERLINE PROJECT in the island ofRota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

The proposal shall address the M firm's ability to perform the following essential elements: 1. Complete design of the project within 120 days from the receipt of Notice to Proceed. The design shall include study of the existing water system, hydraulic analysis and calculations. 2. Prepare construction documents consisting of plans, specifications. and project cost estimates. 3. Perform topographic and horizontal surveys for the pipeline route. 4. Perform limited soils analysis at intervals along !he pipeline route. 5. Prepare O&M Impact Statement. The key elements of the design are the following: 1. Design of approximately four (4) miles of underground waterline from Tatachog to Songsong Village. The new waterline shan be laid parallel to the existing paved Airport Road. 2. The waterline design shall include appurtenant valves, fittings, fire hydrants, pressure control devices, and service laterals. 3. The submittals shall be made at 50%, 90% and 100%. All submittals shall be in two sets, except for finai submittal. Five sets will be required for the final submissiuon. Proposals will be evaluated and selection made based on the following criteria: 1. Qualification of the principal and proposed staff (25%). 2. Experience in similar projects (25%) 3. Proposed project approach (20%) 4. Time frame of lhfl wo/R (15%). 5. Completeness of the proposal (15% ).

A pre-proposal meeting wiil be held at the CUC Office in Rota, CNMI at exactly 10:00 a.m. on November 24, 1995. Proposals shall be marked CUC-RFP~96-0004 and submitted as an original and live copies to Mr. Frank T. llores, Special Advisor-Procurement and Supply, CUC, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m. local time, December 8, 1995. CUC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in the said proposals, if in its sole opinion to do so would be in its best interest. All proposal will become the property of the CUC. All inquires shall be directed to Mr. Ernesto L. Villarin, Water Division Engineer at telephone number (670) 322-9383.

/SI TIMOTHY P. VIllAGOMEZ Executive Director, CUC

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CUC-RFP-96-0005

November l 0, 1995 The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) is soliciting proposals from qualified engineertng firms for the complete design of ISLEY/SAN VICENTE/OLD HOSPITAL WATERLINE PROJECT in the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island (CNMI).

The proposal shall address the A/F. firm's ablllty to perforlll th11 followlng esseatJal elemllllts: 1. Complete design of the project within 120 days from the receipt of Notice to Proceed. The design shall include

study of the existing water system, hydraulic analysis and calculations. 2. Prepare construction documents consisting of plans, specifications, and project cost estimates. 3. Perform topographic and horizontal surveys for the pipeline route. 4. Perfom limited soils analysis at intervals along the pipeline route. 5. Prepa__r_e O&M Impact Stalernenl.

The key eiements D1 the desig1 are _tiie foliowl1g; 1. Design of approximately three (3) miles of underground waterline from "Adios Sign' in airport Road to San Vicente

Reservoir and Old Hospital Reservoir. The new waterline shall be laid parallel to the existing paved road. 2. The waterline design shall include appurtenant valves, fittings, fire hydrants, telemetry system, and service laterals. 3. The submittals shall be made at 50%, 90% and 100%. All subrnittals shall be in two sets, except for final submittal.

Five sets will be required for the final submission.

Praposals wfll bll nafaated awd select1011 lllld11 based oa the followfq criteria: 1. Qualification of the principal and proposaed staff (25%). 2. Experience in similar projects (25%). 3. Proposed projeetapproach (20%). 4. nme frame of the work (15%). 5. Completeness of the proposal (15%).

A pre-proposal meeting will be held at the CUC Conference Room in Saipan, CNMI at exactly 10:00 a.m. on November 27, 1995.

Proposals shall be marked CUC-RFP-96-00:15 and submitted as an original and five copies to Mr. Frank T. Flores, Special Advisor­Procurement and Supply, CUC, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m., /ocal time, December 11. 1995. CUC reserves the rig hi to reject any or all proposals and to waive any defects in the said proposals, if in its sole opinion to do so woula be in its best interest. All proposal will become the property of the CUC. All inquires shall be directed to Mr. Ernesto L. Villarin, Water Division Engineer at telephone number (670) 322-9383.

TIMOTHY P. VILLAGOMEZ Executive Director, CUC

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64-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 17, 1995

SPORTSW1l0D Pb«0B.0B Islanders, Queen's.Bud near finals IF TlflNGS will work in their favor, the Islanders and Queen's Bud teams might just clinch the finals berths in the Saipan Soft­l'>all Association Women's Slowpitch Softball League tonight

at the Susupe field - weather permitting.

Both the Islanders and Queen's Bud teams posted respective leads in the four-team playoff race to the final after winning their respective first

games in the best-of-three semi-fi­nals matches during the week.

Regular season fourth placer Is­landers team scored an upset victory over pennant winner Mix A Lot by fourruns, 18-14, whilesecondplacer

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A dream starts here. Norman Peter "Dong" Tenorio (left), Flight A winner in the first Joeten Memorial Golf Classic, with veteran golfing buddies Jack Takeda of Hawaii (center) and Lawrence Camacho at the Coral Ocean Point Golf Course on the second day of the tournament last weekend.

Joeten grandson a potential int'l golfer BEFORE a .. crowd of top-notch Fondly called ''Dong" by relatives golfers from the Conunonwealth and peers, Tenorio's strong desire to and Guam- and several corning improvehisskillstotheextentofbeing fromJapanandKorea-heproudly atparwith tnp-<:aliber golfers someday clutched close to his chest the makes him a potential international wocx:len latte stone trophy awarded player in the near future. to him for winning the Men's A How that .Joeten Memorial trophy flight in the first Joeten Memorial was won started at age 10 at their Golf Classic last weekend. backyard.

