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NMI to com.e up with own millennium. event

While neighboring Guam has encapsulated its millennium cel­ebrations to the campaign slo­gan, "Where the nation's day begins," observers have noted that it is actually here in the NMI where the sun shines first on the first day of the next century.

By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

THE LEADER of an association of former residents of the North­ern Islands is advocating for a boycott of the upcoming elections.

This, according to Cinta Kai pat, is meant to protest the registration of erstwhile Northern Islands resi­dents as Saipan voters, instead of bona fide Northern Islands vot­ers.

"I urge them not to vote," Kai pat said yesterday, as a way to signify resentment.

Kaipat, who is president of the United Northern Mariana Island­ers Association, said that despite their willingness to exercise their rights, they. are "forced" not to participate in the polls due to what BOE has "preposterously" done.

BOE Executive Director Gregorio C. Sablan apparently allowed the residents' inclusion

into Saipan 's roster of voters .on the basis of their being domiciled on Saipan.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio himself had said that Alamagan no longer has residents. The activity of the island's volcano also had prompted Tenorio to declare a state of emergency on Alamagan.

"The Board of Elections has acted arbitrarily to remove these people and violate their rights. I am sure that the Governor was talking about the safety of the residents and did not say, 'Okay go ahead violate these people's Constitutional rights'," Kai"pat said. ·

By re-enlisting the islanders as Saipan voters, BOE is denying the residents' rights to choose who their mayor should be, she added.

Kaipat said the islanders did not volunteer themselves to reg­ister as Saipan voters.

Pilot error caused KAL crash on Guam-- NTSB

, WASHINGTON (AP) - A µ Korean Air jumbo jet crashed ~ on Guam in 1997 after the pilot i'. failed to follow proper landing i, procedures and while the flight i crew was in a state of fatigue i and confusion, staff investiga-,, ;; tors told a federal safety board 1'. Tuesday. · The National Transportation

Safety Board was concluding its 27-month investigation into the crash that killed 228 people with an expected official find­ing later in the day pointing to pilot error as the prime cause of the crash.

But investigators made clear

during several hours of sum­marizing their findings before the board that poor training by Korean Air, the failure of a con­troller to monitor the aircraft during its descent and an inop- (J erative low-altitude warning ;: device at the Guam airport ~ played a part in the August 1997 :I accident. The staff's draft re­port also raised concerns over inadequate safety oversight by the Federal Aviation Adminis­tration of foreign air carriers that fly into the United States.

The NTSB was closing the Guam accident investigation as

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Smoke rises from the wreckage of Korean Air flight 801 as rescue personnel inspect the crash site on Guam-in this Aug. 6, 1997 file photo. AP

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"They were coerced into aban­don their rights to vote as people of Alamagan. They sent them let­ters and called them one by one," she added.

Kaipat said it is unacceptable that because the islanders are on Saipan, they should also register as voters of Saipan.

She cited an old court case which upheld the eligibility of the current mayor of the Northern Islands to run for such a post despite being domiciled here on Saipan.

She also mentioned the former case of Pagan Island residents who have been evacuated to Saipan as a result of Mt. Pagan's eruption and were allowed to vote as North­ern Islanders during the term of fonner BOE Director Juan M. Diaz.

Kaipat said Sablan's conten-

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By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

THECNMI is preparing its.ver­sionof a promotional campaign to boost tourist arrivals in time for the millennium celebrations, according to Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio.

In an interview, Tenorio said · the Marianas Visitors Author­ity (MV A) is meeting with the private sector to draw up plans for the awaited event.

"We are coming up with something for the millennium," said the governor.

This is because the Northern Marianas is farther east by three degrees, than Guam.

Nevertheless, officials believe it is still not too late for MV A to come up with its own campaign slogan even if Guam has already "beaten us to the •sunrise' theme."

Coming up with a promotional campaign for the new millen­nium is expected to further boost tourism arrivals, albeit fora brief period in the December this year and January 2000.

It will be noted that the North­ern Marianas appears to be get­ting back graduaHy on the tour­ism map as MV A registered a 13.08-percent growth in tourist arrivals during the last month of

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Students of the Dandan Elementary School join Washington Rep. Juan N. Babauta (back) for a photo with the Christmas decorations they handed over to Babauta for display on the CNMI Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. Photo by Rene P. Acosta r·-,-. - ·- -._. ,_.,.--... ·-- ·-···-·.: --:--···. -.

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By Ferdie de la Torre Tenorio told Manglona that Mr. said the governor in the Oct. 29 !i 01

Variety News Staff Karimipour, who has been serv- letter. j l GOVERNORPedroP. Tenorio ing as acting chief of PDQ since SuchnominationforthePub- 1

has nominated Masood last June, is qualified to fulfill the lie Defender's position requires r KarimipourasPublicDefonder. vital responsibilities of this of- the advice and consent of the [1 Tenorio in a letter to Senate fice. Senate.

il President Paul A. Manglona said "The Lt. Governor and I look Karimi pour in an interview

Karimi pour is qualified to ful- forward to having an experienced yesterday said he is very pleased fill the vital responsibilities of and capable person to fill this to hear that the governor has the Public Defender's Office vital role, and feel that Mr. given him the vote of confi-

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Democrats' 50-year grip on Philadelphia's City Hall.

Voting was so tight in the Mis­sissippi governor's race that the Democratic-controlled House might have to settle it. The party

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Democrat Paul Patton, the first Kentucky governor eligible for a second term in nearly 200 years, coasted to re-election. His party also won mayor's races in India­napolis and Columbus, reversing more than a quarter century of Re­publican control.

Republicans retained their ma­jority in Virginia's Senate and

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claimed atleast52 seats in 100-seat House. With GOP Gov. Jim Gilmore at the helm, Republicans will control redistricting after the 2000 census -recasting political maps long drawn by Democrats.

The victories also give the party momentum in next year's cam­paign to topple vulnerable Demo­cratic Sen. Chuck Robb.

"These elections are precursors to the most important election in a generation in 2000," said Demo­cratic National Committee chair­man Joe Andrew.

The Republican National Com­mittee spent about $1.5 million, twice the total of the cash-strapped

DNC, to influence voting. Ballot issues also dotted the land­

scape. In Maine, a measure to legalize medical marijuana was approved by voters, while a proposal to ban a late­te1m abortion procedure failed. San Francisco voters were the first in the nationtodecidewhethertobanATM bank fees. Tax questions for sports stadiums passed in Scottsdale, Ariz., and San Antonio, and failed in Hous­ton and St. Paul, Minn.

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JAL mulls Kyushu direct flights By Haldee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

JAPAN Airlines (JAL) may soon embark on operating direct, regu­lar flights from the Kyushu re­gion in Japan to Saipan, a route which is currently not being ser­viced by any other airlines.

To test the waters, JAL started operating charter flights from Fukuoka and the passenger load is almost reaching 100 percent.

Kaishun Nishigaya, JAL­Saipan di strict sales manager, yesterday said the airline is opti­mistic at the possibility of having regular flights from Fukuoka -one of the major cities in the Kyushu area - just like the cur­rent flights off Tokyo and Osaka.

Kyushu region has an estimated population of four million Japa­nese, a tourism market never been fully tapped by the CNMI.

TheJALofficial, however, said the chances of regularly servicing this route will become higher if only the Marianas Visitors Au­thority (MV A) will startto have a strong marketing and promotional campaign in the Kyushu region to create a strong market demand.

"There are four million people living there and if the demand is high, our dream is to have regular flights from Kyushu, that is why we need more marketing and pro­motion from MVA and the pri­vate sector. This is a great market for CNMI tourism," r-!ishigaya said.in an interview.

MV A managing director Perry Tenorio, in a separate interview, said MV A shares JAL 's concerns. The agency is currently working closelywithJALtointensifytour­ism campaign and promotion in the Kyushu area.

Kaipatjoins DOLi By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

CINTA Kai pat, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and former special assis­tantto Senate VicePresidentTho­mas P. Villagomez, has taken up post as Administrative Hearing Officer at the Division of Labor.

Officials said Kaipat's hiring could help expedite resolution of pending labor cases.

Kaipat, also an undergraduate of the De Paul University in Chi­cago, is currently familiarizing the "terrain" of her new job, in­cluding labor mediation proce­dures.

Former Labor Hearing Officer Linn Asper has said that media­tion plays an important part in the disposition of complaints· lodged before the division since some of the complaints are sometimes settled even before they could reach the actual administrative hearing stage.

While looking at helping in the expeditious adjudication of com­plaints, Kaipat said her main con­cern really is to dispense justice equally without fear or favor.

Kaipat's hiring followed the Division of Labor's naming of Jerry Cody as an administrative hearing officer recently.

Filipinos urged to stick to marriage requirements

By Rene P.A costa Variety News Staff

THE PHILIPPINE Consulate, faced with a growing number of Filipino nationals entering into marriage in the CNMI, yesterday urged that requirements be strictly followed to avoid "double wed­dings."

It has been known fact that some Filipino nationals married back home engaged into another wed­ding in the Northern Murianas.

The requirements were also asked to make ensure that those

By Marian A: M~raya Variety News Staff

SUBMITTING to federalpres~ sures, the CommonwealthPortS Authority (CPA.} has retently adopted a Disadvantaged Busi­ness Enterpris~.(PBE) program pursuant to U.S. Department of Transportation (POT) regula­tions, req11iring the ports author­ity to provide equal opportunity forDBEs to receive and partici­pate in DOT-assisted contracts.

CPA last week submitted a written .plan of action to DOT where i~ set out goals that would allowDOT to keep track of how much the agency is complying

wanting to get married in the CNMI are legally capable to do so.

Among the most important re­quirements are a birth certificate that authenticated by the Philip­pine National Statistics Office, the Malacanang Legal Office. and the Department of Foreign Af­fairs; and an affidavit of status, authenticated by parents, notary public, clerk of court where the notary public is located, Malacanang Legal Office, and the

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witktlle.reguliitit)fl. . , The ports authority has received

Federalfinancial assistance from DO'f, and as a condition ofre­ceiving this assistance; CPAhas signed an assurance that it will . comply withthe.~gulation.(reg. 49 CFRPart 26).

The purpose of the policy is to ensure that nondiscrimination occurs irithe award a.nd adminis· tration ofDOT-assisted contracts.

OO'f requires this regulation to level the playing field on which DBEs compete fairly for DOT­assisted contracts.

Furthermore, CPA is required to comply with the rule to ensure that the DBE program is narrowly

"We understand their concerns that in order for JAL to make that kind of investment in a new mar­ket, we have to make sure all flights are profitable for them ... The bottom line here is to create a demand. By creating a demand, then supply will come and hope­fully the supply· will exceed the demand," said Tenorio.

The MVA managing director confirmed the current pent up demand for information about the CNMI among travel agents in the Kyushu region, specifically the city of Fukuoka.

"The general impression is that the CNMI lacks mind share in that city and now we are looking at how to increase their knowl­edge of our destin1ition within the Kyushu area. There's difficulty in selling the CNMI in that area today... ·

"Now we are in discussion with JAL regarding the opportunity for them to service the CNMI from other cities. Fukuoka is a poten­tial (big market)," Tenorio said

MV A will be having television spot advertising in the four cities of Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka in January and March next year. Brochures and print advertising will con­tinue to be used as means of pro­moting the CNMI in Japan which remains to be the islands' prime tourism market.

Another move that MV A and JAL did is to conduct the Fifth Marianas Tourism Academy which catered exclusively to 16 travel agents and media representatives from the Kyushu area in Japan.

"This is one step to have that goal. Weareplanningmorethings to have more demands from that

market," added Nishigaya. Vicky Benaveme, MV A deputy

managing director, earlier said participants to the annual MTA are expected to become more in­sightful and knowledgeable in promoting the CNMI as a tourist destination.

The only airlines having direct flights from Japan to Saipan are JAL and Northwest Airlines, while Continental Airlines termi­nated all its direct flights from Japan to Saipan and all its flights are re-routed through Guam.

Currently, there are no regular flights off Nagoya and Fukuoka (Kyushu).

JAL, however, will be having two charter flights from Fukuoka this Novemberusing Boeing 767. The flights will be on Nov. 20 and 21. Two more Fukuoka flights are scheduled for December.

People with disabilities, their families lack awareness on available services By Haldee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

DESPITE enough social and health services available to some 3,000 individuals with disabili­ties in the CNMI, there remains a big problem on the lack of awareness on these services.

This was disclosed during yesterday's "Health Forum" sponsored by the CNMI Governor's Developmental Dis­abilities Council (GDCC).

The event brought together health care providers and people with disabilities or "consumers" and their families.

Arlene Yamagata, GDDC pro­gram officer, wnfirmed this seeming problem on lack of knowledge of the available ser­vices.

"There are lots of services available for people with dis­abilities but not a lot of them are aware of these ... The purpose of this (forum) is to bring to­gether health care providers and consumers for them to know the needs and services of the com­munity,"' Yamagata said in an interview.

She also said that the event made way for both consumers and providers to learn about the accessibility and availability of

tailored in accordance with ap~ plicable law.

In addition, this is to secure that only firms that fully meet the 49 CFR Part 26 eligibility standards are permitted to par­ticipate as DBEs, to help re· move barriers to the participa­tion of DBEs in DOT-assisted contracts, and to assist the de­velopment of firms that can com­pete successfully in the market place outside the DBE program.

CPA spokesperson Travis Coffman revealed that there is no concrete mention of a penalty in the regulations with regard to non-compliance of goals within the DBE program.

Josephine Sablan (center), director of the Division of Mental Health & Social Services, stresses a point during yesterday's "He~lth Fo­rum." Ned Arriola (left), DPH deputy secretary and Helen C. Sablan (right), DPH Medicaid office administrator, also made up the panel.

various services. The low audience tum out dur­

ing yesterday's conference held at the Saipan Grand Hotel even confirmed the seeming future problem on the lack of awareness among people with disabilities on services available for them.

While there were 35 registered participants. including people with disabilities and their fami­lies, only about I I showed up during the morning session.

Currently, there are close to 3,000people in the CNMl having

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disabilities, including those with diabetes. -

Thomas J. Camacho, GDDC executive director, expressed hopes that individuals with dis­abilities and their families will be well-informed on the ser­vices available to them.

"It's our hope that the ... outcome of this dialogue will identify barriers. impro~,ements made. or concerns are addressed in the health care services af­fecting pwple with develop-

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Cop in wife beating case denied diversion progTam A POLICE officer has been de­nied entry to the Adult Diversion Program pertaining to his crimi­nal case charging him for alleg­edly beating his wife.

The Variety learned yesterday tl1at Police Officer Jose K. Pangelinan's entTy into the diversion progrmn was rejected based on the Probation Office's determination.

It was not clear yet what was the basis of the Probation Office's determination regarding Pangelinan 's case.

The Superior Court continued the status conference hearing for

Dec. I. Diversion is a process where a

defendant can be removed from further court proceedings and placed under the supervision of a Probation Officer with certain conditions to fulfill.

After arraignment, the defense attorney can make a recommen­dation to the prosecutor from the Attorney General"s Office. The prosecutor makes the decision whetherornot a defendant is to be considered for such program.

If the case is acceptable to the

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Contamination on Tinian?

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By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

A SPECIAL breeding ground for various marine species on Tinian may bhe contaminated with haz­ardous waste allegedly from the U.S. military, according to Wash­ington D.C. Resident Represen­tative Juan N. Babauta.

Babauta said the Carolinas in Tinian may have been chemically contaminated, a fact which the federal government has allegedly been keeping under wraps.

Babauta in an interview last week, said that he had made com-

munications early this year with the secretary of the US Depart­ment of Defense askingfornames of other fishery areas which may be contaminated.

Carolinas Point up to the Gurguan point is where Tinian is putting up its marine sanctuary, an enclosed designated site where fish and other marine species are allowed to grow without being disturbed by any activity.

The mechanics for the project, including survey had been done.

The Division of Environmen­tal Quality however allegedly

gave no words during the time that the survey was being con­ducted.

The Variety tried twice to reach Director Ignacio Cabrera about the possible contamination but he was unavailable for comments.

Based on the initial report of the US Army Corps of Engineers; Carolinas is not among the sites which may possibly be contami­nated or where US ordnance were buried or left.

But Babauta alleged the Army Corps has a "history" of conceal­ing truths.

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Cing lashes back at critics TINIAN Senator David M. Cing yesterday lashed back at his critics who, he alleged, have taken up the issue on his bill on the re-hiring of retirees to dampen his chances of winning in Saturday's midterm elections.

'They obviously donotwanttosee Tinian move to the right direction. These people don't like things to be corrected down here. They like to get awaywiththiskindofthingsandthey are saying it is good, which is not in the long run," said Cing, in a phone interview from Tinian.

Cing took particular mention of former House Speaker Oscar Raza who, he said, was "drooling" over the prospect of running against him for the Senate but can not because the former lawmaker "is finished for good."

"He should not be talking poli­tics in public because he is finished for good. He was convicted on a corruption case so he is finished for good," said Cing.

Cing claimed his opponents on Tinian are allegedly circulating false information about Senate Bill 11-51 he has authored.

The bill seeks to clarify ambigu­ities in the provisions addressing the re-hiring of retirees and pro­vide penalties for retirees who vio­late re-employment restrictions.

Cing said his opponents were saying the bill disallows the re­hiring of retirees when such, he said, is not the case.

Cing explained the bill is meant to allow government retirees to be

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employed in the private sector, which would contribute to the de­cline on the need for guest workers and, at the same time, allow other resident workers an opportunity to work for government.

This way, Cing said, federal pres­sure on the hiring of nonresident workers is lessened.

