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. " . ' I ,r j" Theodore R. Mitchell guilty of such a breachof trust are personally liabletothepublictrea- sury for their misappropriation of public funds," he said. Mitchell is opposing the government's motion to dismiss a taxpayer's lawsuit filed in Sep- tember byJeanne Rayphand. The lawsuit questioned alleged over- spendingby the governor,andthe increase in salaries of judges and justices. Rayphand, who is Mitchell's partner, also.questioned the pay- mentof$6.2 rnillionto Mitsubishi and the $2.25 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Jus- tice on a lawsuit against the Pub- lic School System, among other things. According to Rayphand all these spending and alleged over- spending were illegal. She is ask- ing the Superior Court to order Tenorio to return public funds which were "illegally" spent, to Continued on page-11 Cabrera remain liable for their actions despite the approval of House Bill No. 9-356. The bill provided for a waiver of civil liability with respect to actions taken in connection with the Mitsubishi payments, PSS lawsuitandtheallegedoverspend- ing. Mitchellreiteratedthatthegov- ernor has no authority to appro- priate and reprogram public money and any expenditure of public funds without authoriza- tionfromthelegislature isabreach of trust. "And in this and other jurisdic- tions, the public officials who are " .:., :.<. : On alleged illegal spending ofpublic funds Governor is still liable-- Mitchell By Rafael I. Santos Variety News Staff GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorioand his financesecretary were not exonerated of liability over alleged overspending. and reprogramming of public funds whenthe legislaturepasseda spe- cial appropriations law. This is accordingto Saipan at- torneyTheodoreR.Mitchelleven as he accused the chief executive of influencinglawmakers in rati- fying his appropriations and re- programming of funds. In his opposition to a motion to dismiss, Mitchell stressed Tenorio and Finance Secretary Maria D. enactment of Public Law 9-22 have a crippling effect on their business, enough to make them have second thoughts about the viability of their project. "Due to the imposition of the crippling excise tax on luxury merchandise, we havereluctantly decided to freeze for the present time constructionof our project," said Brownein a February I letter to Representative Ana S. .Teregeyo. "If we cannot trade profitably 'as a result of these new excise ., ,.1---, arianas Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ews Tax hike freezes $6M Garapan mall project taxes, we may have no other choice but to withdraw from the Browne said. The subject of. Browne's concern is the steep increasein ad valorem taxes on items that" are usuallygearedfor purchase by the tourist market in the CNMI. or particular concern is the 25% advalorem three- year tax imposed on leather products, up fromthe previous 5%. Other excise taxes raised on luxury items were ()n per- Continued·on 8 By Rafael H. Arroyo VarietyNews Staff THE DEVELOPER .of a $6 million luxury shopping mall in the heart of downtown Garapan has' indicated it will .freeze its project for the time being as a result of the recent increase in excise tax rates on luxury designer items. , According to Mark N. 'Browne, director for projects for Louis Vuitton Malletier paris, the new excise tax rates that came into effect with the an entertainment type of gaming for tourists' and· other persons. Many' of our people who have come to Las Vegas have enjoyed themselves. It's just a different kind of experience worth bring- ing over here," said the president. Both Demapan and Benavente Continued on page 10 This proposedluxury mall complex in Garapan may remain in a half-finishedstete after developer Louis Vuitton Mal/etier Paris indicated it may freeze the project due to the recently implemented excise tax increase on luxury merchandise. Partly cloudy with Isolated light showers " ...• PAC Juan S. Demapan Diego T. Benavente Speaker, president divided on casinos Weather Outlook By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff THE PRESIDING officers of both houses of Legislature have conflicting views on the proposal to legalize casino gaming in the Commonwealth as if to signal what could be a "divided" Legis- 'lature when the measure gets on the floor of both chambers. In separate interviews, Senate President Juan S, Demapan and House Speaker Diego T, Benavente indicated differing opinions on CNMI-wide gam- bling as a means for the govern- mentto raise additionalrevenues. "Because of the people of Saipan speaking not too long ago opposing gambling here, I con- tinue to support that position. So basicallynow I would not be sup- porting a bill proposing to open casinos," said Benavente. On the other hand, Demapan indicated support for a gaming industry in the CNMI as long as the kind allowed was the upscale Las Vegas type of casinos, one that is very strongly-regulatedby local government. "I am in favor of legalizing ca- sinogaming in the cNMI as long as it will beadequately monitored and regulated, like casino estab- lishments in the US mainland," said Dernapan. "We can do it in such a way the local community is not harshly impacted. We can come up with

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guilty of sucha breachof trustarepersonally liabletothepublictrea­sury for their misappropriation ofpublic funds," he said.

Mitchell is opposing thegovernment's motion to dismissa taxpayer's lawsuit filed in Sep­tember byJeanne Rayphand. Thelawsuit questioned alleged over­spendingbythe governor,andtheincrease in salaries of judges andjustices.

Rayphand, who is Mitchell'spartner, also.questioned the pay­mentof$6.2 rnillionto Mitsubishiand the $2.25 million settlementwith the U.S. Departmentof Jus­tice on a lawsuit against the Pub­lic School System, among otherthings.

According to Rayphand allthese spending and allegedover­spending were illegal.She is ask­ing the Superior Court to orderTenorio to return public fundswhich were "illegally" spent, to

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Cabrera remain liable for theiractions despite the approval ofHouse Bill No. 9-356.

The bill provided for a waiverof civil liability with respect toactions taken in connection withthe Mitsubishi payments, PSSlawsuitandtheallegedoverspend­ing.

Mitchell reiteratedthatthegov­ernor has no authority to appro­priate and reprogram publicmoney and any expenditure ofpublic funds without authoriza­tionfromthelegislature isabreachof trust.

"And in this and other jurisdic­tions, the publicofficials who are

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Governor is stillliable-- Mitchell

By Rafael I. SantosVariety News StaffGOVERNOR Froilan C.

Tenorioand his financesecretarywere not exonerated of liabilityover alleged overspending. andreprogramming of public fundswhenthe legislaturepasseda spe­cial appropriations law.

This is accordingto Saipan at­torneyTheodoreR.Mitchellevenas he accused the chiefexecutiveof influencing lawmakers in rati­fying his appropriations and re­programming of funds.

In hisoppositionto a motion todismiss, Mitchell stressed Tenorioand Finance Secretary Maria D.

enactment of Public Law 9-22have a crippling effect on theirbusiness, enough to make themhave second thoughts about theviabilityof their project.

"Due to the imposition of thecrippling excise tax on luxurymerchandise, wehavereluctantlydecided to freeze for the presenttimeconstructionofour project,"saidBrowneinaFebruary I letterto Representative Ana S..Teregeyo.

"If we cannot trade profitably'as a result of these new excise

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Tax hike freezes $6MGarapan mall project

taxes, we may have no otherchoice but to withdraw fromthe CNMI,~' Browne said.

The subject of. Browne'sconcern is thesteep increaseinad valorem taxes on items that"areusuallygearedfor purchaseby the tourist market in theCNMI. or particular concernis the 25% advalorem three­year tax imposed on leatherproducts,up fromthe previous5%. Other excise taxes raisedon luxury items were ()n per-

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By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNews Staff

THE DEVELOPER .of a $6million luxury shopping mallin the heart of downtownGarapan has' indicated it will.freeze its project for the timebeing as a result of the recentincrease in excise tax rates onluxury designer items.

, According to Mark N.'Browne, director for projectsfor Louis Vuitton Malletierparis, the new excise tax ratesthat came into effect with the

an entertainment type of gamingfor tourists' and· other persons.Many' of our people who havecome to Las Vegas haveenjoyedthemselves. It's just a differentkind of experience worth bring­ing over here," said the president.

Both Demapan and BenaventeContinued on page 10

This proposed luxury ~hoppingmall complex in Garapan mayremain in a half-finishedstete afterdeveloper Louis Vuitton Mal/etier Paris indicatedit may freeze the project due to the recently implemented excise tax increase on luxury merchandise.

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By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety News StaffTHE PRESIDING officers of

both houses of Legislature haveconflictingviewson the proposalto legalize casino gaming in theCommonwealth as if to signalwhatcould bea "divided" Legis-

'lature when the measure gets onthe floor of both chambers.

In separate interviews, SenatePresident Juan S, Demapan andHouse Speaker Diego T,Benavente indicated differingopinions on CNMI-wide gam­bling as a means for the govern­mentto raiseadditionalrevenues.

"Because of the people ofSaipanspeaking not too long agoopposing gambling here, I con­tinue to support that position. SobasicallynowI wouldnot besup­porting a bill proposing to opencasinos," saidBenavente.

On the other hand, Demapanindicated support for a gamingindustry in the CNMI as long asthe kind allowed was the upscaleLas Vegas type of casinos, onethat is very strongly-regulatedbylocal government.

"I am in favor of legalizing ca­sinogaming in the cNMI as longas itwillbeadequately monitoredand regulated, like casino estab­lishments in the US mainland,"said Dernapan.

"We can do it in such a waythelocal community is not harshlyimpacted. We can come up with

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finally at 12 noon they reachedtheir final destination-KililiBeach.

At Kilili, kids were treated withlunch consisting nutritious foodssuch as vegetables and fruits.

"It's fun and good for us," said.nine-year-old Herman GuerrerofromSaipan InternationalSchool.

are butane gas and gasoline.Police however, did not men­

tion in the report indicating thatthe kids involved at Ming HuaStore incident were inhalantabusers.

Meanwhi le, two persons werearrested for assaulting a 44-year­old woman in Kagmanl Mondaymorning.

Sheu said nabbed for disturb­ing peace and assault and batterywere Ricardo Alfonso, 36 andMariaTibon, 31, both of KagmanI. (FDT)

sault with a dangerous weapon.According to the government,the defendant stabbed De Dioson December:" using a knife.

He also struck Narcda on theface, fracturing the victim'snose, the complaint said.

Before a court proceedi ng onDecember 27, Castro allegedlyapproached De Dios andhanded him a $ I00 bill andasked that the victim drop thecase.

Assistant Attorney GeneralNicole Forelli filed additionalcharges of obstruction of jus­tice and criminal contempt.Under his release conditions.Castro should not get near orcontact any of the two victims.

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The second stop over was atSaipan Lady followed atFishermen's Memorial Park thenat Mwar Mwar Center.

The marchers continued untilthey reached Quarter Master andOleai Shopping Center to com­plete the 3-mile trek. They pro­ceeded to Oleai Beach Club, and

shouted profanity words.The third boy grabbed a bu­

tane gas and left without payingit.

Only one among the three kidswas arrested. No other detai Iswere given in the report.

Earlier, Addiction SpecialistJoseph Kevin Villagomez ex­pressed alarm over the allegedincreasing inhalant abuse amongkids on Saipan, which he de­scribed as "deadly serious."

Villagomez said the most com­monly used substance by kids

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Iense. ·Castro will be placed onprobation for ten years under thedirection and supervision of theOffice of Probation.

Castro must not seek paroleJuring his four-month i ncar­ceration. The court ordered himto pay restitution to FerdinandDe Dins in the amount of$2,:"16.40 and Dioscoro.Narcdain the amount of S363.X4.

He must leave the common­wealth five days after paymentof the restitution to the two vic­tims. The court ordered to himto make the payments withintwo years. Castro is said to befrom the Philippines.

Castro was originally chargedwith assault and battery and as-

ONEOFthree malejuvenileswhocreated a disturbance at a store inDandan Homestead was arrestedfor also showing his sex organ toa woman Monday night.

Department of Public SafetyInformation Officer Cathy Sheusaid the boy is being held forindecent exposure, disturbingpeace and criminal mischief.

Sheu said according to report.one ofthreejuveni lesthrew rocksata signofMing HuaStore,Whentheyenteredthestore,oneshowedhis sex organ to a woman and

faciIities.The students started the

wulkathon at the American Me­morial Park at 9 a.m.

Guided by teachers and par­ents, kids enjoyed the oceanbreezeand clear water while trek­king along the beachside. Theyfirst stopped near Dai-ichi Hotel.

Boy arrested aftershowing private part

By Rafael!. SantosVariety News Staff

THE SUPERIOR Court has sen­tenced a contract worker to tenyears injail, all suspendedexceptfor four months for assaultingan­other person with a knife.

Basilio Castro will begin serv­ing his term starting March I,court documents indicated. Hewas sentenced Monday by Pre­siding Judge Alex Castro afterpleading guilty to assault with adangerous weapon and obstruc­tion of justice.

The defendant entered a pleaofguiIty during a change of pleahearing the other Jay.

Underapleaagreementreachedby the government and the de-

Kids celebrate Valentine's with walk

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWSAND VIEws-3

By Ferdie de la TorreVariety News Staff

INSTEAD of celebrating theusualValentine's Day program atschools, students from Saipan In­ternational School, Oleai and SanAntonio did it in a unique wayyesterday.

Students from K-6th, specialchildren and girl scouts, went outfrom their respective schools andheld a four-mile walk along thebeachside.

KarenKing, principalofSaipanInternational School, said the stu­dent council decided to hold"Walk For Life" instead of hav­ing the usual party at the school.

The student council came upwith the decision after kids real-

Saipan International School teacher Gregory Van leeds students in yesterday's "Walk For Life" along beachside as a unique way of celebrating Valentine's Day.

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The MQM hassplitintotwofac­tions that often battle one anotherwhen not fighting the securityforces. Militant Sunni and ShiiteMuslim groups are also battlingone another in Karachi.

Ms.Bhuttohasvowedtostoptheviolence, but police rarely catchanyof thekillersandthepublichaslittleconfidence in the force.

Ms. Bhutto withdrew the annyfrom the streets of Karachi at theend of Novemberand the violencehas surged since then.

amount to retrieve the metal in70 feet (21 meters) of water, ac­cording to a police agent whowas part of the team that seizedthe metal. .

Asresultsof thetestsweremadeknown, officials responsible forpublicizingthe"find"triedtoevaderesponsibility for the hoax.

of Manila.He said, however, that for the

next 10 years, the world agree­ment will have little effect onrice-consuming countries.

Pingali said that in the short­term the agreement will onlyaffect the short-grained but glu­tinous japonica rice, preferredby Japan and South Korea, butnot the long-grained indica va­riety favored by the rest ofAsia.

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dome would be worth only dlrs100 based on the current worldmarketpriceand wouldcost muchmore to extract, he said.

He said the iron content wouldbe worth only about 14,500pesos($ 584).

Japanese and Filipino treasurehunters spent nearly 10times that

Muchofthefighting hasinvolvedthe M9M, which representsmohajirs,orMuslimswhomigratedto Pakistan from Indian when theAsiansubcontinentwasdividedintotwo nations in 1947.

The MQM is opposed to Ms.Bhutto'sgovernment.They accuseher and previous leaders of dis­criminating against mohajirs, whoaccount for the majority ofKarachi's 10 millionpopulation.

additional I0 millions tons of riceannually by 2005 and half of thiswill be supplied by the two coun­tries.

The rest of the rice import willprobably come from non-tradi­tional suppliers in LatinAmerica and Africa, Pingalitold an international conven­tion attended by some 250 ricespecialists at Los Banos, about80 kilometers (50 miles) south

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fighting with opposition groupsover issues such as land rights inthe area, police said.

Police found another body at aseparate site in western Karachiandtwo corpsesincentralKarachi,the area worsthit by the violence.

Elevendeathswerereported lateMonday night, including fivepeoplewho were gunned down at the of­fice of the Mohajir Qaumi Move­ment, a political opposition group.

num, chlorine, titanium, copper,arsenic, niobium,tin,calcium,andzinc also were found, he said.

Before Padolina's revelations,metals traders have said thatevenif all of the metal was platinum, itwould only be worth about $28million.

The amount of platinum in the

Two poor Asian nations to become rice PO\\-T}By CLARO CORTES.

LOS BANOS, Philippines (AP)-Burma and Cambodia are ex­pectedtobecomeAsia's ricebowla decade from now after the im­pactof theGeneral AgreementonTariffs and Trade is fully felt inthe region, a scientist said Tues­day.

Prabhu Pingali, a scientist ofthe International Rice ResearchInstitute, said Asia will import an

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a car parked in the OrangiDistrictin western Karachi, and all thevictims were believed to be sup­porters of the Pakistan People'sParty, which is headed by PrimeMinister Benazir Bhutto. .

The victims were probablykid­napped, shotand killed, and thentheir bodies were dumped in thecar, according to policemanMohammed I1yas.

LocalPPPsupportershavebeen

Filipino treasure hunter.Velasco declared that the find

was part of the fabled World WarII loot of Japanese GeneralTomoyuki Yamashita.:the Japa­nese commander in the Philip­pines at the. close of the war.Yamashita was executed for warcrimes in 1946.

President FidelRamos orderedPadolina to investigate becausethe claims were incredible. .

The reported platinumfind sub­sequently caused a slight declinein prices of the precious metal inthe New York and Hong Kongmarkets.

Padolina said the chunk actu­ally weighed 1.45 tons, not twotons as claimed by Velasco. Hesaid it was probably used as amoor for a bouy.

Traces of silicon, phosphorus,manganese, chromium, alurni-

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KARACffi, Pakistan (AP) - Po­licefoundeight bullet-riddenbod­ies Tuesday morning, raising theovernight death toll to 19 in the

.latest wave of violence to strikeKarachi.

Most of the killings appearedlinkedtotheongoingpoliticalvio­lence which has already claimedsome 150 lives this year. Morethan 1,000peopled died last yearin fighting throughout the south­ern port city.

Fivedead bodies were found in

By ROMY TANGBAWANMANILA, Philippines (AP) • Ahunk of platinum said to be aWorld War II treasure valued at$480 million has turned out to be.just a fusty lump of cast iron, thegovernmentannounced Tuesday.

Value less than $600.Science Secretary William

Padolina said tests conducted on.thedome-shaped metal found offthe coast of northern Cagayanprovinceshowedit containedonly0.0005 percent platinum and 92percent iron.

Last week, Epimaco Velasco,chief of the National Bureau ofInvestigation, and acting JusticeSecretaryDemetrioDemetriasaidbureau agents seized the metalfrom a resident of Lallo town inCagayan, 400 kilometers (250miles) northeast of Manila, fol­lowing a tip from a Japanese-

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American citizen. I believe thathaving full status for our districtcourt plays an important part inguaranteeing those rights," saidWhite, in a press release yester­day. "As President of the CNMIBar Association, I .went to theABA Conference to fight forCNMI rights. The ABA resolu­tion will put pressure on Con­gress to acknowledge thoserights."

