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According to the respondentssome input, review and approvalof the answer by severalgovernment agencies were neededand that doing so require a lot oftime.

The lawyers also cited thegeographical problem sayingthere is a great distance betweenWashington, D.C. and other areason the East Coast of the UnitedStates where the affected agenciesand their legal staffs areheadquartered.

Another reason for making therequest was the added difficultyin the postal service during theholiday seasons.

Judge Munson granted therequest, giving the respondentsuntil January 17, 1994 for thefiling of the answer to thecomplaint.

On October 19, 1993, LtelatkFritz, Gabriel Ngirmang, IsabellaSurnang , Ngeriut Matlab,Augusto Naruo, Elicita N. Morei,Uburk Ngchar, TipkungNakamura, lIong Isaol andGibbons Kuartei filed acomplaintfor Declaratory Reliefwhich theycan do so under 28 U.S.C. 2201.

The Palauans asked in theircomplaint that a letter fromSecretary Warren Christopher ofthe State department regardingthe Comnact of Free Association

dealing with insular area issueswithin the federal government.They indicated preference thatOTIA not be given any roleanymore on the council.

In .il letter to Interior SecretaryBruce Babbitt, the three saidgiving OTIA a coordinating roleregarding policies within thejurisdiction of other agencieswould inevitably centralizedpower, adding a bureaucratichurdle to decisions.

"DOl has had stewardshipoverthe insular areas but in all honestyI do not see it addressing issuesthat are pro-active and supportiveof insular area needs," saidBabauta.

He took note of a recentstatementsupposedly made by De

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THE U.S. District Court hasagreed to extend to 30 more daysthe time within which the UnitedStates government, the State andInterior Departments must file ananswer to a civil case filed by agroup of Palauan citizens lastOctober.

District Court Judge AlexMunson granted the request toEnlarge Time to File an Answeror Other Pleadings by the U.S.district attorney late last week.

From 60 days. the respondentsnow have 90 days to answer thecivil case filed by lawyer MartinWolff, lawyer for the plaintiffs.

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and embarrassing her in thepresence of many people.

She also complained that as aresult of the alleged abusive andimproper handcuffing, shesuffered severe cuts on each ofher two wrists which requiredtreatment.

Each ofCarandang's wrists arenow permanently marked andscarred from these cuts, thecomplaint said.

Aside from the improperhandcuffing, Carandang also criedof illegal detention for at least 6hours and that she was neverallowed to post bail nor to contactsomeone from confinement.

These, the waitress said,"resulted in further humiliationand embarrassment."

Carandang's imprisonmentwere taken at the direction ofPangelinan and the personnel ofDPS, who are using the facilities

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and imprisoned following acomplaint of theft from a fellowworker.

Carandang, who is also asupervisor at the said restaurant,said she was arrested andhandcuffed by Pangelinan "in anabusive and incorrect manner,"after the policeman receivedcomplaint of theft from a certainElena M. Ramos.

Ramos was said to have calledthe DPS and reported that herpurse was missing. She reportedlysuspected Carandang of takingthe purse, but found no moneyafter searching theplaintiff's pantsand blouse with bra off.

No one could tell thatCarandang stole the money, butPangelinan still arrested theplaintiff despite lack of probablecause, the complaint partly read.

According to Carandang, thearrest was carried out with theintent and purpose ofhumiliating

By Rafael H. Arroyo

Babauta: 'DOl role outdated'When it comes to insular area· policiesIn an interview yesterday, "IfeelstronglythattheInterior's anq, Robert A. Underwood

Babauta said he fully agrees with policies towards the insular areas (Guam) reiterated their oppositionthe posi tion taken by three insular 'are old, obsolete and needs to be to a plannedpolicy making councilarea members of US Congress on changed and the alternative is to thatputstheOTIAinaleadroleinless power for the Interior go with the proposal of the threeDepartment's Office ofTerritoriaI delegates," said Babauta.and International Affairs in Earlier this week, insulardealing with the territories as this delegates to US Congress Ron Dewould be a regression with regards Lugo (Virgin Islands), Eni F.H.to. Faleomavaega(ArnericanSamoa)

Waitress files $.9Msuit vs. DPS, gov't

RESIDENTRepresentative to theUS Juan N. Babauta yesterdaysaid there is indeed a need fornewfederal policies on mattersconcerning insular areas due tothe "ineffectiveness" on the partof the US Interior Deparunent tochampion the cause of the non­state members of the US politicalfamily.

THE CNMI government as wellas theDepartrnentofPublicSafetyand a police officer have beensummoned to answer acomplaintalleging that a waitress'sconstitutional rights wereviolateddue to "unlawful arrest andimprisonment. ..

Maria Teresa T. Carandang'scase against the defendantsstemmed from an incident lastJulyduring which shewas accusedof theft by a co-worker at BobbyCadillac's, a restaurant alongBeach Road in Garapan.

Carandang, a Philippinenational, filed a civil case at theU.S. District Court only onTuesday, a case that would makeher a virtual millionaire shouldshe prevail.

She named the government,DPS and officer Raymond S.Pangelinan as respondents,accusing them of trampling uponher rights when she was arrested

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"The signing of the transfer,means we now have resolvedthe legal mechanism ... Anyfuture dispute can now be re­solved in the court," Torressaid,

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Tenorio explained that whatactually motivated him to pursuethe transfer. was when he read inthe newspapers last year thatMIHA was planning to developthepropertyadjacent to theschoolinto subdivisions.

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PTAPresidentTenoriowhohasbeen very aggressive in pursuingthe transaction. said in behalf ofthe PTA, he was very pleasedbecause "finally we are certain

Mariana Islands Housing Authority Executive Director John Sablan announces the transfer ofproperty atGarapan Elementary School before the members of the Board ofDirectors, and representatives from rr.A,PSS and Garapan Elementary School during a press conference. (photo by Foez Rahman)

the Trust Territory Governmentto construct the school due to thetyphoon.

At the same time, Sablan said,the Trust Territory Governmentexecuted an agreementtoprovideMIDHAan exchange of propertyhowever it was never officiallytransferred.

Upon learning the incompletetransactiontoprovideMIHAlandexchange. Sablan pointed out, hesecured approval from the Boardof Directors to request assistancefrom the Governor's Office andMarianas Public Land Corp. toprovide MlHA with its rightfulland exchange.

Sablan said up to now MPLCdid not come up with MIHA'slandexchangefor GarapanElem.School property.

He said to settle the pendinglandexchangefromMPLCandtoensure that the interest of thestudents, .teachers and facultymembersofGarapan areprotectedon whatever improvements theyhavealreadydoneor willbedoingin the future. the MIRA BoardofDirectors decidedontheirmeetinglastFridayto transferthepropertypermanently to the PSS.

He stressed however that "PSSis restricted to use this propertyonly... again only for the purposeof operating a public schoolsystem."

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financial privacy. However sixdays after forwarding amemorandum to the said bank,the plaintiff's accounts weredisclosed, the 6-page complaintsaid.

"Despite Me. Jorgensen'stimely demand that defendantprotect his right.,.. (the bank)failed to comply with itsobligations under the UnitedStates Right to Privacy Act...,"the lawsuit stated.

Jorgensen's complaint did notspecify to whom Bank of Guamdisclosed his accounts. sayingonly that ~~ did not follow theexample of another Saipan bankwhichwhensubpoenaed torevealthefinancial.records ofacustomer,the bank refused.

BankofSaipanwasserved witha subpoenathis year, but rejectedthe order and complied with itsobligations under the Right toFinancial Privacy Act, the civilsuit said.

In Lorenzo Ayuyu vs.Commonwealth InvestmentCompany. et al., Jorgensen saidBank of Saipan protected thefinancial records of its customer'and a subpoena to reveal thefinancial records of the samecustomer was quashed by theSuperiorCourt.

Jorgensen, aside from asking$200,000 damages Jorgensen,also wants the defendant to payhimreasonable attorney'sfeesandthe cost of the suit.

Bank of Guam officials werenot immediately available forcomments.

By Ferdie de la Torre

Garapan Elem. School property now belongs to PSSTIIEMARlANAlslandsHousingAuthority finally decidedyesterday to transfer ofapproximately 30.619 squaremeters of property at GarapanElementarySchooL to the PublicSchool Systems as a significantChristmas present to the PSS.children and parents.

In a pressconference yesterdaymorning at MiliA. John Sablan.MllIA ExecutiveDirector.ledthesigning of the documents along'lviththeMIRA BoardofDirectorsChairman Joaquin AtaIig;Nerman'Ienorio, ViceChairman;Rufina Miles, Director, and BenSablan, Secretary, signalling thecomplete transfer of the GarapanElementary School to the PSS.

Also present were PSSCommissionerWilliamS.Torres;Margaretde la Cruz. PSS ActingDeputy Commissioner (orAdministration; Lou Mendiola,Garapan Elementary SchoolPrincipal; Jack Tenorio. PTAPresident. and Bill Martin. PSSFederalPrograms Coordinator.

Executive Director Sablanexplainedthat thepropertywhereGarapan Elementary School issituated was not completed itsofficial transfer when it wasdeeded on Nov. I, 1968from theformer Mariana Islands DistrictHousing Authority (MIDHA) to

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Bank of Guam sued for'violating' customer's rightTHE Garapan-based Bank ofGuam has violated the financialprivacy of one of its customer,according to a complaint whichhas beenfiled at the U.S, DistrictCourt. The complainant, lawyerBruce L. Jorgensen is asking theU.S. District Court to award himat least $.2 million in actual,statutory and punitive damages.

