UNJV£RSJiY . u, HilI/vAil 1.I8R.Ll.p\, arianas . Micronesia's Leading Newspaper SInce 1972 e\VS tors Bureau on Jan. 14. Breeding said Continental en- tered into an agreement with Pa- cific Island Aviation to take up the slack left by Continental on the Rota air service. continued on page 4 source said. Askedfor confirmation, Conti- nental managerfortheCNMIMax Kretzers said the airline's posi- tionwasmadeclearby Continen- tal President Don Breeding in a speech before the Marianas Visi- bere-pavedwithspecialmaterial. Meanwhile, other sources said Continental Micronesia wouldnot comebacktoRotawithits BOeing 727 aircrafteven if the runwayis repaired. . Rota is not ready for 727 jets, L- __ Honolulu. CPA consulting engi- neer Efrain Camacho, who par- ticipated in the discussions went to Rota yesterday to determine themostfeasible approachto the problem. Basically, the runway would By Nick Legaspi CONTINENTALMicronesia will not resume jet service to Rota even if the skidding problem on theairportrunwayontheislandis corrected. The flights were sus- pendedin December. This was learned yesterday as ,the CommonwealthPortsAuthor- ity (CPA) completeddiscussions with the Federal Aviation Au- thority (FAA)onhowtomakethe runway safe for big aircraft. In an interview, CPA Chair- manJ.M.Guerrerosaid threedif- ferent possible solutions· to the runway problem were discussed during last week's meeting be- tweenCPA and FAA officialsin Continental notconrlng back PIA can take care oiRota's needs Car, truck collide; both drivers hurt Man hunting crabs falls offAgingan POLICEand medicalpersonnel place Candido Borja on a stretcher after extricatinghim from his truCk during yesterday's accident In San Vicente. Dandanhomestead. . Borjawas grimacing in pain before the medical personnel arrived but Salas appeared more seriously hurt. She was unable to move, was looking.: very pale and weakly com- plained to a police officer that she was experiencing chest pains before the ambulance arrived. ment of PublicSafety's Boating SafetyDivisionandthe Officeof Civil Defenseafter receivingwe report. Assistant Police Chief Ray B. Camacho said a helicopter was hired to beef up the searchopera- tionyesterdaymorning. By yesterday noon, 17 hours afterJimenafell,aBoatingSafety boat with threemale rescuers on boardwasstillscouringtherough seas. The small Boating Safety boat couldbeseenoccasionally tossed by huge waves. Jet skis were also utilized in more calm waters near the shore- line. A police officer and a Civil Defense staffstationed onthecliff continued on page 4 By Gaynor Dumat-ol A WOMAN driving a new Mazda car was badly injured while a man driving a pickup truck also sustained injuries when their vehicles collided yesterdaymorningat an inter- sectionin San Vicente.: . It tooknearly 30 minutes for emergencymedicalpersonnel ........,I_..... ......... ..... ........ _ ........ -_ .. - HOPES dimmed for therescueof a man who fell in the deep and choppywatersoffAginganPoint, as authorities failed to fmd any traceof thevictimasof yesterday noon. Renato Jimena, 29, a worker from the Philippines, fell from the cliff in Agingan at 7:58 p.m. Tuesday. That was the last time Jimena was seen by his companion, Marcelo Dizon, also a Filipino, who resides in Koblerville. The twomenwerehuntingcrabswhen the accidenthappened. Jimenawas kneelingon anun- stableedge of the cliff reaching for acrabwhenhefell, Dizontold a police investigator. A search and rescue operation was carried out by the Depart-
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u, HilI/vAil 1.I8R.Ll.p\,
arianas ~riety;~. Micronesia's Leading Newspaper SInce 1972 ~ e\VS
tors Bureau on Jan. 14.Breeding said Continental en
tered into an agreement with Pacific Island Aviation to take upthe slack left by Continental onthe Rota air service.
continuedon page4
sourcesaid.Askedfor confirmation, Conti
nental managerfortheCNMIMaxKretzers said the airline's positionwasmadeclearby Continental President Don Breeding in aspeechbefore theMarianasVisi-
bere-pavedwithspecialmaterial.Meanwhile, other sources said
ContinentalMicronesiawouldnotcomebacktoRotawithitsBOeing727 aircrafteven if therunwayisrepaired.. Rota is not ready for 727 jets,
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Honolulu. CPA consulting engineer Efrain Camacho, who participated in the discussions wentto Rota yesterday to determinethemost feasible approachto theproblem.
Basically, the runway would
By Nick Legaspi
CONTINENTALMicronesiawillnot resume jet service to Rotaeven if the skiddingproblemontheairportrunwayontheislandiscorrected. The flights were suspendedin December.
This was learned yesterday as,theCommonwealthPortsAuthority (CPA) completeddiscussionswith the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)onhowtomaketherunway safe for big aircraft.
In an interview, CPA ChairmanJ.M.Guerrerosaid threedifferent possible solutions· to therunway problem were discussedduring last week's meeting betweenCPA andFAAofficialsin
Continental notconrlng backPIA can take care oiRota's needs
Car, truck collide;both drivers hurt
Man hunting crabsfalls offAgingan
POLICEand medicalpersonnelplace Candido Borja on a stretcherafter extricatinghim from his truCk duringyesterday'saccidentIn San Vicente.