White has been a resident ofSaipan for 25 years and is a re­spected attorney here and on themainland. he is currently a del­egate candidate for the ThirdCNMI Constitutional Conven­tion.

Victor B. Hocog

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President, the American Bar As-. sociation has adopted a resolu­tion calling for federal legislationto give full Article II status underthe U.S. Constitution to theNorth­ern Marianas Islands District.

Currently, the NMI DistrictCourt is established under ArticleIof the Constitutio by authority ofthe U.S. Congress. This makes itsubject tothe political pressuresof the President and Congress.

Once established, and ArticleIII court is not subject to federalpolitical influence. "As a perma­nent part of the American politi­cal family, thepeople of theNorth­em Mariana Islands are entitledto the same rights as every other

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Inti ng, Ass .Secretary; RizzaHensley, Treasurer; FlomAraneta, Asst. Secretary; DennisTorrenueva, Auditor; LydiaAnino, Asst.Auditor; NelidaAtalig, PRO; Joey dela Cerna!Bonny Ayuban, Asst.PROS; FredAurelio, Business Manager; andEydie Uy; Asst.Business Man­ager; Jojo Nuique,past Presidentand Chairman of the Board, waschosen as honorary member ofthe Board and Adviser.

VISMINDA in a news releaseyesterday also 'announced thelaunching of its first communityproject for 1995.

A CLEAN UP DRIVE(PULOT BASURA) on Sunday,February 19, 19957 AM.

Designated assembly pointsare: Team A - After P~C; TeamB-Kris~ R~ ChuITh. The twoteams will wind up atVIS~INDA' s project site nearRoyal Taga Beach Club, Susupe.Participating members will geta Free VISMINDA T-SHIRTand l\. barbecue treat by thebeach.

CPA Board awards projectsTHE ,BOARD of Directors of perimeter of Rota Airport with a Lastly, the Board have its, ,the Commonwealth Ports Au- new one, is expected to com- approval to begin work on the r------'-----------------------,thority last Friday awarded more pleted in 150 calendar days from architecture and engineeringthe $1.7 million worth of capital the date of the notice to proceed. designofthe Saipan Commuterimprovement project contracts It is also funded by the FAA. ' Terminal' renovation, passen-forprojectsatthe Seipanlntema- The' Board voted to com- ger project has been on thetional Airport-and the Rota Inter- mence work on the architec- drawing board of more than a.national Airport. '. turai and engineering' work, year-. ' '

Chaired by Rota Board Mem- flora 'and fauna', survey, ar- - All of the projects listedaboveber Victor B. Hocog, the board chaeological foot survey work ar part of the master plan for theunanimouslyappro.vedacontract .as well as topographic survey airports.approved by the Boardfor Bonneville Corporation for' forthe new runway at the Rota of Directors upon 'the recom-$764,000 for the installation of International Airport. . mendationofthe CPA manage-the Security Access System for The CpA has informed the ment and consultants. ' ,the SaipanInternational Airport. FAA of its plans to build a new The Commonwealth PortsUnder the contract, the company and longer runway and use the Authority was esiabl ished bywill install the latest security ac- current one as paralleltaxiway law to manage and operated the'cess technology available. upon completion of the project. airports and seaports through-

The project is slated to be com- The design of. the proposed out the Northern Marianas. It ispleted within 300 calendar days renovation .and expansion of governed by a seven-member'from the notice to proceed date. the existing Rota International Board appointed by the gover-The project is funded by the Fed-: Airport terminal received 'the ' nor with the advice andconsenteral Aviation Administration 'concurrence of the Board. of the Commonwealth Senate.(~). .Thepr~ectispartofthemas- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Board also approved a ter plan to expand the terminal$362,538 project for Rota Inter- to meet the increasing passen-national Airport Security Fenc- ger demand at that airport. Theing to Pacific Corporation, Ltd> expansion of the terminal fa-The project which consists of re- cility has been advertised forplacing the old fence around the bids.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws~5

TIlE BOARD ofDirectors of theVisayas Mindanao Association(VISMINDA) ofCNMl, a regis­tered non-stock, non-sectarian,non-political and non-profitCNMI corporation is verypleased to announce the resultsof itselection of officers for 1995.

VISMINDA (CNMI), an asso­ciation from the Visayas andMindanao islands in the Philip­pines, is more than a year old andboasts of more than 100 activemembers.

Given by the Board the helmof leadership was Tony Tan whowas unnimously chosen as Presi­dent and Chairman of the board.Tan, who hails from Davao CityPhilippines and works as Comp­troller for UMDA, was formerlyVISMINDA'S Auditor and Vice­Chairman of the Board., Assisting Tan in the responsi­bility to steer VISMINDA(CNMI) to new heights were theother newly elected officers:Margie Tudela, Vice President& Vice Chairman of the Board;Monina Barte, Secretary; Perla

VISMINDA announcesofficers, clean up drive

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Just ask any outer islander.It's pay dirt, citizens! 'The

time has come for all good men to.come to the aid of their country"(Typing I, High School). Ourlittle CNMI is getting too big forits breeches, Show me the muchtalked about "balanced stream­lining". Show me nationalism!

MARITA S. ANDERSON

DEBORAH F. CLARK

wanting to be publicly ridiculedfor his good deeds when the mes­sage was sent that these contribu­tions were unwanted. The legis­lature is elected by the people torepresent them. We can only as­sume that they were speaking forthe people. The message thatwiIlies heartfelt contributionswere unwanted came throughloudand clear!

Here's achallenge foryou. Findone other company here in theCNMI that donated a quarter of amillion dollars back to the peoplein the last 2 years.

HERMAN GUERREROA TAN FAN

Yours SincerelyFriends

Jamie Lelieth SackeyAdress: Post Office Box 827

Sarbah Road, Oguaa, GhanaW.A.Hobbies: Travelling, loving,

cooking and listening to classicmusic.

Counting on your best serviceand a highly cooperation!

Thanks in anticipation!

So many changes, rapid changesbut theses changes do not neces­sarily represent progress. Prob­lem: The crew to this canoe arestrokingat theTrust Territory pacefor the most part. But you have tobe an "outer-islander" to see theforest for the trees.

These sporty characters need to"time out't-reassess our position,reset priorities. Shut down thegovernment? Why not, it is notoperating in real terms anyway.

one is, are you? But at least he hasbeen sharing his profits with thelocal people. Since you seem tolove to pick on people, why not goafter some of the other big com­panies that make a fortune in theCNMI and either do not donate atall or donate so little it is difficultto find?

Johnson House, Oquaa CityGhana, W.A.Hobbies: Swimming, beach,

going jogging and interested in adeeper relationship.

Name: Theresa Prudence ArhinAddress:42nd Anglican S1. Post

OfficeBox 54,Oquaa City, GhanaW.A.

Hobbies: Playing Net-Ball,swimming, travelling and inter­ested in marriage.

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~Letters to the EditorA citizen's call for nationalismDear Editor:

IMPEACH the Governor? Waita minute! .Certainly, GovernorFroilan is rocking the canoe in analready precarious climate. Buthe is steering with the currents,powered by both houses of thelegislature. Too much assent asthough they are in a voodootrance. But he's hitting the "nailright on the hammer" from DayOne. The changes are necessary.

Anderson responds to TorresREPRESENTATIVE Torres is acts by legislators attacks the per-correct only in the fact that char- sonal acts of acitizen, where thoseitycomes from the heart and noth- acts were made without expecta-ing is expected in return. Nothing tion of praise or attack, the publichas ever been expected in return needs to be made aware of the'in the past nor will it be expected truth of what those contributionsin the future when the program is were. Those legislators acted ineventually reinstated. Nor was it an irresponsible and self-servingexpected that these contributions manner for purposes other thanfrom the heart would be used as a for the citizens they purport tostone thrown at Willie Tan by represent.certain legislators alleging brib- The blame for the temporaryery and illegal activity. suspension of community service

When this type of irresponsible cannot fall on Willie Tan for not

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To RepresentativeStanleyTorres,

THERE has been a lot of presslately about the "misunderstand­ing" between our legislature andWillie Tan. Your letter is justanother addition to the "slam fest"against Willie.

Willie might not be perfect. no

Dear Sir:Application for request for Pen­

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dents wish to seek your warm­hearted approval for the under­mentioned particulars to be pub­lished in the Penpals column ofyour esteemed Daily Newspaper.

Our Particulars are as follows:Name: Emma AdamsAddress: P.O. Box 54

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CNMl's long history of SlaveryIf there's anybody who has suffered and endured the indignities of

slavery,i\ is the indigenouspeople who discriminatedon theirown peoplethroughthe olden caste system and by our conquerors.

Historyhas it that there were certain classes of Chamorros in the oldendays. The lowest was known as the Manachaiig who are landlessand canonly farm certain parcels of land with permission from the owner. Theyweren't ezen allowed to fish nor take part in tribal wars.

WhenSpain was our mightysavior, our ancestors were forced to get ridof their "Charnorro Ways" in favor of the "Spanish Way". They becameservantsof the more powerful and rich Spanish and indigenous families,

Then came the Germans who changed our land tenure system COIll­

pletely. Thetraditionallandsizeperfamily isbasedon howlargeapropertyyou can clear. The Germanschanged it by dividing land among families.

When theJapanese came they virtuallyturned our people into slaves bysending them to sugar cane fields and even limited the level of theireducation toprimaryschool levels. It importeditsownlaborersfrom Koreaand Okinawa to augment the local labor pool. As its local populationincreases, the indigenous people were sent to the windward side to makeway for moreJapanese families.

With theUS, we weregenerouslypadded with fifty yearsof dependencyand in the process we embraced the cargo cult mentality as a way of life.Discriminatory pay-scalewasacceptable. Yoursecretarymakesmore thanyou and all because she's an expatriate. When former Secretary of theInterior Walter Hickel gave the most applauded speech of "Equal pay forequal qualifications", he lost his job for trying to bring equality toMicronesians once dubbed by a certain author as "royal savages".

In every instance, our conquerors were here for themselves and thereneverwasanygenuine interesttoconsider the aspirationsof the indigenouspeople. Today, the strategic importance of the CNMI has been rendereduseless by the end of the cold war. We seem to have been caught with ourpants down when the l04th US Congress took on its "Contract withAmerica". And it can be attributed to our constant vacillation between theold and new ways selecting which set of circumstance suits our fancy.

We maybe furious that GovernorTenorio has opted to foregoCovenantfunds to the tune of $27.7 million in favor of retaining the unique andborrowed unilateralauthoritysolelythepurviewofthe federal government.I fully subscribe to such view in that one can neverappreciate the value ofa dollar unlessyou work for it. Let's kick out the cargo cult mentality foryou and I know full well that we can fend for ourselves. We only need toroll up our sleeves and buckle down to the task at hand.

The dais aheadcalls for a refinementof the current tax law. I mean let'salsoget rid of the old habit of passing taxation to others except ourselves.How far can you tax the various industries without forcing them to closeshop? Why tax everybody else except ourselves? Isn't this mode ofbehavior the actual perpetuation of the lamaiiana syndrome? Isn't this aderelictionof a citizen's responsibility? It's the"other guys" whenwepassthebuckorthe burdenof tax. It's uswhenspendingtheverysametaxwe'vecollected rather unconscionably from the "other guys". Never forget thatthe responsibility to support the needs of our government is equallydistributed among all taxpayers.

For all the indignities that we have endured over the last four-hundredyears.what's importantto rememberis our resiliency inovercomingeveryconceivable adversity-natural or manmade-pulling ourselves outof thedebris withan even clearer visionand strongerdetermination to start anewand make life better for posterity. Let's revive our indigenous values andinstill them in the minds of our children. It's good for posterity!

So if anybodywants to complaintabout discrimination,we've seen it allfor more tryan four centuries right here at home. The acknowledgment oftheUSNinthCircuitCourtofAppealsthat wewerediscriminated under theseveral tiered salary schedule with the former ITG may have soothed ourfrustrations. It didn't however right thirty years of injustice for failing toresolvethejust compensationaspectof the lawsuit. And for as long as thischapterisn't brought to a close, it will foreverecho in the mindsand heartsof the indigenouspeople. The relevant concern is whether there's such athingas selectivejustice. Maybe.

As an adjunct, we also have a long history of submission. Perhaps thisis whyso many of usprefer the spokenover the writtenword. Such was thecase with the Covenant Agreementwhere manyof us relied heavilyon thewordsof others rather than reading what's actually written, signed, sealedanddelivered. Many arestill convincedthat every provisionis mutual. Noquite, friends. There's the unilateral authority reserved strictly for thefederal government. We were spared their full implementation in view ofour unique economic situation some twenty years ago. Things havechangedso dramatically over the years under a self-governing CNMI.

There's nothingthat we coulddo about yesterday. Wecan howeverdealwith the present and use all our resourcesto forge a better tomorrow. Thisendeavor will require the cooperative efforts of all sectors, includingournational policymakers. What we have sought from Congressman EltonGalJegly wasn't necessarily a "victory". but an opportunity to worktogether as responsible US Citizens in strengthening the conduct of self­government. It could not have come at a better time and again we oweCongressman Gallely our sense of gratitude for his sensitivity. Si YuusMaase.

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inter. "The internship is a great a great opportunityto learn. Theyopportunity for CNMI students. welcome newcomers and reallyTheyshouldtake I 10% advantage make an effort to teach you," heof this experience. I dedicated added.myself and showed I could do Kilelernan, whoworksatMTC'swhat they'd been training me to Outside Plant, is especially inter-do," said Kilelernan, ested in electronics and technical

"(MTC) really cares about workatMTC. "Everything isstate-learning and education- they're of-the-art and there's more andeven providing me with the op- more coming... new fiber opticsportunity to go to college part- and billing systems...change att~~~ ~n~ ITIX~o-"",-~r~~_rs ~~ovides. __ .M!S_is rapid_an.!nte~est~ng."

James Kileleman, former MTC student intern who went to work for thetelecommunications company.

MTC trains studentsfor high-tech future

BORJA, FRANCES LEON GUERRERO (Olympio)Con-Con Delegate

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TIlE MICRONESIAN Telecom­munications Corporation (MTC)is currently training eight highschoolaspartof thePublic SchoolSystem's cooperative educationinternship program.

MTC,whichhas participated intheprogram forseveral years,pro­vides each student with hands-ontraining in the rapidly advancingfield of telecommunications. Ac­cordingto De Benson, headof thecooperative education program atMHS,MTChasbeenveryhelpfulwith the successof the program.

"The program allows kids tohaveanopportunity forcareerex­plorationandtotestthewaters andgain valuable experience. thismakesforaneasiertransition fromHighschool toan actual job. Theynow have employee skills andtraining thatcanbeapplied tootherjobs, or even to situations theymayfaceincollege,"saidBenson.

The eight MTC interns are:Parker Yobei, and DunztanImetuker, Outside Planttechnicaltrainees; EviritYap and MamertoBacani, Earth Station electronictechnician trainees; RichardAguilar, Engineering trainee;Belvilyn Tenorio and YvonneMafnas,Customer Service depart­mentservice orderspecialist train­ees; and Anthony Camacho. Cen­tral Office switching techniciantrainee.

Formerintern JamesKilelemanwent. on to work for MTC aftergraduating from high school.Kileleman, whopartici pated intheinternship program last year, hasbeen working as an MTC repairtechnician forover 18 months, in­cluding the time he spent as an

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piratory, heart or kidney dis­eases are also at elevated riskregardless of age. This includesmedical conditions such asasthma, emphysema, bronchi­tis and other forms of respira­tory disease, according to thereport.

Vaccination is the only uni­versally effectivemethodof pre­v.entionand should be obtainedby all persons at elevated risk ofinfluenza and itscomplications,by those who 'might transmitinfluenza to at-risk individuals(such as household members orhealth-care workers),and byanyothers who live, socialize orwork with high-risk persons.

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before onset of illness, the re­port said.

Deaths are usually due to res­piratory or heart failure, In olderindividuals the' usual signs andsymptoms of influenza may beabsent or so mild as not to berecognized as influenza untilrespiratory and or heart 'failuresuddenly appears ..

Healthy persons 65 years ofage and older are at increasedrisk of severe illness and com­plications often associated withdeath. Death rates may be 34 to104-times higher than persons

, under 65 during influenza typeA epidemics.

Individuals with chronic res-

which recurs each year in epi­demic proportions affecting aminimum of25% of the popula­tion and causes thousands ofexcess deaths in the U.S., andmillions worldwide.

Among persons 65 years ofage and older, pneumonia andinfluenza rank as the fifth lead­ing cause of death. In 1993,984Oregonians died of pneumoniaandinfluenza,

.There are three influenza vi­ruses: types A, Band C. Ofthese, types A and B cause epi­demics, while type A is moresevere in terms of illness andassociated deaths.

Illness occurs from 24 to 72 .hours following exposure to thevirus withabrupt onset of fever,chills, headache, muscle achesand pains', dry cough, sore throatand overwhel ming weakness.Return to full health followingthree to five days of acute .ill­ness is usually drawn out andmay take a week or more,

Viruses are shed in dropletsproduced by sneezing, cough­ing and ordinary conversationand may be present in respira­tory secretions up to 24 hours

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Reasons why the RODEO is the best buy!

ChailangPalaciospertensions, nutrition and otherhealth education Monday to Fri­day from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The dispensary is beneficial'particularly to the people livingin San Antonio, Koblerville andChalan Kanoa.

"They don't have to spendenough time to drive towardsCHC. The dispensary is just atthe Sanitation Office," Palaciosemphasized.

According to a report pro­vided by Medical Director forPublic Health Dr. Mark Durand,influenza is the only disease

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THE DEPARTMENT of PublicHealth Services is targeting thesexagenarians in the CNMI forits immunization programaimed at preventing influenza,a disease ranked as the sixthleading cause of death in theU.S since 1979.

Public Health EducatorChailang Palacios told the Va­riety that the program is part ofthe free immunization activi­ties currently being conductedat the San Antonio Dispensary.