Cing said his opponents are "twisting" true intent of S.B. 11-51 "around," stressing that certain exemptions apply for medical prac­titioners and other classifications.

"If they vacate theirposition then anew local will fill itup. Then there will (eventually be) less nonresi­dent workers) and less federal pres­sure. The intention is 100-percent good," said Cing.

Variety attempted to reach Raza for his comments on Cing 's allega­tions but failed.

Cing claimed Raza has lately been "moving from (one) house to (another)." JVD

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Right choice FINALLY, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio nominated a Public Defender. Tenorio found out that Masood Karimi pour, who has been serving as acting chief of the Public Defender's Office, is qualified to fulfill the vital responsibilities of PDO. We have observed Karimi pour argue in court many times especially during trials. We have also read and examined his various pleadings in court. The governor, we believe, made the right choice. An experienced and capable person is qualified to fill up such vital role as Public Defender. In fact, we think Karimi pour and Assistant Public Defender Robert Torres make up the best defense team combination ever ·'assembled" so far in PDO.

*** *** *** When then Chief Public Defender Harvey M. Palefsky vacated the

post for personal reasons last June. Tenorio designated Karimipour as acting Public Defender. As acting PDQ chief. Karimi pour has shown his extraordinary talent as criminal defense lawyer. At the same time, has also proven his strong administrative skills. Before coming to Saipan, the new PDQ head served as a public defender in New York City in Manhattan for eight years. As volunteerforthe American Civil Liberties Union. he and his team successfully got a prisoner off from death row. Here in the Commonwealth. Karimipour vowed to make sure that the people receive top quality representation from every lawyer in the Office

*** *** *** When Karimipour first came on board, he, Palefsky, and Wesley M.

Bogdan had to absorb the caseload as a result of the resignation of then Chief Public Defender Daniel DeRienzo and Assistant Public Defender Christine Matson. At that time, each of the trio handled almost l 00 criminal and traffic cases. Take note that since 1985, PDQ has five lawyers although caseloads have started to explode starting in 1990. DeRienzo had pushed to have six lawyers in the office, but no budget was passed by the Legislature. Palefsky complained that the Office has been neglected. Palefsky said although they have been doing their best, the lack of manpower puts pressure on their ability to adequately defend or represent their clients. In short, the administrative task has not been given full attention because of shortage on staff.

*** *** *** Many observers noted that under Palefsky with the help ofKarimipour,

Bogdan and later Dan Bowen, PDO had been able to make a tremendous job in upgrading the experience level of the lawyers and provide quality representation to their clients. When Palefsky stepped down, Tenorio tapped Karimi pour. Karimipour built on what Palefsky had started. The staff then has been practicing very high quality defense work. Although Karimipour admitted that with five lawye~s and two investigators they are still understaffed and even underfinanced, he stated that they just make up for that by putting extra unpaid hours to make sure that quality representations to clients are rendered.

*** *** *** While some would disagree that there is an unequal treatment, it

seems obvious that there are more lawyers in the AGO's Criminal Division than PDO. And there are also more opportunities for govern­ment lawyers to undergo off-island training than PDO's. That Office deserves equal treatment. People who cannot afford to hire own attor­neys are guaranteed by the Constitution to have legal services through PDO. There is just a wrong public perception that PDO represents criminals. No! PDO's clients are our sons, daughters, parents, relatives, friends, and guests. They are poor people seeking equal access to our justice system. They are in distress and accused of serious crimes. Who knows, a lot of them maybe are falsely accused. They need quality legal representation. And PDO under Karimipour's leadership is their last line of defense. But AGO shall take the challenge.

A WOMAN with huge busts challenged in Superior Court a traffic case charging her for not wearing a seatbelt. The woman explained that she tried to put on the seatbelt, but it was too tight and that she could hardly breath. Everybody in court was looking at her and her gigantic breasts as she demonstrated how she pulled the seatbelt. Everybody seemed to disagree with her that it was the seat belt's fault. The judge excused her, but reminded her to fix and wear the seatbelt next time. The people in the courtroom, including the clerk, could not stop cracking up when the woman walked out happily from the courtroom. Any idea on how she could fix the problem?

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IN ~ARTH TONES.

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Real incentives needed to lure business I READ with interest an article in the BBC News regarding the fact that Dubai is launching the first free trade zone for business done over the internet.

The world's leading computer companies have been invited to set up offices in the zone, situated just outside Dubai, and they will be offered 100% foreign ownership.

The city is set to include a research and develop­ment center, a science and technology park, as well as the world's first internet university, offering short courses in e-commerce, design and management.

This situation strikes me as curious as Dubai, as part of the United Arab Emirate, has one of the most restrictive internet access policies in the world.

This concept is one that could work here in the Marianas. And, as overpriced and restrictive as it is, we do have reasonable telecommunications.

However, there would have to be real effort on the part of our lawmakers to create a situation where potential investors feel comfortable and there is

... some real incentive to come in.

Obviously, there is one of the major driving forces in the us and world economy these days.

With the imminent takeover of CNMI Immigra­tion, it makes sense to look to industries that are not labor intensive, and would bring the best and bright­est minds here from Asia and around the world, and hopefully raise the local educational standards and level of international awareness. If interest could be generated with the leading computer companies, their financial clout could have a profound effect on the image of the CNMI and its economic options.

This will not happen of course without some enlightened leadership, and the realization that the world business stage is very competitive.

There would have to be some real business incen­tives, like tax holidays and offers of building sites.

RIP STEPHANSON Capitol Hill

. Haigh writes on press responsibility

IT GOES without saying that no regime is truly free without a free press. It goes without saying that wherever the press is controlled, the public is in ch:.iins. It goes without saying that a people who do not support freedom of the press do not support liberty.

What does need to be said, and said again, is that liberty is not license. A free press is an institution that serves the public good. It must strive, often against temptation, to uphold certain standards. Because it has the power to shape perceptions it bears a great responsibility: responsibility to the truth. This re­sponsibility constrains, or ought to constrain, the press in its reports to the public.

On October 26, the Marianas Variety betrayed its

contempt for these ideals by printing an article in which I am accused of physical assault. No attempt was made to question the source. No attempt wa~ made to question the allegations. No attempt was made to question the accused.

Are we henceforth to assume that self-serving individuals pursuing baseless claims can use the Variety as their private forum?

I would hope not. What we cannot ask of these individuals -that they have the courage and integ­rity to resist telling lies - we can and should ask of our press. If the press does not respond, we are all much worse off.

STEPHEN HAIGH

Capitol Hill . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On the NMBPA-Miss International issue

SUPPOSING the beautiful and talented Miyuki Hill is voted Ms. International at the Ms. International Pageant in Japan, would she, in fact, be eligible for this distinction, seeing that she wil I not be represent­ing the CNMI as Ms. CNMI International, as the local beauty pageant board has made very clear recently?

What do the by-laws of the Ms. International

pageant have to say about this? Or does it matter at all, as long as the representative is within the age limit?

In other words, doesn't Ms. Hill have to be Ms. CNMI International to enter the Ms. Intemational Pageant?

JOE ASANUMA Tanapag

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ANALYSIS

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By Anahi Rama MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Reuters) - Uruguay's Cen­tre-left presidential hopeful Tabare Vazquez must convince the South American nation that his policies will not be disruptive if he hopes to win a run-off this month, analysts said.

The charismatic 59-year old doctor from the Popular Front won Sunday's first-round election with 39 percent of the vote, promising to create jobs and help the poor.

He will compete against Jorge Batlle of the ruling Colo­rado party, the runner-up with 31.7 percent, in a second­round of voting on Nov. 28 to replace President Julio Sanguinetti.

Analysts said Vazquez would have to prove that his self­descri bed "progressive" measures would not disrupt Uruguay's relatively stable $20.8 billion economy or hurt business if he hoped to become the nation's first left-leaning president.

"There is a lot of uncertainty about what he could do and that's what's at stake -not only convincing markets, but also the general population," said economist Gabriela Romaniello of Montevideo's Oikos consultants.

Although the nation of 3.2 million people has one of Latin America's more stable economies and its per capita income is one of the highest, a regional crisis this year squeezed the economy and boosted unemployment to I 0.5 percent, caus­ing the disenchantment that Jed to Vazquez's victory Sun­day.

On Monday, Vazquez laid out plans to help the sectors of Uruguayan society that have been left behind during the past decade of free-market reforms.

His proposals included increasing the minimum wage and lowering the value-added tax, which would be compensated by creating personal income tax.

But the plain-spoken candidate was also emphatic that any change would be gradual. His only immediate measure would be a $300 miilion "emergency package" to kick-start the economy.

He also denied that he had plans to tax bank accounts or change the secrecy laws that have made Montevideo a re­gional financial centre. A little less than half the $11 billion in deposits in Uruguay belong to foreigners.

Vazquez also said his government would pay the foreign debt and maintain the "crawling peg" currency system. He added that his economic advisors planned to visit the Inter­national Monetary Fund before the election at the end of the month.

Fernando Anti a, who directs the Economics Institute at the national university, said Vazquez was sending market sooth­ing signals by sending his team to meet the IMF.

"Evidently, the left has sent contradictory signals before which generated some worries," Anti a said.

Batlle, a 72-year old senator, is largely expected to con­tinue Sanguinetti 's pro-market reforms. He has tried to paint the Popular Front as a dangerous group that would disrupt Uruguay's economic stability.

Uruguay's financial markets took Vazquez's victory with caution Tuesday, their first day open after the election due to a holiday Monday.

"There's nothing strange going on now, but the outlook is new and there's a lot of caution," said a peso trader in Montevideo.

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By Brian Love PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin lost the linchpin of his left-wing government and its strongest voice abroad when Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn quit on Tuesday to fight accusations of financial misconduct.

Strauss-Kahn's announcement that he would go until his name is cleared caused a shudder in the financial markets, but may prove more of a political earthquake than a calamity for a strong economy that is now locked into the euro. "The key issue here is to find someone who will carry on Strauss-Kahn's policies. Markets do not seem too concerned," said Valerie Plagnol, economic strategist at French bank CCF.

Christian Sautter, the replacement, served as junior budget minister during Strauss-Kahn's 29-month tenure and is regarded as a solid pair of hands, even if he may not have the same prowess.

The financial markets can no longer show their discontent or fear by attacking the franc as they did before France's currency and mon­etary policy were fused with the rest of the euro zone.

What is likely to hurt J ospin most is the loss of one of his most formidable allies, one of the few who could sell their brand of socialism to financial markets and foreign leaders, and the air of suspicion that now clouds his "Mr Clean" government.

Claude Goasguen, spokesman for the Liberal Democrat faction of the opposition in parlia­ment, said the minister's demise was just "the beginning" of a scandal which could taint many others in the Socialist movement.

His comments hit the nerve of a beauty-and­the-beast contest between the left-wing gov­ernment and its largest adversary, conserva­tive President Jacques Chirac's Gaullists.

Strauss-Kahn flatly denies any irregularity in legal fees he got from a student health insur­ance group before taking the job as finance mi.iister in mid-1~97, but he has been snared by accusations that letters were forged to jus­tify his claims.

The revelation in itself that investigators want to question him on allegations that papers were forged and backdated is just what the

opposition Gaullist party wanted to hear. The scandal at the MNEF health insurer has

been brewing for a long time and the troulJle for Strauss-Kahn is only part of a far wider inquiry into fraud in the group, considered a "nursery" where Socialists could easily find work.

All that hurts Jospin, who swept the right out of power in 1997 with promises of clean gov­ernment as well as an appealing economic programme devised by his right-hand man.

Paris's current city hall mayor Jean Tiberi, who took up the baton from Gaullist President Jacques Chirac, is being pursued by investiga­tors over vote-rigging scandals and job scams, among other scandals that have put the right on the defensive.

Now, while Strauss-Kahn fights his case, both sides are arguably tarnished in equal pro­portions.

Prior to his demise, Strauss-Kahn was tipped as a potential prime minister if Jospin is elected president in 2002.

Short of that, he was the Socialists' safest and surest bet to knock the scandal-tainted Gaullists out of Paris city hall in municipal elections in 2001.

But the ramifications of Strauss-Kahn's res­ignation go well beyond the sphere of national politics and public opinion.

Strauss-Kahn was widely regarded as France's most formidable spokesman in inter­national negotiations on trade, the future of the euro zone or tackling the financial crises which have rocked world markets over the past two years.

He saw France through all the budget hoops and hurdles to join the euro. He quit after two­and-a-half years of steadily cutting dole queues and giving France the prospect of faster growth than any other major world economy next year.

While Germany went through a turbulent period of change in government and finance ministers, he stood in to plot future euro zone policies.

He also managed to convey an image as a left­wing moderniser and a pragmatist, something the older and more wooden Jospin had a hard time doing with the rise of younger faces on the left like British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Youth Congress takes stand against teenaged pregnancy

PSS sees merits of drug-free prog1;.ams

By Marian A. Maraya Variety News Staff THE 2ND CNMI Youth

Congress has expressed plans to introduce a bill waiving parental consent as a require­ment in acquiring birth con­trol contraceptives. Youth Congress Speaker Angel Demapan disclosed.

Youth Congress Senators believe that this policy is in­directly promoting the pro­liferation of teenage pregnan­cies on the CNMI.

The Youth Speaker ex­pressed that kids under the age of 18. in this society. feel awkward about having to consult with their parents about sex. much less ask for their consent in acquiring birth control devices.

Aware with the way things are. Demapan said that the Youth Congress is moving for the termination of such policy with firm beliefs that this

could gradually alleviate un­timely pregnancies among the youth.

Demapan also stressed that the Youth Congress strongly denounces-teenage pregnancy and will be vocally advocat­ing against it.

Furthermore, the group also plans on collaborating with the Commonwealth Health Center (CHC) regarding the issue.

"We want to make them see that it's in the best inter­est of the youth to waive the parental consent," said Demapan.

"We think that waiving that policy would result to lesser cases of teenage pregnancy in the CNMI," he said.

But a 19-year-old local male said with or without parental consent, kids have access to birth control pills and other contraceptives anyway.

""Kids do not actually go

through the practice of ask­ing their parents for consent. So it doesn't matter if they waive it or not, kids don't ask,'' said the 19-year-old boy, who requested anonym­ity.

A female teen also pointed out that kids can get away with getting a handful of condoms at the local health center with­out anyone noticing.

At one time, she said that she has seen a basketful of condoms at CHC on display, ripe for anyone's picking.

Meanwhile, the Youth Congress is intent on putting a stop to the number of teen­age pregnancy cases on the CNMI.

··we plan to do public awareness campaign against teen pregnancy in schools and villages ... to campaign against it and make the youth see the pros and cons," said Demapan.

Bill Matson

By Marian A. Maraya Variety News Staff PUBLIC School System (PSS)

administrators have attested to the effectiveness of the Federal Safe and Drug-Free program in their respective schools, and are cur­rently pushing for the continu­ance of the program for Fiscal Year 2000.

The program has proved to be successful in pinpointing major social concerns surrounding stu­dents inside the campus, Federal

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(Late) Trinidad Santos Borja De Leon Guerrero Parents -(Late) .Jose San Miguel lchih::ra In-Law: (Late) Teresa Rosario Aldan lchihara Children:Belinda, Roselle, Keoni, Brigette,

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EDUCATION

Master or Education (M.Ed.) Educational Administration

(;niversity of Hawaii at Manoa, 1992

HONORS/AW ARUS CNMI Legislature House Resolution 1995 Outstanding Pacific Educator 1995 International Space Camp Recipient, Huntsville, AL 1994 CNMI Teacher of the year 1994 Kohlerville Elem. School Teacher of the Year

EXPERIENCE

Rl'tir~d Educator Koblervilte Elem. School Kobterville Elem. School G.T.C. Elem. School G.T.C. Elem. School

Principal Classroom Teacher Principal Vice Principal \'ice Principal Chamorro Teacher

Bachelor or Arts (B.A.) Liberal Studies

(Bilingual Education) with High Honors University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1981

1998-present 1996-1998 1989-1996 1986-1989 19&4-1986 1981-1984 1981 1979-1981 1978-1979

Garapan Elem. School Lnin-rsitY of Hawaii at l\1anoa Tanapag Elem. School Tanapa~ Elem. School

Training & Educational Leave at UHM Classroom Te<1cher

A member of numerous professional groups in education. Has attended numerous continuing professional development and workshops. Vet\.' acth·e in communit)· in1,-·ol\'Cmcnt.

A proven and dedicated educator and a LEADER.

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Programs Officer Bill Matson said during a recent administrators' meeting held at the Pacific Is­lands Club.

Early on, public schools-feel­ing like they were being forced to comply with the program - had doubts with regard to the program's effectivity. But much to the administrators' surprise, the program actually helped schools determine specific student prob­lems which need utmost atten­tion.

The program requires each school to conduct surveys on its students to determine behavior patterns and prioritize on behav­iors which need tending to.

According to a survey done on Tanapag Elementary School (TES) students, 86 percent of the male student population and 60 percent of the female population have been involved in physical fights.

The survey, submitted by TES Principal Jesus Elameto to PSS, was conducted I ast March to mark on the areas of behavioral con­cerns TES needs to work on.

Survey results further showed that on the same school, 25 per­cent of male students have tried using marijuana, and 15 percent offemale students have given pro­hibited drugs a try.

Presently, funds are being pro­vided for the Sal'e and Drug Pro­gram for Fiscal Year 2000.

''.This is a new funding cycle for these dollars, that all the funds have to be spend according to the several principles of effectiveness having to do with needs analysis and using national programs and evaluations," said Matson.

This year, the program involves more rules which schools must abide by, according to Matson.

