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By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

EMPLOYEES of the Hyatt Re­gency Hotel are set to hold a union election on Dec. 14, Common­wealth Labor Federation counsel John Cool disclosed yesterday.

The National Labor Relations

Special Report

Board granted the hotel employ­ees' petition for P.lection last Nov. 29.

Cool said the petitioners re­ceived the NLRB's nod after meeting the requirement that "at least 50 percent of the employees are willing to be represented by a

Was MVB's participation in Osaka worth the cost?

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

t··· (First of a series) iL_.,., the second day of the 10th Japan Congress of International ,Travel and Travel Show in Osaka, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is­lands is putting its best foot forward for over 1,000 del­egates by hosting a luncheon complete with a cultural enter­tainment and a video presenta­tion on the CNMI as a travel destination.

At the entrance of the ball­room of the Hyatt Regency, each guest is welcomed with a lei of varnished seashells by llJf·,.Illbers of the Tipiyeew cul­l Lt group of Carolinian danc­ers and singers who are attired in their ethnic finery.

The lunch menu comprises 27 food choices divided into five cold selections that range

from smoked salmon horserad­ish cream to seafood medley in tomato and olive vinaigrette; six salads that- include spicy com and bacon and ginger chicken with glass noodle; roast sirloin of beef carvery; eight ho~selec­tions including chicken breast with banana and ginger, linguine in basil gratin, and roasted pork soused in five spices; and seven desserts such as tirami-su with berries, ginger creme brulee and assorted French pastries.

A Filipina delegate raved about the desserts, while other guests gawked at the Carolinian dancers and singers, then at the end of each number applauded.

Guests left the hall with a giveaway of Herman's Bakery­made special butter cookies.

Across Hyatt, at the Intex Osaka, Japan's largest trade fair site, the CNMI booth area is one

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union." Hyatt has 304 eligible voters,

according to Cool. Clifford Grauers, Hyatt general

manager, said he would not stop his employees from taking part in the election.

"We cannot do anything to stop them; that's their right," Grauers said. "I'm looking forward to a fair election."

He refused to give further com­ments.

The schedule for the election

came after the Superior Court dis­missed last week the CLF' s labor suit against Hyatt.

The CLF had filed the case in behalf of three former hotel em­ployees in connection with the nonrenewal of their contracts.

The Court had dismissed the case, affinning the management's position that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction over the case as the complainants "failed to exhaust all administrative procedures of the NLRB."

The court had also ruled that the Right to Work Act-on which the complainants anchored their arguments- did not repeal any provisions of the Non-Resident Workers Act.

"We pave always believed that the case was frivolous," Grauers said.

He could not say, however, if the labor group's legal defeat would have any impact on union formation at Hyatt.

Continued on page 6

Governor seeking $30-M more to spend in FY 1996

By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio yesterday said he will be seeking a $30 million addi­tional budget appropriation from Legislature to cover what he deems as important expen­ditures for the current fiscal year.

In an interview, Tenorio said he will soon be submitting his request to the House of Repre­sentatives along with a re­minder that revenue sources have to be found to support the increased FY 1996 appropria­tion amount.

"I am tening the Legislature that we· re going to need $30 million more so I want them to

find revenue sources for that amount.

I want them to identify the sources and pass a law like, say the one on casinos, to generate the money. After that, we can amend the budget to include the addi­tional appropriation. This is for this year," said Tenorio.

According to the governor, he needs an additional $10 million appropriation for the Public School System; $10 million to pay for land exchanges; roughly $5 million in matching funds for FY 1995 CIP monies; an addi­tional $5 million for other pro-

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I Gov't lambasts Mitchell over I

'taxpayer suit 'settlement try' By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

LA WYER Theodore R. Mitchell has been accused of offering a settlement on a taxpayers' law­suit in exchange for a lower rental

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payment by L&T Group of Com­panies, Inc. on the leased prop­erty and $2.2 million as attorney's fees.

For this reason, Governor Froilan Tenorio and co-defen­dants in the taxpayers' suit filed a motion before the Superior Court on Tuesday seeking the disquali­fication of Mitchell as counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.

Tenorio et al, through counsel Assistant Atty. Gen. Robert B. Dunlap II, argued that a conflict exists between Mitchell and those of the Commonwealth taxpayers on whosebehalf thislawsuitwasbrought

The Variety tried but failed to get Mitchell's side.

Mitchell, counsel for plaintiffs JeanneH. Rayphandand Rep. Stanley T. Torres, had sought the revoca­tion of a lease contract entered into between the government and the L&T last July 13, saying the

rental rate was unreasonably low. In his motion, Dunlap claimed that

last Nov. 21 Mitchell sent a fax to Steven P. Pixley, counsel for defen­dant L&T, in which he offered to settle the case.

Dunlap said Mitchell wants as ex­change (for settlement) for an agree­ment by L&Ttopay arental of$I4.5 million for the leased property, plus attorney's fees.

The figure was reached by splittrng the difference between the parties' respective appraisal figures.

The following day, Dunlap said Mitchell sent another fax mes­sage modifying the offer by rais­ing the rental amount from $14.5 million to $14.6875 million.

More significantly, he said in the modified offer Mitchell an­nounced an entitlement of $2,253,128 as attorney's fees.

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DAI-ICHI SNOWMAN. Aurea Delos Reyes fixes the giant snowman standing near the entrance of Dai-/chi Hotel in Garapan yesterday afternoon. The colorful snowman attracts tourists particularly at night.

(Photo by Ferdie de 11 Torre)

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With 1996 election.ls fast a72woaching_

GO mo · to discredit Clinton Bv CALVIN WOODWARD

W . .\SHINGTON (AP)- It's snow­ing on Capitol Hill - has been for months. Subpoenas, threats of sub­poenas and documents galore swirl about in a stonn of inquiry into ever; hint of White House cronyism and malfeasance.

the 1980s, there's been no stoppir1g cial associate White Housecoun- the coming fight.

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>:': Republicans: •' And s10na. emocra s mv s le so.

The chairman of a How.: rn er­sight panel jumped into the fray Tues­day by saying he will pursue allega­tions the Clintons owe dlrs 13,272 in back taxes from seven to 17 years

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thing else fusidcnt Clinton and his

ago. associates can· t escape.

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wounded. airline officials said Wednesday.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -Saudi Arabin·s King Fahd, ad­mitted to hospital Inst week be­cause of a "health emergency," remains tired but his health is improving and a full recovery is cxpecled. sources said Tuesday. The smir~·ef:, who spuke en con­dition of anonymity, said the King ,,, ill rcrnrd a televise<l addrtcss to the nation as .,oun a., he makes a ,uificirnt rcc·m ny.

There· i.\ a 11c.:11, hL1cl:llut on the c.\ad naturc of' the hcaltl1 prnb­lerm of the king. who was admit­ted to the hospital last Thursday.

One source said the king had suffered something similar to a fainting spell and said doctors were optimistic he would m~e a full recovery.

Kin£?. Fahd was born sometime in ! 92c3. He is diabetic an<l ovcr­\\'t: i !! ht.

Tl1e Royal Court said in a state­ment Sunday that the king was sufferim! frnm ··a temporary medi­cal cm;rocncv" c;iuscd by cx­h,1.ustion :nd (werwurk, and had been ordered by doctors to rest.

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Fd1d. who became king in ] 982, also suffers fn.;m arthri tis, and sources have said he was hospitalize<l fur a bout of arthritis.

day night in a mountainous area about 9 kilometers (6 miles) from th.e airport in N akhichevan on a flight to the capital, Baku, after an engine failed, officials said.

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By DAN PERRY TEL A VIV, Israel (AP) - The con­fessed assa.,sin of Yitzhak Rabin and twosuspectednccomplicesfacecharges in court Wednesday, adayaftertheend of the mourning period for the iate prime minister.

Gunman Yigal Amir wa, formally charged Tuesday with premeditated murder. and his brother Hc1gai and fr.encl Dror Adani with conspiracy. 1l1e dcvoutiy religious Amir, who op­[Xlsed Rabin's policy ofceding parts of the biblical Land of Israel to the Pales­tinians in exchange for pcar:e, shot and killcJ Rabin :in Nov. 4 at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.

The three arc also charged with con­spiracy t'.l attack Palestinians in the West Bank mid face additional weap­on,, charges.

The indictment said Amir, a 25-year-old law student, decided some­time after the Sepiembe, 1993 Israel­PLO peace agreement to kill Rabin to preventit,implementation. He recruited Hagai Amir and Adani to help him, it ~aid.

TI:,~ u·io considered blowing up Rabil!' s carr,r firing an ,rntitank rocket into his ap,utmenl, tbe charge sh~t said. In the end. Yi gal Amir decided to kill Ra.bin with his 9mm Bcrcna pistol.

Bel ween Jmrnary and September 0f this year. Amir tried and failed on three occa~ions to approach and shoot the premier.