Palacios urged those personsages 60 and up to come to thedispensary for influenza shots.

Young persons who are dia- .betic and asthmatic are also en­couraged to visit the center toreceive thesame shots. The dis­pensary, headed by a registerednurse Maria Torres, is locatedinside 'the San Antonio Sanita­tion Office.. Palacios explained that free

immunizations are also offeredfor babies and high school stu­dents.

Torres likewise is holdingcounselling about diabetes. hy-

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Kenny Rankin is likely to touch a lot of hearts this weekend when heperforms at Gilligan's, in the Hyatt Regency. The show, produced bylegendary promoter Tom Moffatt and Dan Bradley, and sponsored by.Pacific Trading, Continental Micronesia, Hyatt Regency and Hot 98FM, will go on at 9:30 PM, Saturday, February 18th, Tickets areavailable at the Hyatt, The Wine Cellar, and Hot 98 FM.

everywhere. I sing for nothing... its much of this new outlook tohisI get paid to travel." lyricist wife, Arnie.

Yet, when asked tocompare his "I like to sing the story and tellmost recent work with his cata- the song," explains Rankin. "Likelogue of past work, he grins. everybody, I love a good love"There is no comparison between song, but I also like singing about.then and now. I've grown musi- what is going on in the largercally. My range has deepened. universe, I'm most comfortableMy voice has an edge to it. I also singing about something I feelhave a new found confidence and passionately about that,hopefully,perspectiveon life." Runkin cred- will touch people's hearts.

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York, he was witness to a thriving60' sGreenwich Villagescene. At2 I, he picked up the guitar- sixmonths later he was in the studiowith Bob Dylan playing rhythmguitar on the album Bringin' ItAll Back Home.

Another warm musicalmemory was an experience withJimi Hendrix. "We were in anattic," he remembers, "Jirni waswearing a crimson cloak and weplayed classical guitar, just thetwo of us, for hours on end. Hewas one of a kind. He heard andfelt things nobody else everdreamed of." Joao Gilberto alsoprovided a strong early influence."Brazilian music really turned mearound- I heard Joao and thenDon Costa gave me my first set ofLa Bella classical strings. I was inheaven."

Rankin compositions likeHaven't We Met, In The NameOf Love and Top Ten hit, Peace­ful were recorded by a diversecollection of artist. In the late70's, now relocated to Los Ange­les, he made a series of critically­acclaimed albums on the LittleDavid!Atlantic label:LikeASeed,Silvermorning, The KennyRankin Album and After theRoses. Then, as he explains it,"The times changed. Music isruled by trends. I couldn't reallyfind my place, so I stepped back."Rankin put a hold on recordingand pursued his first love - liveperformance. He's played Lin­colnCenter,openedsolofor BruceSpringsteen at Red Rocks, touredwithManhattanTransfer andsungwith the New American Orches­tra and numerous communitysymphonies in addition to hisregular club dates. Says Rankin"I've dragged myguitarjust about

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Songwriter's Hall of Fame lastspring.) SaysRankin,"Jazz, salsa,standards, pop, rock, folk... thelabels make me uncomfortable.It's the music that I love."

Rankin's musical odyssey be­gan in New York City. "All Iever card about was music," hedeclares. "I never tooka lessonorformally studied anything - Iwas politely asked to leave fivehigh schools - so my traininghad to come from the streets. Ijust started hanging out, singingin hallways and playing congason all the corners my mother toldme to avoid."

At seventeen, he made his firstrecord, vetoing Itsy Bitsy TeenyWeeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikiniin favor of SATURDAY AFTERTHE GAME. "Even then,"Rankin laughs, "I'd Iike to thinkthat I had musical integrity!" Hewassent to Europe on tour, and herecorded in six languages for Co­lumbia Records. Back in New

(directly above Lollipops Store)

The law Office of

JOHN A. MANGlONA,A Professional Law Corporation

Telephone Nos. (670) 233-6901/02Facsimile No. (670) 233-6903

announces the relocation of its office to

MSV Building II in Garapan, Saipan

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French Polynesia next monthwhere it will meet up with otherPolynesian canoes including theHawaiian canoes.

The two 22 meter long hulls ofthe canoe will each be carried by300 men dressed in traditionalcostumes alongthe kilometerdis­tance to the coast.

Work on the canoe project is afollow up from the successfulca­noe pageant that featured in the1992pacific Festival of Arts heldin Rarotonga. PacNews

definitely a major touristpasttirne,' said Browne.

Browne's observation wasshared by Teregeyo who in aninterview Monday said theresult­ant increase in luxury item priceswill definitely have a bearing onthe tourism industry.

When asked about Browne'sletter, Teregeyo said there is rea­son for the company to be con­cerned.

"A lot of our tourists come herefor shopping. But if they can buystuff in Japan at a cheaper orequivalentprice,they'd ratherbuythem there or in Guam instead ofcomingoverhere,"saidTeregeyo.

"The amount of money touristsspend here would be lower be­cause of the commodities theyused to buy are becoming moreexpensive, That would definitelytell on the numberoftourist/shop­perscominghere,"saidTeregeyo.

Save Power

CCLPCBoard tobe meetingTHE BOARD of ChamorrolCarolinian Policy Commissionwill hold a "Special Meeting" onMonday, February 20, 1995 at10:00 am at the Carolinian Utt inGarapan,

All members are therefore; re­quested to attend this meeting.The following issues are to bediscussed: .

l. House·Bill #9-62. Carolinian OrthographyJ. Chamorro OrthographyThe Public is invited to attend.

For more information,contacttheCLPC office attelephone number288-5321.

stars andother ancientmethods tocross theocean insteadof modernradar and computers. The canoesare expected to arrive in Tahiti inmid-march; them leaveat the endof the month for the Marquesas.They are due back in Hawaii inMay.

MeanwhiIe,in theCookIslands,a huge double-hulled voyagingcanoe in a construction shelter ina Rarotonga valley was carrieddown to the coast Saturday.

It will take part in a voyage to

excise taxes in 1994 alone, anamount he expects to increasebecauseof the rise in tourist arriv­als and the proposed relocation tothe $6 million Garapan mall cur­rently under construction.

With the crippling excise taximposition,however,Brownesaidhis company will no longer beable to attract the quality tenantsfor the mall nor the tourist cus­tomers because the increased im­port taxes will rendertheir type ofretailing not viable.

"The customers will be able topurchase the same products intheir home markets at a similarorpossibly cheaper prices," saidBrowne.

"The increases in tax will resultin tourists not purchasing luxuryproducts at non-competitiveprices This will drive away tour­ists from Saipan as shopping is

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THE CREWS of the Hawaiianvoyaging canoes "Hawai'iloa"and "Hokule'a" were given a tra­ditional;farewell lastweekastheyprepared to leave for a journey tothe South Pacific, Hawaii PublicRadio reported.

The canoes departed from theBig Island for their 5,OOO-milevoyage to Tahiti and theMarguesas Islands.

The 12-membercrews foreachboat will use traditional naviga­tion techniques, relying on the

FSM directory outBy Tom Panholzer after coming to the FSM to solicit Ads for those who had paidForthe Variety advertising and money up-front. Micronesian Publishing,already,

POHNPEI- At Last, it's out. the Finally in early September, weregivenfree tomakeupforthefederated States of Micronesian Taburo Akinaga, FSM Telecom losses.Telecommunications Corporation general manager, admitted what the 1995directoryisinthesamehas finally gotten a telephone di- many businesspersons already format as past years. It's 8 1/4rectory published and to the pub- knew - Telecom had been the inches by about 5 1/4 inches. Alllie after more than a year's delay victim of an alleged scam. fourstates', Yap,Chuuk,Pohnpei,and many blushing faces. In a haste, LandSource, the 10- and Kosrae, directories are in-

The 1994directorywasto have cal publisher of the Pohnpei Ad- eluded in the single book.been published by a Guam con- vertiser, was contracted to do the Furthermore,theFSM's growthcern, the Micronesian Publishing typesetting and to contact a reli- is reflected as the new bookis 148Co.: however, its representatives able printer to print 10,000books paged whereas those previousand owners slipped from sight with a January I deadline. were considerably less.

Tax hike... Continued frolYl page 1

Crews of two canoes given traditional farewell

fumes, 30% ad valorem(upfromthe previous 20%) with a three­year sunset provision, and cos­metics 30% ad valorem (up from15%).

Itemslikecigarettesandliquor,also among favorite items pur­chased by tourists, are also as­sessed increased taxes.

Louis Vuitton, a renownedParis designer brand of leatherbelts, shoes and bags, iscurrentlybuilding a mall type buildingalong Beach Road in Garapannear the GIG Disco intended forluxury store occupancy.

The proposed luxury mall is inaddition to four existing storesthat currently carries LouisVuitton productson leasedspaceat the La FiestaSan RoqueShop­ping Mall in northern Saipan.

Louis Vuitton, according toBrowne,paidalmost$400,000in

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In-Laws:Shirley Paul Jones

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Brothers:Jose Mendiola Jones

Benjamin Mendiola Jones

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court on February 28 for a statusconference.

Hawkins wascharged withninecountsof forgery andonecountofmisuse of credit cards early thismonth.Thegovernmentallegedthatbetween December 6 and 8, sheobtained property from Sam Cor­poration, Collecion Boutique andIslandWear using MasterCard orVisa card belonging to certainMol1ey E. Keryan.

Sablan on the other hand wasaccusedof helping hisgirlfriend tocommit thecrimes. The CriminalDivision of theAttorney General'sOfficecharged him withninecounts

spending limit during the periodof continuing appropriations be­ginning October 1,1992."

Mitchell however said in hisopposition papers that the bud­getary act prohibits retroactiveapproval of illegal actions.

"This (1995Appropriation) Actandany repealer.i.shall not...havethe effect of terminating, or inany way modifying,any liabilitycivil or criminal, which shall al­readybe inexistenceat thedate'ofthis Act becomes effective," the

. Savings Clause of the act partlyread. .

.Mitchell cited this provision tosupport his assertions,

Special Judge Benjamin. J.F,Cniz is scheduled to hear themotiontodismissandtheoppesi- 'tion to the motion today at 1:30p.m,

PLEASE VOTE NO. 61 DINO MENDIOLA JONES\,·

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the CNMIcoffers.Government lawyersmovedfor

thedismissal of theentire lawsuit,sayingthe passageof the SpecialAppropriations Act, also knownas Public Law 9-23 and Appro­priations Budget Authority Actknown asP.L.9-25,rendered mootthe plaintiffs claims.

In the alternative, AssistantAttorney GeneralSebastianAlootasked for the dismissal of certainclaims including one relating tothe Mitsubishi payments.

Aloot said the defendantsshouldnotbe held liable for theirpreviousactionsas the legislaturehas ratifiedsuch actions..

Public· Law 9-23; section 6partly reads that "No civilliabil­ityshall attachto anyemployeeof.the...govemment.zfor having ex­ceeding the' overall. budgetary

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Couple pleads innocent of forgeryof aiding andabetting forgery. At an arraignment Monday, session ofa .22caliberrifle without

Both were arrested with a juve- Sablan alsopleaded notguilty to the an identification card indicating hisnileearlythis month. Lawyers stress charge of illegal possession of fire- eligibility to havethe gun.thatdefendants arepresumed inno- arm. According to to a government Bothdefendants arecurrently oncent until proven zuiltv in court. complaint, thedefendantwasinpos- release.

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ByRafael!.SantosVariety NewsStaff

A COUPLE accused usingsomebody's creditcards to obtaingoods from threestores on Saipanhave pleaded innocent to thecharges.

Ronald M. Sablan and ThelmaC. Hawkins entered pleas of notguilty before SuperiorCourt Pre­siding JudgeAlexCastroat an ar­raignment Monday. Sablan wasrepresented by attorney AntonioAtalig whilehisgirlfriend was rep­resented byChiefPublicDefenderDaniel DeRienw.

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to ensure the suitability of own­ers, operators and employees ofcasinos;

-exclusion or removal of un­desiredpersons, asdefinedinsuchregulationsfrom casinopremises;

-meanstoensureinsofaraspos­sible and continuing physical ca­pability of casinoowners andop­erators andto protectthe.publicinthe event that such capability issignificantly diminished;

means to ensure that a mini­mum age Iimit of 21 years is en­forced for all casino customersand employers; and

-inspection and monitoring ofcasinooperationsandequipment,all or part of the cause of whichmaybe requiredto be reimbursedto the Commission by the casinooperator.

There's also a requirement thatcasinos only be licensed in con­nection with hotel or condo­minium operations. TheComrnis­sion may also restrict casinos tospecified districts or areas andmay set out criteria for sittingcasinos in or out of such districtsor areas.

Also, the licensee for the own­ership andoperationofone majorcasino on Saipan will be made tomeetcertainqualifications, amongothers:

-the licensemustbeawarded toa UScompanypubliclytradedonthe New YorkStock Exchange orthe NASDAQ Exchange whichmust have at least 25 gaming li­censes in the USor its territories;

-thelicensee mustownandhaveowned and operated for at leastthe preceding three years, inter­nationally recognized hotel/casi­nos; must own or operate ariverboat casino and be signifi­cantly involvedin Indiangamingin the US;and mustalsoown andoperate majorgamingcasino/ho­tels in both Nevadaand NewJer­sey in the US.

by itself, he said casinos wouldhave to be decided on by thepeople themselves.

"Revenuegeneration is impor­tant because that is hoJ we getmoneyto provideservices for ourpeople. But if people were .tospeak, the situation will call forthe Commonwealth governmentto look for different ways to gen­erate revenues," said Benavente.

"I will not take a position insupportofcasino whenthe peopleoppose it," said the speaker.

Asked how he feels about thecasino issue, Demapan says hesees merit in the proposal.

"I have been to Las Vegas andI have seen the casinos there. Ithas beenan enjoyableexperienceand Ithinkit wouldbea good ideato explore the possibility of hav­ing similar activities here, as op­posedto casinos in other non-USjurisdictions," said Demapan.

"We have to start this slowly.Even to get one casino here isvery difficult. Let's just try oneand if it does not work, then let'sdo something about it," saidDcmapan.

"I don't know much aboutAsian-type of casinos, I knowthere could be problems aboutunderworld activities, but LasVegas casinos are different be­cause they are heavily regulatedin such a way that such concernsare addressed, including otherimpacts to the community. It hasto meet certain high-level stan­dardfortheprotectionof thecom­munity," he added.

Underthe proposedcasino biII,the rulesandregulationsshall at aminimum provide forthe follow­ing as if to ensure orderly regula­tion:

o A code of ethics for the mem­bers of the Commission and itsofficers and employees;

-investigution or other means

VOTE NO. 65~Pot Fabot Bota Para

3rd Con-Con DelegateMarch 04, 1995, Saturday

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established after a casino initia­tive was overwhelmingly ap­provedbytheisland's peoplesev­eral years back.

When approved, the new billwill allow full-blown casino op­erations Commonwealth-wide,includingSaipanandRota,whoseconstituencies both frown uponthe concept of casino gaming.

According to Benavente, al­though there is a provision in thelaw that allows legalization ofcasinos by an act of the Legisla­ture, such a route may not be tothe best interest of the constitu­ency.

"The Constitution does allowthe Legislature to enact legisla­tion to allow gambling. But per­sonally.I feel it's not right fortheLegislature to decide on some­thing as critical an issue as full­blown casino gambling in theCommonwealth," saidBenavente.

"There has to be a lot of infor­mational and education activitybeforetheLegislature actson mea­sures of this nature," said thespeaker. "The way they did it onTinian was the right way, whichis, holdenoughpublichearings tomake peopleunderstand andmakethemvoteon itanddecide whetheror not they want gambling in theCommonwealth."

The ideaofcasinos in theCom­monwealth has lately gained thesupport of Governor FroiIan C.Tenorio who last week said suchan industrycouldgeneratea lotofrevenuesfor theCommonwealth,enough for it to fend for its owninfrastructure.

Previousto that,Tenorio told acongressionalsubcommittee thattheCNMIcouldbebetteroffwith­out infrastructure assistance fundsfrom the federal government.

Although Benavente acknowl­edged the importance of beingable to raise the needed revenues

and one major casino each forSaipan and Rota.

Under the bill, the commissioncould also grant licenses for theownership and operation of anynumber of small casinos on anyisland of the Commonwealth al­though it will have the discretionin limiting such a number.

Currently, Tinian is the onlyisland in the Commonwealthwhere casino gaming is allowed.ATinian CasinoGamingControlCommission, to regulatea casinoindustry in the island, had been

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were commenting on house Bill9-368, co-authored and prefiledlast month by at least five Houserepresentatives.

The proposed measure, whichmay be due for introduction be­fore the full House cometomorrow's session, provides forthe creation of a CommonwealthGaming Commission under theDepartmentofCommercetoregu­late licensing and operations ofupto fi vemajorcasinoson Tinian

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The otherbigobstacle isNorth­South dialogue.

Secretary of State WarrenChristopher said Washingtonwouldn't have entered into thedeal withoutNorthKorea'sagree­ment to resume meeting withSeoul.

KoreantalksbrokeoffafterKimII Sung's death.Hehadbeenplan­ning a summitwithSouth KoreanPresident Kim Young-sam, butthat has been put off indefinitely.

North Koreais bristlingat U.S.suggestions the talks should get,under way soon.

"This is a very arrogant actwhich hurts our self-respect anddignity," Rodong Simbun re­ported. "It is preposterous to putthe implementationof the agree­ment and the resumption of dia­logue on parallel lines."

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South Korea's Yonhap newsagency quoted a Russian sourceassayingMoscowandPyongyanghave agreed in principle that aRussian reactormodel willbeusedbecause it's cheaper and becauseNorth Korean technicians are fa­miliar with the technology.

Yonhap also quoted anotherdiplomatic source as saying thatRussia, fearing "lopsided inter­ests of the United States in thearea," appears to have decided toretain its military alliance treatywith North Korea.

The 196 I North Korea-USSRFriendship, Cooperation andMutualAssistanceTreaty expiresinJune 1996 but wouldautomati­cally be renewed for another fiveyears unless one side decides todrop it.

Russia has been trying to hornin on the Korean Energy Devel-

nuclearproliferation,"he said. "Ithink it must go forward."

But before that can happen,there's a lot to be resolved.