In his December 17 civil case,Jorgensen accused the bank ofnotprotectinghis righttofinancialprivacy despite his "timelydemand" for it and demandedactual, statutory and punitivedamages totalling to more than$200,000.

Financial privacy which wasguaranteed by the FinancialPrivacy Act is also embodied inthe commonwealth code.

"(E)very customer of everybank shall be respected by eachdirector, officer, agent.employee ... (and should not)disclose any financial record ofany customer...... 4 CMC 6454partly states.

Thecomplaintfor damagesandother .relief was filed byJorgensen's lawyer. Mitchell F.Thompson of the Maher &

, Thompson law offices in Guam.In his complaint, the Saipan

lawyer said on or before July 23of thisyear, he was a customerofthe bank whose main offices arelocated in Agana, Guam.

Jorgensen said he maintainedtwo checking accounts.

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Norman Derbyshire, 52•.alsowas convicted on Monday ofdealing in radiactive substancesand receiving stolen goods.

Derbyshire, who h..ssbeenlivingin the northern cityof Flensburg,met with three other Britons inHamburg in October 1992 andsold them a plutonium sample•.saying80kilograms(I76pounds)of the substance were availablefrom Eastern Europe.

The deal was discovered andpublicized by the Britishnewspaper Sunday Express.

German investigatorsconcluded the plutoniumsamplecame from a sensor of an EastEuropean-made smoke detector,containedonly a small amountofplutonium andwasnotdangerous.

Bills for creating nationalinformation access propose

By DIANE DUSTON the Communications Act of 1934needs an overhaul.

Also, the court agreement thatbrokeup American Telephone andTelegraph 10 years ago is toorestrictive in the rapidly changingmedia environment.administration officials say.

In 1934,the govenunentneededto protect the scarce publicairwaves from being dominatedby a single voice.

Now. digital technology hasdramatically expanded thecapacity of the airwaves forcompeting wirelesscommunications devices. Coaxialand fiber-optic cable offer otherhigh-capacity channels for evenmore information from a broadrange of sources. .

The telephone companies havegonefromamonopoly - ATandT- delivering local and long­distance voice transmissions tothree major long-distancecompanies andsevenregional Bellsystems all interested in globalservices that include both voice.data and video transmissions.

American telecommunicationscompanies lead the world in thecommunications industry and areviewed by the administration and

. Congress as a big. bright spot inthe U.S. economy.

Many new jobs are expected tobe created by companiesmanufacturing for the massconsumer market as newtechnologies are refined.Individual access to vastinformation networks throughhome computers couldrevolutionize the way peoplework, Interactive TV could bringabout an explosion inprogramming. with homeshopping networks significantlyaltering thewaypeqJle roy goods.

WASHINGTON (AP) - TheClinton administration willproposelegislation soon designedto ensure all Americans haveaccess to a national informationnetworkthat is takingshape. VicePresident AJ Gore said Tuesday.

The goal will be to open thecommunications field to morecompetition and ease consumeraccess to the latest innovations intechnology along this emerginginformation highway. he told theNatio~ Press Club.

The fine points still must beworked out, but Gore said theWhite House supports eventualremoval ofjudicialand legislativerestrictions on all types oftelecommunications companies,including cable. telephone,utilities, television and satellite.

He said the White House isinterested in encour.aging privateinvestment; . promotingcompetition; ensuring everyoneaccesstothenetworkandavoidinga society of information "haves"and "have nots."

Gore praised the work ofCongress, which already hasseveral bills addressingtelecommunications concerns.

"Between now and thebeginning of next session, we'llbe continuing our dialogue withCongress. industry and publicinterest groups to formulate ourproposal for legislative andadministrative action that willclear the way for thecommunications marketplace ofthe future," he said.

The govemment is faced withregulating a new world oftelecommunications that hasn'ttaken shape yet.

Mergers between telephone.cable television and computercompanies are occurring rapidlyas corporations gather theexpertise and technology theyneedtogiveconsumers interactiveTV, picture telephones andcomputer systems that provideaccess to themajordata centersofthe world.

Although the great visions ofthe communications corporationshaven't hit the mass market yet,it's quite clear, officials say, that

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traditional Korean music per­formedbythesailorsthemselves.

With Guerrero were his wifeMatilde and Lt. Governor Ben­jaminT. Manglona.

Other prominent figures whoattended the dinner receptionaboardCheon-Ji,thebiggestamongtheships,wereLt,Governor-electJesseBorjaandhiswifeMaryAnne,

Feel the Hyatt Regency Saipan.

Thursday, December 23

theKoreansailorshostedadinnerreceptionfor top CNMI govern­ment, business and and Koreanleaders on the island.

Governor Lorenzo Guerrerowho earlier met with the ship'scaptains and admiral YJm at hisCapitol Hill office, led govern­ment officials during the night'saffair which was highlighted by

Fromlefttoright: ChoiIn-Taek, SGMA BoardJameslin, ·SG~A V.Chai"'!an JohnReggins, SGMA ChairmanRichard Pierce, SGMA Exec. DirectorAntonio Cabrera, KandatExec. Director& Staff.

The voyagebroughtthe sailorsto Malaysia. Bangladesh, India,Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

FromSriLanka,thethreeshipssailed towards Indonesia andproceeded to nearby Papua NewGuinea afterwards.

Then from New Guinea, thesailors stopped at a port in Aus­tralia, New Zealand, AmericanSamoa and SolomonIslands be­fore coming to Saipan which istheir final destination.

Soon after their vessels wereanchored at Charlie Dock inPuerto Rico, the visitors wentstraighttofamoustouristspotsonthe island.

The sailors were divided intotwo groups, according to PaulKhang, President of the KoreanAssociation here, who coordi­nated the sight-seeingtourof theKorean visitors.

The historical placesvisitedbythe sailors included the KoreanMemorial park.Banzai Cliff,LastCommand Post, Suicide Cliff.BirdIslandandthefamous Grotto.

Khangsaid the stay of the sail­ors was too short that there werenot able to see much of Saipan.

The visitorsroamedaroundtheisland aboard buses provided byKorean garrrient factories andhotels. Khang had earlier re­quested the Public School Sys­tem for buses and drivers for thesight-seeing tour. However,Khang said they could not agreewith the charges.

On the eve of their departure,

Korean sailors leave Saipan for 5-day voyage back homeandSuperiorCourtPresidingJudgeAlexandro Castro.

Governor-elect was not seenduring the dinnertime whichfea­turedKoreandelicacies.

Business leaders includingSaipan Chamber of CommerceExecutive Director DinoJones tootime to attend the 6:30dinnerre­ception.

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SGMA and Karidatin joint commitmentTHE SAIPAN Garment Manu- employee from retaliation. ForfacturersAssociation donatedre- thanreasonwewilltrustKaridat'scently $5,000 to Karidat for op- method in formation of theerationsasbothjointlyannounced mechanism."their commitment to work to- The secondpartof the workinggether in addressing problemsin relationshipbetweenKaridatandtheNMI's workplaces andhomes. SGMAdealswiththenumberone

In response to a letter dated social ill in the NMI:alcohol andOct. 13, 1993 from Karidat's drug abuse.Executive Director Antonio SGMA will source technicalCabrera to SGMA's Executive assistance to address the ever-Director Richard A. Pierce, the increasing demands placed onSGMA agreed and accepted Karidatby the NMI's singlelarg-Karidat's offer to "ideally" ad- est destroyer of human lives anddress the complaints the NMI families. The US's most presti-Social Service Center receives gious foundations for the educa-from persons employed in the tion,understanding andtreatmentindustry. of alcoholanddrug abusewillbe

The goal can be addressed by tapped and utilized.working with theSGMAthrough "SGMA wants to give more

, an informalmechanism that pro- than just money and jobs to thevides for mediation and self- NMI.We wouldreallylike to trymonitoringto preventabuses and to be a part of thefamily. And asto allowcomplaints to be cleared apartof thefamilywefeeT its o!lrup internally in some fair man- responsibility to do whateverner. it takes to get help for those

.SMGApraisedtheapproachas that need it."a solution to one of the problems Cabrera said "we need corn-theindustry has beenlabeledwith- munity support. Without it wehuman right violations and said would fail in our Christian"If there is a problem we want to obligation to provide ass is-identify it, address it andsolveit. tance to those that are leftItalso helps in our assessment of behind as a result of economicthe-individual companies within development. If we don't takeour group." care of. these people we will

"We can also acceptKaridat's have social problems and theconcern that such a mechanism community will suffer as amust guarantee and protect an whole."

WITH mixed feelings and emo­tions, hundreds of SouthKoreannavysailedbacktotheirhomelandyesterday morning following a24-hourstayonSaipanwhich theyhave described as "beautiful."

Clad in the traditional whiteuniformsfor navy,more thansixhundredsailorsboardedthethreeships minutes before the 10:00o'clock scheduled departure ofthe vessels.

However, despiteclearweather,the Cheon-Ji, Che-ju and theKyoung-Buk did leave on thescheduleddeparturetime.Fifteen.minutes past 10:00 a.m, SouthKorean Consul General KyungTai Park and his wife Young aswell as other Korean nationalswere still seen talking and shak­ing hands with the sailors and

. navy officers.The vessels left only before

II :00 a.m. for a five-day voyageto the Korean peninsula.

With Admiral Kim Tae-ll as. the commander, the three-shipscomposed the Cruise TrainingUnit of the democratic Korea.

The sailors arrived on Saipanfrom the Solomon Islands ataround 10:00 a.m, on Tuesday.

According to Asst. Chief ofStaff for Logistics, Kim ByungDuk, the Chen-ji, Kyoung-Bukand the Che-ju sailed the Pacificwatersformorethanthreemonths.