On Nov. 4, Amir toid Hagai he would try to shoot Rabin atthe Tel Aviv rnlly, the chnrgc:s said; Hagai tried to d.issu:ide him, arguing the heavy secu­rity there would make escape difficult m;d sugges:.ing th~y instead wait and acq'lir~ telesc0pic sniper rifles.

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Yi gal Amir ldt his suburban T cl Aviv home at 7:45 p.m. and took a bus to the rally. He removed his ! skullcap to avoid standing out among the mostly secular crowd and waited near Rabin's car.

Rabin walked off the stage at 9:45 p.m. As a bodyguard opened the car door and Rabin was about to step in, Amir walked up and shot Rnbin twice at close rnnge, causm~ fatal wou ncls, the charges said.

The killing shocked a nation th::1. had never knowa a high-level pc litit.:al assassination and plunge:\ Israelis into a month of bereave­ment and efforts to heal the ri!t between religious and secular Jew,. and supporters and opponents oi the peace process.

On Tuesday, Israeli Jews ob­sen•ed the end of their traditional 30-day mourning period with me­morials for Rabin.

Fighting back tears, Prime Min­iste:-Shimon Peres, who succeeded Rabin the day .he was killed, ad­c1rcsseC: his slain panner.

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Bu, Yig,•.l Amir went ahea.cl with his plan, loading his Beretta with six r::gular bullets and six hollow­point bullets that had been given to him by Hagni, acr.ording to the in­dictment.

"You were murdered because you were ri 2:ht," Peres said. "The bu!· lets that pierced your chest did nut cut down the fruits of your labor·,·, they only revealed them."

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

I braces for Chinese tourists

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By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

HOTEL owners in the CNMI look forward to hosting tourists from the mainland China.

Hotel Association president and Hyatt Regency manager Clifford Grauers said, local hotelrs have stepped up their expansion pro­gram to brace forthe new market.

The Marianas Visitors Bureau hopes to be able to get a share of at least five million outbound Chinese tourists by year 2000.

"Our thrust now is to get more rooms," Grauers said.

At least thre.e 'ocal hotels-the

Marianas Resort, Hafa Adai and Hyatt-have started expanding their rooms.

The Marianas Resort will have 70 additional rooms; Hafa Adai, 116; and Hyatt, 70.

Over the last years, China's outbound travel market has flour­ished but the MVB deplored that the CNMI has not benefited from the estimated five million Chi­nese tourists. The Chinese travel­ers' favorite destinations include Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia and the Phil­ippines.

One of the reasons that di scour-

aged Chinese travelers from con­sidering Saipan as a destination is the CNMI' s "No-visa requirement policy."

The government of China does not allow its citizens to travel without visas. Consequently, trav­elers consider only countries that issue visas.

"Much as we support the MVB's plan, we cannot help be­cause political issues have to be resolved first," Grauers said. "It's an issue between two govern­ments."

Until legal and political issues are resolved, the private sector

cannot do anything, he added. MVB and legal officials are now

reviewing the CNMI' s immigra­tion policy to find out how the Commonwealth can be able to legally accommodate the tourist traffic from China.

In a related development, Grauers welcomed Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio' s creation of the position of Special As­sistant for Trade and Tour­ism.

"I think it is a good move," Grauer said. "It shows that the administration is taking the tourism industry seriously."

Audit: DPW pushed project despite lack of funds By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

TI-IE Department of Public Works pursued a $45-million school project in Kagman despite the unavailability of funds, the Office of the Public Auditor reported yesterday.

OPArecommended that the project

be tenninated. Only $4 million was appropriated

by the Legislature for the Kagman School Project And the contract for the architecural and engineering de­sign alone cost $1.25 million.

The contract, the audit report said, was awarded to the Commonwealth

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Architects and Engineers (CAE) last January "under questionable circwn­stances,"

The fund for the project was sup­posed to come from the Special Capi­tal ImprovementProjectsAppropria­tions of 1994.

But the Interior Department's Of­ficeoITerritorial Affairs disapproved it saying the cost of the A&E contract was "unreasonably high" and it was executed without the OTIA's prior concurrence and participation.

OPA noted that other local agen­cies concerned had tried to block the project

TheExecutiveDirectoroftheCom­monwealth Development Authority refused to sign the contract saying it "violated the prudent use of public funds."

In the same manner, the Depart­ment of Fmance recommended that the contract be tenninated while the Public School System suggested that the Tinian High School design be used for the Kagman project

The DPW ignored these recom­mendations, OPA said,

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Investigation showed that pay­ments to made to CAE were charged to an advance account

"Upon billing from CAE as of the date of this audit amounted to & 162,979 ," the report said.

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PARENTS SUMMIT Roman Benavente, (from left), PTA Council president Tom Camachp, Rep. Mafua Peters and PSS legal counsel Sean Frink lead the discussion at Tuesday's Parents Summit at the Hyatt's Gi/ligans.

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selection of the CAE to undertake the design.

The audit report prepared by Pub­lic Auditor Leo LaMotte, stated "that the DivisionofProcurementandSup­ply and the Technical Service Divi­sion ofDPW did not comply \.\1th the required procurement procedures."

Procurement officials, the report

said, circumvented the necessary re­quirements.

In the initial result of the bidding process, OPAsaidCAErankedfourth among bidders.

When the DPW reevaluated the proposals, CAEsuddenlyrankedfirst., OPA said.

'This resulted in a contract being awarded underquestionablecircum­stances and on the basis of criteria which were not publicly stated with­out evaluation of how the other finns would have approached the project," OP A said. "As a result, $268,695 has been unnecessarily incurred under the A&E design for the Kagman School."

The OPA recommended that the DPW develop procedures "to ensure that Covenant Grant requirements are complied with to prevent recur­rence of similar incidents."

ThePublic Auditoralsosuggested thattheDPW submitarevisedplanto OTIAand justify the$4 million grant

BOE airs opposition to Amendment 13

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Slaff

TIIE PrA Council fanned yester­day a committee that will review the proposed amendments on Constitu­tional provisions regarding the CNMI' s educational setup.

PT A Council president Thomas Carnnchoappointedl..auraManglona, of Rota, to head the review body calledcommitteeonlegislativepolicy. Juan TudelaofMarianasHighSchool, is co-chainnan.

Each school-level PT As will be represented in the committee, Camacho said.

The committee was created during the PrA Councils' Parents Sununit heldyesterdayattheHyatt'sGilligans.

The committee, Camacho<;."id, will be assisted by the Public School System's legal counsel and other of­ficials as well as members of the post Constitutional Convention commit­tee.

The committee's task "is to review the proposed amendments and make a recommendation on whether the council should support or reject the proposed amendments," Camacho said. The report is expected within two months.

Among the salient features of Amendment No. 13 is the proposed interchanging of functions of the

CommissionerandtheBoardofEdu­cation.

The ratification of the proposed Constitutional Amendments is sched­uled for March .

Commissioner William Torres said the PSS will not take any partial stand on the issue.

"We will assist in the parents in getting the information that they need," Torres said

''We will conduct an education campaign by presenting the facts but we will maintain objectivity."

Board of Education chairman Daniel Quitugua, meanwhile, said the board has made official its stand against Amendment 13. The board adopted a 1esolution to that effect during a meeting on Tmianlastmonth, Quitugua said.

"But this is the position of ~ Fourth CNMI education board," Quitugua" We're not sure if the in­coming board will take the same position."

The three new board members elected last Nov. 4 will assume their posts in January.

'The current board has already made its position but I would like to give the new members an opportu­nity to review the matter and make

· their own recommendation," Quitugua said.

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1·ProanNatioo by John S. DelRosario, JR.

Amendasion Numero Sinko (Representasion giya Estados Unidos)

Punto: Para u' ma 'emfasisa presison iya Marianas giya Washington. Ma inkluson tinilaika pot este na as unto gi halom Konstitusion Marianas.

Presison Marianas: Ha sasafigan na presiso na u 'membro gi hilo' estao delegado iya Marianas gi Congresson Estados Unido·s ya u 'prebeniye nu i ginagagao na tinilaika segun i aksion Congresson Amerika.

Mana Dafia' Amendasion: Mana dafia i presente na probision pot i Resident Representative giya Estados Unidos. Mana' fan suhan probision ni kenubre ni otro attikulo gi papa• Konstitusion.

Amendasion Numero Sais (Gobietnamenton Munisipalidat)

Punto: Para u' mana' guaha sustansiao na gobietnamenton munisipalidat gi todo tres na islas. Para u' malimitte dinipenden munisipalidat gi fondun osino kahan i Commonwealth.

Sustansiao na gobietnamenton munisipalidat: Para u' mana' suha atoridat lehislatura mamatinas lai munisipalidat pot para u' manae' i propio eskaleran gobietnamento nu este na mandato. Para umana' dafigkuilo i konsihilion munisipat ya u 'konsidera propio na otdinansfa ni inaffefekta i isl a ni ha sesetbe. Para u 'ma 'atorisa i mayot yan konsihilio gi inestablesen ahensian munisipalidat, ya u 'espiha haf' taimano na u_'f~n man rikohe salape '. para nesesi.dat~~<abietnamenton mums1pat. Para maprebemye areglam1ento '},ot operasion gobietnamenton munisipalidat taimano i Commonwealth.

