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withit,"With Senate President

Dernapan's knownattitude of be­ing too partisan, we may be run­ning into more problems for thepeople. We definitely need moreflexibility within ourselves at theLegislature to make things mov­ing," said Villagomez.

He cited current problems be-.tween the House and the SenateandtheLegislature and theexecu­tivebranch asexamples ofreasonswhyneededlegislation do not getpassedas soon as needed.

He added thepeoplewantmorecontinuedon page3

taxrebatechecksEvangelistamadepayable toa company hehas-inter­est in.

Court records showedEvangelista'salleged actions mayhave violated CMC, sectionsl60l(a)and 1608 of6CMC .

Evangelistacouldnotbereachedfor comment, but sources said hehas been released after he postedbail.

Inaninterview athisCapitol Hilloffice, Inos said Evangelista's ar­rest and suspension should be alessonforeveryone working inhisdepartment.

'There's no room for personalgain in public service and we as­sure everyone that we here at Fi,nance will strive to do our best toSlay aboveboard,"saigInos.

"It is very important for all our'staffhereto beextracautious sincewearetheonesdealingwithpublic

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saidInos.Evangelista wasarrested Friday

andwascharged withalleged theninvolving fourgovernment checksworth$25,878 payable tofourotherindividuals.

According to information pre­sented before the Superior Courtby Assistant Attorney GeneralRussell E.Marsh, Evangelista "un­lawfully andfeloniously" tooktheproperty ofanother, towit,thepro­ceeds of separate CNMI govern­ment checks payable to DonaldTakeuchi ($8,357), NaomiTanda($4,533), Mark Deluna ($7A64)and Max Rapisore ($5,524).

The document filed by Marshindicate four counts of theft arebeingleveled against theRevenueandTaxchief,allpurportedlycom­mined on or about November 10,1993.

It was later reported that thenamesof thefourindividuals werefictitious and Ihal the checkswere

Inos says Evangelista's actipns will not be tolerated

Tax chief relieved ofduties

Lieutenant Govemor-elect Jesus C. Borja and wife, Mary Anne were among the guests during the 9th annualrecognition dinneiSaturday for all those who supported the NMI Chapter of the American Red Cross this year.

By Rafael H. Arroyo

JUANL. Evangelista was tempo­rarily relieved ofhisduties as divi­sion chief of Revenue and Taxa­tion after he was arrested andcharged Thursday foralleged theftof government checks worth$25;878.

According to Finance DirectorEloy S. Inos, he issued a suspen­sion order for Evangelista Thurs­day as a matter of protocol to givegovemmemp~utorsafreehand

in handling the case.Hesaidthesuspension lastsuntil

the charges are settled in court,or. Until Evangelista resigns or is ter­minated,

"It isextremely unfortunate thatthis had to happen with the chief.This is a saddayfor allofus in thedepartment alth.oughwe definitelywould not condone nor tolerateany actssuchas theones thechiefwas alleged to have committed,"

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HOUSESpeakerandSenator-electThomas P; Villagomez yesterdaysaidhewillbe vyingfor thepresi­dencyoftheSenateifSenatorJesusR Sablandecides notto contestthetop seat of the upper chamberagainst incumbent Senate Presi­dentJuanS. Dernapan.

In a telephone interview yester­day, Villagomez confirmed hewouldsupport Sablan'sbidfor thepresidency if the latteropts to run,otherwise, he himself would beinterested in wresting theSenate'stopseat

"I am putting my support forPepero (Sablan). Butifhe decidesnottorunI won't besittingaround.and let Demapan be presidentagain," saidVillagomez.

According to Villagomez, hecan't bear with seeing the samepersonalitiesagainleadingtheSen­ate andeven the House of Repre­sentatives.

"I just honestly feel Mr.Juan S. Demapan

Thomas P. Villagomez

Jury trial for Bowie,Reyes, to start todayTHEJURY trialfor twomensuspectedof killingFilipinocarpen­ter Eladio Laude in Novemberof last year will start in SuperiorCourt today after a five-day jury selectionprocessended Friday.

Six personsrepresenting a cross-section of the communitywillstart hearing arguments to determine whether Joseph AnthonyBowie and Mario Reyes should be held liable for the death ofLaude, who was allegedly abducted, and brutally killed on No­vember 5,1992., .The selection process started Monday with over 150 possiblejurorsconsidered.The numberwas reducedtosix after severalof.thechoiceswereexcusedbySuperiorCourtPresidingJudgeAlexCastro for varied reasons such as affiliations and relationshipswith either of the suspects. .

,Under the law, ihe'nature of the caseagainst the suspectscouldnot beheard by thejudge as the typeof chargesneeds to beheardby a panel of six jurors selectedfrom a cross-section of thecommunity. .

According to existing statutes on criminalactions, any personaccused by information of committing a felony 'punishable by .more than five years of imprisonment or by $2,000fine or both.shall be entitled to a jury trial by a jury of six persons.

The jury is' expected to decide on the case on its merits andevidence arid not on the basis of sympathy, passion and other.considerations.

BowieandReyeswerearrestedon November 7 after they were'suspected .of having abducted Laude and his companion, NiloRivera early morning of November5,1992.., According to police reports, Laude and Rivera were allegedly

"pulled over" along Beach Road in the vicinity of the SaipanBowlingcenter by a groupof individuals, one of which was saidto have posedas a policeofficer,. Laudeand Rivera wereallegedlyheld in captivity,robbed and

.mauled after which they were dumped into the trunkof Laude'scar, a 1985,Nissan Sentra, which the suspectscommandeered.

Hours later, Laude was found dead in the Dandan homestead, continued on page 12

Villagomez to seek presidencyIfPepero opts not to run us. Demapan~.. ..

By Rafael H.Arroyo Demapan's personality is just not I the incoming Democratic admin-apt f:)f the presidency becausehe istraticn,"he added.playspolitics too much.What we He was apparently referring toneedissomeonewhowill notthink suggestions fromreelectedRepre-of political affiliations flrst over sentative JesusP. Mafnasthathe isthe interest of the people," said seekingthespeakershipoftheNinthVillagomez. ' .House of Representatives against, According to Villagomez, current Vice Speaker Diego T.Demapan has showed signs of a. Benavente."die-hard" Republican Villagomez saidhe believesthe

"WithMr. Demapan at thehelm' combination of Mafnas andof the Senate and Rep. Mafnas Demapan, beingRepublican stal-leading the House, I do not think warts,maybeseekingmoretofighttheLegislature canworkwellwith theadministrationratherthanwork

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Subsequently, themeasure wasreturned to the House leadershipwithout any action from the spe­cial committee.

Lately, a surtax of ten percentacross' the board on all taxableitems had been proposed by thebusiness sector in lieu of HouseBill 8-248.

Aside from easier collectionsince it is only added on to exist­ing taxes, the surtax is said to bepredictable and gives businessinsighton what toexpect from thetax system.

It will also give the governmentmore time to study what otherchanges can be made on the laxsystem.

Such a scheme may also gener­atesome $14 millionin additionalrevenues when complemented bya three percent (down from 10percent) reduction ingovernmentspending, according to the draft­ers of such a proposal. (RHA)

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recommended tax reform pack­age put together by the Depart­ment of Finance contains recom­mendationsfor increaseson hoteloccupancy,excise,andliquid fueltaxes among others.

It includes reductions in rebaterates for individual and corporateincometaxpayersfromthepresent95% to various percentage op­tions ranging from 90% to 50%.

It likewise establishes an earn­ings tax to tap on previouslyuntaxed earnings.

The whole package reportedlyaimstogenerateanadditional$40million in revenues per year.

Such a measure, which wentthrough at least two public hear­ingsconducted by a special com­mittee on tax reform whichVillagomez himself formed, wasnoted to be"too burdensome" for'the general taxpaying public,prompting objections from thebusiness community.

NMI Chapter chairperson thanks all Red Cross, supporters durinq lastSaturday's event at the PIC.

andeffortsexertedbytheGuerreroadministration to come up with ameasurethatwouldcloseup loop­holes in the tax system and thatwhich would make the systemmore progressive... It could be recalled that meCNMI's generous tax systemwhich rebates 95% of all taxescollectedon incomederived fromsources within the Common­wealth was an object of congres­sional ire on the present adminis­tration.

Such displeasurewas looked atas a.factor in the effective rejec­tion of the third multi-year fed­eral financial assistance undersection 702'of the Covenant.

House Bill 8-248, whichVillagomezsponsoredbasedon a

otherwiseuse io fund someof ourCIP projects with," saidVillagomez.

He saidthepassage of themea­sure will enable the administra­tion to start identifying resourcesand recall the rebates that couldgo out to the taxpaying public byMayor June of next year.

"It is time for us to think aboutthe big loss of funds if we do notactsoon,especialIyatatimewhenmoney is hard to come by," saidthe speaker.

The speaker is apparently con­cernedthat if the J.aX measurefailsto make it in the Eighth Legisla­ture, il might have to be reintro­duced again in the Ninth Legisla­ture for it to be considered.

This would nullify all the time

gathering accompanied by hiswife, Mary Anne.

First Lady Grace Lynne.Tenorio, wife of Governor-electFroilan C. Tenorio was: alsopresent in behalf of her husband.

Chapter Chairperson HeidiDennis' delivered the welcomeremarks to personally thank allthosewhohavesupported. theRedCross in all its undertakings thisyear.

For the past year (from July1992 to June 1993), the CNMIChapterof theRed Cross has ren­dered financial assistance to 13fire victims, as well as five floodvictims and six others needingassistance for a total amount of

torialcandidatesforumprior totheNovember6elections.

Currently, the Democratic tan­dem of Govemor-elect FroilanC.TenorioandLieutenantGovernor­elect Jesus C. Borja is gearing fortransition from the Guerrero ad­ministration.

This was despite the fact thatcertification of election results isyet 10. be done by the Board ofElections.

Meanwhile, the compositionofboth the Houseandthe Senatearestillupin theairpendingtabulationof absentee and challenged votesfromboth Rota and Tinian.

HOUSE Speaker Thomas P.Villagomez last week said he'lldo everythingpossible toaddressthe tax reform measure currentlypending at the House of Repre­sentatives before the EighthLegislature's term ends later thisyear.

In an interview Friday,Villagomez said House Bill 8­248, the tax reform measure thathe himself authored.should passimmediately so that the govern­mentcould makeuse of revenuesthat would be up for distributiontotaxpayers in theformofrebatesby early next year.

"We really like to see the tax .reformbillpassed.Ifwedonotdoil this year, therewouldbea lotofmoneygoing out which wecould.

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collaboration between the legisla­tiveandexecutivebr.lllChesofgov­emment

Asked for commentyesterday,Demapan said he would respectanydecisionmadebyeitherSablanor Villagomez, this being the es­senceof a democratic formof gov­ernment

He.however,pointedoutSablanhas gone onrecord to be support­inghimaspresidentduringa sena-

can Red Cross last Friday hostedits 9th Annual Recognition din­ner for all those who supportedthe organization through thewhole year that is about to end.

Held at Pacific Islands Club'sMagellan Room, the event wasattended by a good cross sectionof the community who all gath­ered to show support for the RedCross as it gears for another yearof serving the community.

"We have seen Red Cross pro­viding the necessary help whenourcommunityneedsitmost.Youcanrest assuredthatthe incomingadministrationwillbe supportiveofRedCrossinthecomingyears,"said Lieutenant Governor-elect

Villagomez.••

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ButChina has said it will scrapany election results under the re­form plan. China has rejectedPatten's suggestions as violationsof prev.ious agreements. It alsohasaccused Britain of trying toperpetu­ate its influence in the colony byestablishing aWestern-styledemoc­racy. . Britain has indicatedforweeks it is running outof patiencewith thetalks,buthassetnodeadlineforreaching anagreement

year-old organization has beenevolving, saying it needs timetoconsolidateandstudyits role.

APEC MEMBERSHIPAPEConThursdayadded MexicoandPapuaNewGuineatoitsranks,andagreed to addChilenextyear.Butministersalsoagreed toathree­yearmoratoriumonnewmembers,again because of concern overAPEC's rapid change.

In addition to the newcomers,APEC members are: Australia,Brunei, Canada, China, HongKong, Indonesia, Japan, SouthKorea, Malaysia, New Zealand,Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,Thailandand the United States.

the Red Cross to visit jailed pris­oners; release thosewhoaresick;permit the families of exiled dis­sidents to join them abroad andcurtail the use of prison labor.

On not a singlepoint did Jiangsay yes to the president.

But he also did not say no.If there are to be gestures in

Washington's direction, they arelikely to come quietlyandspacedfar apart - much as Gorbachev'sSoviet Union began to yield toU.S. entreaties, first by simplylistening and then by acting.