The ships left the Koreanpen­insulaon Septemberg and sailed.to 16 ports in the Asia-Pacificregion.

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effortssmooth transferofexecutivepower.from the Guerrero administrationto the Tenorio-Borja governmentHe said that was the purpose ofyesterday's meeting.

"We have talked about a lot ofthings, but generally, we focusedon how we could make sure gov­ernment continues to function dur­ing transition," saidJoyner.

According to Joyner, the groupalsodiscussed proposed schedulesfor planned visits of the Tenoriotransition team of the different de­partments andagencies, in view ofthe short time it needs to workwithin.

"Wetalkedaboutthelackoftimeandproposed thatwework notonlyonnormalweekdaysbutevenweek­ends. But in all possibility, a totaltransition willnotoccurbyJanuary9, it might go beyond that," saidJoyner.

Tbe group likewise named con­tact persons from each side anddiscussed up to what level in thegovernment bureaucracy arecour­tesyresignations needed.

Buta majortopic of yesterday'sdiscussion was on funding for theJanuary 10inauguration andfortheentire transition effort asa whole.. Joyner said thegroup was wary.of the fact that wherever the addi­tional money is tappedfrom, it hasto betaken from someotheragencyoractivity.

Hesaidbothsides were seekingways to makeendsmeet

Presentduringthemeeting fromthe Tenorio side were LieutenantGovernor-elect Jesus C. Borja,MitehPangeIinan,EfrainCamacho,Brenda Y. Tenorio, and LeciaEason.

On the other side, present weretransition members Joyner, Inos,Balajadia, Angie Iba, MariaPangelinan, Joaquin Villagomez,TimBruceandGovernorGuerreroandLieutenantGovernorBenjaminT. Manglona.

Inos and Balajadia were namedbyGuerrero asadditional membersofhisgroupinamemorandumtoalldepartment headsMonday.

He reiterated his call for all de­partments and agencies to extendevery courtesy andassistance pos­sible to the new administration'sOffice of Transition.

Under thestatute, a transition of­fice is established on the day theBoardofElectionscertifies theelec­tion of a governor that does notsucceed himself in office.

This means that the transitioncommittee has yet to conduct offi­cial business until election resultsarecertified.

Thishas posedaproblemconsid­eringthat theBoard has foreseen adragging voter challenge process,notably in Rota where the electionwas mostcontroversial.

Butaccording to Joyner,even ifthey could not officially do busi­ness, they can start informally dis­cussing waysand means toeffecta

transitionpublicinformationofficerandmem­berofthe currentgovernor's transi­tionteam.

Hesaidspecific steps onhow theturnover of executive functionswould be commenced were dis­cussed in the meeting that lastedalmost the whole morning yester­day.

suffered wounds on the headinflicted by hard object, the DPSearlier said.

Meanwhile, Sheu said a 26­year-old man was arrestedyesterday before dawn forresisting arrest and battery on apolice officer in front of ClassicNight Club in Garapan.

Sheu said the report showedthattheresponsiblePaulBasilius,of Koblerville, approached apolice officer in frontof the cluband slapped him on the face.

It was gathered that the policeofficerrespondedtotheclubafterBasilius allegedly failed to payhis drinks worth $8. It was latersettled after Basilius friend paidthe amount.

The officer was about to leavethe ·club when the responsibleallegedly slapped him.

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the Tenorio-Borja transition com­mittee, notwithstanding the non­certification of the results of therecentgeneral elections.

''The.meeting was very produc­tive and very cordial. It broughtabout assurances of cooperationbetween the combined transitionteam," saidJohnJoyner, Guerrero's

arrested and investigated at theDPS after the riot.

JohnReyesreponed totheDPSlastFridayat 10:34p.m.abouttheriotbetweentwogroups ofpersonsthat happened.In his house inKoblerville.

A, group of persons wasallegedlyhavinga drinking spreewhen a male person approachedand asked regarding a familyproblem which triggered anargument.

A riot erupted after the malepersonleftbutreturned lateralongwithsomeof hiscompanions, theDPSinitialinvestigation showed.

Sheu did notelaboratewhethertheDPShasalreadyidentifiedthepersons involved in the rumble.

Duenas was allegedly stillconscious when he was broughtto CHC but he later died. He

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FINANCE and Public Works Di­rectors EloyS. InosandElizabethS.Balajadiawere named byGover­norLarry I. Guerrero to be part ofhis team tasked to work with theincoming administration's transi­tion committee,

Also yesterday, thegroup infor­mallyheld its initial meeting with

DPS releaseson man killed

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By Ferdie de la Torre

THE DEPAR1MENT of PublicSafety released yesterday theautopsy result conducted by theCommonwealthHealthCenteronthe 19-year-old man who waskilled during a riot last Friday inKoblerville.

In yesterday's regular pressbriefing,CathySheu,DPSpublicinformationofficer, said autopsyconducted by Dr. Robert HananoftheCHC showedthatthevictimAntonioC. DuenasJr., diedfromintracranial bleeding cause fromthe forced blown to the head.

Sheu said the CriminalInvestigation Division reponedthat no arrest was made yet. Thecasehasbeenfunher investigated

Earlier, it was reported that amale Chamorro teenager was

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atim of the different situations andneedsofvarious insular areas.

Ore of the elements stated by DeLugo and company in the policy-.ounciI proposal is onethatwillpro­vide for Northern Mariana Islandsrelatioos issues tobenegotiated by arepresentative of thepresident, as re­quired by the US-CNMI Covenantand thelawthatapproved it.

Such an official should be a realrepresentativeofthepresidentandreport to the White House. Itshouldalsoprovideforothermat­ters to be handled directly byagencies with the CNMI's Resi­dent Representative, as also in­tended by the Covenant.

According to Babauta, he fullyagrees to such a proposal as itwould basically strengthen ad­herence to the Covenant.

"There are provisions in theCovenant that pertains to US­CNMIconsultation and I am gladthatMr. DeLugo,recognizedthatit is time we adhere more to theCovenant, regardless of the pro­posed council's' role," saidBabauta,

"I sincerely hope thai the ere­ationof thccouncilwillnoteclipsctheadvantages theCNMIhaswiththe Covenant," the Washingtonrepresentative added.

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LugosayingOTIAshouldhavebeen functioning more as advo­cates of the territories and thosewho could have lobbied on theirbehalf when it comes to federalagencydealings.

"To acertainextent, Interiormayhave been advocates of the areas.But in my opinion, they have notdone enough, thereby renderingtheir role ineffective. We, insularareas definitely need more atten­tion," said Babauta. Babauta shared the three del­

egates' non-acceptance of apater­nalistic role for OTiA in the pro­posedpolicycouncil sayingwhatisneeded isapolicythatcouldenableinsular areas to deal directly withfederal agencies.

Babbitt,for thelastfew months,has been trying to draw up a con­sensus among leaders of insulararea governments as the federalgovernment gets ready with thecreation of a formal institutionalstructure within the White Housefor territorial issues.

Tbe delegates said what they areseeking isawaytocornpensatefor theareas' lack of power in the regularfederal process, Additionally, while itshouldenable themtogetattention atthelevel states do, any system shouldalsoprovide fcr individual COI1Sidcr-

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FIRST,I wanttoaddressareader'squestion about negative-caloriefoods. All foods have calories;some havefew. The authorof thebook probably lists foods whichhave fewcalories. Forexample,acup of lettuce or cucumbers orcabbagehas less than 25calories.

Since our bodies use energy Officeparties, dinnerparties,and(calories) to digestandmetabolize pot-luckfeastsarenotfeedingfren-food, the authorimplies that these ziesor grazingopportunities. Planfoods have negative calories be- not to skip meals that day so thatcause ourbodiesuseall or moreof you do not arrivestarved. Plan tothe calories in those foods for di- include or continue your regulargestion. exercise throughout the holidays.

This is a logical concept. But, Plan to bringa lowfatdish, if pot-instead of filling the author's luckstyle,so thatyouhaveat leastpocket, fill your stomach with one goodchoice. Skipfried foodsmorefruitsandvegetablesinplace andtakeonlysmalibitesofheavy,of meats and snack foods. Most fat laden foods. Refusedessert iffruits and vegetables have less you arenot hungry.calories. Alcoholic beverages not only

The Holidays implies for some contain calories, but they reducepeople office parties, dinner par- yourabilityto sensephysical hun-ties and overeating. Dieters and gerandweakenyourcontrol. Drinkhealth conscious folks need not withmoderation or planto bring athrow willpower into the wind. non-alcoholic ordietbeverage.The holidays are a time to at, The holidays are not a time todrink and be merry without re- deprive yourself, nor are they agret. If you are worried about time to overindulge. So, eat andweight gain or loss of control, drinkmoderately, so that you areplan ahead. merrynot sorry.

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Australia's powerful miningcompanies have protested that theproposedgovernment legislation isunworkable, and theycalledfor itto be abandoned now and corn­pletelyredraftednextyear. Theycontend that unless existing landtitles are safe from challenge, de­velopment and investment will becurtailed.

Opposition leaderJohnHewsonof the Liberal party predicted thegovernment would be forced' torevisethe bill nextyearand wouldnot ruleout repealing it ifhis coa­litionwon the nextelection.

The nation's farmers joined insupporting thebillwhentheywereassured inanamendment thattheywould.be able to renewtheir landleases without challenges fromAboriginal groups. Mining leases

.did not receive the same protec­tions.

State and federal tribunals willevaluate land claims to determinewrethzrAboriginalgrmps canprovethat !hey or their ancestocs hadtradi­tiooally used an area roc 1Imting, ochadreligious orcultural claims (Jl it

been set aside, in one way or an­other, for the country's 265,(XX)aboriginal andTorresStraitislanderpeople.