Rinibahan dinipende gi fondun Commonwealth: Para u' man a' suha offisiilan mayot sankatan siha na isl as es take sufficiente taotaofia pot para u 'suppotta gobietnamenton munisipalidat. Lao para u' maprebeniye un' ayudante (execu­tive assistant) para taotao sankatan na isl as gi papa' offisinan Mayot Saipan.

Para u' mapega akuanto fondun i Gobietnamenton Common­wealth pot gaston empleao yan setbisio yan para u' maprebeniye na i fondun i Commonwealth pot empleao yan setbisio siempre depende gi akuanto finatinasfia i Commonwealth ginen kontribusion tax; yan u' maribaha i numeron empleao ni rnanma 'apapase gin en fondun Commonwealth. Para u' rnalimitte i numeron empleao gi gobietno deste ayo siha i tumutuhon manmachochu' gi Junio dia 5, 1995.

Amendasion Numero Siete (Haye elihible man bota yan manguot' offisina)

Pun to: Para u' man a' kabales todo probision i Konstitusion. Para u' mana' guaha pareho na areglamiento pot makonbikta pot serioso na krima.

Para u' man a' suha Seksiona Ties ginen i konstitusion rason na esta monhayan i lehislatura ha pega hafa kurneke ilegfia gurna' osino lugat 'nai sumasaga hao (domicile) yan residensia (residence).

Para u' maprebeniye na yangin makonbikta hao komo kriminat, solu rason ni prinohibe hao man guot offisinan publiko pareho ha' ma 'elihe osino ma 'apunta ya siempre i lehislatura u 'konfitma este na as unto.

Amendasion Numero Ocho (Eleksion)

Pun to: Para u' malagnos Seksiona Tres ginen i konstitusion pot arelgamienton eleksion pot esta i lehislatura mamatinas lai pot este na asunto.

(Afaiielos, estague' i tetset na grupon mapropopone na amendasion nu i delegado siha. Taitai kabales ya yangin guaha.kuestionmo, siempre i Komitean Post Convention ufan besita gi kada soiigsoiig pot para u 'eksplika este siha na proposito. Lokue ', siempre u 'fan huyoiig gi television 'nai siiia hao man a 'gagaiig pot para un 'ketungo hafa na pattikulat gi attikulo ni chatkomprende hao. Pot fabor komprende na esta este siha na asunto manma dibate nu i delegado. Todo i biahen niha pot para una' guaha edukasion publiko gi hafa esta monhayan ma 'apprueba gi mina' tres 1za constitutional convention. Si Yuus Maase yan Ghilisow !

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Rift remains between Clinton and his Hou8 WASHINGTON--At the rate he's going, House Speaker Newt Gingrich shonld be a shoo-in as the next chairman of the Demo­cratic National Committee.

During the last three weeks of fiscal brinkmanship, the leader of the Republican revolution has done more to unify Demo­crats than President Clinton has managed during the first three years of his adminis­tration. By trying to balance the budget on the backs of Medicare beneficiaries- while cutting taxes on the rich-Gingrich has given Democrats a mission, a message and a modicum of hope for 1996.

But interviews with the major players on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue indicate a pessimism about the future relationship between congressional Democrats and the White House. Most sources believe that Gingrich has provided fractured Democrats a respite more than a reconciliation. Even as Democrats marched in lock-step over Medicare, congressional sources were talk­ing about Clinton's drag on Democratic challengers next year.

"The Democratic challengers will be given a green light to say whatever they have to say to get elected," one Democratic strategist involved in the 1996 congres­sional elections told us. Sources say the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commit­tee is bracing for another drubbing next year-which is why party leaders will fund challengers even if they criticize the com­mander-in-chief.

"The last thing they are going to do is tie their (challengers) hands and say you can't criticize one of the most unpopular figures in the country, the president especially in the hinterlands," said this source.

Even White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, who has been the point man against Gingrich· s governrpentshut-down ga~bit, told us during an interview last month that it may boil down to every-Democrat-for­himself come next year.

"There are times when they're going to have to zig and we're going to have to zag as we go through these issues," Panetta told us. "The minority in Congress can afford to do things that a president can't afford to do. ... There are some who think the best thing to do is just throw a lot of -grenades. That can not be what the president is about."

On advice from his pollsters, Clinton has been lurching back to the center, disavow-

ing much of his own domestic agenda and distancing himself from congressional Democrats and Republicans. Although Clinton and congressional Democrats are pummeling Republicans for slashing do­mestic spending, Panetta acknowledged that some of the seeds of today's fiscal woes were sown by Democrats unwillingness to tackle tough spending choices.

"Had Democrats recognized that, even in light of their concerns about people and education ... that at the same time they had reflected some greater discipline about the , deficit and tightening up on those programs making sure that they work, they would have been ahead of this and probably~ not have seen the results of the polls .t November)," said Panetta, who spent 16 years in the House before joining the Clinton administration.

Panetta noted that a strong showing by Clinton next year would yield dividends for ·· all Democrats, but he also doubted whether "Congress has coat-tails for the president" [1

because members "still have to fight their races in their individual districts."

In addition to representing one of those districts, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N. Y., is also the de factor dean of the liberal wing of the party. Like many Democrats, his com­plaint against Clinton illustrates that he i' can't seem to Ii ve with-or without- the (1

president. I Rangel has rebuked Clinton on issues r

ranging from welfare reform and drug policy i to cutting too many deals with conserva- ! tives. He's also nursing a grudge over some- f.·

thing less substantive but symbolically po- /I tent: The fact that House Democrats have r'

not been invited to the White House as a caucus since last year's Republican rout. Rangel i_s taking it as an insult, and suggest-ing tliat Clinton is trying to distance him­self from congressional Democrats.

A closed-door meeting on the budget cri-sis between Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee and ~ Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin recently l became a forum for airing this family feud. 1

"The longer it goes, the worse it looks," ( said one Rangel colleague who attended the meeting. "Are we on the same side as the / president?" Sources say Rubin jotted notes ty during Rangel' s harangue but stayed silent. /

At some point before the next election that question will have to be addressed.

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Variety News Staff OUTGOING member of the HouseofRepresentatives Vicente T. Attao is likely to become spe­cial assistant to the governor for administration.

This was revealed yesterday by Gov.FroilanC. Tenoriowhosaidhe will be appointing Attao soon in lieu of Mitch Pangelinan who is retiring.

Attao, currently House Minority Leader, is a freshman Democratic representative from Sai pan's elec­tion precinct 1 who failed in his reelection bid in the midtenn con- Froi/an C. Tenorio

Coldeen seeks new trial in his case versus DPW

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MARIANAS Cable Vision sports­caster Robert L. Coldeen has filed a motion seeking for a new trial in a civil case against the Department of Public Works.

Coldeen and other co-plaintiffs filed the motion before the Superior 'at on Tuesday asking that judge­dlll notwithstanding the verdict in the case should also be entered for them.

The plaintiffs, through counsel David G. Banes, raised the issues of contributory negligence and super­seding cause "on the ground that any answers the jury might have given to two questions otherwise than in fa­vorof plaintiffs would also have been inconsistent.."

Banes said a new trial should then beheld on the issue of damages only because the jury's verdict was against

the weight of the evidence. DPW has won the case that

stemmed from a 1992 road accident inNavy Hill thatleftColdeen's teen­aged daughter dead and injured other persons.

Coldeen sued DPW for its alleged negligence resulting to the de.ath of his daughter Kristan and injuring an­othrr daughter Carla

1be other plaintiffs were Martha Coldeen, mother of the victims and Vidal Camacho.

The jury found by the preponder­ance of the evidence that,DPW was negligent in failing to maintain Navy Hill Road in a safe condition.

However, the jury "did not find by the preponderance of the evidence that the unsafe condition ofNavy Hill Road was a substantial factor in caus­ing bodily injury/emotional distress to plaintiffs.

In his motion, Banes argued that there was no substantial evidence that could have supported a find­ing by reasonable jurors for DPW on the issues of legal cause, con­tributory negligence or supersed­ing cause.

He said the special verdict reponses cannot be reconciled or any reasonable theory consistent with the evidence.

Banes said the jury's finding that the unsafe road conditions were not substantial factor in bringing about plaintiffs' injuries was inconsistent with its finding of negligence, in light of the law and the evidence presented at trial.

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winners in last November elections asswne office.

Pangelinan, a former speaker of theHouse,hasbeenSAAforTenorio ever since the latter asswned the gov­ernorship in 1994.

He has been a strong supporter of Tenorio and a staunch Democratic partyman.

Pangelinan was sought for an inter­view yesterday but was not available. He was, however, quoted in a televi­sion interview as saying he is satis­fied with having served for two years under the Tenorio Admin­istration.

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Pangelinan has been credited with the streamlining of public sector services, specifically per-

Meanwhile, the governor has named another new member of his staff who has only recently got on board.

