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According to Hofschneider: PSS may.privatiz·e school buses

'HEW has evidence against McPhetreS'

By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

MEMBERS of the Board of Education may consider the privatization of school buses as one of the measures to augment the depleting financial resources of the Pu.blic School System.

report on the possibility of having bus service privatized.

The commissioner, however, brought to the board the option of hiring bus drivers on an hourly basis, in as much as, PSS could not pay the overtime of the bus drivers.

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE HOUSE Committee on Health, Education and Welfare now has enough evidence to support allegations that Northern Marianas College President Agnes M. McPhetres violated the CNMI's Budgeting Act, Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider (R-Prec. 3, Saipan) said yesterday.

Hofschneider, who chairs the committee, said the oversight hearings have revealed a pattern of mismanagement that has been "going on for too long."

As NMC president, "the buck stops" on McPhetres, he said, adding that he no longer has any confidence in her leadership.

By expending more than its allotted budget, NMC has "absolutely" violated the CNMI Budgeting Act, Hofschneider said.

"This is the only government

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entity that overspends, and apparently it is in the hope that the administration will bail them out," he added.

During the past hearings, which will resume Monday, McPhetres denied any wrongdoing and said

· her actions were all approved by the board of regents.

OIA: CNMI's unemployment rate 4 times higher than US

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By Aldwin A. Fajardo ' Variety News Staff

TIIE UNEMPLOYMENT rate among .• iocal residents in the CNMI is at least four • times higher than anywhere. in . the U~ited .· S~es, according;- to. the

interior department's Office of Insular Affairs.

OJA director Allen Stayman said the 16.2 percent unemployment rate among native-born US citizens in the CNMI is way higher than· the 4.2 percent unemployment rate recorded in

· many American labor markets. Stayman expressed alarm on

the reported skyrocketing unemployment rate in the CNMI despite the job opportunities in the private sector primarily taken by nonresident workers. · "It is a continuing concern that

the CNMI continues to import foreign workers when so many of its own citizens are unem_ployed and.depend~nt onwelfare,U he said in a media state,.

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But according to Hofschneider, "every time we turn the page something again comes up," referring to the NMC officials' allegedly improper financial and personnel management practices.

"It's now very clear that the NMC president operates as if the

Continued on page 36

In a meeting of BOE's fiscal and personnel committee, board members have given Education Commissioner Rita H. Inos 60-days to come up with an in-depth

At present, the school system has a total of 16.school buses with 12 drivers operating the vehicles.

BOE member Marja Lee

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'Over $12-M in fees paid 1

-to lawyers of heirs, Trust'' By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff :

OVER $12 million in fees have already. been paid by the Larry ' Hillblom estate to lawyers of the late businessman's children and the ! Hillblom Charitable Trust, according to Russell K. Snow, Jr. i

. Snow, trust officer of estate executor Bank of Saipan, said such an i · amount was in addition to the legal fees paid to the executor's /

attorneys. : • In a press statement, Snow said tht: payments to the lawyers for the / : Hillblom children alone are already in excess of $8.5 million. : • "This is in addition to a large percentage of the children's share of ! · the estate that these attorneys will also receive. This is the amount of /

money which apparently is of concern to the court," the trust officer .

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NHK Broadcasting System of Japan chief producer Yoshinobu Iwasaki (left), popular aerobics instructor Kaoru Chinen (center) and Int'/ Aerobic Federation's Masaru Saigo are on Saipan shooting an /AF training series which will be telecast in Japan this April. Photo was taken at the official residence of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio where they shot footages yesterday. Photo by Louie c. Alonso

Palau Compact funds yield $143M eB.!nings Guam. can't pay EICs By MALOU L. SA YSON For the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -Palau's earnings from its investments of Compact of Free Association funds have hit $143 million as of Jan. 31, 1999, it was learned.

The amount bolsters Palau's optimism that it can weather the economic crisis still raging in the Asian region, as these resources could cushion what-

ever negative impacts the end of the Compact will have on the islands.

"I am very confident of our economic future," President Nakamura said, as he noted the country's ever-increasing Compact trust investment earnings.

From October 1994 up to Jan. 31 this year, the Compact trust investment earnings have surpassed the original $120 million projection by $23 million.

PAC NSWSPAP[ti $ 1:-.~i~.,; L . .

This represents a 104.18 percent earning over the principal amount of $70 million.

A Feb. 22, 1999 report to Nakamura stated that due to favorable returns on equity investments by the end of March 1998, the equity component of the investment portfolios had increased and constituted 69 percent of the Compact Trust Fund assets.

Continued on page.36

By Jojo Santo Tomas Variety News Staff

HAGATNA-People expecting to receive refunds under Guam's Earned Income Credit (EiC) Program for 1998 may not get their money.

The EiC, a public assistance program funded by the government, will probably need $20 million for 1998 - money the government doesn't have, said Department of Revenue and Taxa-

tion Director Joey Duenas. Duenas said that 10,000 people

had qualified to receive EiC assistance in 1997. Of that number, 3,000 people are still owed about $4 million.

He said that because of the island's economic downturn, he expects more than I 0,000 to qualify this year, increasing the needed allotment from $18 million to $20 million, or perhaps


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Shelton warns of US military action

By PATRICK McDOWELL BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -The United States's most senior general refused Thursday to rule out new bombing raids on Afghanistan against suspected terror mastennind Osama bin Laden, whom the Tale ban' regime has claimed is no longer in the country.

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also told a news conference that U.S. warplanes enforcing no-fly zones over Iraq would continue to respond to "provocations" by Saddam Hussein with force.

Shelton, in Bangkok following a week-long visit to the Middle East, was asked whether the U.S. would rule out an air strike on the Afghan city of Kandahar, where bin Laden had reportedly been staying before his claimed disappearance.

"Osama bin Laden, wherever he is, is a terrorist," Shelton said. "We will deal with him in whatever means we feel are appropriate."

Bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian citi-

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zen, is accused by the United States of running a large terrorist organization in Afghanistan with the acceptar,ce of the Taleban.

U.S. warplanes attacked his alleged terrorist training facilities last August in response to bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people. The Taleban claimed last week that he had left the country, but the U.S. has said their is no evidence either way.

Shelton refused to comment on bin Laden's whereabouts or why he may have leftAfghanistan. Press reports say he feared an imminent air strike or was under Taleban pressure to curb his activities.

Meanwhile, Shelton denied claims by the Iraqi government that U.S. warplanes had strayed outside no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq and dropped bombs on the outskirts ofBaghdad.

"Anything coming out of Baghdad, I think should be questioned in tenns of veracity," Shelton said. "We have seen very little of the truth come out of there in recent years."

Shelton said the near-daily skirmishes over the skies of Iraq in recent weeks have been "taken in self-defense in response to Saddam's provocations."

Iraqi antiaircraft batteries, missiles and radar have threatened U.S. warplanes patrolling the no-fly zones established over much of Iraq after the Gulf War, Shelton said.

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Bill to cut CUC power rates By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

SENATOR Edward U. Maratita (R-Rota) has introduced legislation that would reduce the Common weal th Utilities Corp. 's power rates and reconnection fees.

lt would also prohibit "burdening of customer with expenses associated with supplying power to user location."

After the Senate Committee on Public Utilities, Transportation and Communications (PUTC) hearing on Rota, its chair, acting Senate President Thomas P.

ViHagomez (R-Saipan), said the committee will urge CUC to reconsider its controversial disconnection policy on customers who have more than one building that is hooked up with CUC.

It was Maratita, a fonner CUCRota official, who expressed concern over reports that CUC's dis-

connection policy is forcing some businesses into delinquency.

Maratita said CUC reportedly transfers unpaid charges to a customer's other accounts, which often result in the del)nquency of previously "good" accounts and theeventual disconnectionofutility services.

Senate Bill l l-115; or the CUC Customer Rights Act of 1999, proposes a maximum 9 cents per kilowatt hour power rate for residential customers, and 11 cents for commercial customers.

Kara welcomes Senate resolution It would also set a reconnection

fee ofno more than $38.50. Current rates are 11 cents for

residential customers, 13 cents for commercial establishments and. $77 reconnection fee.

The bill, moreover, proposes the prohibition of transferring delinquent balances from one account to another as currently practiced by the utility company, Maratita said.

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His bill would also impose strict liability for any loss of revenue, goods and commodities as well as "customer inconvenience" due to improper disconnection of CUC services.

In addition, the bill seeks to separate for collection purposes water service accounts from electric power accounts.

CPA recalling land from BPL By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

COMMONWEALTH Ports Authority would actively pursue the reversion of around 58,000 square meter of property located near the Saipan harbor from the Board of Public Lands back to the agency.

This is in line with the ports authority's move to aggressively increase revenue collections and build up reserves in order to meet its monthly financial obligations from the $53 million bonds floated

last year. CPA financial consultant Rex

Palacios said the agency is expecting to generate close to $ I 00,000 in additional revenues from the land reversion program in a period of at least 12 months.

The 58,000-square meter property which is adjacent to the Saipan Harbor currently houses shipping companies and other offices which pay an aggregated $9,000 in monthly rental fees.


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ACTING Attorney General Maya B. Kara yesterday said she welcomes the Senate move to bring the issue of her appointment to the Supreme Court, but reiterated that she will only resign if asked by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio or the court.

Kara, who appeared before the Senate yesterday for a public hearing on a bill, told reporters that although the Attorney General's Office (AGO) disagrees with the legal arguments set out in the Senate resolution, "I want this matter to be resolved once and for all, and I'm happy to have this procedure."

She added, "I know that it's not good for the CNMI to have

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this controversy." Still, Kara said, the unanimous

adoption the Senate resolution "has no effect" on her.

'Tm not going to try this case in the papers, [ and] I will remain in office until the governor and the Supreme Court [tells me to step

Joblessness blamed on liking of gov't jobs

By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

A BIG number of unemployed local residents in the CNMl's labor pool prefer to remain jobless especially if job vacancies are in the private sector, according to Commonwealth Development Authority board chainnan Juan S. Tenorio.

Tenorio has said there should not be a concern on the unemployment rate in the CNMI but admitted that what could be bothersome is the fact that a "big slice of the pie" is voluntary.

'They chose to be in that situation. It is either they don't want to

work for the private sector where there are more than sufficient job opportunities, or they just don't like to work," he said.

Because of their apparent preference of employment in the government, local workers have been consistently outnumbered by foreign manpower in the private sector. At present, there are more than 20,000 Filipino workers, close to 17,000 Chinese and some 1,300 Koreans in the CNMI.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, in efforts to encourage increased participation of local labor in the private sector, said the govern-


HAFA ADAI YAN BIEVENIDO. A group of Chamoros from the California-Islanders Humanitarian Association were selling t-shirts at the Wednesday night market in Hagatna. They are on Guam for their 5th annual fund drive to help them continue their missions of providing assistance to Chamorros going to California for medical reasons. Photo by Eduardo c. Siguenza

down]," she said. Kara at the same time denied

not renewing Assistant Attorney General Celeste Andersen's contract, but added that the government may no longer afford her services.

Kara said due to the administration's austerity measures, Andersen can not be given a raise despite her "years of service and excellence of perfonnance."

Asked if Andersen, who is the Department of Public Health's (DPH) legal counsel, has told AGO that she will not accept renewal without a pay raise, Kara said, "She has not notified us one way or another."

Kara added, 'Tm hoping she Continued on page 35

Bellas• nixes challengeto.· ·

. prostitution loitering law·

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

TI-IE SUPERIOR Court has denied the Public Defender's Office motion challenging the constitutionality of a law pertaining to prostitution loitering.

Associate Judge Timothy Bellas ruled that prostitution loitering under Public Law 11-19 is not unconstitutionally vague and overbroad under the CNMI and US constitutions.

Bellas in his order issued Wednesday denied PDO 's request to dismiss a criminal case charging its client, Zhan Liang, with prostitution loitering.

Court records showed that on Dec. 8, 1998 Police Officers from the Department of Public Safety conducted surveillance in western Garapan pursuant to "Operation Clean-Up'' and "Operation Red Light."

Police Officers observed Liang and another individual in the area approaching Asian pedestrians along the sidewalk on the west side of Beach Road.

Based on theirobservations. the officers arrested Liang and the other suspect and charged them with prostitution loitering.

Assistant Public Defender Robert T. Torres, counsel for Liang, asked the court to drop the case contending that the charge under P.L. 11-19 is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad both on its face and as applied to his client.

Bellas· said the statute does not purport to prohibit constitution


Put desal plan on hold IT WAS supposed to be a significant breakthrough.

Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is endeavoring to bring potable tap water into the homes of its customers in what could be its most ambitious project.

The thought of drinking clean water straight from the faucet is an exciting prospect for the people of Saipan. And yet it seems CUC's desalination project is hardly being met with gusto.

While the island has gotten used to paying at least 50 cents, more or less, for a gallon of drinking water from bottled water companies, people are skeptical about the economics of having desalinated water courtesy of CUC.

The immediate fear is that they might be paying more if the desal plant pushes through and such apprehension, though justified, diminishes the novelty of the proposal.

The public's lukewarm response to the proposed project could not be manifested clearer than with the number of people who have attended the public hearings and have so far aired their views.

No surprises there. There are just too many questions that need to be

answered and fears that have to be allayed. So even if drinkable tap water may be considered one

of modern living's most basic conveniences, the waterdrinking public could not be blamed if they refuse to cross the line.

Two scenarios come to mind: More people may opt not to be hooked up, or people will hook up but would later on grow tired of paying increasingly more when fewer customers get to share the cost of producing the water.

Both ways, CUC could erid up the loser. The bottomline is, it remains doubtful for CUC to be

able to build such a plant, to operate it on an economically-viable basis and not overburden the consuming public.

It is not feasible for a community as small as Saipan to be embarking on a desalination plant-not just yet-in the absence of the economies of scale needed to make such a concept succeed.

Proponents of this project should be commended for their foresight and desire to bring this much-needed convenience to the Saipan public. But they should realize they would easily turn into villains once people start complaining about their ultra-high water bills.

The island of Saipan has waited very long, even generations, for this kind of project, so it would not hurt to wait a year or two more if only to ensure it will be done correctly.

It should be back to the drawing board for CUC on this project. Study and restudy the proposal, very carefully. Don't move it unless everything is absolutely clear.

There should, after all, be no need to rush.

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Chicken dung SOMEONE who calls himself "Paladin" sent an email recently to inform me that I'm a disgrace to my countrymen. This person, who gave his e-mail address as <nobod;@nowhere.to>, says my Feb. 12th column made him sick. "You should be ashamed of yourself," according to this Charlemagne-wannabe ("Charles the Great"; what a thighslapper, that) who we will now henceforth call Chicken, not only for his mental agility, which almost reached the IQ level of a domestic fowl, but also for the yellow streak his recourse to anonymity manifested.

In any case, Chicken says that by "analyzing" my column about the plight of Filipinos in the mainland US during the pre-World War II era, "I figured that you were left of center, symphatizing with the unions and generally playing to the tune of ... US Interior." Well, at the very least, we could credit Chicken for having the imagination of, um, a very plump chicken thigh. Back in 1997 another anonymous letter sender with the same aftliction-i.c., plucklessness-accused me, who is considered an anti-American, of being in the payroll of those who are vocally against federal takeover; in other words, those who despise the unions and this US Departmentofinteriorwith the intensity of boiling cooking oil used for deep frying chicken. Says Chicken Paladin, "I did not ... think that you would stoop so low as to tum your back on your countrymen in order to gain favor with whomever it is that you act for in the great [USA]. I presume that you are the mouthpiece of someone in the USA, because if you are not, then you are just plain stupid." Well, Chicken. I've to tell you something. Now make sure you are seated before you continue reading with your lips. See, you are a poster boy for amentia. Go ahead and look it up. It's under the letter "A," which is before "B." Take your time ...

Chicken says his gallinaceous mind cannot understand why, after recounting the horrible experiences of the Filipinos in the mainland US 60 years ago, I then "tum around and bless the USA for discriminating against and enslaving Filipinos." Chicken adds, "In case you have forgotten, the great USA not only enslaved the Filipinos in USA, but they also enslaved the Filipinos in the Philippines. "Worse, says Chicken, I write repeatedly about abuses in the CNMI "all the time encouraging retribution and the demise of the right of self-government for the NMI." Chicken says the great American presidents-which presumably include Ronald Reagan-and congressmen should stand with the Khmer Rouge leaders before the war crimes tribunal. Chicken says I extol the virtues of a

country that bullies other countries. Chicken, to paraphrase the Great Communicator, doesn't know dung.

Because I'm not equipped with the same mind processes at work inside Chicken's teeny-weeny skull, I do not know why writing about a sordid chapter of the US involving Filipinos should mean that I turned my back on my countrymen. Using the same, for lack of better word, logic, "Black History Month" actually degrades African-Americans? Likewise, last year's Philippine independence centennial commemoration, which involved a lot of reminiscing about how the Spaniards made our forefathers' lives miserable, was actually an exercise of spitting at the graves of our heroes?

White racists have always found it difficult to degrade the soul of a race capable of producing a Ph ill is Wheatley, a Frederick Douglass, a W.E.B. Du Bois, a Miles Davis, an El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, a Martin Luther King, a Muhammad Ali, a Hank Aaron, a Toni Morrison, a Michael Jordan, a Cheryl Mills, to cite a few examples. Similarly, I really don't think anyone could disgrace a nation that has produced Lapu-Lapu, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Gregorio de! Pilar, Jose Abad Santos, Claro M. Recto, Lorenzo Taiiada, Jose Diokno, Edgar Jopson, Ninoy Aquino-to say nothing about those hundreds of thousands of men and women who, with only their rosaries and placards and garlands of sampaguitas, dismantled a seemingly well-entrenched and US-backed dictatorship exactly 13 years ago.

But Chicken's, well, beef is this: I did not use the Filipinos' tribulations in the US 60 years ago as an argument against today's federal takeover proposals. Instead, I mentioned that the US has gone a Jong way from those days when Americans believed that their constitution applied only to white folks. Indeed, the grandsons and granddaughters of the Filipino "coolies" of the l 930sarenowrespected members of their stateside communities. One of them is even a governor of a state. Some are generals in the US armed forces or are officials in the Clinton administration. Several Filipino-Americans have "made it" as TV personalities, recording artists, fashion designers, authors. They are now the largest and still the fastest growing Asian-American group in the US.

As the planet's most famous philandering president once said, there is truly nothing wrong with the

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'Let our people decide on issues affecting us'

Dear Editor:

To the politicians of the CNMI: Let's not be blinded by eligible voters of non-Northern Marianas descent in influencing your political decisions.

During the past three colonial powers, the indigenous population of Chamorros and Carolinians became enslaved on their own islands.

At the present time, U.S. citizens of non-Northern Marianas descent have the right to vote and participate in political elections, therefore allowing them to make decisions on how and who to run our local government.

You are urgently needed to make legislation that will require only the indigenous people to vote: Chamorro and Carolinians.

You are needed to push for the CNMI to exercise its inalienable rights as human beings and make our right to self government work.

Let our people have the chance to make decisions for themselves on issues affecting their own islands ... not outsiders who have short-term interest on the livelihood of the CNMI, or those who will vote today and book themselves on a flight tommrnw to live on another side of the world.

In order to preserve our cultural identity, we need help, from our elected leaders, to sustain the law of nature (Natural Law) which applies to all human beings in the

international society. If we can constitutionally deny

non-N011hern Marianas descents the right to own property in the CNMI, then it is important for you as leaders to provide meaningful representation for our people by amending the CNMI Covenant through CNMI-US negotiations (902 talks) to also provide requirements to limit voting privileges to Northern Marianas descent only.

Otherwise, any vote of a nonNorthern Marianas descent will continue to grow and soon we will become a minority in our own society, lose our cu I rural identity, and lose the respect we deserve as people of these islands.

We need to protect the social and cultural aspects of our people. Let us not feel the same pain experienced by our ancestors during the colonial oppressions.

Let us not allow our children and the next generations to experience humiliation and condemnation in their own homeland.

I urge you all to devote more of yourtimedeliberatingonthese fundamental matters that, in fact, have already begun to impact our islands one step-at-a-time without us realizing it.

The policies and Jaws that you as leaders make will determine the product of what we are today and in the coming years.

JOAQUIN ULLOA PALACIOS

President should review Navy outsourcing on Guam

Dear Editor:

We are again extremely disappointed with Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez in not actively seeking assistance from President Bill Clinton to consider stopping the Navy CA Study. It appears that the pending losses of 2,300 Navy civilian jobs through competitive outsourcing is not a priority nor an issue to the Governor.

This is unfortunate. There is really no better time forthe President of the United States and his military leaders to review the Navy's outsourcing effrn1s on Guam than today when the CA Study has just suffered a major "hiccup" because a key element

In the study could not be audited nor certified. TI1is element, the Management Plan. which includes the MEO, is the last step before the contract bidding begins. With the 90-day delay set by the Navy to rework the Plan, the submission of bids by the prime contractors has been re-scheduled until March 23, 1999. Ultimately the contract award/implementation has also bee delayed until way into the year 2000.

With the Guam economy slipping ever downward because of the Asian economic problems, Guam cannot afford to Jose a major contributor to Guam's economy, the federal employees. At an aver-

age annual salary ·of $30,000 per employee, Guam stands to lose almost $70 million a year in payroll alone. These employees make up the middle class on Guam with affordable homes and children in college.