However,thenation'scourtsdidnot recognize native title to landuntil Australia's High Court ruled18monthsagothatnativetitlecouldstillexistwhereaboriginal orTorresStrait Islander people had main­taineda<;.ontinuous association withtheir 1ar1a since white settlementbegan in'1788.

In practice, that means nativetitleclaims will essentially be lim­ired to public lands held by thefederalor stategovernments. Gov­enuReni officials estimate that 5percentto10percentofAustralia'slandscould realistically be subjectto Aboriginal landclaims.

Until the High Court's ruling,Australian lawwasbasedonalegalfiction known as Terra Nullius,whichheldthatAustralia had beenan empty landwhen the white set­tlersarrived.

Evidence shows aboriginal oc­cupation stretching back at least4O,(XX) years.

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'There were many times whenwe fell our rights were being ig­nored.But tonightwehope thatallof you aregoing to rejoice withuson what we see as a historic day."

Already, more thanone-seventhof Australia's vast area of morethan one millionsquaremileshas

has become an issue because ofthe thousands of veterans suffer­ing from debilitating and undiag­nosed illnesses that have come tobe known as Persian Gulf syn­

,drome.Oil fire fumes, pesticides and

otherenvironmentalhazardshavebeen raised as possible causes,The Pentagon says it has beenunable to pinpoint asingle reasonfor the illnesses, and has empha­sized that there were no knownincidentsofchemicalagentexpo­suresordetectionsduringthewar.

Thebillisnowlikelytopassbothhouses of Parliament lateTuesdayor earlyWednesday.

"It will make a great day forindigenous Australians and I hopeagreat turning pointin theirrecenthistory," Prime Minister PaulKeating said.

"This has been the longestcon­tinuing problemthat Australia hasfaced for 200 years, recognizingthat indigenous people, thatnativepeople,had the right to theirownsoil," he said.

; includefatigue, painfulmusclesandjoints,bleeding gums,skin rashes,short-term memory loss and hairloss.

"With this legislation, the VAwill havetheauthoritytoprovide tothese veterans both inpatient andoutpatient careonapriority basis,"Clinton said. 'Thus, we can helpmake certain ihat these veterans'healthcareneedsaremetasfullyaspossible while Important researchintotheirproblems goesforward."

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WASlllNGTON (AP)- Presi­dent Clintonsignedlegislation torequire the Veterans Affairs De­partmenttotreatPersianGulfWarveteransfordiseases thatmayhaveresulted from exposure to toxicSubstances.

"Over thepast 2 1/2years, Per­sian Gulf veterans have experi­enced a widerangeof health careproblems thathaveeludeddiagno­sis and cure," Clinton said in astatement on Tuesday, one dayafter hesignedthe bill.

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Aborigines land bill heads for parliament6-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-TIlURSDAY-DECEMBER 23, 1993

CANBERRA,Australia (AP)­Aborigines rejoiced Tuesday as itbecameclearthatParliamentwouldpasshistoriclegislationto recognizenative land rights in Australia forthe first time in more than twocenturies.

TIlebreakthrough, in amarathonparliamentary debate, came Tues­day afternoon when two WestAustralian Greens, who hold thebalanceofpowerintheSenate,saidthey wouldsupportthenative titlebill.

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Travel in Moscow ischeap.~subway, magnificently designedbutgetting grimy, costs 10rubles,about a penny.

Busrides are onlyone ruble, butyou punch yourown ticket on an,honor system, sofewpeople seemto payeventhat Apparently, 'onlythevery timidseemto fear beingcaughtbyarareinspectorandfmed500rubles (SO cents).

TaxIdriverswillaskhighpricesbut are willing to bargain,espe­ciallywith someone whocansay"I haveno dollars"in Russian.ARussian-speakingfriendarguedadriver into a trip halfway acrossS1. Petersburg for 2,000 rubles($2).

Foreigners aresupposed topay7,000 rubles ($ 7) to get into theHermitage Museum inS1. Peters­burg, but Russians pay only 40rubles, and sometimes one willbuy a ticket for you. If you areyoung and wearjeans, a FloridaT-shirt and dirty running shoes ­the current uniform - you maypass for a Russian.

Even if you have no Russian,it is wise to learn the Cyrillicalphabet. The men's room ismarked with an M, which isthe same in both alphabets,but the one on the ladies'lookslike an X with a vertical bardown the middle. In the sub­way, you need the Cyrillic al­phabet to tell where you are.

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Moscow andS1. Petersburg. Rus­sians will recommend a carefullook at the bill, which will beimmense by their standards butreasonable compared with NewYorkor Paris.

Russia's dual economy is anendless fascination. A man'shaircutcanbehad for theequiva­lentof70 cents,buta glassoffruitjuice in a cafefor foreigners maycost more than $ 3.

A good seat for the opera orballet _at the Moussorgsky The­ater in St. Petersburg

goes'for 40 rubles,or 4 cents,and movie tickets are 20 cents.

For the Bolshoi in Moscow,however, you may have to pay ascalper$ 20or$30foranorchestraticket thatcost him 75 cents.

Just a few cents will buy entryto theKremlin, butonceinside, thepriceoflookingattheczar'sjewelsmight be another $17. You canpass.

TheInternationalHeraldTribunecosts $2, but two interesting En­glish-language dailies are givenaway inhotel lobbies.

While abuffetdinner andaper­forrnance by AllaPugachova, oneof Russia's mostpopular singers,may costs 250 a person, somerestaurants servegoodmeals withwinefor about $15.

But choose the restaurant care­fully. Some keepthe food arounduntil theysellit,andrefrigeration isnot all thatconunon.

Ifyouworry about the water, andyouprobably should, beer, canned

Group tours are cheap in win­ter,forgoodreason.IftheRussianwinter defeated Napoleon andHitler, it can be expected to van­quish the average tourist.

A standard economy-classflightfromNewYorktoMoscowcan cost $1,197 each way, butsome agencies advertise flightsfor as little as $420.

If youhave time,get a bargainflightto western Europe and takeatraintoPoland, thenfindacheapfare in localcurrency.

Surveys call Moscow one oftheworld's mostexpensive capi­tals.They are right if you stay atthe Metropole, wherethe cheap­est single room costs $ 330 andbreakfast is $22 - hard currency,please,no rublesaccepted.

Moremodesthotelshaveroomsfor $30 to $40 if you can stand alittle discomfort and uncertainplumbing.

The bedandbreakfast industryis thriving. U.S. agencies can ar­rangeaccommodations startingatabout$75fora double, but pricesnegotiated on the spot are muchlower.Someproprietors alsowilldo a generous home-cooked din­ner for about$ 8.

Food is plentiful, and some­times a surprise. The hostess at abed-and-breakfastmayservecoldfish and chocolate cake forbreakfast, and feel hurt if yourefuse.

Try restaurants run by peoplefrom Georgia, which suppliesmuchof thebestfoodandwineto

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St. Petersburg offers the Her­mitage, with Its great collectionof art, and a wealth of other pal­aces built by Peterthe Great andhis successors.

Summertemperatures in Mos­cow and St. Petersburg rarelyreach 80 degrees (26.6 degrees)and the days are long: In July itdoesn't reallyget darkuntil after11. There can still be snow inMay,but June is usuallynice. Sois September, and often the firsthalf of October.

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Graves retiring, Sakamotonamed toAP's Hawaii ChiefNEW YORK (AP) - GordonSakamoto, a veteranHawaii news­man.hasbeennamedchiefofbureau in Honolulu forThe Associated'Press, responsible for AP operations in Hawaii and the CentralPacific.

The appointment was announced today by Louis D. Boccardi,president andchiefexecutive officer of the AP.

Sakamoto, 58, succeedsHowardGraves,whoisretiring after41 yearswiththeAP.

Sakamoto joinedthe AP in April after working for five years as amarketing specialist for thestateof Hawaii.

He also worked for United Press International for 27 years in SanFrancisco andHonolulu, wherehewasin charge ofHawaii operations.

Sakamoto is a native of Honolulu anda graduate ofMissouri ValleyCollege.

Graves, 67,hasbeenbureauchiefinHonolulu since 1982. Heearlierwasbureau chiefin Portland, Ore., andAlbuquerque, N.M., andheldothernewsassignments in Little Rock, Helena andDenver.

He is a nativeof Robinson, ill.

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A sojoum in Russia, whichre­quiresaspiritofadventure andaninterestin giving upcornflakes ($6abox)forcaviar(onlyabout$2an ounce),can be instructive.

Streets in Moscow and S1. Pe­tersburg areanendless fascinationof majestic classical buildings,Stalin-style skyscrapers, kiosksthatselleverythingfromcaviarto

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at111.00yen InNew York, thedollarsettled at 111.18 yen,up from 110.65yen OIl Mooday.

lnLrndoo, the BritishIXJUIXl rose to$1.4880 fnm $ 1.4855 late Mooday.lnNewYakitcost$I.4880tobuyonepoard.mcreexpensiveihanlvlonday's$1.4860.

Otherlate dollar rates inNew York,compared with late Monday's ratesincluded; 1.7103Germanmarks.downfrom 1.7125; 1.4503 Swiss francs,down from 1.4580; 5.8155 Frenchfrancs, dowmfrom 5.8388; 1,669.00Italian lire, down from 1,673.00, ard1.3449 Canadian dollars, up from1.3438.

GoIdfellinLmlontoalatebidIJiceof $388.25 a troy ozce, comparedwith $389.50 bid late Monday. InZurich, themetalfell toalatebidofdIrs3'07.75 from$388.60.