Dandanhomestead.. Borjawas grimacing in pain
before the medical personnelarrived but Salas appearedmore seriously hurt. She wasunable to move, was looking.:very pale and weakly complainedto a policeofficer thatshe was experiencing chestpains before the ambulancearrived.
ment of PublicSafety's BoatingSafetyDivisionandthe OfficeofCivil Defenseafter receivingwereport.
Assistant Police Chief Ray B.Camacho said a helicopter washired tobeefup thesearchoperation yesterdaymorning.
By yesterday noon, 17 hoursafterJimenafell,aBoatingSafetyboat with threemale rescuersonboardwasstillscouringtheroughseas.
The small BoatingSafetyboatcouldbeseenoccasionally tossedby huge waves.
Jet skis were also utilized inmorecalm waters near theshoreline.
A police officer and a CivilDefense staffstationedonthecliff
continued on page 4
By Gaynor Dumat-ol
A WOMAN driving a newMazdacar was badly injuredwhilea man driving apickuptruck also sustained injurieswhen their vehicles collidedyesterdaymorningat anintersectionin San Vicente.:. It tooknearly30minutes for
HOPES dimmedfor therescueofa man who fell in the deep andchoppywatersoffAginganPoint,as authorities failed to fmd anytraceof thevictimasof yesterdaynoon.
Renato Jimena, 29, a workerfrom the Philippines, fell fromthe cliff in Agingan at 7:58 p.m.Tuesday.
That was the last time Jimenawas seen by his companion,Marcelo Dizon, also a Filipino,who resides in Koblerville. Thetwomenwerehuntingcrabswhenthe accidenthappened.
Jimenawas kneelingon anunstable edge of the cliff reachingforacrabwhenhefell, Dizontolda police investigator.
A search and rescue operationwas carried out by the Depart-
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Senate passes salary raisefor judges on first readingTHE SENATE yesterdaypassed .amending the ~ewly enacted hotel ~cupancy tax. .on first reading a bill to raise the GovernmentEthicsCode of 1990 "I think we urgently need this ,salaries of judges. (Senate Bill 8-136), the Garment to ensure proper taxes are being
HouseBill8-191,knownas the Export Tax Act of 1993 (Senate imposedonourhotelssowe couldJudicial Branch Compensation Bill 8- 137) and an amendment get the revenues due us," saidAct of 1993, seek to make local bill to the Planning and Budget- Senate President Juan S.judges' salaries comparable to ing Act (Se~ate Bill 8-13.8). Demapan, authoro! ~e bill.those received by their counter_Senate BIll 8-136, which was H~noted tJ:1~tstansncsfro~ tb;eparts in other jurisdictions. introduced by Sen. Edward U. Manan~s .Visitors Bureau ~di-
This is to ensure that the Com- Maratita yesterday, seeks to cate a psmg number of tounstsmonwealth will continue to at- strengthen theprovisions of Pub- travellmg to the CNMI annu~y,tract and retain highly qualified licLaw8-11,orthecodeofethics butthattheamountoftaxesbemgpersons to serve in the two local for the government, collected under the hotel occu-
. The gist of thebill is toprohibit pancy tax does no.t appear to re-courts. . . fleet a corresponding mcrease.
The House .pas~d the bill on elected .0ffiCI~S from being em- Senate Bill 8-138, another billfJISt ~d fInal. reading on Jan. 13 ployed.m any Job other than that introducedbyDemapan, requiresdespitetheobJ~l1onsofRep.Pete f~,which he.waselect~. the Legislature to meet certainP. Reyes, chairman of the Com- ~e Legislature fm~s that deadlines or automatically trig-mittee on Judiciary and Govern- ce~mem~rsoftheLegislature ger the curtailment of certain ex-mental Operations, who argued ~~e sometunes been employed penditures by the CNMI govern-that judges had been "too lenient while still sitting and serving as ment and its entities.on criminals." members of the Legislature. We During yesterday's session the
The bill proposes a $130,000 find this inappropriate, and a po- Senate confirmed the appoint-annual salary for the chiefjustice tential for conflict of interest," ments of Francisco Q. ·'DL.of the Supreme Court from the said Maratita, who also claimed Guerrero and Juanita Mendiolapresent $82,200; and $126,000 that thenewlyenactedethics~e as members of the Board of Pro-for associate judges. does not adequately address this fessionalLicensingandthe Board
The presiding judge of the Su- concern. of Regents of the Northernperior Court $123,000 yearly, The bill al~o indicates ~at ~y Mar ian a s Coli e g e ,under the bill, while associate elected official must relinquish respectively.(RHA)judges willget $120,000. all other employmentbefore he is
The Senate alsopassed thePost sworn into ?ffice.Secondary Education Amend- Senate Bill 8-139 seeks to re-ment Act of 1993(House Bill 8- quire the CNMIPublic Auditor to89), the Junior ROTC Fund Act conduct monthly audits of allof 1993(HouseBill 8-181) a bill hotels within the Commonwealth
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Noritasuggestedtheimpositionof stiffer penalties against drugdealersas a deterrent.
The existing penalty is notenoughtoscare peopleoff,hesaid.