Th; Governor also lost an excellent opportunity with the President to request for more military presence on Guam. With the Tandem Thrust exercise next month, Guam will become a temporary home port for many classes of Navy ships. Thous,mds of sailors will be on Guam. Piivate sector businesses will have a major boost. If only the Governor had lobbied the President for the home po1ting of one or two of the 7th Reet warships on Guam, Guam will readily benefit. We have many Navy houses available and there is a DQDEA School in place.

Political status talks. Tax treaties. The return of ex

cess lands. TI1ese are impo11ant Guam issues. But right now, they do not provide jobs nor put food on the table.

The 2,300 Navy civilian employees are anxious and apprehensive about their future livelihood. We need to give them some semblance of hope that they will be well taken care of as Guam approaches the next millennium. Enough said.

MANUEL Q. CRUZ

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NMBPA responds to Reyes Dear Editor:

On behalf of the Northern Marianas Beauty Pageant Association, we would like to extend a Dangkulu n-a si Yt)'us Ma'ase to Charles P. Reyes, Jr.

Because of the column he wrote in the Saipan Tribune Friday, February 19th issue, entitled "Modest Proposals", we were able to reaffirm the purpose and mission of this year's Miss NMI Pageant organizers.

Started twenty-five years ago, the NMBPA has been one of the Commonwealth's largest and long standing community organizations.

We, the current members and officers, just entered the Association last year. We had two months to organize the 1998 Miss NMI Pageant, and to our own surprise,

pulled it off. Now, we have two beautiful young women walking away with an experience they will never forget.

To this new team of Board members and officers, the Miss NMI Pageants are not only about beauty and competition. It is about developing positive role models, encouraging active community involvement, and helping to build a better, stronger Commonwealth.

Through the NMBP A and its title holders, we aim to assist -youth organizations in the CNMI. We would like to help fundraise, create more activities, and encourage positive and enriching behavior.

What is important to us is that the NMBPA members and candidates make the choice to participate and want to be a

part of the Association because it will take time, energy and dedication to reach the goals we have set for this community organization and its title holders.

The 1999 Miss NMI Candidates have done an outstanding job of working together, pulling through rehearsals, and opening themselves up to new skills and ideas.

When the moment arrives to crown the 1999 Miss NMI Universe and International, we will be proud to call any one of our seven candidates ambassadors of the CNML

Si Yu 'us Ma'ase, Charles,once again, and hope to see you on Pageant night.

Sincerely,

LAILA C. YOUNIS NMBPA President

Govendo: Dangling is not prohibited Dear Editor:

Ever since Al Stayman and George Miller freed the slaves shortly before the inaugural ball last year, we see dozens of garment workers walking nightly on Middle Road and on Beach Road in Chinatown, a/k/a "San Antonio".

Since there are no sidewalks adjacent to these thoroughfares, many drivers, though no fault of their own, have come close to hitting garment workers with thci r vehicles.

Our no-zoning, barracks-andfactories-everywhere-lovin' legislature is thinking of handling this pedestrian menace by pro-

\iibiting the workers from walking on the road!

Now, instead of having to answer the proverbial riddle of why the garment worker crosses the road, we must answer the riddle of HOW the garment worker ·crosses the road - especially if he or she can't walk on it!


Appalled at convict's statements Dear Editor:

This letter is written in response to the article entitled "Sablan testifies: Inmatestreated like animals" Upon reading the article, I was shocked to see that the comments which were from a criminal would receive such a large headline as if he was a public servant.

On Mr. Sablan 's comments regarding he and his fellow inmates' "mistreatment" while being incarcerated as their rca-

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US that cannot be fixed with what is light with the US. And what is right with the US is how the American peoples have, over the ye:u·s. realized and appreciated the universality of their ideals of democracy, freedom and justice. Unlike Japan, Germany and Russia, the US did not have to be beaten in a w:u---cold or otherwise-in order to be prodded into shedding its system ·s inequities. It was through the effo1ts of the American peoples and their leaders themselves that ended slavery and segregation. It is through their effo11s now that racism and the no less pernicious social maladies endemic to its First World society are being addressed.

Incidentally, Chicken, theCNMI is pait of the US. Not a te1Titory nor a colony, but part of the US. And

son to again break the law, I am further appalled at this type of rational.

Please correct meifI am wrong but aren't we talking about the same people who have murdered our people, raped our children, robbed and assaulted men women and children across the island, destroying our families, desecratina our churches and who continued to repeat these crimes time and time again.

These inmates are animals! And now they have the audacity to try

because "federal takeover" actually means the extension of US immigration and minimum wage laws to this part of the US how could that mean the "demise of the right of self-government" for the islands? Is there a lack of selfgovernment in any of the states and insul,u- areas where such Jaws also apply?

71iis is "self-sufficiency"? TI1e dependence on cheap, alien workers; the highly artificial, self-perpetuating setup it spawned; and its corollary, as Rep. Frank Cepeda once said, "gimme gimme" mentality?

To be sure, the more sensible CNMI residents-the silent majority, to use a Nixonian te1mknow that the real goal shou Id be the securing of a non-voting delegate seat in the US House of Representatives, the fu11her integration of these islands into the US through an upgraded political status that

and sway the public's sympathy on their own mistreatment. I ask how dare they tread on me.

For if justice would be served they would all perish in the eyes of the Lord for their crimes against our people.

So I say let them suffer the fate of their own undoing and let us not look into the cries of their peril but to the tears of our children whose mothers and fathers have fallen victim to thcircrimes.

CRAIG H. GARRISON

will finally allow the local people to fully enjoy the benefits of their being Ameiicans-including the challenges and responsibilities that go along with it.

And Chicken, if you consider political union with the US as shameful then why not agitate for independence~ Or Free Association with China, for example, or No11h Korea or even Cuba, or the vii1ually regulation- and government-free Somalia and Rwanda.

Chicken, by the way, says I should not use "And" and "Because" at the beginning of a sentence as it is "incorrect grammar." Which only shows that Chicken uses a style book in vogue during the' 80s. The 1880s. Chicken, those who have a more modem taste usually prefer"TI1e New Fowler's Modem English Usage."

Here chicken chicken chicken. Cross the road chicken chicken

chicken.

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Guam airport earnings dip Variety News Staff

HAGATNA .. THE annual audit of the Guam international airport has been completed and airport auditor Deloitte & Touche is reporting a substantial drop in airport earnings. from $15 million in 1997 to $8.3 million in 1998.

Highlights of the audit released during yesterday's Guam International Airport Authority board

meeting showed that airport revenues dropped by $1.4 million while operating expenses increased by $4.5 million.

Airport usage charges are down by $6.3 million while landing fees collected dropped by almost $7 million. Deloitte & Touche attributed this to the reduced activity brought upon by the decline in tourists and the drop in fees initi-

ated by the Government of Guam to give airlines more incentives to service Guam.

Last October, Gov. Carl Gutierrez already reduced the cost per enplaned passenger from $15.74 to $13.03. This year, the administration is looking at the possibility of further reducing enplaned passenger costs for Guam.

Io addition, GovGuam is willing to reduce landing, overnight parking, and other fees as well as ground handling and other charges for flights with overnight turnaround so that airlines will have more incentives to increase seat capacity for the island.

The bad news, according to Deloitte & Touche, is that there are ·'uncontrollable" expenses for

the airport that will go up in the current year.

For one, depreciation will rise because the remainder of the new airport terminal will become operational this year.

Also, interest payments will be up this year because interest can no longer be deducted from the construction activities at the air-

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CUC nixes contractor's claims Guam gets US grant By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

THE COMMONWEAL TH Utilities Corporation yesterday reiterated its position on the $176.000 additional claims made by the contractor of the Saipan airport sewer line project, saying there is no reason for it to pay said amount.

JuanS. Dela Cruz. CUC Board chainnan. said the company has never agreed to be responsible for the damages claimed by Pa-

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cific Drilling Ltd. for delays in the construction of the $4.489 million Saipan airport sewer line project.

CUC maintains its earlier decisions not to pay the claims for any damages caused by the Commonwealth Ports Authority's decision to temporarily stop the project last year due to lack of funds.

.. Such damages, if in fact they are established, for whatever reason prior to any involvement by cue in the project ... we believe

there is no reason why CUC should be responsible for them," Dela Cruz said.

The contractor said it continues to incur equipment standby costs due to CPA's temporary suspension of the sewer line project. It added that the amount of losses is already pegged at $1.9 million by Jan. 9, 1999.

CPA, however, is planning to relocate the sewer line materials that are currently stocked at


By Tanya M.C. Mendiola Variety News Staff

HAGATNA-- Guam will receive federal grant money for fiscal '99 for job assistance programs and anti-drug efforts.

More than $2 million was released to Guam by the U.S. Department of Labor for federal job assistance programs under the Job Training and Partnership Act.

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Congressman Robert Underwood co-sponsored both the bills into legislation, said Vince Leon Guerrero, district director of Underwood's Guam office.

According to Guerrero, the money was obtained by the successful grant application drafted by the Agency for Human Resource Development.


Volunteers raise funds to help patients

By Jacob Leon Guerrero Variety News Staff

HAGA TNA ·· Seven members of the Cal-Islanders Humanitarian Association (C.I.H.A.) are on island raising money to help Guam residents in California who are under a medical referral.

The organization is a non-profit group composed of76 volunteers who provide fruit baskets, food packets, religious packets, and some monetary donations to patients who are under the medical referral program.

Judy R. Flores, vice-president of C.I.H.A., said that the association pro vi des different accommodations depending on the patient's situation, needs, and location. For example, Flores said, if the patient is staying in a hospital room a fruit basket or food packets will be provided or if the patient is staying in a hotel/motel cooking appliances and utensils will be provided.

According to the association's president, Perci Flores, the group was founded on April 17, 1994. Flores said that the reason the group was fanned was because she and the other members saw the need to provide more items and services on top of what the Government of Guam was providing to the patients who are over there on a medical referral.

The association has been corning out to Guam fund-raising for the past five years. Although the majority of the members reside in the States there are honorary members on island.

C.I.H.A. will be sponsoring two fund-raising events on Guam, the first one takes place tomorrow at Sagan Dinana from 12 noon to 5 p.m. in the Chamorro Village, in Hagatna. ·

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DPH allays dengue fears By Haldee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

DESPITE the continuous downpour for the past few weeks, there is still a remote possibility for the CNMI to experiel)ce a dengue outbreak, the Department of Public Health disclosed yesterday.

However, DPH warned people should always take precautionary measures in order to avoid contracting the disease which is most

common during wet seasons, especially in tropical and subtropical areas like the CNMI. · Public health advisor David

Rosario said the main carrier of the dreaded dengue, scientifically called "aedes aegypti," is not found in the CNMI.

This mosquito type also has the potential of carrying a more deadly virus called "yellow fever."

"The main carrier of dengue is

non-existentintheCNMI;although what we've learned is that another known carrier, but not as effective as aedes aegypti, is found here," Rosario said in an interview.

The public health advisor is referring to a milder culprit called "aedes albopictus."

Dengue is a highly-infectious, epidemic disease transmitted by mosquitoes. It is characterized by fever, rash and severe pains in

the joints. DPH's announcement came af

ter reports that Palau, whose citizens are frequent visitors to the CNMI, is facing possible dengue outbreak due to the proliferation of mosquitoes in wet, damp areas.

Dengue fever is a disease which oftentimes attacks people with weak immune _system, and who are living in dirty surrounding.

Rosario said the best way to

Gov't to adopt 'mandatory' autopsy, probe certain deaths By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

EVEN WITHOUT the consent of the family of a deceased person, the government will recommend that a further investigation and autopsy be conducted on certain cases of deaths in the CNMI.

The cost of autopsies that will be conducted will be shouldered by the government, except for those requested by the family of the deceased.

Estimated cost of each autopsy range from $2,000 to $4,000, depending on the number of hours spent on the perfonnance of autopsy.

Under the proposed Rules and Regulations Governing the Investigation of Deaths and the Performance of Autopsies in the CNMI, there are seven scenarios in which the cause of death will likely re-

quire further investigation and autopsy under the authority of either the Department of Public Health or the Attorney General's Office.

This new set of regulations was submitted to the Commonwealth Registry last month, and is likely to take effect on March I.

Deaths that occur as a result of an illness without clear cause or etiology, but with suspicion of being contagious or communicable to the public warrants the performance of an autopsy. The autopsy will be paid by DPH.

Violent, unusual, or unnatural deaths - including but not limited to-suicide, homicide, poisoning, or any death attributed to accidents other than a motor vehicle accident will also require autopsy and further investigation. On any of these cases, the AGO will pay for the autopsy. .

Anotherscenario which warrants further investigation and autopsy is when the death is attributed to physical, electrical, chemical, radiation, thermal, or related means.

The same also goes when the death occurs under suspicious or unusual circumstances.

When the body to be cremated, buried at sea or shipped off-island when the cause of death is unknown, also merits autopsy and further investigation.

Deaths without medical attendance are also candidate for autopsy and further investigation. This classification, however, is reserved for certain situations, including the case of fetal deaths where the delivery was handled by a midwife.

Autopsy perfonnance is also called for when an individual was found dead without obvious or

probable cause, and when the deceased was not attended to at nay time prior to death by a licensed physician.

This also applies when the individual was not attended to by a licensed physician during a terminal illness, particularly if such illness appears unrelated to a disease previously diagnosed and treated.

Deaths that occur in prison, · lock-up, penitentiary, or juvenile

justice facility, or when the deceased is in the custody of a government agent or authority, unless death is attributed to certain causes, also merit autopsy.

Under the proposed rules, individuals who are tagged "Dead on Arrival" at the hospital and deaths that occur during or following an unexplained syncope or coma also require autopsy.

''Good News'' For all ''Kababayan''

combat dengue is by maintaining a clean environment, whether inside and outside the house or at the office. He said the main culprit behind the disease lays eggs in a stagnant water.

"We should see to it that our houses or our environment is clean, and that artificial containers should be emptied," he said.

DPH has recorded three cases of dengue in 1998.

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Tenorio takes Ingram to task on 911 service


SENATOR Juan P. Tenorio (RSaipan) yesterday admonished Public Safety Commissioner Charles Ingram Jr. for the police·s failure to respond to a 91 I call from a resident who wanted to volunteer info1mation regarding an escaped convict.

Tenorio. during the Senate public hearing on House Bill 11-30. or the Family Violence Act. noted that the proposed law would give additional responsibilities to DPS. which. he added, cou Id not even act on a 91 I call about an escaped child molester.

"How could DPS be trusted to do its part?" Tenorio asked Ingram, who replied, "We don't live in a perfect society-I don't want to make excuses ...

During the same hearing,

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jail accord By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

US DISTRICT Coun Judge Alex Munson yesterday approved the agreement entered between the CNMI government and the US Department to resolve the jail condition problems:

Munson said the prospective relief in the consent decree (agreement) is necessary to correct the violations of the federal rights as set forth in the complaint filed by the US government.

"The decree is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct these violations offed-

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era! rights, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct these violations offederal rights,"

Munson said. The judge in his order stated

that the decree will not have an adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system.

CNMI signed the agreement as a result of a lawsuit filed Tuesday before the District Court by US Atty. Gen. Janet Reno on behalf of the US government.

Gov. Pedro Tenorio signed the consent decree for the purpose of avoiding the risks and burdens of litigating Reno's complaint.

Reno named as defendants CNMI government, Gov. Tenorio,

NHKJapan shoots video on Saipan By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

A CREW from Japan's popular television network is now on Saipan filming a new program that will showcase the island's scenic spots.

The NHI( Broadcasting System is shooting a special segment for the International Aerobics Federation (!AF) which will be part of a new television series in Japan.

NHK is using high-definition television program that can capture Saipan's beautiful scenery in the background.

The Marianas Visitors Authority said the filming of the television series on Saipan would create an impact that would encourage more Japanese tourists to come to the islands.

"We want to shoot on Saipan because we have been organizing graphics in this island for years, so

NHI( selected it," said Masaru Saigo, IAF's secretary general.

The IAFtraining series in NHI(

will feature Japan's professional aerobics instructor Kaoru Chinen, referred to as "the Jane Fonda of Japan."

Chinen is also serving a nonprofit organization called Japan Aerobic Federation.

The new television series will hit Japan's television in April.

According to NHK Chief Producer Yoshinobu Iwasaki, he wants to promote aerobics to Japanese audience and to let the people see the charm and beauty of the islands in the Commonwealth, including Saipan and Managaha.

Iwasaki said the program will be telecast in 47 stations in Japan and stressed that only NHI( covers nationwide broadcasting.

The series will be telecast twice daily from Monday thru Friday. · Saigo said if the program gets a good response, the station would consider shooting another film on Commonwealth islands.

Japanese Aerobic instructor Kaoru Chinen flexes up during the video shooting at the Governor's residence yesterday. The show will be aired in 47 stations in Japan this April. Photo by Louie c. Alonso

The production team started filming on Monday and did another shooting at the official residence of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio on Capitol Hill.

·-i\irvA·seek~· to . -- . -; move Flam~ Tree from May to June

By Haldee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

THE MARIANAS Visitors Authority resolved to ask the organizers of the annual Flame Tree Festival to start holding the biggest cultural event every June starting next year in order to attract more tourists into the CNMI.

At the same time, the MV A's Board yesterday pledged $8,000 worth of contribution to this year's festival which will be held from April 23 to 25.

"The Board agreed to an $8,000 monetary sponsorship, but we will also ask them if they would consider holding it sometime in June," according to Julian Calvo, presiding chairman during yesterday's monthly MV A Board meeting.

Calvo said the festival should be held during the actual blooming of the popular Marianas flower in order to attract more specta-

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According to the complaint, the defendants "have failed to provide adequate supervision, security, inmate classification, medical and mental health care, and to ensure adequate environmental health,sanitationandfire safety."

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Department of Public Safety Commissioner Charles Ingram Jr., Department of Labor and Immigration Secretary Mark Zachares, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Thomas Tebuteb, and acting Atty. Gen. Maya B. Kara.

Under the decree, CNMI shall develop short and long term plans for complying with the agreement and running the facilities.

Such agreement resolves allegations that all six correctional and detention facilities in the CNMI failed to meet minimum constitutional standards.

Munson said1he decree complies with the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Reno asked the court to en join defendants from depriving per-

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IN EFFORTS to protect its beaches from illegal sand mining, the CNMI government will start implementing a law that would require a thorough review of proposals for sand mining along the Northern Marianas' coastal areas.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio has signed House Bill 11-82 into Public Law 11-62 or the Beach Preservation Act of 1998, which was aimed at regulating sand mining along the beaches of the CNMI.

While the Department of Public Works will be held responsible for the issuance of permits for sand mining in designated areas, the new law obligates the strict involvement of three major government agencies.

Implementing agencies include the Departments of Lands and Natural Resources, and of Public Safety, as well as the

Coastal Resources Management.

According to House Vice Speaker Jesus T. Attao, proponent of the bill, beaches in the coastal area of the NMI are distinct, aesthetic and valuable economic resources to the government and to the people.

Tenorio said the preservation of the coastal areas is vital for both the local residents and the CNMI government since these are among the major attractions of the Commonwealth in enticing tourists to come in.

Under the new law, the government would discourage any sand mining activities especially in prohibited areas although the DPW may issue permits to do so but only after consulting the DLNR and the CRM.

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By Malou L. Sayson For the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -A noted private lawyer and former public defender is batting for the expansion of the Public Defender's Office to expedite the prosecution of criminal cases.

Johnson Toribiong, also a former public defender, in an interview said, "I think the only problem in our criminal justice system is that there is not enough attorneys to represent indigent defendants."

The work load of the public defender, according to Toribiong, is up to his neck and cases are booked up to about three years.

The backlog is slowing down the disposition of criminal cases which, Toribiong said, is contrary to what the Constitution of Palau has ensured and provided for.

There is an apparent lopsided equation between the numberof lawyers working at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Office of the

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While the MOJhas long pressed for the hiring of more lawyers to address the backlog of cases, the MOS proceeds with the administering of justice with but one pub-lic defender. ·

It would be recalled that Justice Minister Elias Carnsek Chin had pointed out the immediate need of his department to hire at least two more advocates in addition to the six lawyers the AGO has at the moment.

In fact, the MOJ is even requiring three more lawyers, but at the moment they would just be seek-

ing for financial support to hire two more lawyers. "Each lawyer will cost us about $40,000," said Chin.

"We're apparently outnumbered," Chin earlier said as he noted of the voluminous cases that have piled up at the AGO since 1997 and which have trial dates apparently extending up to 1999.

But Chin also noted the discrepancy brought about by having only one public defender as this has also contributed to the delay of the court hearings.

Senator Sandra Sumang Pierantozzi has, however, expressed a different observation, saying that the case load at the A.GO is "very light" compared to those of other jurisdiction like the private lawyers or even the public defender who goes solo play against eight government-hired lawyers.

The lack of public defender, according to Toribiong, has resulted to the deprivation [ of indigent defendants] to speedy trial as. contrary to what has been provided for under the constitution.

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BARELY a week after he was re-arrested and charged for escaping from jail, William Sablan is now facing arson charges for attempting to raze the prison facility on Wednesday evening.

Police disclosed yesterday that Sablan ran amuck inside the jail and set fire to his futon bed which he pressed against the wall of his cell.

Smoke covered the entire building, prompting the jail guards to evacuate all the detainees, DPS spokesperson Rose Ada said.