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Dollar, Gold settlemostly lowerNEW YORK (AP) - The U.S.dollar settled lower against mostkeycurrenciesbutcontinued toriseagainst the Japanese yen in sob­dued trading Tuesday.

Goldpricespostedgainsin Asiathendeclined across theboard.Onthe New York Commodity Ex­change, gold bullion for currentdelivery settled at $387.90 a troyounce, down$1.40fromMonday.Republic National Banksaidgoldlost $1.50 an ounce toa late bidpOre of$387.50.

Trading continued to focus onthe Japanese yen and the Swissfranc. The dollar strengthenedagainst theyenamidmoretalk thattheJapanesecentralbankmightcutinterest rates early next year tostimulate theeconomy.

Lower interest rates would fur­therundermine the yenby makingyields on yen-denominated securi­tieslessattractive to investors..

Further, "the market is now re­allybeginning to getnervous overtheeconomicandpoliticalsituationinJapan," saidStephenFlanagan,avicepresidentatPaineWebberInc."That's keeping Ireyenweak."

The market largely igrx:rep COOl­

ImI1s by Treasury Secretary lloydBentsen,wmsaidbedoesn'tenvisiooIre United States intervening to sup­pelt Ire Japanese CUIl'eOCY. Bentsenalsosaidbewasdisappointedsolittleprogress has beenmade in openingJ~marketsto u.s. goods.

The ddlar wasoutof Ire spotlightmootoflreday.The Swissfrancdrewstrengthand Europe's "safe haven"curren;yandIrovedhigher.F1anagannotedthatamidGermany'secon<micproblems and growing disputes withlaboc, investors are inclined to aban­dontheGermanmarlc, and the Swissfraec has been the primary benefi­clary.. "Foc Iredollar at thistime ci year,it'srooreofaspeculativemarket,andthatmeans dealers areootnecessarilytradingthedollar,"F1anagansaid. M05tdealershave settled their accountsardareawaiting thenewyear.

.In'Iokyo, thedoIlarclosedat110.75yen,upO.48yenfrom Monday'sclose.LaterinLonOOn, the oollarwasquoted

Grain futures endmostly higher inquiet sessionCHICAGO (AP) - Grain andsoybean futures prices endedmostly higher in quiet tradingTuesdayontheChicagoBoardofTrade.

Support stemmed from strongoverseas sales of soybeanoil andgenerally strong export demandforwheat, said DavidArmstrong,grains analyst with the ChicagoCorp.

He said traders were disap­pointed by indications MoroccoboughtwheatfromFranceinsteadof the United Statesbut thewheatmarket refused to break sharplyon news.

Wheatfor Marchdelivery rose1 1-2cents to$ 3.73 1-4a bushel;Marchcornrose l-ZcenttoS2.983-4abushel;Marchoats rose 1 1­2centsto$1.35 a bushel;Januarysoybeans climbed 2 cents to $6.87 3-4 a bushel.

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Gearan issued a statement onthe papersin Foster's officeafterThe WashingtonTimespublisheda story Monday under. theheadline, "Clinton papers Iiftedafter aide's suicide."

Quotingtwo unidentified Ll.S,Park Police investigators, thenewspaper said Foster's officewas searched by Nussbaum andtwo Clinton political operativeslessthan three hoursafterFoster'sbody wasfound.

The story said the documentstaken from Foster's officeincluded files he maintained onWhitewater and on James B.McDougal, aWhitewater partnerand owner of a failed Arkansassavingsand loan.

Questions abouttheWhitewaterrealestateventureemergedwhenthe JusticeDepartmentopened acriminal investigation of theMadison Guaranty Savings andLoan owned by McDougal. Theprobe is focusing on whetherMcDougaldrained fundsfrom theS-and-L to back real estateprojects- including Whitewater- or to benefit politicians,including Clinton.

Gearan said files found inFoster's officewereexaminedbyNussbaum on July 22 "in thepresence of representatives ofvarious law enforcementagencies."

Afterward, Clinton's paperswere sent to his attorney, whilefilespertainingto Foster's WhiteHouse duties were kept in thecounsel's offices and filespersonal to Foster andhis familyweresent tohisfamily's personalattorney, Gearansaid.

By TERENCE HUNT

WASHINGTON (AP) - TheWhite House is acknowledging'that records of business dealsinvolving President Clinton andhis wife were removed from theofficeof deputy counselVincentFoster Jr.by a top administrationofficial two days after Foster'ssuicide.

The White House said lateMonday thatWhiteHousecounselBernard Nussbaum on July 22took controlof tax materialsandrecordsof the Clintons' dealingswith an 'Arkansas real estatepartnershipknownasWhitewaterDevelopmentCorp. andsentthemto the president's personalattorney in Washington. Fosterdlled hiinselfJuly 20.

'Investigators probingNhitewater arid theoperatorof a'ailedArkansas savingsand loanisscclation were not allowed to'eview thematerials.

White Housecommunications1irectorMarkGearansaidthemesNere in the possessionof DavidKendall, thepresident's personalutorney,

In the presence of lawmforcementofficials,Nussbaumiersonally examined thelocuments anddecided on theiriisposition, Gearansaid.The lawmforcement officials were not~iven an opportunity to inspecthe papers,Gearan said.

"Itwasjusttheprocess," Gearanldded."Berniecategorizedthern."

"All the files were handledippropriately," Gearan said.'They (the Clintons) are not the;ubjectof any investigation."

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nomic activity anddisrupdon of theflowofhumanitarianassistance," rpereport said,

Work] production of cereals - thebasicdietinrnostcountries -dropped4 percent in 1993the FAOsaid.

In Europe, fighting in formerCommunist states of Armenia,Azerbaijan, Bosma, Georgia andTajikistan is disrupting food sup­plies.

In Iraq, hit by a U.N. embargoand factional fighting, "the foodandnutritionalsituationcontinuestodeteriorate"thereportsaid.Con­tinuing civil war in Afghanistanwill mean continuing food short-

agespersist."Most of the threatened popula­

tions are in Africa. In Angola,Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,Liberia, Mozambique, Niger,Rwanda, Sierre Leone, Somalia,and Sudan political strife or civilwar disruptgrowing and distribu-'tion. Adverse weather conditionsaffected harvests in some coun­tries.

people,' said Edouard Saouma,FAO'sdirector-general.Buthesaidit is difficult to grow food anddistribute it efficiently to thestarv­ing and malnourished in nationswracked withwars, civilwars andeconomic chaos.

Saouma issueda statementwithTuesday's release of FAO's re­port, "Food Outlook."The reportsaid "grave regional food short-

World's trouble spots faced with food shortagesBy NICK LUDINGTON

WASIllNGTON (AP) - Mil­lions of people in 20 countriesstrickenbywarorcivilturmoil arefacedwithstarvationandmalnutri­lionin 1994, according to theU.N.Food and Agriculture Organiza­tion.

''There is plentyof food to feedall of the world's 5.4 million

public debt. Defense spendingtotaled$21.8 billion inNovemberand $44.9 billion so far this fis~aI

year, down 2.1 percent from theyear before.

Interest on the public debt was$22.3billion lastmonth and$39.9billion so far this year, down 1.4percent from ayear ago.

The government's deficit in1993, which ended Sept. 30,totaled $254.7 billion, a three­year low, after hitting a record$290.3 billion in 1992. TheClinton administration projectsthe deficit will rise slightly thisyear, to $ 258.7 billion.

fiscal 1994•In

with government assistance.Spending on Social Security

totaled$25.5 billioninNovemberand $50.1 billion for the fiscalyear so far, up 6.8 percent from ayear ago.

Spending by the DepartmentofHealth and Human Services foreverythingexcept SocialSecurityalsowas$50.1 billionfor theyearso far. That's 12.5 percent higherthan last year. This category,which includes Medicare andMedicaid, totaled$ 24.7billioninNovember.

Offsettingthe increasedbenefitspendingweredeclinesinmilitaryexpenditures and interest on the

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first month of fiscal 1994,totaled$83.8 billion, up from $ 81.5billion a year earlier.

And chances are the red inkwillcontinue toaccumulatemorerapidlythana yearearlierbecausethe government is resuming itssavingsandloancleanupprogragiafter astall of more thanyear anda half.

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fiscalyearby2.8percent overlastyear, the government saidTuesday.

ThedeficitinNovembertotaled$38.4billion, up 17.3percentfrom .ayearago.Thecombinedshortfallfor November and October, the

for each of the defendants.These are on top of the actual

damages of not less than $1,000and attorney's fees which theplaintiff is askingfrom the court.

If the district court awarded allthe damages, Carandang willreceive more than $900,000,making her a virtual millionaire.

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which the CNMI governmentowned, making the three liablefoc the alleged unlawful arrest,the complaint stated

No criminal chargeswerefiledagainst the waitress at the timeofher incarceration and even untilnow.

The plaintiffwastotallyunableto .go to work and sustaineddamages for loss of earnings as aresult of her arrest, the civil casefiled on Tuesday said. __

"By reason of... unlawfulconduct of defendants, and eachof them, plaintiff suffered, andcontinues' to suffer, greathumiliation,embarrassment, andphysical andmental suffering, aswell as loss of reputation in andamongherco-workers,associates,family and friends."

Carandangenumeratedseveralconstitutional provisions as herbases for filing the case.

The defendants' actionsviolatedtheFourthandFourteenthAmendments to the U.S.constitutionandArticleI,Section3 and5pfthe CNMI constitution,she said.

The said provisions guaranteethe right to be secure in person,papers, and affects againstunreasonable searches andseizures.