"It is the one that has a lot of rules, each one of our schools has to be treated by this federal regu­lations, and has to be treated just like a big school district in the states, not like a big school but a whole school district in the states.

"This is very challenging and we actually, in our grant applica­tion to the federal government for all the funds, promised that we'd hold meetings with them and help them with the implementation,"hc added.

Each school has an option to adopt a specific program, either local or national.

Most schools look at nation­wide program models to deter­mine what would be best suitable for their school (e.g. Peace Build­ers), said Matson.

The schools have two years to adapt the national program.

The proposals from each school are due this month.

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Knight new Ch!!fflber president Tony Mosely, and Jay Jones. Stowall will also continue t_o two-year term in 200?·

INCUMBENT Saipan Cham­ber of Commerce Vice Presi­dent Lynn A. Knight was elected Chamber President yesterday at the business· group's general membership meeting held at the Hyatt Re­gency, Saipan.

Knight assumes new posi­tion as head of the Chamber starting January 2000.

In the meantime, Knight wil 1 continue to hold position as Vice-President to incumbent President Greg Kresge for the remainder of the year.

Knight says she looks for-. ward to serving the Chamber in the new millennium and continue working on issues that Chamber members are currently working on now.

"We have a lot of continu­ing issues, one of which would be to press for the stabiliza­tion of the business climate," said Knight.

"I would also like to con­tinue improving CNMI busi­nesses by further educating the business community on issues involving the economy ... ," said Knight.

Knight has been a Chamber member for over a decade now, serving the current Board as head of the Membership Committee.

She is also the president of Sunset Advertising Group, Inc., a full service advertising and public relations firm since 1987.

She's had 19 years experi­ence in public relations, ad­vertising and business man­agement.

Knight acquired her bachelor's degree in Commu­nications and Psychology at the California State Univer­sity Chico.

Meanwhile, David Tollestrup was voted Vice­President at yesterday's

VOTE BOTASI

Lynn A. Knight

Chamber elections. Tollestrup has been a part

of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce's Government Re­lations Committee for the last two years.

Furthermore, he is a mem­ber of the Governor's Special Industry Committee review of the Minimum Wage and Sala­ries in the CNMI, where he serves as an Employer Repre­sentative and Vice-Chairper­son.

Two-year Chamber Board member, Joe Chiles is the new Chamber Secretary.

Chiles earlier served as the Chairman of the Chamber Membership Committee and the Education Committee.

He is also a member of the Rotary International and Americans of Foreign Wars.

Audit Partner of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Mark Thomson was elected new Chamber Treasurer starting January 2000.

Thomson has been an ac­tive Chamber member for the last three years and is cur­rently a member of the Gov­ernment Relations Commit­tee.

Meanwhile, elected to serve for two year terms on the board of directors starting year 2000 are David Wiseman,

Richard A. Pierce and .Tim serve the second year of their 1MRAMJ

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MICRONESIA

Marshalls chamber president:

Business-Gov't ties at· ever best By Giff Johnson For the Variety

MAJURO - In the wake of a government tax amnesty pro­gram that forgave businesses hundreds of thousands of dol­lars in delinquent taxes, the head of Majuro's chamber of commerce said that relations between the government and private sector in the Marshall Islands have never been bet­ter.

Majuro chamber president Kirtly Pinho praised the gov-

ernment for engaging the pri­vate sector in many areas, as well as for its tax amnesty pro­gram. His comments were made following a chamber meeting in Majuro today.

Pinho's comments con­trasted with those of some business people, who criti­cized the government program for erasing people's tax debts, saying that it was setting a bad precedent and was unfair to those who had faithfully paid their taxes for many years

by benefiting those who hadn't paid their taxes.

The tax amnesty period con­cluded on September 30 and Finance Secretary David Blake said late last week that the Ministry is moving to take legal action against non-tax­paying businesses. More than half of all businesses 6 at least 150 - were estimated by Blake to not be paying taxes. About half of these businesses took advantage of the amnesty program to start paying their

taxes, earning the Ministry of Finance more than $400,000 in revenue, according to Fi­nam:e officials.

Blake said the anmesty. pro­gram didn't stop with the.initial phase of the program, which was geared to getting people and businesses to step forward and begin paying their taxes.

Under the amnesty program, if businesses became current for 1999 and continue paying in.the future, all previous tax debts were wiped off the books.

Pinho said that the move by the Ministry of Finance was made because more than 50 percent of local businesses were delinquent. Not only weren't businesses paying, they weren't even filing their returns with Finance, Pinho explained. "The amnesty was done so everyone could get back on track, and be on the same level," Pinho said.

"Finance tax collections are much higher than before," he said of the amnesty.

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To: The People of Tanapag lliflage ....

This is about the PCB contamination. There is definitely one thing that was made very clear ... there is PCB CONTAMINATION in Tanapag ... How much contamination and how this contamination is affecting the people of Tanapag remain unanswered ...

A special legislative committee should be created to immediately address this life threatening issue. It must develop action plan focus on what should be done to provide assistance to the people of Tanapag. This should be a top priority for all our leaders and the time for action is now.

The PCB contamination in Tanapag is a CNMJ problem, it's our problem and no one should take this issue lightly.

Buenas yan Si Yuus Maase,

Si Tom Basa Pangelinan

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 °MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11 ·

Arriola raps Ethics Law interpretation by AGO

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·syM~rlanAf,laraya . said Education Pay Corrnni~ By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE ATTORNEY General's Office's own interpretation of the Government Ethics Code will affect the special judges and various CNMI Boards, according to Saipan lawyer Joseph A. Arriola.

Arriola said to apply the Ethics Code as suggested by the government would lead to a meaningless resu It.

"In fact, such an application would have a chilling effect as it would be in direct con­flict with the statutory require­ments for various appointed public positions, including the various CNMI Boards," said Arriola in opposition to AGO's motion to disqualify him as counsel for defendants in the illegal gambling case.

The lawyer said to apply such Code based on AGO's interpretation, Specia!Judges Vicente Salas, David A. Wiseman and Michael A. White would be in violation as they also currently practice as attorneys before the CNMI courts. ·

The AGO argued that the statute prohibits and bars Arriola from practicing law before Commonwealth courts bc;cause he is not only counsel for the Senate, but also an at­torney member for the CNMI Board of Parole ..

Arriola contended that the statute states that "a public official or public employee shall not appear as an attorney for another person before a Commonwealth governmental entity."

Arriola said he concedes that he is a public official (not public employee) with respect to his role as an attorney mem­ber for the Board of Parole.

The lawyer, however, stressed that he is neither a public official nor public em­ployee by serving as Senate counsel as he was retained through an independent con­tract.

Despite his membership with the Board of Parole. Arriolu said, the Code docs not apply because the courts are not Commonwealth gov­ernmental entities governed by the statute.

Arriola said the courts have their own rules which are sepa­rate and apart from the execu-

tive branch. Based on AGO's applica­

tion of Code, he added, most attorneys for the Law Review Commission, Board of Parole, Advisory Commission Judi­ciary, and all other Boards and Commissions would be in vio­lation because they are prac­ticing law.

Arriola said the court also

regularly appoints from the list of practicing attorneys for rep­resentation of persons who are indigent in criminal cases to people in paternity actions.

"If those attorneys are cur­rently holding publicly ap­pointed positions, they too would be in violation of the Code and, in effect, limits the court's power to appoint at­torneys in criminal cases," he pointed out.

Arriola said it is apparent that the Legislature did not contemplate nor did it intend to apply the Code to practic­ing attorneys fulfilling statu­torily required appointed po­sitions.

"To impose a blanket appli­cation would certainly defeat the purposes of the statutorily required appointed positions and, would especially limit this court's power to appoint attorneys in criminal and pa­ternity cases," he said.

Variety fjeW$ $faff. THE ENTIRE rriollth of Novem­ber. has.been pi:oclaimed CNMI. "Education Month,'.' recognizing the ill'.lportanqlOfeducation as the key. factor in achieying.every individual's lifetime.· goal; said Education Commissioner RitaH. lnos.

This year's theme, "Education, it takes you everywhere",,"is the brainchild of a 5th grader. Dan Dan Elementary•School smdent, Derrick Sablan, besting other el0

ementary students inthe theme­making contest i::ategory.

·· Joseph Nata ofJ'imapag El­ementary.· School .• ·andDaniel <Jaledo ofQaraJ)!ill ~ementary Scl:JOQI --hotll 5th graders---,;also received ~cognitionin the same: category, plac:ing~hintSablan.

~PublicSchoolSysrem(PSS) is.yet to feature th~ logo making contest as well as tht,essay writing coµ~t.in pre~~tionfortheEdu-. cationDaysetforNov~ml:ier24th,

Chair Jess Wabol. Participants to the logo making

contest are limited to middle and high school snidents.

Furthermore, the essay writing category is o~n to high school and elementary students. • · , • · .. ·

. PSS officials were joined by Govemor Pedro P. Tenorio, Fri­day insettingupthis wholemonth as the time to pay tribute to those who have contributed to the de­velopmentofCNMI'seducational system.

This.month-long event is pro­jected to· increase the awareness of the general puplic concerning theroleofeducation in the society and•topromote clo~r collabora­tion and a stronger partnership between educators and the com­munity at large'.

Activities promoting and strengthening the morale ofedu­cators and others involved in. the education system will be themain. thrust of the whole celebration.

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Samoa has best record on reforms BANGKOK (Pacnews) - Sa­moa has been described by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as having the best track record amongst six Pacific Is­land countries for successfully implementing its reform programmes.

The ADB said there is strong ownership and political commit­ment of the reform programmes in Samoa.

It made the observation in a report .. ADB Assessment of the Bank's Assistance for Reform Programmes in the Pacific 1995-98 ". The report covers six Pa­cific Island countries where the Bank sponsored reform programmes - Cook Islands. Fed­erated States of Micronesia (FSM). Marshall Islands. Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

"The reform programme is Samoa is clearly focussed and appropriately sequenced,'' the report said. Samoa received about SUS7.5 million in loans from the ADB since February last year to implement the re­forms.

"There has been significant progress in strengthening the prudential and regulatory frame­work of the financial sector ( which is the target of the reform prqgramme)." the report said of Samoa.

The ADB report classed Vanuatu. which rec.eived SUS20 million in ADB loans since last year. as the next most successful for implementing its reforms.

"Bipartisan ownership and public support(in Vanuatu) con­tinues for the reform programme after an elapsed time of about 18 months."

TI1e Solomon Islands. which has received the most assistance in terms of funding from the ADB. is third on the list for suc­cessfully implementing reforms.

"The Solomon Islands best demonstrates how a determined reformist Government, in spite of huge obstacles is still able to take a country down the reform path," the ADB report said.

Next on the list is the Cook Islands which has used up about $USS million of ADB funds to implement reforms since 1986.

The Cook Islands was the first country in the region that was assisted by the Bank to carry out reforms which was one of the "most comprehensive".

According to the ADB report, the Cook Islands' public service has been cut by half, but the 22 remaining ministries is still too high for such a small economy.

The reform programmes of the FSM, the fifth-ranked nation in the group, was also one of the first to receive ADB assistance.

ADB has provided $US 17.68 million in loans for reform programmes since 1997.

··The focus has been substan­tially on fiscal reform, and ex­tensive public serving down-siz­ing in the four FSM states have been achieved."

The ADB reports said the mo-. mentum of the reform programme in the Marshall ls­lands has slowed down since the death of President Amata Kabua in December 1996. "Other fac­tors influencing slow progress include the forthcoming 1999 general elections and an atmo­sphere of confidence that the Compact (of Free Association) re-negotiation with the US will be successful."

It said he Marshall Islands re­form. like the FSM one. is fo­cussed substantially on fiscal re­form.

"A 33 per cent downsizing of the public service has been achieved with the number of ministries down from 10 to eight.

PNG gov't suspends talks with Bougainville leaders

PORT \fORE.>;BY (Pacnews) -The r>:ipu:1 Ne\\' Guinea G1•\ ,:111rnent · s Chier negotiator on the Bougairn ille i,sue. Foreign Af­fair, \1inisti::r-. Sir Michael Somare. has suspended talks with Bougainviile Leaders c1s the Govemrnent atternpls toclarifythe NehanResolutionagreed by the leaders on Nissan Island at the weekend.

Sir Michael has also c,mcelled a scheduled visit to the island this week.

1l1e Neh,m Resolution states that full autonomy and a referendum for Bougainville should be the two main issues to be negotiated with the na­tional Government later this month.

Bougainville People's Congress (BPC J President, Joseph Kabui said the meeting was a success with the signing of the "Nehan Resolution ... It ;,as ;igned by Kabui, BPC Vice Presidents Thomas Anis and James Tanis, and the four Bougainville MPs Michael Lai mo, John Mom is,

Michael O!!iO and Sam Akoitai. A worne~ 's group. two chiefs of

the influential Lcitana Council of Elders. and Bougainvilk Rcvolu­tionai1 A1my officials also signed.

The signing of the resolution was witnessed by the Chief Ombuds­man Simon Pentanu, Ambassador Noel Sinclair, United Nations Head of Mission, Peace Monitoring Group Commander Brigadier Frank Robem and church repre­sentative Reverend Pais Balanga.

Sir Michael Somare was to have travelled toBougainvillethis week­end however this has been can­celled.

The Office of Bougainvillc Af­fairs said Sir Michael has post­poned the visit until contents of the Nehan Resolution carefully stud­ied and assessed. Officials said the Government wants to know what is meant by the "highest form of autonomy", contained in the reso­lution.

Pacific details risks of climate change BONN (Pacnews) - Pacific Is­land countries have presented detailed evidence at the climate change conference in Germany of their decade-long claim that they ai·e the victims of climate change caused by developed countries, and are likely to suffer more than most from the impacts.

At the Climate Convention Conference, being held in Bonn, Germany, representatives of eight Pacific Island countries presented the Convention Secretariat with copies of their National Commu­nications.

These reports detail their green­house gas emissions and reduc­tion strategies, their vulnerability to climate change and possible adaptation options.

The reports show that on aver­age, Pacific Island countries pro­duce 0.96 tonnes of greenhouse gases per capita each year - less than a quarter of the global aver­age of 4.2 tonnes. The reports also document unusual changes in cli-

NUKU' ALOFA(Pacn~ws)-,­Tonga's Prime Minister; Baron Vaea has praised the establish­mentofthe ney,,RetiremeIJtFund Board.saying it fulfils years of preparation and planning; .

Vaea, who is also the Chair­man of the Board, acknow !edged . the commitment of the Govern­ment in setting up the .new scheme, having put in place le­gal, staffing and administrative frameworks.

The Prime Minister officiated at the launch of the services of the Retirement Fund Board at the Reserve Bank Building, Fasimoeafi.

He said Government leaders and civil servants will benefit from the new scheme; whichnow replaces the old pension system.

mate and sea level, and pinpoint the sectors most at risk as climate and sea levels continue to change.

Country representatives de­scribed accelerating coastal ero­sion, increasingly severe droughts, cyclones and other weather events, shortages in wa­ter supply, agricultural crops poi­soned by rising sea levels infil­trating groundwater and other dis­ruptive changes which have re­cently been recorded.

They said assistance in coping with these changes was needed now, in a range of areas including technology transfer, additional data, research and training.

Country teams and national co­ordinators from the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu spent two years gather­ing and analysing data for the reports. Most are now completed,

wrus w~ici:m1ing speech, board member.and·••Minisier of·Justice, DavidTupoii saidih¢rnariagement of the tjew.orgclnis~tjqµ will.seek ne~w~yi pfinvestingitioriey cons tributedinto the•retirementfuhd.

Tupou. said pievictti s rri.iru sters of finance spent years on ·plan­ning an ideal system for'. the pen~ sion where government and civil servants· contribute. equally.

Board member, Folau Lokoroi noted. the importance of the scheme tofarniliesfortheirfinan-cial livelihood. ·

Meanwhile, the first meeting of the. Retirement Fund Board has looked at three major issues.

'They include the Inves;m~11t plan.for·th¢ .. Jund, ¢stimates·•for 1999/2000 and the contributions made by goyemm~nfand civil

while those from Fiji and the. Solomon Islands in the final prepa­ration stages_

These National Commuqjca­tions were compiled as part of the Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance Programme (PICCAP), a South Pacific Re­gional Environment Programme (SPREP) project. Technical as­sistance came from SPREP and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Funding assistance was pro­vided through the Global Envi­ronment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Chiefs of Mission of these agencies and organisations and the Executive Secretary of the Climate Convention Secretariat attended the presentation of the reports and con­gratulated Pacific Island countries on the intensive collaborative ef­fort which produced these National Communications.

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Police and emergency crews respond to scene of a shooting at the Xerox Corp. Building in Honolulu Hawaii Tuesday. An employee. opened fire with a 9 mm handgun inside the building Tuesday, killing seven co­workers before fleemg m a company van. AP

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Rebels raid police station MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Conununist rebels wearing mili­tary unifonns raided a pcilice head­quarters south of Manila and fled with office equipment and weap­ons seized without firing a shot, the police said Tuesday.

Elsewhere, two New People's Anny guerrillas were killed after a one-hourgunbattlewithsoldierswho attacked their camp in the southern Philippines, the military said

An undetermined number of NPA guerrillas aboard a van, a mini-bus and a motorcycle stonned the police headquarters in Pola town late Monday and ordered the four officers on duty to lie on their bel­lies as they ransacked the station.

The rebels, including four women, seized two M-16 rifles, four pistols, two typewriters and a radio transmitter.

The operation was similar to a raid on a police camp in central Bohol province in July in which rebels fled with about 50 high­power firearms also without firing a shot.

The Pola raid was over in five minutes and the rebels fired into the air as they left the st.ation, the police said.