China, after all, signaled be­forehand that it would considerpermitting Red Cross visits. Itseagerness to have access to U.S.marketsextendedbyClintonnextspring is a driving force for re­form.

Christopher already has pub­Iicly cautioned Beijing that itwould earn more points if 'itdoesn't wait until the last minuteto institute human rights im­provemcnts.

And,though U.S.officialstriedto make it seem a coincidence, along-standingChineserequest topurchase an $8 million Craysupercomputer to help forecastnatural disasterswasapprovedjustbefore' Clinton sat down withJiang.

The two leaderspartedwithap­parent respect for each other'spositions. They also have a mu­tual interest in fostering a richereconomic relationship. ''The de­sire for better relations betweentwogreatnationsmaybe thedriv­ingforce," theseniorofficialsaid.

But at the moment, there isnothing tangible to show.

an agreement on some of theuncontroversial issues."

The British-appointed HongKong governor; Chris Patten,hasproposed a democratic reformpackage that would broaden theelectorate. Britain wants Chineseassurances thattheelectedofficialssouldbe allowed to servetheirfullfour-year term, which wouldstraddle the 1997 turnover. of theterritory to China.

years agoin Honoluluin aHawai­ian shirt.

On Thursday, he went to thehome of Boeing assembly-lineworker Cary Qualls in nearbyMarysville to munch cookies andshowpictures ofhis grandchildren.Jiang brought along stuffed toypandasfor thetwoQuallschildrenand left with a drawing of Sleep­ing Beauty.

But there was no comparablewarmth withClinton.

"Theessenceofthemeetingwasin the discussion between thc twopresidents, and the frankness, thecandidness and the directness ofthediscussion betweenthem,"saidSecretary of State Warren Chris­topher.

In other words, they talked, andthat is considered a step in theright direction. But, Christopherreported, "there were no specificcommitments coming out of themeeting."

Another senior U.S. officialcommented: "The benefit of themeeting is intangible.You are notgoing to get the Chinese rollingright away."

The meetingconcludedwith thecustomary invitation for Clintontovisit Beijing,whichhe has longwanted to do. But without moreprogress, a visit by the presidentor even Christopher in the nearfuture appears unlikely.

There willbefollow-uptalksonother levelsas the Clinton admin­istration seeks a breakdown ofbarriers to U.S. imports, restraintinsalesofmissiletechnologyand,above all, better treatment of theChinese people.

Clinton pressed Jiang to: meetwith the Dalai Lama, the exiledspiritual leader of Tibet; permit

said thosecuts are too big and hasthreatened to vetothe accord.

APEC's FUTURE. Ministers praised' but did not em­

brace a report that recommended,among other things, that APECevolve into a "true Asia PacificEconomic Community" and set atargetdateof 1996forestablishinga timetable formoving towardfreetrade. They rejected seuinganytimetable. Instead, theyaskedthe panel to present more specificproposals on its vision for APECwhen theministers meetnextyearin Indonesia. A number of APECgovernments have expressed res­ervations abouthow rapidly the4-

announcement was consistent"withourhopeofafasterrhythmofdiscussions from now." .

.AlthoughBritainbroughtwhatilcalled"new ideas" to thebargain­ing table during the 16th round,there wasno hint of a breakin theapparent deadlock on how to ar­rangeHongKong's 1994-95 elec­tions.

HumwouldonlysayBritain stillhoped "it will be possibletoreach

electronics, non-ferrous metals,paper, wood,scientific equipment.toys andoilseeds.TheUnitedStatesagreed to cuts in all seven areas;Canada agreed to all but toys; Ja­pan agreed in all but non-ferrousmetals, wood and oilseeds. The .reductions go beyondthoseprevi­ouslyagreed tobytheUnitedStates,Japan, Canada and the EuropeanCommunity in July.

AGRICULTUREMinisters refused to further limit'farm subsidycutsbeyondwhatwasagreed to last year by the UnitedStates and the European Commu­nity in the "Blair House Accord"reached inWashington. Francehas

By BARRY SCHWEID

Different style, but resultis about the sameSEATILE (AP) - ChineseleaderJiang Zemin quotes AbrahamLincoln, croons American lovesongs, and even speaks a littleEnglish. But his meeting withPresidentClintonresultedinlittlemore than past U.S.-Chineseen­counters.

Whenallwassaidanddone,the65-year-old Chinese presidentshowedonlya tadmoreinterestinwhat Clinton thought about hiscountrythanJiang's predecessorsmight have.

Jiang listened, and that couldbe a first step. But he made nospecific concessions on a widerangeofAmericanconcerns,fromtreatmentof tens of thousandsofpolitical prisonerstopracticesthatleft theUnitedSlates with an$18billion trade deficit with Chinalast year.

Jiang'smessagewastuckedintoa I5-minutestatementthathereadat the outsetofhis Fridaymeetingwith Clinton. The import of onesentencewas inescapable: Chinawished to stress "the importance'of noninterference in the affairslofother nations."

True, China has broken out ofparanoidisolation.The economyis growing at a fast clip of about12 percent a year. Bicycles aregiving way to 'automobiles. No'one wears a Mao suit anymore.

AndJianghasspawnedthekindof reputation abroad that sur­rounded MikhailGorbachevwhenthe former Soviet president un­dertook the awesome process ofreform in his country. He quotesGoethe and Shakespeare as wellasLincoln'sGeuysburgAddress.He showed up for dinner several

schedule for moremeetings.Chinaannounced the17th round

willbenextFridayandSaturday inBeijing. Christopher Hum,a For­eign Office official heading theBritish negotiating team, said ~e

TARiFF REDUCTIONSVarious APEC members offeredto eliminate, reduce or harmonizetariffs and other trade barriers on

trialandagricultural goods, andinservices. and a strengthened sys­temof rules and disciplines," theysaid.

The Uruguay Round negotia­tions, namedforthecountry wherethey originated seven years ago,are aimedat reducing world tradebarriers. The talks, held under theauspicesof theGeneral Agreementon Tariffs and Trade, have beenhungupondisagreements betweentheUnited States andEurope oversuch issues as farm subsidies.

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BEllING (AP) - The 16throundof closed-door talks betweenChinaandBritainonHongKong'spolitical future ended Saturdaythe same way as previous ses­sions: nothing to show except a

China and Britain to continue talks on Hong Kong

SEATfLE (AP)· - Ministers ofthe17Asia-Pacific Economic Co­operation governments CUl sometariffsandcalledFridayfor"urgentaction" to successfully completestalledworldtradetalks.

"The timeforpledges andcom­rnirments is longpast,"theminis­terssaid in a joint statement.

Otherhighlights from themeet­ings:

WORLD TRADE TALKSMinisters said completing worldtradetalks inGeneva bya Dec. 15deadline is vital to global growthand prosperity. "Concrete stepsarerequired toassure asubstantialresult in market access in indus-

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you something. ... Everythingaround me is so depressing andgray."

The weekly is offering $200prizes for the 10 best letters - afortune in a country where theaverage monthly salary is theequivalent of $1S. The top prizeis a trip to the United States, as­suming Washington grants thewinner a visa.

"The child whose letter gets areply from Mr. Clinton first, ifany of them do, wins the mainprize," said Politikin Zabavnik'seditor, Zeferino Grasi. He saidno letters containing offensivematerial would be forwarded,which might mean Vladimir'sletter is out of the running.

The idea for the letter-writingcampaign came from Slobodanand Mira Pavlovic, a Serb-borncouple living in Chicago.

ing a huge fuel price increaseShonekanimposedtwoweeksago.

Labor leaders met with thenew'governmentlabor directoron Sat­urday;butNational LaborCongressdeputy directorAdamo Oshimolesaid thegovernmentspumed theirdemand to reduce theprice hike.

Abacha, a U.S.-trained soldierwhohelped leadmilitary coups in1983 and 1985, met in Lagos onSaturday withtheambassadors fromtheUnitedStates, BI itain andFrance.

All three countries have stronglydenounced themilitary takeover andthreatened10broadenthe tokensanc­tions they imposed on Nigeria afterBabangida nullifed theJune12bal­lot

inhis firstremarkssinceAbacha'stakeover, said Saturday he wouldhave to consult with his advisersbeforedecidingwhatactiontotake.

"It was a sledgehammer,"Moshood KO. Abiolatoldreport­ers outsidehis Lagoshome.

Aftercancelingtheresul tsOf thepresidential election, Babangidaresigned underpressureandnamedthe mild-mannered Shonekan tosucceed him.

Abacha said he was oustingShonekan and dismantling demo­craticinstitutions to bettergrapplewithNigeria'sworseningeconomicwoes and widespread civil unrest.Nigeria has been in the grip of anationwide general strike protest-

"open and frank" letters to theU.S. president - and compete forprizes worth a smallfortune.

The magazine let The Associ­ated Press read some of the let­ters,on conditionthe writers' sur­names not be disclosed.

Many of the children com­plained about the trade embargothe United Nations has imposedon Serbia and Montenegro, theonly republics left in Yugoslavia,for inciting war in the formerYugoslav republic of Bosnia­Herzegovina.

Serbia's nationalistpropagandamachine has vilified Clinton forsupporting the sanctions.

"I live inacountry thathasbeenpunished too severely," wroteanother girl named Dragana, 13."I am of the same age as' yourdaughter, and I would like you tothink as if she were trying to tell

You'll burn in Hell, YugoslavBoy wr-ites Clinton

By MISHA SAvie

the senators said"Every military administration

justifiesitstakeoverwithclaimstohave the ability to clean up thesociety, but ends up being morecorruptthan the precedingone."

Abacha is among the mostwealthy of all Nigeria's rulers,military andcivilian, allaccusedofenrichingthemselvesfromtheWestAfrican nation's oil industry.

Nigeriawas plungedinto chaoswhen Gen. Ibrahim Babangida,who spent eight years promisingdemocracy, nullifiedthe resultsofthe June 12 election that was toreturnthenationto electedciviliangovernment.

Theapparent winnerof thatvote,

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BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP)- Somesay he should bum inhell.Others beg for help. Either way,Yugoslavia's youngsters havefound plenty to say to PresidentClinton in a contest run by aBelgrade children's magazine .•

,"Hunger is everywhere, and youwill burn in hell one day becauseof it," wrote Vladimir, 15.

"I have no problems because Ido not have anything any more,"wrote a 14-year-oldSerb refugeefrom Bosnia named Dragana."Our house was burned and I donot know what happened to myfriends. Can you help us see ourhome again?"

Vladimir and Dragana areamongthousandsofchildrenwhojumped at an invitation by theweeklyPolitikinZabavnik towrite

andsaidhe andarulingjunta wereincharge.Likethestringofmilitarydictators beforehim,he promisedto institutea new democratic sys­tem,but did not saywhen.

TheSenatestatement was a rareshow of unity for a chamber thathad been sharply divided during alongpoliticalcrisisthatbeganwiththe cancellation of June'12 presi­dential elections.

Itw.as issuedafterthelegislatorswere ejected from their govern­ment-paid hotel rooms in Abuja,the capital.

'The military must know thatthey are not armedto treatNigeri­ans and Nigeria like a conqueredpeopleand an occupied territory,"

Their nuclear capabilities haveWestern countries, including theUnited States, concerned becausethetwoneighborshavegone towarthreetimessincetheirindependencein 1947.

They came close to fighting afourth waroverKashmir thatmanyfeared couldescalate into anuclearconfrontation inthespringof1990.

,Both India and Pakistan claimsovereignty over the Himalayanstate, although Britain divided itbetween thetwonations when thesubcoritinent waspartitioned at in­dependence.

"Thenuclear program is linkedwithJammu and Kashmir issue,"Ms.Bhutto said,"There cannot bepeace in the region without thepeaceful resolution of theKashmirissue."

Pakistan has beenpushing for aplebiscite in Kashmir to allowKashrniris to decide whether theywant to join Islamic Pakistan orHinduIndia. Indian-held Kashmiris India'sonlyMuslim-dominatedstate.

lence.Requests have also been made

to deploy soldiers in southern re­gions of Campania, Puglia andCalabria, newspapers reportedSaturday.

The Ministerof Defense,FabioFabbri, would not say when thetroops could arrive in Rome, butnoted that the government backsthe plan.

Someopponentsof theplan sayit reinforces Rome's reputationfor danger, especially after twobombingsinRomeearlierthisyearleft dozens of people injured.

But Parisi insisted: "This is nota militarization of the city."

Benazir' Bhutto says Pakistanunwilling to give up Nuclearprogram

By ZAHID HUSSAIN

By FRAt~K AIGBOGUN

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ­PrimeMinisterBenazirBhuttosaidSaturday that Pakistan would notgiveup its nuclear weapons pro­gramdespitepressurefromWash­ington.