Eason, however, said she doesnot thinkimposingstifferpenalties'wouldserveas adeterrent becausea dealerdoesnot thinkof thepenaltieswhiledrug dealing.
Noritasaidthewaragainstdrugsmustbepriority in thecommunity.Atpresent,power,sewerandwaterproblemsarethepriorities,notantidrug efforts,he said.
cated but genuinely interested inthe everyday problems of ourpeople. Ajet-setting, globetrottinggovernor doesnotcutit in thisdayand age,"DelRosario said.
"I havewatched withincreasingtrepidation as our Commonwealthcontinuestoflounder undertheflagshipof thepresentadministration.Ourpeople needboldand decisiveleadership tosteertherudderofour
. Commonwealth ship into a direction of renewed hope and optimism," DelRosario saidin the lettersenttoRepublican PartyChairman Benigno R. Fitial.
Benavente ontheotherhand,expressed surprise. "I was naturallysurprised to hear themediareporting on a Del Rosario/BenaventeticketI had been tossing the ideaaroundbut withoutany degree of.commitment," thevicespeakersaid.
Benavente, a two-term representative of election precinct no. 2coveringSusupeandChalanKanoa,gave an assurance that he will beseeking to maintain his seat at theHouseof Representatives.
"I have every intention of continuing to servethepeoplebut in acapacity ofa member of theHouseand not in anything else," he said.
The vice speaker noted that hehas always looked at revitalizingtheSusupeandChalanKanoacommunity by pushing for cooperativeeffortsto improve infrastructure inthe areaandthathe intends to continuefocusing hisattentiononserving thepeopleof thatcommunity.
"I hopeto be giventheprivilegeof representing my constituents
. again in the Ninth legislature,"Benavente said.
listen to his people," Del Rosariosaid.
Althoughthegovernorisbelievedto be the strongest political personin the party,Rosario laments thatthe chief executive has not beenable to unite the group.
"If he wishes to maintain hisstrength, he should work in harmony with the party leadership,"he said.
Leaders of ihe Houseof Representatives havebeen in a frequentclash of opinions with the executive branch on major issues, mostnotably those concerning theCommonwealth Utilities Corp.
Del Rosario also lashed at thegovernor forhisallegedalienationof local talents' views. "He givesmoreweight to whathis expatriateadvisers saythanhe does whathislocalpeoplesay.Even DaveSablan,whoisoneofthemostlevel-headedmember of his cabinet has quit,"Del Rosario said.
Sablan isformer specialassistantforplanningandbudgetandamember of a CUC Board. He resignedtwo weeks ago.
DelRosario, servedformorethantwo years under Guerrero. Hequitin December of 1991.
Sincethen hehasbecomeanoutspoken criticof Guerrero, evenafter assuming a new job as specialadvisor to the leadership of theHouse.
"Our people realize that the futureoftheCommonwealth ishangingin thebalance andthatweneedsomeonewhdisnotonlywell-edu-
were 222 recorded primary victims.
CHCstatistics alsoshowthat96percentof thewomenundergoingtreatment for ice.addiction havebeen beatenby husbandsbecauseof the side effectof the drug.
Eason said while the AttorneyGeneral has not yet observed anincreasein the numberof violentcrimesthatresultedfromiceabuse,shesaiditwouldbejust amatteroftime before local crime statisticswouldlookliketheone in Detroit,Chicagoor Washington D.C.
By Rafael H. Arroyo
GOVERNOR LORENZO I.Guerrero's former resident executive for Indigenous Affairs yesterday clarified that his earlier announcement thatwe would runforgovernor was amere"expression ofdiscontentment withthepresentadministration."
Vice.SpeakerDiegoT.Benavente,in a statement, also clarified he wasnotrunning forlieutenantgovernor.
"I amnot running for governor,"John S. Del Rosario Jr. said in aninterview. ''I didsenda notice I wasrunning outofdisappointment withthepresentsystem. InfactIfeel sorryforwhoever iscoming into takethereins ofgovernment"
According to Del Rosario, prospectsfortheCNMIeconomy do notlook too andthegovemmentis nearinga pointwhere therewould seemto be nomore money to spend.
Hewasreferring to thecurrent $7million deficit incurred by thegovernment infiscal year1992,coupledbytheneed to identify resources forutilities.
"I feel there's nopolitical agendaunderthepresent leadership and itseems it's going to take at leastthree years for the economy to rebound, if at all,"Rosario said.
He criticized Guerrero for "notlisteningenough" andfornotmaintaining goodcommunications withthe leaders of theparty hebelongsto:
"He (thegovernor) doesnot listen to (Republican) party leaders.For himthere isno such thing as acollective view, only his view. Agood leader should know how to
EDUCATOR Ana Larson, CHC Social Services ChiefLauri Ogumoro, attorney Lacia Eason and CriminalInvestigation Division ChiefClaudio Noritaduring yesterday's forum onsocialissues sponsoredby theSaipanChamber of Commerce.drugcarriers, so to savetime, suspicious-lookingcargoorshipmentsaddressedtoorcomingfromsuspicious-Iooking companies or addressesaretheoneswhichare subjected to 100percentinspection.
