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DPL: Public land to ru.n out fast if ruling followed

By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

PUBLIC Lands Director Ber­tha Leon Guerrero said govern­ment may quickly run out of

"The concern of Public Lands is the limited land resource that. we have. If we are going to be compensating all these possible land exchange recipients, we may not have lands to exchange anymore," said Gu~rrero.

Gov. Tenorio: Eager to work with incoming batch of legislators.

Marshalls voters return Kabua, minus majority

By Giff Johnson For the Variety MAJURO - Marshall Is­

lands President Imata Kabua easily won reelection to parlia­ment in his home atoll of Kwajalein, according to elec­tion results is­·sued Tuesday by the Elec­toral Adminis­tration.

Butfromthe still prelimi­nary and unof­ficial returns, · Kabua will bereturningwi_thout the slim majority that. he. has held for the past thre~,_years. . Though C:and_ida_tet in two races are>separated .by just a. handful of .votes/and: wiI111ers cannofbe; declared until postal abseriteis are coun~ begiilllirig

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next week Tuesday, the opposi­tion United Democratic Party claims it has the 17 votes neces­sary to form a government when the parliament convenes just af­ter the new year.

Alik Alik, one of four UDP candidates who swept to victory in the former ruling party-con­trolled Majuro Atoll, said the opposition party has the num­bers to put together a govern­ment and has begun discussions to gain agreement on a single presidential candidate and cabi­net assignments. . · At least four candidates .for

. president have been· advanced, ' butAJik indicated that the'choice . is now, c~nterin:g ; op ;e(tJler ·. Speaker KessaiNote or~~lar · former ambassadortq Washing-. ton, WUfred)~:~~<,fajl,Jlj~Jiigh-.

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By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

WITH Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider (R-Saipan) having been endorsed by majority of the elected House Republicans for Speaker, Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday expressed confidence his administration can work well with the 12th Legislature on vital bills on economic recovery.

"That's the decision they made. I respect it," said the governor, referring to Tuesday's Republi­can party caucus which formally endorsed Hofschneider for the top House post by a vote of 10 to two.

"I am sure we can work closely with them. I have always believed that we have a separation of power (between the Legislature and the executive branch). I have confi­dence that the Legislature will do

public lands if the decision recently is- ' sued by Supe­rior Court Pre­siding Judge Edward

Manibusan on Bertha Leon aright-of-way Guerrero case is used as basis for other similar pending cases.

Guerrero's concerns were raised in response to the court's ruling on the Leon Taisacan case which effectively obligates gov­ernment to compensate land claimants for its use of private land.

"In addition to land exchanges, we need to have land for home­steads, for public purposes and for offices," she said.

Guerrero said that while she has no reservations on compen­sating Taisacan, the division . wants a clarification on what is right or fair compensation as ordered by Judge Edward Manibusan.

The decision on the Taisacan . land case against the former Marianas Public Land Corpora­tion was issued by Manibusan eight days ago.

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DPH studies PCB disease ·patt~rns what it is supposed to do. By Jojo Dass Villagomez, may be headed for

"I've been a member of the Variety News Staff an uphill climb though. Legislature. I have always felt THE DEPARTMENT of Public Villagomez explained that for that members of the Legislature Health is coordinating with con- one, past medical records of the and the administration should cemed federal government agen- residents are now being labori-always work together because we cies in drawing up a pattern of ously scrutinized to determine only have one goal and that is to illnesses among Tanapag resi- abnormal symptoms. make sure that we provide the dentsthatmaybeattributedtothe Another, Villagomez ex-essential services to the commu- cancer-causing polychlorinated plained,PCB-relatediilnessesare nity," Tenorio said. biphenyl (PCB). "very non-specific."

Hofschneider, in an interview The task, according to Health "It could be a lot of things,

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I! NMI honors teacher of the year /i

By Marian A. Maraya Variety News Staff

SAN VICENTE Elementary School (SVES) teacher Jonas Barcinas was chosen as CNMI Teacher of the Year 2000 (TOY)duringyesterday'sEdu­cation Day celebration at Hopwood Junior High School.

He succeeds last year's win­, ner, Barbara Gilles, from

Tanapag Elementary School (TES),

:; The CNMI State Selection f_'..: panel chose Barcinas from f among 13 other outstanding ~l teachers from all public schools

on all three islands. The selection panel was com-

I prised of individuals from both the government and public sec­tor which met three times to come out with the final deci­sion.

As this year's Teacher of the

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next year.

Year, Barcinas will be represent­ing the CNMI in national educa­tion forums, including the national convention for teachers in Janu-ary .

He will also have the opporn1-

Furthermore, Barcinas will participate in the national space

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In California

3 killed in bed MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) -Three brothers were shot to death in their beds and their mother was critically wounded at a spacious estate north of Los Angeles, authorities said Tues­day. An infant was found un­harmed.

Dr. Xavier Caro called police at I I :20 p.m. Monday to report that his wife and children had been shot, said Eric Nishimoto,

spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.

Cora Caro, 42, was airlifted to Los Robles Regional Medi­cal Center with massive head injuries. She was in critical but stable condition.

Caro, 52, was cooperative dur­ing several hours of question­ing, Nishimoto said.

Police said the investigation was focused solely on people in

the household, but would not elaborate. Authorities stressed that a killer was not loose in the Santa Clara Valley area about 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Caro was holding the infant boy in his arms when he met deputies at the door of the two-story man­sion after placing the 911 call.

"He was certainly grieving," Nishimoto said. "He was very, very upset."

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. News Briefs · Indonesia rushes police reinforcements to Aceh

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is sending hundreds of police reinforcements to the troubled province of Aceh amid fears of violent protests in early December, police said <;m Wednesday.

Spokesman Colonel Saleh Saaf told Reuters that 876 reinforce­ments from the police mobile brigade had· been sent to the region.

Members of the unit are frequently used to control demonstra­tions. Abouthalfof the new officers were replacing others who were being withdrawn, Saaf said. ·

It follows complaints from the military in the region that govern­ment orders to scale down their forces had hit their ability to control unrest in Aceh, the northern tip of Sumatra.

P. Rican Democratic leader resigns

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The head of Puerto Ric:o's Democratic Party has resigned amid friction over his endorsement of Vice President Al Gore for president, the party said Tuesday.

Chairman William Miranda Marin, who opposes efforts to make Puerto Rico the 51st state, resigned Monday amid criticism for_ joining pro-statehood Gov. Pedro Rossello in supporting Gore's nomination.

The party's anti-statehood faction has been leaning toward back­ing Bill Bradley.

Miranda did not immediately return telephone calls for comment on Tuesday.

'No confidence' filed vs. Thai gov't

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's opposition filed a parliamentary no-confidence motion Wednesday, but the govern­ment was expected to survive what could prove the sternest test of its two-year tenure.

Varathep Ratanakorn, spokesman for the main opposition New Aspiration Party, accused the government of mismanaging the economy, corruption, nepotism and supporting foreign exploitation of Thailand during its economic crisis.

But with the economy showing signs of recovery, Prime Minister .Chuan Leekpai 's seven-party coalition is expected to survive the motion, the third brought against it in two years.

Reduction of forces on disputed· islands m,:ged

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP)-Taiwan on Tuesday urged countries that station troops on disputed South China Sea islands to replace them with police or civilian units to help reduce the danger of clashes.

Taiwan announced last week that it plans to replace marines with coast guard units on the Pratas archipelago and Tai ping, the biggest · of the Spratly Islands.

Although the coast guard forces will be armed, the government said they could help lower tensions in the area because they will act more like a police force than an occupying army dedicated to fighting off intruders.

Mexico suspends airline MEXICOCITY(AP)-TheMexi­can airline Taesa, accused of shoddy maintenance practices by its former Jlight attendants, has been grounded by Mexican au­thorities two weeks after a deadly crash that killed 18 people.

The government announced Tues­day that it was suspending the airline while it conducts a sweep­ing investigation into the airline's policies, procedures, mainte­nance, training and operations.

It did not say how long the airline would be suspended, but the ground­ing just before the busy Christmas season would be a likely blow for an airline that has struggled with financial problems, labor com­plaints and safety questions.

Government investigators who in­spected Taesa planes after the Nov. 9 crash found a "series of anoma­lies and incidents," said deputy transportation secretary Aaron Dychter Poltolarek.

, reading a statement at a news conference. He did not provide fur­lher details.

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"It's important to stress that this measure is being taken ... to fully guarantee the security of passengers and crew," Dychter said.

Officials from Taesa could not be inunediately reached for comment.

Taesa came under scrutiny when its Mexico City-bound flight 725, with 13 passengers and five crew membersaboard,crashedintoanavo­cado orchard near Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan.

Former flight attendants have charged that Taesa planes, including the one that crashed, have had a series of mechanical problems re­sulting from inadequate mainte­nance. The flight attendants, who claim they were fired for union activities, had complained about mechanical problems both before and after the crash.

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School bus privatization eyed By Marian A. Maraya Variety News Staff

INSTEAD of dwelling on the Public School System's (PSS) bus services shortcomings, Education Commissioner Rita H. Inos said the school system is focusing on looking at other means of im­proving the quality of PSS 's trans­portation fleet.

PSS is actively looking into the fleet's privatization as one pos­sible solution, according to Inos.

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Remove 'Agent Orange' at once, Tenorio orders

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday said efforts should be undertaken by concerned federal and local agencies to ensure that containers of Agent Orange buried on the island be "removed immedi­ately as soon as possible."

"I am very concerned on any­thing that will endanger the life and health of the community," the gov­ernor told reporters shortly after signing a proclamation declaring December as anti-drunk and drugged driving month at the judi­cial complex in Susupe.

"Those issues are being ad­dressed now," he added, noting that The Department of Public Health ·'is meeting with otheragen­cies to ensure that we are taking all precautionary measures."

Still, the governor said actions need to be expedited so that the contamination is contained.

"We should remove that (buried Agent Orange containers) imme­diately as soon as possible,"Tenorio said.

Agent Orange is a U.S. military

codename for a chemical mixture of plant hormones mimicking com­pounds that destroy plants by inter­fering with their normal metabo­lism.

Containers of Agent Orange that may have leaked to the soil is feared to cause abnormal patterns on the vegetation as it has been known to cause nutrient loss.

On Tuesday, CNMI Environ­mental Quality Director Ignacio Cabrera confirmed there are con­tainers of Agent Orange buried in the island. He however failed to say where.

Nevertheless, Cabrera said his office was able verify existence of the chemical compound from Trust Tenitory workers who told DEQ in an investigation that they buried some of the chemicals on the island back then.

The chemical was used in the Korean and Vietnam wars by the U.S. military which did so in defo­liation operations meant to expose enemy positions in the jungle.

Soldiers exposed to the chemical compound have reportedly experi­enced ill-effects.

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RONALD D. Sablari has resigned as member of the Boal'd of Direc. tors of the Marianas Visitors Au­thority (MV A) where he served for a total of six years under three different governors, itwaslearned yesterday.

The resignation took effect Nov. 22.

Sablan, ina lettertoMV A Board Chaim1an David M, Sablan, said it is "necessary" for him to step down and "concentrate" on the implementation of objectives of theHotelAssociationoftheNorth­em Mariana .Islands (HANMJ) where he is currently serviilgthe second year of his second tenn as president. · · · · · ···

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''l ..• Iootforwarcl•.·to continue working with MVA through your leadership into the development of the CNMl as a prime tourism destination," he said, as he ex­pre,sed thankfulness to the Board and entire MV A members he had worked with for years in the area oftourism.

lle also pointed out he would want!() spe~d rnofetime and en~ ergy.managingthe•f~nilly-,owned Pacific Gardenia Hotel.

With the recei:Jt election .of. a new set. ofHANMI officers, the group has pledged _to· focus··· on three main goals, including the upliftment of the quality of ser­vices provided by hotel employ­ees.

. Sablan also said he will concen­trate on the implementation of HANMI' s objectives, · especially at the turn of the new millennium.

HANMI is aprofe~ional asso­ciation made up of the 20 leading hotels representing over 3,400 r()Oms in the CNMI. It aims to

- support and encourag.e coopera­tionamongmember-hotels by pro­viding a forurn for sharing ideas on issues ofcommon concern.

sources within our community to offset the deficit of what we have in terms of people transportation," Inos said.

"We have been working with some private bus companies who are looking at what it takes and what are the criteria and qualifi­cations to be able to bus the stu­dents safely to and from schools.

"So we don't just leave our­selves to saying we don't have enough buses ... we also recognize that there are so many resources withinourcommunity,"lnossaid.

Inos said CNMI leaders have been very generous in assisting PSS with regard to procuring its current buses.

"So far, our lawmakers have been very generous with us ... they have heard ourrequest and we've shown them data in terms of what it is about out student population right now that needs their assis­tance and last fiscal year, they gave us the support by allocating their own personal office dollars," she said.

PSS Administrative Services

Officer Jess Sanches, in an earlier interview, said PSS needs seven . additional buses to be able to func­tion in its fullest capacity.

"In order for us to facilitate timely transportation of our stu­dents from all over the commu­nity, not just Saipan, but Rota and Tinian as well, we would need to add to our fleet.

"So we are working on thaL..and also other efforts within the commu­nity to make sure that we are as cost effective as possible with offering pupil transportation," Inos said.

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Teno ,signs _· , . . .

local.budget forTinian

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio has signed a law that will finally get the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission back to life.

In approving Tinian Local Bill 7-8 however, the governor said he has "concerns" about a section of the proposed measure which authorizes continuing appropria­tions until a subsequent budget is signed in the next fiscal year in the event of a failure to pass the budget in time.

The new law appropriates $2.6 million for the Tinian municipal government of which $200,000 goes to the Mayor's Office while another $200,000 is allotted for the municipal treasury, said Tinian Sen. Joaquin Adriano.

The TCGCC gets some $2 mil­lion, he said.

Tenorio said the bill is not clear whether it is appropriate to at­tempt to supplement or amend the existing provision, which was adopted through local initiative by a local law provision.

Nevertheless, Tenorio said he enacted TLB 7-8 into Tinian Local Ordinance 7-4 bearing in mind the financial condition TCGCC is in.

"I signed this measure into law because I am concerned that the staff of the TCGCC has not re­ceived their paychecks for the last

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'Outrageous public conduct' complaint under gov't probe

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE DEPARTMENT of Public Safety and the Attorney General's Office are expected to take im­mediate action against any po­lice officer to have engaged in criminal conduct against a mo­torist who was

allegedly beaten up, the Public Defender's Office disclosed yes­terday.

Assistant Public Defender Robert T. Torres said upon completion of the investigation, PDO expects that DPS and the AGO will take immediate action to impose appropriate sanctions, including criminal prosecution and termination, against any of­ficer found to have engaged in criminal conduct against Will­iam Lazalita.

Torres said PDQ agrees to with­draw Lazalita's motion to dismiss based on outrageous police mis­conduct to allow the AGO and DPS to complete their investiga­tion regarding Lazalita's com­plaint.

Court records showed that Lazalita operated a motor vehicle and was involved in an auto-auto collision in Chalan Kanoa District I near Stella's Market last April IO.

The driver of the other vehicle was reportedly Corrections Officer Jose T. Castro. who was not in uniform nor was on duty at the time.

Following the collision, Castro confronted Lazalita and allegedly began punching him·on the face and kicking him while on the

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GVB all set for JATA '99 Variety News Staff

THE GUAM Visitors Bureau (GVB) is all set to send a delega­tion to represent Guam in the 12th Japan Congress of International Travel Trade Show which is scheduled to take place next week. from Nov. 30-Dec.4 in Tokyo, Japan.

Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez is expected to lead the delegation to stress the importance that Guam places on JATA and the Japan travel market.

According to GVB general manlf~y~}\fllr.~f.:1~!~~~-QVB .h.a_s

sold all its allotted 61 booths-· a record high - within the Magnifi­cent Micronesia area of the JAT A trade show.

"We have once again partnered with our members as well as our Micronesia neighbors from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the CNMI's Marianas Visi­tors Authority." Nelson said.

Organized by the Japan Asso­ciation of Travel Agents (JATA) and the Japan Ministry of Trans­port, the event is considered as

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I artists take limelight By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

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got another round of recognition yesterday.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio noted the decision of the organizers for this year's awards ceremonies to rec­ognize all the past winners in dif­ferent categories, saying this will make their contributions to CNMI arts and culture more remarkable.

