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Among those who went onrecord opposing it were SenatePresident Juan S. Demapan, andSenators Eusebio A. Hocog, PaulA. Manglona, David M. Cing and

.members of the Senate minorityled by Senator Thomas P.Villagomez.

Recent developments, however,seem to indicate the measure maybe slowly earning upper housesupport. This plus the governor'spronouncements of support hadBenavente seem very much con-

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NMI tops 'high·risk'list for, RPworkersM,ANILA, PHILIPPINES';'~P)-Northern Marianas heads apreliminary list of overseas labor destinations considered danger­ous for' Filipino' wd~kers,a Philippines senator said Friday.Malaysia, Kuwait, Iran and Iraq followed the list of countries alsoconsidered "High Risk" areas.' for Filipino laborers, said Sen.Ernesto Herrera, head of the Senate labor committee,, Herrera said Northern Marianas andMalaysia topped the list of

"Dangerous" countries because their governments "tolerated the'wanton disregard ofthe rights and well-being ofFilipino overseasworkers,", ' ,, Manila newspaper in recent months have reported on rapes and

other abuses suffered Filipino women working in bars on Rotaislands, which is part of the Filipino maids in Malaysia also werewidely reported here. . . . '

Hererra said he hoped that the government Will adopt hislist itt'coming up with in their choice for overseas work destinations.Hererra said mounting reports of overseas .labor abuses shouldforce the government to come up with several measures designedto protect Filipino overseas workers. He said most of the Filipino'who suffer abuses were laborers who fell victim to illegal recruit­

.ment or were not properly documents. "They will always bevulnerable to abuses." He said. Skilled worker are protectedbecause employers are afraid of losing them, he added

this is something that 1 feelstrongly about and something 1will suggest," said the House pre­siding officer.

The possibility of recalling themeasure was once a far-fetchedprospect for the House until Gov­ernor Froilan C. Tenorio lastThursday said he will support therollback.

House Bill 9-322, the bill whichwhen approved would withholdthe $2.75 wage for six months,has previously been shunned bySenate leaders.

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vidual members of the Senate per­suading them not to support it.Right now, 1 don't know wherethey're at," Benavente said.

"I guess right now a recall isone of the options but this will beup to the leadership to decide. But

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tion, which is limited to sixtydays.

The convention may be ex­tended for an additional 15 daysat the discretion of its presidentand a three-quarter vote of thedelegates. February 5th is thefiling date for potential delegatecandidates; the special electionfor the 27 ConCon delegates mustbe conducted by the Board ofElections no later than March7th.

Diego T. Benavente'yet to talk with the leadership andcome up with a position on whatthe House would do," said thespeaker.

"I have made my position clearin the past of my opposition tothat legislation, talking to indi-

zation for appropriations or re­programming to cover costs ofthe both election and the actualconvention.

If the legislature does not ap­propriate funds within 30 days ofthe signing of the law, the Gov­ernor is directed to reprogram'the necessary funds.

Before the first session of theconvention, there will be consid­erable work for potential del­egates and the support staffneeded to carry out the conven-

CNMI BEAUTIES: Three of the five candidates in the 1995 Miss CNMI Beauty Pageant were presented to themedie yesterday at the Pacific Castlenear Coral Ocean Point. L-R: Elaine F. Tudela, 20, of San Vicente; Veronica B. Castro, 20.of Garapan; and Evelyn A. Cruz, 19, of San Vicente.The pageant will be held on February 19.

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By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNewsStaff

THESENATEmayattemptases­sion this week to act on the billthat seeks to roll back the mostrecent 30-cent increase in mini­mum wage even as the leadershipof the House 'of Representativesis said to be weighing its options,including a possible recall of themeasure from the Senate.

House Speaker Diego T.Benavente in an interview lastweek said he will soonbe meetingwith the 10-member leadershipthis week to discuss whether they'should recall the House's earlierpassage of the measure in light ofreports that senators may be sup­porting a rollback from the cur­rent $2.75 to $2.45 hourly mini­mum wage.

"We do have options but I have

Concon elections nolater than March 7th

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GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenoriohas signed into law the bill call­ing for a Third CommonwealthConstitutional Convention.

According to a schedule pro­vided by the Governor's Office,the convention must convene nolater than June 5th of this year.

The convention, which willpropose amendments to theCNMI Constitution for consid­eration of voters, was supportedby at least 75 percentofthe votesin the last general election.

This in tum requires the legis­lature convene a convention un­der the Constitution.

The Governor vetoed an origi­nal ConCon bill, citing the re­quirement that delegates be atleast 25 years of age and theabsence of provisions to fund theelection of delegates.

The new law now sets the agelimit at 21 and provides authori-

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AN EMPLOYEE at a Saipan con­struction company has been ar­rested for allegedly withdrawingmoney from another person' s ac­count using a forged signature.

Herminio Madlang-awa washeld at the Department of PublicSafety following his arrest onforgery and theft charges.

The Attorney General's Officefiled a complaint against the de­fendant before weekend againstthe worker.

Madlang-awa, an employee ofSablan Construction, waschargedwith eight counts of forgery and asingle count of theft in a govern­ment complaint filed by AssistantAttorney General Cheryl Gill

According to the government,the defendant "unlawfully took$2,125" from the account of cer­tain Leonardo J. Jucer betweenDecember 27, 1993 and Septem­ber 21,1994.

He allegedly withdrew moneythrough fraudulent means fromthe same account at the First Sav­ings and Loan on March 23. April26, May 25 and June 3, 1994.,

The government also accusedhim of committing the crime offorgery on June io. August 10and September 20, 1994.

Madlang-awa made an initialappearance Friday afternoon inSuperior Court. He is expected toreturn to court this week for fur­ther proceedings.

He is believed to be the firstperson to be charged with finan­cial crimes this year.

Renato Villapando,against CNMI employers are not established merely to'look af-frivolous, but was quick to add ter abused Filipinos but also tothatmostofthecomplainantshave promote trade and friendly rela-legitimate claims. tions.

He did not elaborate, saying With a decline in incidents ofonly that labor complaints have labor abuse, the Philippines hopesalways been referred to proper to focus on trade relations andauthorities for arbitration. Reports attracting investors, he said.of such complaints have been Although the consulate was notwidespread that they have ruined established for "prosecution pur-the image of the commonwealth poses," Philippine nationals havehere and abroad, the consul said. the right "to corne to our office and

Villapandoexpressedoptimisrn make a written account of theirthat labor problems would soon valid grievances and seek advicedecline and eventually be elirni- on their problems here and in thenated. He said the consulate was Philippines," the consul said.

Forgery, theft rapsfiled vs RP worker

There were even reports thatFilipino women who plan to comehere as tourists have not beenallowed to leave Manila whileworkers with insufficient or noproper documents are stopped atManila's international airport.

In his speech before CNMIjour­nalists, Villapando said the CNMIhas a valid and very real concernwith regards to the large numberof guest workers here. "No coun­try wants to have a foreign popu­lation that outnumbers the localpopulation."

There are approximatel y 53,000people living in the CNMI atpresent and almost half or 23,000ofthem are contract workers fromAsia mostly from the Philippines,according to data obtained fromthe Department of Public HealthServices.

The figures did not indicate howmany of the remaining 30,000people are indigenous or if theremaining figure represents localpeople. But many believe that thenumber of foreign workers ishigher than thatof the local people.

On labor issues, Villapandoagreed that some complaints

consul said.Manila has no data as to how

many Filipinos come to the CNMIillegally as these individuals donot normallygo through the properagencies of the government thatregulate overseas. employment. '

Villapando did not mention inhis speech as to what specificsteps have been taken by his gov­ernment to curb entry of illegalworkers to the commonwealth.But the country's labor and em­ployment department requires allthose who must work abroad togo through the Philippine Over­seas EmploymentAdministration,the agency assigned to regulateand protect Filipino overseasworkers.

Unscrupulous individuals andillegal recruiters are however ableto circumvent the law and enticedesperate 'Filipinos to travel hereon tourist .visas and later workillegally.

Following widespread reportsof labor abuse in the NorthernMarianas, the Philippines tight­ened its control on would-be work­ers as well as tourists bound to theislands.

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THE Philippine government hasassured the CNMI that "numer­ous steps" are being taken to curbthe entry of illegal aliens in theNorthern Marianas.

"We have taken numerous stepsto curb illegal entry from our sidein spite of [a] Philippine constitu­tional provision that [guaranteesfreedom to] travel, RenatoVillapando, consul of the Philip­pines to the CNMI said last week.

Villapando, who was invited tospeak during a regular meeting ofthe Society of Professional Jour­nalists (SPJ) Friday,explained thathis country is equally concernedwith the presence ofillegal work­ers here.

"We do not think that this is aproblem that should concern theCNMI alone. These iIlegals arealso a source of embarrassmentfor our country, we have to lookafter them in the long run," hesaid.

The Philippines understands theconcern of the CNMI with regardto the presence of large number offoreign workers some of whomhave come here without propertravel or labor documents, the

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or destroyed several homes andstores in the crossroads cornmu­nity of about 500 people. Cobbsaid.

It sliced through pasturelandtoward the northeast. cutting aswath a half-mile (one kilometer)wide and about 12 miles (19 kms)long, then smashed into the BirdIsland mobile home park where itdid most of its damage, Cobbsaid.

About 150 mobile homes weredamaged or destroyed in Bird Is­land; at least 50 of them wereobliterated.

'There just isn't anything leftbut the concrete foundation ofsome," Cobb said.

Property damage along thetornado's path was estimated at$3 million, Cobb said.

Archie Simpkins. 53, died lateSaturday from injuries sustainedwhen the twister picked up hismobile home and slammed itdown on the car where he hadtaken shelter.

Cobb estimated 30 people weretreated for broken bones. cuts andbruises. About 50 miles (80 kilo­meters) southeast in Orlando,wind ripped offgarage doors. toreshingles from roofs and toppled afew chimneys.

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A TORNADOcuta 12-mile-Iong(19-kilometer-long) swaththrough rural northern Floridaearly Saturday. killing one per­son. injuring dozens more anddamaging or destroying scores ofmobile homes.

"There are pieces of trailers intrees." said Marion CountySheriff s Lt. Joe Cobb. "Pieces oftom and twisted aluminum are allover the place. There are lawnchairs in trees. There' s a little bitof everything 'in trees."

Farther north along the line ofstormy weather that hit Florida,wind gusted as high as 145 mph(232 kmph) in North Carolina.killing two people and causingdozens of injuries and extensivedamage.

On the West Coast, more than200,000 customers lost powerearly Saturday as a storm blastedCalifornia with heavy rain. windand snow.

The stormy weather hit theSoutheast as a strong cold frontpushed eastward off the EastCoast.

The northern Florida tornadotouched down first at the town ofSummerfield. about 20 miles (30kms) south of Ocala. It damaged

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that the presenceof microbiologi­cal contaminatesare a healthcon­cern at certain levels of exposure.

If wastewater or sewage is nottreatedadequately, it may containcontaminates which cause dis­eases.

People who swallow contami­nated ocean water,could contracta diseasesuch as typhoid,cholera,dysentery, salmonella and infec­tious hepatitis.

In order to protect the publicfrom thosediseases, the DEQsetsrequirements for treating waste­water.