Prison guards rushed to put out the fire.

Ada said before the incident,

Sablan asked permission from prison guards to use the restroom.

After using the restroom, Sablan asked his escorts to set him free.

When his demand was refused by the guard, Sablan went on a rampage, grabbed a lunch pack and a cup and threw them at one of the corrections officers.

He was brought to his cell after being pacified. A few minutes later, jail guards noticed the fire originating from Sablan 's cell.

Sablan is serving term for various cases including robbery and assault and battery.

Last month, Sablan was also

charged by a prison officer whom he had kicked and assaulted while being led into the restroom.

Sablan was held at the central male detention center after he was re-arrested last week.

Sablan was among the eight inmates who escaped from jail during the rainy evening of Feb. 15. .

All of the eight have been rearrested.

During his arraignment for the escape case, Sablan, the former president of the inmates' association 'talked, to the media where he disclosed that they were being treated like animals inside the jail.

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According to Chamber: DPS to hire 45 more policemen 'CNMI needs PR job'

By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

THE Department of Public Safety is beefing up its personnel by hiring 45 more policemen who will be sent out on field as patrol officers.

DPS Commissioner Charles Ingram said the new policemen will be deployed to Saipan, Tinian and Rota.

Twenty-five new cops will be deployed to Saipan and 10 each to Rota and Tinian.

The additional policemen will be funded by a grant from the federal government which gave $I,000.017. The hiring process will start on Monday.

It will be a l 5cday hiring process.

Ingram is inviting those interested in law enforcement career to file applications with DPS.

To qualify, an applicant must be 17 years old or above, at least high school or GED graduates,

and must submit complete application forms to the Office of Personnel Management in Garapan along with their high school diploma or GED certificates, police clearances, and resumes wherein their training or awards accepted were also indicated.

DPS said the applicant must have taken an English placement test at the Northern Marianas College or any other accredited schools within six months and must have a score of 93 percent or higher.

Upon meeting all these requirements, the applicant will be considered for entry and will be required to undergo a polygraph test and physical agility test. His or her background will be investigated.

Those who would pass the preliminary tests would be interviewed by the department's hiring committee.


THE RECENT attacks hurled against CNMI's labor and immigration system, as well as the alleged abuses of nonresident workers in the .garme)lt sector, have badly tarnished the islands' image as a destination, according to business leaders.

Because of this, the Saipan Chamber of Commerce said the Commonwealth is in dire need of a private company that would help repair the CNMI's tarnished image as it urged the government to allocate funds for an intensive "image-rebuilding" campaign.

In a letter to Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio, the business organization stressed the need for the government to engage the services of a professional company that would conduct public relations campaign for the CNMI.

This is in light of the negative reports about CNMI being allegedly a huge penal colony for in-

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"The negative publicity and sweatshop image ... will continue with its resulting adverse effects, especially as it intensifies as their [the Clinton Administration] federal takeover campaign accelerates," Wiseman said.

He stressed that bad publicity hurled against the CNMI will leave a lasting negative image of

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He added that immediate ac_tions should be taken in order to combat additional adverse effects. The business community is wary that CNMI's dampened image would discourage investors from considering the island as an ideal place to do business.

"Our only chance in countering such actions is to engage the services of a public relations firm," Wiseman said, while acknowledging the ad1pinistration' s pronouncement that there are budgetary constraints hounding the government.

This, as he urged members of the business organization to consider ways in supporting the need to start a professional public relations campaign to redo the Commonwealth's badly-tainted image.

"The Chamber stands ready to discuss and consider possible ways it may assist in this urgent and indispensable endeavor of engaging the services of a professional firm to conduct a positive PR campaign for the CNMI," he told the governor.

.Economic conference slatedfor · MarchlS-19 By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

A MAJOR economic development conference titled "Planning for the CNMI's Economic Future," which is being sponsored by the Northern Marianas College Business Development Center, is slated for March 18 and 19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The conference aims at formulating stop-gap measures and long-term economic recovery plan for the CNMI, which is currently hit by the worst economic downslide in 20 years.

According to NMC-BDC Director Jack Peters, the conference is the result of the concerted efforts made by the steering committee composed oflegislators and individuals representing the public and private sectors of Saipan, Rota, Tinian and the Northern Islands.

Conference Coordinator Sharon Tudela said the conference will be the venue to present the initial findings of a comprehensive economic development study underway by a team of local and offisland experts.

The study, Tudela added, will evaluate the current economic challenges faced by the CNMI, explore new partnerships, future exchanges and joint initiatives to actively pursue and promote the continuing development and sustainable growth of the islands' economy.

"Our plan is to have the find-


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National Junior Honor Society to induct ten TEN STUDENTS from Mount Carmel Middle School will be inducted as members of the National Junior Honor Society today, February 26th at the Mount Carmel Cathedral at 10:00 am.

To be eligible for membership consideration, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 out 4.0 (90% ). Additionally, potential members must meet high standards of leadership, service, character, and citizenship.

The eight members to be inducted were selected by a faculty council of middle school teachers because they met those high standards of excellence.

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tals 5, with 10 to be inducted on February 26.

The National Junior Honor Society ranks as one of the oldest and most prestigious national organizations for Junior High/ Middle school students.

Chapters exist in three-fourths of the nation's schools and, since I 921 millions of students have been selected for membership.

Thousands of dollars in scholarships have been awarded to senior members since 1945 by the sponsoring organization, the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

In attendance at the induction ceremony will be the entire 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes with their teachers, principal Michael Miller, and school president Sister Kathleen Sarmiento.

Open Minds Open Book Fair' MOUNT Carmel School will be hosting it's first ever, "Open Mind Open Book Fair," this Saturday, March 27 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the new high school building.

Open to all schools, public and private, the "Open Minds Open Book Fair" will allow students of Saipan to publicly display their literary creations.

A one day only event, the book fair will be held on a Saturday, March 27, 1999 from 9:00 am -4:00 pm, open to public viewing.

The day will entail activities related to the arts such as a performance by the Mount Camel School Drum Club, an open microphone for those who wish to read aloud their work or the work of others, and several other unscheduled events being coordinated by the MCS English De-

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1999 Miss NMI Pageant Candidate Georgina Borja Hocog loves "meeting new people", and the Miss NMI Pageant was a perfect place to start.

"I decided to participate in the Miss NMI so I can meet people from different and interesting backgroµnds. I also wanted to have fun and experience being a candidate," said Hocog.

Born and raised on the island of Tinian, Hocog aspires to be a professional model or a flight attendant.

"Because I love to travel, being

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"And I also like the stage and standing in front of a crowd, so modeling would. be interesting. That would be something I would like to try," she said.

At 5 foot 9 inches tall, the 18 year-old beauty enjoys basketball and soccer and loves Chamorro and Japanese dishes.

Hocog also pointed out that her role models are her parents, Congressman Jose Hocog and Sinforosa Hocog.

"My parents are very kindhearted and they love to help

people. I have learned how to respect and care for others from them," said Hocog.

"My mom and dad have stood by me and helped me get through tough times. And I am grateful for that," she said.

Hocog advises young people to complete their education.

"Stay away from drugs and finish school. It important to work hard for your goals and don't let anyone stop you," she said.

" Be yourself, be natural, and go in the direction you want to go. It will be only a matter of time until you get what you want," she added.

Pageant Tickets Sold at the Door It is a countdown to the 1999 Miss NM! Beauty Pageant ..

And Northern Marianas Beauty Pageant officials have announced only a "limited number" of Pageant tickets will be sold at the Nikko Theater Hall at the door.

"We are very happy on the response we have received in regards to ticket sales. We are all very excited about this year's Pageant and 25th Anniversary

celebration," said NMBPA President Laila C. Younis.

"We will have a limited number that will be sold at the Nikko Theater Hall on Sunday. You can also buy tickets from the 1999 Miss NMI candidates and the NMBPA members. Our last day to collect tickets will be on Saturday," she said. · Younis also pointed out that

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eant night at $5 a piece. "It is a fundraising effort for

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Guam small business conference set for April

Pacific nations report progress in Hawaii fisheries conference

Variety News Staff HAGA TNA -- THE PACIFIC Islands Small Business Development Center Network (PISBDCN) at the UniversityofGuaminconjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Guam branch is planning to hold its Fifth Annual Small Business Conference on April 16-17 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.

The theme for this year's conference is "Rx for Small Business -Surviving the Asian Economic Flu,"anoutgrowthofongoingconferences held by the Small Business Task Force of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers of which the SBA and PISBDCN are participants.

The conference is in line with PISBDCN's mission to support the growth and economic development of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands: the U.S. Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau by providing management and technical assistance to existing and prospective small businesses.

HONOLULU - Significant progress was made on a precedent setting international fisheries management and enforcement regime that could include putting observers on all fishing vessels in the area and monitoring them with satellite fixing devices.

A total of 27 countries from Central and Western Pacific attended the meeting held here from Feb. I 0-19 was set up by a 1995 United Nations agreement to have countries cooperatively negotiate a system to manage fisheries.

The meeting, called the Multilateral High-level Conference for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the western and central Pacific or MHLC4, was led by Fiji Ambassador Satya Nandan.

The group has set a date of June, 2000 to finalize negotiations for a new commission to regulate the western and central Pacific fisheries, and if successful, would be the first

to negotiate a fisheries management system under the new principles set by the 1995 UN agreement.

That earlier agreement is called the 1995 UN straddling and highly migratory fish stocks agreement and applies to fisheries all over the world ..

The delegates said that observer costs such as training, flying observers to departure ports, and salaries would be borne by the new commission. In addition, it said both fishing and carrier vessels who transport fish would be subject to vessel monitoring systems.

In addition, the group tentatively set the borders for the area which it would govern. That area includes all of Hawaii to 50 degrees north and all of the Polynesian islands to 60 degrees south.

The western boundary would run through Australia and Papua New Guinea and include the exclusive economic zones or EEZs of Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Korea, excluding Rus-

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION At the Close of Business December 31, 1998 (in thousands of dollars)

ASSETS LIABILITIES

Cash and balances due from depository institutions ..... .

Securities .................... . Federal funds sold and securities

purchased under agreements to resell .

Loans and lease financing receivables Loans and leases, net of unearned income .

LESS: Allowance for loan

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income, allowance, and reserve .. . Assets held in trading accounts .......... . Premises and fixed assets

(including capitalized leases) . Other real estate owned ....... . Investments in unconsolidated

subsidiaries and associated companies ....... .

Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .. .

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271,077 4,879

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sold under agreements to repurchase ... Demand notes issued to

the U.S. Treasury ..................... . Trading liabilities .. Other borrowed money ................... . Mortgage indebtedness and obligations

under capitalized leases .. Bank"s liability on acceptances

executed and outstanding . Notes and debentures

subordinated to deposits . Other liabilities ........ . TOTAL LIABILITIES ..................... .

EQUITY CAPITAL Perpetual preferred stock ......... . Common stock ........................... . Surplus Undivided profits and capital reserve ..... . Net unrealized holding gains (losses)

on available-for-sale securities ......... . Cumulative foreign currency

$ 8,557,621

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257,255 translation adjustments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24,039)

TOTAL ASSETS .......... . TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.. 991,528

$13,562,048 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL.. $13,562,048

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STATEMENT OF CONDITION At the Close of Business December 31, 1998 (in thousands of dollars)

ASSETS LIABILITIES

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930

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progress on the "critical" issue of balancing sovereign rights of coastal states, including those of 16 small, island nations with international fisheries management, according to Nandan.

The Honolulu delegates agreed to language in a draft convention that would insure any conservation measures to run across international borders and be the same in the high seas as in EEZs.

The group agreed that enforcement vessels of any member nation would be allowed to board and inspect the fishing vessels of any other member nation. Infractions would be reported to the flag nation of the fishing vessel.

In addition, they said that enforcement vessels of any member nation could detain fishing vessels from non-membernations and take them to a reasonable port for enforcement proceedings.

Finally, thegrouppassedaresolution calling for all states to

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Statewide sales for 1998 totaled more than $15.1 billion, compared with almost $16 billion in 1997, the state Department of Taxation said. That amounted to a drop of more than 5 percent.

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18-MARJANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- FEBRUARY 26, 1999

Latest figures indicate HIV explosion in PNG PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Predictions of an explosion in HIV infection in Papua New Guinea appear to be coming true, with a jump in the number of new HIV cases in 1998.

Papua New Guinea's Health Department has released the latest H-I-V statistics. showing 642 new cases in 1998. almost double the 1997 figure.

There were 185 cases of full-

blown AIDS, and 23 deaths. Seventy percent of new cases

were reported in the capital, Port Moresby, but it's not clear how many of those cases contracted the virus elsewhere in the country.

The biggest concern is the number of cases not yet detected.

For every case of confirmed HI-V infection, it's estimated there are IO more still not diagnosed.

Former Navy chief named as Fiji's Army commander Sl.'V A (Pacnews)-A former head of the Fiji navy has been appointed the new Commander of the Fiji Military Forces.

Captain Frank Bainimarama has been appointed by the President on the advice of the Minister for Home Affairs.

He has been army chief of staff for almost a year, prior to which he was commander of the Fiji navy.

Bainimarama succeeds Ratu Epeli Ganilau, who announced his resignation this month to enter politics.

The son of the late President, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Ratu Epeli has not declared which political party he will join, although speculation is rife that he is unlikely to join the ruling SVT Party of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

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US pressures American Samoa to clear its debts PA GOP AGO (Pacnews)-The United States Department of Interior is threiitening not to release one-point-two mili'ion dollars to the Government of American Samoa unless it pays outstanding debts to local and overseas vendors.

The Interior Department threat came to light in a memo from the territory's Governor, Tauese Sunia, to the Treasurer, Tifimaele Ale, dated February 15.

In the memo, the Governor said the Interior Department would

withhold the monthly allocation of US federal grants to the Government, unless the Government pays outstanding debts.

The Governor has ordered the Treasurer to account for local funds and federal grants separately, to avert the threat.

Many local businesses have reportedly tired of waiting to get paid for federally funded projects and services they carried out months ago and have complained directly to the US Department of Interior.

Nauru president states. need for a stable gov't YAREN (Pacnews)- Nauru's President, Bernard Dowiyogo, says his country needs political stability in order to have financial and economic stability.

Dowiyogo says this is why his Government is working towards creating political stability with a democratic and transparent Government.

He was commenting on the change in Nauru's government six times this decade, at a national economic development summit

· called to prepare strategies for taking Nauru into the new millen-

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The week-long summit will discuss ideas on Nauru's economic and financial development, commercial fishing, the country's dwindling phosphate reserves, tourism development, environmental protection and problems among its young people.

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Tohian is described by PNG national radio as a strong critic and bitter enemy of Prime Minister Bill Skate's Government.

PNG's NBC radio says the announcement of his crossover was made yesterday, during Prime Minister Skate's visit to New Ireland.

His defection boosts the Government's numbers in Parliament to 73.

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Sen. Gregorio Honasan, principal sponsor of the measure, said the Senate's vote on the Clean Air Act sends a strong signal to the whole world that the Philippine government is serious in protecting the air from pollution.

"Health and lives have already been damaged due to the deteriorating quality of air that we breathe everyday. Wemayhavewaitedtoo long for this measure to be acted on, but it is not always too late yet for some positive action," he said.

The Clean Air Act, considered to be a priority measure during Ramos administration, nearly passed into law but the House bicameral panel failed to act on it before the May election campaign began.

"[ am hopeful that our House counterpart will act with dispatch on this measure. which is again a priority of the Estrada administration." he said.

Under SB l 255, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in coordination with various local government units, will


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In separate joint motions submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), three aircraft lessors-GP A Group Pk., Airplanes Finance Ltd. and General Electric Capital Corp.-asked for the dismissal

.of its motion for redelivery of aircraft after they signed the agreement.

The agreement, forged with the aircraft lessors on February 18, stipulates that Philippine Airlines will pay each lessor $220,000 monthly in rent and maintenance based on the use of the planes starting this month up to the day the rehabilitation plan is implemented.

The agreement said the rehabilitation plan should be carried ou·t by the SEC not later than September I.

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Killer floods in Southern RP MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Officials warned sightseers Tuesday to stay away from a popular volcano south of Manila which blew up mud geysers from a crater vent several times last week in a renewed sign of restiveness.

Seismologists said the Taal Volcano in Batangas Province emitted blackish mud in a shower that has reached a height of five meters ( 16 feet) at least three times since Thursday.

"There could be an eruption and if a tourist dies, our tourism industry would again be affected," said Reynaldo Punongbayan, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Although it is one of the country's 22 active volcanoes, Taal draws many foreign and local tourists due to its scenic location amid a lake in Batangas, about 75 kilometers ( 46 miles)

Turkey leader . leaves Manila amidst protest

MANILA (Reuters)-Turkish President Suleyman Demirel Jeft Manila at the end of a three-day state visit on Tuesday as protesters picketed the hotel where he was staying, demanding the release of captured Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan.

Demirel left Manila for the Subic Bay export zone after a breakfast meeting with VicePresident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

About 20 supporters of a local left-wing group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) held a brief protest outside the hotel where Demirel was staying, holding up placards demanding the release of Ocalan and the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination.

Police watched .the protesters but made no move to intervene.

On Monday, Demirel launched a scathing attack on Greece for supporting Ocalan and his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and said Turkey reserved the right to self-defence.

"By getting caught in its involvement in terrorism, Greece has proven that it does not belong to the civilised world," Demirel said in a statement read out to a Philippine television channel.

"Accordingly, it should be put on the list of countries supporting terrorism and harbouring terrorists."

"Such a country can only be defined as a rogue state."

south of Manila. Last month, a motor boat car

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Nora Campi ta of the institute said they were determining whether Taal 's restiveness could lead to an eruption.

No earthquakes accompanying the mud geysers have been monitored but extra seismographs were installed in the volcano, Campita said.

Monitoring equipment previously installed in the volcano was either stolen or destroyed, she said.

Taal is 311 meters (1,026 feet) high.

Taal erupted mildly in 1977, causing no casualties or damages but a strong eruption in 1965 killed about 200 people, who were living very close to the volcano.

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Marshalls' finances a 'mystery' By Giff Johnson

For the Variety MAJURO - Nobody, including the Ministry of Finance, knows what the financial status of the Marshall Islands is, the government's Finance Minister told the Nitijela (parliament) Wednesday.

Finance Minister Tony deBrum said that he had been ·with the ministry since last August but that "I don't know where we are financially and I couldn't tell you to the penny how much money

is in the bank." He made these remarks in an

nouncing that the Asian Development Bank will be assisting the Marshall Islands to conduct a broad audit of govemrrient accounts and assets to establish the financial worth of the Marshall Islands. When the audit is complete, "we 'II know, for the first time, how much money is in the bank and what the value of government assets is," deBrum said. .

The ADB has agreed to pro-

vide auditors and accountants as part of technical assistance or a loan, whatever is necessary, to "re-establish our financial situation," deBrum said.

Of the inability of the government to say exactly what its financial situation is, deBrum said bluntly: "Managementwise, we screwed up. No question."

Re-establishing a baseline of reliable financial data is a priority for the Cabinet as negotiations with the United States on

future economic aid are to begin soon, he said.

"How can we ask the U.S. to provide more money in the next Compact (treaty) when we can't. account fot the last 12 years?" he asked. "We'll be ~asting our time."

While audits have been conducted annually by independent auditors Deloitte ·and Tonche, many of the records on which the audits are based are incomplete, he said.

· Because of this problem of

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seen as casino dra-w GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - In moving to become the "Las Vegas of Asia," the Philippines will mount an increasingly strong challenge to the Australian casino industry, an international gaming consultan\ predicted Wednesday.

Spectrum Gaming Group managing director Frederic Gushin said to meet the new competition for the gaming dollar it was important for Australian casinos to continue to diversify services and widen their client base.

However, he sa:id the industry in Australia should prosper in the future - despite the battering it had taken from the Asian economic downturn and increasing competition.

Gushin, who was on the Gold Coast for the seventh Australasian Casinos and Gaming Conference, said the Philippines will become one of Ausiralia's major competitors with its sophisticated and growing gaming industry.

"The climate, the people, the commitment of the government to make it the Las Vegas of Asia have all combined to make the Philippines an effective competitor," Gushin said.

He said casinos in the Philippines were operated and regulated by a government authority and for more than a decade had displayed a high level of probity.

Gu shin said more casinos were springing up in the country through the Philippines government's policy of giving financial incentives to builders to . include casinos in new hotels.

In the past five years privately owned casinos were ·a1so allowed in certain International Free Trade Zones in the Philippines.

Gushin, whose company focuses on the Asian-Pacific region, said the Australian casino industry has had to go through an evolutionary process.

He said its initial attempt to attract the high-rollers was "misplaced" with the proliferation of world-wide gaming competition.

Casinos were now moving from a purely gaming perspective towards becoming entertainment centers.

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A guard stands on the outer fence of Beijing's Tiananmen Square as workers do maintenance on a lighting stand Tuesday. The square is being renovated and completely resurfaced in advance of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of communist China later in the year. AP

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Hong Kong's Justice Department will ask the Court of l;inal Appeal on Friday to say whether the Hong Kong courts or mainland Chinese lawmakers have the ultimate power to interpret a constitution adopted by Hong Kong when it reverted from British to Chinese rule in July 1997.

The government also will ask the court to say whether its justices can overrule laws passed by mainland Chinese legislators, if the Chinese law appears inconsistent with Hong Kong's constis tution, known as the Basic Law.