The town is in Mindoro Oriental province, about 170 kilometers (100 miles) south of Manila. The entire provincial police force was placed on red alert to prevent simi­lar raids, said acting national police chief Edmundo Larroza.

The military's Southern Com­mand, meanwhile, said troops at­t.acked a rebel camp Sunday in

Esperanza town in Agusan <lei Sur province, about 810 kilometers (506 miles) south of Manila. Five guerrillas tried to repel the assault, but were forced to withdraw after military reinforcements arrived.

The raid and the clash were the latest incidents indicating stepped up rebel activity and government counter-insurgency operations.

Over the weekend, at least two government soldiers and two NPA guerrillas were killed in two sepa­rate clashes in the northern Philip­pines.

On Sunday, suspected Commu­nist rebels raided the compound of a South Korean construction com­pany in Quezon province south of Manila and burned the company's dump trucks after it refused to pay "revolutionary taxes," military of­ficials said.

In recent years, rebels have d~­stroyed equipment belonging to several construction companies in the province, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) southeast of Manila, the military said.

The finns all resisted extortion demands and the destruction de­layed road and other infrastructure projects. ....

In Manila, Presidential Execu­tiveSecretary RonaldoZamorasaid ·the raid in Pola indicates that the rebels are trying to show their strength.

He said the government is not simply cracking down on the guer­rillas but was also pushing land refonn to address unrest in the coun­tryside.

China to RP: Call off exercises at Spratlys BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday denounced planned military exercises in the South China Sea by the Philippines for targeting Beijing as the "imagined enemy" and urged Manila to call off the war games.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the situation in the Spratly Islands - where the Philip­pines and China are Jocked in a bitter territorial dispute -was stable.

"Countries concerned should make efforts to pre­serve the peace and stability of this region instead of doing any­thing that may affect the regional stability, including not holding military exercises which are tar­geted at others as the imagined enemy," Zhang said at a twice­weekly media briefing.

China and the Philippines have traded accusations over the Spratlys and other shoals in the region since Manila dis­covered that Beijing-built structures on one disputed reef in 1995.

China fortified those struc-

tures last year and Philippines naval vessels clashed with Chinese fishing boats in con­tested areas.

The tensions propelled the Philippines to revive languish­ing military relations with the United States. In May, both sides agreed to conduct joint military exercises, the first major one to be l1eld early next year near Pala wan, the Philip­pine province closest to the Spratlys.

The Spratlys lie near strate­gic sea Janes and may hold rich mineral deposits. Six gov­ernments - Vietnam, Malay­sia, Brunei and Taiwan as well as China and the Philippines - claim the islands in whole or in part.

Zhang, the Chinese spokes­woman, indicated those exer­cises would violate an agree­ment Chinese and Philippine diplomats reached last month not to hold military exercises targeting the other. Under th~ agreement, both sides prom­ised to give the other advance notification of war games, she added.

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EVERYrHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SENATE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE NO. 1 BUT ITS SPONSORS WERE AFRAID TO TELL YOU! Never heard· of it, right?

Unfortunately, there has been zero public education about this proposed amendment to our Constitut.ion. Apparently, its sponsors want you to simply vote "yes" without knowing how you are changing our precious Constitution. That's not the way government is supposed to work.

Does it really amend the Constitution? Yes. It changes the section which permits all registered

voters to vote on any proposed constitutional amendment. Instead, only Northern Marianas descent persons will be permitted to vote on any amendment of Article XII of the Constitution. Article XII is the section that restricts the alienation of land to persons of NMI descent.

Is there anything wrong with making this change? Yes. It will tie up government in costly and lengthy

administrative hearings and court battles. How will the Board of Elections decide who can vote and who cannot vote in the future? The Board will have to decide which voters are of Northern Marianas descent and which are not. That is not an easy task. Evidence, which must trace one's lineage back to the post-war era, is hard to obtain. Decisions will be fought hard, especially since a negative decision will call into question an entire family's right to own its land. If a local family is determined by the Board to not be of NMI descent, the decision could lead to the immediate forfeiture of their land to the government under Article XII! As you can see, this is going to lead to heartbreak for families, long court battles and a loss of government revenue in litigating these issues. Is this how we want to spend our government's money?

Is anyone "local" really at risk that they may not be determined to be of NMI descent?

Yes. I can name at least two common groups of persons who may think they are of NMI descent, but are not. First, let's look at the Constitution to see what determines if a person is of Northern Marianas descent.

A person of NMI descent is a U.S. citizen or national with at least 1/4 Northern Marianas Chamorro or Carolinian blood, or a combination thereof, or was adopted by a person of NMI descent prior to reaching the age of 18. To prove one's bloodline, it is necessary to trace lineage back to a full-blooded NM! descent person, which is defined as someone born or domiciled in the NMI by 1950 who was a citizen of the Trust Territory before termination of the Trusteeship.

Families with an ancestor from Guam may be at risk: Those persons who trace their ancestry to a person who

came to the CNMI from Guam prior to 1950 may not be of NMI descent. This is because that person would not have been able to obtain TI citizenship. So, families which consider themselves Saipanese, Rotanese or Tinianese because they have resided on those islands continuously for the past 40 years may be surprised to find they are not of NMI descent!

Children from inter-racial marriages may be at risk: The second group at risk _is our children's children .. How

many families have had a member marry outside the Chamorro or Carolinian races? It happens more and more frequently. Don't forget that children from those marriages will be only one-half Chamorro or Carolinian blood. If those children marry other persons who are not of NMI descent, then their children will be only one­quarter Chamorro or Carolinian blood. What happens to these children who are only 1/4 Chamorro or Carolinian blood? They lose their freedom to marry whomever they please. If they marry a non-Chamorro, non-Carolinian person, their children will be 1/8 blood. In other words, their children will not be able to inherit their family land. They may carry the culture and the language, but they will not be able to own land. It all depends upon who they marry. Is that fair?

How soon will this happen? You might say that it will take three generations for this to

happen - too long to worry about. That is not true, that time is already here for some families - and will soon be here for other families. Here is an example from my own family.

My sister, "Bobbie," is full-blooded Chamorro. She married the late Herbert Yamada, who was from Ponape. Their two children are 50% NMI descent. One of those children, Louisa Lorraine, has married Willie Garon, who is Filipino. Louisa and Willie have four children, ages 7 (twins), 4 and 2, who are 25% NM! descent. When these children prepare to marry, they cannot select a mate who is not NMI Chamorro or· Carolinian, because if they do, then their children will not be able to inherit the land passed down from my sister Bobbie.

In other words, within my own lifetime, I will see members of my own family disinherited by our Constitution. If it could happen in my family, it could happen in your family. Think about it.

Now is a time to stop and think, not to take action to change our Constitution.

We need to seriously ask whether we want to continue to keep drawing distinctions between people. It will not be until the year 2011 that we can first decide what we want to do with Article XII - keep it, modify it or eliminate it.

At that point in time, some 12 years from now, our family structures will continue to change. Why load the dice now by saying only some people can vote on this issue? If you want a fair vote that truly represents our community, then let's give all of our children a chance to vote on their destiny.

~~ Marian Aldan-Pierce

Please Vote ''No'' on Senate Initiative No. 1.

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Japan cautious on bigger GS TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday sounded a cautious note over Gem1any's proposal to in­clude China in the consultation process with the Group of Eight (08) world powers. Kyodo news agency reported.

"Generally speaking. we need to consider within the G8 mem­bers whether a membership ex-

pansion would enable us to main­tain effective policy coordina­tion,"Kyodoquoted Foreign Min­istry spokesman Sadaaki Numata as saying.

"111ere 's also a problem over whether China wishes to join," Numata was quoted as telling re­porters.

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industrialised nations and Russia, officials said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said closer ties would be welcome.

"G8 should listen to the opin­ions and suggestions of other countries, typically by the devel­oping ones, when discussing glo­bal issues," she told reporters on

Tuesday. ''China is the biggest developing

country and we value the GS and have been in contact with them in recent years. China is willing to strengthen communications and exchanges with the G8."

Schroeder is scheduled to meet Chinese PresidentJiang Zemin in Beijing on Friday.

Wahid to kick off first ASEAN tour

Abdurrahman Wahid

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)­President Abdurrahman Wahid will kick off his whirlwind, five­day tour of ASEAN nations on Saturday with a visit to Singapore and Malaysia, diplo­mats said Tuesday.

Ahead of a summit of Asso­ciation of Southeast Asian Na­tions later this month in Manila, Wahid has said he plans to visit all of the member countries over the next few days.

ASEAN diplomats in Jakarta, speaking on condition of ano­nymity, said Wahid will head to Singapore and Malaysia on Sat­urday. He visit Thailand and Burma on Sunday.

Wahid's trip will also take in Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philip­pines and Brunei, according to a preliminary schedule.

In Singapore, Wahid will meet

senior minister Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and President S.R. Nathan. He is also scheduled to meet business people at the Indonesian embassy.

Wooing Indonesian-Chinese funds back from Singapore to Jakarta is a key aim of Wahid' s government. Some analysts es­timate as much as$ 40 billion in Chinese money fled the country during the riots in May 1998 which ousted President Suharto, Indonesia's longtime strongman.

An Islamic leader, Wahid is a vocal advocate of secularism. He has sought to build bridges with Indonesia's Cb i ncse con;muni ty and according to some reports already has secured commit­ments from some tycoons who evacuated their capital to Singapore.

Wahid has said his first "offi­cial" trip will be to China, de­scribing the ASEAN trips and a planned visit to Tokyo as "infor­mal." He has already made it clear his priority will be to build inter-Asian relations, arguing that relations with the West will take a back seat.

Wahid is also expected to travel to the United States soon for eye treatment in Salt Lake City, diplomats said.

Wahid, 59, is in poor health and almost blind after two strokes.

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Malaysia prison makeover:

.Inm.ates to get m.attresses KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Prison inmates in Ma­laysia will be given mattresses as part of a government drive to improve prison conditions after global condemnation of several high-profile prisoners, an offi­cial said Tuesday.

Until now, most prisoners in Malaysia were required to sleep on cement floors and were only rewarded with mattresses after three months for good behav­ior.

Deputy Home Minister Ong Ka Ting said the Prisons De­partment was directed recently to buy mattresses for all prison­ers, the national Bernama news

Mahathir Mohamad

agency reported. Ong said the decision came

after widespread scrutiny and criticism of the nation's prisons over the treatment of inmates such as Lim Guan Eng, a top opposition leader, and former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He noted in particular a report filed by the Interna­tional Parliamentarian Union.

Lim, a member of Parliament for 12 years, became the first sitting member of parliament to be imprisoned in Malaysia. He was convicted of sedition and sentenced to 18 months, but was released after one year in Au­gust for good behavior.

Anwar Ibrahim

During his imprisonment, Lim's family publicized what they described as his deteriorat­ing health due to back problems from sleeping of his cell's ce­ment floor. Lim lost nine kilo­grams (20 pounds) during his jail stay due to unpalatable food and dirty water from his cell's pipe, family members said.

Anwar Ibrahim, the former No. 2 leader, is serving a six­year jail term for corruption charges and is currently on trial for illegal sex. He insists the charges against him are false and politically motivated.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who sacked Anwar last September, has boasted that Anwar is receiving "extraordi­nary treatment."

While in prison, Anwar has slept on a bed in the prison infir­mary, where he is monitored for several ailments. Anwar has said he is afraid to eat prison food for fear that he is being poi­soned.

Last month, Anwar was ad­mitted to a hospital for several weeks after he alleged he was being poisoned with arsenic in prison. Government tests ruled out "acute or chronic" arsenic poisoning.

Malaysia Foreign Minister Syed Hamid A/bar shows the new book " Human Rights"to the press during the official launching of the new book ceremony in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday. The book contains 18 speeches delivered by Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the subject of human rights. AP

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In strife-torn Indonesia province

oops. fire on crowd JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)­Troops opened fire Tuesday on a crowd of demonstrators seek­ing independence for strife-tom Aceh province, witnesses said.

Hospital officials reported ai least 21 people were injured. Witnesses said they saw several other people lying unconscious on the ground in· Meulaboh, 1.700 kilometers (1,100 miles) northwest of Jakarta.

Hours later, about 50,000 people toDk to the streets to pro­test against the incident, which raised tensions that already were , near a fever pitch.

The day's events began when a crowd of about I 0,000 people reportedly set fire to several buildings, including a loc.al as-·

sembly office, a police post and a prison.

They were reacting to new President Abdurrahman Wahid' s statement Monday that it is not yet time to discuss an independence referendum. He also ordered the recall of all Indonesian military units that had been deployed to Aceh to quell the independence move­ment.

Hundreds of soldiers report­edly attacked villages in the province's n.orth several hours later, seeking revenge for the killing of a colleague earlier in the day.

The local military commander confirmed the attack, saying 36 houses were burned and 136

people arrested. "It was difficult to control the

soldiers as they were angry af­ter finding one of their col­leagues was shot to death by the rebels," said Lt. \:ol. Suyatno, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.

A Red Cross official said at least four people were injured in the attack, including two lo­cal Red Cross workers trying to tend to the wounded.

One of the leaders of the Free Aceh Movement rebel group warned against attacks on civil­ians.

"If the military wants to fight, let's do so away from the civil­ian areas," Darwis Djeunieb said.

. lntern_ational Force for East Timar (INTERFET) forensic experts examine clothings and bones of human remams exhumed from a shallo'I( grave in Dili, East Tim or, Wednesday. Nearly a hundred bodies have been recovered so far around East Timar and none of them have been identified yet. AP

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On the final day, November 13, 1999 (Stt~Q;{iai/ftJ1e ~ass of Inten­tion will be said at 6:00 a.m. at Kristo RaL:CR'l'.trch.

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Final Rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m. at the residence of Clementina Torres in Gualo Rai. Dinner will be served after the rosary. Please join us.

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On Sunday, Wahid launched negotiations with the rebels in an attempt to bring peace to the region. It has suffered from a decade-long struggle for inde­pendence that has left more than 2,000 people dead and 150,000 displaced.

He met with se.veral rebel leaders in Jakarta and tried to convince them of . the government's good intentions.

"I hope the government can convince the people of Aceh that it is very serious about solv­ing the problem," Wahid said.

Insurgents have intensified their independence campaign in the past year. Their leaders say· they were encouraged by inter­national support for an inde­pendence referendum for East Timor.

Wahid said he has ordered a full investigation into the al­leged killing of civilians by the military in July.

On Saturday, a government­fact finding team accused Indo­nesian soldiers of fatally shoot-

ing 51 unarmed people from Beutong Ateuh village in west Aceh, some 2,000 kilometers. (1,250 miles) northwest of Jakarta.

At the time, witnesses claimed soldiers rounded up villagers attending Islamic class and executed them in a nearby forest. The army contended the victims were rebel fighters killed in a battle with troops.

"Those found guilty must be brought to court, whoever they are," Wahid said.

He said he had ordered the immediate investigation of the military commander in charge of the region at the time.

Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said he expected a list of indictments within two weeks and the government was ready to prosecute in a civilian court any members of the mili­tary involved in the massacre.

"Our national integration· is at stake," he said in a telephone· interview. "We must do this right."

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Alatas: Gov't stunned by E. Timor vote result JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -Right up until the result of the independence referendum was an­nounced, Indonesian officials were convinced that East Timor would not choose to break away, fom1er Foreign Minister Ali Alatas was quoted Tuesday as saying.

In an interview with TheJ akarta Post, Alatas said the government was stunned when the United Nations announced the over­whelming vote for independence. Alatas was foreign minister for 11 years until he was replaced last week in the Cabinet of new Presi­dent Abdurrahman Wahid .

About four-fifths of East Timor's 450,000 voters opted to secede, rejecting an alternative proposal that would have granted the territory wide autonomy within Indonesia.

''They always reported we were going to win," Alatas said of gov­ernment officials in East Timar.

Indonesia invaded East Timar in 1975. For the next 24 years, its

military waged a brutal war against separatist rebels that hu­manitarian organizations say claimed up to 200,000 lives.

Umlerincreasingintemational pres­sure to resolve the CJisis, Indonesfa 's former president, BJ. Habibie, made a surprise policy reversal earlier this year and granted EastTimor a choice about its future.

In the lead-up to the U.N.-spon­sored plebiscite, many civilians lost their lives as pro- and anti­independence gangs clashed. Af­ter the results were announced, pro-Jakarta militias and their army backers went on a rampage, forc­ing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes as militiamen burned and looted.

"It shocked the world; it shocked us too, frankly," Alatas said of the violence. "Why was it not stopped immediately?"

Criticalofhisowngovemment's handling of the crisis, Alatas came to the defense ofHabibie for allow­ing the referendum.

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Japan lifts its ban on NoKor flights TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it is lifting a ban on direct charter flights to North Korea, one of a package of sanctions imposed on the reclusive state after it launched a long-range missile over Japanese airspace last year.

The move comes after the United States in September eased its long-standing ban on trade and investment with North Korea in response to Pyongyang's pledge to freeze test-launches oflong-range mis­siles while in talks with Wash­ington.

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Soichiro Matsutani told a news conference the Japanese gov­ernment decided to lift the ban after seeing that North Korea was sticking to its promise with the U.S.

North Korea shocked Japan in August 1998 with a launch of its Taepodong missile, causing Tokyo to freeze food aid, sus­pend flights to North Korea and break off talks on establishing diplomatic ties.

But Matsutani did not indi­cate when the remaining sanc­tions would be lifted.

"We will look into this based on what happens in U.S.-North Korea talks."