She also said the nuclear armsrace withIndiacanonly be settledthrough regional negotiations on

. nuclear non-proliferation, whichIndiahas rejected.

"Wehaveoffered ta1ks with In­diaandwearepreparedtotalkwithIndia, but it should be a regionalsolution,"Ms.Bhuttosaidatanewsconference in her hometown ofKarachi,Pakistan's largestcityandtheindustrial heartof'thecountry.

, ',"Rolling back the nuclear pro-gramisnotfeasible.ItwiIlnotservethepurpose of nuclear non-prolif­eration in the region," said Ms.Bhuno,

BothPakistan andIndia arebe­lieved to have theability to makenuclear weapons.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - In oneof thefirst signsof openopposi­tion to the new military ruler,Nigeria'selectedsenatorsonSat­urdaysworenottosurrendertheirseatsin the newlyoutlawedfed­erallegislature.

Butthe67membersof theSen­ate did not say how they wouldresistthe ruler.

Gen. Sani Abacha ousted theshort-lived civilian governmentof ErnestShonekanon Wednes­day,dissolving thefederal legis­lature, the 30 state governments'andall localcouncils.

HebannedallpoliLical activity

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Senators vow to resist new Dictator

Rome asks for Anti- 'Ierr'ortstsmilitary patrols

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ROME (AP) - Some areas ofRome may soon be occupied bytroops - at the city's request.

Rome's policechief, VincenzoParisi, was quoted Saturday assaying a "technical agreement"has been reached to send in about500 soldiers to guard embassies,airports,homesof prominentfig­ures and other places deemed tobe at high risk of bomb attacks.

Parisisaidthe troopsareneededbecause police units normallyused in anti-terrorist roles are re­quiredforcriminalinvestigations.

The idea, he said, was inspiredby the use of the armed forces inSicily to deter Mafia-relatedvio-

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Lions andindividuals thathavebeenmentioned by theorists.

Fifty-six percent of the con­spiracy believers said the CIA ortheMafiawas involved. Theothersuspects were the Cubangovern­ment,34 percent; Americanmili­tary leaders, 29 percent; Presi­dentLyndonJohnson,28percent;anti-Castro Cuban exiles, 17per­cent; and the Dallas police, 16percent.

Tobetterunderstand thebreadthof these suspicions, the percent­agesalsocan be figuredasashareof all respondents. In that case,CIA or Mafia involvement wassuspected by 39 percent of allAmericans - conspiracy believ­ers, Warren Commission admir­ers, those who glaze over at talkof single-bullet theories - every­one.

Sixtypercentofall respondentsagreed that at least one suspectfromthe list wasinvolved. Butby56 percent to 40 percent, thosepolled did not think there shouldbe another investigation.

country has beenplagued bymorethan a dozen militarycoups.

Chuanformedafive-partycoali­tion after September 1992 elec­Lions. The partieswerein thefore­front ofpro-democracydemonstra­tions in May 1992.

Public outrage over themilitary's violent suppressionofthe demonstrations led to the res­ignation of the military-backedgovernment of SuchindaKraprayoon.

In 1991, Suchinda was amongthegeneralswhooustedthethree­year-old government of PrimeMinister Chatichai Choonhavanaftercharging it withmassive cor­ruption.

ncntseat on theSecurity Council.Foreign Ministry officials were

not available to comment on thereport due to theSunday holiday.

Formeradministrative viccrnin­istcrs often succeed to the ambas­sadorshipin Washington, andTo­kyo Shimbun said Owada 'mightswitchto that post in spring 1995.

Some analysts have speculatedthatOwada mightstay awayfrompotentially controversial jobs toavoid damaging the closelyguarded image of Japan's impe­rial family.

PrincessMasako wasalsoaFor­eign Ministry diplomat beforemarrying Naruhito,the eldestsonof Emperor Akihito and heir tothe throne, on June 9.

spiracy theories.While IS percent accept the

Warren Commission conclusionthat Lee Harvey Oswald was thelone assassin, 71 percent in thepoll think Oswald was part of aconspiracy. That's a much moreconpiracy-minded tilt than the48percent to29percentresult forthesame question in an AP poll 15years ago.

The rest of the respondents inboth polls were unsure - a per­centage that is not growing as theyears pass. One striking findingabout the APpoll, takenby phoneNov. 5-9, is that adults whowereunborn or toddlers when the as­sassination occurred were evenmore likely thanelders tohaveanopinion.

ICR Survey ResearchGroupofMedia, Pa., part of AUS Consult­ants, polled 1,026 adults. Resultshaveamarginof sampling errorofplusor minus3 percentage points.

For the 71 percent who saidOswald was part of a conspiracy,the poll posed a list of organiza-

An average of 220 officials ayear are fired, but even more areprotected by their corrupt superi­ors, Banyat said.

The country's recent economicboom sweIIed the ranks of civilservants, reducingefficiency andstraining the government's abil­ity to pay competitive salaries.Someofficialsusegraft tosupple­ment their income, he said.

Banyat said the governmentofPrime Minister Chuan Leekpaihas concentrated on improvingefficiency,butissaddledwithprob­lems stemming from a series ofshort-lived previous governments.

Since a 1932 coup establishedconstitutional government, the

Reports: Father of Crown Princessto be Japan's U.N. Ambassador

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TOKYO (AP) - The father ofCrown Princess Masako will be­come Japan's next ambassadortothe United Nations, news reportssaid Sunday.

Hisashi Owada, 61, steppeddown fromtheForeignMinistry'stop career post of administrativevice minister in August, twomonths after his daughter mar­ried Crown Prince Naruhito.

The dailiesSankeiShimbunandTokyo Shimbun,quotinggovern­ment sources, said Owada willformally be named U.N. ambas­sador next January. Sankei saidthegovernmentbelievesOwada'sinternational contacts and namerecognition wil1 help Japan as theU.N. discusses giving it a pcrma-

Most in Associated Press poll suspect a JFKassassination conspiracy remains hidden

By HOWARD GOLDBERG

NEW YORK (AP) - After 30years of investigations and re­examinationsofthedeathofPresi­dent Kennedy, just 12 percent oftheAmericanpeoplebelievetheyhave been told the whole truth,according to an AssociatedPresspoll.

Seven in 10 suspect a con­spiracy, and those who wereyoung on Nov. 22, 1963, are es­pecially likely tobe amongthe82percent who believe the truth hasnot been told.

In keeping with many recentpolls that show Americanssuspi­cious and distrustful towardgov­ernment, 78 percent think therewas an official cover-up.

There areotherreasonswhy thetruth could have been obscured:sloppiness by the Warren Com­mission investigators, a lack ofhard evidence, a desire to close awoundto thenationalpsyche.Butthe poll shows the public suspi­cions lean heavily toward con-

Thai Civil Service riddled with graft,Deputy Prime Minister SaysBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) •Corruption is rife in the civil ser­vice, and more than 1,000 offi­cials have been fired for graft inthe last five years, a newspaperSunday quoted a deputy primeminister as saying.

BanyatBantadtan saidtherapidgrowth of the civil service, lowsalaries and past political insta­bility are to blame for increasingcorruptionin thebureaucracy,theBangkok Post reported.

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DOl support excess land billHONOLULU (AP) - The U.S.Interior Deparunenthas comeout insupport of a bill to convey some 3,200 acres of excess federal landto the governmentof the U.S. territory of Guam.

"I am pleased to express the department's full and unqualifiedsupport of the Guam Excess Lands bill," Leslie M. Turner, thedepartment's assistant secretary for territorial and internationalaffairs, said Friday in a news release from Washington.

Congressional Del. Robert Underwood of Guam introduced thebill.

"I hope that the department's backing will help CongressmanUnderwood's efforts to move the bill through the House before thesession ends next week," Turner said.

"The return of excessfederal lands is a deeply emotional and veryimportant issue for the people of Guam," Turner said. "We want tobring this matter to closure in a way that respects the needs of thepeople of Guam and the requirementsof the federal government."

With respect to the upcomingland conference on Guam in Janu­ary, Turner said the departmentwill do alI. it can to'workwith otherfederal agencies, congressional leaders and Guam officials to de­velop a solution that accommodates-the concerns of all interestedparties.

"If we work togetheras partners in this endeavor, I am optimisticthat we will soon be able tofindacoordinated approachthatresolvesthese difficult issues to the mutual benefit of all involved," he said.

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theproperty or services of anotherwiththeintent 10permanently de­privetheownerof hisor herrightsto theproperty or services.

Evangelista has been chief ofRevenue andTaxationevenbeforeInosbecame Finance director.

Taking overEvangelista as act­ingRevenue andTaxation chief isJohnSchnebly,who isconcurrentlyspecial assistant to theFinance di­rector.

Schnebly shall hold theEvangelista'sposition until furthernotice from thedirector.

Tax...--contInued from page 1funds. Thismessage should gonotjust for Finance but also for allthose public servants working forgovernment," saidInos.

According toInos, it isvery sadtoseea long timeemployee of thedepartmenttobechargedwithsucha serious offense liketheftof gov­ernment checks.

Under thestatute, aperson com­mits theoffense of theft if he un­lawfully takes, uses or consume

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in carefully timed limousine pro­cessions and were greeted at thetopof the gangplank byClinton,

China'spresident.Jiang Zemin,showedupfirst, wearing a suitbutno tie. Japan's prime minister,Morihiro Hosokawa, jauntilydraped a long, tanscarfaround hisneck.

Rarely had world leaders gath­ered so informally and neverbe­fore had so many Asian govern­mentheads assembled inthesame'place.

The Blake Island meeting wasintended toreplace the formaltrap­pings of international summitrywith, a relaxed setting that showsthePacific Northwest at its scenicbest.

Members of APECwhose lead-

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'in a rustic lodge where the wallswere decorated with woodenAmerican Indian masks.

The dress code was casual:Clintonwore aplaidshirtandout­doorhalf-boots. Amongotherlead­ers sweaters werein abundance.

U.S. Trade RepresentativeMickey Kantor said that despitesome rough spots in talks withChina'sleadersandlingering tradefrictions with Japan, a "sense ofcommon purpose" was emergingfrom the week-long conference.

FOr theUnited States, theAPECconference marked a historic eco­nomic turn toward Asia, with thefastest-growing economies in theworld, and less emphasis on Eu­rope,struggling with slowgrowth.

"The leaders arrived one byone,

Clinton declares conference success for all region's people'Thailand and the United States.Malaysia's trade minister repre­sented his country. Mexico andPapuaNewGuinea wereadded asmembers at the meeting.

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BLAKEISLAND, Wash.(AP)•PresidentClintondeclared thefirsttop-level meetingofAsian-Pacificnations "a success for all theregion'speople"Saturdayandsaidit opens the way to break downtrade barriers and sustain Pacificgrowth.

In a joint statement, the leadersof 14 nations in the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation forum de­clared "the emergency of a newvoice"andvowedcIosereconomicties. They also pledged "our ut­mostefforts" tobringnegotiationsin Geneva on world trade rules tocompletion by a Dec. 15deadline.

"We've agreed that the Asia­Pacific region should be a unitedone, not divided. We've agreedthatour economic policies shouldbeopen,notclosed," Clinton said.

Clintonsaidtheleaders will notalways agree but"at least now, forthe first time, our region has ameans to hold serious policy dis­cussions onsuchquestions ashowtoremove trade barriers, orhowtosustain robustgrowth."

Flanked by otherleaders in ca­sual coats with a blustery PugetSoundin thebackground, Clintonsaidhe was"struck byhowmanypriorities weshare,"including' sus­tainedgrowth,more-openrnarkets,better jobs and' living standards,bettereducation and"protectionoftheregion'sunique environment"

Clinton said the 17-memberAsia-Pacific Economic Coopera­tion grouping of nations wouldbecome a "genuine community,nota formal legal structure."

"This week has been a successforalltheregion'speople,"Clintonsaid. "We should be pleased withtheprogress we've made."

. He said it would lead to mea-sures that can create jobs, raiseincomes, expand business andfos­terregional harmony.

Members of the APEC forumconcluded a dayof informal talksby issuing a "joint vision state­ment" espousing freer trade andmore global economic growth butmaking no specific commitments.

Thestatement, strictly limited toeconomic issues, asserted: "Weareunited inourcommitment tocreatea stable andprosperous future forourpeople."

"Ourmeeting reflects the emer­gence of anew voicefor theAsiaPacific in world affairs," the state­ment said. "Our economies aremoving toward interdependenceand there is a growing state ofcommunity among us."

The leaders - representing na­tions accounting forhalftheworld'soutput of goods and services ­agreed thattheirfinance ministerswould meettodiscuss global eco­nomictrends and. trade.