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The governmentdenied this was its intent.

"We are not trying to overturn the ruling," said Stephen Lam, the chief spokesman for Hong Kong's chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, the shipping tycoon who was chosen by China to govern Hong Kong after the British left.

"We 're only asking the court to consider whether there's a need for a clarification," Lam told. a news conference.

The court already said last month that it has final say over the constitution and that it has the power to

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After the government makes its case Friday, it will be up to the court to decide whether any clarification is necessary.

The legal storm broke out last month when the court ruled in an immigration case that any mainland Chinese residents with one Hong Kong parent have the right to live in Hong Kong. The court ruffled Beijing by saying China is denying such people their rights by insisting that they also obtain exit pennits on the mainland.

It was the first official challenge Hong Kong had made to Beijing since the handover, and is viewed as the biggest threat yet to the socalled "one country, two systems" arrangement that is intended to give Hong Kong a huge degree of autonomy for at least 50 years.

Officials in Beijing have reportedly called the decision a mistake that should be fixed. Hong Kong and ~eijing officials held urgent talks but.were unable to resolve the

· issue. Martin Lee, a lawyer and leader

of theoppositionDemocraticParty, called the government's decision . "the most unusual move."

"No matter what happens on Friday, the integrity of the Court of Final Appeal must not suffer," Lee told The Associated Press by telephone.

The Hong Kong Bar Association said the court has no reason to say anything more on the case because "it has completelyperformed its function."

Talcing another look "will create a potentially dangerous precedent whereby a losing party will on the basis of a need to 'understand' properly a judgment, effectively have an additional opportunity to address the court," the bar said in a statement.

In its original ruling, the court said that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the most powerful Chinese legislative committee, could interpret the Basic Law, but only if the top Hong Kong court asked it to.

Hong Kong's government, meantime, worries that an influx of hundreds of thousands of new citizens could overwhelm the territory's education and welfare systems, just as Hong Kong is struggling to recover from a deep recession.

Hundreds of mainland residents who were staying here without permission are now trying to remain - without gaining permission from Hong Kong immigration officials. The would-be immigrants have been holding daily protests.

Earlier Wednesday, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported mainland authorities in the southern city of Guangzhou are blocking some residents who have one Hong Kong parent from visiting the ierritory, fearing they will overstay their visas and try to remain here permanently.

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Japan eyes balanced budget TOKYO (Reuters) - An economic report bound for the desk of Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi will caJI on the nation to balance its basic budget by fiscal year 2008/09. Japanese media reported on Wednesday.

In its final report to be submitted to Obuchi on Friday, the Economic Strategic Council will also call for an economic growth target of about two percent in the fiscal year beginning April l, 2001, news reports said.

The report is expected to out-1 ine a l 0-year scenario for revitalising the nation's economy, they said.

Fiscal years 1999/00 and 2000/ 0 I will be a period for getting the economy back on a recovery path through an intensive clean-up of the financial sector's problem Joans, which have been the biggest obs tac le to recovery since the collapse of the late 1980s ··bubble" of inflated asset prices.

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U.S. army soldiers (left standing) and Japanese soldiers of Ground Self-Defense Forces cha~ over mo,tar shells during a ioint military exercise in Hokkaido, nothern Japan Monday. Japan parliament 1s discussmg laws to make Japan take a greater role in cooperative military operations with the United States. AP

Alexander Downer, minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia (center), confers with S. Jayakumar, foreign minister of Singapore (right) and an unidentified official after a joint communique to the press at the Mandarin Hotel in Singapore on Monday. AP

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia and Australia will resume a series of joint military exercises halted in 1998 due to Jack of money, Malaysia's national news agency Bernama said on Wednesday.

Bemama quoted Defence Minister Abang Abu Bakar as saying that the two countries would conduct three war games in 1999.

"Malaysia regretted the cancellation of the bilateral exercises programme for 1998. This is due to the downturn in our economy," he said after talks with visiting Australian Defence Minister John Moore.

"We are happy to say that the three exercises planned for .this year will be carried out," Abang Abu Bakar said.

The exercises will be held in Penang in Malaysia and Darwin and Perth in Australia. No dates were given.

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Kim seeks deal with North

Lawrence Summers, deputy secretary of Treasury of the U.S. (left), talks with South Korean President Kim Dae-jung during a meeting at the presidential palace in Seoul Wednesday. Summers arrived for a two-day visit, part of his Asian tour. Man in center is unidentified. AP

By Bill Tarrant SEOUL (Reuters)- South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Wednesday proposed resolving all outstanding political, security and economic issues with North Korea simultaneously in what he called a "package deal."

North Korea would be asked to curb its development and deployment of missiles and end a suspected nuclear weapons programme under the proposal.

In exchange, Pyongyang would get food and economic aid, Washington would end trade sanctions, and along with Japan, move to normalise ties with North Korea, Kim told a news conference marking his first year in office.

"The package deal with North Korea consists of our side asking North Korea to cease producing weapons of mass destruction and become a responsible member of the international community," he said.

"At the same time it addresses the issue of nonnalising ties with Japan and the United States," he said.

Diplomats say a recent North Korean proposal to the South for government-level talks may be a sign it is preparing to negotiate such a deal.

Economic assistance for North Korea, where an estimated two million people have died of malnutrition and related diseases over

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The plan says inflation can be maintained at less than three percent and life expectancy increased to 73 years.

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Tohian said he believes in Skate's leadership.

He says the PM is a man of action and it is only fitting for him to join the Government and work with such a leader.

the past two years, would be a key element of the package.

"And that also involves the issue oflifting economic sanctions," he said.

The sanctions, which ban American trade and investment with the North, have been in place since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The fratricidal conflict ended in an uneasy truce.that has left the two Koreas technically still at war and the Korean peninsula as the Cold War's last frontier.

Kim said South Korea would continue to cooperate with the United States on policies towards North Korea and that there would be no difference between the allies on North Korea policies.

He emphasised that growing security cooperation between South Korea and the United States and more recently between Seoul and Tokyo, would underpin the comprehensive approach to the North.

U.S. President Bill Clinton's coordinator on North Korean policy, William Perry, is putting together his own comprehensive package toward North Korea, Korean and U.S. officials have said.

Perry is due to visit Seoul early next month on a swing through Northeast Asia that could also take him to North Korea, diplomats in Seoul said.

It is also hoped that the new plan will reduce the national debt and help achieve a balanced budget by the year two thousand and one.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the plan is based on his vision for the country - to promote a united and cohesive society.

Tohiansayshemadethemovein a collective decision supported by nine of his local government presidents and the regional member for Kavieng, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Ian Ling-Stuckey.

Tohian says the policies of his New Ireland First Party also complement those of Skate's PNG First Party.

Exercise, not necessarily to lose weight, but to enhance circulation.

Washington has been demanding access to a vast underground complex that North Korea is building in Kamchang-ri, not far from the site of a mothballed Sovietera reactor, where plutonium - the fuel for atomic weapons - is being processed for safe storage.

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COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

POSITION VACANCY; Comptroller SALARY: Negotiable

DUTIES: Keep the official books and accounts ofCDA. Prepare financial annual report ofCDA and periodic financial stalcmcnts. Oversee and ma.nag!.! the investments of the Development Banking Division. Maintain financial records of all capital improvcmcr.1 projects funded by CDA and!or those for which CDA provided any mmching funds. Prepares fund stat.us rcpons and financial management rl.!ports as required hy 1h~ Uoard of Dircc10rs or the Executive Director.

BASIC QUAUFICATION: The applican1 shouki hold a Hachdors degree in accounting and ha1r·c at least 5 (five) years experience in government al or financial accounting. Applicant must be a U.S. Ccnificd Public A<.·countant am.I have knowledge on computerized accounting.

CLOSING: lntcrL'Stcd applicants arc requested to pick up a copy of the position description at the • CDA Office. Application must be: submitted to the CDA office. Gualo Rai on or before Friday. February 26. 1999 no later than 4:00 p.m.

SC"nd application, resume and supporting documents to thl' attention of:

Commonwealth Devclopmcm Authori1y Ms. Marylou S. Ada Executive Director

P.O. Bo., 2149 Saipan. MP 96950

For inquiries. please c.:ontacl Ms. Mal)·Lou S. Ada. Execulin:: Din:ctor or .\1~. Christy Kmtol, Administrative Offi,t:r at { 670) 234-6245 or 7145 or send e-mail to cda@it1.:cnm i.corn.

Application<., arc available at the Commonwcallh Development Aulhorily and al the Office of Pcr!>onncl Management.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

PUBLIC NOTICE The Division of Mental Health and Social

Services is applying for a federal grant this fiscal year 1999, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT). The grant monies will fund services that assist individuals with drug or alcohol problems. In addition, it funds programs geared towards the prevention of use and abuse of substances. The grant application includes the intended use of SAPT funds. Copies of the grant application are available, upon request, for public comment and recommendations. For a copy of the SAPT grant application or to provide written comment and recommendations, contact the Division of Mental Health and Social Services at: 323-6560 P.O. Box 409 CK, Saipan, MP 96950.

Clinton: No comment on alleged sexual assault WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Bill Clinton declined comment on Wednesday on an Arkansas woman's charge that he sexually assaulted her2 I years ago, noting only that his private lawyer had denied the allegation.

"My counsel has made a statement about the first issue and I have nothing to add to it," Clinton said in response to a question at a news conference with Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings.

Juanita Broaddrick, a 55-yearold Arkansas nursing home operator, has told several news organisations that Clinton forced himself on her in a Little Rock hotel room in 1978 while he was state attorney general.

David Kendall, the president's personal lawyer, denied the charge on Saturday. ·

"Any allegation that the presidentassaulted Ms. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false,"; Kendall said. "Beyond that

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we are not going to comment" Reports ofBroaddrick's allega

tions have been around for years. But the most detailed version surfaced in a column on the editorial page of Friday's Wall Street Journal and have since been reported by other news organisations.

NBC News was scheduled to · broadcast an interview that it conducted with the woman in midJ anuary; sparking the interest of

other media outlets, during prime time on Wednesday night.

Broaddrick told the Washington Post she first met Clinton in April 1978 when he was making his first run for governor of Arkansas and she was working as a volunteer for his campaign.

Later while in the state capital for a nursing home seminar, she met him again at the hotel where she was staying. Clinton suggested they have coffee in her room, according to her account, but once there, he forced her to have sex.

In the Post interview, . Broaddrick said she never reported the alleged incident to authorities because Clinton was a rising politician and she was "young and vulnerable."

Broaddrick's name surfaced in the 1992 presidential election campaign when a friend in whom she had confided revealed her allegations, but she never came forward publicly.

Let independent counsel law die, ex-officials ask US Senate

By John Whitesides W ASIITNGTON (Reuters) The law that gave rise to independent counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation ofPresidentBill Clinton should be scrapped, two formertop government officials told Congress on Wednesday.

Former Attorney General Griffin Bell and former Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker told a Senate committee the independent counsel law was badly flawed and should not be renewed when it expires on June 30.

Baker said any attempt to revise the statute to make it more workable should be delayed until after a "cooling off period" to allow the political passions inflamed by

Starr's investigation, and the subsequent Clinton impeachment battle, to wane. · "I recommend to the Senate and

this committee that we cool it, we think about it for a while," Baker told the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee at the first of a series of hearings to explore the statute's future.

"I think you ought to let the act expire, have a cooling off period and then decide in a deliberative way," he said.

Bell saw no merit in even a revised law, saying the Justice Department was capable of investigating allegations against top government officials.

"I am opposed to renewing the

NMI Couneil for the Humanities

Request for Proposals on Diabetes and Culture The NMI Council for the Humonities seeks proposals for projects to in

crease public awareness and understanding of diabetes ond its relationship to the indigenous cultures of the CNMLPnonty 1s given to projects that ore designed to engage the general public 1n discussion and dialogue with humanities. scholars, health care prov!ders. cultural experts and community leaders. Proiects should consider the history of diabetes in the CNMI, its specific relot1omhip to both post and present cultural practices, and the social and economic impact of diabetes on the family and the community. Formats might include:

• symposiums, conferences. public forums, panel discussions spot radio and telev1s1on presentations

• dramatic performances • oral history collection and publication

exhibits • demonstration projects • reading ond discussion groups

publications for mass consumption • video documentaries

statute," said Bell, who helped ere- · ate the law when he served as attorney general under President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s. "I!ong ago concluded that this statute is unworkable for a number of reasons and represents very poor governmental policy."

The independent counsel law was created in 1978 after President Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal to allow prosecutors to operate free from political constraints in investigating criminal allegations against top administration officials.

It requires the attorney general seek the appointment of an independent counsel when credible allegations are made against the president, vice president or a range of other officials. A federal threejudge panel selects and oversees the counsel.

But critics in both parties, eager for the statute to die, say it has instead unleashed prosecutors with unchecked power, unlimited budgets and a sometimes distorted, narrow focus.

"I don't believe it's possible to fix this flawed statute," said Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who said independent counsels were "unchecked, unbridled, unrestrained and unaccountable."

Starr, whose wide-ranging fouryear, $40 million probe of Whitewater land deal and Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky led

Eligible applicants include non profit orgonizotions: civic, church and tothepresident'simpeachmentand co~mun1tygroups;publ1condprivateschoolsondcolleges:governmento en- acquittal in a Senate trial, is only c1es. and hoc groups and 1nd1v1duals. Applicants should submit draft propgosal thelatestspecialprosecutortodraw. by March 31, 1999 for prO)ects that begin in Moy 1999: by June 30 1999 for prOJects that begin August 1999: by September 30, 1999 for projects that begin fire. 1n November 1999. Independent counsel Lawrence

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Hopes for avalanche survivors fade By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS

LAND ECK, Austria (AP)-Already reeling from a deadly avalanche, snow swept over a second Alpine mountain village, killing two people and leaving five more missing.

Hopes were fading early Thursday of finding survivors from Wednesday's avalanche in the hamlet of Valzur, or in Galtuer, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southwest, which was hit the day before.

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working in the CNMJ during National Engineer's Weck. Feb 21-27.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Attorney Brian W. McMahon, Receiver

PACIFIC-RIM INSURANCE, (OMPANY P.O. Box 1267, Saipan, MP 96950

Date: January 27, 1999

To: All Bondholders, Policyholders, Claimants and Creditors of PACIFIC-RIM Ir-:suRA~CE, Co:-.1rAr-:Y

From: Attorney Brian W. McMahon Receiver for Pacific-Rim Insurance, Company

Subject: Cancellation of All Existing Bonds and Policies of Pacific-Rim Insurance, Co. and Claim Filing Deadline

On January 22, 1999, an Orderof Liquidation was issued by the Superior Court. This order terminates all existing bonds and insurance policies issued by P ,\CiFIC Rt\l lNSUrv\NCE, Co. effective as of February 26, 1999.1'urther, all Claimants and Creditors oi PAClFIC·RIM INSURANCE Co. are hereby notified that any and all claims you may have against I' ACIFIC·RIM INSt:RANCE, Co. must be filed wilh the Receiver's of lice on oroefoll' May 21, 1999. Claims not submitted by that date will not be honoree!. Claims must be submitted to the above address.

ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: PACIFIC-RIM lr-:SURANCE, Co.'s assets are severely impaired and il is unlikely the company will be able to pay mo~ than a very small percentage on any submitted claim. Employers who obtained labor bonds or workers' compensation insurance from PACIFIC-RIM INSURANCE, Co. in order lu maint2in compli,mce with CNMI labor and immigration laws should REPLACE thuse P,1c11"c-R1\1 lNSURANCE Co. BcNDs AND Poucncs lMMEOl,\TELY. Please obtain altenn\J·ce cuvcragc from approved carriers. Contact the Department ut Labor and Immigration or the Wor'kers' Compensation Commission for further dclails.

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For more information, please call 235-4728/234-6726 or drop by our office in Jocten-Dandan.

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In Valzur, a man and a child were pulled from the snow, shaken but alive. Searchers rescued a third person, who later died and found another person dead.

Five people in Valzur were still missingunderthemassesofsnow.

In Galtuer, the death toll rose to 16 from a wall of snow that roared Tuesday into the mile-high (1,600-meter-high) winter sports village.

Eight of the sixteen dead in Galtuer were Germans, including two children, two were Danes and two were Austrians, all from the tourist resort, local officials said. Fifteen people buried Tuesda)!.were still missing late Wednesday.

Austrian anny rescue flights were halted by fresh snowfall Wednesday afternoon, They were scheduled to resume early Thursday, reinforced by helicopters from the Gennan anny and the U.S. Anny in Gennany.

Rescue workers dig for avalanche victims Wednesday in the area of the Tyrolean wintersports resort of Galtuer late Tuesday. At least 16 people were killed and some 25 persons are still missing. AP

However, rescuers and doctors grudgingly conceded that chances to dig out more survivors were small.

'There are minimal chances to rescue alive one or the other missing person," said Alois Schranz, a surgeon at Landeck's local hospital.

"This is a catastrophe such as we have not had for centuries," said Wendelin Weingartner, governor of Tyrol province in west-

em Austria, Film footage carried by Aus

trian television showed scores of rescuers using long metal probes and dogs trained to locate people buried under masses of snow.

Automobiles were crushed by big walls of snow or hurled like toy cars by the force of Tuesday's avalanche. The top floor of one house was missing, as if sliced off by a giant razor blade.

Austrian army officers coordinating the rescue efforts told Austrian television they hoped to fly

out on Thursday up to 700 tourists still stranded in Galtuer.

About 1,000 people, many of them Gennans and other foreign tourists, were evacuated Wednesday.

The Galtuer avalanche was the , worst in Austria since January

1954, when 56 people were killed in a single avalanche in Blons, a to\1.11 in. neighboring Vorarlberg province.

Rescue workers recovered at least 20 injured people, who were flown to regional hospitals.

EPA says US econoiny and environm.ent thrive together WASHING TON (Reuters) -The soaring U.S. economy has not been slowed a bit by some of the toughest environmental laws in the world, the Clinton Administration said Wednesday.

Some Republicans contend that many environmental programmes proposed by the White House in previous years - and new ones for fiscal 2000- cost too much and are

misguided. Environmental Protection

Agency Administrator Carol Browner told a Senate environmental committee that the administration's $7.2 billion budget request for next year would help, not hurt, economic growth.

The White House proposal is actually $400 million less than for actual spending levels for fiscal

COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS

FOR MASTER PLANNING SERVICES The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) is soliciting slatements of professional qualifications from fim1s to update the Master Plan of the Saipan International Airport, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

At a minimum. the statements of professional qualifications from finns should address the areas generally described below:

I. Firms must have similar work experience in Airport Master Planning, including preparation of Environmental Impact/ Assessment Documents, etc.;

2. Firms must have the capacity to perform all or most aspects of the project, such as planning, environmental evaluations, financial analysis, and architectural and engineering design;

3. Key personnel's professional background and caliber and availability for the proposed project.

4. Firms must have established active office with a valid business and ability lo perform planning and design activities in the CNMI.

Interested firms may submit their statements of professional qualifications no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 26, 1999. Qualified small business entities in the CNMI shall be given special consideration.

The CPA reserves the righl to reject any or all statements of professional qualifications for any reason, if in its sole opinion to do so would be in its best interest.

Send information to: Mr. Carlos H. Salas Executive Director Commonwealth Ports Au1hority P.O. Box 1055 Saipan, MP 96950

is/CARLOS H. SALAS Executive Director

February 4, 1999 Date

1999, which ends Sept. 30. The EPA does not rollover spending eannarked in the previous year by Congress, creating the technical discrepancy.

'This request is based on what this administration and this committee have proved time and time again. The envirorunent and the economy go hand in hand," Browner said.

The Clinton-Gore environmental programme sets a new "livability agenda" to help communities, mainly through a five-year, $9.5 billion Better America Bonds programme to meet urgent local needs, she said.

The White House budget request also includes $200 million for a Clean Air Partnership Fund to promote innovative technologies for battling soot, smog, toxic air pollution and greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

A third major new component, according to Browner, was the effort to boost funding for the fight against childhood asthma.

Sen. James Inhofe, an oil-patch Republican from Oklahoma, told the EPA, "to stop the blatant politicization of its budget and programmes."

Calling the Clean Air Partnership Fund "more of a Gore campaign plank" than a responsible environmental programme, Inhofe urged Browner to focus instead on regulatory relief for the nation's slumping oil and gas industries and underfunded water, air and safe drinking programmes.

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Blood victims may sue U.S. By Maggie Fox

WASHING TON (Reuters) -A group of Canadians who say they were infected with the AIDS virus and hepatitis C from imported U.S. blood in the early

1980s said on Wednesday they plan to sue the United States, and perhaps even President Bill Clinton.

They say the blood was taken from inmates at prisons in Louisi-

ana and Arkansas during the time that Clinton was Arkansas governor and sold not just to Canada but to other countries.

They are also asking the Justice Department to investigate whether

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START!.\(; SAL\ lff: S 16.65.,. 11-S 19.073.56 per annum plus 25'., hawrdous premium.

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Opening Date: 02/19/99 Closing Date: 03/051')9

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LOCATION: COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION, ROTA

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prison and heal th officials acted criminally in failing to screen the blood and warn of its source.

''It is time we hold those resp ble for the collection and dis ution of prison blood and plasma in the U.S. that was known to be contaminated with hepatitis C and was shipped to Canada and elsewhere," Michael McCarthy, a Canadian who says he is infected with HIV and hepatitis, told a news conference.