NorthKoreadoesn't wantreac­tors from its rival. Tensions be­tween the two remain high morethan four decades after I950-53Korean War.

"Radical progress must bemadeinthenegotiations concern­ing the designation of a countryfrom which light-water reactorswill be introduced," RodongSimbun, the North's communistparty organ, reported last week.

But South Korean DeputyPrime Minister Kim Doek calledthe North's refusal to acceptSeoul's model"merelya negotia­tion ploy." Ms. Shelly

said the South Korean modelwastheonlyoptionforthe project.

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But in recent weeks, NorthKorea has claimed South Koreanreactorsareunacceptableandthatit won't talk with Seoul 'until itapologizes for not sending sym­pathies for the death last July ofthe North's longtime leader KimII Sung.

The North also has demandedcancellation of the annual U.S.­South Korea "Team Spirit" mili­tary exercises. It is seeking addi­tions to the pact that could add asmuch as dlrs I billion to the $4billion cost for the reactors.

North Korea's shopping list of"add-ens" duringtalkstwo weeksago in Berlin includedafuel-fab­ricationplant,power-transmissionlines and new simulators. Ms.Shelley said Washington has nointention of complying.

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US tries to fend off North's demandsBy PAUL ALEXANDER

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ­U.S. officials are finding that asigned deal with North Koreadoesn't mean the bargaining isover.

Thehard-Iinecommunistcoun­try istryingto wrestfreshconces­sions from Washington and iseven drawing Moscow into thetangled fray.

Last Oct. 21 , U.S. and NorthKorean negotiators signed aframework agreement aimed atending the threat that Pyongyangmight be developing nuclearbombs.

It called for North Korea todismantle its nuclear program inexchange for improved relationswith Washington, two light-wa­ter nuclear reactors that producefarlessweapons-grade plutoniumthantheNorth's currentfacilities"and substitute fuel oil.

Expert-leveltalksare toresumeearly next month. No one is say­ing what will happen if an April21 deadline isn't met for ironingout the nuclear part of the deal.

"As expected, the light-waterreactor negotiations have beentough,"StateDepartmentspokes­womanChristine Shelly said lastweek.

U.S. officials say they madeclear to North Korea before thepact was signed in Geneva thatSouth Korea would provide thereactor design and foot most ofthe bill.

Theyalso say it wasclear that aresumption of North-South talks,aimedateventuallyreunifyingthedivided Korean peninsula, wascritical.

Cuba's vicetrade ministervisits SeoulSEOUL, South Korea (AP) - ACubanvice trade minister visited 'Seoul last October, the ForeignMinistry said Tuesday, touchingoff rumors of improved politicalrelations between the two coun­tries.

South Korea's Foreign Minis­try said Garcia was in Seoul Oct.8-12 at the invitation of a localbusiness.No contacts were madebetween him and South Koreanofficials during the trip. it said.

"Since hedid notmeetwithanyofficialsofourgovernment,therewereno chances at all for discus­sion of opening diplomatic rela­tions," Ryu Kwng-sok, a ForeignMinistry spokesman, said.

Ryudenied local news reportsthat Garcia discussed with SouthKorean officials detailed termsfor opening diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries.

Cuba, one of the world's fewremainingCommunistcountries,maintains close relations withSeoul's rival, Communist NorthKorea.

Ryu said Garcia, accompaniedbythreeotherCubangovernmentofficials,visitedSeoulat the invi­tation of'a South Korean automaker, the name of which he re­fused to identify.

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"What the software industry ismore worried about is the coun­terfeiting coming out of China,which they can control," saidPeterson, noting the work doneby customs agents in manycoun­tries to monitor and halt ship­ments of pirated products.

But U.S. industry and tradeofficials may also be facing amuchbroaderchallenge. Chineseculture embraces the idea thatgreater knowledge should beshared freely with all.

While the software executiveswill watch the next round of ne­gotiations, they expressed wari­ness. There may not be a break­throughuntil morecomputerpro­grams originate in China and thegovernment realizes how muchmoney a healthy technology in­dustry can yield through taxes.

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North buying sugar forKim Jong II's birthdaySEOUL, South Korea (AP) .North Korea :is importing thou­sands of tons of sugar from itssouthern capitalist rival presum­ably to use as birthday giftsfromnew leader Kim Jong II, Seoulgovernment andindustryofficialssaid Tuesday.

Kimturns 53 Thursday and hiscommunist government has al­ready designated the day as the'nation's "greatest holiday" in theclearest evidence yet of his un­challenged leadership.

The North's previous "greatestholiday" was the April 15 birth­dayoflate President Kim IISung.The country usually marked theday by giving sugar and othergifts to its 22 million people.

"The North appears to need alot of su~ar to prepare for Kimlong II's birthday," said ChungYon-wook, an official at CheilFoodsand Chemicals Inc., SouthKorea's largest sugar producer.

"They placed so many big or­ders at the beginning of the yearthat we didn't have enough instockto meet the orders," he said.

Chung said his company ex­ported3,OOOtonsofsugartoNorthKorea in January. Another majorsugar producer, Samyang Co.,

.alsoreportedshipping 2,000 tonsto the-North the same month.

Both shipments were madethroughJapan and an unspecifiedthird country, officials said.

Government officials said theNorth's sugar imports picked upfrom late last year. Of the 8,440tons of sugar North Korea im­ported from the South last year,6,150 tons were shipped in De­cember, they said.

TheNorth's 1994sugar importsfromSouth Koreacompared with700 tons sent the previous year.

NorthKoreahad imported mostof its needed sugar from China.But China reportedly cut sugarexports to the North to meet itsgrowing domestic demand.

Althoughhe is believed in firmcontrolof North Korea, thejuniorKim has not taken over formalpower since his father died ofheart failure at age 82 in July.

An intensive image-buildingcampaign is under way in NorthKorea to create the same person-alitycult for Kim long II that wasbuilt for his late father.

RecentNorth Korean defectors

Development lasting about five min­utes eachfrom 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The rush to tie the knot resultedfrom Feb. 14 coinciding this yearwith the 15th dayof theLunar NewYear, which isknown as Yuan Xiaolie, the Chinese equivalent ofValentine's Day.

"We wentoutof ourwaytomeetthedemand. Afterall,wewillha~ towait 19 years for the two dates tocoincideagain,"saidErKwongWah,the ministry's permanent secretary.

About66marriages takeplacedailyin thiscity-state of 3 million people.That figure doubles on ordinaryValentine's Days,butthisyear1<,099couples signedup.

The official Marriage Registrybuilding wasbookedoutmonths agoso several floors of the ministry'sheadquarters weresetasidefornup­tialsby the numbers.

Couples in their wedding fineryaccompanied byfriends thronged thebuilding.Eachhadanappointed timeandfewseemed impatient.'

'There has to be clocklike preci­sionbecause of thesheernumbers,"How Mun Heng, the ministry's di­rector of administration.

How said the experience he ac­quired asa project officer forpeace­timedisaster exercises was useful insupervising the mass matrimony.

Onceinthebuilding, couples reg­istered byshowing their licenses andnational ill cards. Then their mar­riage certificates were printed atoneof six computer stations. Next theywent tooneof 19solemnizing roomsdecked outwith pinktablecloths andflowers.

Scores of justices of the peaceand other qualified officials werepressed into service. After the five­minute ceremony, many of thenew­lyweds went tothebuilding'saudito­rium forphotographs.

Officials said 790ceremonies werescheduled at theministry, 297 at theMarriage Registry andanother 12atchurches, temples and communitycenters. About 99 percent of thosewho tiedthe knot were Chinese.

Twentyofthecouples metthroughthe Social Development Unit, thegovernment's matchmaking organi­zation. Derided atfirst asarefuge forthe "single desperate and ugly," theSDU is nowan accepted partof thesocial scene, credited with thousandsof marriages.

Hundreds of couplesmarried in five minuteson Valentine's Day

By KENNETH L. WHITINGSINGAPORE (AP) • It was effi­cient, if not overly romantic. asmorethan 1,000 couples celebratedValentine's Dayby getting marriedTuesday.

Planscalled for separate ceremo­nies at the Ministry of Community

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US Space Agency imposes hiring freezeBy HARRY F. ROSENTHAL quarters fromNASAcenters around "Whenwe lostthe money, I was buyout. NASA went from 25,000 ticipate, they better make up their

WASIllNGTON (AP) • Under the country but not moves from in shock," said Goldin. He said employees afewyearsagoto22,412 minds quickly," subcommitteeorderstocutits spendingSdbillion center to center. NASAhadalreadycutitsspending as of Dec. I. At its height, during chairman Rep. Jamesby the end of the decade, the U.S. Testifying before the House of by 30 percent. the Apollomoon program, NASA Sensenbrenner said. "Lack of Eu-spaceagency NASA announced a Representatives spacesubcommit- NASA has given veteran em- had 33,000on its payroll. ropean decision is not going tohiringfreezeMonday. tee, Goldin said he learnedon Jan. ployees twoopportunities inrecent Under the budget President slow down the United States and

Theorder by NationalAeronau- 12· that President Clinton wanted years to take a one-time payment ClintonsenttoCongresslastweek, Russia." .ticsandSpaceAdministration head NASA to make do with smaller' for early retirement. the U.S. space station would re- The Europeans are signedup toDanielGoldinbarstransfertohead- annualbudgetsinthenextfiveyears. More than 1,800 accepted the ceive $2.1 billion next year. Con- provide a pressurized laboratoryI-:--;:;:::::;:;:::;:;;:;:~:;::;;:--:-:-:--::::~:::::;::-;:=~:-----;;~----~' --:...-----:-~-__:_.:~-----::==::::::=:-::l struction of thestationisscheduled module called Columbus. In re-

tobegininNovember1997whena tum, some of the elements for theRussian propulsion and guidance stationwillbecaniedaloftonESA- .unit is launched aboard a Russian made Ariane rockets.rocket. 'TheEuropeansshouldnotthink

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Space Agency may not beable to Europeans do not participate withmeet their commitments. the Columbus module,"

"If the Europeans want to par- Sensenbrenner said.

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Greg Borja, San VicenteDorothy T. Billy, Capitol HillTeresita Villagomez, SanVicenteEddy Ngirarikel, Dan DanEdgar Saures, DanDanJosephine S.Otaki, DanDanSuphap Swazuki, DandanMax A. Averion, DanDanAugustin Matagolai, DandanAlicia Sablan, DandanDominic Gamacho, SanVicenteSalustiano Ragasa, DandanSonoma A. Aruarte, Capitol HillDiVasquez,DanDanIvan P. Planas, 1AEmerencianan Peter Palican,3·BWillem D. Sakovich, 4Renne Dias Viray, San AntonioRosalia Bernardius, DandanMunez C. Sail, DandanNoel David, DandanWallace Leavitt Jr.. DandanWilber Ngotel, DandanGloria I.NgiratrangCharlene Sablan, t-BDavelyn Sturges. DandanLaura Sturges, DandanRonnie OrlanelVirginia Richards, K·lJohnny Aldan, K·1Victor Gales, District 3Bobbie Saralu, DandanRyan Nisperos, [JandanJoseph Cruz. #6Benifacio Camacho, #6Rose Anne Reyes. #6Abraham Guerrero, #6Rosalyn Dela Cruz, #10Antonlo A. Svilo, #10Thomas S. Cruse, #6Ben PeterJail TommatiMaria Pialur, District 2Frank Dela Cruz, DandanAna Tydingco, DandanCatalino Sanchez, DandanE. Rodeo, DandanA Rodeo, DandanRay S. Mlina, San VicentePatricia M. Aldan, DandanCatherine P. Muna, SanVicenteAngel T. Palacios, DandanBertha T. Camacho, DandanPatrick D. Leon Guerrero.DandanIgnacio C. Santos, DandanVivian S. Santos, DanDanDolores S. Matagolai, Fina SisuIgnacio S. Matagolai, Fina SisuLawerence M. Fleming,KoblervilleJulie P. Mettao, DandanDarius Besong, DandanDaniel P. Mettao, DandanJenee Slilp. DandanC: Calobong·Pierce. SanVicente .P. Gallacher, Capitol HillW. Bogdan. Capitol HillAlfonso C. Reyes. San VicenteSandy Graut, Dandan'Damlol Calgan, DandanWilfred S. Reyes. t-sLeo T. Lieto, 4BKathy Tenorio, DandanD. Pangelinan, DandanSarah G. Tudela, DandanJuliance Misk, DandanAngie Humic, DandanJames Misch, DandanLaurel Humio, DandanMarion Weindl, Chalan KiyaJanet C. VillagomezJoaquina R. Santos, Tanapag,District 8Henry A. Manalo, 3·ATrinidad Simanalo, San JoseVicente M. Bill, 3·ASinda Babaula. San JoseFrancisco I.Taitano, 4AWilliam T. Lieto, 4ADaniell. Lieto, 4AJoaquin I.Taitano, 3BJaerilyn M. Igitol, San JoseDelores, M. Kaaino, 4ADonincia Mettao, 4AEmilly Ngirechol, lAMelVin I.Brennan. As PerdidoMagarita M. Igilol, 4AHannah K. Ogarto, MarpiRanoy A. Harper, 1M, Robert HowardDouglas L.Ryan, 3·BLing B. CurleyGloria I.Ngiratrang, DandanAlexander E.sayae, SusupeLucille Baldwin, San VicenteStephen Browne, As LitoPamela Caya, Capitol HillRoberta NicklesonPalikkon Thomson, San .Vicente .David ObrienPeter Moore, sanAntonioLou Piliwale

Marvin K. Seman, Chalan LauiauNorman Quinn, San AntonioClarence Igisair, San VicentePeter Barlas, Capitol HillDelia S. Dado, Capital HillKristoffer Gills, San RoqueIvan Groom, San VicenteConnie S. Camacho, 3·BSam Thompson, Capitol HillAgnes McPheters, t-BKenneth Govendo, 1·BBernadita Alepuyo, San VicenteGregorio P. Sablan, 4·CMichael D. Wright, t-BJanice A. Tenorio, CK #2Maria C. Aguon, San JoseAnthony Aguon, San JoseRamona DLC Borja, Dan DanRoman A. Borja, Dan DanRaynita L.Camacho, Capitol HillMartin DIG Camacho, CapitolHillFrances C. Babauta, GarapanGrace P. Villagomez, Puerto RicoMercedes Q. DLGuerrero,DandanFrancie Q. Nekai, TanapagVicenta C. Bias, TanapagRichard C. Atalig, San RoqueWilliam L. Aguon, San JoseCarmen C. Crisostomo, Gualo raiJesus D. Babaula, Sadog TasiJoseph C. Atalig, l·BMelinda Aguon, San JoseFidel Atalig, San JoseZenaida C. Lizama, San JoseStanley S. Santos, DandanFred C.Lizama, San JoseSaquento C. Babauta. San JoseAnthony Vincent K. LeonGuerrero, San JoseEdwin C. Lizama, San JoseMaryanne P. Reyes, San JoseBernie C. Pangelinan, #3John F. Fumy, Dan DanJessica Tomokane, 3·BJoaquin P. Salas, l·AAna C. Cabrera, 1·AOscar Pangelinan, l·AAntonio C. Pangelinan, Navy HillJohn Siren, Kob/ervilleJoaquin C. Pangelinan, KagmanIIIFrancisca Deja Cruz, Kagman IIIgnacia Pangelinan, Navy HillSusana C. Pangelinan, Navy HillJose SN Pangelinan, Navy HillJuanita A. Taimanao, Navy HillCatherine Aguon, San JoseJennifer Osada, San JoseManuel Osada, San JoseJeannette Reusora, San JoseCindy Briones, KoblervilleAdela Rasiang. OleaiDelores R. ClarkFe Y. Calixterio, San VicenteJoseph Malone, Capitol HillMichael Emualu, MarpiJimmy G. Sablan. San JosePeter C. Beinto, MarpiJocelyn O.Sinounori, San JoseRanathius Garamad, SanAntonioMoris KrusynskiGloria IkedaCharley HenryJohn C. RegisJess MalabedM. GuarnesRay CruzChas AlvarezRox KaniRay C. Villagomes. San VicenteWally Chong, 3·BJ.S, SaiasAAG. Calvo. 3BJeanne! T. Villagomez, Fina SisuJerome N. Lakop, Chalan KanoaDora Gayeyo. RotaAlicia OQo. RotaBonita uzama, RolaPrescilla Lizama, RolaMaggie Barcinas. RotaAnne S.Mesngon. RotaAntonino L.Mendiola, RotaRita M. Garcus, Rota .Barrie C. Toves, RotaRamon Cabaeru, RotaAntonio·O. Kiyoshi, TinianMelvin D. Cru2, TinianHelen H. Al:Jayare. TinianRoas Rabara. TinianBendicto G. Decena, Jr., TinianFlorinda A. Decena. TinianCarlos K. KetebengangEddy B.Igisair,3·BLorda Reseureccion: 3·BStanley Mar, Navy HillEma O.Ngirctiongor, San JoseLaura Retzlp.r, Capitol HillVictorino P. Alcantara, DanDanDelgadina Matagalolai, DanDanChristine C. LagaretosWilliam Yamartlno, San VicenteMargarita Bahillo, DandanKoro G.Towai, DandanH. Javellonar, China TownR. Alfueno, San VicenteE. Clemor, DandanSherry Richardson; San Antonio