Thewaitressalsocitedherrightto an attorneyand to be informedof the nature and cause of thecharge against her as guaranteedby the Sixth and FourteenthAmendments.

Other rights which accordingto Carandang were violated bythe defendants include the rightnot to be deprived of right to life,liberty or property, right toprivacy.

"The actions, conduct andbehaviorof defendants, andeachof them, were performedknowingly, intentionally andmaliciously,(thus) theplaintiff isentitled to an award of punitivedamages,"the complaint filed byAtty. James S. Sirok said.

Carandangis askingthedistrictcourt to award her compensatorydamages not less than $100,000for each of the defendants. Shealso wants the federal court toaward her punitive damages intheamountnot lessthan$200,000

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andIndonesiaPetroleum Ltd.,alsoa Japanese company.

Mobil reportedly holds a 50percent share in the consortium,Japan Exploration 25 percent,Indonesia Petroleum 15 percentand Nissho Iwai 10 percent.

Mobil officials could not bereached for immediatecomment.

The remainderof the blockis tobe held 15 percent byPetroVietnam, the state-ownedVietnameseoilcompany, and12.5percent by Zarubejincft, a Rus­sian company.

Mobil was the only Americancompany to bid to explore theblock, which lies off the coast ofsouthern Vietnam, Under termsof the 19-year-oldU.S.economicembargo against Vietnam, Mobilcan gather seismic data and dotest drilling, but cannot pump orsell any oil.

Some industry experts sayexploratory testscould take up totwo years and that Blue Dragonmight not makemoneyforat leastfive, ..

Mobil struck oil in the 197()soff the coast of what was thenSouth Vietnam, It pulledout aftertheSaigongovernmentfell toNorthVietnameseCommunist troops in1975.

Vietnamisnowproducing oil incommercialquantities at onlyoneoffshore field, knownas BachHo(White Tiger).

VietSovPetro, a Vietnamese­Russian joint venture, is the pro­ducer. Preparations are underwayfordevelopmentattwootherfields,Rong(Dragon)andDaiHung(BigBear).

Together,thethreeknownfieldsare estimated by some industryanalyststohavea totalrecoverableoil reserve of750 million barrels.

HANOI,Vietnam (AP)-MobilCorp. and three Japanesecompanieshavebeenawardedtheright toexplore apotentiallylargeoil and natural gas field off thecoast of Vietnam, an official forone of the Japanese companiesconfirmed Tuesday.

The four won a 72.5 percentinterest in a block containing theThanh Long (Blue Dragon)structure, which. some industryexperts believe to contain morethan 700 million barrels of oil.

Nissho Iwai Corp., one of theconsortium partners, learned ofthe award Tuesday at its Tokyoheadquarters, said a companyofficial in Hanoi, who spoke oncondition of anonymity.

The other consortiummembersare Japan Exploration Co. Ltd,

Japanese companies toexplore oil in Vietnam

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PUBLIC NOTICEInthe Superior court 01 the Commonwealth

ofthe Northern Mariana Islands

SHOWCASES FOR SALE30 - 3 KINDS SHOW­CASES AVAILABLE

FOR SALE

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NOTICE OF HEARINGPlease take notice that at 2:30 p.m.•December 29. 1993, or as soonthereafter as can be heard, this Courtwill hold a hearing at the SuperiorCourt, Susupe, CNMI, forthe spe­cific purpose of:1. Determining whether adecree ofadoption of JOHNEDIL NAVARROTAGUIBAO. a minor child, shouldbe granted to Petitioner herein;2. Affording any party adversely af­fected an opportunity to be heard.Dated this 22nd day of December,1993.

ADOPTION CASE NO. 93-142In the matter of the Petition forthe adoption and chnage ofname­of:JOHNEDIL NAVARROTAGUIBAOMinor,By: JACKIE ELZlE UTTLEPetitioner,

Louise C. HofschneiderDeputy Clerk ofCourt

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TO: ALL HEIRS. DEVISEES, LEGATEES ANDCREDITORS OF PACIFICO F. BORJA. DE·CEASEDPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that LUCY B. SAN

NICOLAS has filed with the Clerk ofthis Courther Petition lor Letters 01 Administration 01the Estate 01 PacJfieo F. Bo~a, deceased. Thehearing 01 the Petition Is set lor Tuesday,January 18,1994at1:30 p.m. atthe SuperiorCourt, Civic Center. Susupe, Saipan, North·ern Mariana Islands.For further particulars please refer to thePetition on file herein. orcontact counsellorpetitioner,'Bruce L.Mallman 01 White, Pierce.Mailman &Nutting, Joeten Center. Susupe,P.O. Box 5222, Saipan MP 96950; telephone(670) 234-6547 and facsimile (670) 234­9537.CREDITORS 01 decedent or01 his estate arehereby notffied that theymust file theireialmswith the Clerk or the supenor Court within(60) days 01 the first publication of this No­tice, orthe claims will be forever barred.

Hearing Date: January 18, 1994Time: ' 1:30 p.m.JUdge: Demapan ,In the Matter 01 the Estate ofPAC/ACO F. BORJA,Deceased.

PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THENORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1305

HOnCE OF HEARING OH PETITION FORLETTERS OF AOMINlSTRAnON; AHO

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DATED: December 16, 1993 Fred F. Camacho,Clerk ofCourt

By: Deputy Clerk of Court

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2 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.50 per hour.Contact:' ARNALDO G. GUBAN dbaArgie MaintenancelCourier Services,P.O. Box 2120 CK, Saipan, MP96950.Tel. No. 235-3663(12/30)TH/13817.

1 BEAUTICIAN - High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.15 perhour.

ContactGENEROSOD HUERTAS,SA. dba Gene's BarberShop & BeautySalon, P.O. Box 132 CK, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 233-6662(12/23)TH/13739.

1 H.E.MECHANIC - Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary: $4.00 perhour.Contact: GEORGE F. FLEMING dbaFleming's Enterprises, P.O. Box 702,Saipan, MP 96950. TeL No. 322­6587(01/06)TH/13857.

4 COOK - Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$3.50 perhour.

Contact:YANOENTERPRISES INC.dba Kinpachi Restaurant. P.O. Box89,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­69qO(12/23)TH/13738.

1 GENERAL MANAGER, (PLANT) ­Collegegrad., 2 yearsexperience. Sal­ary: $3,000 per month-,Contact:ADVANCE TEXTILECORPO­RATION, Caller Box AAA-440, Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No.322-5798(01/06)TH/7350.

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1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.95 per hour.2 CASHIER-Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary: $2.95-$4.00 perhour.Contact: A. TESTONI dba BluetesSaipan Inc., Caller Box 5236 - 116,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­4691 (12/30)THn286.

1 WAREHOUSE MAN - High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.25per hour.1 DRAFTSMAN - High schoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary:$4.15perhour.1 PLUMBER - High school grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.45perhour.1 DISPATCHER - High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary: $3.00perhour.Contact: JOHN T. SABLAN dba JGSablanRealty&Const., P.O.Box2119,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­3955(01/06)TH/13859.

1 AIRCONOITION AND REFRIGERA­TION MECHANIC· College grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.15perhour.Contact:BIENVENIDA C. BARASI dbaMFAEnergy Enterprises, P.O.Box1604,Saipan, MP 96950. (01l06)TH/13810.

1 LIVESTOCK FARMER - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary:$550.00per month.Contact:SEISHIN FARMSAlPANINC.,P.O. Box 797, (;K, Saipan. MP 96950.Tel. No. 235-4531 (01/06)TH/13863.

1, ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $3.00-$5.00per hour.Contact: SAIPAN ICE, INC., P.O. Box1808,Saipan,MP96950.Tel. No. 322­9299(01/06)THI7355.

3 VIDEO OPERATOR - High schoolgl'6d., 2yearsexperience. Salary:$3.25per hour.Duties:To operate a professional qual­ity video in the daily production of un­derwater video and to perform otherrelated duties as required. And must adiving license.Contact: SAlPAN TV PRODUCTION,INC.,PPP 272 Box 10000,Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-0386.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSI$TANT­Collegegrad., 2 yearsexperience. Sal­ary: $4.65 per hour.

1 GRAPHIC DESIGNER - Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$5.80per hour.

Contact: MEGAVISION INTERNA­TIONAL, P.O. Box 1959, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 235-6882(12123)TH/13749.

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2 CARPENTER3 MASON- Highschool grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.50-$3.50 perhour.Contact:MGM.INCORPORATED, P.O.BOx 803, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.233-0508(12/30)TH/13812.

1 CARPENTER - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.25-$2.50per hour.Contact: ISLANDWINDS CORPORA­TION, P.O. Box 1960, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 233-0508(12/30)TH/13813.

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1 SHORTORDERCOOK- Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.15per hour.1 COOK - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $400-$550 permonth.Contact:PEDROC. SABLANdba In &'Out Cafe, P.O. Box 2785, Saipan, MP96950.Nophonecalls(12130)TH/7283.

3 BEAUTICIAN2 TAILOR· High school grad., 2

yearsexperience. Salary:$2.15 perhour.Contact: JRE ENTERPRISES INC.

dba JRE Tailoring & Dress Shop, P.O.Box 421, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-5206(12/23)TH/13740.

1 DISPATCHER1 AUTO MECHANIC - High schoolgrad.•2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.45­$3.00 per hour.1 ELECTRICIAN1 MECHANIC HELPER1 BLOCK MAKER - High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 perhour.5 PLUMBERS3 CARPENTERS- Highschoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45-$4.00per hour.5 PLUMBERS - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary:$2.45-$5.00per hour.1 LATHE MACHINIST- High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.70­$3.00 per hour.Contact CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC., P.O. Box 609,Saipan.MP 96950. Tel'. No. 234­6136(12/30)THI7291.