The group of 400 Canadians filed a C$1 billion class-action claim against the Canadian government and two companies in la~e January and vowed then to expand their case over the border.

David Harvey, lead Canadian attorney for the group, said they had not decided just who to sue or on what grounds.

"We are putting together a lawsuit to parallel what we are doing in Canada," he said. It will focus on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates blood products, as well as authorities in Louisiana and Arkansas.

The FDA declined comment But it has said in the past that there was no way to know in the early 1980s that the blood was contaminated. ·

The group said the prisoners sold their blood, which was collected by an Arkansas company called Health Management Associates Inc., which sold some blood to Toronto-based Connaught Laboratories.

"From there, the plasma was pooled and turned into a special blood product and then sent to the Canadian Red Cross, which distributed it to thousands of haemophiliacs," the group said in a statement. Haemophiliacs' blood fails to clot properly and they need regular infusions of

blood products. In 1982 the FDA advised

blood distributors not to use blood collected in prisons, and closed the Cummins blood centre in 1984 because of a lack of control, but allowed it to reopen later. · Clinton was governor of Ar

kansas at the time, and the group says there is evidence he knew what was going on. Harvey said the group would consider adding his name to any lawsuit.

The Canadians are joining with U.S. haemophiliacs who have been asking for Justice Department action for years. They say between them they have docu: ments proving officials knew the prison blood was tainted with some kind of virus but allowed its collection and sale.

"We believe the documents prove the federal codes . .. were broken and that criminal acts took place," Dana Kuhn, a member of the U.S_. groupwhohasHIV, said. "For the past seven years the government has ignored our requests." · Harvey said even though HIV had not been clearly identified, and hepatitis C was not identified until 1989, officials should have known the blood was contaminated.

He said health officials knew there was some kind of virus circulating in people with tattoos, people who had homosexual sex, and intravenous drug users.

Charges have been filed against health officials in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Japan overtainted blood. In France three ministers, including former prime minister Laurent Fabius, are accused of manslaughter.

"Why is the United States different from Europe?" Harvey asked.

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Asian heroin's route bared By Rajan Moses

YANGON (Reuters) - More heroin produced in Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast Asia is heading for Australia, the South Pacific and Canada than to the United StatGs, a senior Interpol official said on Wednesday.

"Southeast Asian heroin ... used to make up a major percentage of the heroin reaching the United States. (This) has diminished significantly and been replaced by heroin coming out of South America and Mexico," said Paul Higdon, director oflnterpol 's Criminal In-· telligence Directorate.

"The majority ... coming out of here is going to the South Pacific, Australia and some to Canada," he told reporters on the sidelines of a controversial international conference on heroin organised by Interpol.

Asian drug enforcement officials were focusing on these newer trafficking routes, he said, without giving data on quantities moved.>

"That's certainly putting Australia on guard. They have to know who the enemy is and coming to a conference like this helps," Higdon said.

Some conference delegates estimate that less than IO percent of the heroin produced in

laboratories in Myanmar and the poppy growing Golden Triangle, which straddles the borders "fMyanmar, Thailand and J ,,ios, ;iow makes it to the United States.

In the past, drug officials had said up to 70 percent of Golden Triangle heroin found its way to the U.S. market.

The United States and most European countries declined to attend the Interpol conference because it is being held in military-ruled Myanmar, a major world heroin producer.

But 65 delegates from 28 countries, including Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations, Austria and U.N. agencies, are attending the closeddoor meeting.

Some delegates said the U.S. and European countries had been missed because they were the biggest heroin consumers.

"The conference lacks a little solidarity when you don't have everyone here," said Higdon. "We talk about international problems and when the whole international community joins together to address it we feel that more is accomplished."

Vital information and data that could be shared by the Americans and Europeans had been

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sorely missed. "They are the biggest con

sumer markets and we could have gained from their expertise and data," said one delegate.

The United States and the Europeans said they feared Myanmar would use the meeting to give a false impression of its drug suppression efforts. Absentees also linked their refusal to attend to Myanmar's poor human rights record .

Yangon 's military rulers~curb the activities of a vibrant opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and hold

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many political prisoners. Higdon commended

Myanmar's drug suppression efforts, despite international criticism of its handling of the problem. "There has been a great deal of seizing of essential chemicals and increased activities in (heroin) laboratories destructions."

Opponents of Myanmar's generals have accused them of links to the drug trade and pointed to the government's protection of well-known heroin traffickers like Khun Sa and Lo Hsing-han. Khun Sa is believed

to live in Yangon under government protection· and Lo to be involved in business tn

Myanmar. Myanmar says keeping Khun

Sa out of the drug business has helped curb the flow opium and heroin flow from Shan State in the northeast of the country.

Higdon said the meeting had discussed Khun Sa.<br>

"They (Myanmar) had to do something with insurgency ... and sometimes you have to make a pact with the devils. That's the way things are accomplished:"

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1) Used Vehicles 2) Scrap Conductors (Aluminum and Copper)

Bid Forms and other relative information may be picked up at the CUC Procurement & Supply Office in Lower Base, during normal working hours and before bid closing date and time.

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All bids must be in a sealed enveloped marked CUC-ITB-99-0008 and submitted to the Supervisor for Procurement & Supply at Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, Lower Base, Saipan, no later than March 15, 1999, at 3:00 p.m.

CUC reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and to waive any defects in said bids, or any of them if in its sole opinion to do so would be in the best interest of CUC. All proposals shall become the property of CUC.

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The places will also be used to detect if there is a population of brown tree snakes on the island, she said.

"We don't want to be in the same situation as Guam where the snakes wreak havoc to its economy and ecosystems," Concepcion said.

The information officer disclosed that biologist~ from main-

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Ricardo S. Atalig (R-Rota) to conduct public hearings on the CNMI's three main islands before acting on the bi IL

"I support this bill, and I will even come up with a tougher version, but I've to say that this is a delicate issue especially for parents who are trying their best to discipline theirchildren,"he said.

land will be arriving on Saipan to help the island combat the new threat. They will be staying here for about six months.

President Clinton recently proposed to the US Congress the increase of appropriations in the environmental budget of the US insular areas in America's budget for year 2000.

He had proposed adding $500,000 to the environmental budget to help curb the spread of brown tree snakes.

Cing said if the bill were enacted during his childhood years his parents would have faced prison terms for whipping him.

"So we have to careful about this,'" he said.

Atalig said the next public hearing on the bill will be on Rota.

Introduced by House Floor Leader Ana S. Teregeyo (R-Prec. I, Saipan), the bill has been endorsed by AGO, DPS, DPH, DYS, the Family Violence Task Force and the Ayuda Network.

\Ve, thefim1ily of the late

RJl,A IP ANGIE JU NAN

SANl,OS Would like to invite all our families, relatives and friends to join us m prayers as we commemorate the Fifth Anniversary of the passage into eternal life of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.

Nightly Rosary is being said at 7:00 p.m. from Saturday, Febru_ary 20 thru Sunday, February 28 at the residence of Oscar & P1dmg Camacho in Koblerville.

On Saturday, February 27, 1999 special mass of intention will be offered at St. ,Jude Church at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner will be served immediately afterwards at the above residence.

Your presence and prayers will be greatly appreciated.

THE FAMILY

IHIENRY RASIANG l1AITA·NO

"Hank" Would like lo extend our invitation to all our relatives and

friends to join us in prayers for our beloved husband, brother as we commemorate his First Death Anniversary.

Nightly rosary will be held at the residence of Mrs. Taitano in Koblerville beginning February 19, 1999 at 8:00 p.m. to

February 27, 1999.

On the final day, Saturday, February 27, the mass will be offered at 5:00 p.m. at St. Jude Church in Koblerville. Dinner

will follow at the residence of Mrs. Taitano in Koblerville.

1"-1. 'f"', S, 'l/u'uJ. Ma!G41!, (j~ · THE FAMILY

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At the same time, CPA is increasing seaport charges starting July this year as part of its intensified plari to generate enough revenues that would help sustain the agency'spaymentforthemaritime division's annual $2.5 million debt service.

Under the revised seaport division terminal tariff, wharf age rates for cargo will be $3.25 per revenue ton until Sept. 30, 1999. This figure will be increased to $4.50 per revenue ton from Oct. I, 1999 to Oct. 1, 2001.

CPA would be increasing the wharfage fees again beginning October 2001 to $5.50 per rev-

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ment is coming up with an incentive package for companies that would train and employ indigenous workers.

This, as the governor sought the assistance of the private sector in the government's efforts to prepare potential resident workers by providing them with proper training.

"Our government is trying to give incentives to companies who train and hire local people. Although we recognize the fact that we need foreign workers, I think it

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ally protected conduct or speech. Instead, Bellas said, the provi

sion of the law prohibits an individual from loitering in a public place while possessing the criminal intent to solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit prostitution.

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cate the expired foods while at the wholesalers so these products would not trickle down to the small mom and pop stores," she said.

If expired product~ are found, during an inspection, whether on the racks or in the storage area, they are just confiscated and thrown away. Canned or preserved products and dry goods such as noodles are the ones that expire most, she further said.

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Late last year, GT A announced that it is seeking a partner to assist the authority in developing an existing license to provide digital cellular telephone serv.ice in Guam and Saipan.

Personal Communications Systems (also known as PCS digital phones) offer high quality digital voice communications, enhanced

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port which have already been completed.

So this year, some $3.7 million in interest payments will be added to the airport's expenses.

With the depreciation and the interest charges, Deloitte & Touche expects the airport's net in-

enue ton for a five-year period. Thereafter, the rate shall increase by five percent for each succeeding five-year period. .

Port entry fee was pegged at $61.88 for vessels of l,OOOregistered gross tons and under; $123.75 for ships between 1,001 and 2,000 registered gross tons; and$ 123. 75 forvessels over2,000 gross tons plus an additional charge of $61.88 per each 2,000 gross tons.

These figures will be raised by 30 percent starting Oct. I for a three-year period, then will be increased by another 30 percent starting October 200 I for a period of five years. It will periodically increase by five percent for each succeeding five-year period starting October 2006.

is about time that we produce our own manpower pool," the local chief executive said.

Meanwhile, the CDA chairman said CNMI enjoys a very low rate of unemployment but it remains alarming considering the presence of too many job opportunities in the private sector.

"We have· all kinds of job. It is just a matterof choice by the people whether they want to work ornot," he said, adding that CNMI has a very minimal rate of forced unemployment "but a lot of voluntary unemployment."

The rate actually leaped from merely 2.3 percent in 1990 to 7.3 percent three years ago but moved

An element of specific criminal intent must exist before an individual can be arrested under this law, the judge pointed out

This element, of specific criminal intent, he added, saves such provision from being unconstitutionally overbroad.

Bellas said the language of the law is not vague as the key element here is intent: that the person "in-

'The store owner sometimes request that we don't dispose of canned foods. Instead of throwing over at the dump site which we know would just contribute to the amount of trash we have, the store owner will request our office if they can hold on to them and sell them for animal food," Sengebau said.

She said this arrangement is acceptable provided that the store ownerputtheseproductsonaseparate isle indicating that it is animal food and not for human consumption.

, ti! security, caller ID, paging and r .essaging services in a pocketsized package.

GT A has so far not been able to extend this service because of the terms of its service franchise. GT A hopes to overcome this with the incorporation of a private sector partner.

To address questions on GTA's partnering or competing with the private sector, the agency has commissioned Wayne Arny and Asso-

come to drop by $7 million this year.

To improve the airport's finances, Deloitte & Touche is suggesting that the airport step up its collection of receivables from tenants that are very far behind in payment. The airport is urged to evict non-paying tenant.~ as soon as possible to rent out airport space to paying customers.

Amended dockage rates average between$55.88 for vessels not overl00feetand$583.74forships bigger than 550 feet. The rates will increase by 30. percent beginning Oct. 1, then . another 30 percent after three years.

CPA will alsQ start collecting $0.18 per barrel for residual oil and $0.32 per barrel fordiesel fuel from suppliers bunkering at the port. The rates will also be periodically increased by 30 percent in three years, and five percent for the succeeding five-year period.

Passenger fee would be $4.50 per person that boards a vessel through any port in the CNMI which CPA operates. Such rate shall increase to $5 .85 starting October this year; $7.61 in 2001 for a five-year period.

down again in 1995. The CNMI labor force participation climbed up from about 82 percent of all persons above 16 years to over 85 percent in 1995.

Workers of Chamorro and Carolinian descent were concentrated in public administration (34.9 percent and 28.1 percent respectively), professional and related services (22 percent and 24.6 percent), and retail trade industries (11.6 per- · cent).

The commerce department has reported that during the 1995 census,· Carolinians had the highest unemployment rate at 21.2 percent while Chamorros account for around 12.5 percent

tentionally solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit prostitution."

The behavioral guidelines in the provision along with accompanying "intent" requirement, effectively guide the police to differentiate between constitutionally protected street encounters and acts that reflect the state of mind needed to make an arrest, Bellas said,

Sengebau added that products that will expire in two weeks time can be sold at a lower price which, she said, is more advisable than throwing them away.

She admitted though that there ar~ currently no specific regulations on how to go after the stores selling expired foods and medicines. Refusal on the part of store owners to cooperate prompts an imposition of penalty or fine.

The MOHS is, however, working on the regulations stated in the Palau National Code and the former Trust Tenitory Regulations.

ciates to formulate a strategic plan for GT A for the nel.(t five years.

According to GT A Board Chairman Pedro R. Martinez, this particular study will bring out all the concerns about GT A privatization and the 'public-private' nature of the agency.

"This study will identify the needs and the requirements of the agency which can serve as a guide for the administration and the Legislature," Martinez said.

Inaddition,Deloitte&Touchei"s also recommending that the airport seek to refinance some of its bond issues because the airport is currently paying higher than market interest rates ori the bonds.

According to the auditing firm, the airport can realize significant savings by refinancing the bonds in coordination with the Guam Economic Development Authority.

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for displays. Throughout the week, the

school will conduct a Science Bee contest for grades 2-4.

There will also be a Math Challenge contest for all grade levels, the school said in a news release.

Then there is the "guess the pennies" contest where the student who comes closest to guessing the number of pennies in a jar

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Not only is this book fair an important event for Mount Carmel School's annual English week, but is also important for· other schools in our island community.

Due to the cancellation of the annual "Young Author's Book

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ings and recommendations discussed and debated by the expected 200 conference participants who will help develop resolutions to be delivered to the CNMI and US government," Peters said.

The NMC-BDC director is expecting that resolutions from the conference should aim to improve

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mercial sand mining or a minimal fee of $5 for self-help improve-. ment projects.

The application form for sand mining shall not be complicated

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tors, especially tourists. He pointed out that the activity is one of the main attractions in the Visit the Marianas ·99 campaign package.

The festival is annually organized by the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture.

CCAC executive director Robert Hunter, in a telephone interview, said the agency may consider MV A's proposal, provided more sponsors will agree to pledge financial support at th is ti me of the year.

"We've been holding the flame tree fest every April because we

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will stay. She's a valuable employee and DPH relies on her in many many ways. It will be difficult to replace her."

Kara, however, said AGO is currently "'hoping" to recruit four

wins a prize. The activities include guest

speakers whose profession and expertise are in the areas of math and science.

According to the principal the awareness week will help to boost students' interest in math and science and improve student performances in these areas. ·

The committee chaired by Kendall Byington developed a well through-out activities and received commendation from the administration, faculty and staff.

Fair," the members of the MCS community feel even stronger about opening the "Open Mind Open Book Fair" to all of the schools on the island.

Though this event is not meant in any way to replicate the "Young Author's Book Fair," it will certainly provide the children of our island with the opportunity to share their amazing creations with the public.

the business climate for the existing businesses and seek alternative industries for future investments in the Commonwealth.

In the conference, Bob Jones of the Governor's Economic Recovery and Revitalization Task Force and the chairperson of the Free Trade Zone subcommittee, will kick off promotional efforts for '"America's Newest and Most Complete Tax Free Trade Zone" which is being established in the CNMI.

and may be issued on a project basis, if, in the judgment of the DPW, the sand mining will not be detrimental to the coastal

· area. However, the public works

would be charging an additional $2 per cubic yard in addition to the$ I 00 permit application fee.

don't want to compete with the Liberation Day celebrations in getting more sponsors. We also want more participation from school children that's why we hold it every April," said Hunter.

He, however, said that CCAC may give in to the tourism sector's request after meeting with MV A officials.

Calvo, meanwhile, also expressed optimism on the eventual turnout of the annual cultural event, saying MV A hopes that it will be "better and that everybody is looking forward to that."

In a separate inte1view, Hunter announced this year's flame tree festival will be better and bigger than the previous year's celebrations.

new attorneys, but as replacements and not as new full-time employees (FTEs).

After the Senate hearing, Kara had a meeting with acting Senate President Thomas P. Villagomez (R-Saipan), the author of Senate Resolution 11-29 who complained about Andersen's repo11ed non-renewal.

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Asslstive Technology Project

Assistive Technology (AT) Logo/Theme Contest In celebration of the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month, the CNMI Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council Assistive Technology Project, in collaboration with the Northern Marianas Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc. (NMPASJ), will be launching a logo contest that depicts the System of Technology-Related Assistance !or Individuals with Disabilities (STRAID) and a theme for Assistive Technology. Asslslive Technology is any item, piece of equipment, product, or system, whether acquired commercially ott-the-shelf, modified, or customized, tnat is used to increase, assist, maintain or implement the functional capacities of individuals with disabilities. Asslstlve Technology services are any services that directly assist an individual with a disabiltty in the selection, or use of an assistive technology device. EXAMPLE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Aids for Daily Living- Eating-adaptive spoons, forks, knives, plate guard, grip Bathing - shower chair, flexible shower head, extended brush Cooking - electric can opener, cutting board with corner guards Toileting - raised toilet seat, grab bar, commode

•, Augmentative Communication Device - Talk Back, Speech to Text Communicator Computer Access - Voice Recognition & Word Prediction Programs, Adaptive keyboard Environmental Control System·- smoke detector, door bell sensor, switches Home/Work Modifications - Ramps, lifts, bathroom changes Prosthetics and Orthotics - splints, braces Seating and Positioning - trunk and head support, cushions, contour seat, neckpillow Aids for Vision Impaired - eyeglasses, magnifier, Braille, Talking watch and Aids for Hearing Impaired - hearing aids, TTY {teletypewriter, communication device for hearing and speech impaired) Mobility-manual and powered wheelchairs, canes, walkers, three-wheeled scooters Vehicle Modification - hand control device, wheelchair lifts, modified vans Leisure/Recreation/Exercise - Games, cards, card shuffler, geri rope, hand exerciser Home/Safety/Housekeeping -doorknob grips, wall grab bars, reachers Medical· pill organizers, talking blood pressure apparatus & weighing scale Physical and Occupational Therapy Evaluation

For more information, visrt our website at: www.cnmiddcouncil.org

AT POSTER CONTEST OBJECTIVES: 1. Teach today's children about the meaning and importance of Assistive Technology for people with disabilities 2. Recognize the creativity of the children and show them how Assistive Technology makes the lives of people with disabilities

become more enjoyable, independent, productive, competent, and understand how AT assist employees at work, attend school or participate in recreation activities.

3. Provide CNMI educators with teaching materials on Assistive Technology that can be integrated into some of the related subjects they teach.

4. To have an otticial logo and theme for the CNMI System of Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (STRAID) Assistive Technology Project. ·

RULES: I. Eligibility:

Students from all CNMI public and private schools who are in grades 5 to grades 12 and who are in the Special Educafton Program.

II. Originality: Posters must be original. Cartoon characters, TV characters and photographs are not acceptable.

Ill. Medium: Posters may be drawn in marker, crayon, watercolor, ink, acrylic or tempera, paint. Bright colors that reproduce well are best.

IV. Presentation: Posters may be in flat poster paper or drawing paper. They must not be folded, matted, rolled or framed.

V. Size: Posters must be between 8 1/2" x 11" and 11" x 17".

VI. Design Include the logo (design) of the STRAID and Theme: Why Assistive Technology 1s essential to people wrth disabilities? The words must not exceed ten (10) words and must be spelled correctly.

VI. Entry Forms: · Complete an official entry form and attach to the back of each poster.

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All entries must be submitted on or before March 23, 1999.

For further information, please call Celia B. Lamkin, M.D., Assistive Technology Project Coordinalor at 322-3014 (VoicerrDD) or 322-3015 (Voice); Fax No. 322-4168. Email: [email protected]

II. JUDGING Judges will be seleGted by the CNMI Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council Assistive Technology Project. Winners will be notified by March 26, 1999.

Judging Is based on the following criteria: Theme: How well the theme is used in the poster? Design: Originality, composition. color and technique

Ill. PRIZES: For each division (elementary, junior high and high school), there will be three winners as follows: First Prize: $100.00 cash and Certificate of Award Second Prize: $75.00 cash and Certificate of Award Third Prize: $50.00 cash and Certificate of Award

IV. AWARDING of PRIZES: The awarding of prizes ceremony will be held at Joeten-Kiyu Public Library on March 31, 1999 at 3:30 P.M.