Bobbie Manglona, RotaCatalina I. Kapileo, 7·AMaria I.Kapileo, 7aJuan I.Kapileo,7AMillian R. Limes,7AImaculada I.Kapileo,7ATommy Cepeda, 7AMichael C. Diaz, Dan DanNonito I. Roligat, 7Mariana L.Kaipat, 7Grenadita Saralu, KoblervillelIias Saralu, KoblervilleRonald Kaipat, 7Peler Roligat, 7Tony Kapileo, 7Tony Somorang, 7·AHerman Okarruu, 7ALuis T. Ogomaru, 7ARebecca M. Norita, 7AJesse DLG Sablan, San AntonioRita S. Palacios, Capitol HillElizabeth DLG Aldan, 3·BRita Dela Cruz, San RoqueEdward Manalili, GarapanJohn P. Villa9omez, Fina SisuAntonia P. Villagomez, Fina SisuCarmen LG Borja, 3·AAlvin Tomokane, 3·BCarmen DLG Tomokane, 3·BConnie DLG Tomokane, 3·BJose C.Tomokane, 3·BMaria DLG Tomokane, 3·BPatrick Diaz, 3·AFrank T. Sablan, 3·AJoseph Deleon Guerrero, 3·BSally Whithorth, San VicenteRaymond B.Lizama San VicenteFelicias P. Abraham, CK District 3Antonio I.Deion Guerrero, 3·BRichard Santos, 2·ALuis T. Duenas, 4·BBobbie Reyes, 4·CAlbert P. Guerrero, 3·AMichael A. Somorang,Lawerence T. Duenas, 3·ADoris T. Torres, 4·BJosepha DL. Guerrero, l·ALourdes C. Tomei, t-BThomas R. Limes, 2·BJose San Nicoias, 4·BLarissa FloresRonald SN Dela Cruz, t.sAna Taitano, 4·ACarlyn J.DL Guerrero, 3·ACarlos Torres, 3·AAna Torres, 3·AEmilio T. Torres, 3·ARita G. Sablan. l·AAldebert Lizama, 3·AMelva L.Perry, 3·B, GarapanGenovan V. Cruz, Dan DanMcrenie Z.Cruz, San Jose 3·AAntonia B. Aguon, 3AElaine Bias Aguon, 3·ASan JoseJennifer B.Osada, 3·A San JoseManuel L. Osada, 3·A San JoseJeannete Reusora, 3·AThomasa B.Aliksa, 4·ANieves B. Camacho, 3·AMario B.Cruz, 3·AStanley S. Santos, San VicenteZenaida Lizama, 3·ARichard B. Seman, t-CEric Gilman. l-BJohn Manglona 4·BTrinidad P. Magofna. 4·BJesse Guerrero, t-BBen Camacho. 4·BJoseph Ostazeski, t-BMichael S. Trianni. District 1Ann P. Marshal, 4Laurence Laveque, 3Roy E. Alexander, District 1Melva Ada, KoblervilleEileen A. Babaota, sanVicenteKenaliy Spio, San AntonioEvelyn M. Takai, San VicenleJune Ella F. Seman, 3A San JoseJack M. Aguon, 3·A San JoseJoaquin C. Lizama. 3A San JoseMOnica C. Lizama. 3·ARay Masga. #10Dolorina D. Babauta, CK #1Pamela Jetnil..SusupeIrene D.Sablan, OleaiPatricia L. Seman, San Josen. Asceucio. As TerlajeGrace Anne DiGiacomo, ChalanKiya'Jerry Smith, As LitoFran DiGiacomo·. Chalan KiyaKeith An Hurd, Fina SisuJim Holan, As TerlajeBabara Moir, San VicenleMike Jenck, San VicenteVincent T. Eugenio, CK #4Joaquin Deleon Guerrero,Tanapag #4Mary Frances Danlord. As LitoSylvia Taitano, San AntonioKatherine DL Guerrero. GarapanGerard T. Celis, SusupeCharles Ahn, KoblervilleEleanor A. Aguon, San VicenteAngeline Hesiuglam, TanapagGloria Duenas, San AntonioBendicto U.Ijjisair, #3Morendie C. Cruz, San JoseEloise A. Furey, Precinct 1Thomas J.Weindl, San Vicente

Lucia S. Sanchez, Dandan Jesse P. Kiyoshi, TinianJean Sakovich, Tanapag Delorez P. Cruz, TinianKenyon White, Capitol Hill Mary Ann T. Arriola, TinianLinda Mesa, Garapan Anthony M. Barcinas, TinianBarbara Aldan, Dandan Clifford M., TinianGeraldine R. Salas, Dandan P. Palmer-, TinianIsidro Kin, Dandan James Fitzgerald, TinianJuan Diego Camacho, San Roque Felipe AquinQ, TinianVincent Q.Camacho, 3B Lawrence P. Aquiningoc, TinianJoseph P. Deleon Guerrero,lA Brenda Iglecias, TinianJohn D. Palacios, 1A Jose Babauta, TinianRoque N.Megofna, 4A Elias M. Borja, TinianCatalina Laniyli Tebit, 3A Edwina SN Manglona, TinianScott Russell, Capitol Hill Henry Carl M. Hofschneider,Josph K. Ruak, Tanapag TinianVicente I.Tebi!, 3A Margarita M. Castro, TinianJoseph M.Palacios, 1A Bernadita M. Mendiola, TinianLee C.Cabrera, San Vicente Segundo C. Castro, TinianMercedes Palacios, Dandan Alfreda Q. Castro, TinianMaryann Laniyo, Dandan Jude U. Hofschneider, TinianDorothy Seman, Dandan Jose M. Pangelinan, Tin ianR.W. Pierce, District 1 Concepcion M. Manglona, TinianBobby Winkfield, Capitol Hill Lawrence Manglona, TinianMary Lou Sirok, 3-B James Manglona, TinianJoe Dela Cruz, DanDan Trinidad C. Cepeda, TinianMaria DelaRosa, DanDan Joann R. Caberera, TinianAsuncion A. Torres, Dandan Edward Shei, TinianDelores G. Crisostomo, Dandan Jeffrey L.Barr, TinianEdwin Propst, Susupe Esther H. Barr, TinianKenneth Agulto, Kagman Jose C. Palacios, TInian.Frank Agulto, Dandan Betty Tan, TinianKathrina Ada, Dandan Magdelena Hofschneider, TinianMargarita Arriola, Dandan Henry V. Hofschneider, TinianRossane A. Manglona, Kagman Donna M. Hofschneider, TinianGregg Arriola, DanDan Barubina C. Ayuyu, TinianJuan Aldan, DanDan Ambroyo M. Ayuyu, TinianMaria A. Crisostomo, Dandan Donald M. Hofschneider, TinianLuis P. Crisostomo. DanDan Elizabeth SN Taitano, TinianGeraldine Holschneider, San Jose E. Taitano, TinianVicente Lynda J.Martinez, RotaEmily Sablan Brelinda A. Taimanao, RotaSandra Nolan, Garapan Ruth M. Santos, RotaDarlene P. Macaranas, Garapan Rhonda R. Taimanao, RotaDebra M. Guerrero, San Vicente Benedicta P. sanNicholas, RotaGeorgia Cabrera, San Antonio Edwin Hofschneider, TinianWilliam T. Aguon, Garapan Victoria F. Sablan, TinianRebecca Camacho, DanDan Brigida C. Reyes, TinianDavid Blanco, Dandan Jose M. Manglona, TinianMary Margaret P. Camacho, Vito A.Ulloa, RotaDanDan Joyce Richards, RotaRita Camacho, Dan Dan Thomas M. Calvo, RotaEdward Reyes, DanDan Fransico E. Masga, RotaLudy D. Reyes, Dan Dan Sandara T. King, RotaMarie J.Satur, KoblervillB Alfred I.Maratita, RotaJesus N.Satur, Koblerville Patricia M. Songsong, RotaJames M. Mendiola, Tinian J.Atalig, RotaIssac P. Palacios, Tinian Maria C. Duenas, RotaIgnacio PAquiningoc, Tinian Lucy M. Hceog, RotaConsolacion F. Power, Tinian Ignacio Lizama, RotaAgnes Remillosa, Tinian Santiago Lizama, RotaAu~ustin Evangelisto, Tinian Paul Lizama, RotaJullza E. Santos, Tinian Josephine Rapolla, RotaRamona Manglona, Tinian Raymond Taimanao, RotaAndresina U.Hofschneider, Tinian Anna Taimanao, RotaJesusa A. Palacios, Tinian Henry S.Atalig, RotaSylvester H. Palacios, Tinian Bill M. Calvo, RotaBemadita C. Palacios, Tinian Marcian Manglona, RotaAnie U.Hofschneider, Tinian Gerald M. Calvo, RotaCorinne U.Hofschneider, Tinian Maria Mendiola, RotaJose C.Arriola, Tinian Carmen H.Masga, RotaMartin San Nicholas, Tinian Frank Perez, TinianCarmin A. Sanchez. Tinian Vivian C. Rutor, TinianJohn Tautfest. Capitol Hill Antonia Perez, TinianPatricia T. Conley, Capitol Hill Jose H. Borja. TinianSusan Burr, As Lito Norman S. Palacios. TinianRobert Rudolph, San Vicente Jose G. Adriano. TinianKarl T. Reyes. San Vicente Jasoba Canduro, TinianTom B.Castro, Jr., San Roque Joaquin Kiyoshi, TinianJohn M. Cabrera, 4·C Elsi Pluhs. RotaMartin CabrsraCapfol Hill Crispin Ayuyu, RotaScot Thompson, Capitol Hill Vis itacion Quitigua. RotaBarbara Sablan, Dandan Linda A Manglona, RotaVicente M. Sablan. Dan Dan .Arnanda Manglona, RotaFlorencio Hocog. Dandan John T. Barcinas, RotaMarlyn U. Igitol, San Vicente Lorenza ago, RotaManuel Aguon, Capitol Hill Annie Charlauros, RotaBenusto Somal. Garapan Jose Charlauros, RotaBenjamin Cepeda. CK . Sylvia S. ago, RotaAugustin M. Camacho. San Joseph Mundo Santos. RotaVicente Henry Santos, RotaLeon I.Taisacan, Senatorial Leo Calvo, RotaDistrict 1 Jose CalVO. RotaLydia A. Tasiacan, Senatorial Vicente Taimanao. RotaDistrict 1 Nicholas Calvo, RotaJoseph Atalig, Susupe #5 Consalacion Calvo, RotaFidel S. Atalig, Susupe Maria King, RotaMichael Burk, Susupe Antonia Naputi, RotaTersesita B.Mendiola, Tinian Calista T. Pendergrass, RotaMaria M. Roberts, Tinian Raymond Kapileo. As LitoBelta Pangelinan, Tinian Elenila I,Kapileo. CKEstevan P. Cabrera, Tinian Rosalia I.Kapileo. KoblervilleIsidro K. Cabrera, Tinian Ignacia S. Piteg, l·CCarleen H.Palacios, Tinian Antonio L. Piteg, l·CAnita Atoigue, Tinian Victo·ria O. Tudela, KoblerviUeFransisco T. Cabrera. Tinian DiegoC. Tudela, KoblervilleTheodosia K. Sanchei, 'rinian William T. Pendergrass, RotaRosita K. Aldan, Tinian Manasses Manglona, RotaAntonio C. Ayuyu. T1nian James Manglona, RotaHenry Hofschneider. Tinian Michael D. Hartsock, RotaBemdadine P. Bo~a, TiQian Henry A. Manglona, RotaVicente C. Reyes, Tinian Cecelia T. Calvo, RotaVictor M. Borja, Tinian Pablo Q. Taisacan, RotaRamon P..Aldan. Tinian Luis A. Taimanao, RotaRaymond Y. Dela Cruz, Tinian Martin Taimanao, RotaEmiliana B. Manglona; Tinian Simeon Taisacan, RotaJulian U. Hofschneider, Tinian Felix Ulloa, RotaMartin B.Castro,l·B Concepcion P. San Nicholas.Magdelina B.San Nicholas. Tinian RotaEllen B.Flores, Tinian . Geraldine Taimanao, RotaLeon C. Masga, Tinian Andresina ago,Rota

Lydia M. Dela Cruz, Cap"ol HillMike Sablan, Capirol HillLourdes B.Arriola, Capitol HillGregory P. DL Guerrero, 3·BRamon S.Salas, l·BEsparansa T. Cruz, RotaDonna O.ManQlona, RotaAbraham R. tamaneo, RotaNicolas M. Mendiola, RotaEusebio A. Hocog, RotaDeveyanne A. Cepeda, 1·AEleanor A. cepeda,l·AJuan T. Camacho, #BAntonio N. Satur, Capitol HillEfrain I.Deleon Guerrero, 3BGarapanJoaquin P. Diaz, 3·APaul C.Camacho, 4·AJeannette H.Borja, TinianVicente P. San Nicholas, TinianRembert M. Hofshneider, TinianEugenio Repeki, TinianJose DLC Atalig, TinianVicente .Manglona, TinianJose T, Cabrera, TinianRos"a C. Palacios, Tinian' .Benjamin T. Limes, KoblervilleMargarita·B. saas,1·A .Maryln K. Smith, San VicenteLorraine A. Babaula, san VicenteEdward D. Babauta, Capitol HillFred A.Smith, GarapanJoe Camacho, GarapanDaise C, Muna, Precinct 1Comelio T. Castro, 3BJohn O.DLR. Gonzales, KagmanRosabel S:lba,PapagoFrank Sablan, Chalan KanoaDistrictRamon Basa Matagolai, CKDistrict 1Antonio L.Santos, CK District 1Trinidad T. Santos, CK #1Michael Santos, Chalan Kanoa #1Donald Pangelinan, District 1Antonio Cruz Calvo; ChalanKanoaElsie U.Hofschneider, TinianMarcela U. Hofschneider, TinianManuel P. Villagomez, TinianNora R. Sablan, Capliol HillLorraine Eudchedong, 1·BJoyce MacaralJas, GarapanJohn R. Santos, TinianJames C. Reyes, TiriianAlvin C.Reyes, TinianGerald P. Kapileo. San JoseVertila C. Guerr.ero, GarapanMichelle S. Camacho, t-sFlorentina W. Salas, 3BJose DL Guerrero, District 2Antonia Guerrero, District 2Gregorio M. Quitigua, lCLuise B.Quitigua, 1CAntonio N. Santos, 2BAugustin B.Flores, 4BE(lward B. Flores, 3AMagarita G:Castro, l·BMaria G. Sasamoto, l·BPedro Q. Deleon Guerrero, #2Herman Q. Deleon Guerrero, 1BKevin DL Guerrero, 1BRoben A Guerrero, 1BJose A. Manalo. 2BLuis T. Castro, 2BJaime Sasamoto, 1BBarbara P. Guerrero, 3·BDebra P. Diaz, KoblervilleMargarita G.Castro, t-BKevin Engler, As Teo VillageWilliam Fleming, DandanJulie S.Tailano, San VicenteLydia T. Igitol, 4AAngel D. Salas, 3BArlene Indalacio, San VicenteJoaquin P. Omar, lBFrancisco LG Aldan, 4Vicente C. Cabrera, 1APete Igitol, 4AJuan I.Tenorio, 4·ALucio C.Aldan, San JoseElaine S. Taitano, TanapagVicente C. Duenas, San JoseAna G. Duenas, Chalan Kiya .Jose A. Reyes, CKDartene C. Duenas, San JoseA.S: Camacho, CKThomas C. Duenas, GarapanIvan Igitol, Precinct 4Manuel L. Norita, 4AMarsha Arriloa, Denni HillRaymond D.Diaz, sanjoseJenny A. Diaz, San JoseJoaquin T. Salas, Chalan KiyaMaria A.salas, Chalan KiyaDorothy S. Concepcion, ChalanKiyaAnnie S.Benevente, GarapanEdward A Concepcion, ChalanKiyaMarie Salas, Chalan KiyaFrances Salas, GarapanJames P. Delon Guerrero, SanRoqueKeMn Duenas, Chalan KiyaNobert V. Diaz, 4·CMichael A Bo~a, 3·AAugu·stina Limes, District 7Engracia T. Limes, Chalan LaulauManuel Kaniki, Dandan

Hundreds And Hundreds Of Registered Commonwealth Voters HaveIndicated Their Opposition To The Introduced Bill That Would Abolish TheCommonwealth's Coastal Resources Management Program Authorities

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1995 -MARIANAS VARIEry NEWS AND VIEWS-I7

Efrain F, Camacho, GarapanPaul K.Baron, Garapansamuel F. McPheters,GarapanWilliam S. HofschneirJer,GarapanCarmen T. Cabrera,4·CFermin F. Flores, San JoseBetty H,Johnson, Garapan3BIsabel T. AtaliQ, 2·DRufina S.Atallg, SusupeFidel B.Atalig, SusupeManuel Songsong, SadogTasiStanley T. Torres, 3BJoseph C. Cruz,l·Acecilia R. Sablan, KoblervilleConnie C. Flores, DanDanVlC9Ilte C. Aldan, SusupeStan Good, District 3Taryn Qestrich, Capitol HillJulie S.Santos, DandanRila L.Chargualaf, ChalanKiyaAmold Palacios, Gualo RaiDiana DLG. Villagomez, sanJoseJeremiahl. Seman, 4·CJuan F. Pua, 7APaul Manglona; RotaVicenleS. Hocog, RotaSIeve Mesgon; RotaJoaquin S.QUitigua, RotaJeffrey Manglona, AotaWinefreda M. Sablan, RotaWilfiam A. Iallano, RotaAdelia R. San Nicholas, RotaTiITlOlhy N. San Nicholas,RotaEdward A. King, RotaEdward Maratita, RotaAntonio Pua, KagmanJohn Pua, TanapagAgata Kapileo, San VicenteFrances LG Borja, GarpanFrancisco G. Sablan, SanAntonioIsaac Calvo Jr., RotaJose M. Rosario, RotaWarren Dela Cruz, RotaManuel P. Balajadia, RotaMaryAnn A Taimanao, RotaVirginia Taimanao, RotaPoniel Barcinas, RotaBenita Manglona, RotaHarry Masga, RotaJoanne San Nicholas, RotaFrank Misalan, RotaJuan P. San Nicholas, RotaTherese-M. Apatang, RotaVictor Lifoifoi, 4AFrank B.Songsong. RotaVictoria Kapileo, San VicenteOscar A. Kapileo, San VicenteBrigida N.Kapileo, CK District4Mary Eleanor Kapileo, 03lnes Kapileo, District 4Ema I.Kapileo, As L"oPatricei P. Kapileo, San JoseFrancisco Kapileo, San JoseAnnie M. Ho/schneider, TinianVicente T. Aldan, TinianErmelinda B. King, TinianMaria Fitzgerald, TinianMaria R. Lizama, TinianAndorceio C. Ayuyu, TinianLillian C. Cepeda, TinJanThomasa I.Palacios, TinianOscar R. Babauta, 4·BFrank DLG. Camacho, 4·BNicolas M. Nekai, 4·CVictoria B.Camacho, 4·BElizabeth D. Rechebei, SanAntonioEfrain Atalig, RotaBen Atalig. RotaClara Ogog, Rotaaloyse Manglona, RotaFelix Aawau, RotaGloria Taimanao, RotaMerced Taimanao, RotaClaudia Bo~a, RotaHerman U.Hofschneider,TinianArlene H.Hofschneider,TinianElaine P. Manglona. TinianJose B.Manglona Jr., TinianRosita M. Hofschneider,TlIlian .Rose M.Castro, TinianGrB9?rio Q. Castro, TinianDavid Q.Maratita, TinianDavid Quichocha, TinianKevin Marat"a, TinianDoris Aldan, TinianWilliam Nabors, TinianJose Untalan, Tinianlou Connie B.Manglona,lillianEvelyn Manglana, TinianAme ~arle O.Hocog, RotaJeremy S. Atalig, RotaCristobal S.Inos, RotaJesus A. Manglona, RotaSteven Pixley, San VlCBnteJesse R. Aguon, sanVicenteIgnacio M. Palacios, San Jose

ested in the building.Published reports have put the

asking price at $ 50 to 150 mil­lion, and analysts est

irnate renovation would costanother $8 million.