Eric Gilman now serves as special assistant to the governor for environ­mental policy.

Last Dec. 1, Deputy Public Infor­mation Officer Kurt Burkhart also got appointed as special assistant for trade and tourism.

Ac.cording to the governor, he is still reviewing a shortlistofinclividu­als being considered to take on Burkhart's position at the Public Information Office.

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for the participation led by the Marianas Visitors Bureau. This does not include donations from the private sector like discounted airfares for delegates that included the dancers, private sector staff, and the Japanese staff.

Was the ex~nse worth it? Critics say it was not, considering the

fact that the CNMI coffers are not exactly brimming.

For people in the travel and tourism industry, both in and out of govern­ment, the money spent was an invest­ment in a field that is considered the CNMI's bread and butter.

The immediate effect will not be seen,accordingtoLt.Gov.JesusBorja, he.id of the CN1vfi delegation to the congress and travel show.

"In this kind ofindustry, you have to wait...to see whether your promotion is taking effect."

But he said another way of gauging the success of the CNMI's participa­tion is the reaction and the numberof the people who visited the booths as well a, the commenL, of the competi­tors and the press.

"All that I've re.id and all that I've seen were that, yes, the booths that we set up were very good."

The louder and more visible pres­ence, including tl1e hosting of a lun­checn for tourism people that included travel agents who plan prospective tour­ist.,' destinations, "has put us on the map," according to newly appointed governor's special assistant fortourism and trade, Kurt Burkhart.

'This is exactly where our tourism promotion dollars nee<l to be s~nt to continue to build and expand any tour­ist market that we hope to build on the CNMI," he said.

He said tl1e money spent for the CNMI' s participation "is only a small

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grams, including $ I million for the water tank revolving loan fund pro­gramand othermiscellaneous ex~nses.

Currently, PSS is operating under the funding levels of last fiscal year's appropriations after the system's bud­get wa, effectively "wiped out" by Tenorio in October.

The governor line-item vetoed a pro­posed $230 million Commonwealth budget for FY 1996 resulting to a bud­get of$2 l 2 million with several agen­cies ending up without current year operating budgcL,.

His reasoning for the item-veto was that the original projections should be trimmed down in light of the

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Dunlap said the counsel for govern­ment defendant, requested documen­tation for Mitchell' sclaimforattomey' s fees.

In his response refusing this request, Dunlap said Mitchell indicated that the government has no interest in this settle­ment because it wa, his desire to make L& T pay for the entire settlement. in­cluding his attorney's fees.

In moving for Mitchell's disqualifi­cation, Dunlap pointed out thatulthough the suit wa, only filed by two taxpayers (Torres and Rayphand) it is "actually an action on behalf of all taxpayers in theCNMJ,"

"As such, the representative plain­tiffs and their counsel have a duty to work for the best interests of all taxpay­ers, not just the named parties," Dunlap said.

In the instant ca,;e, he said Mitchell has acted in a manner that is inconsis­tent with his obligation to the taxpay­ers.

ThegovernmemlawyersaidMitcheU ha, proposed settlement on tenns that are per se unreasonable.

"He ha, r::fused in advance to con­sider counter-offers of settlement. He ha, stated publicly that he will not consider settlement of this action," Dunlap said.

Finally,DunlapclaimedthatMitchell

portion of what we have to continue s~ndingto marketandpromoteCNMI as an island destination."

He cited the fact that even small countries like Bhutan and states within the United States (e.g. Oregon and Hawaii) sett'~ booths. "Everybody is competing for the tourist dollar. For us not to compete for the traveler's dollar ina verycom~titiveindustrywould be a big, bi,e; mistake for the CNMI."

He said theCNMI was participating on a bigger scale in tr~ Japan trade show precisely because "this is the market that we're tapping. We are showing who we are, where we are, how to get there, what you can do when you're there."

'This is a well-planned, well-de­signed strategy that helps market the CNMI. Television air time, you get into a lot of demographics, you get into timi.'lg, ycu get into all the consider­ations that may not make it possible to get as much exposure for your dollar," he added.

For the first time, the CNMI went on itsseparateway,asitdecidednottojoin the Guam/Micronesia booth area.

It was a costlier setup, but according to Anicia Tomokane, MVB managing director, "we would like to present ourselves on our own terms."

BorjaechoesTomokane'sview,say­ing it is high time Saipan weaned itself from Guam, which reportedly s~nt some $300,000 in iL~ participation in the congress and travel show.

"In any tour package that I see it's always Guam-Saipan. Why can't we live on our own? I think we can do it. We've got enough beaches, we've got friendly people, waim climate .... We can do it on our own. We can market ourselves inde~ndently," he said.

He said tl}atin the tourism industry it

Legislature's inaction on several pieces of legislation that would have raised enough revenues to support the $230 million initial submission.

Also he had pointed out that his line­item veto authority only allowed him to either retain or remove agency budget~ in their entirety so he could not mere! y trim individual agency budgets.

Although he had earliersaidhe would want the Legislature to enact a new comprehensive budget, Tenorio now wants that an additional $30 million appropriation be made in addition to the current $212 million budget act.

He has also found himself in the same position as when he resubmit­ted his FY 1996 budget - asking action on revenue-generating bills.

"We ha veto find more money. I still

ha, violated his obligations to the tax­payers by making the amount and payor of his attorney's fees a condition of settlement.

'Tus final, fundamental breach of his fiduciary duty holds the CNMI taxpayers hostage to his arbitrary and capricious demands," he said. 'This court should not allow this action to continue with plaintiffs' counsel acting with such blatant disregard of his obli­gations."

Dunlap added that Mitchell is the employerofRayphand, oneoftheplain­tiff representatives.

'The law is clear that even if the employee/representative could main­tain control over the cla~s attorney, there is still an appearanceofirnpropri­ety," he said. "Attorneys are under an obligation to their profession to avoid appearances of impropriety."

Rayphand and Torres disputed the

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Union organizer Vic Perez, for his part, said the court's dismissal of the labor ca'ie "is likely to affect our ef­forts."

Some of the hotel employees, Perez said, were "discouraged by the court's decision."

"We need to worlc even hardernow !n order to convince employees of the unportance of having a union," Perez

has to be admitted that Guam is a competitor, "Hawaii is a rompetitor, Palau would be a competitor, FSM .... "

Borja pointed out that the CNMI should not be associated with one place sothat"if somethinggoeswrongin that one place, we' re gonna be affected also adversely. I think we have to start being independent and being on our own­develop our own tourism market, and tourism people that are coming in."

Borja also admits that the CNMI's renting its own booth area inde~ndent of Guam/Micronesia group marks in a way Saipan' seaming of age as a tourist destination. 'The Commonwealth re­alizes thatwehave alotof potentials on our own, and we can do it without havingtorelyonoursisterneighboring 1

isl,;r:~ in any game, not everybody is · j' pleased with theCNMI' s bigparticipa- S tion.

1 Why send 60 delegates and spend $175,000, critics question.

"Boy, Japan would think we are a richcountry. Theymightnotevensend tourists anymore. Theyprobablywould ask us to send tourists to Japan instead. It's a big group, and I don't think that that'snecessary,"Rep.PeteReyessaid.

"I think (MVB Managing Director) Anicia Tomokane, the lieutenant gov­ernor, and maybe the chainnan of the MYB board will be sufficient to repre-

. sent the CNMI," Reyes said. He said he was not questioning the

hosting of a luncheon by the MVB for the travel industry leaders, but that "why do we have 60 people going?"

"We're having problems with money, and I think it's necessar;., '1 start looking at cost-saving facto4) said.

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want$ IO million more for PSS anc1 tl1e same amount to acquire lands rather than exchanging them and also for other miscellaneous expenditures," said the chief executive.

Tenorio indicated that the $10 million to pay for land exchanges is being sought in light of plans to make cash payments to private land acquisitions for public purposes.

Government used to compensate private landowners affected by the Eminent Domain provision of the Constitution with public land of equal appraised value. illi1

Tenorio months ago said i.1 ments for land exchanges should come out of taxpayers' money and not from the public land inventory so he wants a budget for the pur­pose.

fair market value of the lease set by a . hired appraiser at $10.8 million.

The plaintiffs claimed the true value was $18.8 million.

Tenorio and co-defendant, Lands and Natural Resources Secretary Benigno M. Sablan, Bertha T. Camacho, Director, Division of Lands and Natural Resources, and L&T had earlier asked the court to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action.

AssociateJudgeEdwardManibusan, however, upheld the complaint

The lot, lqcated at the lower Navy Hill area, measured 38,574 square meters.

L&T was to build a commercial complex comprising a shopping mall, a superrnarket, a food court, a multi-plex movie theater, a post office, and an amusement center in the leased area.

said. The formation of labor unions in

CNMI hotels was introduced by Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees· l...ocal 5 of Hawaii.

The last election was held 8$ the Saip~GrandHotel, whereemployees voted m favorofhaving a union.

Cool said another one is expected at the Aqua Resort Hotel.