Iceaddictionisalsoconsideredamajor reason for the rise in incidenceof domestic violence- yetanothersocialproblemintheNorthem Marianas.
In 1989,CHClisted40primaryvictimsofviolence in thehome.In1990thenumbermorethandoubledwith 85 victimsand in 1991 there
Del Rosario denies plan to runfor governor; blasts Guerrero
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tee.Babauta returned to his po
sition as member. Other BOEmembers are Henry 1. Sablan,and Fermin M. Atalig.
One of the highlights of themeeting was the discussion onthe proposed budget for 1993,1994 and 1995.
Public School System Commissioner William S. Torresattended the meeting.
Norita said in the Philippines,the drug can be boughtfor $35 agram and when it finds its way toSaipan,it could fetch as much as$2,(0).
He said the best way to controlthe proliferation of the drug is tochokeentrypointslike theairportand the seaports.
Custornsofficers,however,cannot guarantee thatcargoes comingintoSaipan,particularlythosetransported in containers through theseaports, are cleared of any concealedice or othercontrolled substance.
Noritasaid a 20-footcontainer,for example, wouldrequire theinspectionof 12 officers and eighthoursofworkfcracompletesearch.
Becauseabout80percentofcustoms' time is taken up in taxingcargoes, Norita said not all containers aregiven100percentscrutiny.
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THENMI chapter of the American Red Cross will hold it'sfundraising kickoff dinner andawards ceremony for 1993 onMarch 20, from 6 - 10 p.m, atPacific Islands Club Saipan.
thisannualeventmarksthestartof the fund-raising year for them.n chapter, leading up to the
THE Board of Education has anew chairperson for 1993.
During its regular meetingyesterday, the BOE electedFlorence M. Hofschneider asthe new, vice chairman JuanL. Babauta.
Hofschneider was vicechairperson during Babauta'schairmanship.
Also chosen as new vicechairperson was Maria T. Pe-.Red Cross dinner set
Hofschneider newBOE chairperson
By Gaynor Dumat·ol
THEPOllCE's Criminal InvestigationDivisionchief yesterdayconfirmed havingreceived information that the highly addictivecrystal methamphetamine or iceis being manufacturedin Saipan.
CIDChiefClaudio Noritaclarified though, that since the policestartedreceiving suchinformationayearandahalfago,lawenforcershavenotseenproofoftheinformation.
"Since a yearand ahalf agowehave been getting word that ice ismanufacturedhere.Thereisalotofwordgoingaroundbutwehavenotcollaboratedit,"Noritasaidduringadiscussiononeurremsocialproblerns in the Northern Marianas
,whichwas sponsoredbytheSaipanChamberof Commerce.
Norita made the disclosure inresponseto a questionfrom Division of Youth Services Administrator Margarita O. Taitano. Sheasked if crystal methaphetaminemight be madeon the island.
In thediscussion, thepanelcomposed of Norita, educator AnaLarson, Commonwealth HealthCenter's Social Services ChiefLauriOgumoroandAttorneyLeciaEasonagreedthaticeaddictionis amajor factor in the rise of social
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flights willbethemain topic ofthepublic hearing to be conducted attheRotacourthouse by the SenateCommittee on Public Utilities.Transportation and Communicationtoday.
"We need to immediately addresstheairlinetransportanonsimationand'answer thequestions thatledtothecancellationofContinental flight to andfrom the island,"said Senator Paul A Manglona,whois alsocommittee chairman.
Rota officials earlierexpressedfears that thepullout by Continental would increase transportationcostsandresultinhigherprices forconsumer goods.
hoodwascarryingahandgunandwas followed inside by anotherhoodedman.
The robbers demanded thepoker'scashboxwhichcontained$6,968 and askeda man playingpoker to give his mooey as well.Thepokerplayergave$730totherobbers.
Aftertakingthemoney,the twomen sped away in a car towardsthe northern direction of BeachRoad.
The license plate of the getaway car wasnot seen.
ary,anotherinMarch,oneinApril.twoinJune,another in Septemberand twomoreinNovember.
At least two of the drowningincidents lastyearhappenedwhilethe victims were spear fishing.(GLD)
Kretzers saidPIAhasbeenableto provideadequate airservicetoRota. He said the commuter airline is also buying another aircraft to beefup its fleet.So~cessaidthes~dilingprob
lem in Rota, which was blamedfor at least twoclosecalls in December,wasusedbyContinentalasanexcusetogetoutof theRotaroute.Theyneverwantedtocomein the first place. according tosourceswhosaidContinentalwaspressured by the CNMIand federal governments to bringits jetsto Rota with a guarantee againstlosses under the essential air servicesubsidy program.
Theywouldnotcommit tocomeback despite federal subsidies.
Continental. . .ci>ntlnuecffrom page 1
considered tempting to terroristssince it cannotbe used to makenuclearweapons, but it is highlyradioactive.
Francebas toldJapan it wantsto startshippingthe wasteby theendof1994.butafacilityinnorthemJapanneededtohandleitwon'tbereadyuntilFebruary 1995,saidMasatoNakamura of theScienceandTechnology Agency.
