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New law grants amnesty to 'overstaying' foreigners

munity. The law will take effect in

December, or 90 days after it was signed into law by the gov-

€ontinental cuts flights to CNMI

Pedro P. Tenorio

By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

OVERSTAYING foreigners in the CNMI will now have six months to come forward and

emor. House Bill I I :266, which be- By Aldwin R. Fajardo

came Public Law 11-33, grants Variety News staff

qualified overstayers, who have CONTINENT AL Micronesia is entered and stayed in the CNMI reducingto25 its roundtripflights or before January this year, at between Saipan and Nagoya for least half a yearto registerto the this month, citing the worsening Department of Labor and Immi- economic situation in Japan which gration to legalize their status. has forced many potential travel-

"This is the first time a pro- ers to avoid taking overseas trips. posal of this sort is attempted in Bill Meehan, Continental presi-trying to resolve the problem of dent, met with Gov. Pedro p. illegal aliens in the CNMI. I Tenorio yesterday to infoim the believe it is timely due to the CNMI government of the airline recent passage and approval of company's plans to pull down the the moratorium Jaw," the local chief executive said. number of flight services to the

Northern Marianas. register as legal nonresidents Tenorio is raising hopes that Meehan said the region's major without prosecution after Gov. the measure will encourage over- air caITier is looking at reducing

. Pedro P. Tenorio signed a new staying foreigners in the CNMI Assigned Seat Miles by 22 per-Jaw granting them limited im- ~onti_nued on page 3o cent and flight activity by at least

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~ US disowns Tanapag dump mess[\ /,J By Jojo Dass which used to be a naval air sta- fense Sites (FUDS). ti

!J Variety News Staff tion of the US military, has ··very "'If it was dumped by some- ~ :j THEMILITARYdumpsitein good archival records." one else we can't be respon- ~ J upper Tanapag, which is be- He added that the federal gov- sible under the program,"said f r.) lieved to have been abandone_d emment is maintaining an ex ten- Streck. f· J

[:! by u_.s. fo_rces after the war, IS sive record in San Bruno, Cal. "We have an extensive ar- r·1

r:~ not listed many of the federal that covers all military facilities. chival research on war and r·I ( government's archives, a se- 'Thisdumpdoesnotshowup," military records andTanapag /i !/ nior archaeologist of the U.S. said Streck. actually has very good archi- : j r ! Army Corps of Engineers Streck raised the possibility of val records on naval air sta- i : I _j (USACOE) said. the dump having been created by tion. I j

The disclosure may have other parties which, if proven, "It (dumpsite) is not in it. It : ' doused hopes of having may automatically disqualify it does not show in any naval air USACOE initiate a clean up from being listed under the fed- facility station records," he of the site. era! govern rnent 's Defense Env i- went on.

Charles F Streck Jr., in a ronrncntal Restoration Program Streck said it is now up to press briefing, said Tanapag, (DERP) for Formerly Used De- Continued on page 10

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\; Students of Oleai Elementary School join their teachers in celebrating Fitness Day with games and other physically-straining activities at the San Jose campus yesterday. Photo by Maria Luisa c. Alonso

18 percent starting October, ex­plaining that the drastic steps were taken to help Continental weather the economic turmoil plaguing Asia.

"We are looking at pulling down ASM or flights within Guam and Saipan with the Asian economy not doing very well right now. We have to do some of the things that all of the other airlines are doing in order to survive during the crisis," he told reporters.

On the airline company's deci- . sion to pull down flights between Nagoya and Saipan, he pointed out that Japan overseas travelers from January to June totaled only 7.425 million, which represents an 8.3 percent decline.

He said that each yen decline to the dollar represents $1.8 million annually to Continental, while adding that economists have pre­dicted that the yen will sink fur­ther to between 150 and 180 against the US dollar by year­end.

The expected air traffic demand from Nagoya, despite the im­proved service patterns to Saipan did not materialize primarily be­cause of the Japanese recession and the Asian cuITency crisis, ac­cording to Meehan.

"Continental has been forced to reassess the schedule in order to minimize losses. The company effected a program to review

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House balks at: override of legislative powers bill

By Aldwin R. Fajardo · Variety News Staff

THEHOUSEofRepresentatives on Wednesday withheld action on the bill that seeks to fortify the powers of the Legislature after it was disapproved last month by the Governor and the veto was oveITiden by the Sen-· ate.

Rep. Manuel A. Tenorio (R­Saipan, Pct. I), in an interview, said he prefers that the neces­sary amendments and correc­tions, as suggested by the gover­nor, be made so that the bill can be passed by both chambers of the Legislature and transmitted .to the governor again.

Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio had said that the problem lies with the proposal to impose certain· mandatory requirements regard- · ing prosecution of parties al-Jeg­edly held in contempt by the House of Representatives or the

Manuel A. Tenorio

Senate. "This section attempts to limit

or restrict the constitutionally­mandated prosecutorial discre­tion vested in the CNMI Attor­ney General which creates a major concern," he explained.

Section-3, which the local chief ext>cutive raised concerns about, provides that whenever·

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Marshalls President Kabua faces vote of 'no confidence'

By Giff Johnson For tile Variety

MAJURO - Less than two weeks after shaking up his cabi­net by bringing in two former opposition senators, Marshall Is­lands President lmata Kabua is facing a vote of no confidence.

Despite an effort by Kwajalein Senator Ataji Balas Wednesday to delay and possibly hold off a motion of no-confidence against President Imata Kabua, six sena-

tors introduced the motion Wednesday afternoon, the first session of Nicijela (parliamenl) since the new cabinet lineup ~vas announced last Monday.

Wotje Senator Litokwa Tomeing, who was dropped from cabinet in the shakeup, introduced the motion shortly after the Ni tijela had reconvened after sev­eral extended recesses requested by Balos in an effort to forestall

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2:MARI~N_ASVARIETV NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- s'EPtEMBER 4 1998 . -·--- -----------·- -----·----------- ---·--

Japan says North Korea plans 2nd missile test

TOl\:YO (AP) - Jap:m :mu South Korc:m :urncJ forces 11,c1e put on ,m incre,beu k,,d of alci1 ll1ursJay t1.) p1cp,u·c for :mother ballistic missile test bunch b1 Nonh Korea. rx1ssibly \\'ithin a 111:mcr of Jays,

.lap:u1 ·, Chief C1bi11ct Sccn:t;u:s' l Iiromu Nonak:1 s:1iJ the govcm­merllln, i nlcmii:uion tJw No~ll1111:1v :1ttt:111pt :mother missile test :mu fs u:- ing to Jissua1.k the Communist state through diplomatic ch;umels.

.. ·n1ey :ue n: jeering ourprolesL-;.'' he told 11:po11.:rs at a regul:u, p1ess conk1ence,

Nonaka said the government w:L~ concerned the North might conduct a~conJ launch tocoinciJe with the convening of iL, national cong1't!ss on Saturday or the country'; na­tional Jav cdeb1~1tionsne,xt Wednes-dav. ·

Defense Agency spokesman Hiromil,u Kuwana saiJ Japan's milit:.uy haJ upgraJed iL, level of ak1mess agains1 a test He dedineJ to rnmmem on whal me,bures Ja-11.m is 1aking, or what information fap,m haJ indicating a launch was pl;umeJ.

Members of the House of Coun­cillors listen to Japanese For­eign Minister Masahiko Komura explain about the North Korean missile firing during a plenary session in Parliament Thurs-day in Tokyo, AP

South K01ea's Yonhap News Agency, quoting an unidentified government source, said South Ko1ea's militwy has ,also been placed on coastal alen, and that launch prep;u·ations had been spot-

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SwissAir jetliner crashes in Atlantic BLANDFORD, J\ova Scotia (AP) - A SwissAir jetliner tly­ing from New York to Geneva has crashcJ in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia, a Cmadian rescue official said.

There was no worJ on survi­vors.

Swissair Flight 111 was tlying Wednesday night with213passen­gersw1J acl't!W of I 4whcnitdeclwed an emergency m I 0:30 p.m. EDT (0230GM1), Lt Cmdr. Glenn Cham­berlain of the Halifax Rescue Coordi­nation Center.

The flight left New York's Kennedy Airport at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030GM1).

The planeatternptedancmergency landing at the Halifax Airpon and disappeared moments later, he said.

The plane is believed to have crashed about seven miles ( 11 kilo­meters) south of Peg,,ry' s Cove on Nova Scotia's Soutl1 Sh01e.

A Hercules, two Labrndorhelicop­ters and several coast guw·d vessels

A SwissAir MD11, similar to the one shown in this undated photo reportedly disappeared off Nova Scotia, Canada, late Wednesday after attempting an emergency landing at Halifax Airport. Some 227 passengers and 14 crew were aboard. AP ,

were on their way to the scene. Wit- with clear skies and relatively calm nesses said emergency crews were seas. scouring the area. "We heard the plane go over our

Upto50ambulanceswereenroute home,thenmyhusbandandsonheanl to the aiea quite an explosion," Blandford resi-

The plane was ieponcdly an MD- dent Audrey Bachman told 11, authorities said. TheAssociatedPress.Shesaidshe

LL Cmdr. Mike Considine of the was sleeping at thetimeofthecrash. search and rescue center said the weather in the area had been good,

Her husband is a member of the auxiliruy coast guard and was called out to seru'Cl1 for the plane.

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'll1e sources said tlie note w,uncd of a September attack against the Amcric:m embassy in Mw1ila.

Newspapers in Kuwait quoted Kuwaiti security sources as saying the note specilieJ Septcmber4 m the ,;u·ikc date.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1998-MARIANAS VARJETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 ---------------------------------------------- ------ --------------- - ---- -

After 902 resumption called off

Infonnal t sproposed By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

AFfER calling off the scheduled Covenant Section 902 discussion, the CNMI negotiating team is pro­posing an info1mal talk with rep­resentatives of the United States government on Saipan within the month.

Lt Gov. Jesus R. Sablan, who also chairs the CNMI negotiating panel, maintains that the possibilities re­main high for the resumption of the stalled 902 discussion, despite the apparent dis putt; between both teams due to the suspension of the previ­ously agreed schedule.

In his letter to Edward B. Cohen, special US representative to the 902 consultations, Sablan said the CNMI has been engaged in a legislative and law enforcement program to deal with its labor and immigration prob­lems, as well as other related areas of concern.

"Dealing effectively with these is­sues isdifficultunderthe best circum­stances and is especially complicated now because of the trnmoil in the Asian economy and the resultant se­riousimpacton the Commonwealth's critical tourism indusuy," he ex­plained.

Jesus R. Sablan

Citing the developments arising from the CNMI government's ef­forts to address its laborand immigra­tion problems, Sablan said it would be best for Cohen to visit the island and see for himself the kind of mea­sures installed by theCommonweaJ th in correcting the flaws in its policies.

Sablan mentioned last week's meet­ing between the CNMJ's administra­tive staff and the Insular Affairs deputy director in efforts to explore possible ways whe1e the Commonwealtl1 and the US governments can work to­gether to resolve the problems,

"We have also been working with FBI officials in the CNMI [ who are J investigating white collar crime re-

lated to immigration. CNMJ\ Attor; ney General met with EEOC 1epre­sentatives visiting Saipan to explo1e otl1er sue h jointenforcemenl eff oi1s, •· he added.

<;::ohcn has suggested that both US and CNMI 902 negotiating teams focus on problems concerning mini­mum wage, immigrntion and cus­toms in relation to gannent transship­ment.

But the CNMI negotiating team proposed the waiving of Covenant Section 7fJ2 matching funds, owner­ship of the submerged lands and the non-voting delegate in Congress be among the issues discussed dming the negotiations.

Cohen said including the issue on submerged lands in the 902 agenda would not be productive or prndent, citing the law suit filed by tl1e Com­monwealth for the US Disuict Cou1t co 1esolve ownership and control of the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone.

On the issue of non-voting CNMJ delegate to the US House of Rep1e­sentatives, he pointed out that the federal government has "explicitly agreed" with the Commonwealth's position on this.

"Because the P1esident aheady is

CHC sues Grand Hotel, 2 others By Zaldy Danclan Variety News Staff

Tiffi COMMONWEALTH Health Center yesterday sued Saipan Grand Hotel and six other employern of alien worke1, for alleged non-pay­ment of medical bills incuncd by tl1eir employees.

Saipan Grand Hotel allegedly owes CHC$4,075.42,accordingtoCHC's civil complaint filed by Assistant Attorney General Celeste E. Andersen in the Superior Coutt.

The six other employe1, me • Sablan Recruitment & Man­

power, which allegedly owes CHC $9.711.62

• Blue Sky Enterprises, Inc., $3,928.61

• Mmimia San Nicolas, $3,583,77

Saipan Grand Hotel and the six other employers we1e chru·ged witl1 a violation of the Norn-esidents Work­ers Act and b1each of contrnct.

CHC is asking thecou1ttoordertl1e hotel and the ernploye1, to pay their bills, plus pie- and post-judgment inte1est, costs associated with pros­ecuting the case, and any additional 1el ief the comt deems appropriate.

Under the Nonresidents Workers Act, employers of alien workers are responsible and liable for the pay­mentofthemedicalexpensesofthese workers, according to CHC's com­plaint.

The complaint added that ,Ul em­ployment conu·act also obligates the cmployertopay forthe medical costs of his or her alien worker.

InSaipanGrandHotel'scase,CHC alleged tJ1at between Oct 15, l 993 to Nov. 23, 1996, hotel workers 1e­ceived medical services from CHC.

In Apiil and June 1997, Cl-IC noti­fied the hotel tl1a1 it still owes CHC $4,492.02.

Of this amount, CHC alleged that the hotel paid only $416.60.

On Oct 22 of last yeru·, the Attor­ney General's Office (AGO) notified the hotel of its outstanding balance, but its managementneithenesponded nor made ammgement to pay, the complaint said.

The 1est of the employe1,, for their pail, were also notified of their medi­cal bill by CHC and AGO. but they. too, did 1101 1espond, accorJing to Cl-!C's complaint.

on 1ecord supponing rcp1esentation for all Americans, I am not sure what mo1e 1emains to be discussed," he stressed. He also explained that the Section 7(12 process for negotiating anJ detennining the level of pay­mentstobemade by the United States is separate from Section 902.

But he emphasized that concerns fundamental to the relationship be­tween the CNMI and the US govern­ments be add1essed under the 'context of the Section 902, ''If the9fJ2process cannot be used for this basic purpose, then I mustrespectful I y question what its purpose is."

While admitting that he wa, disap­pointed by the abrupt decision of the

CNM! to call off the scheduled Sep­tember 16 discussion, Cohen said he remains inte1ested in meeting with the CNMI negotiating team to dis­cuss pressing issues confronting both the CommomvealtJ1 and the US.

At the same time, Gov. Pedro P, Tenrnio said the federal 1epresenta­tive to the 902 talks should not look at the Commonwealth's move to sus­pend the negotiations a, an offensive move by the CNMl

"I hope he is not offended. Maybe hecanvisittheCNMI,seeforhimself and be familiarized with some of the pressing issues that we have over he1e," Tenorio told repo1ters yester­day,

: Power ·outag~s tomorrow. By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

TIIERE will be a th1ee-hour rower outage in Gualo Rai tomrnrnw mom­ing,according to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC). At the same time Pamela Mathis, CUC in­fonnation officer said 1esidenl, of Sadog Tasi and Capitol Hill "should be on alert for futu1e outages" as this will be necessary for the ~omplction of the ongoing feeder IV rehabilita­tion project within tlie next two weeks,

Also, a "minor" 40-minute power outage was expe1ienced yesterday in Dandan whete a power pole caught foe, The utilities agency did not dis­close what caused the foe.

In mi adviso1y, Matl1is said CUC c1ews will be replacing a power pole that has precaiiously occn lcaning to its side on Gualo Rai.

··eiews will work on this project," said Mathis. "In order to disconnect tl1e high voltage power lines from the lcaningpole:md to rcplacctheeleclii­cal system, power will have to be turned off."

Mathis said the outage will be ex­peiienced starting 9:00 in the morn­ing by the Gualo Rai enmmce to its e:L'1 and uphill side.

"Elecuicity will be 1est01ed just :ls soon ,Ls c1't!ws have completeJ tlw projecL or by l 2:(Xl 110011.'' saiJ

Mathis. On the feeder IV project. Mathis

said CUC C!CWS continue working on the project and may have itdonei; two weeks.

"Residenl~ in Capitol Hill and SaJog Tasi w·ea," she said, "should ocon-alc1t forfuturepoweroutagcs."

Mathis said the new system "neeJs lo oc connected to the p1imwy sys­tem."

Cable TV, she added, needs to tr.msfer its cable from the old poles to the new ones.

Feeder IV, which rnns from Lower Ba.s;e to the Kagm;u1 homestead ar­eas, is the island's oldest power sys-1em.

Ji.Iv ing been enxred under the Tmsl Tenilrny government, tlic sysll:m's power lines ai-e siruateJ Jeep into the woods anJ w-e the first to bog down du1ing weather disrurb:mces.