"But i! won'.t besocm. The employ­ees are snll talking among themselves," Cool said.

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Greenpeace International filed an immediate appeal against the decision, arguing France has no right to keep the vessels and heli­copter under French law.

Greenpeace had sought an or­der for the return of the ships Rainbow Warrior II and MV Greenpeace, the "zodiac'' inflat­able speedboats and helicopter seized at MururoaAtoll on Sept. 1.

The seizures occurred as Greenpeace staged a seaborne pro­test against French underground nuclear testing at the atoll, which resumed with a 20-kiloton blast Sept. 5, and has been followed by three more bomb tests. France has announced at least two fur­ther tests will be carried out in the series.

The French court ruled the seized vessels may be required as evidence in any prosecution, and should be held in French custody.

Greenpeace International law­yer Duncan Currie said in a state­ment: "We will appeal this all the way."

"This decision is a triumph of

brute force over law. France has acted like an international outlaw in its nuclear testing program as well as in its efforts to suppress public protest.''

France seized the Rainbow Warrior and the inflatables when they allegedly sailed into the 12-mile territorial exclusion zone round the atoll.

They later invoked the intema- ,, tional law allowing right of pur- '(/; suit outside its territorial waters at f.1l Mururoa to seize the MV t:i~: Greenpeace and its helicopter, i after the helicopter flew into the ··· zone.

Greenpeace International was widely criticized for "bungling" the waterborne vigil against the nuclear tests after the French seized the vessels and equipment.

Currie said other court action had been commenced in Califor­nia against the French state and a number of officials for what the action describes as "damages for kidnapping, false imprisonment, assault and battery and interfer­ence with (the) civil liberties'' of U.S. citizens caught up in the sei­zures and arrests at Mururoa.

The California action.)\ eluded a demand for the -.J. turn of another Greenpeace vessel, the U.S.-flagged yacht Manutea.

Islands blame nuke tests for downturn in tourism SUV A, Fiji (AP) - Island countries say underground French nuclear tests in the South Pacific have triggered a slump in tourism

Although 2,400 miles (3,850 kilo­meters) west of France's Polynesian test site, Fiji claims to be one of the worst affected.

"The French nuclear tests are cost­ing Fiji millions of dollars in lost tourism earnings," said Bill Whiting of the Fiji Visitors' Bureau. "I wish there was some way we could sue the French government for the losses, which we expect to continue in the first halfof 1996."

Francehasclefiedintemationalcon­demnation by resuming tests at Mururoaand FangataufaAtolls. Since September four tests have been con­ducted with another two planned.

Whiting said visitor numbers had

been increasing at a rate of30 percent per month before the tests restarted. But numbers from Japan and Europe dropped off dramatically since the blasts.

Whiting blamed "publicity sur­rounding the nuclear tests" for the drop-off. ~)

A record 318,874 foreign toY.t.:1lS v?.cationed in Fiji in 1994. Whiting said his organization had originally predicted 1995 would swpass this figure. Now he believed it would be less.

Fiji's complaint follows a report that 20,000 tourists have cancelled vacations in Tahiti, which while part of French Polynesia, is 700 miles ( l, 120 kilometers) westofthe test site.

New Caledonia, another French Pacific territory, has along reported a big downturn in Japanese visitors.

PNG woman hits shabby treatment at Solomons A Papua New Guinean woman married to a Solomon Islander, has complained that she and her two daughters were treated like criminals an.cl refused entry into Honiara last Sunday, the National reported Wednesday.

Mrs. Doris Boseto said she was also refused access to a lawyer and PNG High Commission offi­cials in Honiara, by immigration officials at Henderson's airport and ordered to return to Port Moresby on the Air Niu Gini flight she had arrived on. She had gone to Honiara to sort out her marital problems with her estranged hus­band, Dr. Fred Boseto.

The National was told Dr.

Boseto had taken out a court order in Honiara in October restraining his wife and her relatives from entering his residential area and/ or place of work and interfering or molesting him.

Senior immigration officer Ronnie Aitora said from Honiara Tuesday, that they were only act­ing on instmction from their su­pervisor, Robinson Gegeu in re­fusing Mrs. Boseto entry.

PNG High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Joseph Asaigo has submitted a report to foreign affairs secretary Gabriel Dusava and Mrs. Boseto was asked to also submit a report to Foreign Affairs on the incident. ... Pacnews

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By SERGEI SHARGORODSKY MOSCOW (AP)-Aransom-seeker who took 56 children hostage at a kindergarten responded to a rescue attempt by hurling two grenades. Three of the children died, and three were injured.

Blood, broken toys and smashed wood covered the floor of the No. 4 Kindergarten in Vladikavkaz, a city in southern Russia's North Caucasus region that has seen a string of recent hostage-takings.

Yuri Kardanov, 31, a tram and trolley depot worker, walked into the red brick building at midday Tuesday, carrying two grenades, officials said.

He demanded money and asked that a bus be brought to the kin­dergarten, where he held the chil­dren and several school employ­ees, Russian news agencies re­ported.

Police passed in a two-way ra­dio for negotiations. Kar.danov made a kindergarten worker hold the radio for him, while he clutched both grenades, wit!A pins pulled out. Crying mo~ gathered outside.

While he talked to police, other officers managed to rescue nine children, pulling them through a window in another room, news reports said.

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Guerrillas fire mortars on Lebanese militiamen RASHA YA, Lebanon (AP) -Lebanese guerrillas fired rockets and mortars at Israel-backed mi­litiamen in southern Lebanon Tuesday, provoking a retaliatory artillery bombardment by the mi­litia and its Israeli allies. There was no word on casualties from the two-hour shelling or the at­tack by the guerrillas of the Ira­nian-backed Hezbollah.

The Shiite Muslim group is fighting to end Israel's occupa­tion of the strip ofland it has held in southern Lebanon since 1985 to protect its northern towns from cross-border guerrilla attacks.

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The network said Tuesday it will launch a 24-hour, all-news channel in early 1997, providing an alternative - rather than a com­petitor - to the pioneer in the field, CNN.

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By LINDSEY TANNER CIDCAGO (AP) - An alarming percentage of Americans are medi­cally illiterate - unable to read and understand basic written medical in­structions.

Of 2,659 patients studied at two large public hospitals, nearly 30 per­cent had inadequate functional health literacy. The percentage was much higher among elderly patients.

The findings were outlined by lead researcher, Dr. Mark V. Williams, an assistant professor of medicine at Atlanta's Emory University, and his colleagues in Wednesday's Jownal of the American Medical Associa­tion. The researchers cited a man whosufferedserioussideeffectsafter taking asthma medicine a pharmacist mistaken! y gave him instead of pain pills and a woman who became preg­nant because she couldn't read her birth control pill instructions.

"Low literacy remains an occult, silent disability," they wrote.

An accompanying editorial said the study is limited because it was conducted only at two public teach­ing hospitals and didn't compare pa­tients' ability to comprehend oral in­structions with written instructions covering the same information.

"Nonetheless, this work affirms clinical experience,'' wrote Dr. Steven Miles of the U niversityofMinnesota' s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Terry Davis of Louisiana State Uni­versity Medical Center.

"Adults with limited literacy face fonnidable problems using the health care system,'' MilesandDavis wrote. '~Theyarelesslikelytousescreening procedures, follow medical regimens, keep appointments, orseekhelpearly in the course of a disease."

The findings echo results of a 1993 Education Department literacy sur­vey that found 90 million Americans - 47 percent of the adult population -haveonl y rudimentary literacy skills, Williams said.

Illiterate patients harbor a tremen­dous amount of shame and may try to hide the problem from even their closestrelatives, he said. Doctors may beabletoeasetheproblembysimply a,king patients compassionately about their reading skills, Williams said.

Study subjects were queried in the emergency rooms at Grady Memo­rial Hospital in Atlanta and Harbor­UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California and at a walk-in clinic at the Atlanta hospital. They were given

a67-question written medical literacy testand775,nearly30percent,scored poorly.

Of the 2,659 patients, l,106 (41 percent) were unable to read direc­tions for taking medication on an empty stomach; 691 (26 percent) couldn't read information about the next medical appointment; and 1,582 (59.5 percent) couldn't understand a standardinfonnedconsentckx::ument

From 47 .9 percent to 80.5 percent of patients 60 and older had inad­equatehealth literacy skills. The low­est percentage among this age group wasamongFnglish-speakingpatients at Harbor-UCLA while the highest percentage was among the Atlanta patients.

Williams said the high percentage of elderly illiterate was especially troubling because "the elderly bear the greatest burden of chronic health problems" and thus are most likely to suffer medical prob­lems linked to their literacy diffi­culties.

The majority of Atlanta patients were low-income African-Ameri­cans, while the Harbor-UCLA group was about 40 percent j panic, 30 percent African-Arm:,. .. can and 25 percent white.

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lit up by models, nuns NEW YORK (AP) - After a bumpy year of bankruptcy and bidding wars, the folks in Rockefeller Center returned to a more traditional pursuit Tuesday evening: lighting their towering Christmas tree for the 63rd time.