Theyalsoaskedbusiness leadersof Ihe Pacific Rim tosetupa "Pa­cific Business F()fUJl1" to helpfa­cilitate regional commerce.

Butthethree-page statement didnot mention one majoreconomicissue of contention - agriculturaltrade -which isholding upcomple­tion of a new set of liberalizedworld trading rules.

The statement - leaders chosenot tocall it a "communique" likethose issuedatannual Westerneco­nomic summits - was put forthafter theleadersmetforthreehours

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medicalfield.""Usingthe embryo as a pure 0b­

ject of analysis orexperimentationis an attack on the dignity of aperson andonhumanity," thepon­tiffadded.. ' ThepopeonSaturdaymadehis first major public outingsincefracturing his right shoulder,in a fall Nov. 11.

"As you see, he is a pope a bitdeficient - deficient but not com­pletely ruined," thepopejokedbe­foreabout8,SOOpeopleata Vaticanconference onchildren.

The 73-year-old pontiff said hewore a red cap used mostly for"solemn occasions" to cover hisrightarm, which was ina sling. Hesaidphotographers"donothavetheright" to take pictures of his ban-dages. '

Afteihefmisredspeaking,theI>qJewas applauded foralmost a minute.Hethen steppeddown togreet aboot40handicapped youngsters.

Thepope also welcomed guestsinthe froot lOW, including theco-dis­coverer of the AIDS virus, Dr.LucMootagilier, andfomer Italian Pre­mierGiulio Andreotti.

cratspressuredinner-city leaderstogetvotes,allegedly threateningtocutofffundingtoday-care.cen­ters and other local programs.

Rollins said to counter theDemocratic tactics he toldLonnaHooks, the Whitman campaignliaison tothe black community.to "go back to these people ... asfaraswe're concerned wewanttohelp them.Whatever theirfavor­itecharitymaybe, thereareotherwaysofhelpingthem besidesstatefunding."

Rollins sayshedido't authorizeHooks to commit any money totheeffortbut toldher:"Tell them,if they don't go up to the pulpitandpreachagainst usonSunday,we'd be wayaheadof thegame."

He repeatedly said throughoutthedeposition thatnomoney waspaid to black ministers or cam­paign workers to suppress thevote.

Florio spokesman Jon Shuredenied Saturday that Democratsthreatened blackleaders.

"I know of no policy like that,"said Shure, who also served .as aFlorio campaign spokesman. "Butno accusations should be surpris­ing coming from a self-admittedliar." .

Democratswcrcn 't buyinghisstoythat he lied out of ooc-upmanship,however. They want continued ac­cess toWhitmancampaign officialsandotherRepublicansastheypursuetheir lawsuit seeking to overturnFlorio's narrow defeat.

Pope calls unchecked genetictinkering a "Threat to Man"vATICAN ,CITY (AP) ­Alarmed at advances in geneticengineering, Pope John Paul IIurged scientistsSaturday to pro- 'teet the humanembryofrom ex­perimentation or "risk puttinghumanityin danger."

"It couldposeafearfulthreattoman,"thepopesaid ina speechtothe Scientific Academy of theRomanCatholicChurch,a groupof researchers and scientists.

"The embryo must be recog­nizedas a rights issueby the lawsof nationsor face puttinghuman­ity in danger," he said, warninggovernments to guardagainstso­cialchanges thatcouldcomefromincreased knowledge of geneticinformation.

He mentioned possible dis­crimination againstpeoplefoundwithgeneticsflaws or intentionalpairingsof couples to try to pro­ducegeneticallysuperiorchildren.

Thepontiffsaidrecentinsightsintohumangenetic-structure"putsin thehandsof doctorsand biolo­gists a knowledge that in certainapplications couldgo beyondthe

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Repub­lican consultant Ed Rollins in­sisted he just wanted to tweak apolitical rival with a fabricatedstory about paying black minis­ters to suppressthe black vote inNewJersey's gubernatorial race.

He conceded sending a cam­paign workerto see black. minis­ters, but only to counter Demo­cratic pressureon the ministers.

Rollins saidhedeeplyregrettedthe falloutover hisremarks: "It'sto apointwhereI've ... thoughtofputtingaguntomyhead," Rollinstold Democratic Party attorneysquestioning him under oath Fri­day. '

Rollins said his remarks - sub­sequently retracted - stemmedfromhis rivalrywithDemocraticcampaign strategist JamesCarville, who helped engineerPresident Clinton's victory lastyear.

Carville ran Gov. Jim Florio'scampaign; Rollins, Gov.-electChristie Whitman's.

Rollins testified that, after hetoldreporters blackministers wereoffered charitable donations torefrain from preaching for Florioarid Democratic campaignwork­ers were paid to be idle on Elec­tionDay,heexpectedreporterstocall Carville and say, '''Rollinskicked yourass... andhere's howhe did it.'''

Rollins saidhe wastoldDemo-

lion turnkey purchase of the 24­storyCityFinancial'I'owerwhichwas nearingcompletion on Mer­chantStreetinHonolulu.TheERSoffices now are located in thatbuilding.

It wasadevelopment ofA1akeaLimitedPartnership, inwhichCityBank of Honolulu was a 25 per­cent participant and became theanchortenant.Theprincipal part~nerwasBetaWestProperties Inc.,a Denver-based commercial de­velopmentcompany, with a 62.5percent share. C. Itoh and Co.Ltd: of Japan was a 12.5percentpartner.

ERS,represented by Himeno'slawfinn - Okamoto, Himeno andLum - in 1989 filed a lawsuitagainst the developer, challeng­ing the purchase price of thebuilding because of alleged de­sign and construction defects.. It was then disclosed by ERS

officialsthatpriorto thepurchaseagreement, there wasno full ap­praisal of the property's value, .but instead there was an evalua­tionstudybyafirmthatcautionedit was not to be construed as amarketvalue appraisal.

Not withstanding the disputedvalue of the property, ERS E~­

ecutive Director Stanley Siu in­sists it·was an excellent invest­ment, reflectingan eight percentreturnfor the pension fund.

Termsof thepurchase were re­viewedby Himeno'slawfirmandthe real estate consulting firm,Marcus and Associates, Inc.,whose chairman, MarcusNishimoto, is anoccasional golf­ing partnerof Takemoto, who asstate budget directorservedas avoting ex-officio member of theERS board.

milliongolf course managementcontractif it had gone through.

Retired state Supreme CourtAssociate Justice' EdwardNakamura, who at the time wasan ERS board member, told theSenate committee he stronglyobjected to that deal which heviewedasdesignedtohelpInaba.He later resigned from the ERSboard because of his differencesover that and other investments.

The most controversial of theinvestments to be reviewed start­ing Monday appears to be theERS's purchase of theCentrePointe office and ware­housecomplex in Carson, Calif.

It was bought in 1989 fromSS168 Properties Corp., headedby Honolulu businessman andpolitical insiderStanleyHimeno,for $26 million the same dayHimeno's company hadboughtitfor$23million, nettingHimeno a$3 millionprofit

Detailsofthatcontroversialdealfigured strongly in the stateSenate's rejection last FebruaryofHimeno'sdaughter,Sharon, asGov. John Waihee's nominee tothe state SupremeCourt.

Sharon Himeno, an officer inthe family company and wife ofWaihee's former state AttorneyGeneral WarrenPrice,at thetimeof the purchase was involved inher law firm's representation ofERS.

Parties involved in the ERS'sinaugural investment after theLegislature in1986authorized thepensionplan to enter the real es­tate market have been subpoe­naedto testify beforethecommit­tee.

That was the agreement in No­vemberof 1988 for the$68 mil-

Senate Committee looks into four moreretirement system investments

By BRUCE DUNFORD

HONOLULU (AP) - A specialstate Senate investigation com­mittee opens its final series ofhearings Monday, this time tolook into $ I 49 million in realestate investments made by thepension fund for nearly 80,000active andretired stateandcountyemployees.

The SpecialCommitteeon theEmployees' Retirement Systemand Government Procurementbegan its investigation in June,focusing onnonbidcontractsau­thorized by formerstate Budgetand Finance Director YukioTakemoto who last month re­signedin thewakeof thecontro­versy.

Despite the recent shakeup inthe Senate's Democratic leader­ship in whichspecialcommitteechairmanRichard Matsuurawasleft without any key appoint­ments, the committee was leftintact to conclude its look intoERSinvestments.

It willmakeitsfmalreportandrecommendations to the Senateprior to the 1994.legislativeses­sion.

Earlier hearings concentratedon the$77 millionlandpurchaseand investment in the WaikeleShopping Center developmentnownearingcompletionin Cen­tral Oahu and an aborted $31million purchase of the WoodRanchGolf Course in Simi Val­ley, Calif.

The golf course deal had beenproposedby former ERS Boardof Trustees Chairman GordonYueda's friend, Rodney Inaba,who stood to collect a $350,000fmders fee and a five-year, $1

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dlrs 8.9 billionfor the 100,000 new police officers,

wouldban 19 specific assault­style weapons while not takingany away from their owners,and would prohibit ownershipof guns by juveniles.

It also would expand the po­tential use of the death penalty,increase prison timefor dozensof offenses andauthorize fundsfor new prisons, alternativesanctions, drug courts and ef­forts tocombatviolence againstwomen.

The bill cannot become law,though, before January. A com­promisemust beshaped betweenthe expensive Senate measureand a series of specific anti­crime bills adopted by theHouse.

TheHouse hasalready passed, 'theBrady bill,anditsbasic pro­visions match those of the ver­sion underconsideration in theSenate.

A filibuster is the making oflong speeches, introduction ofirrelevant issues and other tacticsto obstruct thepassage of a bill..

senators, voting forguncontrolispolitically difficult, Clinton said,"but clearlyit is therightthingtodo."

Theproposal bearsthenameofJamesBrady, PresidentReagan'sfirst press secretary. H~ was se­verelywounded in a 1981 attackon Reagan. Brady and his wife,Sarah, have long fought for guncontrol legislation. Mrs.Brady, a longtime Republican,saidshe was"furious" atRepub­lican senators for"filibustering abill this entire nation wants andneeds and is crying for.

"Every day we wait, 65 morepeoplearegoingtodie,"she tolda news conference where Attor­neyGeneral JanetReno andsev­eralpoliceorganizations endorsedthe measure.

Foes won one skirmish. By a56-43 vote, theSenate retained aprovision that would phase outthewaiting period afterfiveyears.The National Rifle Association,long the leading lobbying forceagainst gun controls, supportedthat limitation.

Thecrimebillwould authorize

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a 95-4 vote" underscoring voterconcern over street crime. Themeasure calls for more than100,000newpoliceoncitystreetsandmoreprisoncells,andwouldban thesaleof combat-style fire­arms.

"Crime is the single mostpressing issueonthe minds of theAmerican people," Biden, theSenate Judiciary CommitteeChairman, said after the over­whelming vote. He called it "adramatic step in stemming thetide of violence that's over­whelming this nation."

The House has already ap­proved a handgun control mea­sure. From a trade meeting inSeattle, Clinton triedtopry loosethe Senate version, as well, so abill could reach his desk byThanksgiving, Nov. 25.

"I'm distressed at the Senate,"the president declared at a newsconference.

In addition torequiring a delaybefore handgun purchasers canget theirweapons, the Brady billrequires checks into the custom­ers' backgrounds. For some

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Lokue man makombibida todos parasena despues di i misa guato gi gimaSinora SOLEDAD T. TENORIO (Dai Dai) giya Dan Dan.

Your presence is highly appreciated.

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lfamilianIdefunto~s JOSE Ci TENORIO (Joeten)man magof makon bida todos parenthis yan man atungo para i misan i Defunto gifinakpo' Lisayon ~uma, gi mamaila naLunes Nobiembre dia biente dos, guato gi gimayuus Cathedrat giyu Chalan Kanoa gi alas sinko i media despues de taloane.

Dinner will follow immediately after mass at MRS.SOLEDAD T.TENORIO (Dai Dai) residence atDan Dan, Airport Road.

The family ofthe late Jose C. Tenorio (Joeten)would like to invite all relatives and friends to themass for the repose of the soul of

JOSE C. TENORIO (Joeten)on Monday, November 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Heed­ing the U.S. alarm over streetviolence, the Senate over­whelming1ypassedananti-crimebill Friday. But a follow-upmeasure to require' a five-daywaiting periodforhandgunpur­chases wasblocked shortofpas­sage.

Despite' a fresh plea fromPresident Clinton, the Senate'twice fellshort-by threevotes­of the60 votesneeded tochokeoff a filibuster mountedby law­makers demanding thatthefive­day requirement preempt morestringent rulesimposed bysomestatesandlocal governments.