Bridge collap~es in China, 10 crushea to death BEIJING (AP) - A highway bridge under construction col­lapsed in western China's Sichuan province, crushing 10 people and injuring 17, the latest in a spate of such catastrophes, the stare-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

The 40-meter (132-foot)-long bridge collapsed Monday as con­struction was nearing completion in Guangyuan city, I ,270kilome­ters (800 miles) southwest of Beijing, the report said.

Eight of the I 7 people hurt in the accident were seriously in­jured, it said.

The cause of the collapse was under investigation.

On Monday, the official news­paper Wenhui Daily reported that an Oct. 25 bridge collapse in Yun county, in central China's Hubei province, killed five people. Its builders had ignored orders to improve poor workplace safety.

China is in the midst of a na­tionwide crackdown on shoddy construction that has caused doz­ens of deaths in the collapse of schools, bridges and other public buildings.

Xinhua said Monday that seven officials were reprimanded and another dismissed following two bridge collapses in Sichuan, in­cluding one in April that killed six people and injured 11.

Five other people, including a policeman, a ·constrnction com, pany manager and a project man­ager, face criminal charges, it said.

Talks between the U.S. and North Korea will resume in Ber­lin on November 15.

Japanese officials have said Japan and North Korea should hold talks to resolve bilateral issues first.

One thorny issue between To­kyo and Pyongyang has been Japanese allegations that North Korean spies abducted at least 10 Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the missing people reportedly van­ished while walking alone in coastal areas facing the Sea of Japan.

The allegations have been strenuously denied by North Ko­rea but have still stood in the way of official contacts between the countries.

Tokyo, which ruled the Ko­rean peninsula as a colony from 1910 to 1945, established dip­lomatic relations with capitalist South Korea in 1965 but has yet to do so with the North.

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20-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 4, 1999

Victim's kin get grim news NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)-Crash investigators infonned stunned relatives today that intact bodies were not expected to be retrieved from the shattered wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 990. Some-rela­tives fainted.

··Everybody was screaming and crying, because they weren't ex­pecting to hear something like that:· said George Arian. an Egyp­tian community leader from Jer­sey City. N.J., who has been act­ing as a spokesman for the fami­lies and described what happened behind closed doors.

An ambulance was brought to their hotel in case any n;eded medical care after the grim brief­ing by National Tra;sportation Safety Board officials.

About 80 relatives arrived in Newport on Monday, and 132 people -including the chairman ofEgyptAir and several Egyptian aviation investigators - landed today.

The USS Grapple, carrying divers who will try to retrieve the plane's flight data, cockpit voice recorders and debris, arrived in Newport this afternoon from Nor­folk. Va.

A signal believed to be from one of the ··black boxes" was de­tected Monday by Coast Guard searchers, who also found the first large piece of wreckage from the plane. The search is concentrated 60 miles south of Nantucket Is-

land in water some 270 feet deep. The boxes could provide key

clues for hundreds of investiga­tors trying to detennine why the Cairo-bound Boeing 767 plunged 33,000 feet without warning into the sea early Sunday, a half hour after leaving Kennedy Interna­tional Airport in New York.

All 2 I 7 people on board were killed.

According to Arian, NTSB of­ficials told relatives at today's briefing that identifying victims could be extremely difficult be­cause of the small size of the human remains being retrieved. Only one body has been recov­ered, and even that one was not intact.

"Everybody here from the Egyptian families expected to see his loved one, his brother, his sister, as a body that they could identify easily," Arian said. "The news was a shock to all of them."

The investigation is expected to take months and cover many areas, from potential human error and mechanical failure to the pos­sibility of sabotage. Authorities say there is no evidence suggest­ing foul play.

About 600 FBI agents from New York, Los Angeles and other bureaus were involved in the in­vestigation.

The FBI took a bomb-sniffing dog to an unidentified Los Ange­les hotel after an EgyptAir crew

PUBLIC NOTICE The Division of Historic Preservation, Department of Community & Cultural Affairs, wishes to advise the general public that the Historic Preservation Review Board will hold it's annual meeting on November 10, 1999. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Division of Historic Preservation located along Airport Road.

Interested individuals are invited to attend.

AGENDA I. Call to Order

II. Adoption of Minutes of October 21, 1998 Meeting

III. OLD BUSINESS

a. Mt. Carmel School Building

b. Updal:e on IOTA Project

c. Update on PROA Project

d. Other Old Business

IV. NEW BUSINESS

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VI.

a. Review Board Operating Procedures

b. Human Remains Repatriation Policy

c. Kenneth Moore Proposal

d. Joab Historic House

e. FY2000 HPO Federal Grant Application

f. FY2000 HPO Local Budget

g. HPO Fees

h. Publication Update

i. Rotaffinian Program Update

j. Saipan Review & Compliance Update

k. Other Old Business

ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS

ADJOURNMENT

Grieving family members of victims of EgyptAir Flight 990 disembark at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I. Tuesday after arriving from Cairo via New York City. AP

member complained to manage­ment that a briefcase had been tampered with, CBS News re­ported Monday.

The dog reacted to sugar in a hotel room, The New York Times reported today, citing a law en­forcement source. The sugar and loose wires found in the room are being analyzed, but investigators reportedly don't believe there was ever a bomb or bomb material in the room.

Egypt's government confirmed today that 33 Egyptian military officers were on the plane. A source said they included two brigadier generals, a colonel and a major. The officers were return­ing to Egypt after undergoing training in the United States, part of extensive military exchanges between the two countries.

The officers' ranks had been kept off the passenger manifest for security reasons, Egyptian of­ficials said.

FBI investigators in Newport said they had no information sug­gesting that the presence ofEgyp­tian military officers might have made the flight a sabotage target.

The victims also included 106 Americans, many of them retir­ees embarking on group tours to the Nile River region of Egypt.

Across Narragansett Bay from Newport, crash debris and human remains were being unloaded at Quonset Point, a fonner Navy base where investigators will try to re­construct the shattered plane.

A temporary mortuary was be­ing set up in a Quonset Point gymnasium, and a team including forensic pathologists, dental ex-

perts, X-ray technicians, forensic anthropologists, and the FBI di­saster squad was deployed to help identify the remains. ·

The Whiting, a vessel normally used to survey ocean coastal wa­ters and make nautical charts, ar-· rived at the crash site early this morning with computer .equip­ment that will analyze winds, tides and currents to determine where wreckage may drift. Its side-scan sonar - essential during the TWA and Swissaircrashes-emits sound and analyzes echoes as part of the search.

The Coast Guard, fearing bad weather by tonight, has stepped up its search for debris and human remains.

Debris collected so far -some of it by student sailors from the U.S. Merchant Ma­rine Academy - includes shoes, purses and twisted, sod­den teddy bears.

None of the retrieved debris has any bum marks that might indicate a fire or explosion, search officials said.

Government rules require the capsules holding flight data and cockpit voice recorders be able to withstand pressure at 20,000 feet under water and resist corrosion from salt water for 30 days. The pinging sounds are supposed to be emitted every second for 30 days.

The sonar-equipped Grapple helped retrieve wreckage from the · 1996 crash ofTW A Flight 800 off New York's Long Island and the 1998 crash of Swissair Aight 111 off Nova Scotia.

But Jim Hall, chainnan of the National Transportation Safety Board, said divers face an espe­cially daunting task this time. Flight 990 crashed in water twice as deep as Flight 800.

The plane's co-pilot, Adel Anwar, had been on his way back to Egypt to get married Friday. Eager to help with wedding prepa­rations, he had swapped shifts and took a colleague's place in the cockpit that fateful night.

"It was just another regular flight," Anwar's tearful brother, Tarek, said in Cairo. "Or so we thought."

Debris from EgyptAir Flight 990 lies aboard the Merchant Marine training ship Kings Pointer after it was recovered on Sunday from the Atlantic Ocean south of Nantucket Island, Mass. AP

Rampage in Honolulu

A Hon9[ulu police department mug shot o( ~hooting suspect Byran Uesug11s seen broadcast on Honolulu telev1s1on station KGMB Chan­nel 9 Tuesday. AP

HONOLULU - In the latest outburst of workplace violence, a Xerox copier repairman shot and killed seven co-workers in his office building Tuesday morning, authorities said. He surrendered after a five-hour anned standoff with police.

Police believe Byran Uesugi, a I 5-year Xerox employee, shot seven fellow copier technicians at about 8 a.m. ( I p.m. EST) be­fore fleeing in a company van with a gun.

He eventually stopped several miles away in a leafy, residential neighborhood. Police cordoned off the neighborhood and began negotiating with him about two hours later.

Some five hours after the shoot­ing began, Uesugi emerged from the van, walked to the back of the vehicle with his hands raised and then fell down on the ground. His brother had helped in the negotia­tions.

SW AT teams raced toward him with automatic weapons drawn. No shots were heard and no inju­ries were reported.

··It appears as though it was a disgruntled employee who snapped."' Mayor Jeremy Harris said. Police would not comment on a motive though.

Uesugi, 40, was being booked for investigation of first-degree murder, which carries a manda­tory penalty of life without pa­role.

The gunfire erupted in an in­dustrial section of Honolulu, far . from the Waikiki tourist district. Five victims were found dead in a conference room and two other bodies were found nearby. All had been shot with a 9 mm hand­gun, authorities said.

Police found 20 9 mm shell casings at the scene. At Uesugi 's home, they found 11 handguns, 5 rifles and two shotguns.

The victims - male Xerox em­ployees - were shot on the second floor of the two-story building, authorities said. They ranged in age from 33 to 58.

"It's a shock for all of us. We have such a safe community with almost no violent crime," Harris said. "To have someone snap like this and murder seven people is just absolutely appalling."

Uesugi was a member of his high school rifle team and had up to 17 weapons registered in his name. "This could have been much. much worse." Harris said.

By late morning in Makiki Heights. a residential neighbor­hood near the shooting scene,

A suspect in the. sh_oo~ing deaths of sev_en peop!e, i~entified by police as Byran Uesugr, sits ma van Tuesday m Mak1k1 Heights, a residential neighborhood northeast of Honolulu, as police negotiate with him. AP

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oots7 negotiators were talking with the suspect through a bullhorn. He was seen pacing back and forth outside the van.

Police cordoned off a half-mile area around his van, which was near the Hawaii Nature Center. About 60 fourth-graders and 12 chaperones were on a nature hike when police told them to get to higher ground. A school bus with two rifle-toting police officers then took the students to safety.

A separate group of first-grad­ers on a field trip also were evacu-

ated in the afternoon. About IO homes were also

evacuated. Neighborhood _resi­dents set up lawn chairs in the streets to watch the situation un­fold.

Xerox employees were taken across the street from the building to be questioned by police and helped by counselors. Another Xerox building, in downtown Honolulu, was evacuated in case the gunman headed that way.

Xerox employs 92,700 people worldwide and 148 people in

Honolulu. Uesug joined Xerox Corp. in

I 984. As a customer service engi­neer, he traveled to various sites to service and repair printers and copiers, Xerox said.

It was the latest of several work­place killings across the United States this year.

In Pelham, Ala., 34-year-old Alan Miller was charged with kill­ing two co-workers at their office Aug. 5, then killing a third person at a company where he used to work.

A view o( emerge~cy r_esponse vehicles 91ftside the Xerox Corp. building a few miles from downtown Honolulu 1s shown m this image from televrsron Tuesday, where an employee opened fire Tuesday, killing seven people before fleeing in a company van, authorities said. · AP

FY 99 HOME Program EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Th.e Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), on behalf of the Commonwealth of 1he Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI ). is pleased to inform the general public that the U.S. Department of lfousing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved 536~.000 for the CN Mi's FY 99 HOME Program. The HOME funds will be used for eligible rehabilitation and repair ac1ivi1ies or residenli:il dwell in£ units owned and occupied by very low-income f:unilies. -

E_ligible rehabilitation and repaiructivi ties include, bu/ no1 limi1eJ to. 1hc following: Construe/ion or r,·p:iir of sanitary wa1cr 1an ls and scwa£c d1sposal_systcms (sepuc). 10¥c1her w11h related plumbing :ind fixtures: altering of in1erior and 'or ex 1c·riorof unit 10 provide g r,·:11,·r :ll·,·,·s.s i bil-1ty for d1~able~ and(~r handicapped household rncmhcr.s: rcr!accment or rq-,air of ddcrim:1ting ;1/unhing and hazard(itis L'iL\:tril:d sYstcrw: const~ct1on. o_t add1t~onal bt.·Jroom(s) \_vhl'fL' \Wl'rc_~O\n!ing 1~ c\·idcnt, and 0thL'f rd::1bil11:ttinn :rnd rL·pair :Kti\·itiL':-. nl'L'L''-,:tr: t\1 11rL'"L~f\L' thL' dwdling u111t 111 a salL', 1.kccnt. and sa111L1ry L0nd1t1on.

Financial assistance will bl' 111~1dc availabk to cii~ibk hllllh.'lrn'ncrs primarih thrnu~h km -ink'fl'St L~c; !l\l',i cit1.' J direct fl'lt11'il:.tati,Jn k1,Li1:­

of up to $25,000, with a maximum repaynwnl tenn of fifteen ( 15) years. Defcrre:1 rehabilitation lllans will also he :11:tiLtl·k. '1u11111l1 in situations where the applic:mt(s) demonstrates :t critic:tl need for fm:111cial :1ssistance and oro,en l:1ck of llnanci:tl rese1ur,·es of am.,uni r,·-quested. ·

The following requirements must Ix met, as a minimum, lo be digihk for I JOME Program financial a,sis1:111,·e:

I. Combi~ed gr~ss annual income of all persons IS years old or olda. must be less th:m or equal 1,1. th,' ··1 erv 1<1w-i11e,1111e !i:nits" according lo size of household, as prescribed by HllD: ·

2. Applic:tnt(s) must own or have :11 least a 40-ye:ir lc:tsd10IJ inl,Test on the property:

l The dwelling unit must be the principal residence of /he appl ic·ant(s): and

4. The "after-rehabilitation" value of the properly mus/ he less than or equal to, 95',1, of the median purclusc p1ic-e for 1he :1 I''',,,- hm1,in~ (smgle-fam1ly unit) being assisted. as (ie1em1ined by HUD. · ·

The time period for acc:eptance of H0\1E rehahililation loans will begin on November 25. 1999 and nm for peri,,d ,,r 1i111,· until C:\IIIC dewrrmnes_that at least $312,800 of the S36S,()(Xl :tr,' exh:1us1cd and!or committed. Applie:tnts will be :Kwpted on a ··firsHc>me. firsHcrwd" basis, provided they qu:1ltfy.

Homeowners interested in obtaining a Rehabilitation Loan Applic:1tion or more i11fom1ation about the FY 96 l!OME Proeram arc ure,·d Ill v1s1l our Central Office o_n Saipan or our Fidd Offices on Rola and Tini:m. You may also contact us at telephone numhcrs 2.1-l-6S66-9-l.J7 7670/7689 for Sa1pan residents: 433-9213 for Tinian resi,knts: :mJ 532-9.Jl O for Rota rc1idents.

It is NMHC's policy and commitmem thai interested "Minority an.ct Women-Owned Businesses" (MBE/WBE) be given equal opportuni1y 11, compete for contracts for rehab1lttat1on and repw work on properties to be assisted with HOME Program funds. Therefore. 1hose MBE, WBE interested 111 b1ddmg for rehab1htaUon and repair work are also urged 10 contact NMHC for more infonmtion.

"NMHC is an equal employment and fair housing public agency"

22-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 4 1999 .

Bush seeks safer schools GORHAM, N.H. (AP) -George W. Bush, challenging the "moral chaos" that he said is threatening America's schools, today called for legislation to pro­tect teachers from lawsuits result­ing from disciplinary actions against students and for a lifetime

ban on gun ownership by juve­niles found guilty of aseriousgun offense.

"No child in America, regard­less of background, should be forced to risk their lives in order to learn," the Republican presi­dential candidate said today.

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NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION

PUBLIC NOTICE

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The Board of Directors of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), through its Chairman Mr. Juan S. Tenorio, is informing the general public that the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC) will be accepting applications to establish a Waiting List for its Section 8 Existing Housing Program. Families residing in Saipan who are in need of housing assistance are encouraged to apply. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD) and including the Section 214 regulations (Non­Citizenship Ruling). If eligible, applicants will be placed under the Section 8 Housing Program Waiting List.

Applications will be accepted beginning November 08, I 999, and will close on November 18, 1999. NMHC wit] accegt applicanl~ from house­hold composition ranging two (2) to ten ( 10) members for 2-, 3- 4- and 5-bedroom units.

Non person shall be denied housing assistance on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disabilities, familial status, or national region.

For details regarding the Section 8 Existing Housing Program, contact Norman K. Pangelinan, Manager, Program and Housing Division, William Agulto or Melinda Pangelinan, Housing Specialist, at 234-6866 or 234-9447, or visit our NMHC's Office in Garapan, Saipan, from 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

/s/MaryLou S. Ada Executive Director

"NMHC is an equal employment and fair housing public agency"

COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pursuant to Public Law 8-4 I, Section 12. the Chairman or the Board or Direc­tors of !he Commonwealth U11litics Corporation (CUC) hereby calls a Special Meeting on Friday, November 5, 1999. at 10:00 AM in the CUC Conference Room on the 3'' Ooor of the Joetcn Dandan Building, Saipan. The Agenda is as follows:

L PRELIMINARY MATTERS

A. Call lo Order B. Roll Call C. Adoption of Agenda

, . II. SAIPAN 80-MEGAWATT POWER PLANT PROJECT, cue RFP 97-0025

III. PUBLIC COMMENTS

IV. ADJOURNMENT

Pursuant to Section 13, subsections (4), (5), (6) and (7), some discus­sion of the above may be under Executive Session. All interested persons arc welcome 10 atlend and submit writ1cn or oral testimony on the above agenda items.