Holland's ABN-Amro Bank,the first of several foreign banksto leaseoffice space on the Bund,says the prestige of a Bund ad­dress is well worth the cost. Lastsummer, the bank returned to itsformer quarters in a corner of thePeaceHotel,formerlytheSassoonHouse.

ABN-Amro won't disclose de­tails of the lease arrangement orsay how much it paid for sixmonthsof renovations of the pre­mises, which were used as a gov­ernment warehouse for the pastfour decades.

After a massive cleanup of the1929building,craftsmen restoredby hand intricate ceiling work.They salvaged huge, ornate brasswindow frames and some of theoriginal glass, as well as thebuilding's original columnstoppedbydetailed brasscornices,

"It's clear ... that the Bund con­tinues to be an important finan­cial center in Shanghai. To oper­ate in this location is highly pres­tigious," Soh said.

Others are less enthusiastic. Aspokesmanfor Jardine Fleming, asubsidiaryof Hong Kong's oldestcolonial trading house, JardineMathesonHoldings Ltd., said thefirm has no plans to buy back itsBund building, Jardine House,solely for nostalgic reasons.

Partly because of its colonialpast, however, Jardine has beenembroiled in business disputeswith the Chinese government, in­cluding development of the portin the British colony of HongKong, which is due to revert toChinese control in 1997.

The Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund is requesting proposals from qualified andresponsible firms or individuals to provide the following insurance coverage for qualified

borrowers under the Member Home loan Program:

1. Mortgage Life Insurance2. Mortgage Disabilily Insurance3. Properly Insurance Coverage for fire, Iyphoon and earthquake

All inlerested firms or individuals must meel the following minimum criteria:1. Be duly licensed 10 do business in the Commonwealth:2. Must have acertificate or other aUlhority 10 uansact general casualty insurance

inthe Commonwealth issued by the CNMI Insurance Commissioner; and,3 Must have alocaloffice or general agent.

/5/ Edward H. ManglonaAdministrator.

A[I proposal must also include, in addition 10 the above insurance proposals. the following documents:1. Currenl Business License:2. The firm or individual's'1993 and 1994 Financial Stalements, inclUding the 4th Quarter BGRT and

year ending bank statements for each year:. 3 Proof of authority to transact casually insurance in the Commonweallh issued by the

CNMllnsurance Commissioner;4. Name and address' of local office orgeneral agent to be contracted: and,5. Any additional information upon request by the Admiflistrator.

For inquiries and submis'sions ofproposals, call, write or visit the NMI Retirement Fund office, located on theFirsl Floor. Nauru Building. P.O. Box 1247, Saipan, MP 96950; Attention: Administrator. .

The lasl· date for submission of proposals is February 15, 1995. The Fund has the right to reject any and allproposals if doing so is in its best interest. .

ducted business at more than adozenof theworld's biggestbanksand companies.

The grand buildings were anarchitectural medley: the tradi­tional Chinese style Bank ofChina, the Baroqueof the Banquede I'Indo-Chine and the EnglishRenaissance architecture of theJardine Matheson and Co. Theyfaced a wide,. tree-lined prom­enade along the banks of the bus­tling Huangpu River, a picturethat in its day was as familiar asthe Manhattan skyline is today.

"Every single foreign bankthatused to be around here is workinghard to get back (it's) old pre­mises," said Soh Hang Kwang,ABN-Amro Bank's Shanghaimanager. 'They may not be say­ing it, but they are working theirbutts off."

The Hong Kong and ShanghaiBank, based in Hong Kong, hasbeen the most public about itsinterest.

LastNovember,ShanghaiViceMayor Xu Kuangdi invited thebank's board members to visittheir former building. It now ishome to the Shanghai govern­ment, which plans to move to anew city hall elsewhere.

"It is a very imposing buildingand obviously holds great his­toric importance for the bank,"chairman .John Gray said after­ward.The building five storiesofgranite and stone withan impres­siveGreek dome wasthe world'ssecond-largest bank buildingwhen it was built in 1923.

The bank won't comment onthe details of its discussions withthe Shanghaigovernment,exceptto say that it is interested in bid­ding once bid documents are is­sued. It may face some stiff com­petition from the Shanghai StockExchange, which also is inter-

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Enock JoseTaitano KapiIeo

7th Anniversary

cial center.In the 1920sand 1930s,Shang­

hai boasted some 180foreignandChinesefinancial institutions. Thebiggest were on the waterfront,called the Bund. Optimists noware callingit Asia's "WallStreet,"even though there are signs thatthe Bund sell-off may not havethe wholehearted backing of theShanghai government.

Shanghai historically has beenChina's most international city,Nowhere was thatbetter reflectedthan on the Bund, where theworld's wealthy and famousstayed at the luxurious PalaceHotel, danced and dined at theexclusiveShanghaiClubandcan-

Thank you, Si Yuus Maa'seThe family

Joint Anniversary RosaryWe, the family of the late

(AKA Andres Dagu)

We the family ofthe late ~t;irAndres A. ~r··S N e I ~.."an ICO as>

Would like to invite all our relativesand friendsto join us in our Joint Anniversary for our belovedMother & Brother. Holy Rosary had started on SundayFeb. 12, 1995 thru Monday Feb. 20, 1995 at theresidence of Mr. & Mrs. Simeon/Alice T. Odoshi inChalan Kanoa Dist. #4 at 8 p.m.

The Final Rosary will be said at 12:00 noonfollowed by a memorial Mass at 5:00 p.m. Feb. 20,1995 (Monday) at Mount Carmel Cathedral. Dinnerwill be served immediately after the Mass at theresidence of Mr. & Mrs. Simeon/Alice T. Odoshi inChaian Kanoa Dist. #4.

Would like to invite relatives and friends to join usas we commemorate the 1st Anniversary ROSa1)l ofourfather, grandfather beginning Feb. 18, 1995 Saturdaythru Sunday Feb. 26, 1995.

Nightly rosary will be said at residence ofhis sonJoseph R. San Nicolas in Chalan Kanoa Dist. 3 at 8pm.

Final Rosary will be said at 12 noon. Mass ofintention will be 011 Feb. 25, 1995 (Saturday) MountCarmel Cathedral at oS p.m.

Dinner will be served immediately after mass, athis son's residence (Joseph R. San Nicolas) in ChalanKanoa.

By CHARLENE l. FUSHANGHAI, China (AP) - Fourdecadesago, the new Communistgovernment seized the HongKong and Shanghai BankingCorp.'s impressive building inShanghai as part of a nationwidedrive to wipe out capitalism andforeign influences.

Nowthe city wants the bank tobuy the building back, and is of­feringotherconfiscatedbuildingsalong Shanghai's famous water­front for sale to their former own­ers or other foreigners.

The idea is part of a plan byChina's largest city, once knownas the "Pearl of the Orient," toregain its status as Asia's finan-

Shanghai hopes to sell famous buildingsNorman Givant, an American

lawyer working in Shanghai,thinks the local government ex­pects foreigners to pay far toomuch for the buildings.

"They could easily entice theoriginal owners to return if theywere ... less greedy and (had) alonger term view~"he said."Basi­cally, theyhavejust letthosestruc­tures mouJderfor the last40 yearsor so."

Four decades of minimalmain­tenance and willy-nilly recon­struction has destroyed much ofthe interior beauty of the struc­tures.

But some quaint touches re­main. These include two turn-of­the-century manualelevators,onestiII in use, at the Oriental Hotel,formerly the Shanghai Club.

The official magazine BeijingReview said in January that morethan 60 foreign and Chinese fi­nancial institutions have inquiredabout the Bund building sales.

But after announcing plans lastspring to put 37 buildings on theblock, the government appearstobe delaying those plans. A list ofbuildings promised for last Octo­ber has yet to be published. Andin nearly a year, it has arrangedforthe appraisalofonlyonebuild­ing, formerly the Banque del'Indo-Chine and now theTrafficControlDepartmentofthe Shang­hai Public Security Bureau.

Repeated requests to interviewgovernment officials on the saleplans were denied, apparentlybecause the idea of foreigners re­gaining ownership of the build­ings remains sensitive. •

Many Chinese still resent theforeign powers that

before the Communists tookpower had occupied large tractsof the city and were exempt fromChinese laws.

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On Sundaynight, Fujimori saidhis forces shot down twoEcuadorean warplanes, anIsraeli­madeKfir.and aU.S.-madeA-37.

Ecuador hasnot confirmed thedowning of theplanes.It saidoneof its planes was hit by Peruviananti-aircraft fire, but returned toits base.

Ecuador's mi litary said fight­ing continued Monday, includingmortar and arti llery fire from bothsides.

On Monday, Peru's state­owned television station reportedthat a third Ecuadorean warplanehadbeenshotdown in theconflictzone. But the Ecuadorean mili­tary command said there was noair activity in the area by eitherside on Monday.

JOB VACANCYANNOUNCEMENT

The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) herebyprovides notice that a public hearing shall be heldon February 22,1995 at 7:00 p.m. at the CPASeaportOffices located at Charlie Dock on Saipan. Allinterested persons are invitedto attend and to provide.comments on the proposed amendments to the CPA,Terminal Tariffs and the proposed increases in theSeaport rates and charges to be published in theFebruary t Sth Commonwealth Register. Anyquestions regarding the proposed amendments andrate increases should be submitted in writing to theExecutive Director of the CPAno later than February17,1995.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA)is looking for one

NOTICE OFPUBLIC H'EIRING

Is/CARLOS A. SHODAExecutive DirectorDATE: 2/13/95

.Administrative,Secrlttary .

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for the Saipan International Airport.Applicants must have an Associate of Sciencedegree in secretarial science and must haveat least five years of progressively responsibleposition. Application forms are available atthe CPA Main Office on the Second Floor ofthe Arrival Building at the SaipanInternational Airport. Applications must beaccompanied by an updated policeclearance dating back five years. For moreinformation, please contact the, CPA Officeat Tel: 234-8315/6/7. The deadline forsubmission of application is February 24,1995 at 4:30 p.m.

cil, comprised of the .country'shighest military command.

Earlier Monday, Duran-Ballenhadsaidacease-firein theborderwar could be just a "question ofhours."

Duran-Ballen saidanewcease­fire proposal had been presentedby the four mediating countries.

"This proposal very well couIdachieve thesigningofacease­

fire in the next few hours," hesaid.

Peace talks resumed in Brasilia,Brazil, on Monday with militaryexperts present to try to set truceconditions. There was no officialword on the progress of the talks.

Peruvian officials admit theyhave lost four warplanes and twohelicopters in the fighting.

He said thebase was the lastofthreeEcuadorean outposts in thedisputed region of the Cordilleradel Condor mountains.Tiwintza,he said, had become a "a symbolof national sovereignty."

The presidentsaid38 Peruviansoldiers haddied since the fight­ing began..Earlier reportssaid60had been wounded. Ecuadorupped its casualty figures Mon­day to 10 soldiers killed and 37wounded.

Independent reports have putcasualties much higher.

In Quito, Channel 8 televisionreported that the governmentviewed Peru's cease-fire an­nouncement with "skepticism."A TV newsman quoting unidenti­fied governmentsources saidthatTiwintza wasstill in Ecuadoreanhands.

He said that Ecuadorean Presi­dent Sixto Duran-Ballen wasmeeting with his Security Coun-

reopen the roads.Serbs have blocked roads to the

airport since an ethnic Serb work­ing for UNHCR was detained bythe Bosnian government on suspi­cionof spying.Theairlift was thenshutdown for two days because ofa lackof storage atthe airport.

Elsewhere, mediators trying tobuildonthefour-month truce agree­ment were getting nowhere. TheU.N.commanderinBosnia,Lt.Gen.Rupert Smith, failed Sunday to getthe Bosnian government armychief,Gen. Rasirn Delic, to return to thetalks. OnMonday, the Bosnian Serbcommander, Gen. Ratko Mladic,canceled a meeting with Smith.

The Foreign Ministry said in astatement thatPeruwould invite acommissionofobservers toverifythe cease-fire in a disputed 77­kilometer (48-mile) border zonein the Amazon jungle, 950 kilo­meters(590 miles) north of Limaand 350 kilometers (220 miles)south of Quito.

It said Peru was confident thatChile, Brazil, Argentina and·theUnited States could find aperma­nentsolution totheconflict, whichbroke out Jan. 26.

The four nationsareguarantorsof a 1942treaty that endeda warin which Ecuador lost about halfits Amazon territory to Peru. Ec­uador later renounced the treaty.

Fujimori said he had informedthe governments of the four na­tions of his cease-fire decision.

Fujimori said Peruvian troopshadcaptured theEcuadorean baseof Tiwintza at the headwaters ofthe CenepaRiver.

suffering from hunger."Bosnian Serbs and their foes.

the Muslim-led Bosnian govern­ment, agreed Monday to let theUnited Nations try to reach Bihacfrom Bosnian Serb-held territoryto the east. The UNHCR plannedto try that route Tuesday.

Serbs fromCroatiaand anti-gov­ernment Muslims, bothallied withBosnian's rebel Serbs, are fight­ing theBosniangovernmentin theregion and blocking the aid ship­ments from the north and west.

U.N.peacekeepers also planned tomove humanitarian aid from the air­porttoSarajevoonTuesday,Janowskisaid. Bosnian Serbs said they would

By LVN~ F. MONAHANLIMA, Peru (AP) -Peru lateMonday announced It 'had cap­tured the last Ecuadorean strong­hold inPeruvian territory andde­clared a unilateral cease-fire inthe Andean border war.

The cease-fire will go into ef­fect at noon (1700 GMT) Tues­day, President Alberto Fujimorisaid in an address to the nation.

There was no immediate reac­tion from the Ecuadorean gov­ernment. But a television stationin theEcuadorean capital ofQuitoreported that officials were sur­prised .and skeptical about theannouncement.

"All Peru should know that atthismoment...Ecuadorean troopshavebeenexpelled from our ter­ritory," Fujimori said.

He said he hoped Ecuadorwould react "positively in theface.ofthisdemonstrationofgoodfaithandprudence."

Closing Date February 27, 1995

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Peru declares unilateral cease-fireWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-19'-----------------------_._--------'---_.

1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENT AHOMEWORK CENTER, e.g., help select materials, interface withschools, work w~h students train volunteers, effectively use library resources. Full-time.

2. MANAGE ALITERACY PROGRAM, e.g., help select materials, train volunteers, cooperatewith community literacy efforts. Part-time, flexible hours.

3. ASSIST EMERGING PUBLIC LIBRARIES ON ROTA AND TIN IAN. Part-time, some travel.

4. PREPARE GRANT PROPOSALS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.' Full-time, temporary.

5. IDENTIFY, EVALUATE AND HELP PROCURE ALIBRARY SECURITY SYSTEM. Full-time,temporary.

6. 'ASSIST IN SELECTION AND PROCUREMENT OF SPECIALIZED LIBRARY MATERIALS forvisually handicapped, prisoners, bookmobile. Part-time, flexible.

Job sharing orcombining positions isacceptable for the right candidate(s).College degree orspecialized training is highly desirable.

Familiarity with organization and mission ofpublic libraries is an asset.

All positions are fully funded under U.S. Department ofEducation, Library Servicesand Construction Act, Title 1,111

By SAMIR KRILICSARAJEVO, Bosnia­Herzegovina (AP) • The UnitedNationsplanned Tuesday to openanewrouteto northwestern Bihacregion, where people are report­edly starving.

Although the U.N. High Com­missioner for Refugees reopenedSarajevo airport on Monday,agency spokesman Kris Janowskisaid few supplies were reachingthebesieged Bihac region.

Children,theelderlyandwomen"are on the verge of starvation,"said Monique Tuffelli, UNHCRrepresentative in Bihac. "Most ofthepeople in urbanareas arereally

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MARIANAS VISITORS BUREAUBOARD OF DIRECTORwS MEETING

FEBRUARY 17, 1995,2 P.M.NIKKO HOTEL, "ISLET CORNER·SERENA RESTAURANT"

AGENDA

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC, formely MIHA), asubsidiary corporation ofthe Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA),is soliciting sealed 'bids from authorized automobile dealers in theCommqnwealth, to lease orpurchase one (1) vehicle unit with the followingspecifications:

/s/ MARYLOU ADA SIROKActing Corporate DirectorJanuary 31,1995

4-wheel drive pick-up with air-conditioner, AM/FMradio, complete with rust proofing and undercoating

All bids must be sealed and submitted, in duplicate, to Ms. Marylou AdaSirok, Acting Corporate Director, atthe NMHC Office inGarapan, Saipan, nolater than 10:00 A.~., March 1,1995, atwhich time and place all bids receivedwill be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids received late will not beconsidered. For information, contact the NMHC Office at 234-6866/7689between 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m Monday through Friday except holidays.

NMHC reserves the right to reject any orall bids in the interest 0.1 NMHC.