Properly treated wastewatergreatly reduces the threat of ad­verse health risks. Comments,questions and concerns may beaddressedtoeitherPamelaMathis,CUC public informationofficerat322-4033/0390 orCNMI Divisionof Environmental Quality at 234­1011/12.

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Meantime, technical staff fromthe utility will continue to consultwith the U.S. Environmental Pro­tection Agency (EPA).

In addition, the CUC WaterQuality Laboratory, which is cer­tified by the EPA, will conductd~ily water monitoring of the la­goon.

The CUC will keep the publicinformed. The CUChasbeen con­sultingwithofficials from the De­partmentof Public Works (DPW)Division of

Environmental Quality (DEQ).As a precautionary measure, offi­cials advise the public to refrainfrom swimming and fishing nearordowncurrentof theoutfall pipe­line until clearance.

Generally, the current' flowsfromthePuertoRicoDump south­ward out of the shipping channel.The DEQ sets marine water qual­ity standards and has determined

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Regrettably, the mechanical de­vices inside the Sadog Tasi plantsuddenly failed and jammed thetreatment process. Emergencyrepairs mustbemadeat thebottomof the wastewater tank whichmeans the tank must be drained.

The point of discharge, calledwastewater outfallpipe, is located1,200feet directly in front of thenorth western shore of Saipan, infront of Lower Base Shell andMobileOil tank fields.

As a resultof the discharge, thequalityof thewaternearand at theoutfallpipemayexceed the maxi­mum contamination level for mi­crobiological contaminates fromhuman waste and sewage.

The CUC WastewaterDivisionanticipates that the repairs will becompletedwithin two (2) weeks,on or beforeJanuary 24, 1995.

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fore, the judges and moderatordecided to choose from the re­maining Final Round questions.The question that made AmandaChristie G. Hayes the schoolchampion was-'Name one of thefivecountries that bordertheCen­tral African Republic, Africa'slargest landlocked country." 'Herresponse was, "Zaire." AmandaChristie G. Hayes, an 8th gradestudent; is the daughter of AnnieG. Hayes and the granddaughterof Herman Guerrero, the' presi­dent of Herman's Bakery.

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MONDAY, JANUAaY <:I, I<:J95 -WA~ANAS VARIETY NEWSAND VIEWS:J

FOR THE seventh year, the Na­tionalGeographicSociety ishold­ing the National Geography Beefor students in the fourth througheighth grades in thousands ofschools across the United States,the DistrictofColumbia, and fiveU.S. territories,as well as Depart­ment of. Defense DependentsSchools around the world.

Sponsor ship is being providedby National' Geographic Worldand Chry sler Corporatiori.Marianas Baptist Academy,which is located at the. Airport.Road, San Vicente, Saipan, heldits7thschoolGeography Bee Pre­liminary Round January 3rd and4th.

Ten students out of 22 made itto the final round. The participateing students were

I. Paul Michael A. Murphy2. John Jerome B. Demapan3. Jung Han 1. Kim4. Martha Luise B. Mendiola5. Edward K.B. Masiwernai6. Amanda Christie G. Hayes7. Dorothy Joy S. Olais8. Martin Paul R. Pangelinan9. Jonathan Lin10 Dennis M. TangonanThe judges of the MBA School

Geography Bee were:Robert L. Berkey. principalRaul D. Simitara, timerJoseph Bahillo, scorerLynn Tsai, scorerRamir H. Trinidad, Coordina­

tor and moderatorThe final round washeldThurs­

day, January 5th and from the tenfinalists, EdwardMasiwemaimadit first to be one of the contestantsin the Championship Round.Amanda,after several moreques­tions, was declared the first run­ner-up and Jung Han Kim, thesecond runner-up. During thevery thri IIing Cham pionshi pRound January 6th, both EddieandAmandafinishedall theques­tions with the same score. There­• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• ••Belated Birthday •• •• Greetings to •• •

~Fred~• •• •• From Sto, Nino •• •• Group, Saipan •• •• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Sadog Tasi sewer plant closingWastewater to S/2ill to ocean as re/2airs are done

After thirtyminutes into thediscussion, the wholeaffair turns into a meaningless engagement, It isusually out offocus as committee members grope forintelligent questions to fire across the chamber. Thediscussion goes on ad infinitum. It comes to an endwhen members or the chairman turns to what I call the"Trash Bin" bid- witnesses are asked to submitdocuments as though it matters. I remembera studentfrom MHS who asked: "What ship is the only onethat leaks?" Our men of wisdom turned it intonervous humor because they didn't catch the crux ofthe query being wasteful spending ofpublic funds,

The only people who can survive the true test ofleadership are those with intelligence, vision andcourage. Regrettably, I could only find two in theHouse of Representatives and one in the Senate whomeet t~ese qualifications. These are people who areproactive and have gone about the conduct of theiroffices by "...doing the right things". Each hasfought his own battles alone to protect the taxpayersfrom .any undue loss of their hard earned money.Each IS a man of substance in his own right. The restare.struggl.ing with the task of defining the role ofpolicyrnaking and whether they have missed the trainaltogether.

Tho~gh my views may be pessimistic, I takecomfort m the fact that we now have a more sophisti­cated group of yoters. Most are young and intelligent~olks who.are~re~ of the gamesmanship that goes onin our legislative Institution. I am sure they'll quizthemselve~ harder this timearound when electing then:ember~hlp of the Tenth CNMI Legislature. I defi­nitcly WIll playa major role in probing what certainmembers have done and why they should be elimi­nate~ altogeth~r. I am sure some have alreadypachinkoed ~elfcareer asothers walt'neath the wingsof IgnoranceI? hopes that sympathy would carry themthrough. No_sIr! You must stand on your own records.

I spent.fifteen years of my government career inthe legislative branch. I have seen it alI! I know thatthe one fallacy of the system is the right of the votersto elect the popular over the more fully rounded ones.But then this IS ~e beauty of it a,lI-'-treasureltrash in,out-and sometimes you get more of the latter. Itonlytakes a day or two to learn the strengths and weak­nesses of each member All I need . b . f. . IS some neconversation with each and I could pretty much tellwhether we have a treasureor trash to deal with for thenext two years. Intercsting how most members aredumb founded when reality sets-in about the' I"r . ir rore inpo icymaking, This very role has eluded most of whohave donned. th~ robes of policymaking. It is theneglect of this Issue that forces this scribe to playknock, knock: "Hello, anybody home?"

Term Limits for LegislatorsThe idea of imposing term limits on legisla­

tors calls for thorough public discussion. To startyou thinking, may I suggest that we set the termlimits for the Senate to two, House of Representa­tives to four. Indeed, there's a dangerin becominga political rock. It slams the door wide open tobecome fat cats when all others must scroungearound for food.

After eight years in the Senate, one wouldhave petered out-outlived his usefulness. Hewould have gathered enough fat around his waist­line as to become immobile. For all we know, hemay not even fit the door frame where he oncebreezes through. His brain cells too would haveaccumulated enough fat to numb his once nimblemind. He becomes irrelevant. He should hang uphis hat and exit gracefully. He should take pridein having been a member of the more deliberativegroup. He must go!

The term for the House of Representatives issomewhat different in that every two years occu­pants must go out on the campaign trail to justifytheir actions or inactions. It's the most unrulygroup, highly visible, whose actions is hardly theproduct of thorough review. Solidarity is astrangeword for them and listening to the true sentimentsor mandate of the people takes the back burner. Itis not a place to search for lasting solutions either.The public's interest usually suffers subordina­tion.

We must, however, impose an additionalrequirement: ACivic Examination. Questions ongovernment should be drawn up by the threejustices of the Supreme Court, while all otherbasic questions, i.e., economics and taxation, bythe Northern Marianas College.. After all, intel­lectual atrophy sets-in the very day we leavecampus. Efforts to sharpen your tools become atertiaryconsideration. At age 35, thedeteriorationprocess begins to be even more acute.

To prove a point, try attending a public hear­ing or session in either the Senate or House ofRepresentatives. Listen to thequeries being.askedof witnesses on a given issue. Take a brief note ofthe question just asked. Give yourself the oppor­tunity to watch our lawmakers turn the discussioninto a "Dog Chasing Tail" show. You'd leave thechamber disappointed at the ability ofour men ofwisdom to regurgitate or engage in shallow dis­cussions on issues. There's a positive side to it,however. You get a realistic injection of politicalhumor and may even someday write a book aboutMarianas Wisdom.

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Nowisanappropriate timetorememberthosemenand thatmission, andbegrateful. It is particularly poignantfor us because in 1964we accompa­nied thegeneral as the solejournalistson his first return to the battlefield.

Itwasa bittersweet returnforMcAuliffe. Onehistoriancallsthesix-weekBattle of the Bulge"the biggestbattle the U.S. Army ever fought."It costmorethan80,000Americancasualties-dead, missingorwounded-and100,000 German lives.

Whenwewalkedthebattlefield withGen.McAuliffeandhiswife,Helen,hestillhadasoldier's bearing, thoughthecolorwasfadingfromhisbristlingeyebrows. Hisquietmannerwasmerelythemosson acharacterof granite.

Heremembered themostdesperateday as Dec.22. Ammunitionwas insuchshortsupplythathis menweredown toas littleas 10roundseach.Theskywasheavilyovercast, making an air drop impossible. He had to hoardevery round,even letting good targetsgo.

This was the moment the GermancommanderGen. HeinrichLuttwitz,selected to issuehisultimatum. TheNazidemandwasdeliveredby a majorand a captain, who were led blindfolded into McAuliffe's headquarters.Theyhanded over a formal paper, threatening completedestruction of theAmerican forces and appealing to "well known American humanity" tosave theciviliansof Bastogne.

"I readitandjust said 'Nuts," McAulifferecalledto us. "That sentenceaboutthecivilians irritated me.TheGermanshadshownno concernforthecivilians up to then."

Thenextday, theskiessuddenlyclearedanddowncametheammunitionon coloredparachutes. It was a real Christmaspresent.Said McAuliffe tous: "Theairdrop was the most tremendously exciting,exhilarating experi­enceI haveever had." McAuliffeand his troopswere saved when unitsofthe U.S. Third Army, commanded by Gen. George Patton, breached theGerman lines the day after Christmasand relieved the defenders.

McAuliffe toldushe thoughthistoryhadgiventoo muchemphasistohisclassic, no-surrender reply. But words--even a four-letter word--canchange history when theyexpressthe resolution of death beforesurrender.

Atonepointduringthevisit, McAuliffestoppedto reminisceat thesceneof the bloody Christmas battle. Seeking permission to stroll over thebattlefield, we stopped at the farmhouse of Raymond DuMont, a huskyyoung man with a two-day stubble of beard. A wide grin spread acrossDuMont's face, and he called the news to his wife Juliette.

Shehesitated, thencried:"McAuliffe! Impossible!"She ran towards theGeneral. recognized him a'> the manshe had seen as a child.She burstintotears, coveringher face withherhand.Then she rushedback intothehouseto return carrying her 13-year-old daughter. She explained that the girl,Beatrice, was recovering from an appendix operation, but this was a"momentdu historic." TIle other DuMont children gathered around, andJuliette even hailed a passing motorcyclist to come and meet "le GeneralMcAuliffe. "

McAuliffe cleared his throat, then turned aside to us and whisperedhuskily: 'These people were worthsaving, weren't they?"