NakamurasaidJapanbas sentatotalof2,900tonsofspentnuclearfuel to France to be reprocessed
Car. . . continued from page 1
Extensive damage could be robbed a poker establishmentinseenon thefront left side of the San Antonioat gunpointatdawnpickup and the front portion of yesterdayandfledwithmorethanthesedan. $7.000cash.
PoliceChiefAntonioA.Reyes A police report said a certainrushedtotheaccidentscenenear ElenitaLegaspiwassweepingtheChristine's and FISh Pen stores floor in Liberty's Gameroom onin San Vicente. Beach Road when the entrance
Meanwhile. two hooded men door slightly opened.Legaspi told police she saw a
hoodedman peepingthroughthedoor opening at 3:56 a.m.. Theman motioned "her not to makeanynoise.
alsosearchedtheseausingbinocu- related incident so far thisyear.larsbutstill.therewasno trace of Last Thursday. a 67-year-oldtheman. Japanese woman drowned while
TIle assistantpolice chief said swimming in waters nearJimena wasstillconsidered miss- Managaba island.ing. In 1992, police recorded eight
It was the second serious sea- drowning incidents, one in Janu-
TOKYO (AP) - Japan plans toship from France and Britainmore than 3,000 containers ofhigh-levelnuclearwasteleftoverfromtheproductionofplutoniumthere,officials saidTuesday.
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Also represented at the meetingwas the LegalAidFoundation,a private Indonesia group set upto defend therights of thepoor.
Its chairman, Abdul HakimGaruda Nusantara, in promotinga new book titled "DemocracyBehindcomus," saiditsmessageisthattheIndonesiangovemment"is the major lawbreaker andmajor human rights violator."Nusantarasaid"coffins"referstobarriers todemocracy inIndonesia.
conference, alsoattended by senior officials from 31 Asia-Pacificcountries.
Geoffrey Robinson, head ofAmnesty's research departmentfor Indonesia, East Timor, thePhilippines and Papua NewGuinea, said the human rightssituation in East Timorwas stillbad as there were many arrestsanddisappearances.Headded thataccess to theregion is still difficult for international organizations andforeign journalists.
Robinson said the meetingmarked thefirst time in 15 yearsthat Indonesia had officially in-
Thetwosides should cooperateto speed therealization of a just,peaceful and prosperous community, he saidat the opening ofathree-dayAsiaPacificworkshopon human rights.
He said the situation becomesmore ironic whenformer colonialnations useeconomicpressure ondeveloping nations thataretryingtorecover fromtheresults ofpastcolonialism.
Thehuman rightsorganizationAmnestyInternational was amongorganizations represented at the
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A separatistmovement also isunder wayin Aceh.
Suharto said that upholdinghuman rights wasuptoindividualgovernments.
He added, ''The non-alignednations recognize human rightsin their totality, which not onlycovers individual rights, but alsothe rights of the community,people and nation."
Those nations consider it unnecessary for donorcountries toexercise economic pressure overhuman rights, saidSuharto, who
Suharto calls for cooperationPressure won't so~ve rights problem
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• •power crisisMANILA (AP) - The Philippines' electricity crisis has beenexacerbated by widespread corruption including theft,overpricing and phony deliveryofsparepartstogeneratingplants,a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Power wascut againWednesday throughout Manila andelsewhere because of majorshortfalls in generating capacity.Officials say the daily cuts willcontinue until atleastSeptember.
On Wednesday, The ManilaChronicle quoted unnamed National Bureau of Investigationofficials as saying theyhave uncovered evidence of billions ofpesos (millionsofdollars) infraudwithin the state-run NationalPower Corp.
Thesourcesestimatedthefraudhad cost the company 15 billionpesos(dlrs 25million) in thelastfiveyears, mostofitinthetheftofbunker fuelfor generators.
In addition, thenewspaper saida syndicate withinthepowercorporation had beenstealing spare.partsandfaking delivery reports,over-pricing equipment purchases, and rigging bidding fornewconstruction.
"Thebillionsoflosses sustainedbyNAPOCOR through thisscamis staggering, but what is morestaggering is the billions morelostinbusiness opportunities dueto the power crisis because ofthis," the newspaper quoted anunidentifIed investigator as saying.
There was no comment fromthe power corporation. Lastmonth, four corporation employe-es were arrested for allegedlystealinggeneratorfuel. Thepowercrisis followed a 1986 decisionbythenPresidentCorazonAquinoto mothball a 620-megawattnuclear plant because of safetyconcerns and allegations thatWestinghouse Electric Corp.,bribed the late PresidentFerdinandMarcos towinthecontract.
Mrs. Aquino then failed tocomplete anynewmajorplants tomake up for the loss of powerfromthenuclear facility.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) President Subarto said Tuesdayindustrialized nations willnotresolvehuman rights problems byusing economic pressure on developing nations.
AnAmnesty International officialtoldthesameconference thatthere was a "continuous patternof unlawful killings and disappearances" in Indonesia's northernprovince of Acehandin EastTimor, a Portuguese colony annexedby Indonesia in 1976.
Indonesian troops killed dozens of East Timorese pro-independence protesters on Nov. 12,1991. Agovernmentcommissionconcluded that at least 50 were
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port said."Japan must assume greater
international responsibilities andthe United States must accordJapana greater decision-makingrole,"it said.