A rousing cheer went · up from the crowds packed into midtown Manhattan as mod­els Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington flipped a switch to light the 75-foot

(23-meter) high tree, wired with more than 25,000 multi­colored bulbs strung over five miles (eight kilometers) of electrical wire.

They were joined next to the center's ice-skating rink by a contingent of nuns from the Sisters of Christian Char­ity in Mendham, New Jersey, who allowed the 63-year-old Norway Spruce to be cut down at their convent last month.

The evergreen made its de­but under high-tech security

prompted by last year's brush with tree terrorism.

Two drunks tried to set last year's tree on fire, so closed­circuit cameras, a hose and a metal fence were installed along with extra guards t~ watch for copycats. ,-

The ceremony follow~4f . rocky 1995 for the collection of midtown skyscrapers, start­ing with a bankruptcy decla­ration and going through a fierce bidding war for owner­ship.

President B_ill ~linton li~s a gl~ss of beer dur!ng h(s visit Friday, to Cassidy's in Dublin. At Cassid 's Pub old style dnnkmg 5P,Ot m. work,ng class Du_blm, Clinton was joined by a group of Cassidys from hr t ' an, ancestral clan. At nght ts bartender Austin Kelly.

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By THOMAS WAGNER BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Five years ofU .N. economic sanctions brought on by Saddam Hussein'. s invasion of Kuwait are eroding one of the proudest traditions of Iraqis: Education.

Iraq's devotion to learning dates back generations and is encapsu­lated in an old Arab saying: "The Egyptians write books, the Leba­nese publish them, and the Iraqis read them."

Although Saddam is known more for his huge anny and wars, during the oil boom of the 1970s and 1980s he also spent large sums on public schools considered among the best in the Arab world.

That all changed after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Not I only was Iraq driven out of Ku­

:* wait in the Gulf War, but the United Nations is blocking the

't' saleoflraq's oil until the Saddam regime convinces the Security Council it is not lying about re­ducing its war-making abilities.

Government revenues have fallen sharply, prices have sky­rocketed and most Iraqis struggle to survive. The leadership has c&ounded its peoples' prob­,. by rejecting an offer for a U.N.-supervised sale of limited amounts of oil to pay for food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies.

"Across Iraq, the schools are getting worse and worse, day af-

. ter day,'' said Emade al-Nimah, the UNICEF spokesman in Baghdad. "Because of the sanc­tions, standards and attendance rates are falling sharply in a sys­tem that once was praised for its mandatory, free and well-run pub­lic schools."

Consider Al-Thakafa al-Arabia (l. Culture) elementary school i,.ddam City, a working-class

Police get kudos for a peaceful community KIRIBATI'S president, Teburoro Tito, has praised the role of the country's police force in making Kiribati "a peaceful nation", Radio Kiribati reported Wednesday.

Speaking at a police gradu­ation ceremony in Betio, President Tito said in its 16 years of independence Kiribati has been recognized as a peaceful nation because of the bravery and discipline of the police force.

He said more effort was need from the force, and the ci vii service and public in main­

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neighborhood of Baghdad where public education has long been a ladder out of poverty.

The struggling school cannot afford to replace broken windows, buy enough textbooks or even supply teachers with much chalk. Erasers are made of foam rub­ber scavenged from a nearby garbage dump. Wooden desks built for two children often are jammed with f.our.

"This is a problem at many schools. What can I do?" head­master Idan Habib said.

While the U.J\1• Security Coun­cil did not specifically include school supplies under the hu­manitarian· exemption, it seems unlikely U.N. officials would try to block the sale of school books and other mate­rials to Iraq.

Washington insists sanctions will remain until there is conclu­sive proof Iraq has destroyed all weapons of mass destruction. U.N. inspectors have repeatedly accused Iraq of hiding informa­tion. AU .N. team is now trying to

verify Iraq's claim it secretly de­stroyed biological arms after the Gulf War.

The struggle oflraqis to e~e out livings also is felt in the schools.

Five of Al-Thakfa' s 28 teachers have quit this term to search for higher paying jobs, said Habib, the headmaster.

At least 50 students, about 5 percent of those enrolled, have dropped out since classes began in September, with many being sent out to work by their hard-pressed families.

Khalid Auda, 13, was forced to quit by his father, who put him to work lugging bricks at construction sites.

"My father told me that school is no longer useful,'' Khalid said. "I liked being (at school). When I walk to work now and see my friends going into this school, I feel bad."

While school supplies may be scarce, that has not kept Saddam from using the schools as part of his uni ver-

sal propaganda campaign. "With swords in our hands,

teachers will support Saddam Hussein,'' said one of the many slogans painted in the hallways at Al-Thakfa al­Arabia. Teachers must be members of Saddam's Baath Party, and textbooks contain pictures of Saddam and promote allegiance to him.

But the teachers may be more concerned about surviv­ing. Many have taken second jobs, including Kamil Abed Alrid, a 33-year-old instruc- · tor in history and geography who works nights at a meat-

processing plant. A teacher's salary is about

3,500 dinars a month, and he makes 10,000 dinars as a su­pervisor at the plant. That's a good salary by current Iraqi standards, but it does not buy much in a country where 2,500 dinars are worth only $ 1 on the black market.

The two incomes mean Alrid' s extended family, which includes an elderly fa­ther, two younger brothers and their families, is still eating three meals a day. But Alrid said he cannot afford to get married.

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searcher at the Harvard School of Public Health. said that tomato-based products and strawberries were the onlyfoods of 46 fruits and vegetables checked that seemed to have a protec­tive effect against prostate cancer. And the benefits of tomatoes came from several fomrs of thefood: sauce.­juice, raw and even when cooked into pizza.

"We found that more was better," said Giovannucci. He said men who

had IO or more servings a week had a 45 percent reduction in the rate of prostate. cancer, while those who ate only four to seven servings of the tomato-based food had a 20 percent reduction in the cancer. Spaghetti sauce wa~ the most common tomato­based food eaten by the men in the study group. t Giovannucci cautioned that the findings should not be interpreted to mean that men should load up on tomato products.

"These findings support the idea

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that people should eat a variety of fruits and vegetables,'' he said. Nutri­ents in other foods may be protective against other types of cancers, said Giovannucci.

The researcher said that tomatoes are rich in an anti-oxidant called lyco­pene. In fact, tomatoes and tomato products accounted for almost 90 percent of the lycopene in the diet of the men studied.

Giovannucci said the study found thatothernutrients, such as beta caro­tene and vitamin A, had no effect on the rate of prostate cancer. However, he said, these nutrients may be pro­tective against other types of cancers

as some research has suggested. The protective effects of tomatoes

had been suggested in some earlier studies of prostate cancer rates. Giovannucci said that the research had found that prostate .cancer was less common in southern Mediterra­nean countries, such as Italy and Greece, where tomato-based foods are a rru;.jor part of the diet

In the new study, Giovannucci said that cooked tomato products seemed to be more protective than either juice or raw tomatoes. It could be, he said, that when tomatoesareheateci during cooking, the cells burst and release more lycopene.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURTOF THE COMMONWEALTH ·--------------OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 95·810 RUFINA REGALADO-VILLAFLOR, Petitioner, versus JUANITO VILLAFLOR, Respondent.

More Americans having trouble getting good sleep

SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and no­tified to file any answer you wish to make to !he Petition for Divorce of which is given you herewith, within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons upon you.

YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE IN WRITING and filed with !he Clerk of Court, at Saipan, MP 96950 and served petitioner's counsel, V.K. Sawhney, Sawhney Law Dttices, P.O. Box 7250 SVRB, Saipan, MP 96950. It may be prepared and signed for you by your counsel and sent lo the Clerk of this Court by mes­senger or mail. It is not necessary.for you to appear personally until further notice.

If you fail to file an answer in accordance with this Summons. judgment by defaull may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

By order of the above Court: Deputy Cte1k of Court

Superior Court Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island

Dated this 6th day of September, 1995

NEW YORK (AP) - A new survey on sleep has eye-open­ing results: More and more Americans are having· trouble getting a good night's rest. Nearly half of all adult Ameri­cans have some trouble sleep­ing, up 13 percent from just four years ago, according to the Gallup survey. The increasingly

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frantic pace of life in the 1990s, along with growing work pres­sures, are responsible, the non­profit National Sleep Founda­tion said Tuesday.

Tired Americans are unhappy Americans, said foundation medical director Dr. Allan Pack.

"Fatigue can impact all as­pects of our lives, from our .,A.·

sonal relationships to our a\11~ ity to concentrate and perform daily tasks,'' says Pack. "Sleep loss can be deadly.''

The survey found that one­third of the respondents said they had fallen asleep while driving. Of that group, 10 per­cent had a sleep-related acci­dent. Forty-nine percent re­ported some sleeping difficulty, compared to 36 percent in a 1991 study.

Other findings: • 35 percent of the population

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not be successful and get enough sleep.

• More women (52 percent) report sleep problems than men ( 45 percent).