Remembermg thesacrifice at BastogneWASHINGTON - The sky wasnotbluenorwere thefieldsgreenin lateDecember 1944. The little market town of Bastogne, nestled amid thepastoral hills of central Belgium, was draped in a shroud of snow, the skyheavy withmoresnowtocome.Allaroundlaytherubbleand stenchofwar.

Christmas day50yearsagowasnotheraldedby thechimeof bellsbutbytheangryrumbleofartillery. Itseemedthatthespiritof Christmasandgoodwill to all men had vanishedforever.

The dead lay where they had fallen, frozen into grotesque shapes. AGerman soldier stretched half out of his blackenedtank, the horrorof hisdying stamped rigidly on his face. German infantrymen, snared on afanner's barbed wire fence and caught in murderous crossfire, remainedlike so many terrible, stiff scarecrows. An American GI sprawled in afoxhole clutchedat an agony he could no longer feel.

A weekearlier,the Germans had launchedasudden, surpriseoffensive.Hitlerwas staking everythingon a desperatedrive to cut the Alliedforcesin half and retake the great Belgian port of Antwerp, the linchpin ofGermany's supply line. Bastognewas the hub of a road network that theGermans needed to control.

Thus the orders for Maj. General McAuliffe, acting commander of the. JOIst Airborne Division, and his elite paratroopers were simple: to hold

Bastogne no matter what the cost. So when the Germans demanded theysurrender, his irreverent, one-word response made the history books:"Nuts."

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Reyes."Where is clean and honest

government? Anytime he is go­ing to do something bad he'sgoing to have tojustify his actionby going public about a deal hehas made. He made a deal whenhe talked about his reorganiza­tion plan and his political nomi­nations," said the lawmaker fromCapitol Hill, referring to a publi­cized deal the governor had withsenators on Executive Order 94­2.

"I think there is something elseother than the deal and he is try­ing to make himself look goodby saying he made adeal with theHouse.

"There are outside group thathas a role in the governor's de­termination to sign this into law.I'd like to se him try it as he willbe lying to the public when hecalled the House approval of thewage deferral bill a hypocriticalaction," said Reyes.

Froi/an C. Tenoriomore pressing priorities.

Reyes finds the governor's ex­cuse shallow and suspects that hehas other reasons why he is advo­cating for a rollback.

"If thegovernor is going to usethe deal as an excuse to approvethe bill then I maintain he hasabsolutely no principle and Iquestionhiscommitment tocleanand honest government," said

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Jesus P. Mafnasstaunchly advocated for a higherprivate sector minimum wageonly to come back last Thursdaysaying he would support recall­ing a 30-cent hike implementedlast January 1st.

The chief executive said he ischanging his stanceon minimumwage because he struck a dealwith Mafnas on tax reform andthe budget, issues he considers

Pete P. Reyes

notmadeany deal with thegover­nor. He cannot say that a deal hasbeen made by agreeing with oneof our members. It is not a deal,"he said.

Reyes reacted with outrageuponlearningabout thesupposeddeal between the governor andthe vice speaker. He said the gov­ernor mayhavejust used the sup­posed deal as an excuse for sup­porting a rollback in wages.

Earlier, the governor has

this $500 as this will pay for theexpensesofdealingwithnon-resi­dent workers. What we're gener­ating .right now is not sufficient.Weshouldusesomeof thismoneyfor repatriation, deportation andfor their expenses when we havetoincarcerate them,"saidTenorio.

Tenorio's statements seem tocontradict earlier statements thathe would not push for the $500worker fee if the Legislaturecomes up with a tax reform thatwould generate the neededamount in revenues.

At first,he said the money tobegenerated by the increase inworker fees were to be used toretire the deficit and for opera­tions. Nowhe wants the money tocope with costs associated withalien workers.

Currently, the application feefor non-resident workers is $200for each new application and re­newal.

Such a fee is in itself beingquestioned by the House for be­ing "excessive already."

will be discussed and/or actedupon.

1. Conversion of CUe's debtto CDA to equity provided bythe Partnership Agreement.

Pursuant to Seeton 13, sub­sections (4),(5),(6) and (7) someparts of the discussion of item 1may be in Executive Session.

PURSUANTto PublicLaw8-41,Section 12, the Chairman of theBoard of Directors hereby call aSpecial Meeting of the Board ofDirectors for Thursday, January12, 1995. The meeting willcom­mence at 11 :00 am, in the Con­ference Room at eh CDA Officein Gualo Rai. The following

Reyes: No deal on tax reform, budget

$500 worker feestill being mulled

CUC Board meet

By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C.Tenoriodoes not intend to shelvehis plans for a $500 non-residentworker fee even if he has report­edly settled for a compromise taxreform measure with House ViceSpeaker Jesus P. Mafnas.

Duringlastweek's regularnewsconference, the governor an­nounced he has satisfactorilyagreed with Mafnas on a tax re­form measure that could raise therevenues he wanted.

He, however said that does notnecessarilymean his earlier plansto impose a $500 fee per alienworker will no longer be pushed.

"I met with Mr. Mafnas and Itold him I will support his taxversion of alO% surtax. We'rehoping that the House will act onthat bill sometime this week and Igotassurance fromtheSenate thatthey will approve it shortly there­after," said Tenorio.

"But that is not necessarily tocancel $500 fee. We have to have

By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety News Staff

THE REPORTED deal betweenGovernorFroilan C. Tenorio andVice Speaker Jesus P. Mafnasinvolving the wage hike suspen­sion bill will have no bearing onhowtaxreformand the budget areto be disposed of in the House ofRepresentatives.

This was the position taken byRep. Pete P. Reyes in light ofreports that Tenorio and Mafnashave cut a compromise that seemto havecommitted the House intogiving the governor a tax reformand a budget bill he wants, inexchangeforthechiefexecutive' ssupport for a wage rollback.

Reyes, who is chairman of theHouse Ways & Means Commit­tee having jurisdiction over thetwo measures, denied the sup­poseddeal could alter the destinyof both bills.

"I chair the committee on waysand Means and I am responsiblefor the disposition of both thebudgetandtaxreform bills.Ihave

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Tanapagstudents'intersessionclasses onSTUDENTS atTanapag Elemen­tary School has started their in­ter-sessions class on mural paint­ing on Wednesday, January 4,1995.

Headed by the school PrincipalGeorge Haberman had ought theassistance ofartists,Jack DeLeonGuerrero and Douglas Rankin todo numerous mural works inbuildings and classrooms atTanapag school. In a recent inter­view, Haberman expressed glad­ness at having started with thiskind of project, adding that see­ingand gettingkidsexposedmoreto the arts is an enrichment.

With the assistance of PSSCommissioner William Torres inreleasingJack De Leon Guerrero,who is acurrent employee of PSSto start working on this project,this inter-session class will givethe students the opportunities toget involved as one of their reme­dial classes.

The project will continue untilApril of this year. Students willget to have a hand during schooldays about 3 to 4 hours. "Morn­ing hours is convenient for thekids because it is not really hotduring this time. Respectiveenti­ties have extended monetary as­sistance in obtaining resourcesthat are need to start and eventu­ally complete the project," saidHaberman.

The Parents Teachers Associa­tion of Tanapag ElementarySchooldonatedpaint,brushesandall other painting materials. ThePublicSchoolSystemdonatedthescaffolding and other things toget started with this activity. TheCommonwealthCouncilForArtsand Culture has funded thepay- .mentforthe muralartistsinvolvedthrough a' grant from NationalEndowment for the Arts. TheArts Council has previouslyfunded several projects of thistype to other schools in Saipan,Rota and Tinian. Any interestedperson or group can apply forfinancialassistancebycallingtheArts Council at 322-9982/83 forcriteria and qualifications or in­formation.

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Roll CallAdoption of Previous MinutesArticles of Incorporation and By lawsFY 1995 BudgetGuam Savings and Loan Association:Assumption of Agreement for Line ofCredit and Loan Purchase Agreement.Fermin Atalig's Proposal for LoanPackaging ServicesLegal Counsel: David Wiseman'sContractAward of As-I .iyo Tank and WaterlineProject to DX Brothers.Other MattersAdjournment

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Is/H fAN S. TENOHIOChairman, NMIIC Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Northern Marianas(lousing Corporation, NMHC, (formerly Ml l lA) ismeeting on Tuesday, January 10, 1995 at 9:30 a.m, Themeeting will be held at the NMHC's Conference I{oomin Garapan , Saipan, Matters to be discussed are asfollows:

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CNMI artists join students from Tanapag Elementary School in doing muralpainting work to beautify some of the school's structures and buildingsas part of inter-session classes for students.

Rentals, allowances for PSS delayedPUBLICSchoolSystemstaff and Fusco said rental and housing lords to be aware of teh situation. Educationofficialshave said inlandlordshave been notified that allowance checks would not be The budget officer did not men- the past that PSS has not beenJanuary rental checks or housing issued by the first week of Janu- tion in her memorandum why the gettingenoughfunds,thusunableallowance checks may not be ary, adding that the delay could release of funds was being de- to upgrade the quality of educa-availableuntil this week because continue this week. layed. tion in public schools. .no funds have been released by Accordingtothebudgetofficer, The governor has been fur- They said legislators must ap-the government. the Office of Planning and Bud- nished with a copy of the memo- propriate more money if quality

Herminia M. Fusco, PSS fiscal get has not yet issued the second randum as well as the presiding of education must improve in theandbudgetofficer, informed PSS quarter allotment to the PSS. officers of the legislature. CNMI.landlords and staff about such PSS hopes to be able to issuedelay in a memorandum dated checks soon but Fusco said she FESTP~AC JeudgingDecember 30. wanted PSS employees and land- .t"1. h.L

Up at Flame TreeTHE Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture is pleased toannounce that the judging for the 1996 Festival of Pacific Arts willtake place during the 14th Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival fromMarch 11-13, 1995.

Thejudging will be scheduledduring the threedaysofthe Festivalandall interested artistsareencouragedtoregister for theFlameTreeand complete required form for the FESTPAC as soon as possible.

For more details and information, call the Arts Council Office322-9982/3 or fax 322-9028.

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AGENDAA. CALL TO ORDERB. ADOPTION OF AGENDAC. ADOPTION OF MINUTESD. REPORT OF THE HEARING OFFICER (if any)E. REPORT OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL (if any)F. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR (if any)G. CORRESPONDENCEH. OLD BUSINESS

1.CPA·Update2.Judicial Building-Update3. Public Land Domain4. Paganite Mining Project5. MHL Allocation6. Action of Early Retirement Bonus

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that the crimes charged werecommitted by the defendantwho is said to be a club man­ager.

On Friday, Gordon pre-,sented two witnesses includ­ing a DPS agent who recorded·alleged prostitution transac­tions between Yun and a "co­operating witness."

A videotape of the allegedsolicitation at room 128 of thehotel was shown in court. Thevideotape showed Yun, alsoknown as Mr. Tanaka, the GO­

operating witness and abouttwo of Yun's co-defendants.