Th~ new poles we1e e1ected near roaJsiJe, to make il easier for CUC c1ewmen to repair the lines during emergencies.

M;antime, Mathis said tl1e Dand,ui power pole tliat caught foe will be replaced ··at a later time when there is a phmned outage in the .uea."

She said CUC opteJ not to extend the powerou tage causeJ by the tir-c a, schools m:rc in session al the Nonh­em 1VJ.ui,u1as CoJkgc (CliCJ,

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Hunting season on for sambar deer, coco crab

Church bells ring, mark WWII's end

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE DEPARTMENTofLmds :md Natural Resources yesterday an­nounceJ Lh,1t hunting is now allowed for smnlxu· deer on Iiota mid coconut crabs in !h.; CNML

DLNR Information Officer Mm·irnme Concepcion saiJ the op.:n SC,L,on for s,m1b,u· Jeer anJ ccx:om!l crabs st:ulcJ i.L,t Tuesday ,u1d will cnJ on Nov. 30.

Conccpcion,howcver,suessed that huntc1, should gel license from the DLNRDivisionofFish,m,JWildlik,

"You gctcaughl hunting these two protected species even ii' its open se:L,on if you don't have tlic license, she said.

·n1e license must be cmiieJ on his person while hunting ;mu in JXJsses­sion or tl1e species.

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By Jacob Leon Guerrero Variety News Staff

Haga Ina-Church Lxlls wen; rnng yesterday at Jil'forcnt parishes ,um111d Gu.un ycsl.:r·day in 1emcm­bnmce oftl1e cnJ ol'WorlJ W:u· IL

"Ilic Amcricm1 Legion ,L,kcd tl1e hcaJs of 1eligious org,mizations in the stales to oc ap,u1 of honoring tl1e conllict.

Father Brigida An'Oyo of Saint A11Ll1ony Church sai,J Lhat he was happy ro do iL

He li:lt that 1emembcr·ing a p,ul of Guam's p:L,t was vc1y i111po11;uir.

Jap,m signcJ a sunemler almosl 53 yeai, ago alxxm.l the Battle Ship Missorni, officially ending the w.u·.

Father A1royo 1ecou11tcJ tliat during the Japanese tX'Cupation Guam only had two Ch:111101rn priest, attending to the sick rn1J ,L,sisting tl1c needy on isl,md, he adJed that the wanwL, majoqxu1 of our history :md being ap,ul of hon­or:1ngthat memoryw:L, irn1x11t:mt to him as well as all our 1esidcntshere.

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Church bell rings (left) at Sis, Anthony and Victor Church 9:04 a.m. yesterday in commemoration of the end of World War I/, Photo above shows Rev, Fr. Brigida "Fr. Bibi" Arroyo. pastor of the Tamuning church. Other catholic churches on Guan, followed the pealing of bells yesterday. Pl1oro by Eduardo C. Siguenza

Workers' stay limit still is a 'bad idea'

THE BILL to impose a three-year limit on non-resident workers' stay in the Commonwealth deserves a resounding veto from Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio.

In fact, if there is to be one piece of legislation that merits a "bad idea" category in terms of viability and rationality, this should be it, hands down.

It was :i b:id idea then and it still is now. The measure is pointless, unjustified if not downright ridiculous. If the intention is to put a handle on influx of alien workers and

show off to critics in US Congress, this would be a shallow tactic since it does not even lead to a reduction in' numbers. It merely sends them home and back while giving them a hard time in between.

If the concept is to give local residents preferential treatment in terms of opportunities in the•job market, setting a limit does not help either in as much as employers would only end up needing to brim~ in new workers. That is if they grow tired waiting for.their tried~ and tested workers, furloughed by the bill, to come back. Whichever the case, hiring a replacement from the local force is not a favored option. .

So this really does not amount to any benefit, except perhaps boost the ticket sales of airline companies or give the business of labor recruitment a shot in the arm owing to the expected bolstering of worker turnover.

What it is actually is a wasteful exercise that only aggravates the problems of an already overburdened .business community.

It has been an oft-repeated concern among employers that giving workers a· limited stay disrupts an otherwise smooth business operation. While the policy may be advantageous to employers in terms of being able to get rid of long-staying but non-performing employees, there is really no point in making them leave if they are doing good in their jobs.

And ;ince getting new replacements entails a lot in terms of new hiring costs and decreased productivity due to learning curve for new ~vorkers, the policy is actually an exercise in futility.

What it endeavors is to bring back what lawmakers in the early J 990s believe was an impractical provision in the law that has proven to be a bane to doing business in the Commonwealth.

The issue of a limited stay for non-resident workers was a hot topic in the early days of the Commonwealth when there was confusion over whether workers staying in the Commonwealth for fi vc years and beyond wou Id be cl igi ble for residency under federal law.

That resulted in a stutute that set a four year limit for such workers, apparently to prevent long-serving workers to perma­nently stay in the islands.

But with the law thoroughly researched and clarified, there should be no doubt that since the CNMI is not within the United . States' immigration territory, the five year residency rule does not apply.

And since no alien worker can become a resident even if he stays in the CNMI for decades, the justification for the reimposition of the limit is simply not there.

With the economy of the CNMJ in bad shape and the region threatened with the prospects of recession, the leaders of the CNMI should know better than to come up with anti-business policies. Especially so, if such policies are ill-conceived, just don't make sense and are apparently formulated to complicate things, just for the heck of it.

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Looking at the stunned PRESIDENT Clinton's special representative to the 902 talks was reportedly "stunned and dumb­founded" because the CNMI panel wanted the discussions rescheduled. This is surprising particu­larly when one recalls the special representative's subdued reaction to then governor Lang Tenorio's describing the 902 talks as "useless.'.' Interior deputy solicitor Ed B. Cohen, in so many words, merely tsk-tsked and said, "A pity." Perhaps his recent "stunned and dumbfounded" reaction was in refer­ence to the President's confession regarding that woman, Miss Lewinsky? Was Mr. Cohen wagging his finger, too, while "dumbfounded"? .

While we're at it, why is it so easy to lapse into facetiousness everytime one hears that someone was supposedly in the throes of over reacting? .

Putting aside for a while the merits of the White House's-federal takeover position, why does. Mr. Cohen think that the CNMI "is missing out an opportunity to exchange views" regarding federal concerns over local immigration and minimum wage? This subject has been so thoroughly dis­cussed, debated and editorialized that it already reads like a two-deck, three-column Variety head­line: "Feds for takeover; NMI against it."

Indeed, what is there to discuss? When this ques­tion was posed by the Variety to Insular Affairs Director Al Stayman, he replied that the 902 talks will settle how the CNMI and the feds could, well, implement the federalization of local immigration and minimum wage laws. (Incidentally, Interior doesn 'tcall it a "federal takeover"; Interiorofficials say the term sounds as if the US Marines would land at Kilili Beach for another invasion. However, locals do know that a fedtral takeover refers to their immigration and labor policies. It is us non-resi­dents who have a "problem" with the term; we think it means we get green cards once it happens; I, for one,alsoexpectpigstoweartutu and, at the very least, do an arabesque.)

At any rate, the feds, while acknowledging that CNMI government officials, regardless of political affiliation, are against federal takeover, apparently believe that the 902 ·talks \vitb these· same officials could lead to federal takeover. It is, of course, not a surprise that the Teno administration's position is to use the talks to con­vince the feds that there is no need for a federal takeover-that the CNMI itself could clean up its act, real I y.

Clearly, not much could be discussed at the 902

table when both sides couldn't even agree on what to discuss. But by merely postponing the talks, the CNMI 902 panel, in effect, remains consistent in the belief-shared by the Ter.o administration and the Legislature's leadership-that someth_ingcould come out of the talks. So we aITive again at the original question. What, as mainland Americans would say, is Mr. Cohen's beef?

Is it som·ething to do with the fact that-baring a 20/20expose showing foo.tage of manacled young and female alien workers getting raped while hav­ing an abortion inside a garment factory that also produces chemical weapons and is owned by Bin Laden-there is noway a White House-sponsored federal takeover legislation could get out of the US House Resources Committee before the congress­men resume their reelection campaign? Does Inte­rior, moreover, concede that registered US Demo­crats will, again, be too lazy to get out and vote, thus enabling the GOP, which has more faithful followers, to retain control of the US House of Representatives-and hence push back for an­other couple of years the passage of a federal takeover bill? In short, does Interior really think that holding the 902 talks now could advance the federal takeover cause? Hence, its disappointment over the postponement?

Mr. Cohen himself noted that any bill is still subjecttopolitical pressures. But the only real pressure now on the CNMI is from the Re­publican leadership in the Resources Com­mittee, and these key congressmen are con­tent with a gradual and piece-meal approach in "correcting" local labor and immigration problems. Perhaps Interior finds this "too gradual"?

Like it or not, local control over local im­migration and minimum wage is a political issue in Washington, D.C. Considering the underlying assumptions involved, it could only be a political issue. It follows then that the outcome of any political reuli1;;nment in Congress will determine a resolution to this issue.

In other words, by postponing the 902 talks-preferably until after the November elections-the CNMI panel is only being both realistic and practical.

That the CNMI panel can be realistic and practical-perhaps that was why Mr. Cohen was both "stunned and dumbfounded':?

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the motion. It marks the first time in the

Marsh alls' near! y 20 years of Constitutional govemment that .a motion of no confidence has been made against the government.

Even President Kabua, who called the motion"democracy in process," remarked that "it's history."

Speaker Kessai Note said the vote will be held Monday (September 7), a~ the Constitution requires a five day wait after the motion is p1esented.

Five other senators-Jal u it Sena­tor Rien Monis, Mili SenatorTada~hi Lometo, Maloelap Senator Lames McKay, who like Tomeing was dropped last week from cabinet,Amo Senator Nidel Lorak and Majuro Senator Witten Philippa - joined Tomeing in suppo1ting the motion, which requiied a minimum of four senators to introduce it.

The opposition thinks it can muster · the 17 vote majority needed to topple Kabua 's government. "We have 19 votes," said Lometa on Tuesday af­ternoon.

Piior to Tomeing's action, there wa, a good deal of speculation a, to whether or not the motion would actually make it to the floor of the Nitijela, despite planning that began for this action early last week while P1esident Kabua was in Pohnpei for the South Pacific Forum.

TI1e Marshall Islands hasn't seen a week so full of political maneuver­ing, negotiation and intJigue since the hey-day of the Marshall Ishmds-U.S. Compact talks 20 years ago.

Every day last week, a large group ofsenators,oustedministersandeven a few cabinet ministe1s gathered at the Nitijela to discuss theirnext course of action.

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ted by U.S. militmy satellites and reconnaissanre planes.

But it said the South Kore311 gov­ernment does not believe the NortJ1 will be prepmed to launch another missile in time for the Saturday ccn-1uess, when de facto leader KimJonl!­il is expected to be frnmally clccl;d president.

Jap,m'sKyodo News said milit,U)' ships we1e being dispatched to tl1e Sea of Jap,m to monitor ,my possible missile launch. Defense Agency of­ficials refused to confirm that re­port.

North Korea sent shock waves through the region Monday when it test fired a Taepo Dong l ball is­tic missile that flew across north­ern Japan and crashed into. the Pacific Ocean. The first stage, or booster, of the missile landed in the Sea of Jap,m.

It was the first test of tl1e new

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by local police. 'n1c bomb th1eat comes after Phil­

ippine authrnities said h,t week that a 1-elative of Saudi multi-millionai1e Osmrn1 Bin Laden, whom tl1e U.S. accuses of 111aste1minding tl1e C,L,t Africa bombings, may have bankrolled Islamic sep:m1tist groups in the Philippines.

Philippine National Police di1ec­tor-general Roberto Lastimoso told reporters that Mohammad Jamal al Khalifa, Bin Laden's brother-in-law,

the cabinet and other developments within government, the discussion quickly moved to the idea of calling a vote of no confidence to change the government

Then as last weekend and Presi­dent Kabua's 1etum from Pohnpei approached, the move of some sena­tors appaiently shifted to an ultima­tum to the President that he drop ce1tain members from his cabinet, as well as his legal advisor David Lowe.

That apparently was done Tuesday but without result, prompting the no confidence motion Wednesday.

But befo1e that could happen dur­ing Wednesday morning's session, Salos asked for a recess.

He then· took the unprecedented action of asking all of the 20 or so members of the public sitting in the gallery to leave the chamber so the Nitijela could hold a closed door meeting.

TI1e Nitijela spent the next hour and 15 minutes in a combination of debates and small group meetings among the members.

Several members said that Balos spoke to the members in an effort to reconcile the two groups and forestall the motion of no confidence.

Senators and ministers moved in an out of the meetings, as rumors swirled outside of the chamber about what was taking place inside.

But, despite the apparent confu­sion of tl1e situation, Tomeing told repo1ters during this extended break that it was "too late" to bring the two sides back together.

Finally, the session was called back to order just before noon,only to have Balos call for aI1other 1ecess until 2 p.m.

The two hour b1eak didn't change the n:!solve of the President's op(X>­nents.

As soon as the session was called to order at 2: 15 p.m., Tomeing inu·o­duced the histo1y-making motion.

missile and sent shockwaves through the 1-egion because it demonstrated North Ko1ea now has the capability to stJike aI1y pait of Japan, including U.S. military bases around the coun­lly. Nem·Iy 50,000 U.S. awps aie stationed he1e.

Japm1 'supper house of Parlian1ent ummimously adopted a 1-esolution 1lm1sday condemning North Korea's test launch and call in~ fortl1c govern­ment to take su·on:; n~easurcs~1gainst the rcnes!ade communist state.

Prime-Minister Keizo Obuchi and other government leaders we1e ex­pected~ to ,U1swer questions in Par­liament later Thursday on how Japan will respond to the North Korean test launch.

Tokyo has already decided to drop further talks to establish di P· lomatic tics with North Korea to protest Monday's test launch.

It has mled out additional food aid, suspended work on ,U1 intemaLlomtl project to build nuclemTeactors there and GU1celed all chm1erflights to ,md from tl1e No1th.

was suspected of funding the Philip­pine Moslem fonu:m1cn1alist group Abu Sayyaf(SwrntlofGod), b,L-;ed in the southc·m province of Mimhmao.

M,U1i!a newspapers have been full of stories in tl1e p,L~t week implicaring Khalifa in a plot to ,L~sassinatc Pope John Paul II during his Philippine visit in J 995.

'Il!enewspape1shavealsorepo11ed tlmt Bin Laden himself had been in tl1ecountry several times,,md Ameii­can newspapers said he had plotted to assassinute U.S. PiesidentBillClinton du1ing a November 1994 presiden­tial visit to the Philippines.

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Sharing gold medal with Guam Dear Editor: I feel that I must respond to

Rlene Steffy's recent column in the PDN about the sharing of the Gold Medal for the men's fast pitch softball at the Micro Garnes.

Apparently, Rlene was only given half the story. Her refer­ence to the agreement about the gold going to the team with the best record in the round robin (in case of a rainout) was only appli­cable if play was terminated dur­ing a round robin play.

However, play in the medal round was already well under­way. The fact is that Guam was getting soundly defeated in the gold medal game when the rains came.

The officials attempted to

schedule a resumption of play the following morning. However, Guam conveniently had to fly out of Palau, and could not make the game (a day before the closing ceremonies). · Not only was this a slap in the face to the organizers, but _in any other international competition that I have watched, this would have been cause for Guam to for­feit (as is the case be.ing appealed by the C~MI team).

In defense of Alan McAuliffe, he did everything in accordance with the mies and what all the teams had agreed upon (with the exception of the CNMI's appeal).

As a spectator at the games, I was quite surprised at the com­plaining and whining that came

from the Guam Olympic contin­gent as a whole: It was evident at the restaurants in Palau, it was evident at the Olympic villages and sometimes it was evident on the field.

Rlene was also wrong about having to wait forPohnpei to have a rematch. The two teams will have a chance to face off at the SPG in Guam - if Guam can get ready in time.

Rlene, I don't think it's an issue of "kiss your sister, Guam" but instead its appears that it is a mat­ter of Guam athletes thinking that they are ''better" than their Micronesian brothers and sisters.

PAULK. BARON

Agog over: garment factory Dear Editor: Chalk on up for the MGMJ

Divora garment factory in Fina Sisu!

After initially lying about how many workers they would em­ploy ( 45) and after operating without a CRM permit for over nine years with hundreds of em­ployees, (now more than 500) the CRM Board of Directors recently rewarded this foreign company's indifference by ap­proving its major siting permit in its present location.

Shows you how far disrespect for the law can get you on Saipan.

It also demonstrates that Saipan's golden rnle ("He who has the gold, mies") is still alive and well.

The To1Tes family who live next to the factory ought to in­vite CRM directors Jack Tenorio, Joe Guerrero, John

Dear Editor:

There is a new rage in CRM and the Division of Public Lands: after-the-fact permits.

Apparently the CRM Board of Directors yielded to some strong garment lobbying and signed to approve the after-the­fact permit for MGM/Diorva garment factory in As Lito.