NOTE: All entries will be ~~ed at the Joeten-.!S!l'u Public Libr~ duri~ the Assistive Techno!£!!ypemonstration. _

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Entry forms con be picked up from Celia or Dyna at the CNMI Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council's Office . All entries must be submitted on or before to the CNMI Governor's Developmentol Disabilities Council Assistive Technology Project on or before Morch 23, 1999. Note: This entry form can be reproduced.


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Taitano said privatizing bus service will enable PSS to lease the buses out to a private agency which would operate the vehicles and shoulder the maintenance costs.

Taitano however pointed out that the plan would require par-

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He said the ··appropriateness and reasonableness" of the contingency fee arrangements are the subject of proceedings before Special Master Rexford Kosack.

Saipan lawyer Michael Dotts had stated in court pleadings that Morrison and Foerster, the California-based counsel for the executor, is making the Hillblom estate a "golden goose" and in alleged conspiracy with a lawyer, has collected $14 mill1on in legal fees.

Snow said Judge Pro Tern Alexandro Castro had stated that the appointment of Kosack has resulted from the court's concerns that have developed from presiding over the many hearings in this complicated probate.

Echoing Castro's concerns, Snow said Kosack's proceedings are really about full disclosure and protecting the interests of the Hillblom children.

"The court wants to know where the money the estate has paid (to

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college were the only government entity that exists, and that all her funding requests should be granted," he said. ~ "It's really quite alarming to hear from her that she has this kind of mentality. That's not the way reality works."

Apparently. Hofschneider

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PDL's leased lot across wet well A- I 3 as requests for costs proposais have already been made.

The ports authority entered a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with CUCforthecompletion of the sewer line project. Under the agreement, CUC would shoulder about 70 percent of the

ents to pay for their children's bus rides considering that the service will now be provided by a private enterprise.

Meanwhile, the commissioner called on parents and guardians to help out PSS in giving their children a ride home, whenever possible, instead of calling central office and asking why their children are not home yet.

the children) so far, has gone. It wants to know about the reasonableness of the contingency fees of the lawyers of the children," he said.

The trust officer said the court wants to be sure that in the future, when it pays out large sums of money belonging to these children, the money will be safe, and that nobody will be able to steal it.

Snow said he does not understand the repeated objections to full disclosure by counsel of some of the Hill bl om kids.

With regards to the conspiracy issue, Snow said such allegations are completely without merit and false.

"These allegations are a tactic apparently being employed by some of the attorneys to draw attention away from the issues and concerns which the the court may have about their conflicts and agreements," he said.

Snow added that the executor has negotiated fee and cost discounts ~with many of the professional firms which has resulted in savings of millions of dollars to the estate.

added, McPhetres is not aware of the government budgeting process.

"If she were, then she would have adhered to their budget. But right now, they 're already in deficit."

In an earlier interview, Hofschneider said he will urge the Attorney General's Office to prosecute certain NMC officials for any "serious wrongdoing" uncovered by the oversight hearings.

total project cost amounting to $3.5 million.

CPA, meanwhile, can only pay up $1.437 million of the total project cost because the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits the diversion of airport revenues to non-airport related projects.

With the issue of payments and fund availability hanging, the completion of the sewer line project remains uncertain.

Division of Public Lands

PUBLIC NOTICE 2126199

PURSUANT TO I CMC § 9910, GOVERNOR PEDRO P. TENORIO, LT. GOVERNOR JESUS R. SABLAN, AND THE BOARD OF PUBLIC LANDS, THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC LANDS (DPL) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ARE HEREBY GIVING NOTICE THAT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC LANDS SCHEDULED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1999 WAS UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED.

THE MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY. MARCH 2. 1999 AT 5:00 P.M. AT PACIFIC GARDENIA HOTEL EL SEGUNDO CONFERENCE ROOM IN CHALAN KANOA.

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ment. He stressed that reports from

the local government on the 27 percent increase in the number of food stamp recipients between 1997 and 1998 in the islands have validated the reported 16.2 percent unemployment rate.

"This was a CNMI government release; since most benefits go to citizens, thf;se food stamp data nearly support the unemployment data," he said, adding that the 16.2 percent unemployment rate was contrived from the CNMI government's report.

The OIA also insisted that native-born American citizens on Saipan are less likely to participate in the labor force compared with their counterparts in other parts of the US.

According to Stayman, only about 57.8 percent of persons

Palau ... Continued from page 1

The report further told the President that $5 million were transferred from an equity portfolio in Mississippi and distributed evenly at $2.5 mill ion to two fixed income portfolios, the Pacific and the Scudder.

It has been· the policy of Nakamura not to withdraw funds from the trust fund to allow investment earnings grow at a sig-


even more. · "I've suggested to senators that they drop the program for 1998, and we pick it up when the government can afford to," Duenas said. "We 're facing a$50million dollar deficit, and doing that can cut off a sizeable chunk of that deficit."

Duenas testified in around table meeting with Sen. Kaleo Moylan 's Committee on General Governmental Services this week, saying the legislature needs to appropriate an additional $4 million for EiC qualifiers in 1997 .•

'This government has a moral obligation to do so," Duenas said.


Pursuant to the JTP A for fiscal i99, AHRD will administer the grant money. Thesumof$475,405 will be allocated to the Adult Training Program, $806,424 to the Sum-

Volunteers Continued from page 6

The group will be preparing and serving lunch plates, $10 for adults and $ 5 for children between 5 and 12 years old.

The second fund-raiser for the group will take place on Saturday March 6, at Jo and Flo's in Asan and is billed as a night of dinner and dancing. Twenty dollars gets you through the door, but you have to be 18

above 16 years in CNMI are active labor force participants, which is lower than the 66.8 percent level of participation posted among Americans in other US areas.

Citing the effects of high unemployment rate and low labor force participation, the OIA director said the proportion of workers to total adults is lower on Saipan than in the US mainland.

In comparison, on! y about 48 for every I 00 persons above 16 years on Saipan are working while figures from other American states were registered to have reached 64 for every 1 ()()persons over I 6 years.

Stayman even went on to say that the highest unemployment rates in the US mainland stayed within the single-digit level and have been reported in the District of Columbia (7.6%) and New Mexico (6.4%).

"The reason why so few citizens work on Saipan is that more

nificant rate. "We have money from a lot of

sources," he said, "such that withdrawing from the COFA trust funds is not warranted at the moment."

According to the President, the Compact funds have been used wisely to jumpstart the economy since 1994.

"We have better infrastructure than four years ago and much better development in the coming five years," he said.

By year 2009, Palau, according to Nakamura, would be different.

"It's not fair to pay $14 million to 7 ,OOOpeople and not pay the other 3,000 people."

While that suggestion was met with general agreement, cutting out the program for 1998 was not.

Gov. Carl Gutierrez, who is expected to submit the budget by next week for legislative approval, will likely not include the EICs for the 1998.

Late last year, cutting out the program temporarily was one of his suggestions for reducing the deficit.

At least one senators aid he will do his best to keep the program afloat.

"Governments have run on deficits in the past," said Sen. Simon Sanchez. "While I hate deficits per se, I appreciate the fact that

mer Youth Employment and Tra'ning Program, $64,697 to Year Round Training Program, and $561,225 for Dislocated Workers. Guam receives an additional $348,011 under the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service.

Approximately 100 grants worth

years old or older. Flores said that all the money

raised on Guam will go into purchasing items for the patients. The seven members out here now paid for the trip out of their own pockets.

Aside from fund-raising onisland the group holds annual fund-raisers on the mainland.

The other members on island are: George Aflleje, Jose Laguana, Mary Q. Camacho, and Rose Taisacan

The current officers are: Perci

than 90 percent of the private sector jobs are held by ill-paid foreign workers. This system forces citizen workers into unemployment, welfare, early retirement or into jobs on the over-staffed CNMI government," he added.

He emphasized that CNMI should have alowerunemploymentratethan in the US mainland since there are fewer elderly here, citing a report which indicates that 12.8 percent of the total population in all 50 states was over 65 years in 1995. · CNMI' s commerce department,

in its 1995 census, has reported that only about 1.5 percent of the total population of Saipan was over 65 years.

Stayman pointed out that the 16.2 percent unemployment data were based on a December 1998 survey, adding that the rate was even higher at 19 percent when similar information was collected, in June 1998 orwhen school was not in session.

"My vision is an economically stronger Palau by that time with different ,requests and needs to submit to the U.S.," he stressed.

In receipt of the Trust Funds report frnm the Office of the President, House Speaker Ignacio Anastacio expressed confidence of the returns will further boost development of Palau's economy.

"I'm very upbeat with ·our COFA trust fund investment which have gone far beyond our original expectation which was to earn about $120 million," Anastacio noted.

people are being put out of jobs and making less money, and any money they get would circulate in the economy.

"Clearly, everything's a candidate for cuts. The EIC is an obligation to the government and not part of the revenue stream. If we appropriate the money and we spend the money, there will be a cash shortfall."

Sanchez said he would support the appropriation to pay off 1997 E1C applicants, but it was premature to tell how the 1998 EiC applicants would fare.

Duenas said Rev and Tax will continue to accept EIC applications for 1998 tax filers, but will not process the applications because there is no money to pay it.

up to $100,000 will be administered to Guam this year. According to a statement from Underwood's office, the grants will match nonfederal funds raised by a coalition, including in kind contribution. The grants can be renewed for four years.

Flores, president; Judy R. Flores, vice president, Beck Asman, secretary; Rick Asman, treasurer; and Ralph Quinata, sergeant-at-arms.

The honorary members are: John T. Palomo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank (Westbrook) Concepcion, and Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Babauta.

You can contact the association at: PO Box 1512, Garden Grove, CA. 92842, Phone # (714)-534-8590, Fax# (714)-534-9176.

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS- 37

Mariana Islands Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Sc.hedule, O·f E.vents/Ac:tivities March J .... ,3.1, 1999

In celebration of March as Developmental DisAbilities Awareness Month, the CNMI Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council announces some of the events and activities planned for the month: .

D.\TE

February 26 Friday

March I Monday

'IT\IE/1'1. \n:

9a.m. Governor's Bldg. grounds

Newspaper & Radio

E\ E'\T/\('TI\TI'\'

Signing of the Proclamation

Awareness Month Calendar of Events/ Activities Advertisement

Logo/Theme & &say Contest Open to all Private & Public High School Students & NMCStudents (Saipan, Rota & Tmian)

Clippings of the Development Disabilities will be aired on MCVan4 simulcast on radio "Power 99" throulwut the awareness month

March4 Thursday

March5 Friday

March6 Saturday

March7 Sunday

March 8 Monday

March8 &9 Monday & Tuesday

March 12 Friday

March 13 Saturday

March 15,16& 17 Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

March 18 & 19 Thursday & Friday

March 20 Saturday

San Vicente Elementary School (morning) .

Oleai Elementary School (afternoon)

PSS

All Schools (all day)

12:00 - 2;00p.rn. Pacific Islands Club

Newspaper & Radio

Marianas High & HopwoodJr. High School

Rota (site TBA)

8:00am-4:00pm Rota (place TBA)

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Saipan

Tmian Dynasty Hotel & Casino

Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino

Site VtsitlTechnical Assistance on Inclusive Education

Site VtsitlTechnical Assfatance on Inclusive Education

Early Childhood & HeaQ Start Program Site visitlTechnical Assistance on lnclusi ve Education

Inclusive Education Workshop, Part II

Inclusive Education Training, Part II for School Administrators

Awareness Month Calendar of Events/ Activities Advertisement

Logo/Theme & &say Contests Open to all Private & Public High School Students & NMC Students (Saipan, Rota & Tinian)

Site Visitffechnical Assistance on Inclusive Education

Assistive Technology Training & Recognition Luncheon

DD Thlining presented by University Affiliated Program( UAP) "Kids First! Reshaping Our Attitudes Toward Children with Developmental Disabilities." • (Overview)

NMPASI Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Workshop

DD Council Orientation Training

DD Council Board Meeting, At Training & Demonstration & Recognition Luncheon

D\TE

March22 Monday

March25 Thursday

March26 Friday

March27 Saturday

March29 Monday

March30&31 Tuesday& Wednesday

March 31 Wednesday

r __ __,f e SCHEDULES

March 04, 1999 • 6:00 - 7:00pm

March 11, 1999 6:00-7:00pm

March 18, 1999 6:00-7:00pm

March I 7-20, 1999 8:00am-3:00pm

March 22, 1999 5:30-7:00pm

March 23, 1999 5:30-7:00pm

March 25, 1999 5:30-7:00pm

March 26. 1999 5:30-7:00pm

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Education & Learning

9:00am-4:00prn Tmian (place TBA)

Saipan (site TBA)

3:00-4:00p,m. Abilities Center

9:00am-4:00pm Saipan, PREL Office, 2F, BOH. Puerto Rico

Tmian (place TBA)

9:00am- 4pm Rota (place TBA)

Aging Office

CDAC, Garapan 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. JoetenKiyu Public Library, Susupe

3:30 p.m. Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Susupe

E\'E:\T/.\CTl\'IT\'

"Kids First! Reshaping Our Attirudes Towards Children with

Developmental Disabilities."

UAP Worl<shop "How to Develop & Maintain an Effective Relationship with Your Personal Care Attendant;'

Assistive Technology Training & Recognition Luncheon • REGISTER NOW! IT'S FREE!

University Affiliated Program Steering Committee Meeting

UAP Workshop "How to Develop & Maintain an Effective Relationship with Your Personal Care Attendant"

DD Training by UAP (Ovetview) "Kids First! Reshaping Our Attitudes Toward Children with Developmental Disabilities."

-UAP Worl<shop "How to Develop & Maintain an Effective Relationship with Your Personal Care Attendant" Assistive Technology Board Meeting

Children Developmental Assistance Center Open House

Assistive Technology Demonstration &Logo/Theme Contest Displays

Awards to Wrriners of the Assistive Technology Logo/Theme DD Council Essay Contests

PARENTS AWARENESS • f-----

Parents Rights - O!eai Elem Sch Caf. • Related Services -Tanapag Sch Caf. • IEP - Oleai Elem School Cafeteria

Parents Rights - Tanapag Elem Sch Caf • Related Services -Kobler Elem Sch Caf • IEP - Oleai Elem School Cafeteria

Parents Rights - Kobler Elem Sch Caf • Related Services -Oleai Elem Sch Caf • IEP - Tanapag Elem School Cafeteria

"Collaborative Teaching Model Program" - Marcia Smith (for PSS Gen Ed. SpEd Teachers and Aides)

**Held at the Northern Marianas College

Parents Rights -Tinian Elem School Cafeteria

Related Services and IEP -Tinian Elem School Cafeteria

Parents Rights -Rota Elem School Cafeteria

Related Services and IEP -Rota Elem School Cafeteria

8:00am-4;00p.m. March 31, 1999 Service Agencies Panel -Pacific Resource for DD Training by UAP (Overview) 5:30-7:00pm Oleai Elem School Cafeteria

Registration for all training is still open. Call the Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council's Office at 322-3014 (VOICE/TDD) or 322-3015 (VOICE) to obtain a Registration Form.

These activities are made possible in part by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.Administration on Developmental Disabilities and the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (NIDRR) through the CNMI Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council.

...... ---------------------------~-~-~-38-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- FEBRUARY 26, 1999

La Hill bags 4 Grammys By BETH HARRIS

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hiphop star Lauryn Hill won four Grarnmys for her solo debut, Madonna - now that she's turned 40 -won her first musieal Grammys Wednesday and the "Titanic" ballad "My Heart Will Goon·· continued to sail on.

Madonna., 'Titanic' theme get 3 each parent-teacher conference W ednesday.

"His rhyming skills are down," Smith said. "I swear...:..... that's what the teacher told me. That's just pure parental neglect."

A year after winning an Academy Award for best song, "My Heart Will Go On'' won three Grammys,includingsongoftheyear.

Madonna, who opened the CBS telecast with a Japanese-themed performance of 'Nothing Really Matters,'" won best pop album for her excursion intoelectronica, ··Ray of Light.'" She also won best dance recording and best short form music video.

"'This is such a surprise. I'm honored," said Madonna. whose famed blonde hair has been replaced by straight black tresses.

Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, the Dixie Chicks and the Brian Setzer Orchestra each were double winners.

songwriting award - "My Heart Will Go Qn" also won the female · pop vocal for Celine Dion and as best song written for a motion picture or television. James Homer and Will Jennings picked up the writing trophies. ·

The Academy Award for best song was one of 11 Oscars for "Titanic." The soundtrack was the top-selling album of 1998, with more than 9 million units sold.

Actor-rapper Will Smith won best rap song for his good-natured "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It." He paid tribute to God, "the jiggiest wife in the world" ( actress Jada Pinkett Smith), and his son, about whom he received bad news in his first

In another rap category, Jay-Z' s "Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life" won best album. The rapper had said he ·would skip the show because he doesn't like the way the Grarnrnys treat rap. The Beastie Boys won duo or group performance for "Intergalactic."

In his 12th Grammy victory of the 1990s, Eric Clapton won male pop vocal for "My Father's Eyes."

Crow won best rock album for 'The Globe Sessions" and paid tribute to A and M Records, just

· swallowed up in a corporate merger.

Hill won best new artist, something of a misnomer since she won twopastGrammyswiththeFugees. She read a passage from the Bible and thanked her children for, among other things, "not spilling anything on mommy's outfit."

The 23-year-old Hill, who led with l O nominations in nine categories, also won best rhythm and blues album for'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." Her hit song, "Doc Wop (That Thing)" won best Rand B song and best R and B vocal

Lauryn Hill holds her five Grammy Awards during the 41 st Annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Wednesday. AP

performance. Hill, whose music mixes rap and

Rand Band touches on family and political issues, tied Carole King for most Gramrnys ever by a fe-

male artist in one night. King won four in 1971 for ''Tapestry."

No hip-hop artist has won song, record or album of the year.

Besides song of the year - a Celine Dion holds her Grammy Awards for record of the year and best female pop vocal performance backstage. AP

The magic of squares "1,1 l?ec,ko. ~ . ,,,~ vc ~ In the I Ching, or Book of Changes, adivinatory book used in China, and dating back to about 2000 B. C., there is a description of the "Grand Plan" which was said to have been decorated on the back of a divine tortoise that emerned from the River Lo. -By substituting numbers for the patterns of the rurtle 's shell, we obtain the following 3 x 3 array of numbers:

4 9 2 3 5 7 8 I 6 This is known as the

magic square, "Lo Shu" and in the West, during the medieval ages, it was known as the magic square "Saturn" and was used as a talisman, perhaps to ward off the Evil Eye, or to cast a spell on the beloved. The "magical" property of this configuration is that the sum of the numbers in any row, column, or diagonal is always the same, that is, 15.

In regard to ancient Chinese cosmology, this square represents a perfect balance of"Yin" (the even numbers on the four car-

ners), and "Yang" (the odd numbers forming the central cross). The central 5 represents the earth, 4 and 9 represents metal, 2 and 7 fire, 6 and 1 water, 8 and 3 wood, all doublets maintaining a perfect yin-yang balance. Moreover, abstracting from rotations and reflections, this is the only way to arrange the nine digits so that they exhibit a "magical" property.

Lo Shu has other remarkable properties. For example, if you consider the three-digit numbers formed by the columns, square each number and add them, and do this with the same numbers formed by taking the triplets in reverse, you will find that the two sums are identical. That is, 4382 + 9512+2762 = 8342 + 1592 + 6722 = 1172421

And the same result holds for the rows.

If you add 217 to each cell of the Lo.Shu, you obtain the magic square known as the "'l.::,east":

219 224 223 226 222 218 221 220 225 In this case, the magical

constant, that is the sum of every row, column and di-

agonal is 666. Today we know that there

are an infinite number of order three magic squares, as well as any order greater than three, and we have simple formulas for generating them. The whole subject forms a fascinating branch of the history of combinatorial number theory, and has never ceased to provide thinkers with the challenge to understand them and to contribute to its vast and still growing literature.

An interesting sub-theme of magic squares are "alphamagic" squares, such as:

5 22 18 28 15 2 12 8 25 If you translate each num

ber to its word-name, that is, "five," "twenty-two," etc., and count the letters in each name, and put that number where the name was, you create another magic square, which is its "alphamagic" partner:

4 9 8 11 7 3 6 S 10 If you are interested in

pursuing this interesting subject of"magical" configura-

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tions, may I recommend you visit the website:http:// www.pse.che.tohoku.ac.jp/ -msuzuki/ MagicSquare.html. The text, Magic Squares and Cubes, by W. S. Andrews and available from Dover Publications is also a classic work in the field.

Puzzles. 1. The following array is

called a multiplication magic square. If you multiply any row,columnordiagonal,you get the same magic constant, 216:

12 1 18 9 6 18 2 36 3 Can you rearrange these

numbers to form a division magic square which has the property that if you multiply the end numbers of any line and divide by the middle number, you end up with the same number every time?

2. In the following square the nine digits are arranged in such a way that the number in the second row is twice the number in the first row, and the number in the third n;iw is three times that of the second row:

l 9 2 3 8 4 5 7 6 There are three other

ways of arranging the nine digits so as to produce the same result. Can you find them?

3. There are four numbers, each of three digits, which are equal to the sum of the cubes of their digits. One is 153 since 13 + 53 + 33 = 153. Can you find the other three?

Answers to Last Week's Puzzles.

Puzzle#!. Theleastnumber of students in the class is 9.

Puzzle #2. The number of perfect coconuts is 2800.