A recorded telephone inter­view between Yun and theJapanese witness was alsoplayed during last Friday'spreliminary hearing. The con­versation which was all inJapanese included a negotia­tion on how much the "cus­tomer" was supposed to payMr. Tanaka, according to agovernment witness whotranslated the conversation.

Yun allegedly received $490from the Japanese man whoposed as a customer, as pay­ment for the sexual contactwith one of the. defendants.The money was provided forby agent Johny Sokau who wasthe lead investigator in. theprostitution case.

Sokau said he recovered themoney during the arrest show­ing the same serial numberswhich he had earlier writtendown.

Yun is scheduled to go on

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A CHINESE woman who al­legedly agreed to engage inprostitution in a hotel roomhas been remanded to the De­partment of Public Safety af­ter she was accused of deceiv­ing the court and the AttorneyGeneral's Office.

Lou Na was brought back tojail Friday afternoon on or­ders from Superior Court Pre­siding Judge Alex Castro. As­sistant Attorney General AlanGordon said the woman usedfalse name during her arrestlate last month.

She also lied to the courtand the Attorney General'sOffice for declaring that herpassport had been lost, Gor­don told the court Fridaymorning.

The prosecutor asked thecourt to increase the woman'sbailor "we may never see heragain." Lou Na had the inten­tion to flee jurisdiction toavoid prosecution, Gordonsaid.

She may face additionalcharges such as perjury, theattorney said.

Castro exonerated a $1,000cash bail which was earlierset by the court and imposed a$5,000 cash bail for thewoman.' s release.

Na was given temporaryfreedom early last week afterposting the required bond. Thebail was originally set at$2,000, but it was reduced by

SAVEMONEYANDTALKMORE!

OFFICIALS from the Bureau ofMotorVehicle(BVM)wouldliketo remindall those whohad regis­tered their vehicles(s) in Novem­ber 1993 and lor January 1994,thatthey must renewtheir vehicleregistration at B.M.V. .immedi­ately. .

The last digit on the licenseplatenumberrepresentsthemouthofexpirationfor thevehicle's reg­istration. Persons with taxi caborpersonalized plates need to refertotheir vehicle's registrationcardtodetermined theexpirationdate.

Payments for Bereau of MotorVehicle transactions maybesettledat the Bereau of Motor Vehicle.Formorefurtherinformation. con­tact B.M.V. ~t telephone numbers234-6921 or 234-9137.

BMVissuesregistrationreminders

A Chinese woman who identifiedherself topolice as Lou Na hides herface from photographers on her way back to jail Friday. Photo below,Asst. AG Alan Gordon pushes a TV on a cart which he used in aprostitution hearing Friday. .

Prostitution suspect back in jailJudge says Chinese woman tried to deceive the Court

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posed route will be similarto thattakenin 1992bytheAkatsuki Mauiwhen it transported plutonium toJapanfrom France. .

TheFSMgoverment"condemns .thisplanned shipmentandwillworkclosely with' other regionalgoverments throughtheSPF(South~acific Forum)'to.ensure suspen­sionof thisshippingprocess," saidthe release.

Despite repeated assurances fromthe Japanese goverment that Pa­cific regional governments willrecieve advance notice on thesetypes of shipments, the FSMgoverment hasyettoreceive anyofsuchnotices ," statedthe release.

more than one-million pieces ofmail coming intothePohnpei mainbranch and limited resources ev­eryyear. However, asanyonewhopasses by the main building cansee, construction is planned to In­creasethesizeof thebuilding, andit is hoped some of the burdencarried by all will be decreased.Meanwhile, postal users must becontentwith the fact that the ratesare still the lowest in the world.

sections concerning foreign fish­ing agreements, the messy court­ridden joint-venture of theCaroline Fisheries Corporation,andvariousfisheriesdevelopmentprojects in the nation.

The reports states that a totalof173,011 metric tons wew caughtin 1993. By geartype, thisbreaksdownfor as follows: PurseSeine,149,881 mit; longline, 16,557mIt; and pole and line, 6,573 mit.

The breakdown for 1992, ac­cordingto thereport:PurseSeine,123,302 mit, longline, 13,470mIt; and pole and line 3,143 mit fora total catch of 139,915 mit.

From 1988 through 1992 theaveragefor tunacatches inmetrictons by gear type reported by theMMA are purse seine, 111,522;longline, 12,340; and pole andline, 14,146for a total averageof138,008 metric tons.

Easy to read charts and graphsgrace the report which follows atechnical-writingformatandpro­vides enough data to keep theAuthority's critics writing untilthe next report comes out. And ifit's as late as this one, this could

By FSM law, the MMA is re­sponsiblefortheconservation andmanagementof.aU living marineresourceswithinthenation's 200­mile exclusive economic zone."

By Tom PanholzerFor the Variety

PALIKIR-'Notification by"third­party sources" of a planned ship­ment of vitrified high level radio­active waste through Pacific wa­ters has the FSM goverment inanger.

AccordingtoaFederatedStatesMicronesia Departmentof Exter­nal Affairs press release dated,December 28, third-partysourceshave notified the FSMgovermentthatFRanceintends to ship 13,000tonsof vitrified highlevel radioac­tive wastes sometime betweenMarchand April,.1995.

According totherelease, thepro-

FSMshuns nuclearwaste shipments

answered when posed in 1991 asthe U.S. Postal Service rasied itsrates from 25 cents to 29 cents.Will rates improve sevice in theUnitedStates? Thereseems to beserious doubt about that, and if astory appearing in a November is­sueof theNewYorkerconcerningthe post office in Chicago is anyindication, the is "no," but that'sanother nightmare. Meanwhile;local authorities arestruggling with

in catch reports for the surfaceThe report also criticizes tag­

gingreportsprovidedbytheSouthPacific Commission, stating noattempt has been made to break­down the data by area or time.Instead the data is lumped to­gether for a regional view.

Futhermore, statesthetwo-yearreport, tagging results are basedalmostentirelyonfrompursesein­ers. Longline returns have beenvery few.

"The concern here is thatlong1iners catch ahigherpercent­age of a mediumto large fish andlack of these fish in the tagginganalysis might be creating somebiason theoverall results," statesthe report.

The Koren purse seine fleetoperating in FSM waters duringthis time frame, also, gets taggedforcriticismbecauseitsdataqual­ity has not shown improvement,despite repeated requestsby vari­ous nations, according to the re­port.

TheMMAalsoargues thathigh­seas-catch reporting by distantwater fishingfleetsmustimprovesince South Pacific Commissionestimates as much as 40 percentof the regionalcatch maybecom­ing from the high seas.

The two-year report contains

By Tom PanholzerFor the Variety

Kolonia-EGAD, as many Pohnpeiresidents have found out by now,thepriceofsending a regular letterhas gone up, but don't blame thePohnpei Postal Service.

Effective January I, 1995 postalratesintheUnited States increasedfrom 29cents to32centsfora first­class, one-ounce letter.

All other rates and services in­volving stamps havealsogoneup.Andsince theFSM Postal ServiceinintheU.S. Postal servicesystemby treaty, the FSM must raise itsrates.

According toReyso Wichep.theFSM Stamp Controller, the 29­centstamps ar stillvalid, consum­ersonlyhave toattach a three-centstampor three one-cent stampstotheenvelope with the29~cent stampwhen mailing letters. andaccord­ingtoa press release from theFSMStampAgency basedinCheyenne,Wyoming, the Postal Service hasissued, onDecember 15,aseriesof32-cent stamps featuring famousMicronesians:

Pohnpei'sNahnmwarki JohnnyMoses, Yap's Cheif BelarminoHatheylul, Chunk's Judge AntonRingBuas, and Kosrae's PaliknoaSigrah (King John).

Why has the rate jumped up tothe awkward rate of 32 cents in­steadof 35cents? Asimialrques­tion has never been satisfactory

Pohnpei hikes postal rates

ARECENTLYreleasedfisheriesreportlistsseveral majorconcernsand criticisms about the fishingindustry in the Federated Statesof Micronesia.

The Micronesian MaritimeAuthority report covering 1992­1993flags thedeclinein skipjackcatches sincethe recordof almostone million tons set in 1991.

MMA says that some of thedecline can be contributed to areduction in the Japanese poleand line fleet operating inMicronesia,but it raises the con­cern that the decline might beattributed to "too much effort onthe stock."

Another major concern raisedin the 38-page report is that in­creasedpurseseinecatchesof thepast five years, in addition to theheavy longline effort in place inMicronesia,arehavinganegativeimpact on the longlinecatches.

AthirdissuerasiedintheMMAreport cites uncertainties of thebigeye tuna catch by the surfacefisheries and the impact it pos­siblehas hadon longlinecatches.

The report states," We knowvery little about the populationdynamics and stock structure ofbigeye tuna at this point. This isdue to several factors, one beingthe lack of separationby speciesCal: forAppt. & Information

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/s/MANUEL C. SABLANDirectorCoastal Resources Management

The Coastal Resources Management Program (CRMP) will beholding a public hearing regarding Coastal Permit ApplicationNo. SMS-94-X-178 submitted by Efrain F. Camacho Engineers andArchitects on behalf ofMt. Carmel High School for the constructionofMt. Carmel High Complex in Susupe, Saipan.

The proposed project call for the construction ofatwo (2) storey12 classrooms frame high school building, a library, toilet rooms'and administrative offices. The project also calls for the demolitionof a portion of the existing high school building. grading, anewparking lot, new and/or upgraded utility connections andconstruction ofan underground water catchment system.

The public is invited to attend and to submit written commentsand/or to make oral comments regarding this project. All writtenand oral comments received will be made a part of the permitapplicatio.n record, and will be considered in any decision madeconcerning the proposed project.

The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 1995at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Carmel High School. The confirmed timeand date will appear in the next edition ofthe Marianas Variety.

Please contact the Coastal Resources Management at 234-6623/7320 or 3907 if you have any questions or require furtheriniormation ~egarding this project.

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Palau probe on fishing firm heats upBy Sarah Clayton certificate outlining the terms of of its pledge to support Palau's private sector annually, and to 1 1/2 month period, ru~ors ofFor the Variety businesswas putonholdpending economy. hire between 60-100. "local large~ounts.ofcashhavlOgbeen

KOROR,Palau_Ayearof specu- the outcome of the investigation The companyvowed to pay $1 people" who would be given the placed 10 Chnstmas cards to FIBlation over whether allegations into the bribery allegations. millionto the governmentin fees opportunityforpromotiontoman- board members threw a shadowthatrepresentatives ofTing Hong The suit against Lin 'charges and taxes and to purchase $6.1 agem~~t . ofd?ubtovertheapprovaloftheOceanic Enterprises (Palau) Co. that in December 1993 an FIB million in goods from the local posItIons. However,dunng that certIficate.attempted tobuyaroute intoPalau member was offered $5,000 in .had any merit was ended Friday. cash to support Ting Hong's ap- R rt tli fi h

The Officeof theSpecial Pros- plication to do business in Palau. epo OU lnes s eryecutor charges Ting Hong Vice In face of the board member'sPresident Raymond C. Lin with adamant refusal to accept the •conspiracy, attempted briberyand money, Lin countered with alu- • M· es abriberyandcitedthecompanyfor crative business arrangement, concerns In lcron 1violation of the Foreign Invest- which was also rejected, accord-ment Act. ing to the affidavit of probable

On the basis of the suit, the cause..Office of the Special Prosecutor In the same month, Lin also aappears to have three unamed second FIB memberwitha whitewitnesses, including two mem- envelope crammed with $3,000bers of the Foreign Investment incash, theaffidavitcharges.TheBoard, to support the charges. second FIB member reportedly

However, Special Prosecutor returned the $3,000 in late Janu-William T. Whisenhunt refused ary.to comment,sayingthat thereare Speculation concerning Tingstill targets of investigation and Hong's relationships with gov-that further charges may be ernment representatives has beenbrought. rampant since the controversial

The fishingcompanyis part of approval of the FIB certificatethe Taiwan-based, 14-company and anall-expensespaidjunkettoumbrellaorganization, theTinTai Taipei forseveralmembersof theGroup,andhasoperations inports House of Delegates.including Guam, Yap, Pohnpei, The four-to-one approvalbytheIndonesia, Ecuador and South seven-member boardcame 1 1/2Africa. months after a three-three dead-

Ting Hong received Foreign lock November 30. 1993. Mem-InvestmentBoardapprovalof its bers of the board have indicatedapplication last January, but the theyapprovedTingHongbecause

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provinces but falls short of state­hood. The guerrillas have not yetagreed to begin political talks.