Whereas Commerce, CUC and DEQ adamantly refused to sign the permit the first time around citing numerous viola­tions, the/ received their marching orders from the ad­ministration to sign the permit or else.

The end result is status quo for the MGM/Diorvu garment factory and more problems and frnstrations for the ToITcs fam­ily.

Never mind the noisy fac­tory generators, 500 Chinese workers next to our backyard, speeding trucks, litter on our front yard, trespassing factory workers taking fruits and veg­etables, and smelly sewerover­flows.

Cepeda, Bernadita Palacios, Tim Villagomez and Ignacio Cabrera over one evening for a barbecue.

That way they can bask in the noise of generators, savor the aroma of human excrement and gas fumes and generally luxuriate in the ambiance only a neighbor­hood garment factory can exude.

I'm sure they'll all finish the evening so-jealous that they too will crave garment factories in their own back yards!

Appealing Io the CRM Appeals Board would be a waste of time.

By now we should all realize that the garment industry controls both our legislative and executive branches.

It's been that way for a long time and this permit decision by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio appoin­tees clearly indicates there will be no serious challenges that con­trol-just talk, inspections, de­portation of small fry and more

Don't forget the labor com­plaints against MGM/Diorva and the recent arrests of illegal aliens at a tailoring shop in As Lito do­ing cutting work for MGM. Just pay the pe~rnit application, and it is all a done deal.

Isn't it a funny thing that Peter Barias, acting CRM director, is now ~;eckingan after-the-fact lease permit from DPL for encroaching on public land with his "Swatch" building (PKS Land Resources Inc.) across DFS Galleria.

A mere oversight it is claimed. Oops, ··soITy ha." Someone forgot to tell CRM

that they don't have any regula­tions for such post-violation per­mitting for MGM/Diorva.

Any surprise rhat MGM/Diorva is i.;ettin!! an after-the-fact permit.

Mavb; there arc differem rules for th;se with ties to the adminis­tration and to CRM.

The after-the-fact process in CRM is nothing more than a lame term for rubber stamping permits for persons and companies with the right ··connections" in the ad­ministration.

Apparently the Toms family

talk. We will never see a garment

factory itself shut down, moved or seriously ftned and we will never see a garment big shot spend one day behind bars.

It's now time to go to court. Even in the "Common­

wealth of No-Zoning Any­where for Any Reason," the Torres family is constitution­ally guaranteed a clean, health­ful and noise-free environ­ment.

Having a gam1ent factory next to one's home violates that constitutional right.

Perhaps our only non-parti­san branch of government can make a decision based on facts and evidence, not politics and lobbying.

KENNETH L.GOVENDO

has no such connection, or maybe somewhere along the· Ji ne we got disconnected?

Mr. B~1rlas clearly has his direct line to DPL as the CRM Director. too bad for the "Oadang 6" on Rota .

Sham~ on CRM and shame on the board of directors for neglecting their responsibility to protect our resources and work for the interest of CNMI residents.

So we'll continue with our fight against special interest in the administration.

Perhaps we'll try the judicial branch. This much is clear, however, MGM/Diorva still has many friends up on Capi1ol Hill and within CRM.

No problem, we'll keep fiohtino the !.;OOd fight.

Unf~tunately forthc CNMI residents, this administration has done nothing but give the federal government another reason to-step in and take con­trol.

Don't blame me, l voted for. ..

JOSEPH T. TORRES

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HAGATNA - Six Air Force bombers are slated to arrive on Guam soon, however the date and time were unconfirmed as of press time.

Three B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Barkdale, AFB, La. and three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman AFB,

Mo. are being deployed here to demonstrate global powercapabili­ties of U.S. forces and to conduct Guam-based bomber training in the support of global objectives, stated a press release fo1111 the Air Force.

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'CHC seen as a model' By Haidee V. Eugenio

Variety News Staff IN THE upcoming Pacific Isl:mJ Healtll Officers Association's quar­terly meeting in Gumn, CNMI offi­cials will be discussing vruious health crue issues pmticul:ll'ly the emergency health screening progi~tm which is still a new concept to most of tl1e ishmds in t11e Pacific.

Health Sec1etaiy Joseph Kevin Villagomez said the Commonwealtl1 HealthCenterisstill more developed thru1 most of the health institutions found in the Pacific region, including the Americ:m Samoa.

"We are being looked ata~ amcxlel. We 're much more ahead than major­ity of these places that in fact.even in the InstituteofMedicinerepo11 which ww; relc,L~ed 1ecently, they did· say that Guam :md the CNMI :ue much more ahead than the rest of Micronesia,"Yillago111eztoldrep011-ers.

The health chief, however, 1eiter­ated that being looked up ,L~ a more advru1ced institution does not meru1 the CHC will rest on its lam-els.

He said the agency wi II continue to improve its healtl1 cme services and up!,>rade its medical equipment and facilities to cope up with thechru1ging healtll needs of the community.

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also to neighboiing states' residenl~. alien workers :md even tourists.

·"111at does not meru1 that we have not much to go. We also need to be awme that we have a lot of citizens he,e who :ue from those isl mids and that we need to suppon their hcaltl1 cme development," said the hcaltl1 chief.

The PIHOA meeting, wl1ich is slated from Sept. 21 to 25, will also discuss the implications to heal th cmc of the 1cs1.Iictions being imposed on residents of the Federated States of Micronesia concerning some fcder­ally-suppo1ted prngrnms like Medi­crue and Medicaid.

In the five-day confe1ence, two days are being allotted for heads of states and high-ranking govemment

Man in machete attack to face jury trial in December

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

A FIFTY-seven year old man ac­cused of hacking a co-worker with a machete will be tried by a jury.

Superior Coun Associate Judge Juan T. Lizama has scheduled the jury uial to begin on Dec. 20upon the request of Public Defender Harvey Palefsky, the counsel for the suspect, Sergio L. lnabangan.

In his order following Tuesday's status conference hea1ing, Lizmna said the uial will be scheduled e:ll'lier if a courtroom becomes available.

lnab,mgan has been in jail since his lUl'eSt last Ju]y.

He has failed to post the $ I 0,000 cash bail set by Superior Comt Pre­siding Judge Edward Mru1ibusru1.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) chm·gedhim withassault witll a dangerous weapon, assault and bat­te1y and aggravated assault ru1d bat­te,y.

lnabm1gan allegedly suuck Salva­dor Rengel, who works for North Pacific Builders, with a machete in tl1eeveningofJuly 12atClaraMm'ket compound in Kmmat Tabla mea.

Severnl wi1.11esses told the police that the1e wrL, a birthday pruty at the compound that evening.

l11ey said Rengel and ,mother co­worker we1e ahead y intoxicated when they joined the pm1y. . Rengel then joked and teased Inabmig,ITT, who w,L~ also drinking, the police 1epo11 said.

It ,ocldcd that Rengel mid Inab,mg,m we,e soon throwing punches at each uthcr, ,md had to be sep:U"ated by the crowd.

·n1c pol ice 1epo11 said that a f cw minutes later, the Lwowereassaulting each other again, ,md we,e yelling

profanities in Filipino. Police said one of the witnesses

later saw Inabangan holding a ma­chete in his right hand, while he held a hammer in his left hand.

His shin and jeans we,e covered with blood stains, the witness told police.

Another witness claimed seeing Inabangan holding the machete while on top of Rengel.

Inab,mgan allegedly told Rengel that m; the bmTacks adminism1tor, he

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CNMI approach on child abuse outlined

By Haidee V. Eugenio Variety News Staff

THE CNMI may not have all the ne,xkd equipment and facilities to solve child abuse cases. but with the proposed multi-di sci pl in­:u·y team approach. victims and e\·en perpetrato1·s are assured of help. according to a California­based nurse who is one of the resource persons on the three-day Conference on Child Abuse and Sexual Assault.

l11e conference. which was at­tended by various government leaders and community service providers, ended yesterday.

Jeanie Ming. a member of the Child Abuse Se1vices Team based in Or,mge County. California.said the CNMI's around 60.000popu­lation, the size of one of the cities in the US, will make it easier fora multi-disciplinary approach team to do something about the cases of child abuse.

··1 don't think you 're behind other states when it comes to this. We have so many motivated 1)1.!ople here who wants to help. Noll' that \I\: have them. all we necJ to do is come out with an aCLion.'· 111ing tolJ the Variety during a break in the conference which is sponsrnd by the CNMI Family Violence Task Force.

She :1JJd th:n the ChilJ Abuse

Sc1vices Team in Orange County has been in existence for IO years now, with 41 different agencies working togetller.

"In the county where I live, there is around 2.7 million people where the Team has been operating for I 0 months. You ·ve got a small island here, the size of one of our cities. You can do it, and you c,m do it quickly," she said.

Ming said the multi-disciplinm-y team needs one person who will put together all the ideas brought out during tJ,e three-day confer­ence ru,d get the key people and agencies working to ensure effi­ciency in resolving cases of chilJ abuse.

"He's gotta be a person who is experienced, who knows the sys­tem. My feeling is that he should be somebody who i_s a local per­son," she added.

The California-based nurse also said that having 110 crime labora­tory per se may not be the problem. but rather, the inability to follow cenain procedures in working 011

child abuse cases. "Nol having a crime laboratory

here is okey because you ,u·e a small community and maybe it's too expensive to have one. But on the way you collect cv idencc. (you) have to follow ce11ai11 standards and\ ou don't han: the equipment

lo follow that standard because some of the ways you 're doing right now can be thrown out in Cou11," she said.

Ming citeJ as an example the safekeeping of DNA evidence. She said that CNMI having no d1-ying box which cansafelystore DNAs or other specimen evi­dence will pose a lot of prob­lems.

"'If you don't have a d1-ying box and the specimen is on the counter, and when somebody comes by ruid sneeze, your DNA can get those specimens. There goes your case. A good defense attorney can say that you guys just didn't do it right. So you need to make sure that eve1-y­thing is followed according to procedure so you don't have that mess like the OJ llial," she said.

Earlier, Ming was surprised to knowthattheCNMidoesn'teven have d1-ying box for specimen storage or a crime laboratOI)' to ensure swift health examination of children who fall victims to abuse.

In a lecture during, Ming said all items of evidence. including clothing. dried and moist sccn:­tions and stains. must be labelled accurately. The label should in­clude the pmient's name. idcnti-

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Rogers takes over MTC leadership

David M. Rogers

GTE CORPORATION has ap­pointed David M. Rogers as gen­eral manager of its Micronesian Telecomm~unications Corporation subsidiary, a release from MTC said.

The new general manager has se1ved the global telecommunication~ compm,y for more than 20 years in numerous postings m·ound tlie world.

Rogers' new position was formerly held by Del E. Jenkins, who left

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Sai·pm1 just before Ch1istmas to take , over the management of GTE Corp01:1tion 's Infom1ation Technol­ogy division in Tampa, Flotida.

Rogers will mm1age MTC ;md iL, GTE Pacifica subsidim-y operations thmughout the Marianas.

.. I have only one p1ioiity for my time in the Mruianas," Rogers said. "I wmit to provide outstru1ding se1vice to our customers."

After managing GTE operations around lhe globe for more tl1an two decades, Rogers understands that's not a simple goal.

"I wruit to make sure we 're the easiestcompany todo business with," he said. "We ali"eady have tl,e finest technology, but lhe humrui element behind tlie technology. tliat's our top piirnity now."

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By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

IN RECOGNITION of their contri­bution to tlie community, top public se1vants will be honored when tlie 1998 Employee Recognition arid Labor Day Committee gives out this year's Employees of the Year award duiing Labor Day celebrations.

Mark Anthony Aguon of NMI Retirement FuncVWCC for Saipan, Rose B. Dela C11.1z of Common­wealth Utilities Corporation for Rota

· and Frm,cisco M. Dela Cruz of tl1e Department of Community and Cu 1-tural Affairs for Tinian were named by Executive Committee chairman David SN Del Rosruio as overall awardees.

The awarding ceremony on Tinian will be held tliis afternoon at Kammer Beach Pavillion will, Lt Gov. Jesus R. Sablan in attendance. On Saipan, tlie awarding ceremonies will start on Sunday morning at the American Memoiial Park. Rota's awarding ceremony will also be on Sunday morning at Teteto Beach.

Otlier employee awardees from differentdepartments include Arsenic Flores, Mmie Linda L. Crisostomo, Violeta A. Tesorcro, Ray Steve Pangelimm,Josephine I. Torre, Elias E. Sabino , Melinda Pangelinan, Agustine Camacho, Lisa Hacskaylo, Edward B. Mendiola, Remedio Hollmm,, Dolores T. Dela Ciuz , Connie S. Cabrera, Lee C. Cabrera, Anthony Diaz, Firefighter I Michael M. Takai,ElisaA. Aldmi,MclissaA. Cm11acho, Teresita T. Camacho.

For the Judici:J Bi:u,ch, the win­ners are Lynette S. Manibusan of CNMI Supreme Cou1t, Mm·ia L.

Takai of Law Revision Commission· and Nora V. BorjaofCNMISupeiior Coult.

Rota's top department employee winners are Jimmy A. Apatang, Eloy M. Ayuyu, Andrew A. Barcinas, Natividad 0. Barcinas, Leonardo T . Calvo, Eleuteiio E. Estacio, Berlinda C. Flawau, Luis H. Hocog, Stacy AnnT.Manglona,AlfredL.Marntita, Lucia T. Mundo, Agida T. Quitugua, Raymond M. Rosruio, Gerald An­thony Sm, Nicholas, Alberto Semilia and Abelina A. Taitano.

Tinim, awardees are Matthew C. Masga, Ludy A. Antiller, Johnny Q. Hofschneider, Ray Steven Pm1gelinan, Benedicto G. Decena, Manuela A. Cing, Lilian C. Cepeda, Geraldine C. McConnell, Natividat M. Pangelinan, Donald M. Hofscheider and J um, A. Cabrera

In exhoiting all public servants, CNMIDirectorofPersonnel Mailiilda A. Rosario in a letter said tlie celebra­tion is dedicated to all. workers for tlieir valuable contributions to tlie society.

According to Rosruio, tlie day is dedicated to "tl,ose individuals who are entering tl,e job market, to those who have consistently endured the daily tasks which tliey are assigned to

· perform, and to tliose workers who have connibuted to the quality and quantity of life m,d now m-e retired."

'These connibutions ru-e exhibited in job pe1foimance tasks which each of the awm·dees m-e noted for. Al­tliough the individuals who we 1-ec­ognize in today's celebration are noted, the unsung workers must also be recognized m,d applauded on this frn11ily rniented occasion."

Leaders urged to exclude 'pet projects' from CIP list

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

CHAMBER of Commerce Presi­dent Jose C. Ayuyu yesterday urged government to carefully review its priority list of capital improvement projc::cts (CIP) to ensure that "pct projects" of some officials arc excluded.

At the same time, Ayuyu, in an interview, also cautioned govern­ment on its plans to float bonds for the CIP matching funds, say­ing it is actually .. mortgaging the future of the people" in doing so.

Ayu yu nevertheless conceded it will be "very difficult" for the Tenorio administration to cough up$ I I million a yearto match the federal government's annual CIP ~rants. - "I would caution the govern­ment. .. to be very careful in (float­ing bonus) because when you go and float bonds you arc mmtgag­ing ... you arc mortgaging the fu­ture of the residents," said Ayuyu.

.. (Government) has to be very careful because it is like ... going down to the bank and borrow and you arc going to obligate the people in the future," he added. · In this regard, Ayuyu said the priority list that the CIP task force is preparing .. has to be carefully thought out."

That way, he addeJ, "there ( wi 11 be) a real benefit to the commu­nity."

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He said those included in the priority list .. should not be just a pct project of certain individuals (that) would benefit very few."

The CIP task force has nar­rowed down its priority list from 500 proposals to 50.

This however include certain projects being frowned upon by the private sector like the Anatahan Island multi-purpose c.:ntcr.

A member of the CIP task force, on Wednesday, said government is looking at floating bonds to come up with funds to match the federal CIP grants.

Deputy P~blic Works Secre­tary Stephen Lemieux said the move is being discussed in the face of the cun-ent economic cri­sis and government's dwindling

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Labor Day activities slated By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

VARIOUS events and activi­ties have been prepared for this year's Labor Day celebration in the CNMI which starts this week.

The celebration on Tinian will kick off at 2 p.m. today. It will be held at Kammer Beach

Pavilion. Rota and Saipan will hold the celebrations on Sunday.

The Rota celebration will be held at Teteto Beach, where par­ticipants will have a labor day picnic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Saipan celebration will be held at the American Memorial Park.

The event will be participated

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The awarding of Employee of the Year will take place in the morning before the entertain­ment and games commence.

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Hafa Adai & Greetings to all CNMI workforce . as we celebrate our Labor Day holiday.

As we celebrate Labor Day, it is only fitting and proper that we especially give thanks to those who came before us and who strived to improve working conditions

and create fair labor laws for all our people. As workers, you are the heart and soul of our Commonwealth workforce. As we pause today to celebrate the many contributions of your work, it is essential that

each and everyone of you be acknowledged of the dedication, commitment and devotion that you have bestowed for the Commonwealth. Indeed, this day, Labor

Day is a day set aside to reflect your contribution in bringing about dignity to our workplace and integrity to our society.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, si Yu'us Ma'ase and God Bless!