In trade relations, it suggestedresisting domestic pressures forprotection of American industrywhile remaining prepared to retaliate selectively ifJapanrefusesto openits markets, particularlyto UShigh-technology products.
On China the report said USpolicy "shouldbe oneof continuedengagement inways designedto support Chinese economic andpolitical liberalization ...workingwith Beijing, where appropriateand firmly opposing it wherenecessary."
It urged that insteadof threateningtowithdraw preferred tradestatus to punish human rightsabuses, the UnitedStatesshouldfollow "a targeted approach thatlinksspecific sanctions tospecificChinese actions or polices thathave broad international disapproval."
Mideast statespost strongestincome growth
By Dave SkidmoreWASillNGTON (AP) - Midwestern states, relativelyuntouchedbythecommercialrealestate bust, show the strongestgrowthin personal income sincethe depths of the recession, thegovernment said today.
Meanwhile, stateshit by lastyear's hurricanes, by defensespending cutbacks and by realestateproblems dominate thelistofareas withslowincane growth,theCommerce Department said.
Nationally, incomes grewatanannual rate of 4.4 percent fromtheflrstquarterof 1991 _ thesocalledtroughoftherecession_ tothe thirdquarterof 1992, whichmarked thepointnationallywhentheproduction of goods andservices by the economy exceededthepre-recession peak.
The income growth outpacedinflation, which roseat anannualrateof3.2 percentduring thesixquarter"recovery period.
Only two states _ both hit byhurricanes _ had income growthrates below the inflation rate:Hawaii, whereincomes fellat anannual rate of 1.2 percent, andFlorida, where incomegrewata '2percent rate.
They were followed by Connecticut, 3.2 percent;Massachusetts, 3.4 percent;Maryland, 3.5 percent; Virginia,3.6 percent; Delaware, 3.7 percent, and California, Iowa andNewJersey, all3.8 percent.
TheEastCoaststateslisted allhavebeen'hunbyslackconstruction industries. California isbearing theburdenof defense industry cutbacks.01 1113 1418 1 7 B lOO6ll
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WASIUNGTON (AP) - While It said US prestige and infIufocusing on much-needed do-. ence in Asia is on the decline.mestic reforms, the Clinton ad- Partlythisisbecause of theriseofministration should paymoreat- regional power influence suchastention to Asiaandkeep Ameri- that of Japan andChina. Butit iscan troops there, according to a alsoduetodecliningUS economicstudy released Tuesday by the powerand doubt that the UnitedAsiaFoundation. States will maintain its security
Recently US policy makers commitments to Asia includinghavedevoted muchoftheiratten- keeping a "substantial militarytiontotheproblems andopportu- presence."nities createdby the collapse of "Our precipitous withdrawalEuropean Communism. Mean- could have dangerous adversewhiletieswith keyAsiannations consequences for regional stabil-havedeteriorated ity and economic prosperity," it
"Asia has not received sus- said.tained, high-level attention in the Thereportsuggested measuresUS executive branch and Con- which, in addition to reaffirminggress in recent years ... polices the US security commitment totoward the region have been Asia, include particular attentionpoorly coordinated," the report to JapanandChina.said. In reviewing US Japan ties,
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HONG KONG (AP) • Asianstock markets closed mixedTuesday, with share prices rebounding inTokyoonrumors ofapossiblecutinIapan'skeylendingrate.
The Taiwan stock exchangeremained closed because of theChinese Newy.ear holidays.. InTokyo, the225-issue NikkeiStock Average gained 205.18points, or 1.26percent, closing at16,492.63.Theaveragehadfallen49.36points,or 0.30percent, onMonday.
The Tokyo Stock Price Indexof all issues listed on the firstsection rose 5.85 points, or 0.47percent, to 1,255.98. It had lost
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York, compared with lateMonday's rates included: 1.5770German marks. up from 1.5675;1.4530 Swiss francs, up from1.4465; 5.3310 French francs, upfrom5.3305; 1,450.00Italian lire,downfrom1,452.50, andL27125Canadian dollars, down from1.2790.
Gold rose in London to a latebidof$330.95 a troyounce from$328.75 late Monday. In Zurich.the metal roseto ~ closing bidof$331.00 from $328.50 late Monday: Earlier in Hong Kong, goldclosed at a bid of $329.15, compared with·$329.75 late today.On New York's Comex, silverbullionforcurrentdelivery settledat $3.689 a troy ounce, up from$3.~79 on Monday.
does sendaveryclearsignal thatwehave to get the growth back,we've got to get the economybackon track."
At the White House, communications director GeorgeStephanopoulos .agreed withReich's assessment thata stimulus package was likely but hetoldreporters that it couldbe "alittle higher" than the. figuresmentioned by Reich.
Since the election, Clinton'sadvisers have been split over amodest plan of around d$20 billionandcallsforaboldprogramofaround$60billioninincreasedspending which Clinton's moreliberal advisers have urged wasessential to get the jobless ratedown morequickly.
Asked whether the smallerpackage would have much affect. Stephanopoulos replied,"Absolutely. If we can getmoney in the pipeline now tobuild our highways, to createjobs, if we can get private sector investment incentives ... Ithink there is a real job creation possibility."