The truce is being monitoredby government and rebel repre­sentatives. The Dutch and Nor­wegian governments also haveagreed to help monitor the ac­cord. '

The two sides agreed not toattack each other and maintaintheir present positions on theground, keeping at least 600meters (2,000 feet) apart. Gov­ernment and rebelareacommand­ers will set up communicationswith each other.

The military has been wary of atruce fearing that rebels will use itto build up their forces. Negotia­tions in June 1990 ended whenrebels staged surprise attacks onmilitary bases and police stations,overrunning several and killinghundreds of soldiers andpolicemen.Truce Between Gov­ernment And Tamil Rebels Hold­ing.

structed Filipino church leadersto step up contacts with the Patri­otic Association in recent monthsand thatleaders of the' Chineseorganization have visited here inthe past.

"The only restriction was thatthey not be permitted to say Massin public," Rev. Reuter said. "Butthe instructions from rome were,to treat them as friends."

Pope John Paul II has ex­pressed a strong interest in visit­ing China, and ties with Beijingcould pave the way for a historic'trip.

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gotiated Tuesday in the guerrillastronghold of Jaffna in the north.

A direct radio link was estab­lished between the president andthe rebel leader, said the state-runSunday Observer newspaper in areport that could not immediatelybe confirmed.

"This is the first time we aregoing into an agreement. ... Wewant to see how it goes, (it is) atrial roundanda confidence-build­ing measure," Mrs. Kumaratungasaid.

The rebels have been fightingfor a separate homeland in north­ern Sri Lanka. Tamils say the eth­nic Sinhalese-dominated govern­ment denies them jobs, educationanda fairshareof the IndianOceanisland nation's wealth. Tamilscomprise 18percentof SriLanka' s17 million people.

The governmenthopes the trucewill be the prelude to politicalnegotiations, and has prepared apackage that it says offers broadofautonomyforTamil-dominated

before relations can be restored.But contacts between the Holy

See and the Chinese government" have been stepped up in tecent, years. The archbishop of Manila,

Cardinal Jaime L. Sin, has madeseveral trips to China. Sin is theson of a Chinese immigrant.

Last November, a senior, Vatican official, Cardinal Roger

Etchegaray, traveled to Beijingin what was seen as a sign the

, two sides were willing to talk.The Rev. James Reuter, a

. spokesman for the Manila arch­diocese, said the Vatican had in-

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'The truce: the first in, nearly,five years, brought ahalt to thefighting in Sri Lanka's brutal 11­year-old ethnic war that haskilledmore than 34,000 people. ' '

The two-week cease-fire is dueto expire the day after Pope PaulIIendsa24-hourvisit toSriLanka:

The brevity of the truce wasanindication of the level of distrustbetween the two sides. But gOY­ernment and guerrilla negotiatorsare to review the truce next Satur- .day, iri their third meetingsince 'October. , "

Fighting had died down evenbefore the truce officiallybegan,withnomajorclashes'sinceThurs-day night'. ' "

"I pray that this will be thedawn of a new era of peace forourlong-suffering nation," saidPresi- 'dent Chandrika Kumaratunga,when she announced the truce inParliament Friday.

The accord, signed .by Mrs.Kumaratunga and rebel chiefVelupillai Prabhakaran, was ne-

government and' the Beijing-al­lied Khmer Rouge.

"They will receive a special'blessing from 'tile, Holy' Father,"Mrs. de Villa said of the Cambo­dians.

China cut diplomatic ties with'the Vatican in 1951 and formed,the PatrioticAssociation. Catho­lics ~ere ordered' to renou~ce'.allegiance tothe pope and thou­sands' were jailed for refusing togo along with-the order.

China has insisted that theVatican severe ties with the Na:tionalist gove~nment in Taiwan

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or they weren't sure.About half, 54 percent, of the

people polled, said the federalgovernment should do more toprotect the patients and employ­ees of abortion clinics from at­tacks. Thirty-six percent said thegovernment was doing enough,while 10 percent weren't sure.

A majority of respondents. 61percent. said they believe the ac­tions of anti-abortion groups en­courage VIOlence at clinics, while32 percent said theydo not be­lieve that. '

The poll of600 Americans wasconducted Jan. 5, almost a weekafter a gunman killed two peopleand injured fiveothers at two sub­urban Boston clinics. The pollhad a margin of error of plus orminus 4 percent.

Jayakody, the militaryspokesmanin Colombo, said Sunday, ninehours after the cease-fire took ef­fect at midnight (1830 gmt).

Shortly after the guns were or­dered silent, rebel leaders in thenorth tuned their radios into mili­tary channels andexchangedmes­sages of greetings, other officerssaid on condition of anonyinity.

Pope John Paul II arrives inManila Thursday to attend theyouth rallies as part of a four­nation Asia-Pacific tour that willalso take him to Australia, PapuaNew Guinea and Sri Lanka.

In Hong Kong, the religiousnews agency Asia News reportedlast weekthatthedelegationhopesto meet privately withthe popealthough no meeting has been'scheduled.

Mrs. de Villa said the Chinesewould alsobringalongthree Cam­bodians crippled during the civilwar between the Phnom Penh

NEW YORK (AP)· Most Ameri­cansaremoresympathetic towardabortion rights groups, and lesssympathetic toward abortion op-:ponents, because of recent. kill­ings at two clinics, a Time/CNNpoll released Saturday said.

The poll found that 39 percentof respondentssaid they had moresympathy for abortion-rightsgroups, following the Dec. 30shootings, compared with 25 per­cent who said they had less sym­pathy for them.

When asked whether they hadmore orless sympathy for anti­abortion groups, 57 percent saidthey had less, while 12 percentsaid they had more.

In both cases, around 30 per­cent of the respondents said theshootings had no affect on them,

Joint Anniversary Rosary

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In gratitude for your prayers, we invite you for dinnerafter the Mass. Thank you.'

We, the children and families, wish to invite all ourrelatives and friends for the Joint Anniversary Rosaryof our beloved Mother and Father. Nightly Rosary willbe held at the residence of Nick B. and Hiiaria K.Santo's in San Roque beginning on Saturday 7, 1995,at 8:00 p.rn. On Saturday, January 14, 1995, Rosarywill be said at 12:00 noon and will follow with theEucharistic celebration at 5:00 p.m. at San RoqueChurch. The final rosary will be on Sunday, January15, 1995, at 8:00 p.m.

Shootings prompt sympathyfor abortionist groups in US

By DEXTER CRUEZ

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ­A provisional truce between SriLanka's government and Tamilrebels held through its first nightSunday, andenemy commandersexchanged greetings over theirradios.

"There have been no reports ofany fighting," Brigadier Nahil.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Ina sign that Beijing may want toheal. rifts with the Vatican, mem­bers of China's state-sponsoredchurchareexpectedtoattendPopeJohn Paul II's conference withyouthhere thisweek, church offi­cials said Sunday.

Tita de Villa, an official of thePope Pius XII Catholic Center,said 15priests,nuns and lay mem­bers from the government-con­trolled Chinese Patriotic Asso­ciationwouldbeginarrivingMon­day to attend the InternationalYouth Forum.

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on the issue seem to be"changingwith each passing day."

One senator who has taken afirm stand against the rollback isSenator Villagomez who said hewill never flinch in his oppositionto the bill. He also said two othersenators from the minority, JesusR. Sablan and Henry DLG. SanNicolas, are with him.

"When it's going to be laid,onthe table that's the time we'll bevoting for it. But our positionhasn't change. Minority's posi­tion is still we're not ready, espe­cially now to support any defer­ment," said Villagomez.

"We want the $2.75 'wage tojust stay put. Why should we rollit back. It's just like inviting aguest for dinner and as soon asyou lay down the food for him tosee,you'll betakingthefoodawaybefore he even touches it," saidVillagomez.

"I am voting noon arollback­today tomorrow or next week.Just let itgo for $2.75 and wehave12 months to study the next 30­cent increase. Let's notdo it (roll­back) now and deny everyone of$2.75. Not only aliens are to behurt but also local people gettingthe minimum wage," saidVillagomez.

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The.convention body will con- ber 4th general election. In addi-sist of 19 delegates from Saipan tion to being at least 21, candi-and the'Northern Islands, 4 del- dates for the non-partisan del-egates from Rota and an equal egate seats must have lived in thenumberforTinian and Aguiguan. CNMI for at least a year and beMember-delegates will be cho- registered to vote in the relevantsen for a 30-day "Pre-Conven- senatorial district. Candidatestion'' whichbegins April 6th. The appearing on the ballot must paylatest possible date for the end- a filing fee of one hundred dol-ing of the convention is August lars.19th, with the proposed Consti- The law also says Common-tutional amendments to appear wealth legislatorsandjudges mayon the ballot during the Novem- not run for delegate seats.

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cerned about what could happen.The speaker has been very vo­

cal about his opposition to themove to suspend the wage in­crease saying it will send bad sig­nals to USCongress which has foryears pressured the CNMI intoattaining policy reforms.

The speaker just wants provi­sions of the current wage 11!w,Public Law 8-21 to take its duecourseandnotbederailedby"spe­cial interests."

In an interview last week,Demapan said' he is looking atwhen to call a session anytimethis week to tackle the wage de­ferment bill, the fate of which heis just leaving to each individualmember of the Senate.

More than a week ago,Demapan's stand on the bill wasmuch different. 'He gave assur­ances that he will try topreventthe measure from beingcalendared for passage owing tohis "firm and strong stand" forhigher wages.

Other members who have op­posed the measure are now not sosure how it is going to fare on thefloor. It is believed that their satnd

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CBS sent a brief transcript ofthe part of the interview in whichthe "bitch" quote appeared to

more of their own health carecosts unless they join healthmaintenance organizations orother managed-care networks.

Converting people's currententitlement to a wide range ofmedical services into a certainamount of money to spend onhealth care. They would not beable to exceed that cap.