There were some 80 awardees for all the categories from 1985 to present who w;re called on stage to receive their trophies and plaques of recognition during yesterday's 15th Annual Governor's Arts Awards and 3rd Annual Governor's Humanities A wards ceremony held at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe.

At the same time, the chief ex­ecutive assured awardees, govern­ment officials and spectators of continued support from the gov­ernment to the field of arts and humanities.

Marianas Visitors Authority (MVA) managing director Perry Tenorio speaks before accepting a 1999 Supporter of the Arts award from Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio (from left), DCCA Sec. Thomas Tebuteb, CCAC Board Chair Gus Kaipat (partly hidden) andCCAC Executive Director Robert Hunter (right), as program host Cindy Macsranas looks on. Photo by Haldee v. Eugenio

porters of the arts. Certificates of recognition were

also given to other artists. Perry Tenorio, managing direc­

tor of the Marianas Visitors Au­thority said MV A will continue to contribute to the arts and humani­ties' enhancement and preserva-tion. ·

MV A was also among those entities who received the 1999 Supporter of the Arts award, to­getherwith Teregeyo, LinoOlopai, American Memorial Park, and

· Spectrum Electric. The other 1999 awardees were:

Kevin Atalig (outstanding per­forming artist); Francisca Celis ( outstanding tradi ti.Qnal craftsperson); Kuniyoshi Ukita (outstanding visual artist); and Scott Russe1I (outstanding literary artist).

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio huddles with Don Farell, a previous Governor's Arts awardee, during yesterday's ceremonies held at the Multi-Purpose Hall in Susupe. Photo by Haldee v. Eugenio

Certificates of recognition (adult division) went out to John C. Hardy, Rolando Zepeda, Albert Toves, Jr. and Dr. William Flood. "I want to assure you all that this

administration will continue to sup­port the arts and humanities," he said.

Rep. AnaS. Teregeyo, one of the awardees for the 1999 Supporterof the Arts category, said the most significant contribution that the community can make is to support the artists' efforts to learn and show­case their talents.

"Encourage them by buying their art works. attending lhcir shows and perhaps, become a patron your­self ... Provide them the venue to develop their crafts and talents so their creative juices can flow," said Teregeyo, a former executive di­rectoroftheCommonwealth Coun­cil for Arts and Culture.

Teregeyo said it is important that

CNMI has been able to improve and enhance its various art fonns, and preserve them for future gen­erations to enjoy and be proud of their heritage.

The governor also made pitch on the special recognition to three in­dividuals who have helped in the preservation of the CNMI history and traditions.

"We are grateful that furure gen­erations will be able to learn abcut our ancient past, as well as how our people practiced their cul tu res, cus­toms, and traditions in earlier times," Tenorio said.

Tenorio and other government officials presented the awards for best pe1forming groups/artists, tra­ditional craftsperson, visual artists, literary artists, as well as to sup-

Some 28 students from Rota, Tinian and Saipan received awards for different categories.

Thomas Tebuteb, secretary of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, noted that the arts and humanities continue to get funding and this has kept the pro­grams up and going.

Hennan T. Guerrero, chainnan of the CNMI Council for the Hu­manities, said the CNMI will ben­efit and be enriched when its citi­zens join together with humanities scholars to explore and interpret the acts, works, and artifacts of human culture.

Cindy P. Macaranas and John Oliver Gonzales hosted the ceremo­nies which la~ted for two hours.

DEQ awaits next House FFR chair By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

THE DIVISION of Environmen­tal Quality (DEQ) said it will con­tinue to air its concerns with the

· federal government on the pas­sage of shipped radioactive waste materials near the territorial wa­ters of the NMI.

DEQ Director Ignacio Cabrera, said his office will wail for the next chairman of the House for­eign and federal relations com­mittee in the 12th Legislature to discuss the matter.

An elected representative from

Tinian, Nonnan S. Palacios, has been named as the new chainnan of the foreign relations commit­tee, replacing defeated incum­bent Rep. Melvin Faisao.

"We need to address the issue. We need to see the requirement and try to see if it's all right to see the transportation of the nuclear. waste," said Cabrera the other day.

Faisao, earlier said it is nec­essary that the government now formulate its own standard con­cerning nuclear wastes and their transport near the CNMI's ter­ritory.

Faisao had taken issue with the radioactive materials and the dan­gers they pose when they pass by CNMI waters.

Faisao' s move was great! y wel­comed by the DEQ which prom­ised to work hand in hand with the legislator in order to face the is­sue.

Faisao had raised concern that Japan-bound ships carrying pro­cessed plutonium coming from Europe have been passingthrough and near the territorial waters of the CNMI without the knowledge of its officials.

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.Torres raps DOLi practices By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

ASSISTANT Public Defender Robert T. Torres yesterday de­plored an alleged extremely dis­turbing conduct by some officers of the Department of Labor and Immigration in their attempt to shortcut deportation process.

Torres protested to DOLI Sec­retary MarkZachares the conduct of its officers who obtained a stipu­lated deportation agreement from a non-immigrant defendant, Steve Anson whom he is representing in a criminal case.

Torres said allowing such cus­todial interrogation by DOLi of­ficers, especially when a person is detained and is awaiting trial on a criminal case, is deplorable con­duct by a law enforcement agency.

Torres urged Zachares to in­struct the director of Immigration to conduct supplemental training on basic immigration law and deportation procedures.

The assistant public defender in a letter to Zachares said DOLI

Maninrebar attack charged

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE ATTORNEY General's Of­fice has charged a man who alleg­edly assaulted a person with a re bar and resisted police arrest.

Eugene Blas Repeki was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery, disturbing the peace, crimi­nal trespass, and resisting arrest.

According to Assistant Attorney General Ramona V. Manglona in the complaint, the 21-year-old Repeki did unlawfully and pur­posely cause bodily injury to a man with a rebar last Nov. 11.

Manglona said the defendant"did unlawfully, purposely, knowingly, or recklessly strike, beat, wound, and otherwise cause bodily harm to the victim."

Repeki also allegedly did unlaw­fully make an unauthorized entry upon the barracks of the victim.

The defendant, the AGO said, then resisted arrest by hitting Po­lice Officer Chris Guerrero who · was in the process of handcuffing him.

One more year for Appleby

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

SHAWN Appleby was ordered by the Superior Court to spend one year in jail for entering a guilty plea to escape case.

AssociateJudge Timothy H.Bellas sentenced the 19-year-old Appleby to three years' imprisonment, all sus­pended except for one year.

Bellas said the one year of in­carceration will be served con­secu ti vel y to any sentence Appleby is presently serving.

Bellas also required the defen­dant to obey all U.S. and CNMI criminal laws.

Court records showed that Appleby and co-defendants Jeronimo S. Ada and Melvin N. Basa escaped from the Depart­ment of Public Safety's Division of Corrections last Oct. I 0.

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officers obtained the stipulation to deportation from Anson while he was detained in the Depart­ment of Public Safety's (DPS) Division of Corrections pending trial in a criminal matter.

At a preliminary hearing last Sept. 24, Torres represented Anson while Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch came on behalf of the government.

After the hearing, Anson re­mained in DOC custody pending the status conference last Oct. 18. During the interim, Torres said, DOLi officers entered DOC and interviewed Anson.

Torres said the officers spoke to Anson after he was represented by counsel and while he remained in the jurisdiction of the Superior Court for the criminal proceed­ings.

"Your officers had Mr. Anson sign a stipulation to deportation based on prior convictions for two misdemeanors. At no time did your officers inform my office of the stipulation nor was I provided

a copy of the stipulation," Torres told Zachares.

Anson is a citizen of the Feder­ated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the order to show cause char­acterizes him as an alien.

"This _is incorrect. FSM and Palau residents· are non-immi­grants pursuant to the Compacts ofFree Association. All deporta­tion proceedings for Compact and FAS residents must comport with th€fterms of the agreements, " he pointed out.

Though Anson may be one of the first FAS citizens to be de­ported from the CNMI, Torres said, DOLi m·uststill comply with the law and procedure regarding his deportation and not shortcut the process with coercive stipula­tion agreements.

Torres said the officers' con­duct may expose the government to civil liability in having Anson sign a stipulated deportation agreem·ent without the benefit of counsel who represents him in criminal proceedings.

"Your officers violated Mr. Anson's Fifth Amendment right to due process. Their conduct was deceptive and coercive," said Torres, adding that DO LI officers served an order to show cause but failed to give Anson the required notice of the basis of deportabil­ity.

Torres said his client should have been given the opportunity to appear before an immigration judge and be advised of his right to obtain counsel to assist him in making an informed decision.

Instead, Torres said, DOLI"of­ficers secured Anson's stipula­tion to deportation without giving him the opportunity to receive due process.

Instead of acting in good faith and affording due process, he said, DOLi officers set out in a deliber­ate course to mislead Anson into signing a stipulation.

"Your officers corner Mr. Anson while he is detained in DOC, and under color and au­thority of law ( thanks to their

badges and unrestricted access to DOC) make false representation to him t~ntamount to 'legal ad­vice,'" Torres told Zachares.

Torres said DOLI officers ad­vised Anson that there was noth­ing he could do to avoid deporta­tion and just accept it by signing the agreement.

Torres said Anson was "ad­vised" that if he didn't fight the case he would be returned to Pohnpei sooner and the case would be over.

The lawyer said merely because conviction documents exist to sup­port a charge of deportability, it does not automatically follow that Anson is deportable.

There are several grounds that may support a collateral challenge to render the convictions useless for purposes of deportability.

Finally, Torres said, DOLi has no jurisdiction over an alien or non-immigrant who is detained pending criminal proceedings.

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COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

W e join our mother country, the United States of America, in celebrating Thanksgiving Day as a day of feast to give thanks to our heavenly Lord for

abundant blessings. Just as the Pilgrims did back in 1621 --- after they struggled in search of and subsequently succeeded in establishing homes in the United States -- we are also forever grateful for the good fortunes that come our way.

As we prepare to commemorate this festive holiday, let us join families and friends to celebrate together. Let us open our doors and our hearts wide to the less fortunate and include those suffering here and afar in our prayers. Above all, remember to · always give thanks to God every day of the year. '

Sophie and Annie join us in wishing you a joyful Thanksgiving Day. May God bless you all.

PEDRO P. TENORIO JESUS R. SABLAN

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A do-nothing session By Tom Teepen

THE FIRST session of the 106th Congress is petered out in vague ignominy and ill grace, having fussed much and ac­complished little. But it did do this: It set a new standard for surly partisanship.

Congress first wasted months of its time and the nation's

persisting in an impeachment that was obviously doomed from the first gavel fall, all over a president's attempt to dance - and when that wasn't working, to lie - his way out of admitting to an affair that didn't even have stylishness to commend it to public prurience.

Then, to punish President Clinton for besting them, Con­gress' Republican leaders spent the rest of the year harrying even his smallest initiatives and pestering his conduct of. foreign policy.

Here's what Congress didn't do: It didn't square Social Security away for the long run. It didn't reform political campaign funding. It didn't help Medicare seniors cover

prescription costs. All three options were on the table. Here·s what it did do: It put anti-environmental riders on

just about every passing piece of legislation. (Clinton used

vetoes and veto threats to unhorse most.) It kited a nearly $800 billion tax cut that would have overwhelmingly gone to our richest. (The public yawned. The plan flopped.) It bored

new tax loopholes for big-business political contributors. (See above, ··Campaign funding reform, failure of.") And

rather than just scraping outdated spending caps, it resorted to goofy budget dodges so it could tender al least meager new support for education, teaching hospitals and economic de­velopment in down-and-out neighborhoods.

The session was mainly marked by the palpable Republican

hatred of Clinton; understandable not because the president is the scoundrel Republicans insist he is-mostly he's not­but because he has used his superior political skills to put

them in one after another box and to eke out small victories for his own program. More teachers and cops here, a plan there to protect at least patches of greenery from develop­

ment. Expect nothing better next-year. The GOP majorities re­

main too thin to dominate. Clinton, facing a no-win game on the Hill, will concentrate on foreign policy, where he has some maneuvering room. Both parties will ballyhoo high­profile legislation meant only to create bugle-call issues for the election. The big, totemistic Republican initiatives won't survive Clinton's veto. The Democratic ones won't get out of

committee. Whether the nation can expect improvement after that is up

to voters. In one of history's longest-running practical jokes, voters in the 1980s elected a Republican presidency and Democratic Congresses; in the '90s, a Democratic presi­dency and Republican Congresses.

But the biggest bloc was neither Democratic or Republican. It was no-shows. Nothing in the politics of the two decades enticed them to polls. Maybe disgust finally will. It should. If so, this year's Congress can claim a lot of the credit.

(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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CAN I USt ONEoFMY LIFELINES?

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When the phone rings forever

SOME people have been complaining about alleged bad service being provided by the Department of PublicSafety's91 I emergency line. If you happen to drop by at the DPS Central Office where the Hne is installed, don't be surprised if sometim;s you notice that there is only one police officer manning about seven sets of telephone. An officer can entertain two emergency calls using his/her pair of ears at the same time. But wait, that officer has only one mouth. We can't just blame, however, the DPS management if indeed the service is poor considering the department's lack of manpower plus the administration's austerity measures.

*** *** *** A friend once suggested to us that one way to

probably improve 911 assistance is through a volun­teer system. We agreed. Karidat for example has 24-hour service hotline. So maybe DPS could set up the same program wherein volunteers or those respon­sible people are to be encouraged to come forward. Volunteers could be trained as members of auxiliary 91 l unit. Probably two or three volunteers per night or day for that matter will work. Volunteers may offer their free time and sit side by side with a police officer who is manning the 911. In that way, volun­teers can assist in answering the calls and even in dispatching police officers and emergency medical technicians to the scene.

*** *** *** Like for example the U.S. Coast Guard. We be­

lieve there is only one person assigned to the CNMI. But what we have here is a Coast Guard auxiliary unit which is composed of trained civilians. These civil­ians are also wearing Coast Guard uniforms and they are provided with one boat. They go out and help in patrolling our waters. The auxiliary unit officers in short, are the extended arms of the U.S. Coast Guard. These guys go out and educate the people about boating safety although they don't have power to

make arrests. Ifwe apply such idea to 911, that will help DPS and the administration as well tremen­dously.

*** *** *** The volunteer system could be useful especially

nowadays because of the austerity measures that have been taken place or where everybody is fighting for a large piece of a pie. So this is one way to help out the government rather than we keep on crying about inefficiency or asking for more budget. The community should take part by doing something. Pretty sure we can find volunteers such as students and adults alike. Many will be willing to share their time because that is one thing that is being taught in the school. We teach our kids about 911.

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When we c~ll 91 1 and it takes 45 rings to get a response, that 1s no longer an emergency service line. And not only 911. Have you tried calling the Emer­gency Management Office and the Commonwealth Health Center's emergency room? A lot of times, many say, the phone rings "forever." Probably these agencies have the same problem being encountered by DPS. Operators of emergency lines should jump on the first ring because most of the time the call could be a matter of I ife and death. Operators don't have to wait for the second ring or more. Another problem that we have heard is that sometimes callers could not understand the operators because of his/ her accent. That maybe a minor problem, but let's take note of that aspect where the communication is already broken. Patient operators and not rude offic­ers must be assigned at the emergency lines such as 9_1 I. Remember, they are thelifelink to somebody in distress. That caller, who knows, is your brother, mother, or a relative.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all Strike That readers!!! See you at the party!!!

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Kids share story of Jakarta poverty

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - In the photo, children scavenge for food in a mountain of trash, their skin stained by filth, their faces covered with scarves against the stench. Occasionally, bulldozers push more trash down the slope, burying those who can't get out of the way.

"We were at work and the bulldozers came. Not everyone managed to escape," reads the caption under the photo - taken by I I -year-old Tariah as part of a project to record the misery of Jakarta's street children through they own eyes.

"I told them this is your chance to tell your story," said British photojournalist Jonathan Perugia, who handed out cameras to about 30 street children for the project. "When you empower them, you see the most amazing work."

The images the children captured, on display in the National Gallery in Jakarta, include a small girl singing at a traffic intersection for handouts from passing cars; a group of children sitting on a curb smoking; a boy sleeping in the morning heat.

The number oflndonesian children begging in Jakarta's streets has soared since the Asian financial crisis erupted in 1997.

The government estimates 17 million families do not have enough to eat, and the United Nations Children's Fund says 50 percent of Indonesian children are malnourished.

"Street children don't think about their futures, and never talk about their dreams, if they have any," said Assuntta Ayerdi, a U.N. official who helped with the project.