Puzzle #3. I. The two sides of the Great Seal on the dollar bill contain 13 in the following: 13 steps on the pyramid; 'Annuit Coeptis" has 13 letters; 'E pluribus unum" has 13 letters; 13 stars over the eagle's head; 13 stripes on theshield; 13wararrowsin the eagle's left talon; 13 leaves on the olive branch in the eagle's right talon.

2. The atomic age began in 1942 when Enrico Fermi

achieved the first nuclear chain reaction. If you switch the middle digits you get 1492, the year Columbus discovered the New World.

3. All the pairs of phrases have the same number of letters.

4. 'Blue Moon' refers to those rare times when we have two full moons in one month. This happened twice this year, and the next double will be in 2018 A. D. It is called 'Blue' because when the Farmer's Almanac first published their calendars, they noted the full moon by using a red circle, but for the second full moon of the month they used a blue circle.

5. If you cross out 'NINE LEITERS' you are left with 'A SINGLE WORD'.

6. Andrew Johnson first signed the law authorizing the use of the metric system in the United States. The year was 1866.

7. There are 1860 stairs in the Empire State Building.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OFTIIE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

In the mailer of Anigonia Camacho Gloria: Otangc of Name and Correclion of Birth Certificate by Anigonia Camacho Moy. Petitioner. FCD-CN No. 99-0046

NOTICE

Anigonia Camacho Moy petitioned the Court for an order changing her legal name toAnigonia Camacho, to delete from her binh certificate her relationship with a certain Ricardo Macaris Gloria, and for other matters.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing of this matter will be held on the 15th day of March, 1999 at 1:10 p.m. before the Com· monwcalth Superior Coun in Saipan, Counroom "_" for the purpose of changing the name and correcting the entries in the binh certificate of Petitioner.

ls/Jovita C. Flores Clerk of Court

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In 1he Superior Court of the C'ommonwi.•,llth of the Northern Marian:1 Islands

Linda Cruz Pangelinan, Pedro P. Pinaula Plaintiffs, vs. Chang K. Ahn. d/bia YWC Corporation, lade In· vestments Corporation. Apex Sai Phil, Joong Gun Kwon,Srnng H. Choi, Hyunsook C. Kwon, Yeong Bin Cho. Defendants. Civil Action No. 98-1309A

SUMMONS

TO: THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDAr>TS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and notified to file any answer you wish to make to the Complaim, a copy of which is gi.ven you herrnith, within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons upon you, to deliver or mnil a eopy of your answer to TIIE LAW OFFICE OF JOHN M. CHAMBERS, !he Plaintiffs' allomcy. whose address isGampan#l 176. P.O. Box 10011. Saipan. MP 96950. as soon as practicable after filing your answer or sendmg 1t to the Clerk of Court for filling.

Your answer should be in writing and filed with !he Clerk of this Court at Susupe, Saipan. It may be preparc<I and signed for you by your counsel and sent to the Clerk of this Cour by mcsscnoer or mail. It is not necessary for you to appear personally until funher notice.

If you fail to answer in accordance with this Summons, judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

By Order of the abov,· Coun: Dated: 12-15-98

/s/Dep.Cleit of Court

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INVITATION TO BID 1TB NO. : 1TB99-0033 FOR: PROCUREMENT OF A PAYLOADER AND A JRAXCAYAIOR OPENING DATE: March 5. 1999 · TIME : [0·00 AM

GOVERNOR PEDRO P. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS R. SABLAN THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY ARE SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF A PAYLOAD ER AND A TRAXCAVATOR INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY. LOWER BASE. SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS (7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.).

ls/HERMANS. SABLAN DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY

IIOUSE FOR RENT (2 Unlts) . . Lo~at~d .in C)Jina Tow-ri

2 big bedroom, suitable for h · 24-hr water, quiet place ousmg up to 12 employees

Inquire at Tel. 233-9298/9299, ask for Cora

HOUSES F~R RENT

Yamaha Mahogany Color, Model Cl 08. Piano is for sale for o discount price of $3.000.00. original price was $5.599.00. The piano is likely brand new and 1s seldom use. Please contact telephone no. 235-9009 and 1 your name and telephone no. eave

MOVINB OUT BALE Saturday, February 27, 8:00AM TIL?

LOTS OF ITEMS • EVERYTHING MUST GO! Furniture, Rattan Living Room Set, Aquarium, Oak Bedroom Set w/Mirror Dresser, Shelves, TV, VCR, Dart Marchine, Pool Table, Computer, Printers, Typh_oon Lantern, Stove, Gas Tank, Burner, Security Safes, Clothes, Kitchen Apphanc~s, Wares, Desk, Carved Entertainment Center, Golf Clubs, Kids Bikes, Jewelry, Shoe Racks, House Plants, and more, more, more!!!

Located in Dandan Homestead

•SALUS HERE

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0 288-8819 +,- TO S." VICENTE 10 i 8 STORI'

IN TllE SlJPl,RIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF TIIE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLA NOS

In the matter of the estate of Martin l. Lifoifoi Deceased. Civil Action No. 99-0071 D

NOTICE OF HEARING

Please take notice that Petitioners' petition for leiters testamentary with the will annexed (Ancillary Administration) shall be heard on Tuesday, the 9th day of March, 1999 at the hour of 1:30 o'clock p.rn., in the above-entitled court Susupe, Saipan, CNMI. ·

DATED this 1st day of February, 1999.

DOUGLAS F. CUSHNIE Attorney for Petitioners

By:/s/Douglas F. Cushnie

AIRPORT ....

IN TIIE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE C'OMMONWEALTI I OF TIIE NORTI IERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

In Re Bar Maner: Mark A. Pinsker Case No. 97-53011

SUMMONS

TO TIIE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT: MARK A. PINSKER

. A complaint has been filed by the D1sc1pl1nary Counsel against you. If you wish to defend this lawsuit, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED wmve on Disciplinary Counsel and file with the clerk of this court a respo~sive pleading to Disciplinary Counsels wuhm 21 day, after March 19. I 999. !he date of the last publication of the sumn~ons. You may serve your responsive pleading by delivering or mailing a copy of II to Jesus C. Borja, Disciplinary Counsel. whose address is Garapan #I 309. Post Office Box 10011, Saipan, MP96950.

If you fail 10 file. a responsive pleading in accordance with this Summons, judgment by default may be taken against you for the rehcf demanded in the Complaint.

By order of the above Court:

ls/Deputy Clerk of Court Commonwealth Superior Court

Dated this 23rd day ofFcbruary. 1999.

I LET us KEEP CNMI LIITER FREE.


Employment Wanted

· llliMili · Job Vacancy . •Announcement

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PUBLIC NOTICE All Interested resident workers are

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

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

you are qualified and available. For further assistance,

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

03 DRESSMAKER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: VIVIAN K. PANGELINANCRUZ dba Holiday Shop Tel. 235-5639(2/26)F29895

01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Salary: S1 ,300.00-1,500.00 per month Contact: ISLAND ELECTRIC, INC. Tel. 234-8385(2/26)F29901

01 STORE KEEPER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: MEI SAN MINI MART, INC. dba Mei San Mini Mart Tel. 235-8228(2/ 26)F29905

03 TRIMMER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: MAN ON ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 235-8922(2/26)F29906

15 PACKER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: WINNERS CORPORATION Tel. 235-1804(2/26)F29907

01 COOK-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: CHUNG HUA INC dba Chung Hua Restaurant Tel. 234-7768(2/ 26)F29909

10 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKERSalary: S3.05 per hour 10 PRESSER, MACHINE-Salary: S3.05 per hour 12 TRIMMER-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, Garment-Salary: S3.05-4.00 per hour 10 PACKAGER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: ZHONG MING CORPORATION Tel. 234-8785(2/26)F29914

04 MASON-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:S3.30 per hour Contacl: GUERRERO BROTHERS, INC. Tel. 322-5595(3/5)F29969

02 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: THE Q CORPORATION dba Kim's Market Tel. 234-1672(3/4JF29968

01 ACCOUNTING (SUPERVISOR)Salary:S500.00 bi-weekly 01 ACCOUNTING-Salary:S3.69 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE-BUILDING REPAIRER-Salary:S5.16 per hour 01 TEACHER-Salary:SS.38 per hour Contacl: GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF SAIPAN dba Grace Christian Academy Tel. 322-3320(3/5)F77115

02 SALES PERSON-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:S3.05-4JJO per hour Conlact: JAE HOON CORPORATION dba Pacific Grocers Tel. 288-1238(3/ 5)F29977

01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Salary:S3.50 per hour Conlact: MIDWEST TRADING CORPORATION dba Kareena's Retail Tel. 235-8752(3/5)F29976

01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: H & H ENTERPRISES dba Thai House Restaurant Tel. 235-8424(3/ 5)F29973

01 AUTOBODY PAINTER-Sal-ary:$3.05-4.05 per hour Contact: TASI TOURS & TRANSPORtATION INC. Tel. 235-9373(3/5)F77140

03 CUTIER (HAND)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 BUTIONHOLE MACHINE OPERATOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTSalary:S3.05 per hour 01 TRIMMER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 17 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORSalary:$3.05 per hour 01 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKERSalary:$3. 05 per hour 03 PRESSER MACHINE-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 PACKAGER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 MARKER-Satary:$3.05 per hour Contact: EXPRESS MANUFACTURING, INC. Tel. 322-6743

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $1,000.00-1,200.00 per month Contact: CARLITO VIRAY dba H & R Block Tel. 235-4 728(2/26)F77041

01 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-Salary: $5.30 per hour 02 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING-Salary: S3. 10 per hour 01 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD. Tel. 322-4692(2/26)F77035

01 CUSTOM TAILOR-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: PHILIPPINE GOODS. INC. dba Folk Pub & Rest./Tailor Shop, etc. Tel. 234-6485(2/26)F77028

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: $3.15-3.40 per hour Contact: M.S. VILLAGOMEZ INCORPORATED dba MSV Construction Company Tel. 234-6108(2/26)F77030

01 MANAGER, OFFICE-Salary: S2,500.00 per month Contact: HIS INCORPORATION dba Masa Shiatsu Studio Tel. 234-5050(2/ 26JF77031

01 SALES SUPERVISOR-Salary: S3.05-4.00 per hour Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN dba La Fiesta San Roque Tel. 322-0998(2/ 26)F77032

04 TRIMMER (HAN DJ-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: LI QUW CORP. Tel. 288-0548(2/26)F29894

01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: H & H ENTERPRISES dba Thai House Restaurant Tel. 235-8424(3/ 5JF29973

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: SAIPAN ISLAND DEV. CORP. dba Gold Mart Tel. 235-7432(3/ 5)F29974

02 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary:S3.05 per hour 01 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR (HELPER)-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: SAM MARIANAS, INC. Tel. 322-3444(3/5)F29984

01 LAUNDRY ATTENDANT-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: BONG GIL KIM dba BGK Corporation Tel. 234-3445(3/5)F29985

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TAMARAW CORPORATION dba Retailing - Gen. Mdse. Tel. 234-5486{3/5JF29982

04 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:S3.05-4.00 per hour Conlact: SAIPAN ICE & WATER CO., INC. Tel. 233-9298{3/5)F77121

02 STOCK CONTROL CLERK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: L & Y CORPORATION dba Happy Market 2 Tel. 233-4989(3/ 5)F29986

02 MASSEUSE-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: AMERICAN INT'L. NEW & THRIVING GROUP CO. dba Amusement Center/Night Club Tel. 235-3s;J6(3/5)F29980

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01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: ISO SAIPAN CO., LTD. dba American Flavor Market Tel. 233-6610(3/5)F29990

01 MAINTENANCE (MANAGERJ-Salary:$528.67-2, 150.00 per month 01 GREENSKEEPER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER (SWIMMING POOL)-Salary:$3.05-7 .50 per hour 01 (ASSISTANT) RESERVATIONS MANAGER-Salary:$3.05-8.50 per hour 01 POWER PLANT (MECHANlC)-Salary:$3.05-5.50 per hour 03 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Salary:$3.05-4.60 per hour 03 COOK-Salary:$3.05-6.50 per hour 01 AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05-4.25 per hour 01 OFFICE MANAGER-Sal-ary:$528.67-2,750.00 per month 01 NIGHT AUDITOR-Salary:$3.05-4.50 per hour Contact: SUWASO CORPORATION dba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club Tel. 234-7000(3/5}fC77131

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TIRSO J. ADRIATICO dba Micronesia Woodcraft Ent. Inc. Tel. 235-7631(3/12)F30074

01 CASHIER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: JUAN S. TORRES dba Kobler Mobil Gas Station Tel. 235-7368(3/ 12)F30071

01 SINGER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC ENT., INC. dba Kimchi Cabana Night Club Tel. 234-6622(3/12)F30089

01 ADMINIST.RATIVE ASSISTANT-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE, REPAIRER, BUILDING-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: JOY ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 234-34 76(3/12)F30068

01 SUPERVISOR, WAITRESS-Salary:$3.75 per hour Contact: WAYNE A. SHIMABUKURO dba Stop Light. Night Club Tel. 288-7817(3/12)F3009

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASST.-Salary:$3.50 per hour Contact: SOON SIK CHOI dba Choi's Enterprises Tel. 233-4242(3/12JF30070

02 FLORAL DESIGNER (FLORISTS)Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: RITA C. CRUZ dba The First Floral Shop Tel. 234-7482(3/12)F30073

01 KITCHEN HELPER-Salary:S4.00-4.05 per hour Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORP. dba Hafadai Beach Hotel Tel. 234-6495(3/ 12)F77237

01 DRESSMAKER-Salary:S650.00 per month Contact: TEODOSIA V. DAVIS dba Arabella's ·Beauty & Dress Shop Tel. 235-6841 (3/12)F30065

02 (GAMEROOM) ATTENDANT, ARCADE-Salary:$3,05-3.35 per hour Contact: JESUS V. DLGUERRERO dba Tuba Arcade Tel. 235-4 710(3/ 12)F77241

01 GENERAL MERCHANDISE SALESPERSON-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour Contact: SAIPAN GARDEN CENTER Tel. 235-4710(3/12)F77239

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Salary:$3.05-4.25 per hour Contact: JESUS V. DLGUERRERO dba JM & Associates Tel. 235-4710(3/ 12)F77242

01 MANAGER-Salary:$4.00 per hour Contact: CHARM INC. dba Venus Beauty Salon Tel. 233-9391 (3/ 12)F30077

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$7.00 per hour Contact: PACIFIC SECURITY ALARM, INC. Tel. 234-5626(3/12)F30078.

01 HEAD WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05-3.65 per hour Contact: 3'S, INC. dba Hula Girl Tel. 235-4710(3/12)F77240

01 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 03 COOK-Salary:$3.05-3.70 per hour 01 CHEF, KITCHEN-Salary:$3.05-3.70 per hour 01 MANAGER, RESTAURANT (SR)· Salary:S900.00-1 ADO.OD per month Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 322-3311 (3/12)F77253

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.90 per hour 01 COOK-Salary:$3.25 per hour 01 PURCHASING MANAGER-Salary:$1,000.00-2,900.00 p:,r month 01 HEAD WAITER-Salary:$3.65 per hour Contact: PACIFIC MICRONESIA CORPORATION dba Dai-lchi Hotel Tel. 234-6412(3/12) F77259

WANTED.IMMEDIATELY

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

CONSENSUAL TRANSFER OR TWA ACCEPTED

PLEASE APPLY IN PF..RSON AT:

WESTERN EQUIPMENT, INC. LOWER BASE, SA/PAN MP 96950

01 BUILDING M/\INTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary:$3.25-3.75 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICSalary:$4.50-5.25 per hour 01 CRANE OPERATOEI-Salary:$5.50-6.50 per hour 01 STEVEDORE 2-Salary:$3.25-3.45 per hour Contact: SAIPAN STEVEDORE COMPANY, INC. Tel. 322-6469(3/12)F77251

02 WEDDING CONSULTANT-Salary:$1,890.00 per month Contact: FUKADA ENTERPRISES INC. Tel. 234-3850(3/12)F77255

01 INSURANCE UNDERWRITER-Salary:$1,300.00 per month 01 INSURANCE UNDERWRITER-Salary:$3.50 per hour Contact: PACIFIC BASIN INSURANCE, INC. Tel. 234-5860(3/12)F77263

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DELP WANTED DHL Worldwide express has an opening for a COURIER GUARD. Applicant must:

- be 21 years or older - be able to lift 70 lbs. - have a valid driver's license - have good written & oral communication skills

Applications may be picked up at the Saipan Service Center located in Chalan Laulau (white building north of McDonald's Restaurant)

LOCAL· HIRE ONLY .

""'SAIPAN, INC. dba TONY ROMA'S & CAPRICCIOSA

has immediate opening for an:

.· ... ACCOUN-TANT. ·. • Musi be a college graduate in Accounting with at least 2 years experience. • C.PA preferred. • Be able to do balance sheets & income statements. • Must be computer literate using Excel & Quatro Pro. • Will directly report to the Regional Manager.

WDI Saipan, Inc. offers competitive employee wage & benefit packet. Please submit resume and inquire in person at:

3rd Floor Office of WDI Saipan, Inc. Mall Ill, La Fiesta 2:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. only (Monday thru Friday)

NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED.

~SAIPAN, INC.

La Fiesta 111, 1 F & 2F, San Roque (across Hotel Nikko)

HOUSES FDR RENT , Three Bedroom wilh One Bathroom,

portly furnished concrete house.

, Two Bedroom wilh One Balhroom, (Port of a Triplex) FURNISHED.

Both are located in Puerto Rico Village and available with 24 hours city waler. 1000 gallon reserved water lank. lelephone and cable Iv wires are in place. Bi-weekly yard mainlenance is also provided.

Renl: S800.DJ $600.00 respeclively wilh ONE MONTH SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED.

For more info. Contact: 234-7497 or Fax 233-0641 Between 9am to 5pm.

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2 ll8droOII, 24 lloln Water, fldy ffll'nllball, wataP Hea181',

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Garlield® by Jim Davis

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PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz

STELLA WILDER

YOUR BIRTHUAY FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 1999

Born today, you are uniquely yourself at all times, never having any reason to do what doesn't come naturally to you. For this reason alone, you cannot be expected to do what others ask you to do very often, as you see this as a kind of personality "compromise." You are also unlikely to work as part of a terun, as you must modify your habits when working with others. You insist on doing everything in a manner that announces your own individuality in no uncertain terms. You are confident, capable and always willing to do things the hard way.

It may sound as though you are difficult to get along with, but the fact is that you are one of the most congenial and friendly individuals born under your sign. You know how to get along with almost everybody, probably because your own individuality allows you to accept it in others.

Also born on this date are: Johnny Cash, singer; Fats Domino, musician; Jackie Gleason, actor and comic; Tony Randall and Robert Alda, actors.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You mustn't let yourself do or say anything before the timing is just right. You don't want to rub

anyone the wrong way, do you? ARIES (March 21-April 19)

- When it's all said and done, what began in a mysterious manner will prove rather ordinary to you. Don't overreact and stay calm until the very end. .

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - You're ready.today to make a long-tenn commitment or restate a commitment to something that is already a key part of your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You 'II be able to keep things goingtodaydespiteanyresistance you may encounter from the "naysayers" and others who doubt your sincerity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - You 'II be asked a many questions before the day is out, and all you can do is answer directly and honestly. Youcanaskafewyourself, as well.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Things you do in and around the home today can prove quite beneficial to you in ways you had not anticipated. Spend as much time as possible at home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)You may be quite impulsive today, and others aren't likely to react favorably every time. Be ready to undo some of the things you do!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -You're going to need some help getting something off the ground today. Communicate openly and honestly about what you need, and accept whatever aid you re-

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - There's no reason for you to do thingson your own today, as there is a great deal of help available to you if you want it. Be sure before you say another word!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Getting things done today should be as easy as onetwo-three. One, get ready; two, get started; three, stay on track, by all means!

CAPRICORN (Dee. 22-Jan. 19) - Someone close to you might try to get aggressive with you at this time, but you know how to disarm him or her when things get really tough.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) - It's a good day to get together with friends you rarely see, but with those you have much in common. A trip down memory lane can be fun and just what you need!

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'liger beats Faldo in Match Play

Nick Fa/do chips out of the bunker on 15 during the Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship Wednesday, in Carlsbad, Calif. Fa/do lost to Tiger Woods. AP

Little ... Continued from page 44

Franklin Muna and Thomas Joab all contributed with two hi ts apiece for the Cardinals. Toyota Cruisers 7, Kagman

Rockies 6 On Sunday, ToyotaCruiserscame

on strong in the last inning and defeated Kagman Rockies.

Steven Lizmm1 and John Carlo Sanchez ha<l two rnns apiece to the Crnisers victory. Sanchez, also impressive on the mound, fanned three batters, gave up four walks and allowed just two hits.

Jack Diaz was even more impressive on the pitching mound with ten strike-outs, before being relieved. Little Knights 28, Fielders 2

Brian Nicolas Jr. blasted four doubles in four consecutive trips to the plate, and scored five times.

Oliver Sechamital had three hits, and scored three runs. Johnathan Lee Green went three-

Notes ... Con__!inued from page 44

Those interested in joining the activity may register at SCS main office. Registration will also be accepted t(;mo1Tow morning, before the run begins.

Entrance fee-is ten-dollars. For more inforn1ation please call

Audrey Smith at 234-6667. Volleyball

Youth volleyball at the Carolinian Affairs Office will continue the Friendship Tournament on Sunday at 3 p.m.