Republican leaders have ac­knowledged that all federal pro­grams except Social Security are

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The network erred in promot-

federal spending on the healthprograms for the elderly and thepoor will have to be cut by about20 percent between now and theyear 2002, the Globe reported.

Health policy specialists saysuch cuts would force far-reach­ing changes in the way the 65million Americans covered bythe two programs receive andpay for their medical care.

Among the possible changes:Requiring people to pay much

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By LYNN ELBERPASADENA, Calif. (AP) -CBShad poor timing, not bad judg­ment, when it aired a tape ofKathleen Gingrich whisperingthat her son once called the firstlady a "bitch," the network's topnews executive said Saturday.

CBS defends broadcasting Gingrich quotemajor news organizations the that were supposed to be private.night before Gingrich was sworn "She made the mistake," Mrs.in. Gingrich said of Chung. "I can't

Asaresult,Gingrich was asked blame the rest of the media forabout the matter repeatedly as he picking up on it, but she made themade the rounds of network talk promise ... I didn't think ConnieshowsWednesdaymorning. CBS would do anything like that.also made short clips of the inter- "Once you say, 'Between youview available to competing net- and me,' it should be betweenworks Wednesday, but did not you and me," she said.broadcast the full interview until Gingrich has not denied heThursday night. made the remark. Nonetheless,

CBS and Connie Chung have Hillary Rodham Clinton has in-been criticized for airing the re- vited the Gingriches to the Whitemark, which Mrs. Gingrich whis- House.peredafterChungtoldher itwould Mrs. Gingrich said Chungbe "just between you and me." hasn't called her since the con-

In an interview published Sun- troversy started, but, "If she did,day in The (Harrisburg, Pa.) Pa- I would have a few choice wordstriot News, Mrs. Gingrich said for her. I really would," she toldChung was wrong to air remarks the Patriot News.

New York's crime rate falls in1994; 1,581 murders recorded

By TOM HAYS, conference. murders and robberies were theNEW YORK (AP) -The city's "That's a reputation that the largestsincethe mid-1970s,whenhomicide rate fell nearly 19 per- city, despite all the statistical in- the department first began keep-cent or by 365 murders last year, formation to the contrary, can't ing "reliable, federally monitoredthelargestdecline in two decades, quite shake," Giuliani said. statistics,"said police spokesmancity officials said Saturday. Last year, 1.'581 homicides John.Miller... .

Overall,reportsofseriouscrime were recorded 10 the five bor- Cnme statistics are compiledin the city dropped for the fourth oughs,comparedto 1,946in 1993 by the police department basedstraight year. a decline of 18.8 percent. Homi- solely on reported crimes. Crimi-

MlWor Rudolph Giuliani hailed cides hit a record 2,245 in 1990. nologists es.timate t?at up to 50the 12.3percent decrease in 1994 Reports of robbery fell 15.5 percent of violent cnme goes un-as proof that the city is becoming percent last year, to 72,559 from reported...a safer place to live and visit. 85,883. Rape, assault, burglary, The StatIStl.CS releas.ed Sa~rday

"People outside of New York grand larcenyand auto theft com- appear consistent With n~t~on~Cityarev~ryoften almostshocked plaints alsoweredown. The num- trends.Mostof thelargestcines10

by the notionthat it is notthe most ber of people shot in city, 5,86 l , ~e UnitedStat~s arer~po~ing sig-dangerous city in America," the was down 15.3percent. rnficant drops 10 the lOCIdents ofmayor said at a City Hall news The double-digit declines in murder, robbery and assault.

BOSTON (AP) -House Repub­lican leaders have been told theywill have to cut Medicare andMedicaid growth by dlrs 491billion to keep their campaignpromise of tax cuts and a bal­anced federal budget in sevenyears, the Boston Sunday Globereported.

In closed-door briefingsshortly before Christmas, out­side advisers to the House Bud­get Committee chairman said

10-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY-JANUARY 9, 1995

PUBLIC NOTICE

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HOUSE FOR RENT3 Bedroom House, AlC (allrooms)11/2 bathroom inChalan Kanoa Dist. #1.

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NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICETO CREDITORS

NOTICE is hereby given that Elvira L.Mendiola ofRota. Northem Mariana Islands,has filedapetition in theCommonwealth ofthe Northern Mariana Islands,Commonwealth Superior Court to beappointed asadministratrix of the estate ofFrancisco Quichocho Mendiola, deceased.The attorney of record is JUAN T.L1ZAMA,P.O. 80x 1508. salpan, NorthernMariana Islands. The hearing onthepetitionissetfor 2nddayof February, 1995,at9:30a.m..at theCommonwealth Superior Courtin Rota. All interested persons shouldappear at this hearing. .

All persons having claim against theestate, or against the deceased should filetheir claim with the Clerk of Court of theCommonwealth Superior Court withinsixty(60) days afterthefirst publlcation of thisnotice.

Dated this 4th dayof January, 1995.

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Name: EVERGREEN CONDIMINIUM

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Alcoholic Anonymous, a support group for those withdrinking (or drugging) problems meets every Monday,Wednesday, and Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and Fridays at7:30 p.m. at the Krista Rai Church in Garapan.For more information, call the HOTLINE at 234-51 CXJ orWolf M. at 2346615 (and leave message).

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Apartment: 2Bedrooms. Furnished $650.00

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Applicants must have 2 years of radio experience withknowledge of radio production and computer

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POWER 99 Studios in the Cabrera Center, Mondaythrough Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.Power 99 is an equal opportunity employer.

1 BUTCHER, SALES PERSON (GEN. MERCH)­High school grad. 2 years experience.Salary $2.45 per hour. Contact: KOREATRADING CORPORATION dba K-StoreP.O.Box 2947 Saipan MP96950. TelNo. 288-2700. (1/23)M 17905

1SALESMAN-High school grad. 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: LOURDES SABLAN KIM dbaPI's Ice and Water P.O.Box 7763 SV63Kagman Saipan MP 96950 Tel No256­1254. (1/23)M17912

6 DIVING INSTRUCTORS(Sports)-Highschool grad. 2 years experience.Salary 1,100 per monthContact:GREECE 1965 INC. SPS 950P.O.Box 10006Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 233-3483 (1/23)M17907

1 SALESCLERK- High school.grad., 2years experience.Salary $2.50 per hour.Contact: MONIKA'S GALLERY P.O.Box 2331 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No.233·4402.(1/23)M/17897.

1 AUDIT SUPERVISOR (Bookstore)­College grad. 2 years experience. Sal­ary$4.00 per hour. Contact: MICRONESIAMEDIA DISTRIBUTOR, INC. dbaBestseller P.O.Box 236 Saipan MP96950 Tel No 235-7612 (1/23)M17906

1 COOK1 ELECTRICIAN-High school grad., 2years experience.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: 888 ENTERPRISES SadogTasi, Sa;pan, MP 96950. (1/23)M/17898.

1 TRAVEL COU NSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.,Salary $500 per month.Contact: KO-WORLDCORPORATION,PPP 520 Box 10000 Saipan,MP 96950Tel. No. 235-0595.(1/23)M/17899.

1 (TOUR) COUNSELOR, TRAVEL­High school grad.,.2 years experience.Salary $ 4.00 per hour.Contact: INTERNATIONALBOYOUNGCORPORATION dba Saipan Sun Tour,PPP 498 Box 10000 Saipan. MP 96950.Tel. No. 233-6790.(1/23)M/17900.

1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.Salary $3.00 per hour.Contact: PENTAGON EXPRESS IN­CORPORATED. dba Choi Tour SaipanJunglePPP 385, Box 10000 Saipan MP 96950.Tel No. 288-7501. (1/23)M17901.

2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL TECH­NICIAN-High school grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary$6.25 per hour.Contact: BISNESS-MAMI SAIPAN,INC.dba Mid-Pac Micronesia. PPP 215Box 10000 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No.234-0475. (1/23)M17902

1 AIR CONDITION AND REFRIGERA­TION MECHANIC-High school grad. 2yearsexperience. Salary $2.45 per hour.Contact: ATOM ACTION CORPORA­TION dba AA Repair Shop. AAA-N5Box 10001 Saipan MP 96950. Tel No235-1842 (1/23)M17903

1 SALES PERSON-High school grad. 2years experience. Salary $2.45 per hour.Contact: ORIENTAL COMPANY,L1MITED,dba Oriental Market. PPP325Box10000 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No. 234­5266. (1/23)M17904

1 TOUR GUIDE-High school grad. 2years experience Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: GOLDEN HARVEST CORP.Tel No 235-3819 (1/23)M 17910

3 SECURITY GUARD-High school grad.2 years experience. Salary $2. 75 perhour. Contact: GTS ENTERPRISESINC.dba GTS Security P.O.Box 1218Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 234-8804 (1/23)M17911

1 COOK- High school grad., 2 yearsexpeirence.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: M.S. LIM CORPORATIONCaller Box PPP 649 Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 288-5358.(1/23)M/17914.

20 MASON40 CARPENTERS10 REINFORCING STEEL WORKER­High school equiv., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: WOOSUNG CONSTRUC­TION CO., LT, SPS 936 P.O. Box 10006SaipanMP 96950. Tel. No. 235-0849.( 1/23)M/17915.

3 AUTO MECHANIC3 AUTO BODY REPAI RER- High schoolequiv., 2 years experience.Salary $ 2.45 per hour.1 SHOP SUPERVISOR- Hihg schoolequiv., 2 years experience.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: CYNTHIA S.lALLAN E. RO­DEO dba Tanapag Auto Repair Shop.P.O. Box 5533 CHRB Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 322-5572.(1/23)M/17891.

1 PLUMBER1 CARPENTER1 MASON- High school grad .. 2 yearssxcperience ..Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: TCK CORPORATION P.O.Box 2656 Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No.322-9282. (1/23) M/17913.

1 WAITRESS- College grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 PLANT MANAGER· College grad., 2years experience.SalarY $1,600-2,500 per month.

Contact: SAl PAN SPRING VALLEYBREWERY COMPANY., dba SaipanBeer Factory Boga Boga P.O.Box 5236CHRB SaipanMP 96950. Tet. No. 322-7516.(1/23)M/1236.

Employment Wanted

1 CARPENTER1 STEEL WORKER/STEELMAN-highschool equiv., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: ROLANDG.JASTILLANAdbaArjay Const. P.O. Box 331 Saipan MP96950 Tel. No. 234·8779.(1/23)M/1243.

1CUSTOM TAILOR-FOLK PUB DISCO& REST-High school grad., 2 years ex­perience.Salary$ 2.95 per hour.1 PLUMBER High school grad. 2 yearsexperienceSalary $900 per month.1 ELECTRICAN1 MASON- High school grad., 2 yearsexperienceSalary $2.75 per hourContact: PHILIPPINE GOODS INC.,dba Folk Pub Disco & Rest. P.O.Box165 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No. 234­6485.(1/23)M/1244.11245.

1 ACOUNTANT- College grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $600.00 per month. Contact: 3KCORPORATIONP.O. Box 1489, Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No 235-2222.(1/23)M/17893.

1 OPERATION SUPERITENDENT­College grad., 2 years experience.,Salary $ 3.50-5.00 per hour.Contact: UNILEX INC., P. O. Box 2656,Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No. 322-9282.(1/23)M/17916.