Happy Labor Day!!! //~Ee:~ 7v J MAYOR OF SAIPAN

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Micronesia crafts exhibit on BY Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

THE FIRST day of CNMI Cul­tural Hcrita!!e Month celebration starts today" with the opening of th.: 9th Annual Micronesian Crafts Exhibit at the AI1s Gallery in Capi­tol Hills.

According to A1ts Council Ex­ecutive Director Robert Hunter, there are an appro;,;.imate of 35 local participants in theexhibitthat

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·'n1eCNMlgovcmmentistheone who I@; to come up with the infonna­tion b:causc we don't have the infor­mation from our usual sources ,md :ud1i1·cs :u~ very import,mt sources the records."' he said.

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will run until September 23. n,e exhibit is divided into two

sections. 1l1e first section is a mixed collection of the Carolinian and Chamon·ocrafts while the other section is composed of crafts and mtifacts that came from the other islands of Micronesia.

The Alts Council said that hun­dreds of Micronesian crafts will be put into display du1ing the 19 days exhibit.

public 'sattentionlastyem·afterBruce Petty, a Vietnam WarveterJJ1 work­ing on CNMI's war history, sounded thealmrn 011 toxicchemicalsdumped at the site.

The area, about a third of the Pue110 Rico dumpsite, is situated by a pro­posed homestead site.

Acetylene tanks, lead from baner­ies and a~phaltcontained in rusty 55-gallon containers c:m be found lit­ten~d about the place.

Rep. Dino Jones, who has jurisdic­tion overT:mapag. In~ been wor'king on having USACOE cbm up the site.

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The opening of the exhibit will be marked with the presence of somedignitmiessuchasGov. Pedro P. Tenorio, Depaitment of Com­munity and Cultural Affairs Secre­tmy 1l10mas Tebuteb, Indigenous Affairs Office Resident Executive Ike Demapan, Cu·olinian Affairs Office Director FrankRabauliman, some legislators and the pmtici­pants for the exhibit.

Among the highlightsoftheevent is the awm·d-giving ceremony for the winning aitist who designed the 9th Annual Micronesian Crafts Exhibit poster. The winner ac­cording to the organizers, is a stu­dent from Marianas High School.

Organizers oftheexhibitsaid the staging of the 9th Micronesian Crafts Exhibit is the Ans Council's way of promoting the culture and

heritage of CNMI and the rest of the Micronesian nations. It is also one way of introducing the aitistry and crafsmanship of local artists and their crafts to the public.

Pait of the exhibits m·e pandanas, canoes, banana weaving materials, banana prints, coconut weaves and baskets.

The opening ceremony will stm1 from 3:30 to six in the afternoon.

OES students sweat it out By Louie C. Alonso Variety News Staff

STUDENTS and teachersofOleai Elementary School sweat it out yes­terday as they celebrated the fourth· day of Food :md Nuaition Week staging a Fitness Day pmgram.

OES students from all gi~ide lev­els had fun by pmticipating in differ­ent fitness activity.

1l1eFitnes~ Daystm'led fmmeight to eleven in tl1e morning yesterday. l\u-enL, of OES students supported theactivitybyshowingupandcheer­ing for their kids.

'lne activity staited with relay race, tug of wm·, jump rope, hula hoop, footbal I lhmw andsoccerkick.

But tl1e highlightof tl1e activity is the pruticipation of Saipru1 Fitness Gym who provided some aerobic e;,;.ercises to some studenl~ of OES.

11,e purpose of the Fitness Day event is to teach the studenL, the impo1tance of bahmced diet, good he,Jtl1:md properexercise. '11,rough

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PULL IT. Students of Oleai Elementary School play tug-of-war during the Fitness Day activity yesterday. The event 1s part of the Food and Nutrition Week celebration of OES. Photo by Louie c. Atonso.

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Kagman residents asked not to do water hook-ups DESPITE previbus notice from the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to residents in the Kagman III homestead area, the utility has determined that several residents are breaking the law by hooking-up their own water.

"This is serious problem because the U.S. GeologicalSwvey(USGS) and the community utility have not received chemical test results from the stateside laboratories. We will not Ulm on water and tell people to drink it without a lot of testing,·· explained hydrologist Robert Canuth in a news release.

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Castro turns down bid to deny claim vs Hillblom

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THESUPER10RCourthasturned down the request of Larry Hillblom 's estate executor to deny the $.3-million claim of Hong Kong-based businessman Po Yang Chung.

Judge Pro Tern Alexandro C. Castro said due process and equity alike cannot permit the executor to use the short claims filing statute to avoid repayment of the money bor­rowed from Chung during the course of the estate administration withoutprovidingnoticeoftheneed to promptly file a claim.

Castro in an order issued Wednesday said the very short claim filing period of the statute imposes an added duty of notice upon the executor Bank of Saipan.

.. The executor may not invoke this section (short claim period) to refuse to perfonn its contractual obli­gations incurred during the course of est.ate administration unless it duly notifies whose with whom it con­tracts of the need to file such a claim.'· said the judge.

Courtdocumentsshowedthatwhen the estate had very little cash on hand in July 1995, fonner·Hillblom busi­ness associate Peter J. Donnici facili­tated the transferof$300.00Jdirectly from Chung's account at Bank Bruxelles Lambert to Air Farmers, L.P.

Donnici did the transfer so that the estate could exercise its rights under

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a Continental Airlines dilution no­tice, according to court papers.

Documents said there was no written loan agreement between the executor and Chung and no repayment date had been fixed.

Chung asserted that he relied upon an understanding based upon prior dealings with Hillblom and his associates that the loan would be repaid only when there was a liquid return on the investment

The estate eventually sold its Con­tinental Airlines shares, receiving a substantial profit from the sale on May 14, 1996.

Chung, represented by Eason and Halsell law firm, filed IO days later his notice of claim for a return of the borrowed money plus interest and costs.

The executor sought an instruction from the ·court to deny the claim for repayment on the basis of the un­timeliness.

The statute, the executor con­tended, that a claim based on a contract with the personal repre­sentative is "barred unless brought within 60 days after performance by the personal representative is due."

Castro, however, disagreed with the executor's analysis, saying there is no evidence that the parties actu­ally intended to create a demand obligation at the time of theiragree­ment.

But there is some evidence, nei­ther objected to nor otherwise con­tested, that the parties may not have so intended, said the judge.

"In such a case, there is no reason to abstractly apply the presump­tion of an obligation on demand and the rule of immediate accrual to cut off the claimant's right to repayment," Castro said.

The judge said the executor gave no notice to Chung that the filing of a creditor's claim in the probate within 60 days of their agreement would be a necessary precedent to the claimant's recovery of the loan. ·

"Neither is the claimant in the po­sition of one who lends money out­side of the context of probate pro­ceedings to someone other than a personal representative,'' Castro said.

Such a creditor, he pointed out, could expect to have six years rather than 60 days from the date of accrual of the creditor's cause of action within which to bring a civil case for recov­ery on the promise to repay.

DOLi raps employer f.or· abandoning 2 workers By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Immigration has disqualified an employer from hiring guest workers for abandoningtwoofher employees.

Labor Hearing Office Supervisor Linn H. Asper pennanently barred Filipina Aguilar, doing business as F&D Enterprises and Fely and Demy Beauty Parlor. for leaving Dyna C.

Pascua and another employee. Asper said Pascua' s labor case

againstAgui!arwas settled in 1996 in which the respondent paid the com­plainant $440.

"However, nostipul ated settlement was prepared or signed by the parties. Complainant's employment status was thus unresolved," he said.

During a labor hearing last Aug. 20, Aguilar did not show up.

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Police seek. 'indecent exposer' By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

POLICE are on the lookout for a man accused of "indecent expo­sure."

"He drives a white Corolla, he's 30 to 40years old, about 5 'S"tall, light built, fair skinned, withsetni­curly shoulder-length hair," De­partment of Public Safety spokes­person Rose T. Ada said yester­day.

A woman who works for Radio Com, which is right across Sister Remedios Pre-School, filed the indecent exposure complaint to the police on Tuesday, Ada said.

Citing the woman's account, Ada said the suspect last week

drove slowly in front of Radio Com, while staring at the woman.

"He then parked his car, got out of it, and showed his private parts to the woman," Ada said.

"When he saw another car ap­proaching, he returned to his ve­hicle, and came out afterward to take out his private parts again,"· Ada said.

The woman told the police that she ran to another room and waited for the suspect to leave.

The incident happened again on Tuesday.

Ada said the suspect drove slowly in front of Radio Com, and passed by thrice.

Again, the suspect was staring

at the woman, Ada said. "He then parked his car and

was about to get out when he saw another car approaching," she added. "He drove off and left the area."

This time, the woman called the police to report the incident.

In another police report, three male teenagers were arrested for shoplifting a bag of cookies worth $3.19 and punching a security guard.

Ada said the incident happened at Pay less Supermarket.

One of the three teenagers was seen placing something in his pants, Ada said.

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A security guard confronted the teenager outside the supermar­ket, but he was assaulted by the teenage.r's two companions.

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Tumon - A riot broke out early yesterday morning in Tumon involving several women.

According to GPD PIO Ron Taitano, officers from the Tamuning, Crimes Against. Tuman Tourist, Precinct, re­sponded to the disturbance at Tahiti Rama. When the offic­ers arrived they found glass being thrown around and sev­eral individuals were fighting.

Michelle · Rose Orland, age 19, Melissa Sarmiento Chaco, age 20, Sabrina C. Acfalle, age 18, and Melissa L. Diego, age 20, all from Merizo, Douglas Pak, age 25, of Yigo, Maryann Blas Cham­berlain, age 18, of Dede do, and Eric Phillips Collier, age 20, of Naval Station, were ar­rested for rioting, booked and released.

Jaime Wihongi, age 19, of Mangilao was also arrested for rioting and jurisdiction over adults. She was booked and released.

On the other hand, Keisha Danielle Washington, age 19, from Anderson Air Force Base, was arrested and charged with assaulting a po­lice officer, public intoxica­tion, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, she was booked and confined.

A 17-year-old female was the only one who sustained injuries in the melee.

She received· a minor lac­eration to her left hand and foot, she was treated at the scene.

The minor was taken into custody for rioting. She was released to her parents.

In other police news GPO would like to inform the pub­lic to know that the fees charged for Administrative Services have not been in-

creased. Fees are not $lated to in­

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The suspects were seen at Lally 4 in San Isidro Village, where they were arrested and brought to the juvenile office.

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Labor Day marks a new school year and is usually the last chance for families to spend extra time together in leisure and relaxation.

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For Japanese travelers:

US mainland top destination By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE US Mainland leapfrogged Hong Kong and Hawaii to be the top-ranking destination for Japa­nese travelers, according to the 1998 Japan Travel Bureau report.

Ranking from third place be­hind Hawaii in 1996, JTB said, US Mainland jumped to the top, posting a figure of 2.16 million and up 4.8 percent on the previ­ous year.

USA figures exclude Hawaii,

Guam, and CNMI. The JTB report provided by Tasi

Tours president Koki Narita yes­terday, showed that Hawaii is now on the second place with 2.09 million visitors, followed by Ko­rea with 1.68 million,

One distinguishing feature of the US Mainland as destination, JTB pointed out, is that propor­tion of trips taken to visit family and friends is high.

The purposes of such trips to the US, the report added, tend to be more di verse than those re­corded for other destinations.

increas.e of ·9.8 percent in Japa­nese visitor arrivals, due in part to the depreciation of the Korean currency in the latter half of the year.

The bureau also attributed the increase to the Japanese prefer­ence for "cheap, near and brief" in their travel habits.

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JTB said the proportions of re­spondents nominating gambling, en joy fog theatrical performances, concerts and movies, and visiting family members and friends are higher than any other destinations:

The travel agency noted that destinations that significantly boosted their share of Japanese travelers in 1997, compared with the previous years, were the US Mainland, Korea and France.

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JTB said Korea posted a sharp

Those recording substantial de­clines included Hong Kong, Macau, Canada, and Malaysia, JTB said.

Meanwhile, Guam toppled Singapore for the sixth place while CNMI ranked 15th among the world's popular destinations for Japanese.

Mom of girl hit by truck says driver went too fast

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE MOTHER of the seven year old girl hit by a northbound pick-up \ruck on Dandan' s main road denies that the accident was her daughter's "fault," as stated in the police report.

1/jank of ~uam 'Tm not pressing charges, but

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Petig said her daughter was crossing the road with fourother older children, including two 14 year old boys.

They were on the way to the school bus stop, she said.

Petig said she was aboard a pickup that morning, and was following the group.

"Before they cross, I checked the road first. There was an­other motorist, and she stopped to allow the children to cross the road," Petig said.

However, as the children were crossing, Petig said she heard a squeaking of tires from an ap­proaching vehicle.

"It was coming fast," she said. "Long time, the squeaking."

Petig a·dded, "I jumped out of my pickup to save my girl, but (before I could), she got hit al­ready. She got knocked out, thrown off IO or 15 feet away, and rolled on the road."

Petig said she ran after her child, who got up when she heard her mother screaming her name.

Petig said it was fortunate that the driver didn't run away.

"That's why I'm not pre~sing charges. Ifhe drove off he would have r:in over my daughter."

Petig said the driver also went to the hospital, and visited the child at their house.

However, she added, "He didn't mention paying the hos­pital bills."

Petig said her daughter suf­fered from internal bleeding.

"The back of her head is still swollen," she said. "She seems to have forgotten to say some words, and car smell makes her vomits. I thing she got car pho­bia."

According to the police re­port based on the driver's ac­count, the child suddenly ran out into the road, causing the driver to step on the brakes.

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DEQ urges beach picnickers:

'Clean up your own m.ess' By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

THE DIVISION ofEnvironlllen­tal Quality (DEQ) is asking people who go to the coastlines on picnic to clean up their site before leav­ing so that good water quality in the beaches is maintained.

DEQ Director Ike Cabrera said people's trash left on the beach side are contributing to the con­tamination of the waters in the area.

"We are appealing to people who go to the beaches to please clean up your mess. Put it back and take it with them," said Cabrera, in an interview.

"If they can take a table on their truck why can't they take their trash?" ·

Cabrera lamented that places subjected to earlier clean up drives have remained littered.

"It seems," he said, "like there is a lot of places on the island that we have been cleaning and people are still littering there."

Cabrera concedes an educa-

tion campaign should be <lone to raise the people's awareness on the necessity to maintain clean beaches and picnic sites.

"It seems like there is not enough education, they can see the improvements that we made. People should realize that," he said though.

Cabrera's appeal was made in connection with a scheduled DEQ-initiated beach clean up drive tomorrow morning from the Garapan fishing dock to the Caro­linian Utt area.

Some 40 participants are ex­pected to join the activity, said DEQ.

The drive is a regular DEQ project being done to maintain cleanliness around the island's beach sites.

With the state of the island's beaches reportedly deteriorating due to various contamination, of­ficials said a wider and intensi­fied clean up campaign could help reduce threats of ecological im­balance.

Sobriety checkpoints THE DEPARTMENT of Public Safety announced it will be conduct­ing several Sobriety Checkpoints during this week.

The checkpoint is to increase enforcement against drunk and drugged driving for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend, said DPS in a notice.

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and, when approached by the bar 'owner, '·tried to pick a fight with her," Ada said.

AIRPORT police e\"acuated air­pon :md airline employees. in­cluding passengers and vendors. from th<: commutertem1inal after Freedom :\ir reported a bonili threat phoned in by an unidenti­fied male. the Department of Pub­lic Safety spokesperson said yes-

terday. Rose T. Ada said police searched

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She said even if the bomb threat were a --prank."" it's still a federal offense.

The case is now under investiga­tion. Ada said.

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Respondingpoliceofficersarrested Mendoza.

Palau VP proposes bill to require water catchment

By Malou L. Sayson Koror(Palau Horizon)-The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is mulling at introduc­ing legislation requiring both residential and commercial stmc­tures to build their own back-up water catchments to prevent any occurrence of water crisis in the event of drought

Vice President and Administra­tion Minister Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. told Palau Hori­zon that his Office will introduce the measure for the Fnth Olbiil E.ra Kelulau totack.IeduringitsRegular Ses.sion this October.

Remengesau said the introduc­tionofthisproposedmeasurewould be perfectas it would coincide with the annual observation of' 'National DisasterReductionDay" every 14th of October as declared by President Nakamura last Aug. 31.

Earlier the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) un­der the Office of the Vice President stressed the urgent need for legis­lating a building code for Palau, a necessary steptowardsdisastermiti­gation and preparedness.

TheOVPislookingatthepossi­bility of incorporating the building of back-up water catchment in the proposed national building code.