Pick-up truck must be CIF, have one-year maintenance/warranty agreement,and meet all safety inspection requirements prior todelivery atNMHC, Saipan:

I. CALL TO ORDERII. ROLL CALLIII. OATH OF OFFICE -Ta Bun KuyVI. ADOPTION OF AGENDAV. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

A. Regular Board Meeting -January 23, 1995VI. CORRESPONDENCES

A. From Mr. Shigeru Sato regarding his Trip Experience to SaipanVII. MANAGING DIRECTOR'S REPORTS

1.Movie Production by Mr. Young-Min Lee, Pacific Media Production,Seoul, Korea

2. Rota Management Report for the Month of December 19943. MVB Committees

B. Financial Report forthe Month Ending January 1995C. ACCESS, Inc. Activity Report

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESSA. Special Assistant tothe Managing Director (Action)B. Tourism Facility Fund (Action)C. Settlement Agreement (Executive Session)

IX. NEW BUSINESSA. Election ofTreasurer, MVB Board ofDirectorsB. Additional Monetary Support for the Humanities CouncH (Action)C. Toilet Facilities forMount Tapochau, Bird Island, Blue Grotto, and

Taga Beach, Tinian.D. Designation of Rota Bird Sanctuary as MVB tourist'site.

X. ANNOUNCEMENTSA. MVB Tourism Seminar -- March 10, 1995B. March Board ofDirectors' Meeting

XI. ADJOURNMENT

IINVITATION TO BID I

LOS BANOS. Philippines (AP)­Fourarmed men robbed thepayrollmoney for 900 employees of theInternational Rice Research Insti­tuteearlyTuesday, abank securityguard said.

The money was being broughtbyjeep from theLosBanos branchof theBPI Family Bank whenacarwith at least four armed menblockedthejeepabout onekilome­ter (half a mile) away from theinstitute'soffice insidetheUniver­sity of the Philippines campus,

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING(INVITATION FOR BIDINOTICE TO BIDDERS)

The proposed contract is under the subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended 01 September 24,1965, and to the Equal EmploymentOpportunity (EED) and Federal Labor provisions,

All labor on the project shall be paid no less than the minimum wage rates established by CNMI Law.

Each bidder must supply alilhe information required by the bid documents and specilications

The (EED) requirements, labor provisions and wage rates are included in the specifications and bid documents and are available forinspection at the commonwealth Ports Authority.

Each Bidder must complete, sign and furnish, prior to award of the contract (at submission of the bid), the Bidder's Statement onPrevious Contracts Subject to EEO Clause: and the 'Certifications of Non-Segregated Facilities" as confained in tIle Bid Proposals.

Acontractor having 50 or more employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who maybe award acontract$50,000 or more will be required to maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for which are contained In the specficalions

To be eligible foe award, each bidder must comply with the affirmative action requirements which are contained in the specification.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, minority business enterprises will be afforde~ full opporluaily t? submitbids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin In considerafionfor an award of any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement.

Women will be aNorded equal opportunity inall areas 01 employment. However, the employment 01 womenshall not diminish thestandards of requirements for this employment of minorities,

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a. The bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications. . . .b. The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA), in accordance with Title Viol the Civil Rights Act of 1964, h~reby ~otlfles all bl~derthat they (bidders) must affirmatively insure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterpriseswill be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds ofrace, color, or national origin in consideration lor award.

The bidder's attention is called to the fact that the proposed contract shall be under and subject to the equal opportunity clause as set forthin Part III, Section 302 (b) of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated October 13, 197.7,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 thecontract and labor provisions as set forth in Section 152.55 and Appendix H, Part 152 of the Federal AViation Regulations a~d to theapplicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Sta 252) Implement~d by Part 21 of the Regulation of the Oltice of theSecretary of Transportation. Also the proposed contract Will be subject to the Contractor sCertification of Nonsegregated Facilities.

The apparent low bidder and any known first tier subcontractor will be subject to apre-award, equal opportunity compliance review for t~e

purpose of determining whether the bidder and/or his subcontractors are able to comply With the provsiors of the equal opportunityclause:

Ifthe bidder has participated in aprevious contract subject to the equal opportunity clause and has not submitted compliance reports asrequired by applicable instructions, the bidder shall SUbmit, prior to award of contract, acompliance report covering the delinquent period

Abidder or prospective prime contractor or proposed subcontractor shall be required to submit such information as the Executive Directorrequests prior to the award of acontract or subcontract. When adetermination has been made to award the contract or subcontract to aspecified contractor, such contractor shall be required, prior to award, or alter the award, or both to furnish such other informatIOn as theDirector requests.Contract documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined at the Office of the Executive Director, Commonwealth PortsAuthority, or can be obtained from this office upon the payment of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00) for each set of pandocuments. The amount is non refundable. Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Ports Authority.

Apre-bid conference and site visit will be held at.the ROTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING, at1 :00 p.m on Tuesday,February 21 1995 to explain and clarify any questions regarding thiS project. Ouesuons should be submitted to the Consultant, In Wilting,at least (5) days in advance for answers at this conference, With acopy of same mailed Simultaneously to the Executive Director, CPAAttendance at the pre-bid conference and site visit are considered essential to the potential contractor's understanding the project elements.

Each prospective bidder shall file with CPA, a noti~e of his/her intent,ion to bid in aform substantially similar to that supplied in thespecifications, not less than six (6) calendar days prior to the date hereinabove deSignated for opening of bids.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rulesand Regulations,

SEALED BIDS for TERMINAL BUILDING EXPANSION AND RENOVATION AT ROTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROTA MARIANA ISLANDS,CPA Project No. R-CPA- A- 001-95, will be received at t~e oHice of the EXECUTIYE DIRECTOR, ,COMMONWEALTH PORTs ~UT~ORITY,saoan International Airport, PO, Box 1055, Saipan Mariana Islands 96950, unttl3:00 p.m., Friday, March 24,1995 at which tl:ne andplace the sealed bids will be publicity opened and read,

The project, in general, consists of renovation ~~d t~e building of an expansion to the existing Terminal Building at Rota InternationalAirport all in accordance with the plans and specficstions. .

The project is being financed by funds from the Com~onwealth P?rts,Authority. The contract award, ifit is to be made, w.ill.be made withintwo months (2) from the date of bid opening. Depending upon availability of funds, CPA reserves the right to hold such bid In effect for three(3) months from the date of bid opening,

This contract isunder and subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended, 01 September 24,1965, the Federal Labor provisions and theEqual Employment Opportunity (EED) provisions as contained in the contract, specifications and bid documents.

All mechanics and laborers on the project shall paid no less than the minimum wage rate established by the CNMI. Government: Acopy ofthe Department of Labor Wage Rate Determination isapplicable to this contract and is made apart of lhis specification (See Section 70-24)

Each bidder must complete, sign and lurnish, prior to award of the contract (R- CPA-A- 001-95) the" Bidder's Statement of PreviousContracts Subject to EEO Clause: a" Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities" (See Specifications.)

Required Notices lor All Contracts.

Hongkong papers h~!nex~~ts~H~~!~HONGKONG(AP)·TwoHong The SouthChinaMorning Post The two English-language The Post praised the govern- elementsin thecountry. who wantKong newspapers chided New said it was possible "to s~mpa- newspapers were reacting .to re- ment for having "rightly recog- it to remain ~s.though ~t w.~s partZealandschool authorities Tues- thize with teachers whe~, 10 one po.rts .that!he A'l~kl,and Pnmary nized its responsibilities." • of the ?Iq British Em~Ire.day for proposing to refuse ad- case, 44 percent of students are Principals ASSOCIation proposed The Standard said anti-Asian I~ said Hong Kong mv~stmentmissionto Asian immigrant chi1- ethnic Chinese and many have the ban on the grounds that the sentiment was becoming a prob- in NeWZealandwasgrowmg, a.nddren who cannot speak English. difficulty with English." schools l~cked the funds to pay lem in New Zealand, "a society those investors "W~nt. to, be 10-

"You can't preach humanrights But it said that New Zeala?d, fo; teaching the newcomers En- largely dominated by inherited vesting in aland which IS notonlyto everybody else, then practice having set a policy of attracting glish. European values and culture." green, but tolerant."the opposite in your own coun- immigrants, should have been New Zealand government lea.d- 11try:' theHongkong Standard edi- aware of the problems and pre- ers have. attacked the proposal Armed lllen rob payrotorialized. pared for them. andpromisedthenecessary funds

for int'I institute in RPabout50kilometers (30miles)southof Manila.

Security guard Tomas Quintossaidthat as they got out of thecar,therobbers, armed with M-16 riflesand a .45-caliber pistol, immedi­ately asked for themoney.

The gunmen ordered the twoguards and a bankofficer to lie onthefloor of thejeepas theytookthemoney,which was placed in boxes,Quintos said.

Bankofficers refused tosayhowmuchmoney was taken.

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1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER- High School equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: 54.00 per hour.Contact: SAl PAN COMMUNITYSCHOOL. P.O, Box 69, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. (670)234-6687 (03/01)W/18255.

2 MASON- High School equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.75 per hour.Contact: H.S. LEE CONST. CO., INC.P.O. Box 440CK. Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-6856 (03/01 )W/1624.

5 COMMERCIAL CLEANER- 2 yearsexperience. Salary: 52.75 per hour.Contact: LUZVIMINDA INDALECIO.Caller Box 10003 CCC 263 Tel. No.233-2211,288-7624 (03/01 )W/18260.

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CARONEL is currently seeking a Sales Representative to manC€e luxurygoods such as Bally, Ray Ban, Watches &Writing Instruments fore~.ished cro:JUn~ am to dev€lop te« business. IreJl for those seekirgfleXIbility. Sales eoererce p-eferred, Salay +Commission. IntervieNs will 00corducted in Saipal.Resumes may be faxed to (671) 646-4487 or mailed to:

Human Resources ManagerP.O. Box 3640

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Two News ReporterslWritersWith experience of at least two (2) years workinc fornewspaper daily orweekly,'Salary starts. at $750.00 per month.

Apply atYounis Art Studio, Inc. in person or send resumeand samples of written and published reports.

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1 KITCHEN HEPER1 DISHWASHER High school equiv, 2years experience. Salary.2.5 7 per hour.Contact Ana Chan dba Canton Restau­rant. P.O. Box 2351 Saipan MP 96950.Tel 234-7236. (3/1) W 1564

1 STORE MANAGER- High Schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary:$1,OOO.-per month.Contact: P & Y CORPORATION. P.O.Box 951, Saipan, MP 96950. (03/01)W/·1641,

2 BARTENDER10 WAITRESSES- High school equiv.,2 years experience. Salary $2.45 perhour.Contact: MAMA'S NIGHT CLUB dbaJesus C. Cabrera., P.O. Box 2374, CKSaipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-8490(2115).

1 COOK-High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $500 per month.1 TELEPHONE INSTALLER- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $600 per month.Contact: ORIENTAL ENT INC dbaMarianas Comm Services., P.O. Box693 CK Saipan, MP 96950. (218)W/1537.

2WATER SPORT INSTRUCTOR-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3,75 per hour,Contact: MANUEL J. ALVEREZ dbaSaipan E tours, Caller box AAA 2095

.Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 235-8815(2/15)W/18114.

---_._---------1 TOUR GUIDE-High School grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.1MANAGER-College grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary $5.00 per hour.Contact: CHANG TAE HUM dba ChangKo Travel Agent. Caller AAA-200, Box10001, Saipan, MP. 96950. Tel. No.235-8382(3/1 )W/18257

1 CIVIL ENGINEER-College grad., 2years experience. Salary 85.00 per hour.Contact: DEV & ASSOCIATES, INC.P.O. Box 3353 CK, Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 234/6187(3/1 )W/18258

1 GENERAL MANAGER-High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary$1 ,750per month.Contact: CHUNG SUK HEE dba S & YCorporation, Caller BoxAAA362, SaipanMP 96950, Tel. No. 235-1105(3/1 jW/18259.

100 OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINEOPERATOR100 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP­ERATOR3 HAND PACKER3 TACKING MACHINE OOPERATOR3 COOK-High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour3 ASSISTANT FACTORY MANAGER­High school grad .. 2 years experience.Salary 81,000 per month.Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONALCORP. P.O. Box689, Saipan MP96950.Tel. No. 235-6888(3/1 )W/18251

1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $1,000 per month.2 CIVIL ENGINEER-College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1,200 permonth.Contact:SHIMIZU CORPORATION.P.O. Box 529. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 322-3482(3/1 )W/18252

1 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $ 3.00-4.00 per hour.Contact: KWEK'S ENTERPRISES, INC.P.O. Box 2725, Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-0733(3/1 )W/18254

2 AUTO MECHANIC-High School grad:,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 per

.hour.Contact: TOP DEVELOPMENT INC,Caller Box AAA 339 Saipan MP 96950 .Tel. No. 234-7367 (03/01)W/18247.

1AUTO MECHANIC- High School grad"2 years experience. Salary: $2.75 perhour,Contact: PAULO A. BASTO. P.O. Box2716, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288­0291 (03101 )W/18249.

1BEAUTICIAN-High school grad.. 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: YAMENG CORP. Caller BoxAAA 800, Saipan MP 96950. (2122)W/18175.

1 INSTRUCTOR, SCUBA DIVINGSPORTS-High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $800 per month.1 MECHANIC MARINE ENGINE-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $520 per month.Contact: COMMONWEALTH MARINELEISURE CORP. dba Marine Sport &Leisure., P.O. Box 369 Saipan. MP96950. Tel No 234-6445(2/15)W/181 08

1 COMPUTER OPERATOR-Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary $8.30per hour.Contact: MICRO PACIFIC DEVELOP­MENT, INC. dba Saipan Grand Hotel.,P.O. Box 369,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-6601 (2115)W/1494

1 CARPENTER-High school equiv., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00 perhour.Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION, P.O. Box 545 CK Saipan, MP96950. Tel No. 234-6800(2115)W/1495

1 SUPERVISOR (CUTIING SECTION)1 FINISHING SUPERVISOR1 SEWING MACHINE SUPERVISOR­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $4.00-6.00 per hour.1 WAREHOUSE WORKER2 CUTIER (MACHINE)1 IRONER- High school grad .. 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2. 75-3.00 per hour.18 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75-3.50 per hour.Contact: MICHIGAN INCORPORATED,P.O. Box 2682, Saipan MP 96950 Tel.No. 234-9555(2122)W/18174

1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $800­1,500 per month.Bilingual in Japanese language.Contact: VITA MICRONESIA CO. P.O.Box 1940 CK. Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-7987(2/22)W/18170

1GARMENT INSPECTOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $6.50­8.00 per hour.1 MANAGER, PRODUCTION-Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary$12.00­13.00 per hour.Contact: UNO MODA CORP. P.O. Box1847, Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-

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1 CONSTRUCTION3 CARPENTER-High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: 3K CORPORATION. P.O. Box1489, Saipan MP 96950. Tel No. 235­2222(2122)W/18171

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 WELDER, COMBINATION- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75 per hour.7 MASON- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience, Salary $2.75-3.40 per hour, .2 ELECTRICIAN9 CARPENT[:R- High school grad., 2years experience, Salary $2.75-3,20 perhour.1 STOCK SUPERVISOR-College grad.,2 years experience, Salary $900.00 permonth,1 ARCHITECT- College grad., 2 yearsexperience. -Salary $750.00 per month,1 STEEL WORKER, REINFORCING­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.80-2.95 per hour.1CONTROLLER- College grad., 2 years

. experience. Salary $1,300-1,350 permonth.1 PLUMBER-High school grad., 2 years.experience. Salary $3.45-3.60 per hour.1 LABORER, CONSTRUCTION- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.45-3.55 per hour.1 MECHANIC, H.E.- High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary $3.00 perhour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS., P.O.Box 609, Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6136(3/1 )W/1571

2 ACCOUNTANTS-College grad., 2years experience. Salary $5.20 perhour2 SALES MANAGER-College grad., 2years experience. Salary $5.88 per hour.Contact: ROYAL MARINA INC. dba NikoNiko Gift Shop. AAA-760, Box 10001,Saipan MP 96950. Tel No. 234-5899(2122)W/18172

2 ACCOUNT ANT-College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.00-5.00 per hour.2 MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTOR1 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Highschool equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2,75 per hour,Contact: TRI-ALL INT'L., CORP. P.O.Box 2610 Saipan MP 96950. Tel No.234-1603(2122)W/l8176

1 MANAGER-Gollege grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $600-1,000 permonth.Contact: PRINCE INTERNATIONALCORP. dba Christopher Karaoke club.,P,O. Box 38 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950,Tel. No,322-6668(211 )W/18113.

1 ASSISTANT MANAGER-College grad.2 years experience. Salary $700 permonth.2 WAITRESS NIGHT CLUB- High schoolgrad" 2 years experience. Salary $2.75per hour.Contact: DaUXE ENTERTAINMENTCORP. dba Hula Hut., P.O, Box 10318aipan, MP 96950, Tel. No, 235-7171 (211)W/18111.

1 MANAGER-College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $600-1,000 permonth.Contact: PRINCE INTERNATIONALCORP. dba Christopher Karoke Club.,P.O, Box 38 CHRB, Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 322-6668(2115)W/18113

1 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Collegegrad., 2 years experience, Salary $700per month.2WAITRESSINIGHTCLUB-High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75per hour,Contact: DELEUX ENTERTAINMENTCORP. dba Hula Hut, P.O. Box 1031Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No, 235-7171 (2115)W/18111.

1ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.00-5.00 perhour.1 SUPERVISOR-High school grad., 2years experience, Salary $2.75-4.00per hour,Contact: WALLTRADE INT'L CORP.P.O, Box 2610 Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-1610(2122)W/18177

1 MANAGER, SALES-College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1 ,000-1 ,700per month.2 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $700­1,200 per month.Bilingual in Japanese language,Contact: RIC TOURS SAIPAN, INC.P,O, Box1268 CK, Saipan MP 96950.Tel No. 234-7430(2122)W 18169

2 CARPENTER2 MASON1 PAINTER1 ELECTRICIAN1 DRAFTER-High school equiv. 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-3.30 per hour.1 CIVIL ENGINEER-College grad.,2years experience, Salary $1,400 permonth.Contact: NORTH PACIFIC BUILDERSINC., P.O, Box 1031 Saipan, MP 96950Tel No. 235-7171(2115)W/18112

lSUPERVISOR-High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: H.I.S. INCORPORATION dbaMesa Shiatsu Studio, P,O, Box 908,Saipan MP 96950 Tel No, 234-5050(2115)W/1504

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CIVilACTION NO. 95-31

PUBLIC NOTICEINTHE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERNMARIANA ISLANDS

AlONZO IGISOMAR,Plaintiff,vs.JEONG HAE SUNG andWORLD INTERNAnONAL DEVELOPMENT,INC.,Defendants.