Perugia said the aim was to raise the children's self-esteem and encourage them to climb out of the poverty trap.

The children initially received some guidance from profes­sional photographers, who gave them simple assignments: Take 10 different photos of the same person, shoot the same scene from three different angles, photograph colors you like and people you don't like. Later, the children chose their own themes - and stunned everyone with the results. "They came up with really thoughtful work," Perugia said.

"It mostly shows how hard their lives are, but it is also about joy and freedom and camaraderie."

Some of the scenes on display are familiar to any resident of Jakarta: mothers, holding babies, begging; scowling policemen in riot vehicles; dirty, skinny, barefoot boys; crowded buses.

Others are startlingly intimate, providing a pictorial diary of the child photographers and the people who share their lives. In one image, a child bathes in a contaminated canal. In another, a blind woman cares for her baby.

Two girls in a children's ·shelter share a mirror and put on lipstick; a grandmother prays. Tarsana, 14, photographed two of her friends hugging.

"Hugging is not just for couples," she wrote. Sixteen-year-old Moh Agung captured a crippled beggar crawling along the pavement between motorcycles.

"This is a crippled man with his imperfect body begging for money to buy one spoonful of rice. He has been abandoned by his family," the caption reads.

Agung, himself abandoned by his parents when he was 9, says he used to sel I drugs on the streets.

Now he sings and plays the guitar at intersections. Several of his photos were taken during recent anti-government protests. One showed demonstrators overwhelmed by a cloud of tear gas launched by the police.

"Fighting for human rights. Violence will never solve prob­lems," the caption says. A picture by Ucil, 15, shows a truck full of soldiers speeding through an intersection at twilight. "I am very proud of the bravery of the ABRI," he writes, using an acronym for the army. "Too bad I was beaten by the ABRI."

Another photo shows a transvestite Ucil calls his best friend, because, "We have a lot in common. We both sing for money on

the street." A series of photographs by Andre, 12, shows some of his

friends sniffing glue, with the simple caption: "Still some left." Visitors spoke of the emotional impact of the exhibit. "You

can see there is no distance between the photographer and the

subject. I've never seen anything like this," said Eric Prasetya, an

Indonesian photographer. Asked how the project had affected

him, Agung responded without hesitation: 'Tm proud to be a street

kid. But one day, I would like to be a photographer."

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1999 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7

• Eddie Cruz A tax incentive should only be given to the "pioneer" business that takes a high investment risk to create or introduce a new industry.

Guam 2000: Ghost town or boom town? WHEN our forefathers created our great nation of the United States of America, they envi­sioned a land of freedom and prosperity. They intended to create a government that would govern to protect the right of free enterprise. But because of the laws currently being en­acted, many businesses are doomed to failure by a system that prevents them from having success.

During the times of the "Wild West," we saw many towns sprout up throughout the country to cater to the pioneers who were migrating to the west coast in search of a way to make money. Some of these cities catered to the needs of miners in search of gold. Many of these towns died with the passing of the gold rush era. But a handful of them survived. The ones that survived found a way to create new industries to keep the local economy going.

In a way, our island is facing such a crisis at the end of this decade. With the new millen­nium, we must find ways to lessen our depen­dence on the federal government and make local businesses prosper. New industries should be introduced to our island as long as they complement the established businesses and communities.

Tax incentives should be utilized to entice the new industry to establish on Guam only if the local community and established businesses can benefit from the introduction of the new industry. A new industry should not receive a tax incentive or tax break if it competes with an established local business. A tax incentive should only be given to the "pioneer" business that takes a high investment risk to create or introduce a new industry.

The Guam Economic Development Author­ity must undergo a reform of its mission and revise its standards to create a game plan that can diversify the types of businesses that Guam needs to have to survive in the new millen­nium. Unlike the practice that we have now, in which we are giving tax incentives to nearly every hotel developed, we must get the most bang for our buck.

The tourism industry is well established and we must now search to find other industries that will help our economy. We also must help

the local industries that are in trouble because of current federal and local government Jaws and regulations.

One such example of a troubled existing in­dustry is the case of the Guam Shipyard. Be­cause of existing laws and regulations, the shipyard cannot compete with othe.r foreign ship repair facilities. The U.S. Navy claims that it cannot afford to have ships repaired at the Guam Shipyard because of the high costs. The federal government regulates wages and standards, but it cannot protect the shipyard from its loss of the repair jobs.

This is contrary to the reason why the federal government was created by our forefathers. Why must we not provide any protection to ensure that a business enterprise can achieve success on a level playing field?

Another such example is the recent issue on recycling. Without incentives, it would be very expensive to discard our recyclable materials which include junk cars. Local motorists have been paying the Abandoned Vehicle Fee to the Government of Guam for years, but little is said of where the money has been going.

Instead of managing the money wisely to discard the old cars, we attempted to "trick" the federal government in to pick up the dis­posal costs in the way of typhoon recovery funds. But because the feds found out about this "trick," we might have to pay for it through increased taxes.

Existing salvage companies have been find­ing ways to turn a profit by collecting the junk cars. But a stateside company, DRC, was con­tracted to remove the cars at a much higher rate. This action caused damage to the local salvage companies that were barely surviving due to the high shipping costs. Why was a non local company awarded the contract without first offering it to a local company for a com­petitive price? This industry likewise has an uneven playing field.

There are many more examples of industries that may fail and disappear from our island if the local and federal governments do not take action. If we do not create ways in which other industries can grow on island, we may become a "ghost town" in the new millennium.

c» Letter to the editor LETTERS to the editor must carry ihe full name of the writer and signature, with a telephone number {in case of faxed or mailed letters) for verification. Letter_s addres~~d to other p~blications or to th_ird parties and those endorsing p.articufar political candidates are discouraged. All letters are sub1ect to editing. The Vanety reserves the nght to reject any fetters. Name withheld and unsigned letters wiff not see print.

Happy Thanksgiving

MOST people are comfortable enough to recognize our complete dependence on our Almighty Creator. We always think about the many things we are thankful for. The air we breath, the water we drink, the vegetation and meat products we raise, the shel­ter we enjoy, the clothing we wear, the talent we develop, the intelligence and ability bestowed by God-from the smallest blessings to the greatest blessings we receive everyday.

I think it is high time to also think about the poor. They're the ones in need of moral and financial support from the better off. Some people, fortu­nately, prefer to give than to receive.

But whether we have enough to give or we have nothing to give, we can still share with others how our lives are blessed by God when we follow his commandments. This is something to be thankful for.

Most people, however, have a hard time to express

thanks to God because their minds are always occu­pied by many problems. Still, we can never be genuinely thankful to God if we never experience sufferings, heartaches and tribulations, all of which teach us to be more humble.

Riches are temporary decorations in our lives, but treasuring our spirit of gratitude to God is an eternal thing. This is another great thing to be thankful for.

It is through acknowledging God's mercy and justice that makes it easier for us to forget our differences, especially the ';us against them" atti­tude. All disagreements as well as improper attitudes can be minimized if we all learn to be thankful to God-for what we had received in the past, for what we are enjoying at present, and for what we are promised spiritually in the future.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. GALICANO F. CORVERA Chalan Kanoa, Saipan

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Guam inmates to skip meal as Thanksgiving gift to hungry

By Jay Pascua do to allow a hungry person or family to have a decent meal on Thanksgiving Day," Sablan said.

99 things to be -thankful for on Thanksgiving day

Variety News Staff HAGATNA-Inmates are de­ciding for the second year in a row to help those in need.

It's the second year that more than 300 Department of Corrections inmates decided to give up their lunch meal on Thanksgiving Day to feed the hungry.

The department said the de­cision is voluntary. Correc­tions Director Angel Sablan said inmates are guaranteed three meals a day during the year.

"This is the least they could

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Anyone who would like a meal on Thanksgiving can stop by the Community Corrections Center from IO in the morning until 2 in the afternoon.

The department said the Community Corrections ·Center is located outside the confines of the Mangilao prison and is "very acces­sible.

Officials add there will be no security checks for those wishing to have a meal.

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La Fiesta Mall Ill (Above Capricciosa)

THIS/istwasstartedinl995byour soon-to-be Palau correspondent Mar-Vic Cagurangan Munar. It in­cludes things that made us happy, satiated, content, b/issfa/, pleased, gratified, satisfied, delighted, en­chanted, blest; b_eatified, ecstatic, overjoyed, enraptured, transponed, fascinated ... and thanliful for the existence of the Thesaurus-1-vhich we can always refer to so we can better sing our praises .on these glorious items, people. commodi­ties, inventions.

Everyone· in the editorial staff was asked to submit his or her thanl.'ful-for list. These are our fa­vorite things. They make us tick. They make us smile. They make us beg for more.

I. Paydays 2. Free e-mail servers, the

Internet, ICQ, chat room 3. Joeten-Kiyu Library 4. Bestseller, Susupe 5. Hollywood Video, Garapan 6. Oysters 7. Sr. Aurora of Mt. Carmel

School, for her patience and excel­lence as a teacher

8. Adorable kids like Ralph Jo­seph and Rafaeli

9. Jojo's Gemskie 10. Office of the CNMI Labor

Ombudsman 11. Independent local newspa­

pers (see the masthead on page 1) 12. Christina and Howard D.

Sablan' s daughter, Maria Patrice 13. June says she lost 20 pounds 14. Hillary R. Clinton 15.Gene's Barber Shop 16. Jollibee 17. Tere 's meat loaf 18. Honey mustard 19. Hot water 20.Pampers 21. Cinemax After Dark and

Showtime 22. Hollywood Theater 23. Gunter Grass's Danzig tril­

ogy 24. Miggy Dandan

To My Dear People Of Rota

25. Tae-bo 26. Gold's Gym, its super shake,

lemon meringue and the ultimate chest machine

27. Viralicci 28. Flame Tree Terrace Apart-

ments 29. Moviehouse 30. Diet Pepsi 31. Laetitia Casta 32. Joseph Conrad 33. Henry James 34. Gore Vidal 35. Isaiah Berlin 36. Palau Horizon 37. The Variety's hardworking

Guam bureau-Eric, Gerry, Jay, Therese H-. Theresa G., Tim, Bobby, Eddie, Tony and Eduardo

38. Diana Krall 40. Raek 41. Miles Davis 42. Sting's "Brand New Day" 43. Dave Matthews Band 44.Hot98FM 45. John Coltrane 45. Flushable toilet 46. Tinian pepper and soba 46. Cha-cha 47. Amazon.com 48. Credit cards 49. The Variety's hardworking art

and production staff-Ross, Gannie, Edmond,Josie,Manny,Louie,Bino, Arsen, Makey, Kapitan, Alex, Sally, Ariel, Tannie, Paul, Robert, Bertha, Ruth, Rita, Greg and Jun A.

50. Lita's kitchen-siornai, burgers, siopao

51. KMCV-7 news 52. Bourbon whisky 53. Marc Christian and Liezl 54. District Court's Lynn L.

. 55. Zeny Javier 56. Rene Acosta's new stereo sys­

tem 57. Velma Camacho 57. The beautiful people of the l..eg­

islarure, and we mean the staffers and the Legislative Bureau personnel

58. AGO's Erlinda 59. The beautiful people of the

Administration Building-you know who you are, you lovely people you ...

May your Thanksgiving be filled with peace and lasting joy And may you cherish the love of your family and friends.

Happy Thanksgiving! Senator & Mrs. Edward u. Maratita and Family

60. Mar-Vic's "Papa" 61. "South Park" 62. "The Practice" 63. "Spin City" 64. Basketball on Sundays 65. CNMI Chess Association 66. The Variety's. accounting

department · 67. Timmy Murphy, Del and

Mimmy 68. Ken Govendo's letters 69. Froilan C. Tenorio's media

statements 70. Woody Allen 71. Islam . 72. The Holy Roman Catholic

Church 73. Neve Campbell 7 4. Lyric poetry 75. Ozzy Osborne, Rage Against

the Machine and Pearl Jam 76. Weekend garage sale 77. MTV and VH-1 78. The History Channel 79. Chicken pot pie and churros 80. Blueberrycheesecreamcake 81. Rev and Von Dass 82. "Ekis" and "Warat" 83. Government officials who

avoid junkets 84. Beret Strong, John Tweedy,

Paige and Marcus 85. Cinta Kaipat 86. Red wine 87. Meg 88. Tom Jones's "It's Not Un­

usual to be Loved by Anyone" 89. Sergei Rachmaninov's pi­

ano concertos 90. Ella Fitzgerald 91. Haidee's ex-boyfriend for

making her stronger 92. Tourists 93. Haidee also wants to thank

Heavy Metal and New Wave music 94. Mike White's letters 95. "La Traviata" 96. ''Thi;; Simpsons," "Friends"

and "The X-Files" 97. Sen. John McCain 98. "Chabilita," "MTB's" Pera

or Bayong and "The Buzz," which are on ABS-CBN

99. Our readers and advertisers

Variety News Staff HAGATNA-ThewarinthePa­cific National Historical Park will be closed today in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

According to Park Superinten­dent Karen Gustin. the park's Visitor Cent~r and restroom fa­cilities at the Asan Beach Unit and Ga 'an Point will also be closed.

The Asan Beach Unit, Ga'an Point and Asan Bay Overlook will be accessible only for walk-in visi-·. tation. Park operations will re­sume regular hours of operations on Friday.

The Visitor Center (located on Marine Drive, Asan) is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., on weekends and fed­eral holidays (closed for lunch noon to I p.m.).

The park units are open to ve­hicular access from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily. Visitors may walk in after 6 p.m.

The War in the Pacific park will also be closed on Christmas and ,New Year's Day.

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Teno proclaims ·3D'smonth

By Rene P. Acosta Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Pedro P. Tenorio yesterday officially proclaimed the month of De­cember as this year's Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month.

In declaring the event, the governor encouraged all island residents and all agencies, both private and public, to pro­mote awareness against im­paired driving.

Tenorio said such awareness will help promote a safer and healthier community this holi­day season.

All throughout the United States, there are 400,000 people killed each year due to motor vehicle crashes while another 3 million people in­jured.

Out of the death and injury figures, about 40 percent have been attributed to alcohol-re­lated crashes.

In the Commonwealth, DPS information officer Rose Ada said they have recorded a to­tal of eight deaths last year, four of which were attributed to DUI.

As of this year, the DPS has

already recorded at least two such deaths.

The governor said that the December holiday season is traditionally one of the "dead­liest times" of the year under the 3D.

But he said community­based programs involving consumer education, effective laws, and strong law enforce­ment have been proven to be successful in reducing im­paired driving.

"I ask each member of our community to welcome the new millennium in peace and harmony and to make our Commonwealth safe by not driving under the influence of drugs and or alcohol," Tenorio appealed.

The governor also asked the islands residents to drive on Dec. 17 with their headlights on to support the "National Lights on For Life Day" to remember those who were killed or have been injured by impaired drivers.

In support to the 3Ds month which will be observed begin­ning on the first day of the com­ing month, DPS will be con­ducting sobriety checkpoints.

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LaMotte explained thllt the p:rrtofthe business com~ Hou$e Bil1Jl-J2 we>uld .Pro" Q11JriityandJh~ generaJpublic. teer the public by requiring House Bill I l-12 < would thaf 2CfOUJltants maiJHain provide that assurance by their s?ippetence through requiring that those financial coritinuiri,g professidniil~d11\ statements be reviewed and

· audited by licensed · tol:s," Lamotte said.

During the holiday season each year, GES conducts goodwill projects to benefit needy families within the community. For the past two years, its students have donated canned food and other items to the uTouched By Grace Girl's Home." This year's mini drive netted over 400 cans of food. Pictured are 6th grade students and Touched by Grace program Coordinator, Christine Halloran. ·

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ONE OF the world's finest names in ice cream, Haagen Dazs, is now on Saipan.

Quality Distributors, the offi­cial distributorof the Haagen Dazs line of products on both Guam and Saipan launched over the weekend, the renowned "super premium" ice cream at the Hyatt Regency Saipan.

This week, Hyatt will be the first location to serve Haagen Dazs products before it is made avail­able to other locations on island, said Quality Distributors Market­ing Manager for the Haag en Dazs Division, Dennis R. Larsen.

"We originally started out in Haagen Dazs shops, they were only serving cones, in ice cream cones and in cups of the product.But they have since graduated from that and come up with the novelty lines, the cups, and bars, and things that can be sold on the go, out of freezers.