Is/ ROSARIO M. ELAMETO Chairperson

November 2, 1999

Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. George W. Bush reaches to shake hands with students from Colebrook Academy during a campaign visit to Colebrook, N.H., Tuesday. Bush plans to spend Tuesday in northern New Hampshire offering a prescription for safer schools. AP

The Texas governor called for a zero-tolerance policy for dis­ruptive behavior in America's classrooms, and said teachers should have the right to remove persistently violent and unruly students. Those children, he said, should only be allowed to return with the teacher's consent.

He proposed a Teacher Protec­tion Act to protect teachers and school officials who enforce rea­sonable rules from "a junk law­suit."

He also called for strengthen­ing enforcement of federal laws making it a crime to bring a gun into a public school. "For any juvenile found guilty of a serious gun offense, there will be a life­time ban on carrying or purchas­ing a gun - any gun, for any rea­son, at any age, ever," he said.

If schools remain unsafe, he said, states and districts should be required to give children the op­tion of transferring to a different school.

"When children and teen-agers go to school afraid of being bul­lied or beaten or worse, it is the ultimate betrayal of adult respon­sibility," he said. "It communi­cates the victory of moral chaos."

Responding, Chris Lehane, spokesman for Vice President Al

Gore said, "The governor's ap­proach to school safety is bush­league. Time and time again when he has had the chance to choose between the gun industry and our kid's interest, he has sided with the gun industry."

In his third major education speech, Bush called for increased spending on character education so schools can teach "the moral landmarks that guide a successful life." He listed these as respect, responsibility, self-restraint, fam­ily commitment, civic duty, fair­ness and compassion.

Today is Bush's seventh day of campaigning in New Hampshire, which holds the nation's first pri­mary. Though the Texas gover­nor leads in the polls, Sen. John McCain of Arizona has been gain­ing.

In recent weeks, Bush was criticized by his opponents for skipping two candidate forums in New Hampshire because of schedule conflicts. But a close call when a truck-trailer over­turned near his jogging path in Austin, Texas, Monday didn't keep him away this time. Bush suffered minor injuries to his right leg and hip.

Bush started today at a break­fast in tiny Dixville Notch, whose

two dozen voters traditionally are the first to cast their ballots in New Hampshire's leadoff pri-· mary. He talked about fostering entrepreneurship, and cited as examples Neil and Louise Tillotson, the owners of the luxury hotel and resort where he stayed Monday night.

In earlier education speeches, Bush called for making schools more accountable for poor per­formance and for giving parents more information on school per­formance and then offering them alternatives such as charter schools.

He said his education proposals are "bound by a thread of prin­ciple."

"The federal government must be humble enough to stay out of the day-to-day operation oflocal schools,"he said. "It must be wise enough to give states and school districts more authority and free­dom. And it must be strong enough to require proven performance in return."

Bush's emphasis on character education, abstinence education and "zero tolerance" for disrup­tive students echo themes that have been prominent in the governor's efforts to reform schools in Texas.

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In Panama

Tourist choppers hijacked PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Hijackers seized two helicopters Tuesday, tied up the passengers and pilots and left them near the Colombian border before flying away, reports said.

Asked if leftist Colombian guerrillas were involved in the attack, National Police Direc­tor Carlos Bares said, "Pre­liminary information appears

to indicate that." The tourists two

Ecuadorean women and four Colombian women who had planned to travel to Indian vil­lages in Panama's Caribbean province of San Blas - and the two pilots were unharmed.

Police confirmed that the two privately operated tourist helicopters had been hijacked in the Rio de Jesus area near

Panama's southern border, but refused to give immediate de­tails on the incident.

Panama is particularly sen­sitive to reports of periodic incursions by Colombian guerrillas in border areas, fearing their presence might be used to argue that Panama cannot adequately safeguard the Panama Canal. The United States is to return the canal to

Panama by the end of 1999. The RPC radio station, one

of Panama's largest, reported that the three armed assailants had identified themselves to the passengers as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, that nation's largest leftist guerrilla group.

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ageb· WASHINGTON (AP)-A $1-an-hour increase in the minimum wage was imperiled Tuesday by House disputes over small busi­ness tax relief and how quickly the boost would take effect.

As Republican and Democratic sponsors of competing plans scur­ried for votes, Majority Leader Dick Arn1ey. R-Texas, said the issue would not reach the House floor as planned this week unless a GOP-tilted version with $30 bill ion in tax relief over five years appeared likely gain sufficient bipartisan supp011.

"We ·re not going to put it on the floor if we don't have the Democrats to pass it," Armey said.

That measure, sponsored by Reps. Rick Lazio, R-N.Y., and Gary Condit, D-Calif., has not only drawn a veto threat from the Clinton administration over the tax package but is also viewed by many GOP moderates as weak because the minimum wage in­crease is phased in over three years.

"I really feel we can do a lot better," said Rep. Jack Quinn, R­N.Y.

Long a hallmark of Democratic politics, increasing the current $5.15-an-hour minimum wage has become a priority for Repub­licans in districts with large union constituencies, particularly in the

Northeast. For that reason, House GOP leaders are willing to bring an increase to the floor, but they aren't actively supporting it.

"It's something you have to look at, I think, almost on a regional basis," Armey said. "It probably is, I think, a matter of some conse­quence in a lot of districts. It is not in my district."

A revised GOP tax package re­leased Tuesday includes a five­year reduction in the estate tax, an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit,expanded pen­sions and delayed taxation offed­eral farm production payments. It would also increase the business meal deduction from 50 percent to 60 percent and make self-em­ployed insurance premiums fully deductible in 200 I instead of 2003.

"This modest tax relief for those who create jobs will provide an effective antidote to the job-threat­ening potential of a government­imposed minimum wage in­crease," said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer, R-Texas.

Dropped from that version were the original proposal's credits for independent film production and intercity buses that need wheel­chair lifts, as well as a repeal of a tax paid by retailers and whole­salers of alcoholic beverages.

faces veto Top Clinton administration of­

ficials said Monday they would recommend a veto of the bill be­cause the tax relief would be paid for out of projected budget sur­pluses beginning in 200! - money they say is needed to safeguard Social Security and Medicare.

Democrats, meanwhile, are pushing for the $1 increase over

two years and a more modest, $8 billion package of tax relief for small businesses that would be fully offset with several revenue­raisers, including closure of cor­porate tax loopholes.

Rep. David Bonier, the House minority whip, said the estimated 12 million workers earning the minimum wage deserve a more

rapid increase than the GOP is offering given the nation's eco­nomic prosperity. He also accused Republicans of trying to resurrect parts of the $792 billion tax cut vetoed in September by the presi­dent.

"They've hijacked this to do their tax bill," said Bonier, D­Mich.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (left) White House Chief of Staff John Podesta (center) and White House Domestic Policy Director Bruce Reed talk with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hi!/ Monday in Washington. The briefing followed Podesta's meeting with Democratic leaders on the budget. AP

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'Finish OSLO, Norway (AP) - U.S. President Bill Clinton implored Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday to "finish the job" of difficult peacemaking, winning pledges of intense negotiations and frequent meetings between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO Chairman Y asser Arafat to reach a final agreement.

"We have revitalized the peace process," an upbeat Clinton de­clared after meeting with Arafat and Barak.

Drawing on the spirit of slain Israeli peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin and memories of a historic Mid­east deal here six years ago, Barak and Arafat seemed energized to meet a February deadline for writ -ing the outlines of an accord to resolve the toughest issues be­tween them.

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peace job'

"Let's stop wasting precious time," Arafat said. Barak prom­ised to "finish the journey" initi­ated by Rabin, the Israeli leader gunned down by an Israeli oppo­nent of the peace process in 1995. "Time is short and the challenge is demanding." Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, US President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (from left), pose for photographers prior to the

start of their trilateral meeting in the US Embassy residence in Oslo, Norway Tuesday. AP To reach the February goal, Clinton said "we might well have a summit" - likely patterned af­ter the 1978 Camp David negotia­tions that produced the break­through peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.

Moreover, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will travel to the Mideast once-perhaps twice - before February, and Mideast envoy Dennis Ross will visit the region every couple of weeks.

Along with Clinton, Bar:;i.k and Arafat joined together at a solemn memorial to Rabin. A mournful violin tribute filled th·e cavernous City Hall auditorium where, in 1994, Rabin and Arafat, along with then-Israeli Foreign Minis­ter ShimoIJ Peres, had accepted

the Nobel Peace Prize. Despite expressions of good

will and partnership, Barak and Arafat spoke pointedly of the huge obstacles to meeting February's deadline and a September goal for a final settlement. The issues include final borders between Is-· rael and Palestinian areas, the fu. ture ofJewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank, the conflict­ing claims to Jerusalem, water rights and the Palestinian

refugees. Barak, whotookofficeasprime

minister in July, promised to pro­tect the "security interests and vital needs" of Israel.

Moments later, Arafat called

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for resisting "violence, terror, occupation, exile and settle­ments," a clear reference to Pal­estinian objections to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Meeting later with Clinton, Barak and Arafat agreed to tone down their public rhetoric, an Is­raeli official said. While Barak did not explicitly say he would stop settlements, he told Clinton he would not make any provoca­tive acts, the official said, speak­ing on condition of anonymity.

In his remarks, Clinton said Rabin "brings us back to Oslo. We can almost hear his kind but stem voice telling us: 'Well, this

is all very nice, but if you really want to honor me, finish the job."'

Barak, a former general who served under Rabin, said, "I vow to you, Yitzhak, ... to give your death a meaning by following your legacy until we achieve peace."

Arafat - before and after his remarks - gave a military salute to a large photograph of Rabin on stage. Mincing no words about disagreements, Arafat called for an Israeli withdrawal from all ar­eas it conquered in the 1967 Mid­east war, including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.

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The Palestinians seek the re­turn of millions of Palestinian refugees to what is now Israel. The Israelis say they cannot ac­cept such a demand but are will­ing to negotiate the return ofrefu­gees to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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According to Tokyo:

Japan more Y2K-ready than US TOKYO (AP)- Japan is far more prepared than is the United States for possible computer problems that could hit worldwide after midnight Dec. 31, a top Japanese offi­cial overseeing the Y2K issue said Tuesday_

Even in the medical sector, where Tokyo acknowledges Y2K readiness is Jagging com­pared to other sectors, the na­tion is among the most pre­pared in the world, said the official, who spoke on condi-

tion of anonymity. In Japan's medical sector,

only half of the 2,281 major institutions have completed corrections and tests for Y2K readiness, according to gov­ernment figures.

The millennium bug could strike computers and micro­chips, programmed to read years with only two digits. The systems are unable to differ­entiate between the years 2000 and 1900, and could go hay­wire if not correctly repro-

grammed. The Foreign Ministry offi­

cial said that Japan's low fig­ure for Y2K readiness in the medical sector reflects a lack of contingency plans in case of failure and presents no ac­tual risks in health care.

Corrections on medical equipment were 94 percent complete by the end of Sep­tember, and the remainder will be finished by the end of No­vember, he said.

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One of Tokyo money dealers seems to have nothing to do as the U.S. dollar is traded at the ~vet of 103 yen on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange market Monday. AP

~ DEATH 6- FUNERAL ,(~· ANNOUNCEMENT

JUAN G.ADRIANO better known as "1 uan Tznoy"

of San Jose Village, Tinian

Born September 25, 1955. Passed away in the grace of our Lord on Monday at about 3: 15 p.m., November I, 1999 at the age of 44 at Tinian Health Center

Predeceased by: Mother: Magarita G. Adriano Father: Jose G. Adriano, Sr.

Survived by: Wife: Lilian R. Adriano

Brothers & Sister: Antonio, Vicente, Joaquin, Jose Jr_ and Petra. He is also survived by numerous sisters in-law, brother in-law, uncles, aunties, cousins

and nieces.

Last respect will be on November 4, 1999 starting at 7:30 a.m. followed by Mass at 10:30 a.m. at San Jose Church. Funeral will take place after the mass.

Thank you for your prayers. THE FAMILY

Britain-based technology con­sulting company, says there is a low-to-moderate risk of se­rious disruptions in Japan be­cause of year 2000-reiated failures. It predicts that the transport sector is most vul­nerable.

The u_s. State Department says Japan is generally well prepared with Y2K remedies. But it warned that U.S. citi­zens with special medical needs should take appropriate precautions because the medi­cal sector was lagging behind other sectors.

The Japanese official said an erroneous idea that Japan may not be prepared origi­nate.ct because initially the government failed to make information about its Y2K readiness available in English.

He also said that Japan had "an advantage" because most businesses are closed over the traditional New Year's holi­days and have plenty of time to work out any glitches be­fore businesses customarily reopen Jan. 4.

A Trade Ministry official ac­knowledged, however, that problems could merely strike on Jan. 4, instead of midnight Jan. I, although he said he expected them to be minor ones.

Last week, the government

urged c1t1zens to stockpile water, food, fuel, first-aid and flashlights ahead of the new year.

It is also telling people to keep bank records, discuss medication with their doctors and refrain from using the Internet or the telephone dur­ing the New Year.

Among the sectors that the government has assessed Y2K readiness in Japan:

-All banks, regional banks and second-tier regional banks; telephone and major communications systems; air­lines operating over the new year period have completed corrections and tests by the end of September. Corrections and tests on air traffic control systems were completed by the end of June.

-All water companies have completed corrections to ma­jor control systems, and 96 percent of water companies have tested their systems. The rest will have done so by the end of November. - Correc­tions and tests are 98 percent finished in the national gov­ernment and will be completed by the end of the year.

They are 95 percent com­plete for city and other local governments and will be nearly all corrected by the end of the year.

Procedures at chimp research lab questioned WASHING TON (AP) -A re­search laboratory in New Mexico accused of mistreating chimpanzees is being investi­gated for allegedly using sloppy procedures to conduct medical studies.

During inspections of The Coulston Foundation in July and August, the Food and Drug Ad­ministration documented more than 270 violations of federal regulations governing labora­tory practices. A copy of the violations was made public Tuesday by In Defense of Ani­mals, an animal rights group Jong critical of the lab in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

FDA spokesman Brad Stone declined to comment on the case except. to say that the lab is the subject of an ongoing investiga­tion.

The violations cited by the agency include a lack of stan­dard operating procedures to "insure the quality and integ­rity" of study data, missing or misplaced documents and dis­crepancies in records. Informa­tion about the medical studies, including the names of the spon­sors, was deleted from the docu­ment by FDA.

In September, the Agriculture Department accused the facil­ity of mistreating 650 chimpan­zees and forced it to give up 300

of them. The lab also is home to more

than 200 monkeys. The Depart­ment of Health and Human Ser­vices earlier restricted the lab's handling of animals used in agency-sponsored projects.

"After reading this devastat­ing report, we find it hard to believe that any private com­pany or public agency, includ­ing the National Institutes of Health, would test any product designed for human use" at the lab, said Elliott Katz, president of In Defense of Animals.

The lab, which formally re­sponded to the FDA report in Sep­tember, has tried to take care of all the problems found by FDA 'sin­spectors, said Don McKinney, a spokesman for the foundation. "We have pretty much gone through the entire foundation ... and made a considerable number of changes. They are mostly in procedures," he said.

Studies involved in the inves­tigation have not been halted. he said.

In its investigation the /\<>ri­culture Department 'found"' 22 violations of a federal animal welfare law, including cases in which animals died because the lab staff was unaware of the side effects and complications of pharmaceutical compounds they were given.

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Freetradet TORONTO (AP)- Five years down. five to go in negotiating an American free trade agree­ment comprising most of the Western hemisphere, and U.S. officials said Tuesday the talks were on schedule despite some setbacks.

A fifth round· of meetings launched in 1994 begins Wednesday involving trade ministers from the 34 countries that would make up the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Stretching from the Arctic to Argentina, it would include 800 million consumers in nations with a combined gross domes­tic product exceeding$ IO tril­lion, making it the largest trade bloc on earth.

"We pay tremendous atten­tion to Europe and Asia, and our policies have what I call a bias toward the past," said Kenneth MacKay Jr., the U.S. special envoy to the Americas attend­ing this week's talks. "Our fu-

ture is north and sou th, not east and west."

Not everyone agrees. Some in Latin America fear a huge pact will allow powerful U.S. con­glomerates to dominate markets. In Canada and Mexico, which are part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, labor and community activists com­plain wealthy industries benefit while environmental concerns and the needy get ignored.

The U.S. Congress also has

Models pose in front of buses at an Exhibition on Vehicle and Equipment for Public Works in Beijing Wednesday. There are about 1.2 million vehicles in Beijing. AP

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prosecutor, a referral from that Office will be made to the diver­sion program supervisor to deter­mine if a defendant qualifies.

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mental disabilities and their fami­lies," said Camacho in his wel­coming remarks.

Ned Arriola. deputy secretai)' for public health administration of the department of Public Health (DPH), made a pitch on rhe avail­able services offered by DPH not only to people with disabilities but to all residents.

Arriola, one of the panelists, said these programs include the Maternal & Child Health and the Children Developmental Assis­tance Center (CDAC)_

The Medicaid program is also one of the programs in the CNMI that assist the population of per­sons with disabilities. It not only pays for medical costs, but also purchase for them certain equip-

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Department of Foreign Affairs. The Consulate is also requires

that names of those to be married,

If a defendant is accepted, the court will place him/her in the programundertheOfficeof Adult Probation.

Among the goals of the pro­gram is to remove from che trial court those people who do not challenge the charges against them and will benefit from a commu-

ment like wheel chairs, eye glasses, hearing aids, oxygen and dentures, depending on certain re­quirements.