ISAVE WATER I

LOT NUMBER 011 H11, AS SHOWN ON THE DIVISION OFLANDS AND SURVEYS OFFICIAL CADASTRAL PLATNUMBER 011 H 00, DATED FEBRUARY 17, 1971, ANDCONTAINING AN AREA OF 821 SQUARE METERS,

By:/s/Acting Corporate DirectorNorthern Marianas Housing Corporation

The Trustor has defaulted on payment of the Notesecured by the Deed ofTrust, and by reason ofsaid defaultthe Mariana Islands Housing Authority issued its Notice ofDefault on April 29, 1994.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mariana IslandsHousing Authority will, on February 17, 1995, at 10:00 a.rn.,at the office of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation(formerly Mariana Islands Housing Authority), Garapan, P.O.Box 514, Saipan, MP 96950, under power ofsale containedin the Deed ofTrust, sell the above described parcel of realproperty at public auction to the highest qualified bidder, tosatisfy the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust. Theminimum bid offer shall be not less than $56,000.00, totalamount due to FmHA loan and MIHA's expenses.

The sale shall be without warranty as to the title orinterest to be conveyed oras to the property ofthe Deed ofTrust, other than that the Northern Marianas HousingCorporation is the lawful holder of such Deed ofTrust. Thepurchase price shall be payable by cash, certified check orcashier's check and shall be paid within 72 hours from thetime ofsale,

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporationreserves the right to reject any and all bids and to cancel orextend the date, time and place for sale of such property,Any prospective buyer must be a person authorized by theConstitution and laws ofthe Commonwealth ofthe NorthernMariana Islands to hold title to real property in theCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

DATED this 4th day of February, 1995.

COMMONWEALTH OFTHE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

EXTENSION OFSECOND AMENDED

NOTICE OF SALEUNDER POWER OF SALE

IN DEED OF TRUST

/slELO.lSE A, FUREYNotarY Public

On this 4th day of February, 1995. before me, aNotary Public in and forthe Commonwealth ofthe NorthernMariana Islands, personally appeared Marylou Sirok, dulyauthorized representative forthe Northern Marianas HousingCorporation, known to me as the person shown name issubscribed tothe foregoing SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OFSALE UNDER POWER OF SALE IN DEED OF TRUST, and heacknowledged to me that he executed the same on behalf ofthe Northern Marianas Housing Corporation,

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand andaffixed my official seal the day and year first written above,

Antonio P. Agulto and Josephine S. Agulto, 00 orabout AprilS. 1983, gave and delivered tothe Mariana IslandsHousing Authority, acting on behalf of the Farmers HomeAdministration, United States of America, a Deed of Trust,upon certain real property hereinafter described, which Deedof Trust was recorded on AprilS. 1984', under Document.16.B6.9 to secure payment of Promissory Note of the saidTrustor tothe Mariana Islands Housing Authority, acting onbehalf of the Farmers Home Administration, United StatesofAmerica.

The Deed ofTrust and this Amended Notice ofSaleaffect the property hereafter described:

20-MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 15,1995

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OI'Aces 3 ISharks 2 ISunrlsers* 2(3) 2(1)Bud Light 2 2Spalding 2 2Alu'u* 2(1) 2(3)Lite I 3Hi-Five 0 4Joeten 0 4*Possible standings of both

teams if SABA will reverseMcGann's decision and let bothteams continue the game, assum­ing that the Sunrisers will emergethe winners. (AAPD)

Reni,and LuisCepedacombined 34points in the first half to put up acomfortable26-pointadvantage.

In the second half, Washingtonand Edwin Bubos loaded 13 pointsapiece to assurevictory.

ThewinplacedtheSharksin fourthspot witha 2-1 card while the defeatpushedHi-Fivedown thecellar withJoeten with a Q-4 slate. (AAPD)

Latest team standings(asof2-13-95)Team W LPepsi 4 0SNEJFf 3 0

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWs-23

1995 Women's Slow Pitch Softball LeagueSakaw' Performance record*

Players G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO E BATIINGVillazzon Ella 14 41 18 17 I 0 o I 5 7 2 415Yanneris Dolores 14 45 9 13 I 0 0 5 I 4 289Olmos Maria 5 15 6 8 0 1 0 6 0 0 533Franklin Evelyn 14 44 17 23 3 I 3 14 2 I 523Simram Semerina 14 42 10 22 1 0 0 13' 0 6 524Santos Merslylynn 15 43 16 20 I 0 0 7 3 5 465Jones Shirly 13 39 9 11 0 1 0 5 0 2 231Alpert Irene i4 36 16 17 I 0 3 10 3 2 472Villazon Lerina 14 39 15 18 2 0 2 13 4 7 462Panuela Doiorina 12 32 7 7 0 0 0 5 0 5 219Paulus Norlyn . 15 41 II 12 I 0 0 6 7 0 293Benjamin Merly 6 14 2 4 0 0 0 I I 2 286Kapina 5 16 7 9 I I 0 6 0 0 563Aldan Julie I 2 2 I 0 0 0 0 I 0 OOQLizamaJean 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 250Rose 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 600Total 462 145 187 12 4 8 108 29 39 405

PITCHERPlayer G INN R ER HIT 2B 38 HR BB SO W/L ERASimram Semerinas 15 92 103 60 159 17 3 18 22 36 10-5 4.57

Total

If SABA will uphold McGann'sdecision, theSunrisersandAlu'u willbeinafour-waytietogetherwithBudLight and Spalding in fourth spotwitha 2-2 win-lossrecord.

But if SABA officialswilldecideto let the game continue and if theSunriserswillemergeaswinners, theSunriserswilltiethe3-1 recordof the01' Aces in thirdspot

Opener gameInthe firstgame, Sharksdefeated

Hi-Five,97"58witha halftimescoreof 52-26,alsoin favorof theSharks.

Sharks' Tom Washington,Layon

prominent person in Pakistanicricket, who was not identifiedin the report,

Pakistan won the match byone wicket.;:- ICC chief executive David

Richards had no sooner askedthe Australian Cricket Board formore details on the allegedinci­dent in Pakistan than two morecases came to light.

Former Australian captainAllan Border said he had beenoffered U.S. $ 750,000 to throwthe fifth Ashes Test in England in1993, and former Australian bats­manDeanIones saidlndianbook­makers had offered him money toprovide inside informationaboutthe Australians during their 1992tour of Sri Lanka. .

convinced Tyson's misconductlikely stemmed froman adjustmentto prison life because it came soearly in his prison term.Thedepart­ment says Tyson has been a modelprisoner since.

Tyson was sentenced on March26, 1992, to six years in prison, buthissentence has been reduced adayfor each day of good behavior.

He was convicted on Feb. 10,1992, of raping a Miss BlackAmerica pageant contestant. in hisroom at an Indianapolis hotel onJuly 19, 1991.

lations officer.The board of directors are Edwin

Johnson, Bert Ventura, NestorSiruelo, and Mario Fajanio.

Interested members and non­members intending to join theevent may call DeliaaJohnson mit235-8206 on weekdays, or 233­6854 on weekends.

Even theother(Filipino) referee wasconfused with his calls. We ignored

. his calls in the first half but in thesecond half; it was too much," thecoach said .. .

'McGannusedtoofficiateinTinianbut left the island when he was

. harassedbytheplayerstherebecauseof his coaching problem," CoachTudela said.

Forfeiture. McGann reportedly declared the

'gameforfeited in favor of the Alu'uteam when the concernedSunriserscagersdid notatonceleavethecourt.

"Before he forfeited the game, he(McGann) was alreadyintending towalkoutofthe game,"CoachTudelaadded.

Variety Sportstriedtoget the sideof McGann but he was unavailableforcoment

. SABA decisionThe Tudelassaid they will appeal

McGann'sdecisionandwillformallyinform the SABAboard about theircomplaint of McGann's officiating,in today's meeting.

ASABA officialsaid that he andthe board members will act on thematter today.

"McGann's decision is not final.1beSunriserscan appealthereferee'sdecision. The board members' deci-

. sionwillbe final. We Will see if there.was' a violation committed by theplayersor noi, andwhatactiontotakeagainst the players if there.was aviolation," theofficial said.

Rule5oftheSaipanAmateurBas­ketball Association Ground Rulesstates that a player proven to havecommitted violations such as whatMcGann alleged"will resultinejec­tion for the remainderof seasonandplayoffs."

Standings

Borja...Continued from page 24

same hotel.Elected were Gilmore Agatep

aspresident, Roel Payumo as vice­president, Delia Johnson as sec­retary, Sally Cacdac as treasurer,and Jojie Montenejo as public re-

Bribery.•.Continued from page 24

to the fact that this occurrence,five months ago was not broughtto the attention of the Board ofCricket Clubs ofPakistan," saidBurki.

Arif Abbasi, a BCCP ad hoccommittee member,said he had

·protested to the ICC over whathe termed the "inept handling"

. of the bribe allegations.According to the newspaper

report, Warne and May wereoffered U.S. dlrs 50,000 to throwthe Test by bowling badly andallowing the Pakistan batsmeneasy runs.

The approaches to them weresaid to have been made by a

Tyson...Continued from page 24

Plainfield, Indiana.But H. Christian DeBruyn, com­

missioner of the Indiana Depart­ment of Correction, decided re­cently to lift the added penalty daysafter discussing Tyson's case withstaff whosupervise adultdisciplinein the prison system, departmentspokeswoman Pam Pattison saidMonday. '

.She said the commissioner was

Referee.... Continued from 'page 24

problemwithMcGann.. JackTudelasaidMcGannhasbeen

makingcallshe wasnot supposedtocall. .

Jack also denied having unered· threats to McGann during the inci-dent . . .

'''After the game (was discontin­ued), we went straighthome and didnot bother him,"Jack said:

McGanntolda policeinvestigatorthatJackTudelagrabbedhis(whistle)cord and threatenedhim.He quoted

·Jack Tudelaas saying, "I'll get yououtside."

Jack denied grabbing the whistlecord."I did not grab it I got thecordandsteppedon the whistleforhimtounderstand(howunfairlyhehasbeenofficiating)."

An Alu'u player said that prior tothe incident, Joe Tudela already hadfour fouls.

The Sunriserswere in ballposses­sion and one of their players triedscoringashot.Atthattime.JoeTudelaand Catallawere under the board ofthe Sunrisers' court. The two cagersreportedly reboundedforballposses­sion.

During the rebound, Joe Tudelaaccidentally pushed Catallaprompt­ingMcGanntocalla foulonTudela

The call wasreportedly contestedandquestionedbyJoeThdelaprornpt­ing a briefargument Having com­mittedhisfifth foul,McGanntoldJoeto go to the bench.

Sunrisers Coach Pat Tudela de­scribed McGannasarefereewho hasgiven them"so much hard time."

"Theother referee was okey, but.McGannmadealotofunfairandwaybeyondcalls.Healwayspickon us.

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By Stella Wilder

Born today, many consider youto be demanding. You often have a'certain edge about you, but this isprimarily because you maintainthe highest possible standards foryourself as well as those aroundyou. Despite the demands youmake, especially of those whowork closely with you on importantprojects, you never ask anything ofanyone that you wouldn't do your­self. You are almost unwaveringlyfair and realistic in your expecta­tions.

You expect no less from yourpersonal life than you do fromyour professional endeavors ­and this may make true content­ment rather elusive. Still, thechances of your romantic andmarital success are strong. Youcan usually get what you want inall aspects of your life.

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(Ruben Talens). But McGann ­eightteamfouls inthefirst half!" JoeTudela saidduring an interviewyes­terday.

JoeTudela said thatMcGann usedto officiateonTinian and theplayersthere allegedly does not likeMcGann'sofficiating also.

Inasepamteinterview,JackTudelaechoed hisbrother's view.

He said his team always had aContinued on page 23

ningwindsurfingevent intheworld.Tomitais alsocredited with estab­lishing windsurfing as a premiersporting event in Saipan.

The event beganas a regatta topromotewindsurfing asasportandto promoteSaipanas a destinationfor fun and competition. Origi­nally held in December, the raceswere re-scheduled to February totake advantage of the strong tradeblowing across.the island during'that month. The change was alsoeffected at the request of theMarianasVisitors' Bureau, forthe.purposeof increasing tourist arriv­als in February, a leanseason.

TheMicronesian Open started outasanOlympic Triangle race, but thecontest was modified in the earlyeighties to slalom racing, and pre­dominantly Japanese participants.

Organizing this year:s event isthe Northern MarianasWindsurfing Association.·Windsurfing Saipan is a majorsponsor. Other sponsors include.WindsurfingGuam,with itsowner,formerOlympianLindaYeomansandherteamcompeting. TheMVBassists in the event everyyear.

During and before the rally, JackandJoeTudelac1aimed thatMcGannofficiated unfairly against theirSunrisers team.

Cagers'sideJoe Tudela acknowledged push­

ingMcGann butdenied harming thereferee.

"He(McGann) was notdoing veryfairly andhe has been doing that toourteam foralongtime. Wehavenocomplain against the(other) referee

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jose M. Castro watches'his softball team Baby Blues goingagainst the team from the Common­wealth Health Centerin Saturday's Government/nterAgency Women'sSoftball tournament at Garapan Elementary School ballfield. BabyBlues won over CHC andalso defeated Public Works team later in thatday to clinch the Pennant.

Micronesian Open will unfurl itssailsthisyearon the 17th andgoontill the20th. the boardsailing sla­lom race oliminations will takeplace for three consecutive days,with the fourth day forgood mea­sure in case winds fail.

Members of the newly-formedNorthern Marianas WindsurfingAssociation will see action in themen's and women's events: Forthe first time inthe competition'shistory, a masters event has beenadded.

Saipan's best,Joii and BobbyTaguchi, and otherlocalpartici­pantswilljoinsome80windsurfersfrom Japan,Guam, Koreaandothercountriestochallenge thewindandwaves at Micro Beach and La­.goon.

the wide sweepof MicroBeachwill providean unimpeded coursewith sideshore winds propellingtheircolorful boardsails.

Registration for thecompetitionis on the. 16th. Gatorade is theofficial thirst-quencher.. Organized in1982bywindsurfer,

Shigeru Tomita, the MicronesianOpen is possibly the longest run-

advantage atthecloseofthefirst half,43-28.

"Sunrisers'<Jack Tudela and JoeTudela were doing well in the lowpost while Jerry Benavente, JayMurasheta and George Masga tookadvantage of the fast break pointswhich caused ustolagbehind in thefirst half," Weaver said.

Butinthefirst seven minutes ofthelasthalf, AIu'u's Joe Kumagai andRodney Catalla spearheaded a rallybyconverting points each turnovers.

Catalla and Kumagai connectedthree rainbow shots andthreejump­ers as against seven points by theSunrisers, The rally trimmed downtheleadto seven points,

LT. GOVERNOR Jesus Borjawill be the guest speaker in theinduction of the 1995 officers ofthe Filipino American TennisAssociation whichwillbe heldatSaipan Grand Hotel on February25th.

The induction will be at 7 p.m.at the Seaside Hall.

.The officers were elected latelastyear in an election heldat the

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Hot action seen in Micro OpenTHIS FEBRUARY, the winds ofcompetition will blow hot andfast across Micro Beach asboardsai lers from all over Asiaand the Paci fie Islands vic forsupremacy at the 14th AnnualMicronesianOpen.

BorjatoinductFILATAofficers

Fourpoliceofficersonboard threeprowl ears responded to a 911 C<)!Iabout the assault

One of the officers later gotMcGann's statement inside theAdagymoffice.

A check byVariety attheDepart­mentof Public Safety indicated thatMcGann filed a complaint.

Smooth gameAIu'uplayingcoachGeneWeaver

saidthegame started smoothly. TheSunrisers pulled away with sixmin­utes remaining in the first half andestablished a comfortable 15- point

Tyson'srelease hadbeen setbacktoMay9afterhe was disciplined inMay 1992 for threatening a guardand for disorderly conduct at theIndiana Youth Center near

Halbish confirmed thereportson Sunday, but by Tuesdaywas refusing to take phone.calls on the matter.

Media reports. named spinbowlers Shane Warne andTim Mayas being amongthose who were offeredbribes, but the players inNewZealand for a limited-overstournament ·had also beeninstructed to make no com­ment. .

Javed Burki, chairman' ofthe ad hoc' committee of theBoard of Cricket Clubs ofPakistan' (BCCP), said theICC had apparently known ofthe allegations for several

. months, but had taken no ac­tion until the Sydney Morn­

.ing Herald broke the story onSaturday. .

"We take serious exceptionContinued on page 23

By WINSOR DOBBINSYDNEY; Australia (AP) ­It just isn't cricket,

A sport that is regarded asbeing genteel and the epitome'of correctness has this weekbeen shocked by allegationsof bribes offered to leadingplayers. and of heavy gam­bling on the results ofmatches.

The reports have sent Aus- .tralian administrators divingfor cover and left Pakistanofficials bitter and angry.

The London-based Interna- .tional Cricket Council (ICC)has launched an investigationinto allegations that leadingAustralian players were of­fered bribes to throw matchesduring theirOetober-Novern-·ber tour of Pakistan.

Australian Cricket Boardchief executive Graham

Bribery charges shake _Cricket administrators

24-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUARY 15, 1995

MONDAYnight'scloselycontestedgame between theSaipan AmateurBasketball Association's Alu'u andSanVicenteSunrisers teams cametoanabrupthaltafteraSunrisersplaayerreportedly assaulted referee TedMcGarID-.

After the incident, McGann for­feited theSunrisers' seven-point leadanddeclared the Alu'uteamwinner.

TheUte Basketball League gamewas discontinued by McGann 12minutes and 42 seconds remainingwith the SanVicente Sunrisers lead­ing, 50-43.

Referee assaulted, forfeits game

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Fonnerheavyweightchampion Mike Tysonwill bereleased from prison March25,hisoriginal release date beforebeing disciplined early in his six-

Tyson to be released

yearterm, Continued on oace 23 HeldeveryyearinFebruary, the

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