Senate approval of the guncontrol bill,knownas theBradybill, thisyearis"littlemorethana fading hope," Sen. JosephBiden said late Friday night.Congress is working to adjournfor the yearbyearly nextweek.In contrast to the controversyoverhandgun controls,theanti­crimemeasuresailedthrough on

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Approach toopen Nuclearsites underconsideration

By BARRY SCHWEID

SEATfLE (AP) - The Clintonadministration,consulting closelywith China and South Korea, ispreparing acompromiseapproachto get North Korea to open itsnuclear sites to international in­spectors.

The administration is alsosounding OUl Congress, and key

'officials plan to meet in Wash- 'ingtonon Monday to put the fin­ishing touches on the complexproposal, Congressional anddip­lomaticsources said.

Theaimisagradual openingofthe nuclear sites to the Interna­tionalAtomic Energy Agency andresumptionofNorthKoreantalkswith South Korea on denuclear­izing the peninsula.

In return, the United Stateswouldsuspend jointmilitaryex­erciseswithSouthKoreaandholda third roundof high-level talkswith the Pyongyang regime,which would elevate its diplo­matic standing.

President Clinton, at a newsconference on BlakeIsland, said'South Korean President Kim.Young Sam would goto Wash­ingtonthisweekforfurther talkson whatClinton called"a sourceofconcernforus,one thatwefeelwe can find solutions to."

Clinton said "new initiatives"to resolve the problem would beundertaken in thenear future.

-At another session on Friday,Clinton saidtheUnited Stateswaslooking for otheroptionsin deal­ing with North Korea.

"I would remind youthatSouthKorea, Japan andChina are inti­mately interested and personallyeffected by those developments.And we have consulted exten­sively with all three of them allalong theway. And wearepursu­ing the policy we think has thebestchance of success," he said.

The administration iscountingon China to persuade NorthKo­rea to accept international in­spection - or tosupport economicsanctions and other so-far un­specified punitive measures intheUnited Nations if the U.S. com­promise isspumed bytheStalinistgovernment.

Blocking North Korea'sdevel­opment of nuclear weapons is akey objective of theadministration's nonproliferationpolicy.

The sources, declining to beidentified, saidClinton approvedtheoverall approach last Mondaybut therecould be "refinements"depending on. the consultationwith Chinese and South Koreanofficials attending Pacific Rimtalkshere.

Then the U.S. proposal wouldbe presented to North Korea at alowlevel, probably in NewYorkor Geneva, Switzerland.

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PORT.AU·PRINCE, Haiti(AP) • It's a truce-of sorts: Hai­tiansworkingtogether tocleanuptheir capital city.

Haitians have put aside theirpoliticaldifferences forfourdaysto pick up someof the estimated22,000 tons of garbage that hasaccumulatedsincePresidentJean­BertrandAristide wasoustedinaSeptember 1991 military coup.

It has-blocked cars from somecity streets and gathered in giantheapsinfrontof schools andhos­pitals.

Workershopetheeffort,whichbegan Thursday, will mean theremovalof morethan half of theaccumulated waste by Sundaynight.

"For the first time since thecoup, all sectors of the commu­nity, in spite of their cleavages,areworkingtogether for thecom­mongood,"saidReginald Boulos,directorof the U.S. AID-fundedCenter for Development andHealth and coordinator of thecleanupeffort.

Morethan1million peoplelivein Port-au-Prince, which has-nosewage system. They generatebetween 1,200 and 1,500tonsofgarbagea day.

Thecleanupeffortinvolves thegovernment, which is supplyinggarbage trucks, and the army,which is providing security andcontrollirtg traffic. The fire de­partrnent will spray disinfectantin the marketzones.

Private constructioncompaniesare providing trucks anddrivers.A private foundation and busi­nesseshavecontributed $25,000.Hundreds of volunteer workershave joined in theeffort.

The downtown area, wheremostof thegarbage accumulates,will be cleaned entirely. Subur­banCarrefour andPetionville willbe tackled later. Boulos willalsolead a three-month U.S.-fundedcleanup program that will belaunched Wednesday, with gov­ernment support. That programwillensure"permanent andregu­lar" cleaning, Boulos said.

"One clean-up operation can­not solve the problem," he said,adding that even if 30 to 40 per­centof thegarbage isbio-degrad­able, similar heaps will be backon the streetwithin a month.

Residents recall the last timetheir city was clean - during theweeks surrounding Aristide 's Feb.7, 1991, inauguration, whenhun­dreds of volunteers swept,scrubbed and painted the capitalto welcome theirelectedleader.

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good for his horne state, particu­larly its com, pork and soybeanproducers.

And like Kennedy, he spokewarmly of organized labor. "I donot see approval of NAFrA as arejection of labor's objectives ofpromoting workplace democracyand improving wages, workingconditions andlivingstandardshereandinothercountries."

Harkin objected to Clinton'scomments two weeks ago that la­bor was using "roughshod" and"musclebound"tactics todefeatthepact. "Those unwarranted codewords were demeaning to everyworking person and to organizedlabor," hesaid.

Clinton, in Seattle for a trademeeting with Asian and Pacificleaders, lobbied viahisweekly ra­dio address.

American goods. Opponents sayMexico, withitscheap labor costsand lax environmental standards,wouldbecomeamagnetforAmeri­canfactories. Bothmenspoke asthelong debate wound down.

NAFrAwastheprincipaIunfin­ished business of the 1993 sessionof Congress, and speeches byHarkin andKennedy werestrikingreminders of howthetrade debatehadcrossed partyand ideologicallines.

"For decades, the labor move­ment has stood as a bulwark forfreedom and democracy againsttyranny around the world,"Kennedy said. "Without their ac­tive support, wewould never haveenacted Social Security, Medicareand Medicaid, or the civil rightslaws that have transformedAmerica in thepasthalfcentury."

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The agreement that will drawthe United States, Canada andMexicograduallyintotheworld'slargestfree-trade zonepassed theHouseon Wednesday, 234-200.

In a breakwith theClintonad­ministration, organized laborandmany of its congressional allieshave vigorously opposed the ac­cord. The decisions by Kennedyand Harkin to embrace NAFrAunderscored theunusual coalitionsthathave sprung up.

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•WASHINGTON (AP) • TheNorth American Free TradeAgreement picked up surprisingsupportSaturday from twoDemo­crats with career-long ties to or­ganized labor as the Senatemarched toward final passage.

Inseparatespeeches, Sens.Ed­ward M. Kennedy of Massachu­setts and Tom Harkin of Iowabacked the agreement but tem­peredtheirsupport withwordsofconcernfor its impacton Ameri­can wageearners.

"What do we say to all thoseworkers who will lose their jobsbecause of NAFTA?" askedKennedy, among labor'sstaunch­est allies in the Senate. "It is nocomfortto themthatothers-somefaceless others- willgainjobs inlargernumbers."

duction.The United States runs' its

largest trade deficit with Japan,$49.6 billion last year.

A Commerce Department re­port on Friday showed a wideningtrade gap with both Japan andChina. The United States evenposted a rare trade deficit withMexico.

With each leader permitted tobring only a single aide and atranslator, the Blake Island meet­ing was expected to be intimateand informal - a setting Clintonenvisioned when he invited Asianleaders to the gathering last Julyat the Tokyo economic summit.

"There are vast differencesamong our economies and ourpeople, yet these can be a richsource. of enrichment," Clinton- .said Friday night at a workingdinner for leaders of the confer­ence.

After three hours of meetings,the leaders were expected to issuea brief document that sets generalgoals of expanding trade contactsand promoting economic growththroughout the region.

The officials said there was littlechance that the leaders, from di­verse cultures and political back­grounds, could agree on anythingmore detailed or specific.

tionship with China on a moreconstructive path," although in­sistedhe wasn't softening the U.S.position toward Beijing.

Clinton said he pressed Jiangon human rights abuses in China,arms sales, China's expected$20billion trade surplus with Wash­ington and the cultural integrityof Tibet. "We have got to makeprogress" on those issues, Clintonsaid.

China's foreign minister, QianQichen, said later, "The positionof China is that we do not approveof the practice of linking thingswhich have nothing to do withtrade issues."

Clinton proclaimed after hismeeting with the prime ministerofJapan, Morihiro Hosokawa, thatlegislative progress onHosokawa's political-reformpackage could pave lhe way formarket-opening moves by Japan.

But it seemed unlikely thatanything would happen soon onthat score.

Talks on improving U.S. accessto Japanese markets continue tomove at a crawl. And Hosokawadismissed any notion that he wasready to support an end to Japan'srice import ban - even thoughJapanese rice consumption iscoming close to outstripping pro-

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U.S. Trade RepresentativeMickey Kantor said Saturday that,despite some rough spots in talkswith China rs leaders and linger­ing frictions with Japan, a "senseofcommon purpose" was emerg­ing from the session. "We'remore than satisfied," he told agroup of reporters. Of the movetoward freer trade with Asia,Kantor said: "Like a train leavinga station, I think you will see itgoing faster and faster and faster."

But Clinton, playing host toleaders whose countries accountfor half theworld's output ingoodsand services, is finding there arestill some major obstacles to im­proved economic relations.

On Friday he met separatelywith the leaders of Japan andChina, the second and third larg­est economies in the world.

The president's meeting withChinese President Jiang Zeminwas the highest level contact be­tween the two countries since thebloody crackdown on pro-de­mocracy demonstrators inTiananmen Square in 1989. Itwasarneeting that probably wouldnot have been possible exceptunder the cover of such an inter­national forum.

Clinton said the contact waspart of "an effort to put our rela-

Clinton using personal touch toconclude Pacific trade conference

MONDAY-NOVEMBER 22,1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS:!!

ByTOMRAUM

SEATTLE (AP) - PresidentClinton adopted a woodsy, per­sonal setting Saturday toconcludea three-day forum where an un­precedented gathering of PacificRim leaders were exposed to hisfree-trade gospel.

U.S. officials said the 17­member Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation forum would issue a"joint vision statement" espous­ing freer trade and more globaleconomic growth.

Clinton was up at dawn to greetthe leaders as they arrived at theSeattle waterfront for the ferryride to Blake Island in PugetSound.

Portable heaters were fired upon the boat to help cut a dampNovember chill for the short tripto the island eight miles (13 miles)from downtown.

Wearing abrown leather jacket,Clinton greeted each leader onthe.ferry boat Tyee, most of themdressed informally. The firstaboard was Chinese presidentJiang Zemin, dressed in an over­coat but not wearing a tie. Thestatement to be issued later Satur­day was expected to be short onspecifics - but remarkable in thatit was being issued at all.

BLAKE ISLAND, Wash.(AP) - Leades eX Asian aIXiPacific nali<m,~g in treseclusim of a Puget Soond is­land, 00 Saturday declared "agrowing sense eX communityamoog us" and vowed closerecorxmic ties. MembeJsofthe Asia-Pacific Ecaxmic Co­qJeralioofaumcm;ludeda dayof informal talks by issuing a"jointvisiea staterrent" esp0us­ing freer trade and IID'e globalecorxmic growth 00tmaking00

specific conminnents,The statement, sIrictly limited

toecax:micissues,asserted:'Weare united in oor commitmenttocreate a stable and pa;perousfuture for our people,"

The leaders - representing na­tions accounting for half theworld's ootputof goodsandser­vices - agreed that tbeir financeministers would meet to discussglobaleooIDllictrendsandtrade.

Theyalsoaskedbusiness lead­ersof IrePacific Rim to set upa"PacificBusiressFooIIn" tohelpfacilitate regional canmerce.·

But the three-page statementdid not mention one major eco­nomic issue ofcontentioo- ag­ricultural trade - which is hold­ing up completion of it Dewsetof liberalized world tradingrules.

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South Mrican firms get head start in Chinese Gold rush. . d th Chi et to be decided fluctuate With the mtemauonal

BBUING (AP) - South African next year, the report said. the past two years, an e rna Y Ai announced in late Septem- market 1bemove aroused greaterfirms are getting a head start in It said Chinese firms are p~- N~uon~lGold~~~h~S:;~~': ber that foreign companies would interest abroad in China's goldChina'sgoldindustry,whichjust ticularlyinterestedinGenco'sblOo detegauonstovrsi ou . be all ed to i st in China's marketrecently began allowing foreign leaching technology used to ex- mm~s. . .d f Id ~es f~r:efirst time 'but The report said gold producersinvesunent in its gold mines, the tract gold from ore.. Al Dachen~, vice pr;SI dentt

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rican gold producer, is sending a formally restoredbetween the two mines together with South Af~- mes to asSIS! 10 mancmg mmmg roduction but Western estimates .delegation to China next month, countries last October. South Af- can gold firms. But ~ere~rt said technology In June. . . . p .' more than 2.5 .and two other South African gold rica is the world's leading gold details', such as the type of invest- II~ Se~tember, C~:~ raI~eda::~ :1l~~~~~=UallY _about 15com anies Anglo-American and producer South African gold ment .and whether the partners go pnces to wor eve. s . ,LT:" also 'are expected in China compani~shave visited China for . will share the gold output, have said it would allow the pnces to percent of South Afnca s output.