These are now available in res­taurants and in different food lo­cations," Larsen said.

Quality Distributors is confi­dent that Saipan will have the same enthusiasm for the "finest ice cream in the world," along with the rest of the ice-cream eating nations, according to Larsen.

"It should be greatly accepted. It's been very popular in Guam and it's a superpremium ice cream that's very very popular with the Asian market so tourists from Japanese, Chinese, and the Ko­min market, they are all very fa­miliar with the name Haagen Dazs and it should do well here on Saipan," Larsen said.

All over the world, there are close to 700 Haagen Dazs shop locations.

"They have really cornered the market in the super premium industry and there are big big things that are happening with desserts.

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·FSM President Falcam issues 2001 budget call PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSMIS) - President Leo A. Falcam last month, issued a budget call for Fiscal Year2001 to all department, office and agency heads.

The President is required by law to prepare and submit to Congress by April I st each year a comprehensive pro­posed budget for review and consideration. The budget is for the operations and pro­grams of the FSM National Government.

The President in his budget call communication said, the Fiscal Year 2001 represent the third full year the FSM Na­tional Government is imple­menting an improved perfor­mance based budgeting sys­tem.

"It is important that we con-

tinue this initiative as we pre­pare the FY 2001 budget," he said, adding, this is to ensure that all requests are aligned with .the nation's policy and strategic priorities, and that all intended results are clearly defined and stated.

The government must set and meet high standards of perfor­mance, efficiency and produc­tivity, said the President. To achieve this, he said, "we must instill discipline in the govern­ment by demanding that we es­tablish our budgets and perfor­mance targets in accordance with the priority policies and strategies of the nation.'"

This means that expendi­tures are linked to expected outputs and that levels of ac­countability are clearly estab­lished and monitored.

··············:;•·~1i~~~·•i .. Tab~~rjfa······ ········· .. ···ua;ryJc~~···~ali~n~~.alaM;~~I···· . F()ftM Ywietr \ > .•.•.••.•• · · · ni~~t?We ~nf11r ,rvracall fot a iK.OaOR(Palau Horizon) ~ possmlejointventure with .the Palau wilUurther open Iiphs republid<Jrthe e~tablishtnellf aidineindustry to severa.lair, ofJ>alii.u 1s flag carrier. · · line companies to supplement Talks oflAir Nauru's pos-the routes that remain unserved sible Saipan-PaJap~,tvianila by Continental Mic:ronesia, the routes have. significantly ad-. orilypassenger a11d cargo car~ vanced, achieving at.the most rier doing regular flights for 75percentofthe work, while a Palau. se.corid set of negotiations with .....•. ''We. an<justerifor~~11g our Ai.r ~acau .is. underway; .· belief that we .need to have "Since Air Nauru is serving another ~rlln1 to supple~e~t another route, then the;y ipaybe

· Continental 's routes.where· able to supple111~nt(:ontinen-iliiy a& having dx.cdsi paslie11~ tato~. those.rollte~ where.they gel's,''.· .. •Cpmajer9~ ~nq<;1'rade .. ~r~ hayi.?g ari. e1'cess"p~sse11-~.i11ifter(?l<a.daff~ljit911.~ ti:i]d · · gers li~e Pala.u,. Saipan and .{fafa11JI0rii:o11. 'JJ:'his.j.sp1tto ).'a.p[ Techitcmg said, .·.· . cpmJ?ete wi;lj C::9Niri~pt~J,·.P~~ ~o.rn~>people,. ~1f .. claiming to .. supplewen(t}ie,[outef that · · that '2ontinentalMicro11esia' s Jhey are Jfoing el(ces~.? .· . . airfares are very e/f;perisiv~ am!

The commerce a.nd trade that another airline is needed ~inister g~id hejs jn the. pro- to cqmpete with)he Joone('.to cess .of ~entjin.ginyitations to at leastJowerits rates. differentairlines such as Air Techitong said that Air Macau,Afr Nauru.Cathay Pa- Nauru has been in the discus 0

cific, China Airlines, Far East sion already with Palau, Saipan Air Transportation, Uni Air- and the Philippines to serve lines, Japan Airlines, among particular routes. ''Saipan~ others for an aviation meeting Palau-Manila route is being setin January 2000. served by Continental, but

The meeting is very imper- what we need is to have a more tantbecause allof these carri- direct flights to this route. ers would be able to exchange There are a lot of Filipinos on ideas to find out if there is Saipan of about 25,000 and really a need for another air- 5,000 on Palau and 1,000 in line, Techitong said. Yap who need to be moved in

He added that there are other and out,"- he noted. interested airlines that would Techi tong said he hopes that want to do a feasibility study the Federated States of on Palau's market. Micronesia would participate

Palau government is cur- in the talks for the first time in rently holding separate talks the scheduled meeting in Ma-with Air Nauru to fly the still nila .

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Palau Congress w-ants July presidential election

By Eileen 0. Tabaranza For.the Variety

KOROR (Palau Horizon) - The Senate has passed a bill amending the Election Act, to move the date for the presidential primary election from September to July and to eliminate the President as the election- commissioner.

Senate Bill No. 5-308, authored by Senator Daiziro Nakamura; has already been transmitted to President Nakamura for action.

The Conference Commit­tee, which is composed of members of the House and Senate, has agreed to retain the House amendments to move the primary election date.·

With the general election being held in early Novem­ber, the committee members believed that persons seek­ing the important offices of the president and vice presi­dent must commit to running for those offices earlier in the election year.

on all entire stock

They reasoned out that by moving the primary election date forward, Palauan voters will have more time to be­come informed about the can­didates for the highest offices in the republic and will be better equipped to make an informed decision on election day.

Although the committee had considered imposing a com­plete ban on campaign activ­ity on election day, it retained the provision inserted by the House, prohibiting all cam­paign activity on election day within 1,000 feet of a ballot box and within 50 feet of any public roadway.

The consideration was made on the basis that it appropri­ately balances an individual's free speech rights embodied in the Constitution and public safety as well.

The committee also resolved issues regarding the residency requirements for first time reg­istrants.

Under the current residency

requirements, a person reg­istering to vote for the· first time may be denied the op­portunity to register·as a resi­dent of the state where he has familial and traditional connections even if he in­tends to make his home in that place in the future.

The committee said this situation can be rectified by requiring that first-time reg­istrants spend only five con­secutive days in their pro­posed state of registration and declare an intent to make· a permanent home in that state.

"A minimal five-day re­quirement is much less bur­densome than the current 30-day requirement and could realistically be satisfied by any young person," the com­mittee said.

This provision, according to the committee, satisfies the constitutional mandate that the Olbiil Era Kelulau establish minimum periods of residency for voter registration.

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PORT .. <••·· ~QR:F;~~-y bufut~9~~~~f~~jriciaiht.>. (Pacilews)+Eighfpeoplein- . · .. ·. Polic.:e .. 501,1fjr'.11~1. the th h t • th dudinp·a·.female ·g~ruleeight ~C~C)?llsy/.lI~ll#m:aste!":~ e C es WI arrow st:µdeI1t from Laiagum High hoµ~e, hisJj~puty's a~dthe School in Enga. are reported ss~()()lqffice building.Wcete dead as a result of ethnic teri~ co~p!efely burnt down and sion between two warring all school records de~ tribes. · stroyed.

Warring tribesmen are re- NBC Hagen sa.idthe sudden ported to. have torched. teach- attack on the. schoolmigllt~ave ers' houses and classrooms ~- been planned as it started im-sul ting in the burning.down of m~diately after grade ~igbt · all 24teachers' houses. Tribes0 classes sat for their final ex~

ams •. ···.·•· ...... ·. The femal.e grade eight stu-

man also ransacked and looted 21 otherbuildings.

PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's Trade and Industry Minister, Michael Nali, is in a serious but stable condition at the Port Moresby General Hospital after being shot with an arrow on his left chest this morning.

Police say Nali was shot after he tried to negotiate a peaceful settlement between two warring factions in the East Boroko sub-

urb. According to a police brief, a

fight broke out between two Highlands group from two dif­ferent settlements and Nali, who lives in the area, tried to solve the dispute when he was shot.

Police say the arrow pierced Nali 's left chest close to his heart and the broken end was still lodged in the wound when he was rushed to the hospital National broadcaster, NBC

said reports from Mt Hagen said all classrooms for grade seven to ten were also been

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de.nt is repoi;ted to have c:ol, laps~d out of fear while the seven dead are from the two warring tribes inEnga.

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SUVA(Pacnews)-TheChair­man of the South Pacific Forum and President of the Palau Kuniwo Nakamura, has sent a message congratulating New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon for his recent elec­tion to the position of Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

In the message, the importance of the Commonwealth, both at the regional and international

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level, and that Forum member countries constitute one fifth of the Commonwealth's total mem­bership.

Leaders have also warmly en­dorsed and agreed to promote New Zealand Government's candidate for the position of Sec­retary General of the Common­wealth Secretariat.

The Chairman of the Forum added that the unanimous elec­tion of Don McKinnon to this important position was a clear recognition of the valuable con­tribution and strength that McKinnon can bring into the Commonwealth.

This was a most positive ges­ture of confidence by the Com­monwealth Family of Nations which has brought much pride not only to McKinnon and New Zealand, but also to the whole Pacific region.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Don McKinnon has been endorsed as the next Secretary General.

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but his doctor has advised that his condition has stabilised.

NCD/Central Divisional Po­l ice Commander, Raphael Huafolo, said he has spoken to Nali 's relatives who have agreed to let police investigate the mat­ter.

Huafolo has also warned lead­ers of the two warring groups to bring to police the person in­volved in the shooting.

Fiji OKs new air service to New Zealand SUVA(Pacnews)-TheFijiGov­ernment has given its approval to a new, cheaper New Zealand air service between Nadi and Palmerston North.

freedom Air, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, hopes to run two flights a week between the two destinations from March next year.

The Fiji Cabinet approved the route despite opposition from na­tional carrier, Air Pacific., a Cabi­net official said. "We are looking at an additional 250 visitors a week from New Zealand as a re­sult," he said.

The Fiji Government is also hoping additional competition on the New Zealand route would bring rurfares down, now consid­ered quite high.

Air New Zealand's Sales Man­ager in Fiji, Vidhya Lakhan said the airline was offering an inau­gural round trip fare of $NZ399 (US$207.6), less than half the nonnal economy rate between Fiji and New Zealand.

Freedom Air now operates be­tween Palmerston North Hamilton and Dunedin. '

Fiji's tourism industry wel­comed the news. "It will be good for Fiji to consider an additional canier from New Zealand and to continue the growth from this market," said Fiji Hotel Associa­tion President, Robert Wade.

PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -Papua New Guinea (PNG) has received a $US63 million loan to upgrade roads in the Highlands region which serves about half of the country's population and fa­cilitates close to three quarters of PNG's exports.

The project includes 935 kilometres of road upgrading and 776 kilometres of rehabilitation covering critical national and pro­vincial road links in the five High­lands provinces. The project aims to restore the Highlands road net­work.

A statement from the ADB said the lack of infrastructure has been identified as a signifi­cant constraint to economic growth, poverty alleviation and social development in the J-ligh­lands Region.

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RP's economic growth may have slowed down

Bogus dollars seized from couple

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Philippine economic growth is likely to have slowed in the third quarter because of smaller growth in agricultural output, but indus­trial production improved, econo­mists said Tuesday.

The average expectation of six economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires is that gross domestic product rose 3.23 per­cent in the third quarter on year after expanding 3.60 percent in the April-June quarter.

GDP in the first quarter rose 1.2 percent.

The government has forecast GDP expansion of 3.0 percent to 3.6 percent in the June-August quarter. The data is to be released on Friday.

Economists say lower but still robust agricultural production slowed overall growth in the third quarter.

Agricultural production ex­panded by an unusually high 11.1 percent in the second quarter, largely because of poor harvests

PLDT, Globe, Smart sign access pact MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Globe Telecom Inc. signed Tues­day separate agreements with Philippine Long Distance Tele­phone Co. and Smart Communi­cations Inc. to improve access to each others' networks.

The agreements came a week after President Joseph Estrada helped mediate a dispute that left more than 2 million telephone subscribers of the three compa­nies inconvenienced.

Under its agreement ..;ith PLDT, Globe will be allowed ac­cess to 24 more trunk lines to handle its increased telephone traffic to PLDT, the country's dominant fixed-line telephone company.

Globe had accused PLDT of blocking calls in an apparent at­tempt to force Globe to link its digital cellular service with that of Smart, a mobile phone com­pany PLDT will soon acquire. PLOT had denied the charge, say­ing Globe's difficulties arose from PLOT' s efforts to block unautho­rized traffic.

In exchange for more PLDT trunk lines, Globe agreed to rec­ognize Smart's digital service access numbers, which will ef­fectively allow subscribers of the two companies to exchange text messages - a key feature of Globe's service that has made it the first choice among teen-agers and young professionals.

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last year caused by bad weather attributed to the El Nino phe­nomenon.

Growth of agricultural output in the third quarter is expected to have moderated to about 4.5 per­cent to 5.0 percent.

"Despite the moderate growth in agriculture production, con­sumption is not benefiting yet from improved farm incomes as fanners continue to pay off debt sustained during the El Nino pe­riod," said Salomon Smith Barney in a report.

The manufacturing sector, which is slowly recovering from Asia's financial crisis, is expected to have posted modest gains in the third quarter after output ex­panded 0.9 percent in the second quarter.

Salomon Smith Barney sees industrial output rising I per­cent in the third quarter after contracting 0.7 percent in the second quarter, underpinned by the strong electronics sec­tor.

National Bureau of ln'(estigat~on Director Federico Opinion (center) examines some of the 825 pieces of fake. U.S. 20-dollar bl/ls confiscated from suspects Allan Corpuz (left) and Mining Corpuz Tuesday in Manila. Tools and other implement used in the illegal printing of the fake U.S. bills were also confiscated.

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Asia recovery seen sustainable MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Asia's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, growth in ex­ports and increased capital inflows are expected to sustain the region's stronger-than-expected economic recovery in 2000, the Asian De-

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velopment Bank said Tuesday. "The turnaround has been re­

markable," the Manila-based ADB said in its latest Asian Eco­nomic Outlook workshop report, refeITing to Asia's economic ex­pansion this year following aeon­traction in 1998.

The workshop report is ex­pected to guide the ADB in mak-

ing its final report for next year. After a slowdown of 2.3 per­

cent in 1998, the ADB projected an aggregate economic growth of 5.7 percent for the region this year, a level expected to be sus­tained in_ 2000.

However, Asia's economic re­forms must be sustained to main­tain the region's growth momen-

tum and minimize any setbacks, the ADB said.

The ADB's report confirmed that the economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thai­land, South Korea and Japan have grown faster than expected.

China was noted for maintain­ing a high economic growth level while keeping a stable exchange

rate. Fears of a devaluation of the Chinese yuan weighed on regional cumncies in the first half of the year. · · South Korea leads the ADB's 1999 economic growth fi;,recast for Asian countries, mainly be­cause the country's production levels are returning to pre-regional financial crisis levels.

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ASEAN finance ministers are to meet later in the week to discuss the region's efforts to recover from the regional fi­nancial upheaval that began in 1987.

Philippine military chief Angelo Reyes said about 1}80 army troops will help 6,000 po­lice guard the meetings. Mem­bers of the elite Presidential Se­curity Group will provide close­in security for delegates.

A Cabinet committee also met Tuesday to discuss security ar-. rangements for a planned meet­ing between Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and the leader of Muslim separatist guer­rillas in the volatile southern Phil­ippines.

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US confident about a new trade round WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Though nations remain at odds over farm subsidies and other thorny issues, the United States said on Tuesday it was confident an agreement would be reached next week to launch a new round of global trade negotiations.

"Getting there is always a little messy, but that's the na­ture of the beast," U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky told reporters ahead of a meeting of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members in Seattle Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Barshefsky was speaking after negotiators in Geneva gave up trying to shape a clear blueprint for the launch of the new trade round, leaving the task to trade ministers in Se­attle.

Like Barshefsky, WTO Di­rector General Mike Moore was confident that ministers in Seattle would succeed where trade envoys in Geneva had failed,

The European Union is pushing for a comprehensive "Millennium" round of trade talks, covering agriculture, services, tariffs on industrial goods, investment and com­petition rules.

The United States and many other WTO members want a narrower agenda, and want to keep the focus firmly on EU farm subsidies.