PlayingforthefirsttimeintheA Tenorio first started familiarizing flight, 17-year-old Noonan Peter himselfwithagolfclubbyhittingballs Tenorio bested about 30 seasoned in their backyard when his business-and veteran players who had been man-father Nonnan Tenorio gave hiql playing in that category for years. one of his old cl,bs.

His care-free putts encouraged his late statesman grandfather Jose · "Joeten" T. Tenorio to bring him along during his regular weekend · games in various golf courses, and from it he learned the basics of the sport . . He later started hanging around the Dandan driving range when his father opened it

Whenever free from school obli­. gations, instead of hanging around with less-to-do kids his age, the

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Sotto, Gloton top 8-ball tourneys RICO GWfON topped anew in the latest regular eight-ball tournament Tuesday, while Romy Sotto bested other contenders in the amateur event last Wednesday at Remington Club in Garapan.

lntheregulareight-ballevent,Gloton worked his way to the final by defeat­ing Maggie Agulto in the first round. After a bye in the second round, Gloton

defeated Joe Cabrera in the third. His bid to play in the championship

match was temporarily threatened when Kimo Jordan defeated and pushed him to the losers' bracket after the fourth round.

But Gloton came back defeating Bino Taisacan to earn a match with Jordan in the final that he won.

Jordan advanced to the final by

besting Ben Agulto and Senen Pangelinan in the first and second rounds. After a bye in the third, Jordan clinched a berth in the final by defeating Gloton who later got back at Jordan in the decisive match.

In the amateur eight-ball competi­tion, Romy Sotto nearly swept his way tothefinaldwingtheeliminationround.

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Queen's Bud won over third placer Sakau by a comfortable seven-run margin, 15-8.

In the Islanders-Mix A Lot match, Joyce Taro went 4-for-4 with a triple, two homeruns that included an in­the-padc hit and a grand slammer at the top of the second inning that gave the Islanders a I 0-4 lead.

RBI champion Analire Emiliano scored four more RBIs that kept the pennant champ intact to trail by just one run, 10-9, after two innings of play.

The Islanders out.scored Mix A Lot, 8-5, in the lastfourinnings when. The game ended in six innings be-

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Twelve teams to vie in 1st Pepsi-PABAloop TWELVE teams will compete in the Frrst Annual Pepsi-PABA Basket­ball League which is slated to start in December at the Civic Center in Susupe.

The league will feature the men's open and juniors' divisions.

Seeingactionin the men' sopenare TripleJ,E.C. Gozum,MarfranEnter­prises, Ff Construction, Heineken, Laulau Golf Jammers, Budlight and Sablan Construction Company.

Playing in the juniors' division are the Violators, Pinoy Rams, Family Health Planners and Odouls squads.

In a meeting this week, league

officialssetthekickoffdateatDec.17. Today is the deadline for submis­

sion of rosters. P ABA officials said that the Civic

Center basketball court will be ren<r vated prior to the tournament The renovation will involve the repair of the officials' box and court board, painting of the court and improving the lighting system.

The league is sponsored by Pacific Trading, distributor of Pepsi and a line of beer products.

A meeting of all team and league officials will be announced soon to finalize other details of the league.

Red's Larkin is NL MVP NEWYORK(AP)-Bany Larlcin was the surprise choice as National League Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, beating out Dante Bichette and Greg Maddux to be­come the first shortstop to win the award in 33 years.

Maddux, who won his f~ straight Cy Young Award this week, and Bichette, who led the league in home runs and RBIs, were consid­ered the leading candidates.

But rather than pitching or power, voters clearly lookedattheall-around contributions Larlcin made on and off the field to the NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds, and made him a convincing choice.

Larkin hit .319 with 66 RBIs and

51 steals, is likely to win his second straight Gold Glove next week and was the team's clubhouse leader. He was also the Reds' best player jn the postseason, although that perfor­mance is not considered in the selec­tion.

Larlcin, who was on a cruise in Mexico when the award was an­nounced,received 11 first-place votes and finished with281 points.Bichette, whose 40 homers and 128 RBIs led Colorado to a wild-card playoff spot, got six first-place votes and had 251 points.

Maddux, 19-2withal.63ERAfor the World Series champion Atlanta Braves, got seven first-place votes

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COP course needs facelift 'TIIE CORAL Ocean Point Golf Course maintenance has gone down. You will mistake some areas as a boondock with boonies. If your' e gonna play in a classy course on Saipan, the best is LauLau."

These words were said not by a promotion officerof thel..aul..au Golf Course.

It was an observation made by Bill Payne who is not connected with either regular hideaways of local players.

Payne is one of the top golf aficio­nadosfromGuam whoorganizeabout 90 players that came to Saipan to supportthefirstJoetenMemorial Golf Classicwhichwasheldinbothcourses last weekend. ·

Two hundred golfers from the Commonwealth, Guam, Korea, Ja­pan, and Honolulu competed in the

event. Payne stated his observation when

asked about his assessment on the quality of golf facilities and competi­tion on Saipan.His observation was affinned by other golfers.

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Listing 0?3 fop \ ThanksgIVIn r., slow-pitch · THE PACIFIC Islands Club will spon­sor a three-day Men's and Women's Thanksgiving SlowpitchSoftballTour­nament on Nov. 24, 25 and 26 at the Susupe Ballfield.

Interested teams may contact Bert Sabfanat288-8805 for inquiries. Fntry fee JS $100. Team reservation is on a frrst- come, first-served basis due to limited slots available.

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