1 DIVING INSTRUCTOR- High schoolgrad.. 2 years experience.(must be conversational in the Japa­nese language).Salary: $5.50 per hour.Contact: MOC. INC PO. Box 5821CHRB, Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­2090.( 1/23)M/17896.

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Yap's Inauguratioas by DeputySecretary of External AffairsJohn Maugefel in response toinvitations from the two States.

President Olter also sent hisSpecial Assistant on Information,Teresa G. Thinom to providevideo tape coverage of the YapInauguration Ceremonies and In­formation Office's Graphic Art­ist Elieser Rospel to providevideo coverage of the Kosrae In­auguration Ceremonies.

InteriorMinistrytroopsopenedfireonacarintheIngushtownofNazran,westofChechnya,killing a l6-year­old boy and wounding his father,localauthorities said. Therewasno apparentreasonfor the attack.

SaturdaywastheeighthdayoftheRussian attack to end Chechnya'sindependence drive. Several thou­sand people have been killed andwounded, and the Red Crossestimates 350,000 are refugees.

Russian fighter jets buzzedGrozny on Saturday, but it wasunclear whether some of theheavy explosions were frombombs or long-range Gradrockets, fired into the city fordays.

James Palsis, Josiah Saimon andKiyus Jackson, representingTafunsak Municipality: HiteoShrew, Palikkun M. Shrew andSimion J. Phillip, representingMalem Municipality: and Madi­son T. Nena and Renster An­drew, representing Utawe Mu­nicipality.

President Bailey Olter will berepresented at the Kosraes In­augurations Ceremonies hy VicePresident Jacob Nena and in the

of Grozny,where Russian groundforces were reportedly mountingnew attacks.

Furtive Chechen fighters ranthrough the deserted streets of themud-splattered capital, far morecircumspectthan in previous dayswhentheystrolledwithconfidencepast bodies and charred armor lit­tering the streets.

"Better stay back! A tank roundjust landedhere and killed two in­nocentpeople,"a Chechen fighter,Ruslan Mirzhuyev, shouted downastreetinthesouthern partofthecityonceconsideredsecurelyinChechenhands.

Inthelatestindiscriminate attackon civilians, a column of Russian

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Pre-Deceased By:Parents: Ignacio P.lAna G. VillagomezSurvived by Husband, Children & Spouses:Husband: Alejandro C. TudelaChildren: Barbara T.lKilafa Jackson

Magdalena T.lGabriel B. BabautaLaurent T.lRamon C. Chong

dent Dzhokhar Dudayev's palaceand countlessfiresaround thecity.

A top Russian military com­mander, Maj. Gen. ViktorVorobyov, was killed by a mortarshell as Russiansoldiersadvancedon the besieged city. Vorobyov,commander of the InteriorMinistry's task force in Chechnya,wasthemostseniorofficertodie inthe offensive.

Vorobyovwas coordinating anoperation when he was

killedand twoofficerswereseri­ouslywounded, said Interior Min­istry spokesman VladimirVorozhtsov,

Battles raged around the city'srailway stationand invillageswest

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Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m., followed by mass at 3:00 p.rn, at the Krista RaiChurch, Garapan. Burial will follow immediately at the Chalan KanoaCemetery.

Mother, 3 kids die in shelter fireHANOVER, Germany (AP) - A dence of arson and the fire ap- On Saturday, a fire in a nursingmotherandher threechildren died peared to have been caused by a home in Euskirchen, westernGer-Sundaywhen afire sweptthrough technical fault. many, injured 40 mental patients,a home for asylum seekers in the Authorities could not give the 15 of them critically, afterlockednorthern German town of nationality of the victims. who doors in the building hamperedMellendorf, near Hanover, police lived inoneof fivecontainers con- rescue effortssaid. verted into temporary housing for The cause of the blaze in the

Seven people were injured. asylumseekers.Thecontainer was second-floor ward, where 85 pa-three of them seriously. gutted by the fire which broke out tients live, was under investiga-

Police said there was no evi- about 8 a.m. (0700 GMT). tion.

and Elato Atools: SantusUchumai, representing Ifalik,Europik and Fachailap: AloysiusFong representing Ulithi Atolland Mathew Haleyalu represent­ing Woleai Atoll.

In Kosrae State, the Senator­elects who will also be inaugu­rated today include: AlbertWelly, Fred Skilling, SteveSigrah, Tadasy Sigrah and Will­iam Tosic, representing LeluMunicipality: Akiyusi Palsis,

cials in neighboring Ingushetia re­ported the bombing strikes onChechenvillagesSunday.It didnotgive details. Russian officials sayChechen fighters have base campsin the mountains.

On Saturday. Russia loosed ahailstorm of shells into Grozny,igniting the upper floors of Presi-

offices replacing two terms Gov­ernor Petrus Tun and Lieuten­ant Governor TonyTawerilmang.

The newly elected Yap StateSenators to be inaugurated onMonday will include ClementMal al ap , Ted Rutu n, TonyGanngiyan, Robert Rue cho.James Mangefel and StanKensof, all representing YapProper; and Sabino Sauchmal,representing Satawal, Lernotrek

These positions will provide support to the MedicalProvider Team and coordinate in all aspects of healthcare delivery. Individuals must be highly dependable,

self motivated, require minimal supervision, and-committed to working in a team environment.

Husband of the lateTheodora M. Bermudes

FHP, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Qualified, Interested Applicants may obtain anapplication from the FHP Administrative Office,

2nd Floor, Oleai Center, between 8:00 AM-5:00 PM,Monday-Friday, Ask for Marcia Camacho.

No telephone calls please. Deadline for submittingapplications is Friday, January 13th, 5:00 PM.

Please Join Us In Prayers. Thank YouThe Family

FHP, INC.-CNMI District has immediate openings for a

POSITION VACANCY

We, the children, gmnJchilJren & the family of the lateRamon L.G. Bermudes, would like to invite all ourrelatives and friends to join us for the First AnniversaryRosary of our beloved father beginning Tuesday, Jan.10, 1995,

One (1), Full-time CNMI Licensed Registered NurseOne (1), On-call CNMI Licensed Registered Nurse

Nightly Rosary will be said at S:OO p.m. at their residencein Chalun Kanoa Dist. 4. On the final duv, Wed., Jan.1H, 1995, Rosary will he said at 12:00 noon. Mass ofIntention will he offered at 5:00 p.m. at Chalan KanoaCathedral.

Dinner will follow immediately at the family's residencein Chalan Kanoa Dist. #4,

:First YLnniversary 2\{Jsary.' <~'.-.

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INAUGURATION of Gover­nor-elects, Lieutenant Gover­nor-elects and members of StateLegislatures of Yap and KosraeStates of Mirconesia in the Fed­erated States of Mirconesia willbe held today, January 9. 1995.in ceremonies scheduled in thetwo states.

In Yap State, Governor-electVincent Figir and LieutenantGovernor-elect Mathias Y. Kuorwill assume the two top State

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policy," Lizama, the Budweiserpower forward said.

"Sports should serve as a bridgenot a tool to bar one ethnic or racialgroupfromanother,"Lizamaadded.

Lizama said that there is no lifeafterSABA.

"I believethe same view is sharedby PABA players.Thereis lesschal­lenge in this sport if players do notface toughcompetition."

'The only challenge left is to ad­vancethesportwheretopPABAandSABA teamscancompetewitheachother in a higher form of league,

Butthatideawillnevergaingroundif PABA will not open'up its mind.

When askedabout a future see­nariowerePABAandSABAplayersand teamswillplayinone league,theprized Budweiser eager replied, "Itwillremaina dream unlesskeyestab­lishments like MarPac will spear­head the project We also need thesupportof thecommunityto make it .a reality," Ray' theBud man' saidinclosing.(AAPD)

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Guam or ask a team from Guam tocome over but that will be very ex­pensive," Aores said.

A tune-up game with a Guamteam,Aoresopined,isnotdifferentinqualitycompared to a match with aPABA all-star or top team. YouspendgoingtoGuam,yet thequalityofgame is the same," Hares opined.

Lizama said that PABA officialsshouldpromotebetter anitude.

Ff/SNE coach Elmer Ennitaniosaid he has no reservation gettingmore locals in his team or of localsplayingas a team in PABA.

The same view was expressed byMicrol Heineken coach Abner Ve­nus and Team Bud mapager PastorGagaringin separateinterviewsear- .lier.

"It isa questionof how you estab­lish friendship, How we can unitetogetherand buildup better relation­shipamonglocalandFilipinocagers.The bottom line is that league orga­nizersshouldaskthequestionwhethersocietyisbenefittingornot fromtheir

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Had SABA done the same thing,LizamasaidhewouldnothaveknownAllanMagcalasand othergood fili­pinoplayersand thequalityof gametheyplay.

Observers believe that if PABAwill get rid of its sectarian attitude,morecompetitive match-upswill beseen which' will contribute in theadvancement of localbasketball.

In a separate interview, -HawksCoach Sonny Flores, who has beeninto several regional competitions,saidhehaslongbeenwishingPABAwould open its doors wider in theinterest of thesports.

''Obviously there are many goodFilipino basketball.players. PABAcouldbeofhelpinkeepingtheCNMIteam in shape,"Aores said.

Floressaid that if the CNMI team

to SPG is limitedto tune-upgameswith SABA teams, training will notbe veryeffective.

"Wecansendtheselectionteam to

with II pointsfollowed with8pointsas Mel Sakisatand Dave Camachopumpedin6 pointsapiecetopreventan01'Acesonslaughtatthetopofthegame.

01' Aces' Junior Renguul andJulianCamachotookcenter-stage inthesecondhalftopullawaythe Aceslead,

Renguul padded 14pointsmoretohis 8-pointfirst half performanceasJulian Camacho fired five jumpersfrom the 2-pointarea.

Top scorersfor the01' Aces wereRenguulwith22points,followedbyJim Freemanwith 10points.

JulianCamachoandTonyLuzamacontributed I0 pointsapiece.

Salas topped the Lite score chartwith 20 points followed by MelSakisat with 19 points and DaveCamachoand DennisCamachowithI0 pointsapiece.

Mondaysare regularplayingdaysforSABA matchesbutnomatchwillbe heldtoday a holiday.

On Thursday, January 12,MarPacDistributor'snewly fannedteam Bud Light will clash withanother new member Spalding inthe opener followed at 8:30 p.m,with a match between Joeten andPepsi. (AAPD)

"I just went out then: hoping toplaysometennisand Igot lucky,"hesaid."I don't thinkhe playedas wellas he could have."

Sekulovsaidhehadbeena little inawe of his opponent.

'There was a bit of a crowd outthereas welland they wereallcheer­ingforhim."hesaid.'They allwantedhim inthe maindraw,so it was hardforme."

Sekulov now will face unseededAmerican Alex O'Brien in the firstroundon Monday.

Untalan, Talalernotu Faeca, NoelRernolano, Vist.al Dado,George DeGuzman, Poland Yamada and JhunOsiasarepurt of the team.

Inthesecondgame,twoothernewmemberteams will testeach other.

Team Joeten will collide with theCNMI all-starselection, , otherwiseknown as the Pepsi team.

career and had a cage stint in themainlandexpressedhis views aboutlocalsports' new role.