Charlene Barshefsky

The major sticking point is agriculture, though other dis­putes have flared up over U.S. anti-dumping policy and U.S.­backed proposals that would boost the WTO's focus on labour and the environment.

EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy told reporters on Tuesday that the EU was will­ing to negotiate further reduc­tions in agricultural export subsidies, but would not prom­ise to eliminate them as the United States has proposed .

Hoping to smooth over these and other differences, Presi­dent Bill Clinton had proposed that leaders from the major trading blocs attend the Se­attle meeting.

But the White House aban­doned the effort. "We have decided that it's impractical given how soon it is and the logistics involved," a White House official said. U.S, offi­cials conceded that tough ne­gotiations lay ahead.

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The A TL calls for WTO members to reduce tariffs quickly in eight sectors, cov­ering items as diverse as toys and jewelry, paper, pulp and prefab housing. Despite these hurdles, Barshefsky said pos­turing would give way to seri­ous negotiation in Seattle.

"In all of these kinds of negotiations there is some­thing of a pattern, which usu­ally culminates in the great­est darkness immediately before there's final resolu­tion," Barshefsky said. "At the end of the day, all of the world's major trading part­ners believe that failure is not an option."

NATION 16MARIAN~VARIEnemocrat hits Hill ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A Democratic state lawmaker, who is Jewish. said in a letter to Hillary Rod ham Clinton that he was "ou !­raged and shocked'' by her ac­tions during her recent trip to the Mideast and that she should con­sider abandoning her expected Senate bid.

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The letter from state Sen. Carl Kruger was to be made public at a news conference in New York City at which the Brooklyn Demo­crat was expected to endorse Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for next year's Senate race.

Mrs. Clinton is expected to face Republican Giuliani in the Sen-

ate race. Word of Kruger's ex­pected endorsement came from sources close to Giuliani, who spoke on condition of anonym­ity.

Kruger, little known outside his heavily Jewish district, was first elected to the Senate in 1994. On Monday, as fallout from the first

lady's recent trip to the Mideast continued, aides to Mrs. Clinton charged that Giuliani was open­ing the door to running a "nega­ti ;e and nasty" campaign in next year's Senate campaign.

At issue is a television ad that beoan running Monday in New y;'rk City and Washington, fi-

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thankful for, our families-- our children, our parents, our relatives, our friends,

our neighbors-- who have been heaven sent and who truly add special

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nanced by the Republican Jewish Coalition and criticizing the first lady for embracing the wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat..

"These ads make it clear that the mayor and his allies are going to run the same kind of campaign they always have - negative and nasty," Howard Wolfson, spokes­man for Mrs. Clinton's political committee, said.

Bruce Teitelbaum, a top po­litical adviser to the Republican mayor, said Giuliani and his team "have nothing whatsoever to do with the ad." He said the group has a right to run the ad and that it focuses on a legiti­mate issue.

The coalition's ad accuses Mrs. Clinton of having "sat by silently" during her r.ecent trip to the Middle East while Mrs. Arafat claimed that the Israelis have used poison gas against Palestinians.

Mrs. Arafat spoke in Arabic; Mrs. Clinton heard a halting translation. "When Arafat was finished, Hillary gave her a hug and a kiss .... Arafat spreads hatred and lies and Hillary em­braces her," the ad states.

In his letter to Mrs. Clinton, Kruger said "it would have been more appropriate to walk out" on the event. "Your presence at the event was in itself inexcus­able," he added.

Kruger wrote that if Mrs. Clinton is having problems bal­ancing her roles as first lady and potential candidate that "perhaps it would be best to postpone your run for Senate until your husband is out of office."

Mrs. Clinton criticized Mrs. Arafat's remarks several hours after the event they both at­tended on the West Bank.

While there has been some criticism of Mrs. Clinton, a statewide poll commissioned by the New York Post reported Sunday that Mrs. Clinton's sup­port among Jews was even stron­ger than when she had left for the trip.

In New York, the Jewish vote can be crucial in a close elec­tion and polls show the mayor just slightly ahead of the first lady. Jews generally represent about 12 percent of the state's general election voting.

The executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Matthew Brook, said Monday that "we have not communi­cated, discussed, coordinated or in any way talked to the Giuliani campaign about this ad in any way whatsoever."

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Hillary confirms candidacy NEW YORK (AP) -- Ending months of speculation, Hillary Rodham Clinton said she is seek­ing the Senate seat from New York.

''The answer is yes," she told supporters. "I intend to run." She left no room for doubt in. a news conference later:

"It's time to get moving and get started," she said. ''I'll be travel­ing around the state and cam­paigning." Mrs. Clinton said she would make the campaign offi­cial in an announcement early next year.

The first lady and her advisers engineered the announcement to­day to end speculation that she washavingsecondthoughtsabout seeking the seat.

They hoped that the develop­ment temporarily overshadows a string of political gaffes that have hindered her campaign; she came under heavy criticism for embrac­ing the wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on a recent trip to the Middle East.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) is applauded by Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, after Mrs. Clinton ended months of speculation by announcing that she plans to run for the Senate, Tuesday in New York. She made the announcement during an address to the United Federation of Teachers. AP

Mrs. Clinton has been under pressure from some New York Democrats, including state party Chairwoman Judith Hope and state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, to quickly declare her candidacy and spend more time campaign­ing in New York.

And, after a series of missteps in recent weeks, some New York Democrats are actually suggest-

ing she should skip the race. Advisers said today's an­

nouncement was choreographed to head off Democratic defections.

Her likely Republican chal­lenger is New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Mrs. Clinton played down any connection be­tween her political problems and the timing of today's announce­ment.

"I believe that this is time for

me to answer a direct question (about her candidacy) and I did so, because I believe that this campaign is about the issues that people are talking to me about," Mrs. Clinton said at a news con­ference after addressing a teach­ers' union.

Earlier, Randi Weingarten, head of the United Federation of Teachers, had asked Mrs. Clinton, "Is is yes or is it no?"

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'Theansweris yes,"Mrs. Clinton said, clearly talking about the Sen­ate race. "I intend to run." Senior aides said the word "intend" was not meant to give Mrs. Clinton any wiggle room. She broke the news to Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo this morning.

"She said, 'I'm running,'" Cuomo told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Senior adviser Harold Ickes said, "She is

running." Mrs. Clinton was in New York

City today for her first campaign­like appearance in the state in two weeks.

She had been in the Mideast and Europe. Looking cairn and composed, Mrs. Clinton took sev­eral questions from reporters, in­cluding one about the Monica Lewinsky investigation that stag­gered her husband's presidency.

'Tm not going back," she re­plied. "I'm going forward." She said President Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea. were return­ing from a trip to Kosovo today so they didn't know about her an­nouncement.

"But I don't think they will be surprised." She said she would welcome having her husband campaign on her behalf. "I want to build on the progress" of the Clinton administration, she said.

Mrs. Clinton said she will move into her new home in suburban New York as soon as the Secret Service signs off on its security.

After that, she will be in Wash­ington "from time to time," though she will scale back on her duties as first lady.

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EgyptAir data cites h11man cause WASHING TON (AP) - Con­troversy over what was said in the cockpit of EgyptAir Flight 990 has clouded hard evidence from the flight data recorder that some­one aboard the plane caused it to crash.

It is that evidence. among the most detailed the National T;ans­portation Safety Board has ever had to work with. that allowed chairman James Hall to make the unusually early pronouncement that the plane did not appear to have beeri brought down by a mechanical problem or bad weather.

The recorder also does not sup­port any theory of a bomb, which some Egyptians have blamed for the Oct. 31 crash of the New York­to-Cairo flight. All 217 aboard were killed. Investigators believe the crash may hav; been caused by Gameel El-Batouty. a backup pilo: who apparently was alone in the cockpit shortly before the crash.

The cockpit recorder picked up the sound of the right-seat occu­pant uttering a statement before the plane began its dive toward the Atlantic Ocean.

What was said, its translation from Arabic to English and its meaning in the Egyptian culture have triggered argument and dip­lomatic tension between the two countries.

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what was said by the occupant of the right seat in order to have a prima facia case that a human being caused this accident," said John Nance, an airline captain, lawyer and aviation author.

He said that based on data re­leased to date by the safety board, no scenario explains the Boeing 767's flight path otherthan one in which "the occupant of the right seat disconnected the autopilot and aggressively pushed forward on the yoke, holding that big jet in an incredible screaming dive.··

Such analysis is based on infor­mation from the Allied Signal Universal rlight Data Recorder aboard the EgyptAir plane.

When TWA Flight 800 ex­ploded in the skies off Long Is­land in July 1996, investigators were left with a flight data re­corder that documented only 19 flight parameters. The unit aboard the EgyptAir plane logged the performance of 55 aircraft sys­tems and over 150 pieces offlight information on a computer chip.

Hall said Monday: ''The board has not found any information to believe that this is a mechanical or weather-related event that oc­curred. But our investigation is far from complete."

Among the evidence gleaned from the EgyptAi r recorder: -The plane was in a level cruise both before and for eight seconds after the autopilot was switched off,

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-The plane's master warning alarm was not sounded until 14 seconds after the dive began, the same time the plane exceeded its maximum design speed of Mach 0.86.

The alarm sounds for five rea­sons, including excessive speed and a cabin depressurization that would likely follow the explosion of a bomb.

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to a lower altitude in the event of a decompression, the data recorder shows no Joss of cabin pressure.

-The plane's elevator panels, which sit on both sides of the tail and pitch the nose up and down, made an extremely rare in-flight split in direction.

Boeing designs the 767 so the panels go in opposite directions only with a sustained push of over 50 pounds of pressure on either the captain 'sorthe co-pilot 'scon­trol stick.

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-while the side linked to the captain's stick was pulled up. In­vestigators believe the captain may have returned to the cockpit as the dive began and fought with the co-pilot for control of the air­plane.

-Twenty-eight seconds after the dive began, the plane's engine control switches weremoved from "Run" to "Cutoff.';

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Amr Moussa answers questions about the ongoing investigations of the recent Egyptair flight 990 crash during a media conference in Cairo Monday. Moussa said there was still no conclusive evidence showing the cause of the crash. AP

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Order out on Gingrich affair WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a woman linked romantically to Newt Gingrich to provide Gingrich's wife with an array of personal and financial records bearing on their rela­tionship.

But Superior Court Judge Brook Hedge, mediating a dis­pute between lawyers for

Marianne Gingrich and con­gressional staffer Callista B isek, issued orders barring public disclosure of any as­pect of Ms. Bisek' s telephone and financial records not re­lating directly to the former House speaker.

"I really don't want to have out in the public domain all of this witness' private life, ex-

cept where it deals with Mr. Gingrich," she said.

Mrs. Gingrich's lawyers are scheduled to question Ms. Bisek for the first time on Dec. 14 in preparation for a trial next year in Georgia of the couple's bitter divorce law­suit. They have been seeking the documents to review be­fore that deposition.

FBI chief names head criminal investigator

John Mayoue, an attorney for Mrs. Gingrich, said the documents may show that Gingrich used Ms. Bisek' s credit cards and bank accounts to finance their relationship in order to hide it from Mrs.

Louis Freeh

WASHINGTON (AP)-Assis­tant FBI Director Ruben Garcia, a 21-year agent and executive, was chosen Tuesday to head the FBI's criminal investigative division.

FBI Director Louis Freeh an­nounced that Garcia, 48, will suc­ceed Thomas J. Pickard, who be­comes the FBI's deputy director, the bureau's No. 2 official, on Dec. I. Since June 1998, Garcia has been assistant director in charge of the administrative ser­vices division where he has been responsible for recruiting and hir­ing all agents and support work­ers. Prior to his promotion to as­sistant director, Garcia was spe­cial agent in charge of the San Antonio, Texas, field office since August 1996.

He joined the FBI in October 1978 and was first assigned to San Diego, where he investigated violent crimes, including bank robberies, kidnapings and fugi­tives.

In l 982, he was assigned to Miami where he worked prima­rily on drug trafficking investiga­tions. Garcia returned to San Di­ego in 1988 to oversee drug in-

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana State University medi­cal professor who led a national council on disabled children was found stabbed to death in his home.

Police said they had no motive or suspect in the slaying of 51-year-old James David Sexton, whose naked body was found Monday.

vestigations and transferred to headquarters here in 1991 as a superviser, serving in the violent crimes, major offender and orga­nized crime/drug sections.

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Ms. Bisek's lawye.r, Pamela Bresnahan, would not confirm that statement in court Tues­day.

She said Ms. Bisek told Gingrich's lawyers in a depo­sition this month only that the two "really started to know each other" in I 993.

She said she would not char­acterize when or if a physical relationship existed. Gingrich, 56, filed for divorce in July, saying the couple's 18-year marriage was "irrevocably broken." His first marriage also ended in divorce.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A total of 151 military per­sonnel have been prosecuted this year for human rights abuses against civilians in res­tive Aceh province, armed forces commander Adm. Widodo Adisutjipto said Tues­day.

He said charges against the· servicemen ranged from tor­ture to killing and rape.

Among those tried by m_i]i­tary tribunals were five offic­ers sentenced to prison terms of up to six years, Widodo said without specifying when the men were tried.

The government of Presi­dent Abdurrahman Wahid has promised to bring to justice all those suspected of human rights violations in Aceh.

The military has opposed calls for soldiers to be tried in civilian courts. Critics say the military tribunals only pros-

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They atso accuse Indonesian troops of torturing several thousand Acehnese as part of their efforts to stamp out a persistent insurgency in. the region.

Speaking before a parlia­mentary commission, Widodo said a total of 171 civilians and 88 members of the secu­rity forces had died in vio­lence in the province in the past 15 months.

In August 1998, the mi_li­tary announced it would sus­pending operations against the guerrillas of the Free Aceh Movement and withdraw some units from the region.

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The Acehnese are demand­ing independence for their oil­and gas-rich province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, some 1,750 kilometers (1,100 miles) northwest of Jakarta.

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"Separatist activist, arc get­ting freer to influence and pro­voke people to secede from Indonesia," Widodo said, ac­cording to a report in the offi­cial Antara news agency.

He added that· "the condi­tion was being made worse by certain parties from home and abroad (who are) discrediting every effort by the govern­ment to settle the Aceh issue." He did not elaborate.

On Monday, rebel leader Tengku Abdullah Syafii ac­cused the Indonesian military of operating death squads in the region. He said they were shooting policemen and civil­ians, and burning schools and government buildings in an effort to discredit the inde­pendence movement.

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Macau mob boss gets 15 yrs MACAU(AP)-Areputed mob boss was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to 15 years in prison, in a case the outgoing Portuguese administration can hold up as a major victory in its difficult fight against the enclave's notorious and violent Chinese triad gangs.

Wan Kuok-koi, alias "Broken Tooth Koi,'' burst into obsceni­ties in Portuguese and Cantonese as court officials put him in hand­cuffs to lead him away after his conviction on numerous mob-re­lated charges.

'Tm absolutely innocent,"Wan shouted. "This is the worst ver­dict of the century."

Wan then turned and accused the police guards of being crooks. ·'You guys all took bribes. Don't tell me you didn't take bribes," he yelled.

Wan had been acquitted in a separate trial earlier this year, when prosecutors charged he tried to intimidate casino workers but couldn't find any witnesses totes­tify against him.

This time, the charges stuck, just as Portugal is preparing to hand Macau back to China after 442 years of direct rule from Lisbon.

Defense lawyers complained that Wan and other alleged mob­sters were railroaded in an unfair trial that featured, for example, police officers testifying only about what they allegedly had

and stock certificates. Wan insisted he is an honest

businessman who made millions by legal gambling and various otherendeavors. Wan testified he knew about the notorious 14K triad gang he was accused of run­ning, but had nothing to do with it.

Prosecutors charged that Wan 's mob activities were well-known: He had talked extensively about them in interviews with several international and Hong Kong newspapers, and everi produced a film, "Casino," loosely based on his life.

Wan's conviction was a huge success for the Portuguese ad­ministrators who have suffered a bad blow to their image as the gang shootings in Macau intensi­fied over the past few years.

Reputed crime boss Wan Kuok-koi, also known as "Broken Tooth Koi" (center) and his brother, Wan Kok­hung (left) sit in a police van as they are transported out from a Macau court Tuesday after they were sentenced to be jailed on charges of criminal activities. AP

Across from the courthouse, two men relaxing in a park had differing views on Wan.