Helen C. Sablan, DPH Medic­aid Office administrator, said the program is operated under a fed­eral ceiling since its implementa­tion, with a 50pcrccnt local match.

Josephine T. Sablan, director of DPH's Division of mental health and Social Services also laid out the four components of her agency's programs that ca­ter to persons with disabilities. These include the community mental health services, behav­ioral health services, addiction services and prevention/educa­tion services.

Alan Pecorela, physician assis­tant at the Island Medical Center, said despite being a private clinic, IMC does not deny services to anyone whether he has a disabil­ity or none.

along with their photos be posted for IO days outside diplomatic office so that those who may have objections can immediately no­tify officials.

Philippine Consulate Acting Officer-in-Charge, Vice Consul

nity-based rehabilitative program. Assistant Attorney General

Ramona V. Manglona said Pangelinan was charged with as­sault and battery, assault, and dis­turbing the peace.

Pangelinan was charged for al­legedly beating his wife at their home on Nov. 7, 1998. /FDTJ

"We are ready and able to meet the health needs of people with disabilities," said Pecorela.

Tony Cabrera, GDDC planner and program coordinator, said the forum is a great opportunity for persons with disabilities and their families to acquire first-hand in­formation regarding the various various health care services avail­able in the community.

"More importantly, persons with disabilities and their fami­lies will have the opportunity to airtheirconcems regarding health care services in the CNMI," said Cabrera.

Also among the panelists were Dolores Moore, manager of the government-run Group Health Insurance Trust Fund; Joseph Santos, DPH's Medical Referral director; Chailang Palacios, DPH's health promotion and wellness coordinator; and Joaquin Taitano, CDAC director.

Ronell B. Santos, said he will not be giving certificates for legal ca­pacity to marry if the requirements and procedures are not followed.

The certificate is the last piece of document needed before wed­ding bells could actually ring.

son pace reservations, refusing to grant fast track status to the negotia­tions so that any agreement would have to go through the full congressional approval pro­cess.

That process recently blocked the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in what was considered a partisan blow to U_S. President Bill Clinton.

While acknowledging that politid.l polarization within the U.S. Congress was a concern, MacKay, a former U.S. con­gressman from Florida, noted such political machinations in­crease as a presidential elec­tion year approaches. Despite protectionist rhetoric from all camps, he said, presidential candidates from the

two major parties support free trade and the FT AA agreement.

Calling the issue ··as im­portant as anything economi­cally that will happen in our lifetime," MacKay said the timetable set up in past meet­ings called for completing an outline for the agreement, in­cluding what each chapter will cover, in Toronto this week.

In addition, agreements i;i­tended to ease customs bu-

reaucracy immediately we.re expected to gain approval, he said.

A summit meeting in Que­bec City in 2001 would dis~ cuss the content of the chap­ters, leading up to the· dead­line of 2005 for reaching final agreement, according to MacKay.

"Even without fast track, we believe this process is on tar­get," MacKay said.

Robert Mallett, the deputy U.S. commerce secretary, said the final agreement likely would allow some of the smal !er, developing econo­mies of the region what is called transition time to ad­just their policies and prac­tices in compliance with treaty regulations.

Similar provisions are part of the European Union's dis­cussion with Central European countries such as Poland that seek membership but fail to meet all the EU legal and tech­nical requirements.

Mallett al so praised Canada. which led the negotiations for the past 18 months, for put­ting civil society issues such as environmental concerns and the role of organized labor on the agenda.

Savings bonds sold online WASHINGTON (AP) -Americans are getting a new place to buy U.S. Savings Bonds: They're on sale m cyberspace.

A new Internet site called the Savings Bond Connection, which started operating today, will Jet people buy savings bonds online 24 hours a day, seven days a week_ It's the latest step by the Clinton ad­ministration to make savings bonds easier to buy and a more attractive investment for Americans.

Approximately 55 million Americans own savings bonds worth $ I 85 billion.

'"It never used to be possible to buy a savings bond at 2 in the morning on a Tuesday. Now it will be," said Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who unveiled the Web site at a news conference today. Win­ston and Barbara Caperton of Warrenton, Va., made the first online purchase for their granddaughter, Noa.

"By bringing Savings Bonds as close as your home com­puter. this program makes it more convenient for millions of Americans to add to their savings," Summers said.

The traditional Series EE bonds, which sell for half their face value, will be available in denominations ranging from $50 to $1,000. Series I bonds, which carry a lower interest rate, but are adjusted to reflect inflation, will be sold in $50 to $500 denominations.

To purchase savings bonds online, consumers will go to www .savingsbonds.gov and link to a page to conduct a transaction, officials said. Online buyers will provide in­formation, including name, Social Security number and mailing address, just as they do when they purchase bonds from banks and other financial institutions.

Bonds bought on the Internet must be purchased by credit card. For now, only MasterCard and Visa will be accepted. The credit card com­panies will post such sales as a regular purchase, not as a cash advance, which is more expen­sive. said Van Zeck, commis­sioner of Treasury's Bureau of Public Debt. After orders are processed, the bonds are mailed to buye,·s.

Last year, people received the option of buying savings bonds by authorizing the gov­ernment to deduct the costs au­tomatically from their banks accounts. That program. called the EasySaver Plan, was in­tended to complement the pay­roll deduction plan.

The payroll savings plan has become a popular way for people to save for retirement, their children's education or other future needs.

Treasury introduced the first savings bonds in 1935. The pro­grams was designed to encour­age Americans to save money by investing in small denomina­tion U.S. Treasury securities.

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28-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 4, 1999

·- Classified Ads Section·, Employment Wanted ........

· Job Vacancy · • Announcement · ·

PUBLIC NOTICE All interested resident workers are

urged lo register at the Dept. of Labor & Immigration,

Division of Employment Services for the job/s being advertised in which

you are qualified and available. For further assistance,

please call Alfred A. Pangelinan at Tel. 664-2078.

01 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 02 SEWING MACHINE SUPERVISOR­Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 PRODUCTION MANAGER-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 27 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 03 CUTTER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 (PACKING) SUPERVISOR GAR­MENT-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 Q.C. (INSPECTOR) CHECKER-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: EUROTEX (SPN) INC. Tel. 234-5273(11/4)Th81236

02 SEWER (HAND)-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: FRANCISCO T. DELA CRUZ dba Dela Cruz's Dress Shop Tel. 235-8251 (11/11 )Th33253

02 CARPENTER-Salary:S3.70-3.80 per ho1:1r Contact: TANO GROUP, INC. Tel. 235-6652(11/11)Th81355

01 STORE MANAGER-Sal-ary:S1 ,800.00 per month Contact: SHIN YANG CORP. dba7-Shopping TeL 235-7979(11/11 )Th33249

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01 SALESPERSON-Salary;S3.55 per hour Contact: ALPEX CORPORATION dba Alpex Market Tel. 235-1444(11/ 11)Th33248

01 CASHIER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: BLANCO VENDE, INC. dba Kiosk & Coral Reef Logo Shop Tel. 322-3313( 11/11 )Th33241

01 WRITER-Salary:S528.00 per month Contact: TRIPLE M CORPORATION dba Sunshine Publishing Co. Tel. 235-1071 (11/11 )Th33246

01 SINGER-Salary:$1 ,000.00 per mon1h Contact: AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN, CO. LTD. dba Aqua Resort Club Tel. 322-1234(11/11)Th81336

02 CASHIER-Salary: $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING-Sal­ary: $3.05-4.05 per hour 01 CLEANER, COMMERCIAL-Salary: S3.05-4.05 per hour 05 COOK-Salary: S3.05-4.05 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary: $3.05-4.05 per hour 01 MASON-Salary: S3.05-4.05 per hour 01 WAITER {RESTAURANT)-Salary: $3.05-4.05 per hour 01 WAITRESS (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.05 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, LINEN ROOM-Sal­ary:S4.00-5.30 per hour 01 CHEF (KITCHEN)-Salary:$4.00-5.30 per hour 01 AUDITOR-Salary:S4.00-5_3Q per hour 01 CHEF DE CUISINE-Salary:S580.00-4,000.00 per month Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 322-3311(11/4)Th81225

01 (ASSISTANT FINISHING) SUPER­VISOR GARMENT-Salary:S3.05-5.00 per hour Contact: NEO FASHION INC. Tel. 234-9642(11/4)Th33161

03 STEEL WORKER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 CARPENTER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER BLDG.­Salary:S3.05 per hour 08 MASON-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: E.G. GOZUM & CO., INC Tel. 256-0331 ( 11 /4) Th33163

01 FILM MACHINE OPERATOR-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: HANG YU CORP. dba Marianas Photo & Fashion Tel. 235-3028(11/4)Th33158

10 SECURITY GUARDS-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: JOSEPH DLG. VILLAGOMEZ dba KGC International Tel. 235-6267(11/ 4)Th33157

01 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: Ml WON CORPORATION dt>a Mi Won Restaurant Tel. 235-5044(11/ 4)Th33152

01 ELECTRIC MOTOR REWINDER­Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour Contact: ARTHUR S. ANULAO dt>a Arthur's Enterprises Tel. 234-0692(11/ 4)Th33151

01 (DIVING) SPORTS INSTRUCTOR­Salary:$1, 1 OD.DO per month Plus S200.00 housing allowance per month. Contact: BLUE HORIZONS ENT., INC. dba MSE Diving Tel. 233-7871 (11/ 4)Th33150

01 BLDG. MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (INDUSTRIAL)-Salary: $3_05 per hour Contact: KINSHIP ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 233-8181 (11/4)Th33149

, 01 COOK-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S4.00 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $600-800 per month 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER BLDG.­Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: CHANGSHIN RESORT SAIPAN CORPORATION dba Riviera Hotel Tel. 235-4991/94(11/4)Th33148

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: VISION 21 CORP. dba Smart Phone Cards Tel. 233-7755(11/ 4)Th33146

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $1 ,000.00-1,200.00 per month Contact: DASAN CORP. dba Downtown Market Tel. 233-7754(11/4)Th44147

01 (SUPERVISOR) SALES-Salary: S4.00 per hour Contact: BASIC CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY Tel. 234-8779(11/4)Ti181228

90 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:S3.05-3.60 per hour 15 CUTI ER (HAND)-Salary:S3.05-3.60 per hour 15 IRONER (PRESSER) (MACHINE)­Salary:$3.05-3.60 per hour 03 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:$3.05-3.60 per hour 04 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.60 per hour 01ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$10.00-15.00 per hour Contact: MICHIGAN, INC. Tel. 234-9555(11/4)Th33156

02 MASON-Salary:$3.15-3.30 per hour 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.15-3.30 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.15-3.35 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.15-3.30 per hour 02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary:$3.05-3.40 per hour 03 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary:$3.50-6.50 per hour Contact: WESTERN EQUIPMENT, INC. Tel. 322-9228(11/4)Th81231

Classified Ads FIRST

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $650.00-1, 100.00 per month Contact: ROBERT C. NARAJA, A PRO­FESSIONAL CORPORATION dba Law Offices of Robert C. Naraja Tel. 322-1392(11/4)Th33162

01 SALESPERSON-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: MIYO U.S.A., INC. Tel. 323-7857

01 FIELD SERVICE (SUPERVISOR)­Salary: $800.00 per month plus $225.00 housing allowance per month Contact: IBSS (CNMI) CORPORATION Tel. 234-8002(11/18)Th81441

01 PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESEN­TATIVE (LIAISON OFFICER)-Salary: $14.00-17.00 per hour plus $300.00 per month housing allowance Contact: PACIFICA INSURANCE UN­DERWRITERS, INC. Tel. 234-6267(11/ 18)Th8144

01 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $900-1,300.00 permonth 01 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Sal­ary: $3.90 per hour Contact: FABRICLEAN OF CNMI, INC. dt>a Marianas Cleaners Tel. 234-6239(11 /18)Th81465

01 GOLDSMITH-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 SAMPLE MAKER 1-Salary: $3.05 pe rhour Contact: WINFIELD CORPORATION dba Long City Trading Tel. 234-2882(11/ 18)Th33342

01 COOK-Salary: $4.00 per hour Contact: PACIFIC RESORT SERVICES INC. dba Esy Kitchen Tel. 235-3550(11/ 18)Th33343

01 SECURITY OFFICER (SUPERVI­SOR)-Salary: $3.05 pe rhour 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: $3.05-13.00 per hour 02 GUARD, SECURITY-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: SAM MARIANAS, INC. Tel. 322-3444(11 /18)Th33332

01 ALUMINUM FABRICATOR-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: SAIPANALUMINUM & GLASS CO. LTD_ Tel. 233-2410(11/18)Th33334

01 H.E. (MECHANICO-Salary: $4.75 per hOL'r Cont'lct: SAIPAN BUS & TRANSPOR­TATION CO. Tel. 322-3995(11/ 18)Th82445

01 (OPERATIONS) MANAGER-Salary: 1,700.00 per month Contact: GEORGE L. TEREGEYO dba Tan'G Gen. Maintenance Services Tel. 234-8999(11/18)Th33355

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You may have more than your share of critics in your lifetime, for you are not one to inspire only moderate responses in others. Your dramatic, forward-thinking, always smprising approach is sure to be widely controversial. Still, despite criticism, you are likely to remain always confident and se­cure.

Also born on this date are: Tom Watson, golfer; Mitzi Gaynor, actress; Paul Harvey, news re­porter and commentator; Dick York, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Expectation is high as your work-week be­gins today, but you mustn't let superiors take advantage of you in any way. You can only do so much.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)-Focus on yourown needs and desires today, and you 'II learn a bit more about the role you are destined to play during the days and weeks ·to come.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)- Watch what you say and do today, particularly when you are depending on others for your

progress and well-being. It's a good day to heed the rules.

PISCES (Feb.19-March 20) - While things are on hold in one respect, you can use the time available to you to get all the closer to one or two other secondary goals.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - You can take some time to­day to gather new information which will prove useful to you in the days to come. Plans may have to be altered.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - You 're in the mood to assist others today, and you may be willing to sacrifice your own progress to help a friend achieve something wonderful.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Your commitment to a cur­rent project is admirable, but you may be giving so much of yourself that your perspective is getting blurred.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - An aggressive, bold stance may get you what you want to­day, but you're not likely to have as many supporters when all is said and done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Avoid being overly demonstra­tive among those who do not know you well. There is a time and a place for everything, in­cluding self-expression.

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ltangers trade Gonzalez ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez was traded from the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers in a nine­player deal Tuesday.

Going with Gonzalez to Detroit were pitcher Danny Patterson and catcher Gregg Zaun, Rangers gen­eral manager Doug Melvin an­nounced.

111e Rangers received pitchers Justin Thompson, Alan Webb and

Spurs . .. Continued from page 32

Strickland and Clarence Weatherspoon sparked Miami in the second extra period as the Heat overcame a 41-point perfor­mance by Grant Hill.

Three Heat starters had fouled out by the time Strickland put Miami ahead to stay with a tip-in at the start of the second over­time. He later converted a three­point play, and Weatherspoon scored six points in the period.

Hill scored Detroit's first 13 points in overtime. Teammate Jerry Stackhouse had 26 points, includ:ng a 3-pointer with half a second left in the fourth period to force overtime. Tim Hardaway had 32 points for the Heat, who won despite shooting 26 percent in the third and fourth periods.

Hornets 100, Magic 86 In Charlotte, North Carolina,

David Wesley and Eddie Jones powered a third-quarter run that helped the Charlotte Hornets open their season of high expectations with a victory over revamped Orlando.

Jones had seven points and a steal as Charlotte took control by opening the second half with a

Pilot . .. Continued from page 1

it was beginning what may be one of its biggest challenges: trying to detennine why an EgyptAir jet­liner plunged 33,000 feet into the Atlantic early Sunday.

Korean Air Flight 801 slammed into a hillside Aug. 6, 1997, a few miles from the Guam International Airport's runway. Twenty-six people aboard lhe Boeing 7 47 survived.

Gregory Feith, who led the NTSB investigation, told the board members there was confu­sion in the cockpit during Flight 801 's approach as the pilots ap­peared to be overly concerned that part of the airport's instru­ment landing system was not working even though they had been tole.I of the problem on three occasions. Still, they failcc.l to use a separate "step-c.lown" procedure of controlled descent that was re­quirec.1 under those conc.litions, Feith said.

Investigators also saic.l the captain's fatigue likely added to the problem and kept him from responding quickly to break off the approach as the Boeing 747 roared towarc.l a hillside nearly five miles from the airport run­way in a steady nighttime rain.

Francisco Cordero, outfielderG,1be Kapler, catcher Bill Haselman and infielder Frank Catalanotto.

"I guess it heated up over the last couple of days," Melvin said. "We had talked about it at length.· (De­troit General Manager) Randy Smith has been on vacation in Ha­waii, so it was a long-distance call trying to get the deal done."

Melvin added: "Thompson has been highly regarded, and we feel

15-3 run. Wesley added five points and two steals in the surge, which gave the Hornets a 14-point lead.

Jones wound up with 24 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while Wesley had 16 points, nine assists and five steals. Bobby Philis added 20 points for Char­lotte, which was picked by sev­eral pre season publications to win the Eastern Conference.

Orlando, which unloaded Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson and Horace Grant in the offseason, struggled with its new lineup un­der first-year coach Doc Rivers. Reserve forward Chris Gatling led the Magic with 15 points.

Knicks 92, Cavaliers 84 In New York, Larry Johnson

had 24 points, his highest scoring game in two seasons; and ce­mented a late I 4-0 run with one of his three 3-pointers to lead New York over Cleveland.