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH

OF THE NOflTHERN MMIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO: 95·856 REMIGIO S. ARCA, Petitioner, versus VILMA ZAASA ARCA, Respondent.

SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and notified to lile any answer you wish to make to the Petition for Divorce of which is given you herewith, within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons upon you.

YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE IN WRITING and filed with the Clerk at Court, at Saipan, MP 95950 and served upon petitioner's counsel, V.K. Sawhney, Sawhney Law Ottices, P.O. Box 7250 SVRB, Saipan, MP 96950. It may be prepared and signed for you by your counsel and sent to the Clerk of this Court by messenger or mail. It is not necessary for you to appear personally until further notice.

ff you fail to fife an answer in accordance with this Suf1!mons, judgment by default may be taken against you lor the relief demanded in the Complaint.

By order of the above Court: ls/Deputy Clerk of Court Superior Court Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island

Dated this 15th day of.September, 1995.

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01 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary $3.05 per hour Contact: FRANKIE PALACIOS MUNA dba FRANKIE'S AUTO SHOP TEL: 235-4448(12/21)TH21783

02 HOUSEKEEPER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: TAPA BAR, INC. dba SUN INN MOTEL TEL: 2~-6639(12/21)TH21792

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: SIM CORPORATION dba BEACH RD. SAN JOSE STATION AND MINI MART. TEL: 235-2162(12/21)TH21791

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03 TOUR COORDINATOR-Sal­ary:$3.00 per hour Contact: GRACE TOUR SERVICE, INC. TEL. 235·2200(12/07)Th21589

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01 TOUR GUIDE·Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact:THE JINS INC. TEL. 235· 5467(12/07)Th21595

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01 IRON WORKER-Salary $2.75-3.50 per hour 01 WELDER-Salary $2.75-3.50 per hour 01 ARCHITECT-Salary $700.00-1,000.00 per month 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary $2. 75-3.50 per hour 03 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary $2.75-3.50 per hour 02 CARPENTER-Salary $2.75-3.50 per hour Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION TEL: 234-6800/6549( 12/217 TH4843

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01 WELDER, COMBINATION-Sal· ary:$2.85 per hour 15 LANDSCAPE GARDENER-Sal· ary:$2.75 per hour Contact:LANDSCAPERS MICRONESIA CORP. TEL. 234-7331/ 1194(12/14)Th 21701

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02 OPERATION MANAGER-Salary $2.75 per hour 02 PHARMACIST-Salary $2.75 per hour Contact: TUCKER'S CORPORATION dba MERCURY DRUG, SAIPAN 1-11-111 CALLER BOX PPP 641(12/ 21)TH21787

01 MUSICIAN(ENTERTAINMENT)-Sal­ary $800.00 per month 01 WAITER-Salary $3.05 per hour Contact: AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN CO. dba AQUA RESORT CLUB SAIPAN, CO. LTD TEL: 322-1234(12/21)TH4845

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWcALTH

OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 95·1118 Re: in the matter of the Gen­eral Guardianship for Jonnie Muna Flores, Mi­nor

NOTICE OF HEARING To:

Notice is hereby given that the above-entitled matter is set for a hearing on 21st Decem­ber, 1995, at 1 :30 p.m. in Courtroom C before Presiding / Associate Judge Manibusan.

Isl FRANK TOMOKANE Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk of Court

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YOUR BIRTHDAY By Sh,lla Wilder

Born today, you have a wild side. When you let your hair down, your world becomes more excit­ing, dangerous and fulfilling for you. It never ceases to amaze those who know you to be quiet, reserved and hard-working when they get a glimpse of your other side. Although no one knows ex­actly what you are capable of now, everyone can tell that you seem to become capable of more and more, progressively. You enjoy challenging yourself and others and you sometimes get a kick out of shocking people.

You have unusual talents which could propel you into the limelight if that's where you'd like to be. You may prefer to remain private in your professional endeavors, how­ever, and not expose yourself to the dangers of fame and fortune.

Also born on this date are: Gregg Allman, singer, musician; Johnny Bench, baseball player; Larry Bird, basketball player; Ellen Burstyn, actress; Tom Waits, singer, songwriter; Eli Wallach, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding para-

DATE BOOK Dec. 7, 1995

Today is· the 341st •. · · , day of 1995 and the 76th day of fall.

TODAY'S HISTORY: On this day in 1941, Japanese planes attacked U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor, pulling the United States into World War II.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Mary Stuart (1542-1587), Queen l'f Scots; Willa Cather (1873-1947), writer; Joyce Cary (1888-1957), writer; Eli Wallach (1915-), actor, is 80; Noam

graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, DEC. 7 SAGITTARIUS <Nov. 22-Dec.

21) - You may become dramati­cally more self-confident today and as a result, make a risky decision tbat pays off handsomely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Concentrate on your health today. Diet, exercise and all the basics that make you feel better should be your focus.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Friendships are important to­day. Concentrate on gathering in­formation to bring you closer to those in your circle.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - Someone close to you may be an unintentional thorn in your side today. Put the situation in per­spective and correct it right away.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Do not neglect personal mainte­nance today. You must be willing to do more than simply get by at this time. Keep your engine tuned and go full speed ahead!

TAURUS <April 20-May 20) -Good luck will play a major role to­day in either domestic or profes­sional endeavors. Either way, though, you'll feel the strongest ef­fects at home.

Chomsky 0928-J, linguist-political ac­tivist, is 67; Johnny Bench (1947-), baseball great, is 48; Tom Waits (1949-J, singer-songwriter, is 46; Larry Bird 0956-), basketball great, is 39.

TODAY'S SPORTS: On this day in 1977, hockey great Gordie Howe scored the l,OOOth goal of his career while playing in the now-defunct World Hockey Association. TODAY'S QUOTE: "In my end is my beginning." - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots TODAY'S WEATHER: On this day in 1935, severe flooding in Houston lead to eight deaths. SOURCE: 1995 Weather Guide Calendar; Accord Publishing, Ltd.

GEMINI (May Zl-June 20) -Certain events may not make sense as you reconstruct them in your mind today. Look closely at the motives of all concerned.

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Kids, adults to compete in the 17th Island Relay nIBNorthemMarianalslandsTrack and Field Federation will hold tte 17thAnnua1IslandRelayonDec. l0

•· for the senior and junior divisions.' · The 14.2-mile run will begin in ! front of the Pacific Islands Oub pro­. · ceed through Beach Road, and finish 1 11-1 the Last Command Post in Marpi.

Runners in thefive-man-teamrace

will run a minimum of two one-mile distances.

Each team in the senior division must have two or a combination of the following: two persons over 40 years, two females, or two persons under 16 years.

The junior division rurmers must all be 16 years ofage orunder, either

boys or girls or combined Each team must provide his ovm

support. Prizeswillbegivenawaytothetop

winners in each division, best uni­fom1s, and possibly other categories if necessary. Other prize category will be determined before the start of the race.

F.nny fee is $10 per team payable prior to the start of the event from 5 i;.m. to 5:45 am. The race will begin at6p.m.

Last year's winner was the "Last Minute" team consisting of John Neville, Tyce Mister, Adam Schaible, Mike Newman and Pete Radwick They completed the relay in one hour

and 27.21 seconds. The time to beat is 1:21.50. The junior division was won by

"Running Reindeer." The team members were Jennifer Pierce, Jennifer Furey, Tracy Feger, Xenavee Pangelinan and Audra Winkfield. Their time was 1:56.48.

ljst SsA Men's FastpitCh Softball League Round 1 Schedule 12/18/95 . · (1trt ili,uml schsdule")

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the fourth qilllr'.er in San Antonio's rout of the Lakers. Sean Elliott added 22pointsfortheSpurs, wholed55-38 atti'Jehalf andby as many as 32 points irA~owth quarter. ~cCeballosle<l theLakers with

16 points. The Lakers played most of the

game without forward Elden Campbell, who was assessed his sec­ond technical foul and ejected with 4:00 left in the second quarter.

Suns 112, Grizzlies 108 In Phoenix, Olarles Barkley gave

P'noenix a quick start, then returned late in the game to help the Suns beat Vancouver in the first meeting of the two teams.

Barkley scored 11 of his 24 points in the fi.n,1 quarter. Barkley's rebound of Greg M1thony's missed "ll~t1: 2; seconds to play halted tl :nu.lies comeback.

Michael Fmley scored 25 points for the Suns, while Blue E.dwards and Anthony had 22 points ea.ch for the Grizzlies, and Byron Scott scored 6 ofhis 14pointsinthelast43 seconds.

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D' 9ers could get as the game was called off because of time limita­tion after 5 1/2 innings of play.

The winning pitcher was Paul Roberto, while the losing pitcher was Ben Sablan.

In the other game, Toyota Wheels jumped on top by half, 8-4, in the first three innings, high­lighted by Kirk Virgith'sand Eric Tudela's two-run inside-Lhe-park homer.