"The handover will probably be safer after his arrest," said Yip Pui-chiu, a 58-year-old retired shoemaker. "His associates prob­ably won't do much with their leader in jail."

heard from informants. Wan was convicted of being a

triad gang member, of being a triad leader, money laundering, loansharking and telephone tap­ping. He was acquitted of just one count: using a fake mainland Chinese identity card.

"It doesn't mean you 're inno­cent," said the judge, Fernando Estrela. "It just means that we 're not sure whether you 're respon­sible."

Seven codefendants, including Wan's brother, Wan Kuok-hung, were convicted of various charges. They got sentences ranging from five and one-half years to 10 and one-half years in prison.

Wan Kuok-hung appeared stunned by the verdicts, as friends and relatives broke into tears in the crowded courtroom. Four of the defendants are still at large and were convicted in absentia, while one person was acquitted of

all charges. A lawyer for Wan, Antonio de

Almeida Ferreira, has 10 days to appeal and said he needed to re­view the verdict in detail and meet with Wan before deciding how to proceed.

The judge also ordered the sei­zureofWan 's property, but it was unclearwhatauthorities might still be able to confiscate after already taking Wan's seven apartments, fancy cars, bank accounts, cash

Another man, Yip Lun, said Wan had been treated unfairly. "Broken Tooth ·is quite a good man," Yip said. ·'He's always been nice to everyone in the society, but the government had to find a culprit, and they picked him."

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South Korea legalizes militant labor group

Thousands of workers march with union flags in downtown Seoul Sunday. About 20,000 workers gathered at a public park, demanding shorter work hours and a suspension of moves to restructure state companies that will result in mass layoffs. AP

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea legalized a militant labor umbrella group Tuesday in a major shift in its policy toward the country's labor movement.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the nation's second largest labor group, has led many violent protests in recent years to demand wage hikes, a shorter work week and better working con­ditions.

About 2,800 members of the confederation have been ar­rested since 1987 for leading violent protests. Most were released after serving a brief prison term.

The government outlawed the confederation for years, citing a law that allowed only one umbrella labor group. The

controversial law was abol­ished in 1997, but the govern­ment had refused to legalize the group, accusing it of ille­gal activity.

Another reason cited by the. government for its refusal to legalize the confederation was the status of some leaders standing trial for violent labor movements.

The legal problems of those leaders were recently re­solved, because they were ei­ther acquitted or charges filed against them were dropped.

"We hope our decision will help promote labor peace and lay the foundation to resolve pending labor issues," said Kini Won-bae of the Labor Ministry.

The government had re­jected four requests since 1995

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by the group for legal ~tatus. The government has been

trying to woe the group into talks with itself and manage­ment to find ways to restruc­ture South Korea's debt-rid­den industries.

The confederation so far has refused, saying that restruc­turing will result in mass lay­

offs. Dan Byong-ho, chairman of

the confederation, said his group has no immediate plan to join the talks.

The confederation with a membership 'of 570,000 con­trols most major unions in the auto, shipbuilding and other key industries. The No. 1 Ko­rea Federation of Trade Unions has 1.5 million mem­bers, mostly in banks and light industry.

Execution of · HK crime boss to proceed HONG KONG (AP) - A re­puted Hong Kong crime boss and two mainland Chinese ac­complices lost their appeals Tuesday in China and w.e.re immediately taken to be ex­ecuted in a case of murder, robbery and weapons posses­sion, local media reported.

The Supreme People's Court In China's southern Guangdong province turned. down appeals from Ye Cheng­jian and other purported mem­bers of his gang, who were said to have carried out a crime spree in Macau and China, state-owned Radio Hong Kong reported.

Television Broadcasts Ltd. reported Ye and the two other condemned men were driven straight from the court to the execution grounds. China typically executes people by gunshot, although no informa­tion about Ye's execution was immediately made available .

A court official contacted by telephone declined com­ment on the case.

A dozen more alleged ac­complices were sentenced to jail, the radio reported.

The defendants were tried in China, though it was un­c !ear whether the charges con­cerned crimes carried out in Macau as wel I.

Television Broadcasts Ltd. reports carried footage from a state-run Chinese station showing Ye calm. with a half­smile on his face. He was handcuffed and held by two guards amid tight securit v in­cluding soldie-rs armed ·with shotguns surrounding the court.

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Anwar urges vote for the opposition KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)-lnaletterfromjail,Anwar Ibrahim called on Malaysians to vote for the opposition in next week's election, saying Tuesday it was the only hope for greater democracy in their Southeast Asian nation.

"This is the best opportunity. Stand up for justice and defend the fate of the people," Anwaf, the former deputy prime minister, wrote in a seven-page letter dis­tributed by his wife's National Justice Party.

Azizahismail,Anwar'swife,set up the party earlier this year to carry Anwar's political mantle af­ter he was sacked, beaten in police custody and jailed for six years on corruption charges that he denies.

Anwar announced on Saturday that he would not contest in the election, but the coalition insists that Anwar is still its choice for prime minister in the unlikely event that they unseat Mahathir Mohamad, who has ruled Malay­sia for 18 years.

Few believe that the opposition coalition will unseat Mahathir. Even the opposition alliance ad­mits that its real goal is to break the ruling coalition's two-thirds majority in Parliament

In his letter, Anwar endorsed the political platform of the four­party opposition Alternative Front coalition and its vision for the future of Malaysia.

"We put forward the concept of democratic, transparent and re­sponsible rule," Anwar said.

''We should return to the spirit of the constitution, guarantee free­dom and justice, as well as re­spect the law which upholds the division of executive, legislative

and judicial powers." Anwar, who is on trial for sod­

omy, says the charges against him were concocted to end his chal­lenge to Mahathir, Asia's long­est-serving ruler.

"I've been the victim of evil lies and a heinous conspiracy," Anwar reiterated in his letter.

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China raps Bush over criticism BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday rebuked Republican presidential front-runner George W. Bush for criticizing China's human rights record.

Healthy China-U.S. relations benefit both sides, as well as world peace and stability, Chinese For­eign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said when asked about

Bush's remarks Saturday in Cali­fornia.

"Any attempt to have China checked does not conform with the fundamental interests of the people of Asia-Pacific," Sun told reporters.

Bush rejected President Clinton's view of China and Rus­sia as "strategic partners," saying

they should be treated "without ill will, but also without illusions."

He also said a Bush administra­tion would help Taiwan defend itself. Sun reiterated that Taiwan was the most sensitive policy question "at the very core of China-U.S. relations" and said that all Chinese, including those on Taiwan, want reunification.

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Fishing limits 'too ·lo RIO DEJANEIRO,Brazil (AP) -lfthe fate of the Atlantic sword­fish depends on the restraint of fishing nations. the future of the specie; may be in trouble.

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fortunately the commission did not take the necessary steps to bring swordfish back to sustain­able levels,"' said oceanographer David Wilmot, director of the Islip, N.Y.-based group Ocean Wildlife Campaign.

Although delegates from 26 nations or trade blocs were present, talks were dominated by the European Union, the United States, Canada and Japan. The four account for about 95 percent of the north Atlantic swordfish catch.

Leading the campaign for lower limits were the United States and Canada, which take about 40 per­cent of the catch.

Opposing them were Japan and the EU, led by Spain, the single biggest catcherof swordfish - and for environmentalists, the No. 1 villain.

A recent report by the World Wildlife Fund stated that more than one-third of the North Atlan­tic swordfish and 83 percent of Mediterranean bluefin tuna caught by Spain were smaller than the legal limits.

"At the rate that young blue fin

tuna are being caught in the Medi­~erranean the population will never recover," Wilmot said.

Environmental groups; which were allowed to attend the meet­ing for the first time, say the amount of young fish caught is a greater threat than illegal fishing by small nations. Swordfish breed only when the female is five years old and weighs 150 pounds, and the average 90-pound swordfish now going to market show that stocks are being fished out faster than they can be replenished, they said.

One positive sign coming from the meeting was the strong pro0

conservation stance of the U.S. delegation, led by the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Susan Boa of the environmental group Sea Web.

"We had full support in our campaign from the U.S. and Ca­nadian delegations," Boa said. That position reflected a rare con­sensus among commercial and recreational fishermen, conserva­tionists and 11 states that sword­fish stocks should be restored within 10 years.

Argentina fire kills 2

Firefighters battle a fire at a supermarket in downtown Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Tuesday. Police said two bodies had been pulled from the debris. AP

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina "It all happened so suddenly," (AP) - An explosion and fire said Jose Carrizo, a supermarket destroyed a supermarket in worker, according to the news southern Argentina on Tuesday, report. killing at least two people and ·'Toe fire spread rapidly and injuring dozens, local news re- we started to hear explosions." ports said. Carrizo said he managed to rnsh

The fire gutted the Casa Tia out with a co-worker, but rapidly supermarket in downtown spreading flames blocked escape ComodoroRivadavia, 945 miles through the front door, while south of Buenos Aires, sparking burning wall paneling fell down panic as shoppers fled through all around him. smokeandburningdebris.There "It was hard for us to get out wasnowordonthecauseofthe because of all smoke and the blaze. fire," he added. He said he used

Police said two bodies had a fire extinguisher to put out been pulled from the debris and flames on some of the victims. that 47 injured people were taken Felipe Di Marco, a fire depart-to hospitals, according to the ment spokesman, said the blaze domestic news agency Diaries y began just after l p.m., and that Noticias. firefighters were putting out the

Television footage showed last hot spots an hour later. firefighters on ladders plucking He said rescue workers were a woman, her face sooty, from a searching forothervictims who second-floor window. might have been trapped. Casa

Other firefighters poured wa- Tia is a traditional Argentine ter into the blackened building supermarket chain owned by a or tossed shopping carts to the consortium of Argentine and side of the building while ambu- international interests, includ-lance workers rushed away vic- ing the French group tims on stretchers. Promodes.

MIDDLE EAST 1HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-25

Mosque row in Nazareth NAZARETH, Israel (AP) -Thousands of triumphant Mus­lims on Tuesday unveiled a cor­nerstone for a mosque next to a major Christian shrine in the heart of Jesus' boyhood town -a ceremony that set off bitter recriminations between the Vatican and Israel.

The Vatican said Israel, by allowing the mosque to be built, was "laying the foundation" for division. Israel hinted that the Holy See's protests were moti­vated in part by anti-Semitism.

Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority backed the churches. The Muslim ceremony in the shadow of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, replete with defiant chants and fervent prayers, prompted church leaders to close Christian shrines across the Holy Land. Many pilgrims were dismayed or confused.

The dispute over the mosque forged odd alliances. The Pales­tinian leadership, which is pre­dominantly Muslim, sided with the churches, while Israel was accused of favoring the Islamic movement in the government's attempt to ·broker a compromise.

The coalitions were apparently chosen with an eye toward com­ing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on the future of another holy city, Jerusalem.

In Tuesday's ceremony, sev­eral thousand Islamic activists cheered when a green cloth was lifted from the cornerstone, a beige marble slab.

Hundreds shook their fists and chanted, "With our blood and spirit, wewillredeemyou,Shihab el-Din," a reference to the 12th century anti-Crusader cleric they believe to be buried at the site.

Fireworks lit the late afternoon sky, and activists passed around trays overflowing with the sticky sweets thick with nuts and sesame oil that are tradi­tional to the region. Christian shopkeepers in the area closed early.

Responding to the Muslims' show of force, the Vatican said Israel bore responsibility for "creating the basis for instigat­ing division."

"The decision of the Israeli government seems to lay the foundation for future conflicts and tensions between the two communities, Christian and Is­lam," said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

Israel's Foreign Ministry re­jected the charge, saying it "un­fortunately recalls the ancient practice of pointing the finger at the wrong cause" - an allu­sion to anti-Semitism. At the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, believed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, pil­grims were disappointed to find gates shuttered.

The Vatican had taken the lead, but other denominations, including Greek Orthodox and Armenians, also backed the de­cision to close churches on Monday and Tuesday.

"I hate that all of this is in the ''·' ...... ,_.

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name of God and they can't come up with an agreement," said D.J. Droege, of Denver, on a weeklong visit with her hus­band and mother.

The two-year dispute over the mosque has raised tensions be­tween Muslims and Christians in Nazareth, one of Pope John Paul II's expected stops during a visit in March. Palestinians want the pope to use his visit to affirm a Vatican position that it does not recognize Israeli con­trol over east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim as the capital for a future independent state.

A senior Palestinian official, speakingonconditionofanonym­ity, told The Associated Press that the Vatican made it clear to Arafat that it expected his support on Nazareth as a quid pro quo for its support on Jerusalem.

Saudi Arabia, the guardian of Islam's holiest shrines, sup­ported Arafat's efforts, offer­ing to pay for a new mosque at an alternate spot in Nazareth, away from the basilica, to avoid friction.

Nazareth Muslims, who see the mosque as repudiating years of perceived discrimination by the city's largely Christian middle class, were stung by Arafat's interference.

"This is not Arafat's busi­ness," said Khaled Abu Ahmed, a garage mechanic. "We are citi­zens of the state of Israel."

Muslims said the Saudi offer was also out of place. "We have money, that's not a problem," said Salman Abu Ahmed, a leader of the Islamic movement in Nazareth.

"I told (the Saudis) this is holy land for Muslims and we cannot leave it and we have the right to build the mosque beside the church."

The Nazareth confrontation began two years ago when Mayor Ramez Jeraisi, a Chris­tian, announced plans to build a tourist plaza next to the basilica to make the congested down­town area more appealing to millennium tourists.

The Islamic movement claimed the half-acre plot and set up a protest tent on the site, demanding the entire area for a huge mosque.

The tensions erupted into ri­ots on Easter Sunday, with much of the violence targeting Chris­tian property.

The Israeli government- fear­in~. an_ increase in tensions

would mar its plans for the mil­lennium - stepped in, brokering a compromise that would allow a mosque on one-third of the land, and the plaza on the re­mainder.

Christian officials suggested that Israel tried to please the

Muslims because they are the bigger voting bloc.

The vast majority of Israel's l million Arab citizens are Mus­lim. Shimon Peres, Israel's el­der statesman and former prime minister, said both sides in the town of 72,000 would have to

accept a compromise, however hard it might be.

"Politics is the art of com­promise, religion is the expres­sion of holiness," Peres said. "And where holiness begins, reason ends and you cannot ar­gue with holiness."

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In Kosovo

Clinton 11rges forgiveness UROSEV AC, Yugoslavia (AP) - In a plea met with scant ap­plause and silent stares, President Clinton told ethnic Albanians in Kosovo Tuesday that "you must try" to forgive Serb neighbors and stop punishing them for the terror campaign of Slobodan Milosevic. 'The time for fighting has passed," Clinton said.

"Teach your children that life is more than the terrible things that are done. It is how you react to them."

Guarded by armed troops and tanks, Clinton ended a IO-day Eu­ropean tour by sweeping into war­torn Kosovo to urge reconciliation instead of revenge and to give a Thanksgiving boost to U.S. peace­keeping forces.

American aircraft shared run­ways with Russian helicopters at the jointly controlled Pristina air­port, patrolled by guard dogs and soldiers armed with automatic rifles. Clinton flew over snow-cov­ered fields and homes with fire­blackened windows, signs of the destruction caused by Yugoslav President Milosevic' s forces until they were expelled by 78 days of NATO air attacks.

Orthodox Christian Bishop Artemije, a leader of Kosovo's dwindling Serb minority, com­plained to Clinton about reprisals. "He said that freedom has not been returned for the Serbs, that there still continue to be Serbs being killed, continue to be Serbs being kidnapped," National Security Adviser Sandy Berger said.

"Eighty churches have been de­stroyed." Accompanied by his daughter, Chelsea, Clinton went to

President Bill Clinton is surrounded by U.S. troops at Camp Bondstee/, Kosovo, Yugoslavia Tuesday President Clinton was mobbed by the troops and earlier he met ethnic Albanians. AP

Camp Bondsteel, the sprawling fire base that is home for most of the 6,000 U.S. troops in Kosovo.

Smiling and shaking hands, Chelsea got at least as much atten­tion as her father. The Clintons stayed for a Thanksgiving dinner; Chelsea had a vegetarian plate while the president feasted on a drum­stick, stuffing and sweet potatoes.

The president addressed the troops in a huge tent, telling them that racial, ethnic and religious ha-

tred is "the number one problem in this whole world today." ·

Looking out at hundreds of Americans of different races, Clinton said they were models of cooperation and tolerance for Kosovars,particularlythechildren.

"Even if they don't speak our language, even if they never met any African-Americans or Hispan­ics before, even if they don't know any Asians before, they can see," Clinton said. 'They have eyes.