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increases in future years.The debate is taking place
againstabackdropofaneconomythat, while showingimprovementinrecentmonths, isstilltroubled.
JustTuesday, someofthemainstaysofcorporateAmerica-IDM,theBoeingCo.andUnitedTechnologies Corp. - announced newjob layoffs for 1993 in furtherefforts to deal withweaksales.
That followed the announcementMonday bySears,RoebuckandCo., that it would eliminate50,000jobs,closemorethan100stores andshutdown its97-yearold catalogue operation.
Reich saidthatwhile someeconomic indicators have moved uprecently, that has not beenmatchedbysignificant improvement in the unemployment picture,which remained at 7.3 percent in December.
"We can't have a genuine recovery, arealboomingrecovery,until we get those jobs back,"Reich said in an interview onABC's "Good MorningAmerica."
For this reason, Reichsaid,"Ithink: thereprobablywillastimuIuspackage." Hesaiditwaslikelytobeintherange of$15billionto$20billion.
Reichadmitted thatin terms ofthe overall economy such anamount was "very small, but it
iri.ii'li~';_'I~llil~Mf!li~~!!'l·sumer confidence index and a 5percent jump in December salesof previously owned homes.
InNew York, theBritishpoundsoldfor $1.5380 Tuesday, downfrom $1.5565 late Monday. InLondon, theBritish pound fell to$1.5355 from$1.5589 lateMonday.
The pound tumbled after theBankofEngland cutitsrate.makingthecurrency lessattractive toforeign investors.
Thedollar sold for123.55Japaneseyen in New York Tuesday,up from 123.45 late Monday.Overnight in Tokyo, the dollarclosed at 123.90 Japanese yen,down fromMonday's closingbidof 125.05. Later, in London, thedollar wasquoted at 123.63.
Other late dollar rates in New
By Martin Crutslnger
WASHINGTON (AP) - TheClintonadministration declaredonTuesdaythatPresidentClintonwilllikelypropose$15billion to$20billioningovemmentspending and taxbreaksto jump-starttheeconomy thisyear. Theplancomes amidstarknewevidencethat America's corporate giantsarestillsheddingjobsbythethousands.
Reichandotheradministrationofficials insisted thatnofinaldecisions had been made, but hiscomments werethestrongest indication yet of the shape of theadministration'sproposedstimulusprogram.
The White House said TuesdaythatClinton'seconomicprogram, which will link stimulusthis year with a long-term effortto reduce soaring budget deficits,will beunveiledbythepresident in a Stateof the Union address to Congress on Feb. 17.
That gives the administrationjustthreeweeks toreachamyriadofdecisions onsuchquestions as- what public works projectsshouldpushed forward andwhattaxbreaksshouldbeoffered thisyeartoboostgrowth while at thesaine time proposing spendingcutsin popularbenefit programssuch as Social Security and tax
TImRSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1993 -MARIA1'.lAS VARIElYNEWS AND VIEWs-II
NEW YORK (AP) - The usdollar rose against most major.currencies Tuesday as interestrates continued 10 keep the foreigncurrency market fixated.
Gold prices rose. On the NewYorkCommodityExchange.goldbullionforcurrentdeliverysettledat$331.10 a troyounce, up$2.30from Monday. Republic NationalBank said gold added $2.20 anounce to a late bid price of$331.00.
Curtis Perkins,acurrency traderwith Chemical Bank, said themarket was influenced Tuesdayby remarks by central Germanbankofficialswhoindicatedtherewouldn'tbe animmediate easingof German interest rates. Hesaidthemarketwastrading ina rangebefore it endedgenerally higher.''This was the German answer,basically don't holdyour breath,we're going to be working on afew things," Perkins said. ''Thesense of themarket is themarketis looking for thenextratecut."
Perkins notedthattheBank ofEngland dropped its minimumlending rateby a full percentagepoint Tuesday to 6 percent, thelowest rate in nearly 15years.
Themarketprettymuchignoredotherdata released Tuesday thatshowed aslight slump inUScon-
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23-year-old Steven, who wasplaying in only the fourthquarterfinal of his career and inhisfirstGrandSlamevent. Stevennever has beaten a top 10 playerand Samprasgavehim no chanceto improve on that record.
"He had too manyweaponsforme today," saidSteven.
The former US Open champion,playinginhisfourthsuccessive Grand Slam quarter andlooked cool, cruised through thefirst two sets. He faltered brieflywhen Stevenbrokefor a 2-0 leadin the third, but quickly recovered.
Elegant and economical,Sampras came up with thunderous serves whenever Steven puthim under pressure. The American is seekinghis second GrandSlam title and his 15th overall.
"Wheneverhehad a chancehecame up with an ace or a passingshot," Steven said. Samprasserved a totalof 14 aces and wonin one hour 57 minutes.
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CAP) -ChuckDalyputanotherexclamation point on an NBAcoaching career that includestwo championships when hewon his SOOth game as NewJersey beat th-e"LosAngelesLakers106-91 Tuesdaynight
Daly,who-guided the UnitedStates'to a gold medal in theJW20Iyrnpks~B&~lon~is
the 15thcoachto reach theplateau.
K.C.Joneswas thelast to doit, reachingthemark two yearsagowith Seattle.