Leading by just three runs, 10-7, after six innings of play, the Wheels took advantage of the ag­ing Islanders of whom about 90 percent veterans were aged 35 and older. The Wheels scored six bid runs en four hits led by Mabel's RBI triple for a 16-71ea.d.

Tony Benavente tried in vain to pull the Islanders closer with a .wo-rur. doubl:~ in the bottom of the seventJ1 but the islanders could muste, only three nms for the lor;s, 16-10.

The winning pitchci was John T. Cmnacho, while the losing pi,chcr was Norbert Torres.

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Pete Camacho earns Master Blaster title

Buyaka beats Hardkore for 3rd win BUY AKA improved its standing in the latest standing of the 1995-96 Rocball League when it defeated Hardkore by eight points in three sets, 45-37, yesterday in Susupe.

Pete Camacho led Buyaka in the offensive with two aces, two xunks, four kees and one jam.

Camacho's feat in the game and in another match where he scored a goal e·arned him the "Master Blaster" title. A player who scores

at least once in all key scoring categories (jam, ace, xunk, kee and goal) earns the title.

Winsor Peter was the big hitter for Hardkore with one xunk and four kees.

There were l O aces, 5 xunks, 16 kees and 2 goals scored in the game.

Buyaka won by taking all three sets of the down-the wire match yesterday at the Marianas High School Pugua. Court.

Taisacan wins the nth time BINO Taisacan shone - again - in the latest eight-ball tourna­ment at the Remington Club.

He bested Rico Gloton in the final match of the double elimination tour­nament

Taisacanstarted in a wrong foot­ing and was defeated by Roy Durumpili in the first round. He easily bounced back beating John Mangatmag and Peter Rosario in the second and third rounds be­fore getting back at Durumpili in the fourth.

The three straight wins earned

him the right to face Gloton who sweptallhisthreechallengerstoclinch the final match.

He first defeated Manny Pangelinan, Cezar Bayonado in the second round, and Roy Durumpili in the third before los­ing the weekly title to Taisan in the decisive match.

The next event, which is spon­:;ored by Joeten Enterprises, ~pac Ltd., Remington Club, Bobby Cadillacs and Budweiser, is on Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m .. Entry fee is $15.

Buyaka edged Hardkore by a nar­row four-point lead in the first set match, 20-16. Buyaka widened its lead to seven points after two sets when ittook the second set, 17-14.

Down but not out, Hardkore put up a hard fight in the third set trail­ing by eight points when the bell rang. Buyaka had a one- point third set-lead, 8-7, when the game ended.

The win was the third for Buyaka in four games, while the defeat was the first in two games for Hardkore.

No Fear will play against the Home Boys II today.

1st SSA Men's Fastpitch Softball League

Wheelers, Bud Ice win TOYOTA WheelsandBudlcenine opened the Fust Annual Saipan Soft­ball Association Men's Fastpitch Softball League with respective vic­tories Monday at the Susupe ball field

Bud Ice downed D' 9ers in the kickoffgamebyfourruns, 12-8, while the Wheelers bested the Islanders by six runs in the second game, 16-10.

In the opener's first inning, D' 9ers scored two runs on three hits aided by tw'J Budlceerrors. Budicecountered

anddoubledD' 9ers' productioowith four runs in their bottom half led by Tony''RazorSharp"Camacho'sRBI double for a 4-2 lead.

After a scoreless second and third innings, D' 9ers scored one run in the fourth when Paul Camacho doubled with two outs and plated on Tom Sablan's single.

Bud Ice answered right back with the highlight play of the night when Ben Cabrera homered solo on an over-the-fence hit:_ the first in the

league- for a 5-3 lead. D' 9ers scored another run on Bob

Guerrero's RBI single but stranded three batters on base. Bud Ice put the game away with a seven-run explo­sion highlighted by Clinton Ngiraked'stwo-runsinglefora 124 lead

D' 9ers rallied with five runs, high­lighted by John Camacho's bases­loaded triple - his second triple in the night, but that was the farthest the

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Olajuwon helps Houston edge Utah Pacers 108, 76ers 91 Stackhouse· bad 26 points fo:fii SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-

Hakeem Olajuwon scored four In Indianapolis, offsetting V emon 7oor.s. ,\ ,; of his 25 points in the final 54 Maxwell's season-high 35 points, Knick.d.2,Mavericb87 · seconds, including a hook shot includingafranchise-record22intbe In New Y Olk, Patrick Ewing bad with 11 seconds to play Tues- first quarter, Indiana extended the 22 points and 12reboonds,.keyinga day night to lift the Houston 76ers' losing streak to 11 games. decisive third-quarter nm as New Rockets over the Utah Jazz ThePacersuseda 14-5spurttostart York handed Dallas its ninth loss in 103-100. the second half and pull away from lOgames.

Trailing 100-99, Olajuwon Philadelphia Made Jackson had a TheKnicks broke the game open hooked over Utah's Greg Foster season-high 13 assists as Indiana by starting the third quarter with a for what turned out to be the win- snapped a three-game losing streak. 18-8 run, with Ewing scoring the ningbasket. Maxwell topped the former 76ers 1ast six points.

RobertHonyalsohad25points franchise record of 21 first-period Jamal Mashburn led the Maver-and Qyde Drexler added 17 for points set by Julius Erving against icks with 21 points. the Rockets. KarlMaloneledUtah Chicago on March 28, 1979. Spurs 117, Lakm 89 with27 points. CluisMonisscored Reggie Miller scored 23 points to In SanAntonio,DavidRobinson 21, but did not play in the fourth lead an Indiana offense that had six scored 24 points before sitting out quarter. players in double figures. Jerry Continued on pagr .. ~

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SuperSonics 119, Ra ptors89 Sports Trivia Rod Laver's Q.ine greatest IN Seattle, Shawn Kemp scored

21 points and Gary Payton added 18 to lead Seattle to victory in a game in which theRaptors' Oliver Miller threatened to throw a chair at the officials at halftime.

A furious Miller picked up a chair and was ready to heave it on the court when he was dragged away by teammates into the dress­ing room. He was upset after be­ing ejected by replacement ref-

eree Michael Krom after receiv­ing two technical fouls.

Tracy Murray led the Raptors with 23 points, including 16 in the opening quarter when he sank 4-of-43-pointers. "Magic 114, Clip­pers 105.

In Los Angeles, Anfernee Hardaway scored four of his 38 points in the final 1 :23 to lead Orlando to victory.

Loy Vaught had 22 points and

rookie point guard Brent Bany 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the Clippers to help tum a 13-point deficit into a %-94 lead with 5:50 to play. But the Orlando defense stiff-ened up and held Los Angeles to just one field goal over the fu¥tl 6:36.

Dennis Scott added 21 points to help the Magic snap their first two-game losing streak of the season and send Los Angeles to its fifth straight defeat

tennis players of all time THROUGHOUT the sixties, first in the history of the sport to Laver' s dazzling left-handed win over $100,000 in one year. game won him four Wimbledon • Bill Tilden singles titles. Known as "The • Don Budge • Ken Rosewall Rocket," the Australian became • Jack Kramer • Pancho Gonzales the only tennis player ii]. history to • Bjorn Borg • Fred Perry win the Grand Slam ( the U.S., • Lew Hoad • John Newcombe British, Australian, and French championships) twice. He was the -Taken from The Book of Lists 3

North Korea, Afghanistan \Viii niiss Atlanta Olyinpics KARUIZA WA, Japan (AP) - Barcelona explain why there was no word from Montreal Games. ing. North Korea and Afghanistan are 1be invitations were sent out to Afghanistan. "We don't have an official ex- 'Their non-participation would the only countries which have not 197 national Olympic committees on Afghanistandidnottakepartin the planation," Carrard said. "We try be consistent with their virtual accepted invitations to take part July 19,ayearbeforethestartofthe 1992GatnesinBarcelonabecauseof to encourage maximum partici- totalisolatiori;"hesaid. "It's less in next summer's Centennial Games, and the deadline for replies the country's civil war and re~ pation, including from the Demo- a boycott than an application of Olympics in Atlanta, theIOCsaid was Nov. 15. tom by internal strife today. cratic Peoples' Republic of Ko- an internal· policy. They haven't Tuesday. Carrard said there was no answer North Korea did send a team to the rea. There have been private dis- participated in any sports compe-

IOC <;lirector general Francois fromeitherNorthKoreaor Afghani- Barcelona Olympics after boycott- cussions but this seems to be part titian in the last year or so." Canard said a record 195 countries st.an. He said the Koreans' silence ingthe l988GamesinSeoulandthe of their policy at the moment." North Korea has gone deeper hadconfinnedtheywouldsendteams was in line with the communist 19840lympicsinLosAngeles.North Dick Pound, an IOC executive into international isolation since to Atlanta, swpassing the previous country's isolationist policies, while Korea previously com~ted at the board member, said the North Ko- the death last year of long-time hi ~69 set at the 1992 Games in "communications p~ble_!!IS" mis!!t ~ l 980Moscow0lyrnpicsandthe 1976 ~~~ reans' absence was not surpris- leader Kim Il Sung.

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