Lizama's observation also reflecttheviewsofFilipinoandlocalcagers,not to mentionthe localcoaches.

"In sports, you should have anopen mind,"he said.

Lizama said that PABA's restric­tion on locals is discrimination andthatdiscrimination is not good.

''Why deprive the locals and andFilipino cagers from playing in aFilipinoregulatedleague?" Lizama,whois a memberof the 1994SABAchampionteam Takai Hawks, said.

In an earlier interview, a PABAofficialsaidthatthereasonbehindthepolicy was their experience whentheywerestillactivecagerssome tenyears ago.

The reason cited was the profes­sionalismin and out of court of sev­eral localcagersat that time.

"Withoutgoing intothe detailsofthe past, the PABA officialsshouldput those things behind. That wastheir time. The players now havematureda lot,"Lizama,whorecently

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Wilander. · .Continued from page 16

Wilanderwas playingin his firstqualifying tournament in 14 yearsaftertournamentofficials tumeddownhis request for a will;! card,

Instead, they allocated the threewild cardsto New ZealandersJamesGreenhalgh,StevenDownsandScottClark

Wilanderofferednocommentaf­ter the match, while Sekulov wasstunned.

Hartman, 6'4", has reportedly joinedtheBud Lightteam.

Hart, Gagaring said, had threechampionship experiences withdif­ferent teams.

Aside from Hartman, FrankIglesias, Charlie Sablan. TonyLuzarna, EdgarPalma, EImerPineda,Tony Sablan, Oscar Masga, Joel

Bud Light..

FT/SNE...Continued from page 16

pointsapiece.In the bottom of the game,

Dominguez and Magcalas werejoinedbypower-forwardReyLizamatocementtheirfirsthalfleadup to lasttickof thegame.

Domingueztrailed Magcalas' 38points with his own 28 points fol­lowedby Lizama's 17points.

Top scorer for the Sharks wereLuisCepedawith 17points.followedbyTom Washingtonwith 12 pointsandTom Cruz with IO points.

Cepedadid greatlyforhis teaminthesecondhalfbyconverting3jump­ers from the rainbow area and threepoints more from from the 2-point

area.Cruz, Washington, Wise Aguon

and Murphy Shiro exhibited 100­percent accuracy at the stripe witheachoneconnecting2-for-2.

Inthesecondgame,playingcoachEliRanaamarandhisor Acesteamdefeated LiteBeerby a difference of13 points, 92-79.

Itwasa closegame inthe first halfwith theAcesaheadonlyby4 points42-48.

Salas ended the top of the game

More and more Saipan athletes arebeginningtohavetheviewthatsportsnotonly keepsan athletephysicallyfit and awayfrom social ills.. Sportsisalsoemergingas a tool to

breakethnicand social barriers par­ticularly in the fieldof basketball.

Basketball personalities have adream of forming one basketballleaguewheretalentedlocal and Fili­pinocagersplayinginseparateleaguescompetein a constructive, competi­tiveand unifying manner.

The Philippine Amateur Basket­ball Association has maintained apolicy not to accept locals 'in theleague.

TheninthelastPABAseason,hasallowed each member teams to takein two localsto play in the league.

It wasa welcome move but manyobservers believethatPABA shouldtakefurther steps.

Aweekbeforethestartof the 1995SABAseason,PABA's 1994cham­pionteam Ff/SNE brokebaniers byjoiningSABA.

Rey Lizama,a veteraneager whohas witnessed a colorful basketball

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Krantz 0928-l.writer, is 67; Bart Starr(1934-), football great, is 61; BobDenver 0935-l,actor, is 60; Joan Baez(1941-l, singer, is 54.TODAY'S SPORTS: On this day in1972, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored'39points against his future team to helpthe Milwaukee Bucks put an end tothe Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game win­ning streak.TODAY'S QUOTE: "Thc moment awoman gets power. she loses the solidarityshe had with other worncn. Sill'will want to be equal in a man's worldand will become amlntious for her OWII

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By Stella Wilder

Born today, you are a persis­tent and tenacious individual. Younever back down once you haveset your si~ts on a goal, despiteeven eonsiderable odds stackeda~ainstyou. Always forging aheadwith determination and certainty,you are confident of your own abil­ities, and eager to prove yourself.Considerable support will proba­bly be given to you in your endeav­ors from the start, but you will al­ways take full advantage of anygood luck that may come your wayas well. .

The close support and compan­ionship of a special someone willprove imperative to you and piv­otal to your success. You are gen­erous to those who have been gen­erous to you, and you neverhesitate to give credit where creditis due.

Also born on this date are:Joan Baez and Crystal Gayle,singers; Bart Starr. footballplayer and coach; RichardNixon, U.S. president; JudithKrantz, author.

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Today is the ninth•." .....:::,day of 1995 and the· ...20th day of winter.

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Blazers, Cavaliers win in NBA

Courier wins Australia Hardcourt

Mourning scored 33 points andCharlotte tied a franchise recordwith its fifth straight victory asthe Hornets defeated the BostonCeltics.

The Hornets' 200th franchisewin also put them seven gamesabove .500 (19-12) for the firsttime in team history.

Larry Johnson added 23points for the Hornets, with20 for Muggsy Bogues. Do­minique Wilkins had 24 pointsfor the Celtics, and PervisEllison had 20. Hawks 102,Nets 85

ing from 13thto 11 th withthewinand earned U.S. dlrs 43,000.

Courier's last win was in Au­gust, 1993, when he beat BorisBecker in the final in Indianapo­lis. He went through the Austra­lian Hardcourt championshipwithout dropping a set.

Registration Fee is $25.00.Application forms are now avail­able at the Marianas Visitors Bu­reau Office located across formthe Saipan International Airport.Formore information,pleasecon­tact MVB at 234-8325. Officehours is from 8:00 am to 5:00pm,Mondays through Fridays andfrom 8:00am to 12:00 noon onSaturdays.

January 12in theopener game.TheteamwillbecoachedbyDanny

Cabrera.Cabrera will beassisted byformer

Cyclones and Sixers 'eager TonvSablan.

TheBudLightteam is composedof a hostof experienced cagers.

Pastor Gagaring of MarPae saidthat 199401' Aces standout Uoyd

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over the Chicago Bulls.Brandon started in place of

Mark Price, out with a sprainedright ankle.

Chicago lost its second straightafter winning five of its previoussix games. The Bulls were led byguard BJ. Armstrong's 17points.Toni Kukocscored 16andScottiePippen 15 for the Bulls, who hadscored a franchise-low 63 pointsin their previous meeting withCleveland, a 77-63 loss in Chi­cago on Dec. 19. IIHomets 106,Celtics 98

In Charlotte•. N.C., Alonzo

MVB fun runs on Jan. 28

Courier won the 15th singlestitle of his career by overpower­ing the unseeded Frenchman in95 minutes.

The American was winless in1994 after winning five titles inboth 1992 and 1993.

The two-time Australian Openchampion lifted his world rank-

Bud Light debuts this week

THE Marianas Visitors Bureauwill be staging the 1995 MVBBuffaloes Fun Runs, Consistingofa lOk(6.2miles)and 1/2 Mara­thon (13.1miles) on January 28,1995

Both Events will start at 5:30am at the American MemorialPark (across the DPS GarapanSub-Station) and will run alongthe scenic Beach Road.

Wilanderbeaten by 18-year-oldAUCKLAND," New Zealand thematchin thesecond set(AP) -Playingin the qualifying. The)O-year-oldSwedeled6-4,rounds of a tennis "tournament is .5-3'andwasoncourse fora placeunfamiliar territory ° for Mats . in the 32-man.main drawbefore .Wilander, It alsoproved uncom- . 18-year-old Sekulov began hisfortable, recovery.

. Australian' teen-ager James Sekulov.ranked-lzl.heldserveSekulov heat the 30-year-old and thenbrokeWilander's serveSwedethetop-rankedplayerinthe . astheSwedeservedforthematch.world in 1988 and Winner of 33 In the tie-breaker, Sekulov

.careertirles-d-S,7-6(8-6),0:2Sun- moved to 6-3 for three set-pointsdayinthefinal round ofqualifying andstopped a Wilancier revival at .

forthe U.S.$323,OOONewZealand 6-6 before finally taking the sec-Open, and set. \V'ilander,whowonsevenGrand In the deciding set, WilanderSlam titles before taking a two- failed to hold serve at all, while.yearbreak from (he professional Sekulov kepthis nerve to recordcircuit, wentdownina twohour, thebiggest winofhisshortcareer.25minute contest afterserving for Continued on page 15

TeamBudLightofMarianas Paeific(MarPae) Distributors will 'test thewaters' of theSaipan Amateur Bas­ketball Association's 1995 LiteBeerIsland-wide Basketball Tournamentwhen it gets into aetion against an­other newcomer cage team duringtheweek.

The Bud Light team will playagainst Mechille Corporation'sSpalding team at7p.m. on'fl:1ursday,

their last 16.Gheorghe Muresan,starting at center for injured cen­ter Kevin Duckworth, had 12points and '14 rebounds. Cava­liers92, Bulls 78

In Cleveland, Terrell Bran­donscoredacareer-high 24points,helping the Cavaliers end a two­game losing streak with a win

withagoodbaekingfrom ReyLizamaand Ric Alegre who connected 6

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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) ­im Courier of the United Stateswon a tournament for the firsttime in 17 months Sunday whenhe defeated Frenchman ArnaudBoetsch 6-2,7-5 in thefinalof theAustralian Hardcourt tennischampionship at the MemorialDrive Arena.

the third quarter, helpingthe TrailBlazers increase a 10-point half­time lead to 92-76.

Cliff Robinson had 24 pointsand Clyde Drexler 18 for Port­land.

Calbert Cheaneyhad 22 pointsand acareer-high 11 rebounds forthe Bullets, who have lost 15 of

showof prowess in the2-point areaspelled thedifference.

Atthefoulline.theSharks hada75percentaccuracy connecting9out12compared to FT/SNE's·8 outof 16.

TheSharks, from the3-point area,converted 21 points as the Sharksconnected 7Jumpers.

R{ght from the start of thegame,Magcalas and Noel Dominguez ledtheir team to establish a 17-pointdifference at half-time, 56-39.

Magcalas and.Dominguez com­bined a total of 40 .points -24 byMagcalas and 16byDominguez-'. ..

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FT/SNE, Aces early SABAwinners

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -RodSticklandscored a: career-high 31pointsand added 11assists Satur­day night as Portland handed theWashingtonBullets their seventh

straight loss, 114-105.Strickland made 12of 16field

goalattempts and was6 of? at thefoul line. He scored 10 points in

Top PABA team FT/SNE and 01'Aces emerged asearlywinners inthestart of the 199~ Saipan AmateurBasketball Association LitebeerIs­land-Wide Basketball league Thurs­daynight at' theAdagyminSusupe.

Intheopener, FT/SNE overpow­eredtheSharkswithadevastating 20points difference, 1OD-80.

Asexpected, prized center-powerforward Allan Magcalas, led histeam's debut in the SABA leaguewith an impressive 38highpoints.

The Sharks bestedFT/SNE at thestripeandrainbowareabutf'I'Sblli's

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