"I don't get involved in that100 much," Daly, 62, said. "Idon't getexcited, but it's anicemilestone. It shows you.havebeen able to surviveand thereare a lot of good players whohavehelpedyouget there."
No. 500 was no sweat afterthe Nets went on a 16-6 thirdquarterspurt, takinga66-55leadona 22-footjurnper by DerrickColeman with 2:38 Idt. TheLakers,whowereoutrebounded65-44,gotnocloserthan9points .therestof theway.
Kenny Anderson, insertedinto the starting lineup whenJ?alY took over the Nets this
D$IymarltS··S.'game with victory
By Tom-canavan year, led New Jersey With 28points, 20 in thesecondhalf.
''It'simpressivetobecoachedby a man who has won twoNBA championships and anOlympictitle,"saidAnderson,whohit 11ofl4shotsfroIQ.thefield. "Hopefully we can Winanother NBA championship ortwoherebeforeheretires."
Coleman added 23 and 17rebounds, while JamesWorthytoppedtheLakers with22.
"Youliketoseepeoplereachcertain goals in their lives andthiswasoneforhim," Colemansaid."We wanted itforhimandwentout andplayed hardto getit."
The victory was the 24th ofthe ye.;rr for NewJerseyand it.gave Daly a 500-320 recordin
. 11 seasons, lhe previous ninewiththePistons. Hehasnothadafullseasoninwhichhedidnot .win at least46 games.
Hisbestseasooswerein198889 and 1989-90 when the Pistonswon63 and59 gamesandconsecutive NBA titles.
"When you lookat the guyswith500winsalotofthemhaveasmanylosses,"Daly~aid; "Mypercentage ispretty good,ButIam happy it's over with. Thefocus shouldbe on, the team...
the United States will play No.7PetrKordaof theCzechRepublicwhile two-time championStefanEdbergfacesChristianBergstromin an all-Swedish match.
Stichhad twofive-set matchesearly in the tournament, but hasgatheredmomentum each round.
Forget, aiming for his firstGrand Slam semifmal in 37 attempts,nevermanagedtoputhimunder pressure in a match thatlasted only twohours.
"I played much better tennistoday. I'm getting better matchby match,"Stichsaid. "I concentratedwell,movedwellandservedwell. I kept him under pressure,"
Forget expressed disappointment.
"Ididn't playaswellasI could,"he said."I hadchances,but everytimehe acedme,or I couldn't getthe service back. When you'renot playingyour best, especiallyagainst guys like Michael, youare going to go down."Sampras ended the dream run of
Stich, Sampras wineasy slots in semisByWinsor Dobbin
MELBOURNE, Australia(AP)';, MichaelStichandPeteSamprasmoved effortlessly into top gearWednesday, scoring straight-setvictoriestoadvance tothesemifinals of theAustralianOpen.
Sampras, the No.3 seed fromthe United "States, crushedunseeded New Zealander BrettSteven 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Stich, theformer Wimbledon championseeded 14,easedpast No.11GuyForget of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Stichcompletely out-servedForget, holdingserve throughout thematch and breaking him once ineach set. The German ended thematch with a typicallyunreturnable serve.
Stichhammered12acesand30otherservesthatForgetcouldnotreturn. Bothmatcheswereinterruptedfor around45minutesduring the thirdset. In quarterfmalsscheduled later Wednesday, defendingchampionJimCourierof
Sid Peterreminder
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LAST reminder to all participants forthe second annual Sid K. Peter Memorial GolfTournament. The tournamentis scheduled for Jan. 30 and 31. Entryfee of $120 includes green fees andbanquet. All participants and individuals interested should report toMarianas Country Club by 6 a.m. forregistration, scorecards and tee assignments. Failure to meet your tee timewill result in automatic disqualification. It's allopen to umament so pleasecorne out and enjoy yourself;
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SAN LORENZO DE ELESCORIAL,Spain(AP)-The11thgame of the chess candidates finalwasadjomnedafter60moves Tuesday.
Thegamewascalledafter5hours,45minuteswithNigelShort,aBriton,andJanTimman of theNetherlandseven in pieces. Timman, playingwhite, sealed his 61stmove andthegame will be completed Wednesday.
Short, leading 6points to4,needsonly three draws to~ up thevictorybyreaching75 points, Eachvictoryisworthonepoint,anddrawsare a half-point The winner willchallenge Garry Kasparov for theworld championship.
Timman hasagoodchancetowinthe rook endgame since he willquickly win a pawn. Timman optedfor thesecondtime in theseries fortheexchangevariationoftheQueen'sgambit The first 17 moves weresimilartoagameplayedbyKasparov(white) and S'fedish grandmasterUlfAndersson m 1988.
Georgian grandmaster ElzibarUbilava said Short's position was"veryhard todefend."
In the 12th game on Thursday,Shortwill playwith theadvantageofthewhite pieces.
The winner of the match wins$124,000 andtheright tochallengeKasparov for the world chess titlenextsurnmer.Thelosergets $76,000.SAN LORENZO DEELESCORIAL, Spain (AP) - Movesfrom the 11th round of the candidates final Tuesday inwhich Britishgrandmaster Nigel Short andDutchgrandmasterJanTimman adjournedafter 60 moves.