1 CUTIER, MACHINE - High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.15­$2.25 per hour.2 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR - 'High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary:$2.15per hour.Contact:ONWELMFG(SAIPAN)LTD.,P.O. Box 712,Saipan, MP 96950.Tel.No. 234-9522-25(12/30)TH/13B14.

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1 CARPENTER - Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.15-$3.00per hour.

Contact:COURTNEY'S PLAZAdbaJosephT.Torres, P.O.Box714,Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No. 234-6098(12/23)TH/13742.

1 WAREHOUSE WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45-$4.00 per hour.

2 PLUMBER - High school grad., 2years experience.' Salary: $2.45-$3.00per hour.

Contact:JESUSB.YUMUL dbaYCOCorporation, P.O.Box 932,CKSaipan,MP96950.TeLNo. 234-9805/7425(12/23)THI7220.

1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $3.1 Bper hour.Contact: LOEWE MADRID 1846 dbaLoewe Saipan, Inc., Caller Box 5236CHRB - 117, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 322-6224( 12/30)TH17285.

1 FOUNTAIN SERVER - High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$2.45per hour.ContactSUNDANCE MARKETINGdbaBigDipperIceCreamFactory, P.O.Box27, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­9352(12/30)TH/1382O.

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CLASSIFIED ADSTEL. NOS~ 234-6341 e 7578 • 9797 FAX NO. 234-9271

2 HEAVYEQUIPMENTMECHANIC­High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.salary: $2.50-$4.00per hour.2 HEAVYEQUIPMENTOPERATOR­High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.salary: $2.50-$$3.00per hour. •Contact: COMMONWEALTH MARI­TIME GROUP CORP. dba Common­wealth Maritime Company, P.O. Box803, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­0508(1~30)TH/13811.

1 HE MECHANIC - High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience.Salary:$2.75per hour.

Contact:TMCORPORATION, CallerBox PPP 216, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-2700(12/23)THI13748.

1 MANAGER - Collegegrad.•2 yearsexperience.Salary: $1,000 per month.

1 SUPERVISOR - Highschoolgrad.,2 y~ars experience. Salary: $4.05 perhour.

5 WAITRESS, NIGHT CLUB2 SINGER - High school grad., 2

yearsexperiilnce. Salary:$2.45perhour.Contact GEM'S CORPORATION

dba CocoClub & Restaurant, P.O. Box1519,Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No.234­3777(12/23)TH/13745.

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $900 permonth.Contact: TOWNHOUSE, INC.dbaDep't.Store, KFC, Payless, P.O. Box 167,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­6131(12/30)THI7279.

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1 SALESMANAGER- Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary:$S.80 perhour.Contact: S.E.S. CORPORATION, elbaShex-Sons Bake Shop, P.O. Box 859,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­492O(12/30)TH/7290.

1'lANAGER .

4 CARPENTER1 H.E. OPERATOR1 SHEET-METALWORKER - High

school grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.15.

Contact: H.S.LEECONST.CO.,INC.,P.O. Box 440, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-6856/5201(12123)TH!7227.

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1 GENERAL MANAGER - College,grad.•2yearsexperience.Salary:$l,200per month.

Contact: MECHILLE CORPORA­TIONdbaTongYangCarpet,BIF Furni­ture' & Esquire Beauty & Facial Shop,P.O. Box1568.Saipan,MP 96950.Tel.No. 234-1361/62(12/23)TH/13746.

CONSTRUCTIONWORKER I

1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $1,200 permonth.

2 AREA DEVELOPMENT SUPER­VISOR ~'High school grad.• 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $800 per month.

1 WAREHOUSE WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $600 per month.

Contact:MICRONESIAN BROKERS(CNMI), INC.dba MicronesianBrokers,Inc., PPP 128 Box 10000, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 322-0318/1C~9(12/

23)TH17224

1 CIVIL ENGINEER~ College grad.•2 years experience. Salary: $5.80 perhour.

Contact: MELITON L. RAMOS JR.dba Melram Enterprises.P.O. Box537

,CHRB.Saipan,MP96950.Tel. No.234­3284(12/23)TH/13750.

t AIRCONDITION AND REFRIGERA­TION MECHANIC - CoHege grad., 2yearsexperence.Salary:$2.15perhour.Contact:BIENVENIDAC. BARASIdbaMFAEnergy Enterprises, P.O.Box1604,Salpan, MP 96950(12/30)TH/13810.

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Notice is hereby given that onDecember 30, 1993,Thursday,at1:30PM in the courthouse ofthe Superior Court in Susupe.Saipan, Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands. thepetitioner will petition the Courtto adopt the above-mentionedminors.Dated this 21 st day of Decem­ber, 1993.

ADOPTION CASE NO. 93-141In the matter of the Petition forthe adoption of:L1EZLE DORONILA LUMAUAGand LYNDON DORONILALUMAUAG,Minors,By: MALACHY A. CULLEN,Petitioner,

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land, Malaysia. Singapore andBrunei.

"Currently, we are not ready tocompete against sugar impots fromIre European Community, whichprovides subsidies for its agricullllraiproducts,"Syamsir said. Sofar. headded,ASEANmembershavenot imJXI1Cd any sugarfrom IreEC. 'Iky prouce eOClUgh sugar forIre region'sneeds, hesaid

Irrloocsia annually produces 25million t.OOs ofsugar, Thailand 4 mil­lion1008. the Philippires 2.1 millioo1008 andMalaysia SOO,(XX) 1008.

Syarnsir saidcttuments establish­ing the new assa:iation were signedSaturday.

anythingsmallenoughtofit inside.Their wares include soft drinks,alcohol,tobacco,food,pearlneck­laces.freeze-dried noodleswithhotwaterandchopsticks, andcondoms.

Tetsuo Higusa of Tokyo CocaCola Bottling Co. said police or­dered it to remove 12,000 of its50,000vending machines,and thecompany has bought 4.700 slim­mernewmachinestoreplacewidermachines.

Higusasaidthepurchasecostthecompany 3.2 billion yen ($ 29million) and the company's saleswoulddeclineby3billionyen($27million) because some machinescouldnotbe replaced atLheirpresentlocations.

He said Tokyo Coca Cola bot­tling. an independent Japanesesales company with exclusivesales rights for Coca Cola drinksinTokyo,hasannualsalesofabout120 billion yen ($ 1.1 billion).

Another sales company,Hachyo CO., said 3.000 of its13,000 vending machines wereordered removed and the com­pany estimated the loss of salesrevenue at more than 1billionyen($ 9 million).

measures to try to move Ireintellec­0Ja1 property issue forward."

He declined to say whether thatmight ioclude trade sanctions,-A major issue in Ire intellectual

property rights talks is decanpilingsoftware, a stepJapan is consideringallowing. U.S. software accounts forsome 55 percent of Ire packagedsoftwareboightinlapanardabout75percent worldwide, U.S. trade offi­cials say.

When software is decanpiled, itscodes and bhiepirus are analyzed.Unscrupulous programers can makea few changes in a program's basicfam and sell itas their own.

The recently concluded Uruguay. Round of global tradetalks included

agreements on meprxection ofsoft­ware and intellectual property rights.butthose agreements will rxt gointoeffect until 1996. The United Slateshopes La clinch an agreement withJapan bynextsummer.

Tbesoftwaremarket,Kirk said, isaleadingexport earner and"Ire U.S. isgoing to protect itsexports."

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ­Indonesiaandthe Philippines haveformed an ASEAN Sugar CaneTeclmologies Association to bol­ster cooperationtoward improvedefficiencyamongmeregion 'ssugarproducers, an Indonesian officialsaidTuesday.

TIle association is necessary toanticipate competition followingconclusion of a new global tradeaccordloweringtradebarriers.saidSyamsir, chairmanof the Indone­sian Association of SugarExpertsand of Lhe new association.

ASEAN - me Association ofSouLheast Asian Nations - groupsIndonesia. Lhe Philippines, Thai-

By P.H. FERGUSON

TOKYO (AP) - U.S. and Japa­nese negotiators made littlehead­way in their latestround of talks onensuring Japanese protection forAmerican copyrights andotherin­tellectual property rights, a U.S.official said Tuesday.

"It's going to be a very difficultseriesof talks,"saidMichaelKirk,acting assistant secretary of com­merce. "I'm not optimistic about~ direction talks have gone sofar."

The talks are a part of the so­calledframework talksinitialed bytheClintonadministration. The aimis to reduce the largeU.S.deficitintrade with Japan by negotiating awider opening of the Japanesemarket in such areas as pharma­ceuticals, insurance, automobilesandconstruction.. Kirk said his Japanese counter­

parts lacked a "sense of willing­ness" and that the UnitedSlates"isgoing to haveto consideradditional

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TOKYO (AP)-Merchants havebeen ordered to removemore than35,<XX) vending machines that en­croachonTokyostreets.policesaidTuesday.

Tokyo's bottler of Coca Colaestimated the order would cost itmore than 6 billion yen ($54.5million).

After citizen complaints aboutmachines intrudinginpublicspaceon streets, police investigated allvending machines in Tokyo be­tweenOct. 25 and Nov. 10. said apolice official, speaking on condi­tion of anonymity.. He said police orderedmeown­ers to remove 35,914 intrudingmachines by the end of this year.Violators face up to one year inprison or 2oo,CXX) yen ($1.800) infines,he added.

Japan is the undisputed vendingmachinecapitalofmeworld.lL has5.41 millionvendingmachines.onefor every 23 people, according tothe Japan Vending MachineManufacturers Association. TheU.S. ratio is one machine to 42people.