''Palau joins the international community to address the needs of people of the world to be better prepared in case of nan.11-al or man­made disasteroccwrence,'' said the Vice President

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"In Palau, we 're really blessed and fortunate enough not to have a share of natural disaster. Tourists and investor.; see this country as a safe place to invest," said Remengesau as he noted of the reassuring feeling that Palauans are safe from what' shappeninginother parts of the world.

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By Cynthia Lopez-Dee KOROR (Palau Horizon) -On Labor Day, the Ministry of Commerce and Trade will be­moan the lack of local workers and defend itself against criti­cism that it exists only to hire foreign workers.

The government is faced with two re-a!ities: the shortage of Palauan workers on the one hand, and the overwhelming number of foreign workers­who comprise one-third of its labor force-on the other.

"There is an effort to place local people and minimize non­resident workers. But right now, because of our economic situa­tion. we need to have skilled workers to fill the jobs which local people are not able to fill in," says Okada Techitong, Min­ister of Commerce and Trade.

There is confusion in the is­lands, Techi tong reveals, be­cause people think the main function of the Labor Division, which is under the Ministry, is the hiring of non-resident work-

,ers. He said that there are times

the locals complain that the for­eign workers are not qualified for the jobs they were hired for.

Amid these criticisms, Techitong said, the Labor Divi­sion is ensuring that foreign workers strictly comply with labor requirements such as po­lice and medical clearance, and the Job Placement Division is intensively finding training and workshop for local people for any kind of job available at this time.

But the Ministry does not have a mechanism to determine whether or not the foreign worker is qualified.

"The Ministry is involved in human resources and commerce development so it is the respon­sibility of the Ministry for eco­nomic development to continue. For that we cannot stop bring­ing in foreign workers."

"My role is to continue the operation of work, to see to it that development in Palau is not

disrupted because of some Palauans who think we should hire only Palauans," Techitong stresses.

He says Palauans need to be trained in skills like.carpentry, electronics, refrigeration and air conditioning, accounting, com­puter programming. "We can­not say Palau ans are ready· to take over these jobs."

Some sectors demand that a system of quota be used to de­termine the number of foreign workers to be admitted.

But, Techitong says it is the economic growth that dictates the number of foreign workers. He adds that there is no time­table set by the government to put an end to the hiring of for­eigners.

"Because the population base is small (15,000 Palauans; labor force comprise 7,520 as of 1995) it is difficult to estimate the time to stop (hiring foreigners). We still think economic growth will continue and that wi!l,mean hir­ing more foreign workers."

2 US fighter planes land in Palau By Cynthia Lopez-Dee

KOROR (Palau Horizon) -Two U.S. Marine Corps fighter planes landed at the Palau In­ternational Airport last Thurs­day in an emergency after one of the planes had engine trouble.

Capt. David Park, piloting the F/A-18 Hornet said no­ticed his jet had a problem south of Papua New Guinea.

The jets were on deployment in Australia and were on their

way to Guam. Palau, which is 600 miles from Papua New. Guinea, is the usual divert site for U.S .. military planes should something happen to them in the air, Park said.

While in Palau, the Civic Ac­tion Team (Seabees) based in Camp Katuu helped in the re­pairs. The engine was fixed last Sunday.

Park revealed that they will be going to Okinawa, Japan and from there to Iwakuni, also in

Japan, their home base. The other jet was piloted by

Maj. Christopher Davies. Davies and Park belong to the VMFA-212 Lancers (Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 212).

Park said from Palau they called up their commanding of­ficer Lt. Col. W.F. Gullfoyle to inform him of what happened.

After four days, the jets left Palau shortly afternoon for Ja~ pan last Monday.

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Parliament suspended due to lack of quorum PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)-The Papua New Guinea government has received yet another blasting when parlia­ment had to suspend its sitting yesterday afternoon due to lack of quorum.

Opposition leader. Bernar"d Narakobi has called on prime min­ister Bill Skate tostepdownclaim­ing he cannot run the country if the go\'emment cannot be ac­countable to the people through parliament.

. Thirty three MPs were in the chambers when the deputy speaker. Michael Ogio at­tempted to convene the ses-

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Parliament needs thirty seven members to begin proceedings.

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These include the Value Added Tax. the extension of the Bougainville Transitional Gov­ernment and the gas legisla­tion.

Narakobi says the opposition will vote against these bills.

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~la~ · Elsewhere in the Pacific · --- ' Senate OKs bill to allow American Samoan vets use of military flights HONOLULU (Pacnews}--The U.S. Senate has approved a legisla­tiveprovision that will allow veterans residing in American Samoa to fly on space available military flights to Ha­waii for medical appointments.

The legislation was brought to the attention of Hawaiian Senator Daniel Inouye by American Samoa's del­egate in Washington DC, Congress­man Eni Faleomavaega , after he learned from veterans that the ex­pense of travel made it difficult for many of them to obtain veterans'

Classrooms needed in .. · . tsunami~hit · areainPNG

PORT MORESBY (Pacnews}-­Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Bill Skate says efforts are now being undertaken to set up temporary class­rooms in Aitape in the West Sepik Province ·10 allow students affected by the tsunami disaster to attend classes.

Skate told parliament that govern­ment attempts are being frustrated main! y due to the emotional phase the students, parents and teachers are ger ing through.

He says despite the slow start, mate­rials are now in care centres to com­mence classes as soon as possible.

Meanwhile. Skate confirmed that at last count over 2-hundred students and five teachers were confll1!led dead and a total of fifty-three classrooms and forty.five teachers' houses were de­stroyed.

He also to Id parliament that over 2-thousand people died in the disaster while the total population of the four main villages in the areaArop, Sissano, Warupu and Malo! is established at over 9-thousand to date.

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Inouye introduced the provision in the Senate, where it was added to the Defense Department Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1999.

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rives, but still must be approved by a joint conference committee sched­uled to meet early this month.

If the bill is approved, veterans determined to be eligible by the De­partment of Veterans Affairs will be authoriz.ed to travel to Hawaii on military flights.

Vanuatu power rates cut PORTVILA(Pacnews}--ElectricityratesinVanuatuwillbereducedunder a new agreement signed by the government and the sole power supplies, UNELCO.

The agreement was signed in Port Vila this week by the Prime Minister, DonaldKalpokasandthedirectorgeneralofUNELCO,JeanFrancoisBarbu.

Barbu says despite the V alueAddedTax policy now in force, custnrners will not see any increases in their bills.

He says small and medium scale consumers will see a seven to ten-percent reduction in their usual monthly rates.

Prime Minister Kalpokas welcomes the agreement saying that UNELCO has shown lhat it is willing and ready to work with the government

Gov't staff 'threatened' in SI HONIARA (Pacnews}--The staff of Solomon Islands Government House have been threatened follow­ing the proclamation by the governor general Sir Moses Pitakaka of a spe­cial sitting of parliament next Tues­day.

Reports reaching SIBC News say thatthestaffoftheGovemmentHouse were threatened by anonymous call­ers.

Sources in the Government House say the anonymous callers had warned the staff to watch out because they disagree with Sir Moses' call for a special sitting of parliament

The acting commissioner of Police Morton Siriheti appeals to people in Honiara and elsewhere in the country to remain calm and to refrain from involving themselves in any unlawful acts in the cwrent political situation.

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Ousted Estrada foe quits Subic post

Gordon yields to Pa 0 SLBIC. Philippines (Reuters) - Ousted Subic freeport chief Rich:.1rd Gonion and 2.000 fol­lowers m:.1rched out of the Philippines· Subic freeport on Wednesday. ending a nine­week st:.1nd against President Joseph Estrada's order of dis­missal.

his first job was to win back potential foreign investors who abandoned plans to in­vest in dismay at the protracted b.ittle for control of the coumry·s premier investment haven.

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saw," Payumo said at a brief handover ceremony.

··The larger task is repairing the image of Subic which had been battered in the past' few weeks."

Gordon accepted defeat af­ter the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his petition to stop Estrada, his political

foe, from forcing him out of the job.

Before leaving the sprawl­ing former U.S. naval base, Gordon formally handed over authority to Payumo in a simple ceremony at the Subic yacht club.

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flag, Gordon and his follow­ers linked arms and departed from the scene.

Three firetrucks followed them to ensure they left peace­fully.

More than I 00 people were injured last month when riot troops stormed the adminis­tration building which Gordon's supporters had seized to prevent Payumo 's installation.

Gordon had refused to step down, saying he had security of tenure as a civil servant.

Bad blood between the president and Gordon dated back to when Estrada, then a senator, helped lead a cam­paign in 1991 to oust U.S. military bases from the coun­try.

Gordon, at the time mayor of the town where the base was located, had fought for the bases' retention, saying they were the lifeline of the economy.

U.S. forces pulled out in 1992 after the Philippine Sen­ate voted to terminate the U.S. lease on the base.

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Questions about continued aid to Indonesia and demands for specifics on Singapore's many disputes with neighbor­ing Malaysia are also on the order paper made public Wednesday.

Singapore's government and parliament have been domi­nated for 33 years by the People's Action Party, and questions put to Cabinet mem­bers are seldom controversial, except for those from the handful of opposition and nominated members.

But worries about every­thing from the increased cost of driving in Singapore's cen­tral business district to· the possible threat that Malaysia will reclaim possession of an offshore lighthouse are re­flected in the questions set for discussion Friday afternoon. Some

of the toughest, about un­employment rates, job retrain­ing, and price increases are

coming from governing party members.

Yu-Foo Yee Shoon wants to know exactly what the latest unemployment figure is.

The Ministry of Manpower has said it was 2.3 percent last month, a little higher than March's 2.2 percent.

But many Singaporeans, no­ticing university graduates searching for jobs and news­paper articles about how the unemployed are getting by in a country with no welfare sys­tem, fear the number of job­less may be much higher than the 20,000 so far acknowl­edged.

Another PAP member, Ken­neth Chen, is asking whether this is the best time to charge people more money to drive to their jobs every day, even though traffic control is a longstanding policy in Singapore.

The new electronic road pricing system, ·with higher charges for all vehicles enter­ing the central business dis­trict and using major roads during peak times, went into effect Tuesday. Chen is ask­ing whether it shouldn't be delayed for 12 months "in view of the deteriorating eco­nomic crisis."

A nominated member, Tay

' the economic crisis began. Because almost every day

brings a new source of con­flict between Singapore and Malaysia, several parliamen­tarians are asking questions about possible threats to Singapore's air space, water, border posts and railway line.

Following complaints from Indonesian President B.J. Habibie that Singapore had not shown itself a friend in time of need, nominated member Zulkifli bin Baharudin is ask­ing whether the government will "review its humanitarian aid and financial assistance to Indonesia in view of the unfa­vorable comments and doubts expressed."

But governing party mem­ber Ong Kian Min is taking a different tack, asking whether the government will consider setting up a development as­sistance program for loans, grants, technical cooperation and humanitarian aid within the region.

The 93-member Parliament includes 81 members of the People's Action Party, three opposition members and nine nominated members.

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Bangkok flood-hit BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - _ Waterdamagefromsevereovemight floods forced mot01ists to abandon their cars Wednesday and some stores in Bangkok's downtown shopping disllict to close.

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Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, Section 11, Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan through the Office of the Public Auditor is soliciting proposals for a financial and

· compliance audit of the Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) and its subsidiary, the Northern Marianas Housing Corpo­ration (NMHC) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 in accordance with 0MB Circular A-133 and applicable auditing standards. Proposals shall be submitted to the Public Auditor, P.O. Box 1399, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than 4:00 p.m., Sep­tember 21, 1998. Copies of the RFP package may be obtained from CDA at Wakin's Building in Gualo Rai. Inquiries may be directed to Ms. Lydia M. Sablan, Acting Executive Director, at telephone no. 234-6245. The Office of the Public Auditor and the Commonwealth Development Authority reserve the right to reject any proposal in the interest of the CNMI Government.

/ s/Lydia M. Sablan Acting Executive Director

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AGENDA

I. Call to Order A. Welcome B. Presence of Quorum

II. Consent Items A. Acceptance of Minutes of Mav I 4 1998 Meeting B. Acceptance of Agenda · '

ll I. Reports A. Coordinator B. Chairman

IV. Action Items A. Amendment of By-Laws to exclude a Secretarv as an Officer B. Report on Committees formed ·

V. Other Business A. Annual Report from July 1997 to September 1998 B. Fundamentals in Assistive Technology Training

VI. ~ext Meeting · VII. Adjournment

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individu­als. who w1_sh to attend ~is meeting, but require accessibility such as large pnnt or sign language interpreters, must call 664-3754. Several davs notice is necessary ro allow organizers ample time to make ncccssarv ar-rangements. ·

/s/ Thomas J. Camacho Chairman

/s/ Suzanne W. Lizama Early Childhood Coordinator

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP NO.: RFP98-0079

FOR: REPAINTING THE EXTERIOR AND SELECTED

INTERIOR AREA AT COMMONWEALTH

HEALTH CENTER

OPENING DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1998

TIME: 3:00 P.M.

GOVERNOR PEDRO P. TENORIO AND LT. GOVERNOR JESUS R. SABLAN, THROUGH THE DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, ARE SOLICITING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS TO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR REPAINTING THE EXTERIOR AND SELECTED INTERIOR AREA AT COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTER. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UPPROPOSALFORMSANDSPECIFICATIONSAT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN, DURING WORKING HOURS (7:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.).

/Sf HERMANS. SABLAN DIRECTOR, DIVJSION OF PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY

The MOUNT CARMEL CLASS OF 1988 wish to extend our appreciation to the following individuals and companies

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Pacific Islands Club Pacific Tradin.!! ComPanY. Ltd.

Representative Manny A. Tenorio SaiPan Diamond Hotel

Tasi Tours Tinian DYnasty Hotei & Casino

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QCommontnealt}J of t}Je Jaortbern fflariana 3Jslanbs ®ffice of t}Je ~ecretarp of ~ublic Works

INVITATION FOR BIDS DPW98-1FB-02 l

July 24. 1998

Goiemor P,·Jro P. Tenorio anJ Lt. G,wemor bus R. Sablan. through the Depanrnent of Public Works (DP\Vi arc soliciting sealed bids for Cons1ruc-1i,1n ,,r Cha!c:n \l,1nsignor Guerrero Off-Site Drainage on th,· island of Saipan. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana lslanJs.

.·In cri~inal anJ 1110 rnpic.s of s,·akd hiJs must he submitted to the Office of the Director. Division of Prornrcmcnt & Supply. Lower Base. Saipan no Liter than 2:(~I p.m. local time. \londay. Septe111bcr 21. 19%. at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids :-.uhmittcd ;.iit.?i 1hc: ~pectfieJ iiml' will not roe accepieJ under any circutmtances.

All biJs must be acrnmpanied b1 a bid ,ccurit1 of not Im than 15'< of the total bid amount. Bid sm1rity may be a bid bond. certified check, or cashiers check. made pay atlc to.the C:S:~11 Tre.asurer. with a notation on the face of the check: ··credit Account No. 1471.""

Pl:ins. specifications. and Bid documents are available on or after Monday. August 10. 1998 at the Technical Services Division. Depanment of Public Works. Lower Base. Saipan. A non-refundable payment of two hundred dollars (USS200.00i for each set: payment to be made to the CNMI Treasurer. \ receipt of payment ,h0ul,I re obtained irom teh C\\\l Treasurer before applying for the project package.

,\ Pre-biJ Conicrence (or this project will bc held at 10:00 ,1.111. local time. Tuesday. September 8. 1998 at the DPW Conference Room. Office of the Secrctaf). Gualo Rai. Saipan. ,\II inquiries regarding 1hi, project must be submi11eJ in writing to ~lr. Andrew W. Smith. P.E.. Direetor ofTechnical S,c, ice, Di, isi,,n. Lo11 er Ba.,e no later 11,.,n -UO p.m. local time. Frid")· September 11. I 99X.

The Der.,~ment of Publ,c \\"orb hcreb, notilicS all biJdm that Small Business Concm1s. Sm,111 Di5'dl'antaged Business Concerns. and Women-011 neJ ·s111,i'I BusincSs Concerns will be afforded full opponunity to suhmit bids in re,ponse to this imitation and will not be discriminated on the ~wunJ:- of race. color. natic,n;1J origin or sc, in consideration of contract aw,1rd.

.·\ contrac111ill be awarded to the responsible bidder. as determined by the Government. submitting the lowest responsive bid.1l1e bidder awarded a con1ract 11ith the CNMI Gowmment and 11ill be required to ddil'er Perfom1ance and Payment bonds equal to I 00% of the contract amount executed b1 a sureh holJini a C eni ficate of A uthorit, from the C .S. Department of the Treasury (Circular 570). Performance time for completion of the project i; ,hree h~ndred 1.\001 calendar ja,s. Liquijatetl damages will be asses1ed at eight hundred dollars (USS800.00) per calendar day of delay beyond the ·

established time.

All bid documents recei1ed shall become the sole property of the Gol'ernment of the Nonhem Mariana Islands with the exception of the bid se_curity which will be returned to the bidders in accordance 11i1h the specifications section titled ··Instructions to Bidders"'.