RGA The Rafaluwasch Golf Associa

tion will play its February Ace Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 28.

Marianas Golf and Country Club is the site for the tournament. Teetime is 9 a. m.

The tournament is limited to 32 members.

BANMI The BANMI organization con

tinues the search for a basketball head coach for the CNMI's South

for-four, with four runs scored .. Mike Salas scored four runs. Macarly Masaharu and Darson Camacho scored three runs as the Little Knights got off to a excellent start with their, 28-2 victory.

MV Ol'Aces 10, Tanapag Braves 2

Returning all-star player Daryl Ada pitched six strong innings and faced 25 batters. Ada struck out an astonishing 16 batters, gave up four walks.

All-star teammate Jack Lizama blasted the first over-the-fence homer deep over center field.

Benwachi Taisakan had three hits in four-at-bat. Kevin Kaipat and Ryan Tudela, each had 2RBI's for 01 'Aces. Dandan Blue Jays 3, Kaultz

Glass Glazers 1 The final ballgame had the Blue

Jays over the Glazers. The Blue Jays scored a run each in the second, fifth, and sixth innings. The Glazers scored their lone run in the first inning.

Paci fie Games National basketball team.

Interested coaches must submit a 'letter of interest' no later than Friday, March 5.

Applications should be submitted to Mike White or Abner Venus.

For more information please call Mike White at 234-6547.

SGA ·n1c Saipan Golfers Association

is informing all its members of the monthly club championship tournament tomorrow.

The tournament will be played at Laulau, West Course.

Members are asked to report no later than 6 a.m. for pairing.

First tee-off is 6:31 a.m. For more information please call

Ray Diaz at 234-5997. SSA Women's league The 3rd Annual Women's Light

League is scheduled to open Mar. 16.

Entrance fee is $500. A managers and coaches meet

ing is scheduled for today at Ada Gym conference room, beginning at5:30p.m.

CARLSBAD, California (AP) - At least there's still a chance for Tiger Woods and David Duval to meet in the finals of the Match Play Championship.

All week long, players from No. I to No. 64 have said there would be no such thing as an upset, not in a sport as unpredictable as golf in a format as fickle as match play.

That didn't make Wednesday at La Costa Resort any less surprising when Woods and Duval, Nos. I and 2 in the world, were the only players among the top seven in the world to get pasE the first round.

"It feels like I missed the cut," Ernie Els said after losing 1-up to Paul Azinger.

Mark O'Mearacan get an early start on the slopes of Utah. Maybe Davis Love III still had time to catch that red-eye back to Georgia.

Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood will have plenty of time to contemplate their early exit on their way back to Britain.

"Did all those people lose today?" Duval asked.

Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes. l11e first day of the inaugural

Match Play Championship was

Gavenda ... Continued from page 5

Fortunately, I have solved the problem. Every garment worker must be required to grow a ''topknot" which is a ponytail growing from the crown or very top of the head.

Then, a telephone pole is placed in front of each garment factory. Another pole is placed across the nearest road and a steel cable pulley system is installed connecting the two.

A garment worker wishing to cross the road will go to the telephone pole next to her factory, attach a loop or "noose" around her topknot, tighten it and then lift herself up into the air by pulling a rope attached to a pulley.

After reaching a certain height, she will grab a second rope which wi II connect her to another pulley and then pull herself horizontally across the road.

The system would be similar to a combination of a flag pole and an old-fashioned clothesline, with garment workers capable of crossing in either direction at the same time!

I know, I know. There's bound to be an ultra-sensitive reporter or two from liberal newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle or the New York Times who will be

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everything it was advertised to be - more drama in one day than is usually found in four rounds of stroke play, and stunning results that sent some of the best players packing.

Woods was not among them. He breezed to a 4 and 3 victory over Nick Faldo, who continues to look more like a player struggling to keep his card than a threetime Masters and British Open champion.

"I'm not going to feel sorry for him," Woods said. "He's had his chances to win tournaments."

Half of the top 64players in the world won't get another chance this week to play for the dlrs 1 million first prize.

"Certainly, I'm happy to have progressed past the first day of golf," Duval said after a 2 and 1 victory over Stephen Lcaney.

One by one, the five players seeded behind Woods and Duval left La Costa in a state of shock, taking their$25,000 as a consolation prize.

• O'Meara, the Masters and British Open champion and PGA Tour player of the year, fell behind early and went down in a heap to Michael Bradley 4 and 2.

"He made no mistakes today,

shocked, dismayed, troubled and appalled at the sight of forty or fifty garment workers, hanging high above the pavement by their topknots, crossing the road!

Not to worry. After an intensive two-day investigation, Don Young has just given us the "House Natural Resources Committee Good Slavekeeping Seal of Approval"! We're reformed. We can do no wrong!

Under our constitution dangling is not prohibited and there is no guarantee of freedom to walk in the road.

Keeping our guest workers from becoming roadki II is bet-

IN TIIE SUPERIOR COURT OFTIIE COMMONWEAJ;rn OFTIIE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

In re ihc cs1a1eof ) SUNG-HO PAEK, ) Deceased, ) Civil Action No. 99-01170

I\O'nCE OF HEARING

Date: March 23, 1999 Day: Tuesday Judge: Hon . .].A. \langlona

TO: Credilors and ln1cres1cd Claiman!s

l\oiicc is hcrchy given Iha! Seung Sook Pack has filed a pelilion in the Superior Coun of ihc Commonwealth of 1he Nor!hcrn \lariana Islands 10 be appoinled as Administralrix of the Es1a1c of Sung- Ho Pack, deceased, and lo delcnninc 1he heirs of 1hc dccedcn1. The anorncy of record is Perry B. lnos, Esq., P.O. Box 2017, CK, Saipan, MP 96950. The hearing on !he pclilion is sci for ihe 2Jrd day of March, 1999, at the Superior Court in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Nonhern Mariana Islands, at !:JO p.m. All inlcresied persons should appear at 1his hearing.

All persons having any claim againsl the cslalc or againsl ihc decedent should file 1heir claims wilh the Clerk of the Superior Coun w11hin sixly (60) days alicr ihc firs! publication of lhis nolicc. Claims nol filed wilhin such lime shall be forever harrcd.

Da1cd lhis 241h day ofFchruary, 1999.

Jovi1a C. Flores Clerk of Court

By:NDcpu1y Clerk of Court

and that's key in match play," O'Meara said.

• Love missed 15-foot (4.5-meter) birdie putts on the final two holes to lose .. 1-up to Steve Pate. ·

• Westwood, who has won as often on the European tour as Duval has won in America, was blown out by Eduardo Romero of Argentina, 3 and 2.

• Montgomerie, again suffering from poor putting, lost three of the first seven holes in a 5 and 3. loss to hometown favorite Craig Stadler.

• Els, the two-time U.S. Open champion coming off a victory last week in Los Angeles, never led in his match against Paul Azinger and lost 1-up when his drive on the I 8th caught a bad lie in the rough.

"For me to beat him, it took him to be a little off," Azinger said. "And he was a little off today."

Els wasn't the only one. Of the top 32 seeds in the field, 18 failed to advance to the second round and will have to settle for a last-place check of $25,000. The survivors included Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh and Nick Price.

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Lakers fire coach Harris By JOHN NADEL

INGLEWOOD, California AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers, mired at .500 12 games through the abbreviated National Bask-etball Association season, fired coach Del Han·is on Wednesday.

Jerry West, the team's vice president of basketball operations, said that one of two assistants -Kurt Rambis or Larry Drew -will handle the coaching duties for the rest of the season.

The team, which has lost three straight, made the announcement as it was adding Dennis Rodman to what on paper is one of the more talented rosters in the league.

West said longtime assistant Bill Bertka will handle the head coaching duties Thursday night

against the winless Los Angeles Clippers before a decision is made on Drew or Rambis, both former Lakers.

"Particularly for me, the thing that makes it so awkward is that Del has been a friend for many years," West said. "The direction of a team is very important. We do feel like we have the talent here."

The Lakers lost three games in three days in three different cities.

The were beaten 92-89 Sunday at Seattle; 1 17-113 in overtime at Denver on Monday night,and 93-83 at Vancou veron Tuesday night.

Denver's win was only its second in 10 games this season and the Grizzlies had never beaten Los Angeles in 12 previous games

between the teams. The losses left LA at 6-6.

Most of a team that reached the Western Conference finals before being swept by the Utah Jazz last spring is back, but the Lakers have been on-again,off-a-gain since the start of the campaigo.

HaITis, 61, was in his fifth season as Lakers head coach and has been under criticism from many directions. However, as recently as Tuesday night star center Shaquille O'Neal said the team's problems weren't the coach's fault.

HaiTis has 556 career wins to rank among the top 20 coaches of all time. He previously coached the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.

Phillips to rebuild career in Europe NEW YORK (AP) - Lawrence Phillips, whose National Football League career sh01t-circuited after two seasons, will try again this summer in NFL-Europe.

Phillips, the troubled running back from Nebraska who was the sixth overall pick in the 1996 draft, was chosen in the 1 Othroundoffuesday 's NFL Europe draft by the Barcelona Dragons.

Phillips was released four days into training camp last summer by the Mian1i Dolphins, where he landed in

1997 after being released by the St Louis Rams. That came four weeks after his latest brush with the law, one that resulted in six months probation afteraconfrontation with a woman in a bar.

His 19 months in St Louis were marked by three arrests and 23 days in jail for violating probation after a drunken-driving arrest in California.

Phillipsgained632yardsasarookie and 633 yards before being released in Novemberafter he regularly missing meetings. In two years, he aver-

SSA Men's Fastpitc.h L~aglle team, individual. statistics .

Saipan Softball Association (SSA), Men's Fastpitch League, team and individual statistics, as of Feb. 19. Team win lose Pct. RF RA GB Seabee's 4 10 3 .769 113 70 Mau leg 9 3 .750 149 95 .5 Reds 7 5 .583 89 93 2.5 Lite 7 5 .583 140 103. 2.5 Islanders 7 5 .583 123 68 2.5 Sunrisers 6 6 .500 113 111 3.5 Hunters 6 6 .500 128 ]08 3.5 MTC/GTE 6 7 .462 125 140 4.0 Snappers 5 7 .417 94 110 4.5 Gensets 3 9 .250 83 138 6.5 Piao's I 11 .083 67 188 8.5

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Earned Run A veragc (ERA), 65 innings pitched. Name team ERA inn. Tony Satur Scabccs 4 4.33 72 2/3 John Camacho Reds 5.77 74 Juan Manibusan MTC/GTE 7.00 77 Paul Roberto Sunriscrs 7.10 71 Strike-outs Tony Satur Seabecs 4 68 Paul Roberto Sunrisers 46 Norbert Torres Islanders 44

aged just 3.3 yards per carry during his career.

Phillips has been a controversial figure since his college days.

He was considered a Heisman Trophy contender as a junior, but was suspended two games into the 1995 season after he pleaded no contest to assaulting a former girlfriend.

Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquil/e O'Nea/ slams a shot over Seattle Supersonics Olden Polynice and Vin Baker during the first quarter in Seattle, Sunday. AP

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Kroslak ousts Henn1an LONTION (AP) - Hometown favrnite mid No. 2 seed Tim Henman joined No. 7 Gorm1 Ivm1iscvic with upset losses Wednesday in the second mund of the Gum·dim1 Direct indoor.

J,m Kmslak of Slovakia ousted Hcnmm1 2-6, 7-6 ( 10-8), 6-4 in the first round mid M01ucco's 1-Iichm11 Arazi dumped lv,misevic - h~t ycm·'s Wimbledon nmner-up-3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a second-round match despite 24 aces by tJ1c Croatim1.

111e lossofHcnm,m, B1itain's top-1:u1ked player, takes tJ1e edge off a tournament held in ccnti:d London ,md widely promoting Hc111mm 's presence. Greg Ru!ied.ski, the C.madian-bom B1iton, adv,mced to the second.round witJ1 a win Tuesday.

"I desperately wanted to win tJ1c match and it's definitely disappointing," Henman said. "I don't like losing at the best of times but playing at home the1e was an added incentive."

Boxing division for over 40 unveiled RALEIGH (AP)-Jack Nicklaus still draws a big gallery, and Jimmy Connors yet has his admirers. Now some former fighters think there might be a market for an over-40 boxing division.

Chapel Hill attorney Rick Snider officially unveiled "Legends of Boxing" at a news conference on Wednesday.

"When Jack Nicklaus plays on the senior tour, he may be past the days when he could win a Masters or a U.S. or a British Open. But still, they come in thousands to see the master, .. Snider said.

''He still has skills that the public is delighted to see, and we feel the same way about the boxers," he said. "Unfortunately, there hasn't been a way to present these people to the public."

Plans are in the works fora parade of champions to be held in Raleigh in May, followed during the same month by a night of boxing -,lt Reynolds Coliseum.

111e division has been sanctioned by the International Boxing Council. It is being billed as a level for"mature fighters who have held, or fought for, a sanctioned world championship title."

"One of the great things about Legends is the guys who will be fighting ,u-e already legends and well-known to the public," Snider said. "I think they will make great bouts. I think the public will he delighted to see these guys come back and fight again."

Besides promoting boxing, Snider sees the Legends boxers as mentors who will guide young fighters through their careers in the ring as well as outside of it. On the Legends' mission statement is a call for older fighters to encourage the up-and-coming to develop their characters as well as their skills.

r 44-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- FEBRUARY 26, 1999

Brothers, 01' Aces lead By Tony Celis Variety News Staff

THE APC BROTHERS and the 01 'Aces seem to be doing something right, as both teams continue on their way to the top of the BANMI championship competition. They are the only two teams remaining in the winners bracket.

The Brothers did it by defeating Stevedore, 81-73 on Wednesday's first ballgame.

01 'Aces also remain in the winners bracket with their win over the STS Wheelers, 86-78.

During the Brothe~s vs. Stevedore ballgame, the Brothers led the entire ballgame. At one point Stevedore narrowed the Brothers lead to just two points but, it didn't last for long.

Brothers were never in much trouble of losing the lead.

Brothers held a three point lead at, 40-37 by the end of the first half. At any given moment the Brothers seemed to extend their lead at will against theiropponant.

Stevedore's Ray Lizama's fiery tongue lashing at his teammates during the ballgame were loud enough to be heard by spec-

tators sitting on the bleachers. His behavior on the court may

have badly affected his teammates.

"If my teammate yelled at me that way in front of a lot of people I'll probably quit," said a basketball fan.

A Brothers player was kinder in his summation of the situation.

"We always try and help each other, especially when a teammate makes a bad play, it's very easy to get angry or mad at him. But it's better to give him positive motivation, rather than yell at him, especially during a game," said Brothers' Diaz.

Perhaps the embarrassment was too much for Vista! to handle. He consequently did not play during the entire second-half.

Vista! is almost always a threat to opposing teams. He is capable of shooting and making threepointers, and he can drive hard to the basket.

Lizama was held to just six points the entire ballgame. Two of those points came from the charity line, where he made twoof-six, a 33 percent average.

Vista) shot 75 percent from the line. .

Stevedore's Kei1h Gardner had a decent game. Gardner scored 16 points. He played the entire ballgame. ~

For Brothers, every player scored points. They will face 01 'Aces on Monday Mar. I, at · 8:30 p:m. at Ada Gym. 01' Aces 86, STS Wheelers 78

Abong Camacho scored 28 points as OJ' Aces defeated STS Wheelers in the second ballgame on Wednesday night.

The Wheelers are just one loss away from elimination.

Teammate Jason Raphael had a good night as he pumped in for I 8 points. Randy Pelisiman chipped in nine points for 01' Aces.

The win places 01' Aces up against Brothers on.Monday night at 8:30 p.m.

Tonight at 7 p.m. STS Wheelers will face the Local Stars followed at 8 p.m. with Lite going up against Stevedore.

The losers of tonight's basketball games will be eliminated from further action in the BANMI championship play-offs

Villam_or tops active chess tourney REYVILLAMOR won.eight out of I I games to top the seventh leg of the weekly active chess tournaments at the 13 Fi1;hermen Pavilion on Beach Road.

As in the previous tournament, runner-up Almer Santos piled up the same number of points but he dropped his individual game to Villamor, whose only loses were to the CNMI 'stop two playersreigning champion Manny Domingo and Gerry Biniahan.

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The two, together with Alex dela Cruz and Joel Ochana, finished a point behind Villamor and Santos.

Dela Cruz, however, had the better tie-break score and was declared second runner-up.

Sponsored by the CNMI Chess Association (CCA), the weekly active chess events are held every Sunday.

Each player·is allowed only 15 minutes per game.

SPORTS NOTES IVYBL Baseball

6 p.m. Chalan Kanoa District- THE Saipan Major League will 1 I vs. Gualo Rai open the l 999 regular season to- :

(Gualo Rai) morrow at Francisco Palacios 1

SSA fastpitch Baseball Field. ' 6:30 p.m. Stevedore Mauleg · Major League meeting

; vs. Pac. trading Lite Beer The Saipan Major League will , 8 p.m. San Miguel Snappers bemeetingonfoday,atAdaGym, i

vs. CSI Hunters conference room. The meeting I BANMI play-offs starts at noon. .

1 7 p.m. STS Wheelers vs. Local Election of officers and the fi-S tars nal preparations for the 1999 Ma- I

8:30 p.m. Lite vs. Stevedore jor League Opening, will be dis- ! Saturday Feb. 27 cussed. 1

I Little League baseball Managers, officials, and board !

9 a.m. New Starz vs. Kagman members must attend. !

I Lions SCS Fun-Run /

11 a.m. St. Jude ~ustlers Saipan Community School will

I vs. Gara pan Pirat~s be holding its annual SK Fun-Run !

_ I p.m .. Kagman Rockies vs. on tomon·ow. I Little K111ght~ . The 'run' will start 6 a.m. at I

L 3 p.m. Cr~1sers_ ~Fielders . Americ_an Memorial Park. _ -1

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In related news, CCA and Coca Cola Beverage Co., Micronesia, Inc. will hold the 1999 CNMI Jµnior Championship at Pacific Island Club starting on March 7.

The tournament is open to players under 23 years old.

For more information, call CCA president Ely. G. Buenaventura at 234-6070 or CCA first vice president Ed T. Benavente at 288-5516. (zd)

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BANMI play-off stats ·. BANMI ~ay-ott statistics, after /wo ballgames, as ol Feb. 24. Leading scorers Name team gp pis. ave. Dave Sa~an Flyers 2 57 28.5 George Masga Local Stars 2 55 27.5 Ed Diaz Brothers 2 52 26.0 Abong Camacho Ol'Aces 2 50 25.0 Ban~ Basila Wheelers 2 44 22.0 Mark Rozic Hooters 2 42 21.0 Gus Palacios Flyers 2 41 20.5 Bobeth Deleon Wheelers 2 37 18.5 Ric Alegre Lite 2 35 17.5 Jess Dela Cruz Brothers 2 32 16.0 Free-throws, attemptsmade, by teams. Team attempts made percentage% Lite 27 21 78% Brothers 39 22 56% Wheelers 50 28 56% Flyers 30 17 56% Stevedore 58 31 53% Hooters 44 23 52% Local Stars 54 25 46% Ol'Aces 75 33 44%

Brothers' Jess Dela Cruz and Stevedore's Keith Gardner reach for a toss-up ball during the second half of Wednesday night's BANMI championship play-offs. Photo by Tony Celis

Little League round-up San Roque D-9er's 5,

San Vicente A's 4 A HUGE crowd gathered for

the 1999 Little League Baseball season opener at San Vicente baseball field and watched the power house of last year's mnner-up champions D-9er's edge the A's, 5-4 for the win.

The San Vicente A's were 1998 Little League champions.

Returning player Juan Dikito came in relief. Dikito gave up no hits, walked four. Dikito earned the win.

Despite excellent pitching by

Albert Santos for the A's it was not enough to overtake the hot D-9er 's. Santos struck out ten, walked four, and gave up only two hits.

Chalan Kanoa Padres 9, · San Antonio Cardinals 7 Joe Blas went two-for-four, and

scored twice. Jun Umperial also scored twice as the Padres defeated the favored Cardinals, 9-7.

Left-handed pitcher Palacios struck out ten batters, gave up six hits, and one walk.

Ryan Sablan, Darcy Reyes, Continued on page 42

IVYBL team and individual scoring stats lslandwide Village Youth Basketball League (IVYBL) team standings as of Feb. 19.

Leading scorers Team win lose pct. San Antonio 6 0 1.000 Player name team gp Up!s. ave.

Talabog 5 1 1.000 Sy! Teregeyo CKD~t4 7 202 28.9

Gualo Rai 4 1 .800 John Ngeskebei San Antonio 6 162 27.0

San Vicente 4 1 .800 Thomas Aldan Gualo Rai 5 97 19.4

Capitol Hill 3 2 .600 Christopher ldip CKDist1 4 74 18.5 Angel Cepeda San V"icente 4 68 17.0

Oleai 2 3 .400 George Lieto Jr. Ta~bog 6 100 16.7 CK Dis't.1 1 3 .250 Nicanor Ranas San Antonio 6 97 16.1 Garapan 1 4 .200 Anthony Veloso Garapan 5 80 16.0 Koblerville 0 4 .000 Rapheal Magolna Ta~bog 6 75 12.5 CK Dis't. 4 0 7 .000 Carlos Santos Capital Hill 5 58 11.6

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