. Once again, OPEC facesslumping Oil prices

By SALLY JACOBSEN price hawk, often presses for re- with ~e. United Nation~ to dis-.duced output to try to drive prices cuss lifting the economic sane-

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP)· up. tions..After OPEC painstakinglycrafted Saudi Arabia, the world's larg- So far, no easing of ~e ban h~san agreement last September set- est c~de pr~ucer and OPEC's been ordered. But any hiruoflraqi-ting oil production restraints, most influential member, has sent U.N: t~ks - ~d tl1e prospect. ofcrude priceswere expectedto rally sign~s ~t would co?sid~r. a re- Iraqi 011 flooding a w~ll-supphedfrom their lowest levels in three duction m the group s ceiling. market - can send pnces plung-years. But there were no signs ~e ing. .

Although the dozen oil-pro- kingdom would agree to pare Its Last Septembe~, the .natIonsducing nations have controlled own production of 8 million.bar- pled~ed to cap the.If surging pro-theirpumping.pricesarestillweak rels a day. To try to boost prices, duction at 24.5 million b~els aand show no signs of improving it agreed last September-to freeze day through the fall and.WInter.much anytime soon. Facing a output through winter. But it has In doing so, the nauons hadbleak outlook ministers of the in the past balked at going below hoped to mop up excess crude onOrganization ~f Petroleum Ex- that level. the market and tighten suppliesporting Countries will meet Crude prices have risen s~me s~nce .demand f?r oil normallyTuesday in Vienna, Austria, to on reports the producers might nses In th.e. United States anddecide what to do next to try to tum down the taps. EuropedunngtheOctober-Marchprop up prices. But they still remain weak. The period.. .

Analysts say there is only one average price of an OPEC marker But pnces have not c1.lm~d asoption: slash production, now slumped to $14.62 a 42-gallon expected, although, unhke in therurming at about 24.7 million bar- barrellast week, the lowest weekiy past, the produc~rs have ~en~r-rels of crude a day. level since June 1990 and well ally stuck to their output limits.

"The reasonable thing for them under the group's dlrs 21 target. "Cheating is not the problem,"to do is have a very simple, M- Low prices help consumers - said Bogin. . ,nonsense cut of 300,000 to but pinch the finances of the pro- Rather, analysts said the cartel s4OO;CXXlbarrelsaday,"saidVahan ducing nations, many of which price-boosting efforts went awryZanoyan, senior director of Pe- depend heavily on oil sales to fuel because it overestimated demandtroleum Finance Co. in Washing- their developing economics. for its oil in the winter.ton. "That would fix everything." Even ifOPEC reduces pumping, Sales remain weak in Europe

Easier said than done. some analysts said the nations will and the Far East because the con-The fractious cartel always has continueto suffer from puny prices tinuing recession has slowed in-

difficulties agreeing to lower pro- as long as the markets are jittery dustrial activity in those regions.duction. But the nations may be about a possiblereturn ofIraqi oil Also, North Sea oil producers,so desperate to improve prices exports. Britain and Norway, have liftedthat they will be willing to cut "The shadow of Iraq is on the supply more than anticipated.back this winter. . market," said Peter Gignoux, As a result, OPEC's executive

"There is an awareness of how manager of the petroleum desk at recently lowered by nearlycritical the situation is," said Pe- Smith Barney, Harris Upham in 300,000 barrels a day - to Z5.1ter Bogin, associate director for London. million barrels - its estimate ofoil markets at Cambridge Energy "Until the Iraqi situation is demand for the group's crudeResearch Associates in Paris. regularized, we are not going to during the final three months of

TheIranian News Agency re- get a normal oil price. the year.-ported this week the ministers "The giant producer has been OPEC members are: Algeria,would discuss plans for a trim of barred from selling its crude since Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ku-as much as 5 percent in the'cur- its August 1990 invasion of Ku- wait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudirent output cap of 24.5 million wait. Arabia, the United Arab Emiratesbarrels a day. Iran, considered a Iraqi officials periodically meet and Venezuela.

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1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: JESUS C. CABRERA dbaSusan's Apartment, P.O. Box 2374,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­8490(11/29)M!13484.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $600-$800 per month.1 MASON - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.15-$2.65 perhour.Contact: COMMERCIAL TRADING OFSAl PAN, INC. dba Saipan Hardware,The Water Company, P.O. Box 724,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. NO. 234­6089(11/29)M!13487.

1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Col­lege grad., 2 years experience, Salary:$2.15-$3.75 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN PACIFIC GALLER­IES & FRAMING, INC., Caller Box PPP543, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­3402(11/29)Ml13486.

1 (GENERAL) MAINTENANCEWORKER - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.15 per hour.Contact: ROY S. REYES dbaHydromotive Performance Shop, P.O.Box 2544, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-9849(11/29)Ml13479.

1 STEWARD SUPERVISOR - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $4.15 per hour.4 COOK - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $ 2.52 per hour.1 FRONT DESK CLERK - High schoolg'rad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.76per 'hour.2 KITCHEN HELPER - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.26per hour.1 STOCK CONTROL CLERK - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.30 per hour.Contact: DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD.dba Saipan Diamond Hotel, P.O. Box66, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­5900.( 11/22)Ml6777.

1 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: CAMACHO INVESTMENTCORP. dba Summer Holiday Hotel, P.O.Box 908, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-3183(11/29)Ml13485.

1 SALESPERSON - High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.15 perhour.Contact: NAINA'S ENTERPRISES(CNMI), INC. dba Roshi's, Caller BoxPPP 206, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6533..

1 MASTER, SHIP - College grad., 2years experience. Salary:$1 ,700.00 permonth.1 CHIEF ENG:NEER - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $1,500.00 permonth.1 WELDER - College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $539.05 per month.2 ABLE BODIED SEAMEN - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary:$414.65 per month.Contact: TUGS & PILOTS, INC., P.O.Box 5147, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-7788(11/29)M!6875.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $5.00 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE, P.O. Box 806, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No- 234-6132/7058.

1 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER ­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary: $2.15 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN INSPECTION SER­VICES, INC., Caller Box AAA 225,Saipan, -MP 96Q50. Tel. No. 235­5223.(11/22)Ml6782.

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1 'MUSICIAN - College grad., 2 yearsexperience. salary: $500.00 per month.Contact FELIPE Q. MAHINAY dbaMahinay Production & Promotion, P.O.Box 2223, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-7829,235-1236(11122)Ml13379.

1 SINGER - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $800.00 per month.Contact: JOSEPH W. WAECHTER dbaPacific Entertainment Services, P.O. Box5235, Saipan, MP 98950. Tel. No. 234­9253(11/29)M!13482.

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1 ACCOUNTANT - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.15-$3.00per hour.Contact TORRES REFRIGERATIONINC., P.O. Box 714, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-6098(11/22)Ml13380.

GARl\IENT FACTORYWORKER

1 SEWINGSUPERVISOR-Highschoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary: $4.05per hour.Contact: GRACE INTERNATIONALINC., PPP 109, Box 10000, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-9682(11/22)M/13374.

2 WAITRESSES - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.15-$2.50per hour.1 MUSICIAN - College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $4.00-$5.00 per hour.Contact JESUS C. CABRERA dbaMama's Club, San Jose, Saipan, MP96950. (11/22)Ml13384.

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $800.00­$1,000.00 per month.Contact ANTONIO S. CAMACHO dbaWes~cFreight, P.O. Box 2048~Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 322-5537/1212(11/2.2)MI.13383.

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2 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $4.00-$6.00per hour.Contact: TROPICAL PLAZA, LTD., P.O.13Qx 5769, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-099819(11/22)Ml6770.

3 PRESSER, MACHINE OPERATOR1 CUTIER, MACHINE7 SEWING, MACHINE OPERATOR­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary: $2.15-$2.75 per hour.t OVERHAULER- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $9.49-$12.00per hour. -1 GARMENT INSPECTOR- High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $4.70­$6.00 per hour.Contact: UNO MODA CORP., P.O. Box1847, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­1861/2(11/22)M!6778.

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1 AlC MECHANIC - High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $700 permonth.Contact: NITIO SAIPAN CORP., P.O.Box 2551, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-3473(11/22)Ml13377.

3 CARPENTER10 CARPENTER6 MASON - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.15 per hour.Contact BRIAN P. REYES dba BPRProfessional Services, P.O. Box 2368,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­9127(11/22)M!13375.

. .1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER(BUILDING)- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.15-$2.75 perhour:Contact: COURTNEY PLAZA dba Jo­seph T. Torres, P.O. Box 714, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-1415/6098(11/22)Ml13381.

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AtAuburn,Ala.,theTigersbearthe Crimson Tide (8-2-1) for thefirst time since 1989 by comingbackfroma 14-5third-quarterdefI­cit.

No.8 Florida 52, Vanderbilt0At Gainesville, Fla., the Gators

(9-1,7-1)earnedaberthinthe SECchampionship game for a secondstraightyear.

No.IOTexasA-and-M59,TexasChristian3

AtFortWorth,Texas., theAggies(9-1 ,6-0)earnedatleastatiefortheSouthwestConferencetitlebywin­ning their 21st straightconferencegame.

No. 14 Penn St. 43, Northwest­ern 21

At Evanston, Ill., Mike Archie.rushedfor a career-high 173yardsandtwotouchdowns,KerryCollinspassed for 278 yards and BobbyEngram caught eight passes for132yardsfor the NittanyLions(8:2, 5-2Big Ten).

No. 18Colorado21, IowaSt. 16AtAmes,Iowa,A49-yardtouch­

down pass from halfbackLamontWarren to Charles Johnson in thefourthquarterralliedtheBuffaloes(7-3-1), who finished second in theBig Eight at 5-1-1 and secured acoalition bowlbid.

No.21Indiana 24, Purdue 17AtBloomington,Ind.,ShaneTh0­

mas scored on a 100yard run in thefourth quarter after Purdue ralliedfrom a 17-7 deficit to tie thegame.

No. 25Va.Tech20,No.23 Vir­ginia17

At Charlottesville, Va, VirginiaTech(8-3) put thefinishing toucheson another late-season collapse byVirginia (7-4).

No.24Clemson 16,SouthCam­lina13

AtColumbia, S.c., late-seasonre­placement quarterback DexterMcOeon directed a Clemson (8-3)comeback from a 13-3halftimedefi­cit.

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area bearingsignsoftorture while ing the perpetration of a robbery.Rivera was lucky enough to have The kidnapping counts wereescaped. Hewassaid tohavepried also brought up after thesuspectsopen the trunk of Laude's car and were said to have unlawfully re-jumpedouttosafetywhilethecar moved Laude and Rivera a sub-was in motion. stantialdistance from thevicinity

That same day, a car similar to where they were found and didLaude's wasfound totallyburned unlawfully confine them with thea few blocks awayfromwherethe purpose of cornrni tting a felonyvictim's mangledbodywasfound. and flight thereafter and to inflict

Under second superseding in- bodily injury as well as 10 terror-formationfiled lastNovember9th ize them.:by Assistant Attorney General The robbery counts were in-Charles R. Rotbart, Bowie and eluded based on the allegationReyes are being charged with a that both Bowie and Reyes didtotalof seven counts,onecountof unlawfully take a gold chain,first degree murder, two counts money, a watch and a walletfromeach of kidnapping, robbery and Laude and a gold chain, and wal- .assault and battery committed. let from Rivera.

The murder charge was alleg- Rotbart also said the suspectsedly committed on the person of did unlawfullystrike,beat,woundLaude,wliiletheothercounts were and do bodily harm to both Laudeboth on Laude and Rivera. and Rivera, thus the assault and

According to the information battery charge.from Rotbart, Bowie and Reyes Bowie and Reyes will be repre-did with malice aforethought, sented in the case by lawyers G.unlawfully kill Laude, with pre- Anthony Long and Antoniomeditation and deliberately dur- Atalig, respectively. (RHA)

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Foley led an eight-play drive thatended withGordon's knuckleballthat didn't get too high off theground butsplit the uprights.

Notre Dame's loss left the na­tional championship picture asclouded as it's been all season.Only one teamfmished its seasonunbeaten and untied - No.6 Au­burn, whichbeat No. 11Alabama22-14 Saturday. The 11-0Tigersare on probabtion, though, andwillnot playina postseasonbowl.