The Gomnment reSmes the right to reJect an, or all bids and to waiw any imperfection in a bid proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the

Northern ~bmna bl,rnds.

is/Juan B. Cepeda ls/Herman S. Sablan

Acting Semtaf)· of Public Works Acting Director, Procurement & Supply

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BEQlJEST FOR PROPOSALS First A.mendment to NMHC RFP 98-07

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Construction of Forty-Five ( 45) Housing Units Koblerville Housing Subdivision Expansion Project

PursL1,1nt to Public law 8-41, Section 11, Go\'ernor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Nortl1ern Marianas Housing; Corporation (NMHC) Board of Directors, arc soliciting. proposals from qualified de\'c:IOper/constrnction firt,llS to c_onstn!Ct forty-five (45) hO:IStng unm and clllnp\cte site 1rnpru·.'ement work to be located '1t the Koblerv1lle Housing Subd1\ts1on F.xp,rnsion in Saip.111, Cornmon\\'ca\th of the :-.:onhern Marian,1 Islands.

Copies of Scope ot"Scr,·iccs, l'L111s .rnd Spcciticariom, and Frnposal Documents ma)' be obtained from the oflicc r ,f the ( :( ,rporarc Director, :\,\! H C, J'. 0. Bo.\ 514, Saipan, iv!P 96950 on or after Tuesday, September 8, 1998, bcn,·ecn 8:00 a.111. through 4:00 p.111., Monday through Fridays, except h':'lidays. A 11u11-rdi.ind,1blc paymrnt of Fi\'e HLtndred Dollars (S500.00) is required for each set ot plans, pal'ablc to Niv!l-IC:. A Prcproposal Conference for this project will be held at the NMHC Conference Room in Gara pan, on Tuesday, September 15, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.

Interested proposers must submit two (2) copies of their qualifications and proposals in sealed envelopes marked "NMHC RFP98-07" no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 19?8· Any proposals received aftcr the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances. A _sclecnon committee will convrne soon after the submission deadline to review and select the most qualified firm for the project. Respondents will be notified on the selection decision 110 later than three ( 3) weeks

after the abo\'c closing, date.

:'\ Bid Bond ,·J.lue of lS% of the total proposal price must accompany the scaled proposal dornments. This sccurit\· mav be in the form of Certilied Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond, made payable to the ~orthein M'arianas Housing, Corporation, P.O. Box 514, Saipan, MP 96950. Proposers arc also required to submit the following;: I) a copy of current C:NMl-issucd business license; 2) updated, Audited Financial Statement; 3 J listing of existing and past projects, including completion dates; 4) Cenitication of Tax Compliance from the Division of Re\'cnue and Taxation; 5) written confirmation from a reputable surety bonding company, approved/acceptable by NMHC, ,1s the firm's capability to obtain performance and payment bond; 6) copy of Builder's Risk and Workmen's Compensation coverage; 7) listing of manpower with copies of CNMl-issued work permits; and 8)

listing of equipments.

:,..;MHC hereby notifies proposers that it will affirmative ensure that, in any contract entered i1~to pursuant to this advertisement, minority and women's business enterprises will be accorded full opporrnnity tu submit proposals in response to this request.

:s;MHC rescr\'eS the right to reject any and all propos,1ls and to waive any defects in the said proposals, 1fin its sole opinion, to do so would be in its best interest. All propos;1ls will become the property of

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Japanese chipmakers shut factories in U.S. TOKYO (AP) - Two of Japan's largest makers of com­puter memory chips said Wednesday they will close factories in the United States because of the long downturn in global chip prices.

Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said the steps are aimed at cutting costs as a glut in worldwide chip pro­duction drives down prices and squeezes profit margins.

Hitachi will cut 500 jobs by shutting its plant in Irving, Texas, where it built several types of chips including 4-megabit dynamic random ac­cess memory (DRAM) chips, said Masahiro Takahashi, a spokesman for Hitachi.

The company said it hasn't decided yet what to do with the facility and may reopen it in the future. Hitachi will also cut another I 00 employees in California by merging two design and development sub­sidiaries.

A spokesman for Mitsubishi Electric said the company will close its factory in Durham, North Carolina, which made 16 and 64-megabit DRAM chips, and lay off all 230 work­ers.

The companies said they will focus production in Ja­pan, where the companies would face intense public criticism if they laid off em­ployees.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, the Civil Service Commission hereby gives notice that the Board will meet on Friday, September 11, 1998. ·1ne Board will convey at 10:30 a.m., at the Civil Service Commission's Office in Saipan. Additional information concerning this hearing is available at the Commission's Office, Building No. 1211, Capitol Hill. Saipan. The Commission may also be reached at phone numbers 322-4363 and 322-6954 or fax number 322-3327.

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King invites feuding parties By ROBIN McDOWELL

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia · (AP)-K.ingNorodomSihanouk on Wednesday invited election officials and representatives of the c_ountry 's three main political parties for a meeting to discuss Cambodia's political crisis.

The influential monarch's invi­tation was immediately accepted by the ruling party of strongman Hun Sen as well as the opposi­tion, whose refusal to accept the results of July's parliamentary elections have sparked the crisis.

Thousands of opposition sup­porters meanwhile continued street protests Wednesday over the results of the July 26 poll, which they claim was marred by fraud and other irregularities.

Opposition leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh said Wednesday that there wouli:l be no end to the crisis unless the king prevailed upon Hun Sen to compromise and allow a fair review of the election results.

Hun Sen 's ruling Cambodian People's Party was officially named the election winner on Tuesday. The final tally, which mirrored preliminary results an­nounced three weeks ago, gave Hun Sen a slight majority of 64 of the 122 National Assembly seats with just 41 percent of the popular vote.

However, he still lacks the two-thirds majority needed to form a new government and the opposition has refused to join a coalition or support a new gov­ernment until its complaints are addressed.

Hun Sen and other senior members of his party were scheduled to travel to the north­ern city of Siem Reap Thursday to meet Sihanouk at his palace there.

Before the king's invitation for a tri-party meeting was an­nounced, they had been ex­pected to seek the king's neces­sary permission to form a new government.

Sihanouk, in a statement re­leased Wednesday evening, said the purpose of the new meeting he had called for Saturday through Monday was "to dis­cuss different issues that have created a great political crisis in our motherland."

The king, who is fond refer­ring to the Cambodian people as his "children," described it as a "family meeting."

"I cannot promise the meet­ing will have a positive result but I hope it will be useful in making the nation feel better during this current political cri­sis," wrote Sihanouk.

Round-the-clock anti-govern­ment protests on the streets of the capital entered their I 0th day Wednesday. Thousands of student-led demonstrators gath­ered in front of the Royal Palace in a symbolic appeal for him to convince Hun Sen to properly address hundreds of alleged election irregularities.

The National Election Com­mittee and the country's high­est appeals body, the Constitu-

tional Council, have rejected all of the opposition's complaints from the polls. Both bodies are controlled by Hun Sen's sup­porters.

Joined by motorbike and pedicab drivers and laborers, the students marched through the capital, clogging traffic and car­rying banners reading: "Cam­bodian people do not need Hun Sen anymore" and "Hun Sen is a killer."

They also protested before the headquarters of the European Union, the main foreign finan­cial donor to the elections, and urged the international commu­nity to withdraw an assessment by observers that the election was free and fair enough to be credible.

Many then returned to a park outside the National Assembly where thousands of people have

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camped in a tent city to protest Hun Sen.

At a .. news conference, Ranariddh, head of the FUNCINPEC party, appealed to Sihanouk "to try to. convince the leadership of the CPP to be reasonable ... and to help re­solve the current crisis before it is really too late."

"If there is no solution it will be a very difficult future for Cambodia," Ranariddh said, emphasizing possible adverse economic consequences. "And Hun Sen alone has to bear re­sponsibility for it."

Ranariddh, who was deposed by Hun Sen as co-prime minis­ter in a bloody coup a year ago, said the king should not pres­sure FUNCINPEC and its op­position ally, the Sam Rainsy Party, to join a coalition with Hun Sen.

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Japan ends charter

South Korean Defense Minister Chun Yong-taek inspects honor guards at the compound of the Defense Agency headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday. Chun arrived for a three-day visit. AP

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TOKYO(AP)-Japanendedall charter flights to and from North Korea Wednesday in retaliation for the communist country's fir-· ing of a missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean.

The decision affects nine cargo flights from North Ko­rea to Japan and 14 other flights that were still up for approval, said Transport Min­istry official Eiichiro Oishi.

Tokyo has already decided to drop further talks to estab­lish diplomatic ties with North Korea to protest Monday's test launch. It has ruled out addi­tional food aid and suspended work on an international project to build nuclear reac­tors there.

··we must make North Ko­rea understand that this kind of action will be costly," For­eign Minister Masahiko Komura said.

Japan also plans to file a protest in the United Nations, both in the Security Council and the General Assembly, officials said.

Also Wednesday, North Ko-

rea commented on the missile for the first time.

"We bitterly denounce Ja­pan for making a fuss over the matter that belongs to our sov­ereignty while being unaware of its background," the North's official Korean Cen­tral News Agency said.

"Japan's behavior is ridicu­lous."

That elicited a strong reac­tion from Japan, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka reportedly calling it unacceptable.

"We refuse to accept such remarks from a country that completely ignored interna­tional rules and shot missiles that flew over another nation," Nonaka, the government spokesman, was quoted as say­ing by the- Yomiuri newspa­per.

The missile launch, which has shaken Japan and height­ened fears about Asian secu­rity, has also brought the J apa­nese government under scru­tiny for what some see as an overly slow, fumbling re-sponse to crisis.

The Defense Agency ac­knowledged Wednesday that it waited more than eight hours before disclosing to the pub­lic that the missile had landed not in the Sea of Japan, as initially reported, but in the Pacific Ocean, just some 500 kilometers (300 miles) off the eastern coast of Japan.

The first news of the missile came from the U.S. military at about noon (0300 GMT) Mon­day. Japan, which has no in­dependent missile-monitoring system, did not know about the firing until it received word from U.S. forces.

The original report said the missile believed to be a test of the new Taepo Dong I mis­sile had landed in the Sea of Japan, about midway between Russia and the western coast of Japan.

Three hours later, the De­fense Agency learned from the U.S. military and its own forces that the missile had landed in the Pacific, ·said agency spokesman Tatsuhiko Fukui. But it waited until af­ter 11 p.m. (1400 GMT) to hold a news conference to an-nounce that.

The fact that the missile had landed in the Pacific was criti­cal because it proved North Korea has the capability to strike any part of Japan, in­cluding U.S. bases that house

When North Korea fired its last missile five years ago, it reached only as far as the Sea of Japan.

Fukui, the agency official, said Monday's missile ap­peared to be two-stage, with the booster, or first stage, fall­ing into the Sea of Japan. The second stage landed in the Pa­cific, with the warhead falling nearby, he said.

"We did not want to unnec­essarily fan the fears of the public.

We wanted to wait on the announcement until we were more certain of the facts," Fukui said. "We do not think we were too slow. We don't want to cry wolf."

But others were more criti­cal.

"Crisis management gets no­where," said the headline of Wednesday's national Mainichi newspaper. TBS TV commentator Tetsuya Chikushi accused the govern­ment of taking a condescend­ing view toward ordinary people and withholding infor­mation.

''Nothing is working to re­spond to the crisis. I don't feel safe," said Kazunobu Imura, a 46-year-old owner of a health food store.

"The system doesn't seem to be functioning," said Takashi Suzuki, a 32-year-old temporary worker. "We want to know more."

Charges of shoddy crisis management are not new to Tokyo. Japan came under fire for moving too slowly after the 1995 Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people.

More recently, it has been labeled a procrastinator in implementing economic re­forms to wrest the nation out of a recession.

The Defense Agency gave up its search for fallen missile parts late Wednesday. Three military ships and two planes were sent early Tuesday to the Pacific and one ship to the Sea of Japan to try to find pieces of the missile.

In Moscow, Russian offi­cials said they had asked Pyongyang for an explanation of the missile-firing.

"It is our principled stance that we want a normal, neigh­borly relationship with North Korea," Russian Foreign Min­istry spokesman Vladimir Rakhmanin told the Interfax news agency on Wednesday.

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Malaysia deputy PM fired

Malaysia Deputy Prima Minister Anwar Ibrahim waves at the Finance Ministry Wedne~day in Kuala Lumpur. Ibrahim, 51, was sacked as Deputy Pnme Minister and Finance Minister. AP

By BETH DUFF-BROWN KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)-Malaysia 's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was sacked on Wednesday after months of economic policy dif­ferences with the prime minister.

A three-paragraph statement is­sued by the prime minister's de­partment said Anwa1· had been removed of al I other positions, including that of finance minis­ter.

Anwar's firing came after weeks of rumors ?ibout his beino fired or quitting, sp,:culation that w:~ always followed by emphatic deni­als.

Dozens of Anwar supporters !locked to his residence Wednesday night, pushing through a horde ~f repo11ers who had been c,m1ped out­side his house all aftcmoon.

·n1ree ouckloadsof riot police wen.: deployed muund the ncm-by residence of Prime Minister Malrnthir Moli:m1ad. app,uentl y top1event pro­tests by Anw,u· suprxll1ers.

'rl1crc were unconlinncu 1epo11s

that Anwm· was under house mTest or facing imminent mrest on unspeci­fied criminal chm·ges. An attorney representing him in a libel case was seen going into the house.

··11e didn't want to resign, so he was sacked," said a close aide to Mahathir. The aide, who asked not to be identified, said Anw:u·'ssuccessor had not yet been chosen.

The aide said the Supreme Counci I of the iuling United Malays National Orgm1ization would meet 1l1ursday to discuss Anwar's position in the pm1y. Anww· is UMNO vice presi­dent.

/1. 1mm who came from Anw,u-·s house to talk to repo1te1, identi ficd himself only ,L, a ··long-time friend." l le said Anwm· ww; not under house ,UTCSt.

··He's steady, snung ,md full of spi1it, ·· said the rmm. adding thm sev­eral hundred suppo11e1, had come to the house.

··He w,mts everybody to stay calm mid not to do :mything to jeop.u·dize the nation."'

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·111e sacking or the deputy prime minister will plunge the cou1111y into m1 unprecedented political crisis m1J tum10il," sait.l Lim. ··Unless Dr. Mahathircrn1 convincingly establish the legitimacy of the dm~tic action.··

·111e 51-year-old Anw,u·. !or yc:u-s seen as :vlahathir's successor. had been left out or economic dcci,ions for months after diffe1inl! with his boss on the cou1,e J'or <.T(;nomic rc­covc1y.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC) Board of Directors, through its Chairman, Mr. Juan S. Tenorio, is pleased to inform the public that it will commence accepting application for the single-family residential houses at the Koblervillc Expansion Project on Friday, October 2, 1998 between 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 a.m., Monday through hi day, except holidays, and closing at 10:00 a.m., on October 15, 1998. Applications arc available at the NMHC Office in Garapan, Saipan between regular business hours. A period of two weeks in which NMHC will evaluate and pre-screen applicants after which time, the eligible will be assigned a number to enter the lottery. Drawing for 2-3 and 4-bedroom units will respectively take place each morning at 8:30 a.rn., on November 2nd, November 3rd, November 5th.

ONLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS, TOGETHER WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOTED ON THE APPLICATION CHECKLIST, WILL BE ACCEPTED.

On/_1 /irsr-time J10rne01rncrs o/'C,\;i\II descent, with dependents, who arc in din: need ofa residential housing unit, will be the target groups considered for eligibility to purchase lots at the Koblcrville Expansion Project. Existing prc­appro\·cd applicants for onc of NMHC's Loan Programs arc not eligible to apply for units at thc Koblervile Expansion Projcct. Homestcadcrs who have yet to build on their land arc eligible to apply, provided that he/she must relinquish a homestead lot back to the Division of Public Lands upon succcssf ully obtaining a lot at Koblervillc Expansion Project.

The houses range in size between two-, three-and four-bedrooms. A family with a maximum of two ( 2) dependents may purchase a 2-bcdroorn house; a family with a maximum of four (4) dependents may purchase a 3-bcdroom house; and a family with a maximum of six ( 6) dependents may purchase a 4-bcdroom house. Conveniently located across the Sr'. Jude Chapel, and a few minutes away from the beach and Coral Ocean Point Golf Course.

There will be f'orry-fi.vc (45) house lots in the Koblerville Expansion Project.

Unit Size

2-bcdrooms 3-bcdrooms 4-bcdrooms

Number Available

5 30 10

Potential homeowners may use personal funds to purchase the houses or obtain financing from lenders including NMHC. '

Interested individuals arc urged to contact the NMHC office at 234-7689/7670/6866/9447, for more information.

/s/MARYLOU S. ADA Corporate Director

"NMHC is an equal employment and fair housing public agency"

The four panners in the power project known as the KEDO (Ko­rean Peninsula Energy De, elop­mem Organisation) indefinitely shelved a ,.kal to rund the consuuc­tion.

Talks with Nrnth Korea were lo resume this wcek.