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Dallas a game away from dubious distinction

Golfers protest planned gov'tcrackdown on golf courses

US gear up for World Cup

you might be missingopportunities to get better."

Buckner, whonever coached atany level before this season andwasanNBC analystbefore takingtheMavsjob, wasfacingrebellionfrom his playersa few weeksago.Especially Mashburn, whothought Buckner's regimentedways were preventing him fromexploitinghisnaturalinstinctsforthe game.

Mashburn, however, said theconflict was overblown.

"It was neverpersonalbetweentheplayersandcoach,"Mashburnsaid,"just adifferenceof opinion.On a team with one victory andmore than 20 losses, there'snothing else for people to writeabout except bad things. Weunderstand each .other betternow."

state a chance to show off to theworld.

"It brings tremendous eco­nomic, athletic and cultural ben­efits and gives us a chance toshow the world what New Jerseyhas to offer," he said. "New Jer­sey has beenthe gateway to free­dom for more than twocenturies,with Ellis Island right off ourshores, and we're proud to behome of so many ethnic commu­nities."

Enthusiasm from those com­munities will spreadover to areasnot so familiar with the sport, orthe frenzy surrounding it, Floriopredicted.

The governor admitted hismixed heritage madefor difficul­ties in choosing a team to root forat the June 18opening match be­tween Italy and Ireland. Florio'smother was Irish, whilehis fatherwas Italian.

"I will make adetermination atsome point, one that will prob­ably go unannounced," he said.

Education Minister Kuo Wei­fan toldreporters Mondaythat thegovernmentis not againstgolf butopposesillegalcourses.

Officials say only four ofTaiwan's 40-0ddcoursesarelegal.Theresteitherviolateenvironmen­tal and building rules or aren't li­censed.

There areat least 2OO,CXX> golf­ers in Taiwanandgolfcoursescanhardlymeetdernand. Golfersoftenhave lengthy waits to join clubs,which can charge between UiS, $11,300andU.S.$226,400forrnem­bership,

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and 6-18 overall after beating theClippers in Los Angeles onMonday. Dallas is 1-22.

"I look at the Milwaukee gameas a game we have to' win,"Jackson said'. "But that's myoutlookforeverygame,regardlessof who vie play. It doesn't workwhenyoujust try tobecompetitiveagainstteamslikeHoustonorNewYork and then say, 'We'll try tobeat Milwaukee and Minnesota.'

"TAeincentive is always thereto win the next game every timeyou lose, even when it's just onegame."

Dallas is 1-10 on the road, thelone victory coming Nov. 12 atMinnesota.

"I'm not worried about therecord, we just want to get betterevery game," Buckner said. "Ifyou're concerned about records,

He .admitted the placement ofIreland in his group was a majorsurprise, one thatdisappointed or­ganizers of matches at Foxboro,Mass.,outsideBoston.

"There are winners and losers,"he said."It just sohappensthatwewerefortunate enoughtohavethemplacedwith us:'

Zoffmger said an original esti­mate on the economic impact ofthe WorldCup was$ 400 million,but thatit isnowthought thatfigurewould be exceeded.

He pointed out that the Italianteamhas rentedout anentirehotelwhile it trains in Bernards Town­ship.

"I can't tellyou an exact figure,butlet'sjust sayitwassignificant,"he said with a smile.

Zoffinger said some premium­level tickets remain for sale at$1,125 eachforaseven-gamepack­age.

Floriosaid thatwhile thegameswould boost New Jersey'seconomy, it would also give the

kilometers) through Taipei to thelegislature, where protesters pre­sentedthe government witha peti­tion.

Golf is one of Taiwan's mostpopular sports, but many coursesdon't have official approval.

Earlier this month, the govern­ment issuedwarnings to 31 illegalgolf courses,demanding that theyimprovesafetyandenvironmentalprotectionand completelicensingrequirements.

Seventeencourses were toldtocloseimmediately,butofficialssaythat only one did so.

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Buckner said. "We've beenplaying some of the best teams inthe league the last few games.We've learned even from losingto them."

But Buckner, under fire inrecent weeks for drill-sergeantcoaching methods, said he takesno solace in facing the Bucks.

"I don't see any value inmotivating the team not to set arecord," Buckner said. "Thedownside of doing tha: is if youlose, then you've got anothernegative.

"There are no easy teams in theNBA.Ifwe do things the way wewant to do them, we can win. Wethought if we did things the rightway, we could beat New York,one of the best teams in theleague."

The Bucks are 5-10 on the road

"You can't belleve the passionthatwillgo alongwith thisevent,"said George Zoffinger, chairmanoftheNewYork-NewJerseyWorldCupHostCommittee. "It'll becon­tagious. Don't underestimate theimpactthatitwillhaveonthestate."

Zoffmgerwasbarelyabletocon­tainhis giee as hespoke ata State­bouse news conference also at­tended by Gov. Jim Florio.Zoffinger said pairings for the Gi­ants Stadium games were anorganizer's dreamcome true.

Italy, Ireland, Norway, SaudiArabia and Morocco all will playfirst-round games, with thepossi­bilityof somehugematches at thestadium looming for the secondround and semifmals.

"We did far better(in thedraw)thanevenourearlierexpectations,"said Zoffinger. "1 think in somecasewedidhavesomeIuckon ourside,but we worked hardfor thesegames. Tnere are seven games atour site, more than any othervenue,"

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - About10,000golfers, golfcourseownersand caddies marched throughTaipei Tuesday to protest a gov­ernment plan to.crack down onunlicensed golfcourses.

Theprotesters, chantingslogansand wavingbannersthat read"DoNot DefaceGolf' and "The Gov­ernmentIsKillingGolf," demandedthat the government amend golfcourse licensing regulations.

FamousTaiwanesegolfers HsiehMin-nan,LuLiang-huanandChenLiang-hsi joined in the march,which weavedaboutfourmiles(6

you've got $ 1,125 for each seat.BtUorganizersof theNewYork­

NewJerseyportionof thecup saidTuesday everyone will be able tosoak up the excitement of theworld'slargestsportingeventwhenit comes in June.

Jim Jackson, and this year's No.I, Jamal Mashburn, added to thetearnfor afull season,theserecordchasesweresupposedtobeathingof the past

Instead, reserve guard TimLegler says, "It's been one horrormovie after another."

While the Mavericks' last sixgames have been against theNBA's Godzillas - New York,Seattle, Houston, Portland,Phoenix and Seattle - the nextmonster on their scheduleismoretheir size.. Wednesday night's game atMilwaukee will be against a teamthat is 1-8 at home, which wouldbe the worst in the NBA if itwasn't for the Mavericks' 0-12mark at Reunion Arena.

"The team has made someimprovement," coach Quinn

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chess qualifierGRONINGEN, Netherlands (AP) ~'Ukrainian grandmasterAlexander Beliavsky took clear first placeTuesday in the $ 230,000Professional ChessAssociation Qualifier. ,

Beliavsky beat second-seeded Russian Vladimir Kramnik with areversed OpenSicilianopeningasblack,buildingaheavy centralattackwhichtookhim into theendgamea pawnahead.

Beliavsky was one of world champion Gary Kasparov's secondswhenhe beatBritish challenger NigelShortin thePCAworldcham­pionship match in London earlierthisyear.

English grandmasterMichael Adamswas tiedfor second on 2 1(2pointsfromthreegames aftercrushingBulgarian Kiril Georgiev witha stunning new variation of theCaro-Kann defense forblack.

His flank knight maneuver (12•..Na4) was analysed by Britishgrandmaster Jonathan Speelmanfiveyearsago,butAdams keptitasareservesecretweapon until this tournament ., A massive Adams attack on the White'King forced Georgiev toresignon move29._ '

After thegame.Adams commented ontherivalry ofthePCA,whichKasparov andShortfounded in February, andrivalchess ruling bodyFIDE;whichtheyleftaftera prize funddispute.

"The PCAhelditsmostprestigious eventfirstwhichisa slightly oddstart for any organization," he said but added, "In terms ofmoney thePCA has a clear edgeoeer FIDE." ,

Adams said PCAprize money,boosted by a sponsorship deal withcomputer chip makers Intel,now dwarfed FIDE prizes.

The top boardpairing of Latvian Alexander Shirov and RussianEvgeny Bareev playeda livelydraw, afterwhich bothgrandmastersjoinedAdams in second place. . \ ' .

Thefourth playertiedforsecondwasAmerican JoelBenjamin, whocruised through withblackagainstIsraeli IliaSmirin usingtheSicilianRichter-Rauser defense.

Hungarian teenage prodigy Judit Polgar scored an unremarkablevictory againstEduardasRozenthalisofLithuania tostayincontentionfor a place in the knockout tournament to decide who will playKasparov forthePCA worldtitle in 1995. . ,

By JEFFREY BRODEUR

TRENTON, NJ. (AP) - Con­trary to popular belief, there aresometicketslefttothesevenWorldCup soccer games to be playednextsummeratGiantsStadium- if

By Bill BARNARD

NEW YORK (AP)-Jbe DallasMavericks, who took advantageof alate spurt toreach 11victorieslast season, didn't want to worryanymoreaboutsetting recordsforlosing.

The record watch has startedanew,however, andnow onlyonega'iile separates the Mavs from a20-year-oldmark for consecutivedefeats in one season.

The 1972-73 Philadelphia76ers, the same team whose ninevictorieswerealmostmatchedbyDallas last season, had 20consecutivedefeats fromJan. 9 toFeb. II, 1973. Cleveland has theoverall record for losses with 24straightover a two-seasonspan in1982.

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