No.9 West Virginia (9-0)played No.4 Miami later Satur­day, while No.3 Nebraska (l0-0)had the weekend off to preparefor Friday's game with No. 15Oklahoma.

No.2 Florida State (9-1)playedNorth Carolina State on Saturdaynight.

In other games, Michigan shutout No.5 Ohio State 28-0, No.8Florida crushed Vanderbilt 52-0,No. 10 Texas A-and-M defeatedTexasChristian59-~tNo.14Penn

State beat Northwestern 43-21,No. 18 Colorado beat Iowa State21-16,No.21IndianabeatPurdue24-17,No.25VirginiaTechedgedNo. 23 Virginia 20-17 andNo. 24Clemson beat South Carolina 16­13. In late games, it was No. 7Tennessee at Kentucky, No. 12Wisconsin at Illinois, No. 16UCLA at No. 22 Sout,hern Caland No. 20 Kansas State at Okla­homa State.

In addition to Nebraska andOklahoma, No. 13 North Caro­lina and No. 19 Arizona wereidle.

Michigan 28, No.5 Ohio S1. 0At Ann Arbor,Mich., the Wol­

verines (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten), tookcontrol of the Rose Bowl bid outof Ohio State's hands, scoringearly anddominatingonbothsidesof the ball.

No. 6 Auburn 22, No. 11 Ala­barna14

AMMWELEER TOWLAPRoadways Acauisition

Reel ayleewal me bwangil 2CMC 4141 et sec, PUBLICPURPOSE LAND EX­CHANGE AUTHORIZATIONACT OF 1987, nge MarianasPublic Land Corporation earongaar towlap, igha emangiiy ebwe lIiiwelofaluw iyee toolong faluw kka faal.Aramasyeetipali ngeemmwelebwe lingor ebwe yoar hear­ing reel inaamwo lliiwelil faluwfa.. Aramasye e tipali ngeemmwel ebwe tingor ebweyoar hearing reel inaamwolliiwelil faluw fa. Ngare eyoortingar bwe yoor hearing, ngerebwe' ayoara reel tali faluwkka faal, nge rebwe tooto woorBietnes Novembre 26, 1993,otol ye 9:00 a.m. mellol MPLCConference Room.

FALUWAL ARAMAS - SaipanLotffract Numurol E.A. 160­2R!W L1apal nge 2,097 squaremeters iwe e amatafa.. Saipan Lotffract blo. EA.160-1-RIW L1apal nge 1,975square meters iwe e amatafa

FALUWER TOWLAP - SaipanLotffract Numurol 024 G 02outol bwuley yeel nge 6 ,000square meters.

FALUWAt.ARAMAS-Saipan LoVTract Numurol EA. 855-B-RIWL1apalnge 963 square meters iwee amatala.-Saipan Lot/Tract No. EA. 855-C­RIW Uapal nge 957 square metersiwe e amatafaFALUWERTOWLAP- Saipan LoVTract Numurol 023 G 01 outolbwuley yeal nge 3 ,500square meters.

- Saipan LotfTract numurol 024 G01 outol bwuley yeel nge 2,100square meters.

AMMWELEER TOWLAP -Road­ways Acquisition

Reel ayleewal me bwangit2 CMC4141 et sec, PUBLIC PURPOSELAND EXCHANGE AUTHORI­ZATION ACT OF 1987, ngeMarianas Public Land Corpora­tion e arongaar tow lap, igha emangiiy ebwe lIiiwelo laJuw iye etoolong faJuwkka faal. Aramasyee tipali nge emmwel ebwe lingorebwe yoor hearing reel inaamwolIiiwelil faJuwfa. Aramasye e tipalinge emmwel ebwe tingor ebweyoor hearing reel inaamwo lIiiweliifaluw fa. Ngare eyoor tingor bweyoor hearing, nge rebwe ayoorareel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwetooto wool Bietnes Novembre 26,1993, otol ye 9:00 a.m. mellolMPLC Conlerence Room.

That one had the buildup; butthis one was better.

No. 17 Boston College (8-2)dominated Notre Dame throughthreequartersandled 38-17in thefourth. But the Irish rallied forthree touchdowns- one followedbya 2-pointconversion-and tooka 39-38 leadwith 1:09remaining.

BostonCollegegot theballbackon its lO-yard line, and Glenn

TANO PUPBLIKU - Sitio Numiru024 G 02 giya Saipan, ya hakonsisiste 6,000 metro kuadrao naarea.

Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC4141 et sec i PUBLIC PURPOSELAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1987,sino itulaikan tano para propositonpupbliku na akton 1987; nutisiamanana i ginen este put i intension­na i Marianas Public Land Corpo­ration humalom gi kontratanatulaikan tano ni ha afefekta ipedason tano siha nimanmadeskribi gi sampapa. Maninteresante siha na petsona sinamanmamaisen inekungok putmaseha manulhafa na priniponi puttulaikan tano. Yanggen guahainekungok marikuesta, i inekungoksiempre para i sigiente siha natransaksion ulan rnakondukta giBietnes, Novembre 26, 1993, gioran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom ikuatton konfirensian i MPLC.

PROPOSITON PUPBLIKU - /' MaChule I' Ohalan Para I' Pupbliku

TANO PRIBATE- Sitio Numiru EA.160-2RIW giya Saipan, ya hakonsisiste 2,097 metro kuadrao naarea.- Sitio Numiru EA 160-1-R!W giyaSaipan, ya ha konsisiste 1, 975metro kaudrao na area.

TANO PUPBLIKU - Sitio Numiru 023G 01 giya Saipan, ya ha konsisiste3,500 metro kuadrao na area.-Sitio Numiru 024 G 01 giya Saipan,ya ha konsisiste 2,100 metro Kuadro naarea.

TANO PRIBATE- Sitio Numiru EA. 855­B-RIW giya Saipan, ya ha konsisiste963 metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru E.A 855-C-RIW giyaSaipan, ya ha konsisiste 957 metrokaudrao na area.

PROPOSITON PUPBLIKU - I' MaChuleI' Chalan Para I'Pupbliku

Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC4141 etseciPUBLlCPURPOSELANDEXCHANGE ACT OF 1987, sino itu/aikan tano para propositon pupblikuna akton 1987, nutisia manana i gineneste puti intension-na i Marianas PublicLand Corporation humaJomgi kontratanatulaikan tano ni ha alelekta i pedasontano siha nimanmadeskribi gi sampapa.Man interesante siha na petsona sinamanmamaisen inekungok put masehamanulhafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano.Yanggen guaha inekungok marikuesta,i inekungok siempre para i sigiente sihana transaksion u fan makondukta giBietnes, Novembre 26, 1993, gi oranalas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i kuattonkonfirensian i MPLC.

ended its national championshiphopes - a dramatic comedownfora team that was talking all weekaboutarematchwithFloridaStatein theFiestaBowlon NewYear'sDay.

Just last Saturday, NotreDame(10-1) held on for a 31-24victoryover then-No.J Florida State in amatchup billed as "Game of theYear."

PRIVATE LAND - Saipan LotffractNo. EA. 160-2-RIW containing anarea of 2, 097 square ineters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. EA. 160-1­RIWcontaining an area of 1, 975 squaremeters.

Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMC4141 at sec, the PUBLIC· PUR­POSE LAND EXCHANGE AU­THORIZATION ACT OF 1987, no­tice is hereby given of MarianasPublic Land Corporation's inten­tion to enter into an exchangeagreement involving the parcels ofland described below. This pro­posed exchange is baing re-no­ticed as the previous notice con­tained an erroneous description ofthe public land to be transferred.Concerned persons may request ahearing on any proposed ex­changed by contacting MPLC. "sorequested, hearings on the trans­actions listed below will be sched­uled on November 26, 1993 at 9:00a.m. in the Conference Room ofMPLC.

PUBLIC PURPOSE - RoadwaysAcquisition

PUBLIC LAND - Saipan Lot/TractNo. 24 G 02 containing an area of6,000 square meters.

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PRIVATE LAND - Saipan LoVTract No.EA. 855-B-RIW containing an area 01963 square meters.- Saipan LotfTract No. E.A. 855-C-RIWcontaining an area of 957 squaremeters.

PUBLIC PURPOSE - Roadways Ac­quisition

PUBLIC LAND - Saipan LotlTract No.023 G 01 containing an area of 3,500square meters.-Saipan LotlTract No. 024 G 01 con­taining anarea 012,100 square meters.

Pursuant to the provisions 01 2 CMC4141 et sec, the PUBLIC PURPOSELAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATIONACT OF 1987, notice is hereby given ofMarianas Public Land Corporation's in­tention to enter into an exchangeagreement involving the parcels of landdescribed below. This proposed ex­change is being re-noticed as the previ­ous notice contained an erroneous de­scription of the public land to be trans­ferred. Concemed persons may re­quest a hearing on any proposed ex­changed by contacting MPLC. If sorequested, hearings on the transac­tions listed below will be scheduled onNovember 26, 1993 at 9:00 a.m. in theConlerence Room 01 MPLC.

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THELABEL"Gameof theYear"was handed out a week tooearly.Boston College scored the upsetof the season Saturday, beatingNo.1 NotreDame41-39ona41­yard field goal by David Gordonon the final play of the game.

The loss ended Notre Dame'sperfect season and may have

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The Buckner ring, presented to members of thelosing Boston Red Sox after the 1986series, sold for$33.000 to a Rhode Island collector, said Puzzo. 'Buckner's error in the 10th inning of Game 6 al­lowedthe New York MeL<; to win the series in Game7.

The Buckner ring was accompanied by a letter ofauthenticity reading: "Hope you enjoy my 1986World Series ring. The nightmare of 1986 is over.I'm off the hook."

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The vintage Robinson jersey was consigned toauction by the Hall of Farner's widow, Rachel, saidMichael Puzzo, spokesman for Leland's auctionhouse. In 1947, Robinson became major leaguebaseball's first black player.

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·NBARoundup ,/Celts down Shaq and MagicIN BOSTON, Kevin Gamble Clinging to a one-point leadscored 14points in the thirdquar- early in the third quarter, theHor-terwhentheBostonCelticspulled nets went on a 13:2 run to pullaway,overcoming a41-pointper-ahead 84-72. Five different piay-fonnance byShaquilleO'Neal for ers scored during the spurt.a 115-106 victory over the Or- The Bullets, who missed 18 oflando Magic on Friday night. 24shots in the third period, gotno

Gamble, who finished with 18 closer than nine in the final 12points, gotthe first fourbaskets of minutes.a 10-0 run and the last three of a Johnny Newman finished with14-5 spurt in the third period. 24 points, Larry Johnson 22 andBoston hit 18 of 23 shots as it Hersey Hawkins 17 for the Hor-outscored Orlando 36-21 in the nets, who stand atop the Centralquarter aftertrailing58-57athalf- Division with a 6.-i record, Char-time. lotte has topped the l00-point

1beCelticsled93-79afterthree mark in every game and is thequartersandfromnine to 18points league's top scoring team.the rest of the way. Rex Chapman paced the Bul-

Boston, 6-1 in its last seven lets with 37 points, two short ofgames, was led by Dino Radja tying his career high. Chapmanwith 19 points and Dee Brown scored 27 points on I1-for-14with 18. Orlando, losing for the shooting inthefirst half,butChar-fourth time in five games, got 20 lotte still-led 69-66.points from Anfernee Hardaway Pistons 95, Spurs 86and 16 from Dennis Scott. In Auburn Hills, Mich., Joe

76ers 124, Jazz 115 Durnarsscored 12of his 24 pointsIn Philadelphia, with Orlando in the final seven minutes, lead-

Woolridge scoring 25 points in ing Detroit over San Antonio.only his third game for Philadel- The game marked Dennisphia, the 76ers scored 100 points Rodman's first game against thefor the first time .this season to Pistons, who he played with forbeat Utah. the first seven years of his career.

The 76ers, shooting at a42 per- Rodman was ejected with 1:40cent clip through the first eight toplayafterpieking uphis secondgames, shot 60.5 against the Jazz, technical, finishing with eightmaking 46 of 76 shots. points and 14 rebounds. He was

Jeff Hornacek scored'23 points also called for two delay of gameand Dana Barros and Clarence violations, the second just beforeWeatherspoon 17 each for Phila- he was ejected for shoving Seandelphia, while Warren Kidd Elliott.grabbed 11 rebounds and scored David Robinson finished with12 points. 27 points and 17rebounds for the

Karl Malone with 32 points and Spurs, while Elliott had 20points..John Stockton with 25 topped the Timberwolves 113, Kings 108Jazz, who had won seven straight In Minneapolis, Christianover Philadelphia. It was the Laettner had 27 points and 13Sixers' first win over Utah since rebounds, winning his first proFeb. 5,1990. matchup against former Duke

Hawks 95, Heat92 teammateBobbyHurleyandlead-In Miami, Dominique Wilkins ing Minnesota over Sacramento.

scored 21 points, including a run- Micheal Williams added a sea-ning hook in the lane that give son-high 25 points and nine as-Atlanta the lead for good with sists for the Timberwolves, who2:10 left against Miami. The have their first two-game win-basket gave Wilkins his only ning streak since last March.points in the fourth quarter, but it Mitch Richmond scored 30was enough to help the Hawks points, Lionel Simmons 21 andwin their third straight game. WaymanTisdale 20for theKings,Kevin Willis led Atlanta with 23 0-5 on the road. Sacramento haspoints, while Rony Seikaly had allowed an average of 125 points19points and 15rebounds for the on the road compared to 97 perHeat. game in going 3-0 at home.