They 'II get it "He said "the power of your example will show them that they do not have to be trapped in the pattern ... of slaughter" that has crippled Balkan nations. Six months after the air war stopped Milosevic, abuses against ethnic Albanians have been replaced with revenge attacks against the remain­ing Serbian minority.

Berger said 50,000 to 100,000 Serbs have fled Kosovo, while an equal number remain. Clinton

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spoke in Urosevac at a community sportscenter,adrabbuildingwhere several hundred people greeted him with cries of "Victory, victory!" Children chanted "Clinton, Clinton!" as they jumped up and down in excitement

"You can never forget the in jus­tice that was done to you," Clinton told the audience. He p~sed as his comment was translated, and the words were met with applause. "No one can force you to forgive what was done to you," the president said.

Again, the audience applauded. "But you must try," he continued. This time, there was a subdued response.

"You cheered for us when we came in because when you were being oppressed, we stood by you," Clinton said. "We won the war, but listen: only you can win the peace."

An 8th-grader, Ramadan Ilazi, introducing Clinton, said, "You promised that you will bring us to our homes safe.

You kept your promise." De­spite the largely unenthusiastic re­sponse, there was some support for Clinton's call for reconciliation. Pranvera Pajaziti, resident of a vil­lage called Spring, said, "I lost my father.

I have to forgive and to forget because I like to live in peace, not war." Earlier, Clinton received an update from American and United Nations military leaders on the cha­otic process of rebuilding Kosovo.

He was told the numberofhorni­cides in Kosovo dropped to seven last week, and 32 the week before, compared with 114 when U.N. troops took control of the province.

Troops greet Chelsea warmly CAMP BONDSTEEL, Yugo­slavia (AP) - "Where's Chelsea?" The question rock­eted around this huge military base Tuesday in the American­controlled sector of Kosovo as word spread that Chelsea was accompanying President Clinton on his morale-boosting visit.

The first daughter drew all the attention when she preceded her father into a tent where he was about to give a speech. Within moments, the 19-year­old college sophomore was in the midst of U.S. troops, smil­ing and reaching out to shake their hands.

She was such a hit that the president's arrival failed to stir much notice. Taking the stage with little fanfare, Clinton said, "From the reception you gave my daughter, I thought he (the introducer) was going to say I was Chelsea's father, too."

Chelsea, taking a break from classes at Stanford University, accompanied the president throughout his 10-day trip to Tur­key, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and the Yugoslav republic of Kosovo.

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UN seeks $2.3B for world crises GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations appealed Tuesday for $2.34 billion to help ··millions of souls" around the world suffering from war, earthquakes and other disasters. Places that will need more help next year include those that have received the most atten­tion in recent weeks - Kosovo, East Timar, Turkey and Chechnya, said U.N. Secretary-

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the largest travel and consumer show held in Japan.

According to Nelson, the travel show organizers will come up with an even bigger show this year due to the fact that tourism is expected to become the key industry of the 21st century.

Held every two years, the travel show provides a forum for Japa­nese and international travel agents and travel industry-related representatives to gather and ex­change information.

The theme for the upcoming show will be "The New Age of Opportunity." Heralding the im­minent arrival of the 21st Cen­tury, the theme is intended to emphasize the formidable and definitive challenges that await the industry given the constantly changing market and business

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ground.

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Lazalita was arrested and slapped with several traffic charges.

PDO filed a motion to dismiss based on alleged outrageous pQ­lice conduct by police officers, including Castro.

Torres in a press statement yes­terday said Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch and DPS Commis­sioner Charles Ingram have indi­cated to him that they are taking immediate and appropriate action to investigate Lazalita's com­plaint.

Torres said Lynch has gone on record stating that DPS and the AGO investigate all claims of police misconduct and mistreat­ment.

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lated agreement to deportation, the lawyer said, the deportation order from Superior Court would have no effect since the court could have no jurisdiction until the criminal case is completed.

Only after the case is com-. pleted would the immigration

could have jurisdiction to en­ter a deportation order, Torres stressed.

Indeed, Torres added, the Criminal Division of the AGO appreciates his concern over the issue and has filed a motion to dismiss Anson's criminal case so

General Kofi Annan. But, he added, "as we struggle to catch up and provide the assistance needed in those places, crises are linger­ing, emerging, resuming or inten­sifying in many other places around the globe."

This year's launch, named "World Humanitarian Day," marks a renewed effort by the United Nations to improve fund-

conditions. "We are very excited in that our

presentation is directly in-line with JATA 's theme of 'The Age of Opportunity. We know that the costto participate in J AT A can be costly. However, we must also take into the account our strategy of providing information on the various facilities and attractions found on Guam," Nelson said.

During the four-day trade and consumer show, Nelson said GVB will be promoting Guam and the many new as well as existing at­tractions and facilities of the island's tourism industry.

"Additionally, with outbound travel profiles changing, we hope our promotions will reflect a 'new Guam' that will entice both first time and repeat travelers," Nelson said.

In addition to Guam's travel trade show area, G VB will also be sponsoring two coffee breaks and the closing ceremony's Congress Highlights Slide Presentation.

·'Upon the completion of any investigation, the AGO will file criminal charges against any po­lice officer found to have engaged in criminal conduct," Torres said.

The assistant public defender said DPS will also take adminis­trative action against any police officer, including termination or suspension, for criminal miscon­duct or violations of standards of conduct for police officers.

Torres said Ingram during their meeting reiterated his commit­ment to maintaining the public trust and confidence in the DPS · by demanding that all police of­ficers maintain the highest stan­dards of professionalism and eth­ics.

Torres said Ingram assured Lazalita that any claims of abuse by law enforcement will be inves­tigated thoroughly and will re­ceive the highest priority and at­tention by DPS and AGO.

that he could be deported pursu­ant to the stipulated deportation agreement.

Torres said he considers the stipulated deportation agreement to be a disingenuous attempt to fastrack deportation proceedings in disregard of a person's right to counsel and right to due process.

Torres said while an immigra­tion judge may not have authority to allow voluntary departure, he certainly has the authority to en­sure that a respondent receives due process in deportation pro­ceedings.

He said private counsel and at­torneys within the PDO have been

.advised to watch for similar con­duct by DOLi officers on all aliens and FAS citizens.

ing for its aid operations. The campaign combines all cri­

sis areas to keep the little-known or long-forgotten ones - many in Af­rica-from losing out in the compe­tition for donor dollars.

The list runs from Afghanistan and Angola through North Korea to Uganda. Among the countries least popular with donors are North Korea, Guinea-Bissau,

GVB will also hold a special travel agents seminar that will invite major Japan travel trade execu­tives, to obtain more detailed in­formation on the island.

Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, chairman of Brit­ish Airways Pie., has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the event and is expected to touch on travel trends in the new millen­nium.

According to GVB, JATA '97 had over 702 organizations from 70 countries and regions partici­pating. This year, GVB said the organizers expect a bigger pres­ence.

With that in mind, Nelson said Guam must be aggressive in this promotion to ensure Guam's suc­cess in the coming century.

"The bureau continues its mis­sion to derive maximum benefit for our people through the tour­ism industry. Therefore, creating public awareness of tourism is essential," he added.

PDO has urged any mernberof the public who has been mis­treated by law enforcement per­sonnel to bring forth these com­plaints to the attention of the com­missioner and the AGO.

Torres said on behalf of its clients, PDO will continue to forward all complaints of po­lice mistreatment to the com­missioner for investigation and action.

"PDQ as a government agency is also committed to ensuring the fair and equal enforcement of the laws. Every citizen's right to due process must be protected and respected, especially by law en­forcement personnel entrusted with the protection of such a right," he said.

PDQ, Torres added, will con­tinue to review all cases to make sure police officers respect each citizen's civil and constitutional rights.

Torres said sanctions may be imposed against DOU by the Immigration Court for disregard­ing the process and procedures leading up to a deportation order, including the basic requirement of jurisdiction.

The assistant public defender said DPS would be well-advised to note that agents from DOU cannot be allowed unfettered ac­cess to detained defendants rep­resented by counsel while those defendants await criminal pro­ceedings.

"DOU officers arc law enforce­ment personnel. DPS should not allow DOU officers to violate a detainee's right to counsel any­more than its own officers," he pointed out.

Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Si­erra Leone.

"For the mi II ions of souls who have been through the nightmare and needourhelptodare to dream again - I ask you today to send a signal of hope," Annan said.

The support is based on coun­try-by-country contributions in addition to whatever is paid in regular U.N. dues.

Annan acknowledged that he wasaskingforalotfor2000. "But it is far less than what the world spends on military purposes in a single day," he told representa­tivesofthe world's wealthy coun­tries, urging their governments to go much beyond theirregularU.N. dues. The United Nations held its first combined appeal last year, seeking $2.21 billion for its world­wide aid operations in 1999.

With one month of the year to go, donors have pledged $1.47 billion, leaving a shortfall of al­most one-third.

"We have a duty to look care­fully at the needs of all victims -wherever and whoever thev mav

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be - and judge them by the same humanitarian standard," Annan said. ''We must do better."

The United Nations enlisted a public relations firm in addition to its regular staff of spokespeople in presenting regional appeals, each of which ends with a warn­ing: "What happens if we do not get the resources."

The appeal seeks $71.3 mil­lion for Congo for next year. "Lack of funds would mean that millions would be exposed to death or extremely inhuman con­ditions for survival," itsaid. U.N. officials said they have no pre­cise figure for the publicity costs for this year's campaign, but that donors agreed to them.

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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and notified to file any answer '{ou wish to make to the Complaint, a copy o wh.ich is served upon you hereby, within twenty--one (21) days after the founhJ)ublication of this Summons, and to deliver or mail a copy of your answer to White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, the Plaintiff's Auomcys whose address is P.O. \!Ox 5222. Saipan°, MP 96950, as soon as prac11cable after fifm_g your answer or sending it to the Clerf of Courts for filing .

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01 OPERATIONS MANAGER-Salary: $4.00 per hour Contact: ISLAND HOME PHARMACY· CORPORATION dba JPA Homecare & Medical Supplies Tel. 233-7404(12/ 2)Th81722

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01 COOK HELPER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: BOBBIE'S AMUSEMENT CO., INC. Tel. 235-2624

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01 MERCHANDIZER (SALES REP.)­Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 CUTIER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 27 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$3.05 per hour 03 SEWING MACHINE SUPERVISOR­Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 PRESSER OPERATOR MACHINE­Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: EUROTEX (SPN) INC. Tel. 234-5273(12/9)Th81831

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YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you have such a vivid, colorful, and imagina­tive sense of humor, and such a keen insight into the hearts and minds of others, that you are sure to attract a receptive audience wherever you may go. Always eager to share your opinions with those around you, and always eager to hear what they have to say in re­turn, you will find that talk will forever be one of the greatest joys in life. You are able to capture the imagina­tions of others with a word or phrase. Your gift for language will surely be one of your strongest professional and per­sonal attributes.

You are in danger, at times, of overlooking your own per­sonal needs in favor of pro­fessional opportunities, and in such cases you may encounter your greatest hardships in life. You must always maintain a balance between your career and emotional needs. Don't let yourself suffer in the name of success.

Also born on this date are: Carrie Fisher, actress; Ursula K. LeGuin, author; Whitey Ford, baseball player and man­ager; Sir Georg Solti, conduc­tor; Dizzy Gillespie, baseball player; Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet.

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you tomorrow, find your birth­day and read the correspond­ing paragraph. Let your birth­day star be your daily guide.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Business affairs are Ii kely to produce surprising gains today, but you won't know the true effects on your lifestyle for some time to come.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Different strokes for different folks, and today you 'II have an opportunity that is only for you. You mustn't expect others to understand.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Don't deny the irresistible urge to relax to­day. You absolutely deserve some time to yourself to fuel up for what lies ahead.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - This is a good day for hit­ting the road, provided you've got a firm destination in mind. Bring yourself up-to-date on another's affairs.

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NFL bans throat-slashing gesture NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL cracked down on the throat-slash gesture Tuesday, threatening fines and penalties for an increasingly popular taunt that the league said depicted "an unacceptable act of violence."

A letter was sent to all 3 I teams to ban the gesture, in which a player draws~ his finger across his throat after making a big play on an opponent. Sometimes, it is aimed at opposing fans.

The gesture has been used in recent weeks by such stars as Green Bay's Brett Favre, Tampa Bay'sWarrenSapp,theNewYork

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Yokohama Watermates Swim Clubs, in coordinating this event.

In May of 2000, the best swim­mers will again compete in the Pacific School Games to be held in Sydney, Australia, at Homebush Swimming Pool, home of the Sydney Olympics. And in June, will go to the New Zealand for the Oceania Swim-

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In the singles competition, Gabe Boyer has a tough semifinal match against his son Gerald wi11J1ing 6-4, 6-4 and then topped Alex Mar­tin 6-3, 6-2 in the final in the Men's 4.0 bracket. Newcomer Merle Hudkins playing in her first tournament showed impressive

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est vote-getter in the UDP sweep of Majuro.

In unofficial results, three cabi­net ministers and two other gov­ernment party backbenchers lost their seats in the election to UDP or independent candidates.

Previously the government party held a slim 18 seat majority in the 33 seat Nitijela (parliament). The UDP Jost just one seat, and could pick up at least one more depending on the outcome of postal absentee ballots.

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In his decision, the judge ruled that the claimant is entitled to "just compensation" as a result of government's acquisition of his property for public purpose, re­gardless of any previous payments under the War Claims Act.

"My understanding of the deci­sion was that the family has to be compensated - additional just compensation. That's what the court finds and that's what we have to do, it's just that we don't know to what degree is fair com­pensation," Guerrero said yester­day.

She: said the division does not know how to draw the line and

Jets' Keyshawn Johnson and Seattle's Ricky Watters.

"I like to come up with some­thing new every week," said Johnson, who did in full view of the "Monday Night Football" cameras last week. "!just try to be original."

He 'II have to be more original and less objectionable from now on, unless he wants to incur a 15-yard penalty and a fine. The league made that clear.

"We know ofno interpretation of this act by which it would not be considered threatening or in­sulting," wrote George Young,

ming Championships. Again, the team would like also to compete in the Hawaiian Invitational Waterpolo Tournament in August in Hawaii.

Every year the Saipan Swim Club swimmers provide lessons to all interested persons, with one session during the summer and another in the fa) I.

As you can see from the sched­ule, the team will travel, and that is the bulk of our expenses. This off island competition, however, is vital to the success of the NMI's

form against three different op­ponents to take the winner's tro­phy in the Women's 3.0 division while Gin Gin Sleight took sec­ond place.

The fourteen year-old Kana Aikawa continued to establish her reputation as the top women's player in the CNMI winning the Women's open 6-2, 6-1 over Matty Buenaventura. Rafael Guamzon stroked his way to his

Kabua was the highest vote­getter in last Monday's election at Kwajalein, where he is the ranking traditional chief for the island that hosts the U.S. Army's missile testing range. He re­ceived 755, while newcomer Sato Maie came in second with 440 votes.

Voter dissatisfaction with the government party has, for the first time in the 20 years of constitu­tional government, resulted in the balance of power in the Nitijelu shifting away from the dominant political party, headed first by PresidentAmataKabua, who died in 1996, and now by his cousin,

where to go in regards to "fair compensation."

Taisacan 's private lot- titled 177 4-locatcd in Chalan Lau I au was annexed by the government for public use in exchange for another land which was not deeded until 1997 or up to the filing of the case.

The government, however, contended that since Taisacan has been awarded or paid under the War Claims Act for the land, there's no more need for him to be compensated for a second time by MPLC.

Taisacan 's lawyer, Jane Mack, said Manibusan 's ruling could award her client's with half a million dollars.

Admitting that the Taisacan land claims was a test case, since it was DPL's first legally adju-

the league's vice president for football operations in the letter. "In fact, it appears to depict an unacceptable act of violence."

The gesture has been around in sports for a while but it has been occurring with increasing frequency this season in the NFL.

After leading a game-winning drive earlier this season in Cleve­land, Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Akili Smith pounded his chest at the Browns' bench and taunted the fans in the Dawg Pound by making the throat-slash gesture.

swimming program, and to the team members themselves. This is the reason for the Swim Mara­thon and we need everyone's sup­port. Please help your swimmer be the best he or she can be, while ,,. representing the people of the CNMI in international competi­tion.