The Knicks never trailed and barely had a scare against the Cavs, who were held scoreless for more than 5 1-2 minutes mid­way through the fourth quarter after pulling within two.

Allan Houston added 18 points, including a 3-pointer that started the game-breaking run by the Knicks. Latrell Sprewell scored

"There is evidence the captain was impaired by fatigue," said Malcome Brenner, one of the in­vestigators.

Also, investigators said an alti­tude warning system that was sup­posed to tell air traffic controllers when a plane was too close to the ground during a landing was pro­grammed incorrectly. Had it been correctly programmed it would have provided controllers a warn­ing a minute before the crash, saic.l Richard Wentworth, head of the air traffic team investigating the accident.

The FAA issued a statement acknowledging that the devices, which are at I 93 airports, were having problems in 1997, but that they since then had been repro­grammed and the problems cor­rectec.l.

Just as the NTSB's aviation section prepared its report for pre­sentation to the board on the Guam crash, some of its other investiga­tors scurried to Newport, R.I., where the agency has set up a command post in what is expected to be a lengthy investigation into the EgyptAir crash.

NTSB Chairman Jim Hall rushed back to Washington from Rhode Island on Monday to pre­side over the Korean Air hearing.

The high-profile EgyptAir in-

that with him and Cordero coming to our pitching staff that we've improved our ballclub."

Gonzalez, who turned 30 on Oct. I 6, was the AL MVP in 1996 and 1998. The Tigers have until Satur­day to exercise a $7.5 million op­tion on him for next year. He is eligible for free agency after the 2000 season.

"We just weren't prepared to ... go into next season with that over

17 and Marcus Camby added 14 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks.

Shawn Kemp had 17 to lead Cleveland in Randy Wittman's regular-season coaching debut.

Pacers 119, Nets 112 In East Rutherford, New Jersey;

Reggie Miller scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers survived a 39-point performance by Stephon Marbury to beat the New Jersey Nets.

The Pacers built a I 9-point lead in the third quarter, but the Nets rallied and pulled within two points twice in the final minutes on twisting layups by Marbury. But Miller answered for the Pac­ers both times. He hit a jumper from the right wing with 41 sec­onds left and he added two free throws with 18 seconds to play.

The foul shots came after Miller was called for a technical foul for hitting Jamie Feick with a flailing arm that broke the nose of the Nets center.

Dale Davis had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers. Keith Van Hom scored 16 points for New Jersey, but was only 5-of-19 from the field.

Celtics 103, Raptors 90 In Toronto, Paul Pierce scored

vestigation - and the final crafting of Guam accident report - comes as the NTSB 's aviation section is stretched increasingly thin with several high profile cases still outstanding.

The NTSB held three days of hearings last March into the Ko­rean Air crash during which air­line officials acknowledged the flight crew had not followed proper procedures in landing and in communicating with air traffic controllers.

The crash prompted Korean Air, which has one of the worst safety records ofany majoraircarrier, to launch a $114 million overhaul of safety and training procedures at the airline.

"We 're not the same airline. From our standpoint we saw Guam as a starting point for rebuilc.ling ouroperations," said Bill Hardy, a veteran pilot who was hirec.l by Korean Air to im­prove its training and flight op­erations.

Hardy said in an interview Monday that the airline has to­tally revamped its training pro­grams, incrcascc.l use of flight simulators, expanded language training and focusec.l on cockpit management. The company also recruitec.l more experienced pi­lots from western airlines.

our heads," Melvin said of Gonzalez's free agency.

The All-Star outfielder hit .326 with 39 home runs and 128 RBIs last year. He led the Rangers to the AL West titles in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and all three times they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual World Series champion New York Yan­kees_

Detroit went 69-92 last season

30 points and Walter McCarty tied a career high with 20, includ­ing 6-for-6 on 3-pointers, as the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors.

Pierce also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Celtics, who were 10-of-13 from long range. Antoine Walker scored 22 points for Boston.

Doug Christie led the Raptors with 20 points. Vince Carter, last year's rookie of the year, was held to 12 points.

Mavericks 108, Warriors 96 In Dallas, Michael Finley, ig­

noring pain in his right heel to play in his 298th straight game, scored 26 points as Dallas beat Golden State.

Cedric Ceballos, playing his first game since breaking both wrists early last season, led the Mavericks with 27 points off the bench. John Starks paced the Warriors with 20 points.

Finley was doubtful to even play because of a bruise that kept him out of the last four exhibition games_ But the Mavericks' lead­ing scorer the last two years was in the starting lineup and he came through every time his team

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dence by nominating him to such very important position.

"This Office helps poor people get equal access to justice. And I am pleased to be given the privi­lege to serve the members of the community," he said.

"We are fortunate that we have lawyers and staff that are dedi­cated to serving our indigent cli­ents," he said, adding that although PDO with only five lawyers, in­cluding him, is understaffec.l and underfinanced, they make up for that by putting some extra hours.

"We' re staying after hours .... working unpaid hours and

and finished third in the AL Cen­tral, 271/2 games behind Cleve­land in their final season at Tiger Stadium_

The Tigers hope for a fresh start next season when they move into new Comerica Park under newly hired manager Phil Gamer.

Melvin said Thompson is highly regarded, although the left-i)ander underwent arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder Aug. 26_

needed him most. When the Warriors tied the

game at 68 with 4:02 left in the third quarter, Finley responded with a 3-point play and a nice jumper off a slashing move through the lane on Dallas' next two possessions.

When Golden State got within 93-89, Finley answered with a jumper, then blocked Antawn Jamison's shot on the Warriors' next possession.

Bucks 98, Rockets 93 In Houston, Sam Cassell lit up

his former team with 35 points, one short of his career high, as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Hous­ton Rockets.

Cassell, the Rockets' first-round draft pick in 1993, scored the Bucks' first seven points and had 22 in the half. Guard Ray Allen picked up the scoring pace in the second half, finishing with 19 points.

The Bucks took the lead for good at 75-74 on a basket by Allen with 5 seconds left in the third quarter.

All five Houston starters scored in double figures, led by rookie Steve Francis with 14.

evening to make sure that the pri­ority representation to our clients does not suffer because we are understaffed," Karimipouradded.

The governor designated Karimipour as acting PDQ chief last June after then Public De­fender Harvey M. Palefsky va­cated the post for personal rea­sons.

Karimipour served as a public defender in New York City in Manhattan for eight years. He once volunteered for the Ameri­can Civil Liberties Union where he worked on behalf of a prisoner that was faisely put in death row. Karimipour's team subsequently was able to get the prisoner off from death row.

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the previous fiscal year. This is being attributed to a double-digit growth and continuous

economic recovery of two of the CNMI's main markets: Japan and Korea.

Overall FY 1999 tourist arrivals was pegged at nearly half a million, which is some 26,000 tourists lower than FY I 998.

For September, MVA registered a total of 40,000 visitors, compared to only 35,400 for the same month last year.

N orthem. . . Continued from page 1

tion that because the Northern Islanders are temporarily living on Saipan, they cannot be allowed to vote for their island.

She said there are residents from Rota and Tinian who are working on Saipan, but were being allowed to vote in their islands.

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Griffey Jr. asks for trade SEATTLE (AP)- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, has rejected the Seattle Mariners' eight-year con­tract offer and the team said Tues­day it will try to trade the I 0-time All-Star.

111e Mariners presented Griffey a new contract proposal on July 17 - a deal that would start next season. The contract was thought to be worth $135 million, which would have made Griffey the highest-paid player in baseball.

"This has been an extremely

difficult decision for me," Griffey said in a joint statement he re­leased with the team_ "Mariners fans throughout the Pacific North­west have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them."

Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive sea­sons. Thecenterfielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 ca­reer homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players of breaking Hank Aaron's record of 755.

"The Mariners agreed to Ken's request and wlll seek to trade him during the current off season," the joint statement said,

Griffey, who has veto power over any deal because he is a I 0-year veteran who has played five years with his current team, and his agent, Brian Goldberg, met Monday in Orlando, Fla., with Mariners chairman Howard Lin­coln, president Chuck Armstrong and new general manager Pat Gillick.

Lincoln told a news conference

Boxing promoter Don King invites former South African President Nelson Mandela to next week's Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis fight, via cellular phone during a news conference at the Las Vegas Hilton on Tuesday. Mandela told King he had a previous engagement and would not be able to attend. AP

Sprewell signs with Knicks NEW YORK (AP) - Latrell Sprewell anc.1 the New York Knicks finally enc.led their long negotiations, with the star guarc.l signing a contract Tuesday that is believed to be worth $61.9 million for five years.

"I am thankful to be staying in New York," Sprewell said_ "Since I got here, the fans have supported me and made me feel welcome. l hope to be part of the team that brings a champi­onship back to New York."

Sprewell, who joined the Knicks last season, decided to take the team's long-term con­tract instead of a two-year, $2 l million offer. For a time, it seemed Sprewell would accept the two-year deal.

"I think if! had taken the two­year, l would have been won­dering if it was the right thing," Sprewell said earlier. "In the back of my mine.I I would have been thinking, 'Let's stay healthy.' I just want to go out

Latre/1 Sprewell

and play and not worry about being healthy because my con­tract is up in a couple ofyears.

"I'm happy with the numbers in the five-year deal. I feel more secure with that. That's what I feel more comfortable with."

He will be paid $9 million this season, the final year of the four­year deal he signed with Golden State in 1996. He was suspended for much of the 1997 season, losing more than $6 million in

salary, after choking coach P.J. Carlesimo, and was traded to the Knicks before last season.

His new contract, believed to include an opt-out clause after four years, will take effect next season.

'Tm happy for Latrell," coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "He has earned this contract by his out­standing play and was an inte­gral part of our team's success."

Sprewell averaged 16.4 points, second on the team last season. He then averaged a team-high 20.4 during the play­offs, when the Knicks lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.

"Latrell is one of the league's premier scorers and is a vital part of our future," general man­ager Scott Layden said. "We 're happy we were able to sign Latrell before the season got underway and end all specula­tion as to his future with our team."

that Griffey "has clearly been ago­nizing over this decision for some time," and that it was "a difficult loss" for the team.

He praised Griffey, however, for wanting to spend more time with his two young children.

"This is not a decision I can quarrel with or argue with, it's only a decision that I Ci!n respect," Lincoln said. ·

"It strictly has to do with fam­ily, Ume and geography," Goldberg said.

Goldberg did not say where Griffey prefers to play and did not completely rule out Griffey re­turning to play for Seattle, saying, "You never know."

"111e Mariners have done ev­erything humanly possible to keep Ken Griffey Jr. a Seattle Mari-

ner," Lincoln said. "While we are disappointed, we deeply respect Ken's decision to put his family ahead of everything else."

Griffey and Seattle's other star, shortstop Alex Rodriguez, are eli­gible for free agency after next season.

"We are leaving it up to them to explore what they need to," Goldberg said from his Cincin­nati office. "We're confident this is going to work out. for every-body." · ·

Goldberg said the Ma,;in~rs. "were very generous with their offer,"butGriffey's desire to play closer to home took preference over money.

"Money was not an issue," he said, nor was the way the team is being managed or run.

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Championship series opener:

Pirates stop Peps· PITCHER EXTRAODINAIRE Peter Sablan of the pennant cham­pions Stevedore Pirates pitched one of his best ballgame ever, record­ing a game-high 15 strikeouts, as the Pirates edged Pepsi/MGD 5-3, ingameoneoftheSummerLeague Baseball championship series Tuesday.

Sablan sizzled Pepsi's bats with a combination of blistering fastballs and well placed curve balls and contributed offensively with a 2 for 2 performance at the plate.

Unable to score in the first in­ning, the Pirates struck for 2 runs in the second when JJ Laniyo ripped a double to right to bring home Ray Guerrero who earlier got on board on a leadoff single.

Laniyo successfully reached second, thanks to Pepsi Manny Sablan, who threw wild over sec­ond.

Laniyo then trottt:d home on another error.

John Reyes and Peter Sablan each scored in the third for the Pirates third and fourth run re­spectively ..

Lani yo scored his second run in the fourth inning courtesy of a walk, a pass ball and a stolen base.

With his teammates scoring the needed runs, Sablan was working on a 3 hit shutout with the Pirates · leading 5-0 after six innings when Pepsi Manny Sablan started off the top of the seven th with a single and scored when Tony Guerrero con­nected for a two-run shot over right

field to bring his team back into contention.

After Martin Omelau and Phil Celis were retired on three strikes, Joe Guerrero step to . the plate, singled and advanced to second on apassball.

Anotherpassballon thenextpitch enable Guerrero to swipe third and seeing the Pirates catcher Tony Celis was late retrieving the. ball, Guerrero sprinted home and beat the tag to score his team's third run.

Slightly bothered by Pepsi, who were threatening late in the game, Sablan relied on his strong"pitching performance as he finished off Everette Ngiraidong with a swing­ing third strike to protect the 5-3 lead.

Pepsi had opportunities to score in the fifth when Peter Tomokane was hit bay a pitch. , ~

But the opportunity·was-w~ted when catcher Tony Celis, ale~d at the gap at first, fired a strike to the first baseman Craig Tenorio to catch Tomokane ofthe bag.

Phil Celis, Tony's older brother, also reached on a single.

But Phil was gunned down at second on an attempted steal when brother Tony's excellent throw to second got Phil 10 feet away from the bag.

The Pirates scored 2 runs in the · second, 2 in the third, and 1 run in

the fourth for a team total. Besides Sablan 's 2 hits, five

other Pirates also had one hit each, while Pepsi had a team total 6 hits, twoofthemfromMikeCruz.

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. · Summer Leag~e _Baseball : . Game 1 statistics · . .

Team: Pepsi vs Pirates

Pepsi POS AB R H RBI Pirates POS AB R H RBI 0 Mark Toves RF 2 0 0 0 Mario Sablan CF 3 0 0

Mike Cruz 28 2 0 2 0 Jeff Diaz 28 3 0 0 1 Patrick Guerrero LF 3 0 0 0 John Reyes ss 2 1 1 Manny Sablan C 2 1 1 0 Peter Sablan p 2 1 2 Tony Guerrero CF 3 1 1 2 Chris Palacios LF 3 0 1 Peter T omokane 38 1 0 0 0 Ray Guerrero · 38 3 1 1 Phil Celis ss 3 0 1 0 Tony Celis C 2 0 1 Joe Guerrero 18 3 1 1 0 Craig Tenorio 18 3 0 0 Freddy George D/H 1 0 0 0 J.J. Laniyo RF 2 2 1 John Paul Flores p 0 0 0 0 Bill Camacho 28 1 0 0

· Martin Omelau 38 1 0 0 0 Everette Ngiraidong D/H 2 0 0 0 Roy Celis p 0 0 0 0

Base-on-ball: Mario Sablan, J. Reyes, P. Sablan, J.J. Laniyo, M. Toves, Manny Sablan Strike outs: (3) P. Guerrero (2) M. Toves, T. Guerrero, J. Guerrero, E. Ngiraidong (1) J. Diaz, C. Palacios, C. Tenorio, J.J. Laniyo, Manny Sablan, P. Tomokane, M. Omelau, 0. Celis Hit by pitch: (1) Pete Tomokane Sacrifice: (1) Mike Cruz, Tony Celis Error: (1) Phil Celis, Tony Guerrero, Manny Sablan Double: (1) J.J. LaRiyo Homerun: (1) Tony Guerrero

Innings

Team 1 2 3 4 Pepsi 0 0 0 0 Pirates 0 2 2 1

Pitcher Team INN Peter Sablan . Pirates 7 John Paul Flores Pepsi 4 Rey Celis Pepsi 2

Pitching stat'istics showed Sablan pitching seven -innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits, including Guerrero's homerun,

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5 6 7 8 9 R H ERROR LOB ... . 0 0 3 3 6 3 3 0 0 5 7 0 6

R ER H 28 38 HR BB so HB WP DEC 3 2 6 0 0 1 2 15 1 0 w 5 2 7 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 walks and 1 hit by pitch. Roy Celis in relief and did not allow a run in two innings pitched. John Paul started for Pepsi and

pitch 4 innings, allowed 5 runs 7 hits, struck out 3 and walk 4.

Game 2 will be played tonight at 6:30p.m ..

Jsp~~;t 76~ts i~··1 IINBA season opener I ,. [J SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tim with 28 points. fj Duncan had 20 points and 16 Wizards 94, Hawks 87 \ rebounds as the San Antonio In Washi<1gton, Juwan ·• Spurs opened defense of their Howardscored21 points to help ' NBA title with an 89-76 win Gar Heard win his coaching over Philadelphia Tuesday debut with the Washington night. Wizards.

San Antonio led by only two A tctal of 52 fouls were called points early in the fourth quar- as both teams had trouble ad-

• ter before a jumper by David justing to the new rules crack-Robinson and Terry Porter's 3- ing down on contact.

· pointer ignited a 17-0 run that Atlanta's Roshown McLeod put the Spurs comfortably scored 14 of his career-high 22 ahead. points in the first quarter, in-

Porter, a veteran free agent eluding a 50-footer( 15-r/ signed during the offseason, meters)at the buzzer. ,i scored eight points during the The Hawks played without ' (! spurt, which made it 77-58 with Isaiah Rider, who traveled to

1i 6:28 left to play. Porter came Texas on Monday following ;: [l off the bench and finished with the death of his grandfather. '.: :I 15 points. Heat 128, Pistons 122, 20T !i

Phoenix Suns forward Tom Gugliotta (right) reaches in to try to strip the ball away from Denver Nuggets center Raef LaFrentz after he pulled down a rebound in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 107-102 overtime victory in Denver late Tuesday. AP

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