With this 1999 roreign aid bill. the United States begins a ten-year reduction in economic and 111 i Ii L:ll)' assistance for Israel and Egypt. the first cutbacks since ,;id began as a result of the 1973 Middle East peace nc~otiations. These two coumries 1n:eivc the \ar~esL sh:tre or l!.S. aid. S2 billirn1 for Egypt and S2.LJ billion ror Israel.

Other provisions in the 1·oreig11 aid bill include the following:

• A resolution endorsing the United Nations Security Council proposal that two Libya11 susJ,;L'ls in the 191-:8 Lockerbie aii\inc:1 bomhi ng I,; transfcnnl to the :,..;eth­erlands so they can stand trial be­fore a Scot1ish court there.

• Aid totalling $740 million for fonner Sovic:L stales including $210 million for Ukraine. $90 million for Armenia and $95 million for Gcorl!ia. Aid lo Eastt:m Europe and 1!1e Baltics was set at S4.'\2.5 million with no more than S2(Xl million to l!O to I3osnia.

• Funds :lf .S7~5 million for the Export Import Bank. an increase of SI 02 mi 11 ion O\ er I 'JLJX aml S2.'l 111 i 11 ion he low Cl i 11ton · s request. In a provision di,putcd by sc, cral senators. it bans the h:111k '.said to statt: enterprises in the former Sn­viet Union.

• l'ean:kceping activities were provided $69 million, SX.:i million less than this year.

• Restrictions on funds :1vailahle to the Palcsti11i:1n Authmity. to which the White I louse ob_iccted on the grounds that the J';1lestinian Li be ration Organisation wou Id not l,; able to keep its Washington office open.

• h1ndsof$8(X) million for the World Bank's International De­velopment Association (ID,\) credit prugram111c for poor na­tions '.rnuld not be rclc:1scd until General Accounting Offic·c (CiAOJ completes an :1uuit of the bank.

• Family planning prngran11ncs in developing rnuntries would rc­cciv.: S-U:i million. a boost of $50 million rrnm the I louse level.

l'opubtion Action lntcmational said this rest mes some or the 111,mey rnt from the programme over the past three ycars.Con_l!1·css faces an Oct. I de:tdlinc to approve all gm·­c:111111enl spending for the: I lJlJ9 lis­cal year.

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COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Department of Labor and Immigration

Division of Employment Services

Are you searching for a job?

Have you heard that when Resident Worker( s) (applicants) applies for vacant job( s ), they were told that the vacant positions are for the renewals of contract workers "only"?

Have you heard that when Resident Workers (Applicants) applied for available jobs in private sectors in which they are qualified, they were told that there were no jobs available when actually there were?

The law mandates that all resident workers should be given preference to available jobs reported by employers_ as vacant here in the CNMI. Before an employer hires an alien worker, they must first endeavor to try and seek for qualified resident worker(s).

All interested resident workers (applicants) are urged to report to the Department of Labor and Immigration, Division of Employment Services, arid register as an avail­able and qualified resident applicant for job(s) in which you are qualified to fill. Personnel of this division will assist you with your needs.

Should anyone have any question(s), please feel free to contact 664-2080/3/4/5/ 6, or 664-2078, and ask for Joseph DLC. Camacho, Job Placement Officer; Mariana Ilal, Job Placement Assistant; and/or, Joan Savea, Job Placement Assistant; to help you with your concern.

Hafa Adai,

/s/ ALFRED A. PANGELINAN Director, Division of Employment Services

·. 32-MA}lA_N):s VARlEi·VNEWS AND v'1tws-FRIDAY-·sEPIEMBEI( '.4 .' 199! ____ ~------ ____ _ - -- --------- -- --·------------- ------------iilg or mounting for the display and sale of such crabs is strictly prohib­ited," DLNR said.

Hunting ...

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MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION

TOBIAS SABLAN PALACIOS We, the family of the late Tobias Sablan Palacios

would like to extend our sincerest appreciation and gratitude to all of our friends and relatives for your

presence, prayers, and words of condolences upon his passing.

Dangkulo na Si Yuus Maase para todos hamyo pot i tinayuyut miyo yan todo i ayudon miyo.

GINEN I FAMILIA

ieatb & jf unera[ !nnouncement

Ernesta Lujan Chong Ayuyu "f:.~'

was called to her ete1·nal rea on Monday, Augua 31, 1998 at the age of 77.

In her new life, Edna now joins her:

Husband: Parents: · Parents-in-law: Brothers: Brothers-and Sisters-in-law:

Lorenzo /vbnglona Avuyu Jose Chong and Maria Santos Lujan Lizama Pedro and Carmen Avuvu Jesus L., Joaquin L., L,i'is L. & Francisco L. Chong

Josepha S. Chong Andres and Jacoba A. Songsong Albert F. Fleming

Her spirits and 1ncn1orics ,vill live in the hearts of:

Son/Spouse: Grandchildren: Brothers/Sisters:

Brothers-and Sistcrs-in-Iav.r:

Roman Chong and EL\inc C:. Avuvu i\1atthcw1 Roman, Jr., and Ainlloriv Avu\'U Jose L. Chong · · · Manuel L. Chong Tomas., C. Camacho Emili,1 C. Sablan

R .. 1mon,1 S. Chong Espcr.111s,1 C:. Chong Am T. Chong C

Luis T. Camac/10 Miguc E. Sablan

Consobcion A. Fleming Ambrosio .ind !)o/orcs Ayuyu L,mo anJ Mana Goguc

Ho!v Romry is l'.ci11J1 o(J_i'rcd 11(q/;t/,• at 8:00 PM. at tilt rcsidrncc of l.1m and 1 omma Cmnac/;o, Capitol Hill.

011r Fi,J{l/ 1-'nrnPcll to 1-:rina Jl'i!I be 0,1 'focsdny, September 8, 1998 at tile Mount Carmel Cat/Jcdml /11:,_qi1111i11,q at 8:/10 A.M.

J!ass of Clmstim1 llrll"illl ll'ill be cc/c/Jmtcd at 10:30 A.M. mid burial 11>i//.fiilloll' at the Umlrw I<.mwn Cmzcury.

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DLNR said only crabs measu11ng three or more inches across the back may be taken and then by hand only.

"No female is to be taken when carrying eggs beneath the abdomen. Coconut crab must be either alive or cooked when in possession. Prese1-v-

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yard race, low crawl, swimming, kayak, tire race and three-legged race.

Boyz 2 Mix Girlz 2 Mix Danc­ers, Marianas Rhythm, Hoapili

Leaders ... Continued from page 9 reserves.

He said floating bonds is a "common way" of producing badly-needed funds.

Government is essentially mort­gaging its properties to interested investors who require a certain

CNMI ... Continued from page 8

fication number, date and time and description of evidence.

Reference samples include the types of saliva and blood to deter­mine whether specimens collected

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should be respected by Rengel. Rengel, according to the witness,

replied in Flipino, "I 1espect you. Why are you doing this to me? My family knows I'm here. Don't kill me I have a kid!"

Responding police officers later found Rengel lying motionless with multiple wounds to his head and cov­ered with blood in the hallway of the compound, which houses the work­ers' barracks.

When police officers searched the compound, they found lnabangm1 changing clothes in his room.

The clothes contained blood stains,

Coconut crabs may be hunted at any time during the designated sea­son.

Concepcion said anyone found transporting deer meat from Rota to Saipan and doesn'thaveapennit will also face penalty even ifitsdu1ing this season.

Hula Studio, CM Serenaders, Is­land Remedy and Maliu Band will provide the entertainment.

Other activities include talaya throwing, kiddie games, tug of war competition, greasy pig com­petition, apple eating contest, dance contest and musical chair.

interest rate for payments when it floats bonds.

The practice however, is being frowned upon by some members of the business community who cautioned that since the money acquired may not be used for in­come-generating projects such as CIPs, government may eventu­ally end up unable to pay back.

are foreign to patient and to com­pare to the suspect Ming said blood samples should not be frozen.

Ming also said that the chain of custody, from transfening to receiv­ing, must also be logged and docu­mented. She added that all the evi­dence must be put in air d1ying, d1y­ing box or any safe storage.

according to police report Police said they also saw a machete

and a wooden handle hammer at the crime scene near lnabangan's bed­room,

Rengel suffered possible life threat­ening inj\.]1ies, includingmultiple lac­erations to his head and left elbow, according to police.

In addition, his "forehead flesh was amputated (by) a blade type of ob­ject," police said.

A fracture was also discovered under a 5-inch laceration on the rear left side of his head.

Upon his an-est, lnabangan admit­ted that he got into a fight with Rengel, "but he did not 1-emember exactly if he attacked with machete," police said.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Law Offices of

ATALIG AND CHANG has moved to the Second Floor

of The Family Commercial Building in Garapan (above Saipan Chamber of

Commerce)

P.O. Box 5332 Capitol Hill Saipan, MP 96950

Telephone No.: (670) 322-2189 (670) 322-2192

Facsimile No.: (670) 322-2191

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irst @/lnni»ersaiy @/Uemoiiat ~ite. 6ot: out: ~ etoveB t: ,, r • l \ I ~ 01

-.,, Fi ' /1 I /, '

@/turust 25, 7 954

. ' ' ~

@5 eptem oei 151 199 7

G;Js ceLebratea ni9..htLy at @l/;tass in the @)an @!)use 93hurch at 6:00 p.m.1

e/tn8 ~oLtmvea mith the dA osar:y_ at 8:00 at the horne ot her: parents, @1/;Zr. ~

@l/;tr.s. @ltl!J~e~ cef}Lores <§/,Lemin9 zn @JUarpo, Yt;inian

Yt;his el?, ituaL 1viLL be9in on the 7th oj e)epte1nber: thiou9h the 15th.

(!}n the 15th,

(]/;he @Annivei.saiy @ll!tnnor:iat @ll!tass miLL be ceLebratea at 6:00 a.m. at the

@5 an @!) ose 7j hur:ch @ll;na

~he ~~ana (S)penin9 $,lJeBication 'rjer:enzony oj "'rjonni/s e}Jlac/ C°[;;our:zvzc ~ znzan @) OUVenii.s 6 ~ t:OSllj &J Olj (Y ce 7J reanz .!J.ar:aen @) hop at

3:00 p.m.

C°(;;he @ll!temoriat @)ewice ana dAosary rviLt be at 5:30 p.nz. a_t ?5onnie's 9rave site.

Yt;he @ll!temor:iaL :;!Jinner mitt jottom, thereatter.

@/!;LL oui jrienrJ.s anrJ. jamities are inviteB. to ioin us in pr:ayer: an& remembrance

OOith eincer:e eltppr:eciation ana ,;/!,(!})e1

Yt;he rytemin ana eJ) omer ry,amiL

34-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- SEPTEMBER 4, 1998 .

EX-mayor guilty of genocide By KARIN DAVIES the slaughter-where the slow

· . INVITATION· FOR BIDS · . · DPW98-IFB-024 August 28, 1998

Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Public Health (DPH), are soliciting sealed bids for Various Repairs co the Commonwealth Health Center on the island ofSaipan, Common­wealth of the Northern Mariana islands.

Sealed bids, in triplicate, must be submitted to the Office of the Director, Division of Pro­curement & Supply, Lower Base, Saipan no later than 2:00 p.m. local time, Friday, September 18, 1998 at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A bid bond of fifteen percent ( 15%) of the total bid amount must accompany the bid. This security may be Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond. Checks must be made pay­able to the CNMI Treasurer, with a notation of the face of the check: "Check Account no. 44660"

The Scope ofWork and bid documents are available on or after Tuesday, September 8, 1998 at the DPW Technical Services Division, Lower Base, Saipan.

A Pre-bid Conference for this project will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time, Friday, September 11, 1998 at DPW Conference Room, Office of the Secretary, Gualo Rai, Saipan. All ques­tions/concerns must be submitted in writing to the DPW Technical Services Division no later than 4:30 p.m. local time, on the Pre-bid Conference date.

The responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid will be awarded a contract with the CNMI Government and will be required to -deliver Performance and Payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price. Performance time for completion of the project is ninety (90) calendar days. Liquidated damages to be assessed at one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per calendar days.

All bid documents received shall become the sole property of the Government of the North­ern Mariana Islands. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any imperfection in a bid proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

/s/JUAN B. CEPEDA Acting. Secretary of Public Works

/s/TERI TRIPP Acting Secretary of Public Health

/s/HERMAN S. SABLAN Director, Procurement & Supply

- ~t~Lrlri\ ml Micronesian Tel llillll IIIIIIIW Beymidtheca/1

Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation is seeking a

SYSTEM ENGINEER (SAIPAN) Responsible to provide conceptual and technical solutions to complex business or technical problems, documents recommendations, develops and implements standards, and verifies results. Provides, as a project resource, technical expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: operating systems, application systems, telecommunications, data base management, local area networking, client-server architecture and monitoring techniques.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. Working knowledge of Unix OS, Oracle, DOS, Ethernet, C Language, Xbase Languages, Multiplexers, Bridges, Routers, Brouters, Servers, Gateways, FOOi, OSI, TCP/IP, Novel, 3Com etc.

Human Resources Office MTC P.O. Box 306 Saipan, MP 96950 Phone: 234-6600 Fax; 235-9559

MTC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Application or resume must be received by the MTC Human Resource office

no later than September 9, 1998.

• -~~~~:c:~ Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation MTG is seeking an

ADMINISTRATOR-SYSTEMS (SAIPAN) Responsible to perform analysis of internal and external customer requirements and provides system design alternatives and solutions to meet customer requirements by developing system design and program specifications to meet documented internal and external customer requirements within schedule. Validates program accuracy by preparing unit le.st plans/scenarios and evaluating results against plans. Supervises the implementation of new versions of software or procedures. Includes answering and documenting inquiries or providing on-site assistance.

Bachelor's Degree in computer related field. Experience in computer technology and network operating system. 2-5 years of experience in programming on mainframe, mini and microcomputer. Working knowl­edge o1 procedures, utilities, at least two languages, local area and wide area networking, operating system, etc.

Human Resources Office MTC P.O. Box 306 Saipan, MP 96950 Phone: 234-6600 Fax: 235-9559

MTC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Aifirmative Action Employer Application or resume must be received by the MTC Human Resource office no later than September 9, 1998.

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP)- In pace of the tribunal's work has the first international conviction been harshly criticized - the for genocide, a U.N. tribunal on verdict was greeted with some Wednesday found aRwandanex- 'cynicism. mayor guilty in the massacres that "I don't see the people in killed more than 500,000 Rwanda going to the streets to Rwandans in 1994. congratulate the international

Jean-Paul Akayesu was con- court on this one," said Patrick victed on nine of 15 counts, in- Mazimhaka, a state minister. "It eluding genocide, crimes against has gone on for so long and I humanity, torture and rape. think people have given up."

Prosecutor Pierre Prosper said At the trib~nal session, the he was deeply satisfied with the chief judge, Laity Kama of verdict, and said the case pro- Senegal, ordered Akayesu to vides "a road map for how we stand as the verdicts were read. are to proceed" in future pros- He swayed slightly from left to ecutions. right as the judgments were read

He said he was looking for- aloud. ward to going to Akayesu's "The accused, Jean-Paul hometown, the central Rwandan Akayesu, you are declared village ofTaba, and telling sur- guilty of genocide," Kama said. vivors: "We did it. We achieved Akayesu furrowed his brow justice." slightly and winced as each

But in Rwanda, the scene of guilty verdict was read.

Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council JOBVACANCYANNOUNCEMENT

PLANNER Ill Examination Announcement No: 98-193 Opening Date: 8126198 Closing Date: 9/10/98

DUTIES: Plan and coordinate new programs and adwnies. Monitor and review public policies. Evaluate networi< of seivices or programs and make necessary recommendation affecting p,rsons wah devek>pITT)ntal disabilfties under federal programs. Estab[ish and maintain comrnuni:ation with legislators, t:oards, councils and committees. Promote legislation, program and development of policies. Collect and upgrade system data. Analyze and compiles data for Annual Program Performance Report for Assislive Technology and Developmental Disabilfties Council. Monftor progress of outcomes wnh a follow-up suivey system of workshop and training. Assisi or de­velop a three year actM!y calendar as mandate by lhe Cound's State Plan. Maintain and provide copies of ADA materials as requested Attend conferences/workshops as requested. And p,rlorm other related duties as assigned.

QUAUACATION REQUIREMENTS: Arry combination equivalent to graduation from an accredtted college or university with a B.S. degree in planning, public or business adrnnistration or related field and four (4) years of profes­sional experierre in the field of specialization or ciose~ related field. Copy of a degree or official xhool transcript and police clearance must be attached to the appcation.

STARTING SALARY; $787.869 to$957.283 B/W PAY LEVEL: 28/01 to 28/05

Awfcalion mus1 be submitted to the Oft'ce of the Personnel Management. For rrore informa­tion, please call the GOD Gourd at 322-3014 (Voice/TDD) or 322-3015 (Voice) or the Off re of Personnel Managerrent at 234-B295/6858/5336.