If a swimmer has not contacted you and you are interested in help­ing the Saipan Swim Club please call Bill at 234-1001, or Jean Sakovich at 234-6323 for more information.

first tournament victory in the Men's 2.0 with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ronny Sotto.

In the Men's 3.0 action, Jess Pacheco took home the hardware over Louie Fontillas. In the Men's 40 and over, Eli Buenaventura added to his list of titles with a 6-0, 5-3 of Lupe Padilla.

In the big match of the tourna­ment, Jeff Race overcame a slow start to beat Aaron Burch 6-4, 6-4.

Imata Kabua. Kabua will have to lure the 011e

or two fence-sitters or engineer a defection from the UDP to main­tain his control of the Nitijela and government.

The stakes are high for both sides because the UDP is promis­ing that ifit gets into power, it will be moving to deliver on cam­paign promises to clean up cor­ruption within the government.

While the UDP appears to have a majority at this stage, whoever is able to form a government in January will not have many - or any - votes above the 17 member minimum majority.

dicated case under the War Cairns Act, Guerrero said her office is mandated only by the Constitution to undertake land exchanges and not to give out monetary awards.

"When it comes to cash com­pensation, it becomes the re­sponsibility of the government to identify cash for cash com­pensation because the Divi­sion of Public Land's respon­sibility is strictly lands," said Guerrero.

As to the possible effects of the landmark ruling on gov­ernment efforts to build pub­I ic infrastructure, the di vision head said she would have to yield to the Department of Public Works or the Common­wealth Utilities Corporation for their responses.

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SSA Men's Slowpitch League (Team standings as of Nov. 23) .

Team Win Loss Six Pack 4 0 Power Factors 5 1 Camacho Roots 5 1 Angeur Comets 5 1 Sedi Kau 5 1

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Team Familia 1 3 Greg C. Camacho Roots 21 16 .762

Peteliu 3 4 Greg F. Camacho Roots 16 12 • 750 Team Fadang 1 4 Totes Gone 0 4

JelfDiaz Bad Boyz 19 14 .737 Joe Guererro Comets 19 14 .737

Laty4 0 5 Jess Taitano Seel, Kau 18 13 .722 rangers 0 6 Chavo Palacios Defenders 14 10 .714 Solang 0 6

Runs: (18) J.Diaz, T.Camacho (17) G.Martin (14) G.Camacho, J.Reyes, TOll<ong, M.Sakisal, J.Diaz Doubles: [5) G.F.Camacho (4) Camey Mobet, P.Sakuma, T.Camacho, D.Ngeskebei Trtples: (2) J.Pangeinan, J.Attao, A.Tawanipy, N.Nonta, J.Pua, P.Masaharu, J.Dru, G.camachO, T.Guerrero, J.Reyes,G.Martin,F.Yoshida Homeruns: (9) G.Martin, J.Guerrero, (IJ J.Diaz, C.Ngiraidong, J.Attao, P.Sakuma, T.Camacho RBI: (22) J.Diaz (21) G.Martin, J.Anao (20) G.Camacho, J.Guerrero (19) T.CamachO

Stnkeout: (12) John Diaz, (7) John Blas , Wise Augon, WilbEr Ngotet, Sam Kapileo, Tony Camacho

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camp for hard-on-hearing kids in Texas in April.

'"This is the greatest honor that a teacher like me can receive. I thank all the support staff, teacher aides, and other teachers. I also would like to thank the Lord for all the blessings he has bestowed upon me.

"I dedicate this award to my family and of course, my students. .. without them, I wouldn't be a teacher," Barcinas said.

Gilles at yesterday's festivities gladly turned over the title she proudly held for one year to the new teacher of the year.

Having represented the CNMI in numerous Teacher of the Year activities, Gilles shared with yesterday's audience, many of the lessons she has acquired in her interaction with various teachers.

According to Gilles, despite the diversity in their cultures, the con-

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What could be PCB-related dis­ease does not seem too severe like rashes," said Villagomez.

Leukemiaandothercancerforms may not immediately be tied to PCB, as it may have been caused by a range of factors, which may include the banned chemical.

Washington Resident Repre­sentative Juan N. Babauta has raised concerns about illnesses and deaths in Tanapag with causes that are "not common."

"Unfortunately," said the health secretary, "we need to have it scientifically supported."

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shortly after the caucus, said the 12th Legislature will have its eyes trained on easing the burden on business in the Northern Marianas, an announcement that, officials noted, signaled what could well be the start of moves giving more support to the busi­ness community.

Hofschneider noted that mem­bers of the business sector, espe- .

sistency of everyone's purpose­education-more than made up for the cultural differences.

"This has been a full, exhilarat­ing, thought provoking, and yes at ti mes, exhausting year.

"One of the things I learned as a participant in Teacher of the Year activities was, it doesn't matter if the teacher I am talking to teaches French in High School, Science in Singapore or first grade in Harlem - our understanding of the problems and what must be done to solve them is consistent," said Gilles.

"I want to thank the teachers, support staff, teacher assistants, and Administrators for the privi­lege of being able to represent the CNMI," she added.

"I also want to honor each of you, teachers and children, for the many extra hours you are willing to give, for the risks you are will­ing to take, for the energy, wis­dom, and love you share," Gilles told participants at yesterday's celebration.

Villagomez said his department is also in the thick of logistical planning to determine the cost­on human and financial resources -it will take to put up the recom­mended on-site clinic in Tanapag.

At least four doctors too will be trained to detect PCB contamina­tion on humans. The doctors -two _from the private sector and two from the Commonwealth Heal th Center - will be manning the clinic.

"That (clinic) is the goal. If we are ready to get going, we will move the clinic out into the com­munity. And so, we are doing the (study on required) logistics now. We are going to plan it out," said Villagomez.

ciall y those engaged in small- and medium-scale establishments, are burdened with fees imposed on top of each other.

He said these establishments, which he considers the real work­horses of the economy, should be given air to breathe.

The administration recently la­mented that important bills on economic recovery have remained pending at the Legislature, a situ­ation that blocks efforts to imple­ment measures to revive the economy.

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Cavaliers beat Blazers A TL ANT A (AP) - Isaiah Rider scored 32 points in his return to the Atlanta lineup, leading the Hawks ... . ··. ·.· .... ··

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Rider, who has been fined several times by the Hawks and served a one-game sus­pension a week earlier for fail­ing to show up at practice, started for the fourth time this season after serving in a sixth­man role the last two games.

Jason Terry added 21 points for Atlanta, scoring 10 in the fourth quarter when the Heat tried to clamp down on Rider.

Alonzo Mourning led the Heat with 26 points, his sixth straight game with al least 20 points.

Cavaliers 103, Trail Blazers 100

In Cleveland, Shawn Kemp made fourjumpers and set up Lamond Murray's crucial 3-pointer in the final 4:41 as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped Portland's six-game winning streak.

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rebounds as Cleveland became the first team to score I 00 points against Portland this season.

The Cavaliers ended a three­game losing skid. Portland, playing its fifth straight road game, lost for just the second time in 12 games and made just 5-of-21 on 3-point at­tempts.

Murray scored 20 points in his first start of the year. Detlef Schrempf led the Blazers with 22 points.

Rockets 119, Mavericks 99 In Houston, Charles Barkley

scored 26 points and the Hous­ton Rockets finally won a home game, beating the short­handed Dallas Mavericks.

Houston had been the NBA 's only winless home team at 0-6, but Barkley's inspired performance was enough to beat the Mavericks.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and Michael Finley 29 to lead Dallas, reduced to an eight-man lineup by injuries and illness.

Wizards 89, Grizzlies 87 In Washington, Mitch Rich­

mond scored 19 points and Isaac Austin added 16, includ­ing three free throws down the stretch, as the Wizards de­feated the Vancouver Griz­zlies.

Austin sank one of two free throws with 2:01 left to put

7 6ers' Iverson to be out 3-6 weeks

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -All-StarguardandNBAlead­ing scorer Allen Iverson will be sidelined three to six weeks with a fractured right thumb on his shooting hand, the Philadelphia 76ers announced on Tuesday.

Iverson, who is averaging 30.8 points per game along with 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists, suf­fered the injury in the second halfofPhiladelphia's94-9 l loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

An X-ray taken on Tuesday revealed the fracture.

"I don't anticipate any long­term or residual problems with the thumb," said team physician Dr. Jack McPhilemy. "I think it will heal and Allen will be back to the Allen Iverson we all know and love."

The injury-plagued Sixers (5-7) have been without starting centre Matt Geiger, who under­went arthroscopic surgery dur .. ing the preseason, and key play­ers Theo Ratliff and Tyrone Hill also have missed games due to injuries.

"I knew immediately that it was broken," Iverson said. "I broke my other thumb in high school so I knew what it felt like. This isn't the right time for this to happen. I need to be play­ing, and I can't do my team any good by sitting on the sidelines."

Philadelphia 76ers' assistant coach John Calipari (left) talks to Allen Iverson in a recent game. AP

The first pick in the 1996 draft, Iverson, 24, captured the scoring title with a 26.8 aver­age in the strike-shortened 1998-99 season, and earned First-team All-NBA honours. He also ranked among the NBA leaders in minutes and steals and led the Sixers to their first postseason appear­ance in eight years.

Iverson sparkled in the play­offs, scoring 30 or more points in three of the four games against the Orlando Magic in the first round. He set an NBA postseasonrecord with 10 steals in Game 3 and scored 37 points in the series-clinching win in Game 4.

the Wizards ahead for good at 86-85, and added two free throws with 6.6 seconds left to clinch the victory.

Vancouver, which led by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, scored just one bas­ket over the final three min­utes and lost its 26th straight road game dating back to Feb. 6, 1999.

Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 25 points, but missed five of six s~ots in the fourth quarter.

Suns 94, Raptors 93 In Phoenix, Jason Kidd had

15 assists and 16 points, in­cluding two free throws with 1.3 seconds left that gave the Phoenix Suns a comeback vic­tory over the Toronto Raptors.

With Toronto leading by a point, Doug Christie missed two free throws with 5.1 sec­onds left. Cliff Robinson grabbed the rebound off the second miss and Phoenix called time with 4.8 seconds remaining to set up the final play.

Kidd was fouled by Antonio Davis while taking a hook shot in the lane, and made both free throws for the winning margin.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Scottie Pippen (33) dunks the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter Tuesday at the Gund Arena in Cleveland. AP

Vince Carter scored 19 points for Toronto, including a basket that put the Rap tors up 93-86 with I :22 left. Penny Hardaway scored I 7 points and Tom Gugliotta 16 for the Suns.

Love advances to finals m.atch POIPU, Hawaii (AP) -Davis Love III is making Payne Stewart proud.

Love, picked to fill out the four-player field following the death of his close friend, breezed into the championship match of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Tuesday by defeat­ing Jose Maria Olazabal, 6-and-5.

In Wednesday's finale, Love will meet PGA player of the year Tiger Woods, who pulled away on the back 9 to turn back British Open champion Paul Lawrie, 4-and-2.

The 36-hole match play tournament was to bring to­gether the winners of the four majors, but Stewart, who won the U.S. Open, was killed in a plane crash in South Dakota last month and Love gained the invitation based on his per­formances in this year's ma­jors.

Love didn't waste any time in running up a big lead over Masters winner Olazabal.

It started on the second hole at the 6,957-yard Poipu Bay Resort course on Kauai and it was Olazabal who appeared to have the upper hand, land­ing his second shot on the 524-yard hole to within 8 feet.

Love, meanwhile, was look­ing at a tough 15-foot recov­ery from the frontside bunker.

But Love chipped it in and the run was on. He rolled in consecutive birdies over the

Davis Love Ill tees off as his tee flies through the air on the first hole during the first round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Tuesday in Kauai, Hawaii. Love defeated Jose Maria Olazabal to advance to the final round. AP

next four holes and added an­other at the eighth to make the tum in 7-under-par 29.

He added birdies on the I 0th and 12th before closing out the match on the 13th.

Woods, meanwhile, was in a battle with Lawrie with the match even through 11 holes. But Woods, .who arrived only

a couple of hours before the start of the match from the World Cup matches in Malay­sia and a stopover in Japan, birdied four of the next five holes to end the match.

Woods went I-up twice on the front 9, but couldn't pull away. Lawrie never led in the match.

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32-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 25, 1999

SPORTS Saipan es Palau derby

By EIieen 0. Tabaranza For the Variety Speaker Benavente, Lifpi_foi hauls in 439 lb. marlin and nice. It was awesome. It

was the biggest fish that I caught," said Benavente, a first timer in this particular tourna­ment on Palau.

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -The Rotary Club of Palau's 4th Annual Fishing Derby on Sat­urday drew a good turnout with 24 boats that went off shore.

Rotary Club President John DeVivo described the derby as "successful," as the Rotary members had fun while raising money at the same time.

"We gave a very exciting ac­tivity and safe tournament. Ev­eryone had a good time. Every­one won something. In the tour­nament, we don't just reward the best fishermen, but we also have a way to reward every­body," De Vivo said.

He added that it took them about one hour and forty five minutes to land the fish in the boat 25 miles South East off Koror.

Other winners in the biggest fish category are Ngirakesol Maidesil with 143.5 lbs. blue marlin and Lazarus Inacio with 38.35 lbs. wahoo. In the most weight category, Belau Boaters Association President Herman Omelau grabbed the first place by turning in a 289 lbs. wahoo. Jose Rengechel and Sam's Dive Tours owner Sam Scott fol­lowed with 285 lbs and 276 lbs. wahoo and .. barracuda, respec­tively.

Shimbros Resident Manager and Fishing Derby Chairman Joe Salas partly attributed the success to the cash and in-kind donations from major sponsors such as the Budweiser and the Bank of Hawaii and all the people.

He said they gave out a total Joe Lifoifoi's group with Saipan House Speaker Diego Benavente on board the "Malang" boat.

"The Rotary Club's fishing derby is improving every year. We had fun and we made some more money. We're becoming consistent in doing it well. With the money that we've raised we will put it right in the commu­nity in the form of our leader­ship program and breast cancer awareness project," DeVivo said.

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The 439-lbs. blue marlin fish caught by Lifoifoi and Benavente's group during the Rotary Club of Palau's 4th Annual Fishing Derby last Saturday. Photo by EIieen o. l'abaranza

of $5,700 in cash prizes and about $1,000 in in-kind dona-tions.

Saipan House Speaker Diego Benavente and Joe Lifoifoi group on board a Saipan-based "Malang" boat, who came back first at 11: 30 a.m., breaking the record made by Senator Joshua Koshiba's 402 lbs. blue marlin last year by turning in a 439 lbs.

Photo by Eileen O. Tabaranza

of the same type of fish. Lifoifoi 's group received a to­

tal of $2,500 in cash prizes, $1,000 of which was given by Penthouse owner Christina Salii for whoever beat the record of Koshiba. A total of$1,500came from the Rotary Club and its sponsors.

"We 're just very very fortu­nate that the waters are calm

De Vivo said bulk of the fish was bought by Palau Commu.~. nity College and restaurants, while a portion of it was given away to the hospital.

Fall Tennis Classic draws top players THEFall Tennis Classic, played at American Memorial Park, ended this past weekend of No­vember 20 and 21. In the first weekend, there were junior singles and Men's and Ladies doubles competitions. The sec­ond weekend featured the men's and ladies singles.

In the biggest draw of the tournament, there were sixteen 10 and under youngsters com­peting for the winner's trophy. Ron Sotto earned top honors with a win over Keith Gabaldon, 6-3. Ann Marie Petty came from

behind to beat Lila Mailman, 7-5. Gerald Boyer slipped past Jung Mun Chung 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the Boys under 14 category. In the Boyerunder 18 group, Hee Seung Kim dominated play with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Gerald Boyer in the final.

The doubles competition was very exciting. In the Women's Open Doubles, Sally Wong and Mrs. Son defeated Sonia Kreul and Atsuko Yamagishi 6-3, 6-0. In the Men's 3.0 Doubles, Louie Fontillas and Alex Martin downed Steve Nutting and Dick Pierce 6-

1, 6~2. In the Men's 4.0 Doubles, the

father and son pair of Gabe and Gerald Boyer took the title over Kris Cho and Sung Won Yoon. In the Men's Open Doubles, in a thrilling match, Jeff Race and Don Dunlop defeated Aaron Burch and Dan Weaver 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.

Lastly, in the Men's 40 and Over Doubles, Nicky Nichols and Don Dunlop prevailed against Eli Buenaventura and Charles Jordan 7-5, 7-5.

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