For the second straight home Laettner, who led Duke to fourgame, Miami frittered "away a consecutive Final Four appear-double-digit lead. The Heat, who ancesand two straight NCAAblew a 17-point lead, in titles before the TimberwolvesWednesday's 115-111 loss to drafted him in 1992, scored fiveUtah, saw a 14-point third-quar- points on 2-for-8 shooting in theter advantage disappear against firsthalfbeforegoing8-for-8 andAtlanta. All three of Miami's scoring 22 points in the secondlosses have come at home. half.Hehas ledMinnesotainscor-

Hornets 127, .sunets 111 ing the last four games, averagingIn Charlotte, N.C., Alonzo 26 points.

Mourningscored26pointsagainst Hurley, the point guard on theWashington, andCharloue tied a BlueDevils'l991 and 1992cham-franchise record with its fifth con- pionship teams, had 11points, 11secutive win. assists and six turnovers.• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •: For Local & International :• •: Sporting Events read The :• •: Marianas Variety :• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

By Stella Wilder

Born today, you are a strong­willed, independentsoul withsuchstrong leanings toward social orpolitical prommence that you willno doubt lead a kind of double-lifeeven from an early age, One partof >,ou will strive to maintain yourprivacy, while the more public,professional side ofyour personal­ity will lead you to one importantaccomplishment after another.You are quite adept at balancingyour personal and professional af­fairs; each receives the appropn­ate attention at the right times.

Your life is likely to divide neat­ly into three clearly defined phas­es, each characterized by its ownunique brand of endeavor and ac­complishment. In each, however,you will learn, profit from your ac-.quired knowledge, and then passon that knowledge to others freelyand generously.

Also born on this date are:Charles de Gaulle, French Gen­eral and President; Rodney Dan­gerfield, comic; Jamie Lee Cur­tis, actress.

To see what is in store for youtomorrow, find your birthday andread the corresponding para­graph. Let your'birthday star be

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scene by Durham about a half­hourafterthe12:45 a.m. incident.

Ifaninvestigation substantiatesDurham's story, Barkley couldbe charged with misdemeanorassault.

The NBA declined commenton the incident.

LastApril 18,Barkley was ac­cusedof throwing beerin thefaceofa woman ataScortsdalerestau­rantaftershetoreupanautographhe had given her and threw it inhisface. Nocharges were filedinthat incident.

OnJune17,1992,aMilwaukeejury acquitted Barkley of misde­meanor battery inconnection witha fight outside abar thepreviousDecember.

or more wins in the New Yeartournament in Tokyo.

In thejuryodivision, 6th-rankedHoshiandesu, or Argentine JoseAntonio Juarez, beat 9th-rankedTatsuhikari (8-6) to improve hismark to 104.

In the top junior division ofmakushita, American JohnFeleunga,or45th-rankedTakamio,beat45th-ranked Kunitachi tofin­ishthetournament witha34mark.AmericanGeorge Kalima,or58th­ranked Yamato,lostto57th-rankedKotononadatowind upat4-3.

In thesecondhighestjuniordivi­sion ofsandanme, AmericanPercyKipapa, or36th-ranked Daiki, lostto34th-ranked Komachikara for a4-3record. Junior wrestlers haveonlysevenboutsduring thetourna­ment.

Palermo undergoes surgeryWORCESTER, Mass. (AP)- Former umpireSteve Palermo wasin stable condition Friday nightfollowing nearly10 hours of riskyneurosurgery onhis spinein anefforttogivehimfull useofhis leftleg,damaged in a 1991 shooting.

There was no wordon the resultof the surgery.Palermo wasin the hospital recovery room at theUniversity of

Massachusetts Medical tenter lateFriday night. .Surgeons were attempting to remove scar tissue caused by the

shooting that was encased around nerves on the left side of hisspinal cord.

the surgeons hopedtofind thenerves intact.If theywere,there:was a chance of clearing the way for impulses to be transmittedfrom thenerves to muscles in his left leg. If they were not intact,littlecouldbe done to help Palermo.

Palermo, 43, waspartially paralyzed bya "mugger's bullet whenhecameto theaidof two waitresses being attacked in theparkinglotof a Dallas restaurant in July] 991. Hehad umpireda Rangersgame hours earlier.

Doctors originally toldPalermo he would neverwalk again. Hehaswaged a relentless battletoregain full useofhislegs,andnowcan walkhaltingly with theaid of canes.

ButthathasnotbeengoodenoughforPalermo, whohas vowedto umpire again.

Despite excellent recoveryon hisrightside,hisleftsideremainsweak andhis rehabilitation hasstalledin thelast year. SoPalermodecided to try the highlyunusual surgery, similar to thatdoneoninfants bornwithnerve abnormalities.

drivingTakanonami backand outwithonlyfour powerful thursts.

Inanozekiface-off, Konishiki,or Salevaa Fuauli Atisanoe fromHawaii, stopped Takanohana'sadvance with his 264-kilogram(581-pound) bulk and churnedfoward to walk his fast-movingopponentout.Takanohanaweighs143 kilograms (315 pounds).

Because of badknees and poorbalance caused by his massiveweight, Konishiki has compiled alosingrecord forthesecondstraighttournament Konishiki, whowillbedemoted to sekiwake inthenexttournamentinJanuary, saidhewillnotretire buttry toregain theozekirank.

The29-yearold Konishiki, win­ner of three tournaments, will re­cover hisozeki status ifhe wins 10

daughter, said b overheard thecomment and said, "You don'ttalk to ladies like that." .

Afteran exchange' of-obsceni­ties, Barkley allegedly chargedDurham and punched him in themouth. Durham.said he sufferedswollen lipsandadamaged tooth.

Barkley, in hisfirstwords withreporters after a brief statementThursday; saidhe gavethewomanhis autograph and then she in­sultedhim. "I had givenher myautograph, and she said I didn'tsign autographs at the PhoenixOpenlast year," he said.. TwoStixxemployees brokeu.pthe scuffleand Barkley immedi­ately left the area, according topolice, who were called to the

thattemper willgethimintroublesomeday.

Scottsdale police said FridaytheyhadspokenwithBarkley bytelephone and wanted a face-to­facefollow-up Monday to inves­tigate Durham'ssworncomplaintagainst theNBA's current MVP.

Durham said the altercationbegan aftera woman approachedBarkley for an autograph andphotoand w,as rebuffed by the6­foot-6 (1.98-meter), 252-pound(113-kilogram) forward, whoal­legedly swore at her and threat­enedto kick her.

The 6-2 (L88-meter), 210­pound (95-kilogram) Durham,whowas waiting togetBarkley'sautograph for 'his 5-year-old

going to the runner-up.HuberandMartinez engaged in

long baseline volleys, sendingpowerful groundstrokes to theouter edges of the court. If' thepointswere long,thegames werelongerasthetwoevenly matchedcompetitors battled todeuce timeand again.

Martinez had the bigger serve,a stroke thatwould haveworkedperfectly to set up a serve-and­volley game. Instead, the Span­iard retreated to her regular spotbehind the baseline and workedher wayintothe point. Hube;re­taliated by slamming her grunt­assisted strokes deepintothecor­ners' keeping Huberon the run.

Thematch was haltedbrieflyinthe second set when Martinezasked for and received medicalattention when her backmusclestightened up. After a brief mas­sage, thematch resumed.

American ozeki Konishiki (6-8),while Takanonami wrestlesagainst fellow sekiwakeKotonishiki (9-5).

If both Akebono and-,Musashimaro emerge victoriousSunday, .they will clashin a sud­den-death playoff.

Akebono, orChadRowanfromHawaii, is seeking his thirdstraight andsixth overall tourna­ment title. Musashimaru, orFiamalu Penitani of Hawaii, is intitlecontention for thefirst time.

Akebono, using his 224-kilo­gram (493-pound) bulk, pushedtheWakanohana, whoweighs 118kilograms (260pounds), back tothe edge, where the ozeki side­stepped and pulledtheonrushingyokozunaoutinanacrobatic feat.

Musashimaru overwhelmed,

thatEdward Durham ofGlendalemade in a police report '" thatBarkley hit him in the face.Barkley said he did not throw apunch.

"I'm not apologizing ... Wedon't apologize in Alabama un­lesswedothings wrong," Barkleysaid while dressing for a gameagainst Portiand friday night.

.Durham, 36, a self-professedBarkley fan,saidhe received thenegligible injuryina scuffleearlyThursday at Stixx - an upscaleScottsdale bar andpoolhall.

"I know he's a good man in­side," Durham toldThe ArizonaRepublic on Thursday. "I don'tthink he's a bad person. But hejust has a temper problem, and

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) ­Yokozuna (grand champion)Akebonolosttoozeki(champion)Wakanohana for his second de­featSaturday to sharethe lead at12-2 with fellow Americansekiwake (junior champion)Musashimaru in the 15-dayKyushu Grand Sumo Tourna­ment.

In the[malday actionSunday,Akebono fights against slumpingozeki(champion)Takanohana (7­7), Wakanohana's youngerbrother, while Musashimaru takeson6th-rankedmaegashira(seniorwrestler) Tochinowaka (8-6).

Theirclosest contenders at 11­3 are Wakanohana andsekiwakeTakanonami, who lost toMusashimaru Saturday.

OnSunday,Wakanohanameets

By BOB GREENE

NEW ,YORK (AP) • Eighth­seeded Anke Huber won thebattleof the baseline Friday night, up­setting No.4 Conchita Martinez

. 6-3,6~3 togain aspotinthe semi"fmalsofthe Virginia Slims Cham­pionships.

Nextupforthe18-year-old willbefellow German Steffi Graf, thetop-seeded player in this 16­woman,$3.5 million tournament.

The final semifinal berth wasdecided laterFriday when No.2Arantxa Sanchez Vicario playedNO.7 Jana Novotna. The winnerwill take on unseeded MaryPierce, who on Thursday nightupset No.3'Martina Navratilova,afour-time SlimsChampionshipswinner.

Sunday's winner of this sea­son-ending tournament will re­ceive $250,000, with $120,000

Moggtakesthree-shotlead inPebble BeachPEBBLE BEACH, Calif.(AP)· BrianMogg, aformerPGA Tour player turned'.teacher, shota 68 atOldDel·Monte Golf Courseon Fri;;; .day to takea three-shotleadafter two' rounds oilhePebble Beach.InvitationalPro-Am, Mogg, who shota71atPebbleBeachonThurs­day.had fivebirdiesandonebogey Friday to put' himahead of Keith Clearwater,

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KirkTriplell.MikeTschetter "andToddFischer,all at 142.

Ioli Inkster and KrisTschetterwereat 146toleadthe women in the tourna­ment, which features com­petition between the PGA,LPGA andPGAseniorplay­ers.

"1loveit,"Mogg, 32, saidof Old DelMonte, whichisone of three coursesin a ro­tation that includes PebbleBeachGolf Links and Spy­glassHill.

"It gives you options be­foreyouhit a shot.I like thefact thatthere's somethink­

.ingbeforehand:It's afantas­tic course from a strategystandpoint." Mogg's lonebogey came at 16, but heoffsetit witha birdie on thenext hole.

After competing on thePGATourin1986and1988,Moggjoined theHoganTourin 1990and1992andisnowa teacher for DavidLeadbetter in Orlando, Fla.

Clearwater shot71Fridayat DelMonte, Triplett73 atSpyglass, Fischer 72 atPebple Beach and MikeTschetter 72 at Spyglass.

First-round co-leaders.John MillerJr, andBobMaystruggled atSpyglass onFri­day.Mayhada 77 togowithhis opening 68, and Millershota 79. '

Saturday's third round willparethefieldfrom72prostothelow50andties.Thefinal ..round is Sunday at PebbleBeach.

By MEL REISNER

PHOENIX(AP)•Basketball starCharles Barkley, in his own in­imitable way, rejected afan's of­fernottopresscharges overa cutlip if Barkley apologized.

Barkley also denied. the claim

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