TH~ISANEQUALEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

PUBLIC NOTICE Please note, the new Riverpark at PIC is open, and

everyone is welcome to patronize our establishment. However, the following guidelines are published

here for your information.

No person under 18 will be issued a waterpark pass without a paying adult as supervision.

All patrons must wear appropriate swimwear, no cut-offs or zippered shorts, to use the new

facilities.

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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.

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to smTender and report themselves to the DOU and avail themselves of the limited immunity for them to gain legal status.

He also instmcted labor and immi­gration officials to intensify aggres­;ive enforcement of labor laws, in­cluding provisions dealing with ille­gal and overstaying aliens.

Under PL 11-33, qualified illegal aliens are guaranteed immunity from all prosecution aiising from their be­ing in or employed in the CNMI illegally p1ior to the date of their submissionofthemsclvestothe OOU for registration.

Overstayerswhohavebeengranted limited immunity and failed to obtain employment during the three-month grace period will have to leave the Northern Maiiana Islands.

Under the law, OOLI will also have to assist any alien who may wish ·' to be repatriated raise funds for the air transportation costs from any bonds that may be posted by the former or currert employer.

CNMI law," it said. . The law likewise guarantees assis­

tance to illegal aliens and their family members who may wish to leave _the· CNMI, as well a;; provide tempor!ll)' workpermitstooverstaye11,whowish to file or have filed a labor complaint in the court.

At the same time, employe11, who have illegal aliens in their laoor pool willalsobegrantcdlimitedimmunity from pmsecution if they would come

fatimates place the numberof ille­gal aliens in the Northern Maiianas between5,000and 15,COO. And offi­cials said the continued presence of overstayers "is an affront to the teni­torial integrity of the CNMI." ·

TenoriosaidOOLiwillbeaskedto assist aliens granted with immunity by issuing a temporary work pe1mit that would give them three months to apply for a full, one year entry and worl< permit.

''Analienholdingatemporaiywork permit may be employed by any employer and in any job classifica­tion for the duration of the permit," according to the new law.

"If such bonds are not available, DOU shall pursue any lawful means to obtain from a formeremployer, the necessary funds to pay for the cost of repatriating the alien or their family members to the extent that such em­ployer is liable for such costs under

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flights and cancel flights which were not covering cash expenses, while at the same time minimiz­ing inconvcniencetocustomers,"he said.

The airline company previously planned to operate 61 roundtripseach to Nagoya and Osaka fmm June to July, but with the weak demand in these markets, Continental was forced to cancel 28 roundtrip flights in Nagoya and three in Osaka

At the same time, theaircanieralso

canceled 28 mundnips from Japan to Guam during the same period. Meehansaidcance\edflightstoSaipan collectively had a 35 percent load factor,addingthatall customei, were reaccommodated on remaining flights.

He said that segments were origi­nally forecast to lose$300,000forthe two-month period. Without cancel­lations, these segments would have lost $1.9 million, and pulling down flights would minimize projected losses to half a million dollars.

"Continental continued to operate direct flights to Saipan from Nagoya withoutthetraffictosupporttheflights

despite the additional $336,CXXJ of expense for that period," Meehan said.

Nevertheless, the airlines will still l!y to cairy out an ambitious daily non-stop from Nagoya to Japan, and roundtrip se1vice to Saipan from Osaka four times a week, although the schedule has been tailored to meet demand levels.

The airline executive stiessed that Continental remains committed to the development of the tourism in­dustry in the Northern Marianas but added that the painful cut in the num- · ber of flights goes with the marl<et demand.

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contempt is certified to the Attor­ney General, the AGO shall. im­mediately commence prosecution of the offender.

ItwentonintosayingthattheAGO should expedite the pmgress of the prosecution in all possible ways and· · should report to the house officerwho certified the contempt monthly on the progress of the prosecution.

The pmposed policy is also seek­ing that all contemptprosecutioncases must be resolved within four months from the date it was certified.

The Senate leadership, while stress­ing that it respects the decision of the lower chamber, maintained that the ovenide move. was prompted by the Legislature's frustrations during the

MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION We the family of the late,

extend our most profound appreciation to all of our relatives and friends, for your continuous support during our time of mourning. Your prayers, sympathy, kindness, and thoughtfulness have been most comforting and touching, especially during the nightly rosary, viewing, mass celebration and burial.

We would like to especially thank the in-laws & their family, aunts, uncles, and cousins from Guam, Rota, and Saipan. And most especially to those individuals & groups who gave masses & prayers, and to those not mentioned, Un Dangkulo Na Si Yu'us Ma'ase. Words can only attempt to express our sincere gratitude. Please be assured that you will always be remembered in this family's thoughts and prayers.

Thank you Yan Si Yu'us Ma'ase The Family

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f01ward and avail themselves of the . benefitsoftheproposedamnestylaw,

provided they pay a civil penalty of $300 not more than 20 days after the qualified illegal alien surrenders to OOLI.

The bill's proponent, Rep. Manuel A. Tenorio said a significant num­ber of overstaying aliens who re­main in the Commonwealth have no desire to c;ontinue in an illegal status.

past administration. Senate President Paul A. Manglona.

said the House leadership is report­edly planning to sit with Tenorio ·to discuss the con~rns raised by the local chief executive when he disap­proved the legislation.

"That's one thing we al,o want to do. Ihopewewill beabletomeetwith the governor and talk about this par­ticular bill, and make it clear that the legislation crune about mainly be­cause of our frustrations and disap- . pointments in the past," he told re­porters.

At the same time, Senate vice presi­dent Thomas Villagomez clarified that he introduced the bill not to of­fend the present CNMI administra­tion, but because some of the people who worked with the previous re­gime remain in position.

'The same attorneys that are basi­cally left-overs of the previous ad­ministration are still in office,· thus, the need to clarify the legislature's contempt powers" according to Villagomez.

Manglona cited an instance when · the Senate investigation of the casino

industry on Tinian yielded weak re­sults since not all the membe11, of the Ttniangamingcommissionwhowere summoned to appear before the in­vestigating body showed up.

"So it [override] was really prompted by our frustrations under the past administration. We want to make it clear that the Senate action is not against the present administra­tion. But we really have to realize · what has transpired in the past," he added ..

He said the Senate docs not expect the same things to happen under the administI-a.tion of Ten01io, although he stressed that safety measu1es, es­pecially for the future, will have to be installed.

In a p1evious interview, the gover­norsaid he respects the Senate's move to override- tl1e legislation. He also said that the Senate's action will not hurt or sever the unity and coopera­tion forged between the executive and legislative branches of the gov­ernment.

"As far as tl1e relationship between the Legislature and the AdministI·a- ' tion, I don't see an issue. I 1espect the

· differences. We cannot just agree toutlly in everything," the local chief executive tolc.l reporters.

Accused ... ~9_ntin~ed from page 6

community work service. According to tl1e complaint filed in

the cou11 by AGO, Ayuyu was charged last Ap1il I 994 for stealing cash ,md sto1-c mcrchm1dise from Saipan Supenn:u-ket in Koblerville.

More tl1m1 two ycm, later, Ayuyu was again ch,u-ged by AGO for steal­ing beer and cigarettes from· Li Quin stoic in As Lito.

He originally ente1-cd a plea of not guilty to the these charges.

AyL1yu's legal counsel is Public Defender llm-vey Palcfsky.

·n1c proscrntorin thiscw,c is Assis­tant Attorney Gcrn:ral Nicole C. Forelli.

OES ... Continued fmmpage 10

thedifferentactivitiesconducted yes­terday, studenl~ le:uned the value of keeping their lxxly fit :md hc,tlthy.

TI1e activity was conducted by grade levels. Stuc.lenl~ from different grade levels rotate from station to station ,md llicd vmious fitness ac­tivities.

The fitness Day activity is one way of getting the parenl~' paiticipa­tion in v:uious OES programs. It is pa!t of the school's long range goals which is to enhance pment ai1d f:unily

GES ... Continued from page 10

the career theme across the school's cmTiculum.

The .Career Week committee chairperson Rosie Hen-era and the rest of the members will be pro­viding assistance to the students and guests who will attend on the opening day.

!'Traditionally, students are not engaged in career oriented learn­ing activities until they are in Jun­ior High School," said Babauta.

Babauta added that students should be exposed to career ex­plorationearly in their educational experience.

involvement mid leadership in sup­prnting the development of healthy habits among the students.

111c activity that OES conducted yesterday is also one way of attaining the school's nuuition task force mis­sion which is to demonsu·ate hcaltl1y lifestyles through appropriate nulli­tion mid rq,'lllar physical activity.

Today, the OES students, teachers ,mcJ pm-cnl, will gem· up for the fiftl1 ,Uld final day of the Food and Nul!i­tion Week celebration. As a final kick-off for tl1e activity, a Walk For Life Day will be helc.l whe1e OE.'i student,, teachers imd pm-cnts walk at tl1e Saipan Beach Pathway.

Bangkok ... Continued from page 25

in high waters. 111ough flooding had receded by

late morning, some shops stayed closed on the capital's Silom Road, a main business ruea, because the wa­ter had damaged d1eir utilities.

Stieets like S ilom where construc­tion of mass tiansit projects is under way we1e reported to be the worst hi L Special units we1e sent out by the city to drain the water into canals.

City officials said insufficient and clogged drainage systems were a major reason for the prob­lems.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL HOSPITAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SUPPLIES

RFP: 98-0081 Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Director of Procurement and Supply, are soliciting proposals for acquisition of hospital operational support supplies for lhe Commonwealth Health Center. These supplies include but not limited to the followings: ·

A. HOUSEKEEPING SUPPLIES B. DIETARY NON-FOOD SUPPLIES C. GENERAL OFFICE EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES

Specifications may be picked up at the Office of the Director of Procurement and Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, CNMI. All inquiries regarding this RFP shall be directed to Mr. Jose lchihara, Medical Supply Ollicer, (670) 322-8980-84, Facsimile number (670) 322-8987.

Proposals will be evaluated, rated, and a selection made according to the following criteria and according to applicable Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Procurement Regulations and United States of America Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

1. Prices (CIF Saipan) and discounts. 2. Availability of Supplies 3. Delivery or Performance Schedule 4. Product Acceptability

Pre-Proposal Conference may be conducted with responsible otterors who submit proposals determined to be reasonable/susceptible of being selected for award for the purpose of clarification and to ensure lull understanding of, and responsiveness to, solicitation requirements. Offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals and such revision may be permitted alter submission and before award for the purpose of obtaining the best and final offers. In conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosure of any information de­rived from proposals submitted by competing offerors.

Interested parties must submit five (5) copies of their proposals in a sealed envelope marked "RFP 98-0081" no later than 3:00 p.m., September 28, 1998, to the Office of the Director. Division of Procurement and Supply, DepartmPnt of Finance, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950.

The CNMI Government reserves the right to make single/multiple awards to reject any or all proposals for any reason and waive any defect in said propos­als, to negoliate with all qualified otterors, or to cancel in whole or in part this RFP, if it is in the best interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Government.

is/ JOSEPH K. P. VILLAGOMEZ Secretary of Health

HERMANS. SABLAN Director, Procurement & Supply

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F~JD~X:,_SEPTEMBER 1,I9_9_8-!VJARIJ\NJ\S V J\RIETY NEWS AND VfEWS-37

JOINT ANNIVERSARY ROSARY We, tk ~ al tire Ide

Daniel Tudela Borja 3rd Anniversary

Joaquina Santos :Borja 22nd Anniversary

Would like to invite all our relatives and friends to join us in the Anniversary Rosary of our beloved Parents,

Grandparents and Great-grandparents.

Nightly rosary will be held at the family residence in Santa Lourdes, As Teo beginning on Saturday, August 29, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.

On the final day Sunday, September 6, 1998, Anniversary Mass will be offered at 6:00 a.m. at the Kristo Rai Church and Rosary will be at 5 :00

p.m. followed by dinner at the family residence in Santa Lourdes, As Teo.

Kindly Join Us Si Yu'us Ma'ase

D C D C D C D C D C D C D

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JOINT ANNIVERSARY ROSARY

t l

l\llCOLAS AGU0/\1 SANCHEZ July 22, 1996

JOSEPHA CEPEDA SANClffl September 15, 1997

IEIYRIQUE AGUOIU SJIIVCHEZ July 22, 1983

I I i

We the family of the late NICOLAS AGUON SANCHEZ,

JOSEPHA CEPEDA SANCHEZ and ENRIQUE AGUON SANCHEZ would like to invite all our relatives, friends, and neigh­bors to join us for the anniversary rosary of our parents and uncle.

Rosary will be said nightly at die residence of Ms. PEDING C. SANCHEZ in Chalan Kanoa Dist. #3, commenc­ing Monday, September 7, 1998 at 8:00 P.M. daily eucharistic mass

celebration is being offered for the deceased from Mondav ' ' September 7, 1998 to 6:00 A.M. at Mount Carmel Cathedral.

On the final day Tuesday, September 15, 1998 the rosary will be said at 12:00 Noon at Ms. Sanchez residence. Final mass will be

oficred at Mount Carmel Cathedral at 5:30 P.M.

Immediately after the mass, dinner will be served at the family resi­dence.

Your presence and prayers arc very much appreciated Dangkulo na si Yu'us Ma'asc

FROM THE FAMILY I

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3_~:M.6RJ6N6_S _V AElliJ)'_NEWS __ /\t-11) '{IgWS-JOR!QA):': S_EP'fEJl'TBER .4:, [_99_8_

WAREHOUSE FOR RENT We have an immediate opening for the position of

AOI SAIPAN CORPORATION ASSISTANT MANAGER

1,600 sq. ft. Rcqt1in:d qualitications: • Minimum 3 years Retail Management expcricm:e • Excellent verbal ,rnd written com111u11icatio11 skill

Centrally Located in the Chalan Kiya, Industrial Center • J,1pancsc speaking preferred

• Fully Insulated • Loading Dock • Electronic Security System

Pl,asc apply in person at AOI SAIPAN CORPORATION located at Shop #207, 215, or 207 La Fiesta Mall or mail your resume at

P.O. Tlox 5236 #147 CHRB Saipan, MP 96950

• Has it own Restroom Deadline ofapplkation: September 15, 1998

No phone calls please

AOI SAIPAN CORPORATION EXCLUSIVE AGENT

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT

INVITATION TO BID APARTMENT FOR RENT 1TB No.: ITB98-0089

Quiet Two {2) Bedrooms • Swimming Pool Tennis Court For: Procurement of Two (02) Units Dump Truck

W1Jhl1l'1ii:~&-J Opening: 09/18/98 Time: 2:00 P.M.

135-:"6~6 (8:.,0 A.\I to 5:.lO P\I, Weekdays) 235-5849 (6:00 PM to 9:00 P~1. E,-eryday)

$$$ POKER MACHINES FOR SALE $$$ NOW LEGAL IN SAIPAN (PUBLIC LAW 11-25) .

Governor Pedro P. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus R. Sablan, through the Division o_f Procurerr:ient and Supply, are soliciting compet1t1ve sealed bids to qualified 1nd1v1duals or firms for procurement of two (02) units dump truck. Interested individu­als or firms may pick up bid forms and specifications at the Office of the Director, Procurement and Supply, Lower Base. Srnpan, during workings hours (7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.)

/s/ HERMAN S. SABLAN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OF THE YEAR. 15 TOTAL MACHINES AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE

OPERATION IN SAIPAN. 1 FOR SPARE PARTS.

Director, Division of Procurement and Supply

AUTOMATIC HIGH-SPEED COIN COUNTER AND ROLLER/ 1 SMALL COIN COUNTER

CALL: JEFF. J&M ENTERPRISES IN TINIAN (670) 433-0563/0579 FAX: 433-0710 HOME: 433-3013/2195

HOUSE FOR RENT /LEASE • 4 Bedroom • 24 hours

water/power • Fully furnished Monthly rent is $900.

Contact 11233-1347

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands i19epartment of 1Labor anb .Jfmmtgratton

Division of Labor

PUBLIC NOTICE The following person(s) (employees of Min Sean Ent., Inc.) \vith pending Labor or Agency Cas~ are hereby notified to report to the Division of Labor, Compliance and Monitoring Secnon (JDC) located on the 2nd Floor of Afetna Building, San Antonio, Saipan within THIRTY ( 30) days from the date of the publication of this notice.

NAME LABOR/ AGENCY CASE NO. 1. Liu Zhen Zi ......................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 2. Chi Chun Zi ........................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 3. Li R .. cnshu ............................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 4. Lin Jingzi ............................................................................................. CAC98-076-03 ::,, Jin Mcirn ............................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 6. Lin Shan l\:u ........................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 7. Lian Yu Bai .......................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 8. Cui Hai Yu ........................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 9. Chen Ju Jin .......................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 I 0. Minghua Yin ........................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 11. Jin Tai Shan ......................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 12. Jin Ai Hua ............................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 13. Li Ji Yu ............................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 14. Zhcnzi Liu ........................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 15. Xu Xin Ri ............. , ............................................................................... CAC98-076-03 16. Liu Ming Jin ........................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 17. Zhao Gui Hua ..................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 18. Jiyu Li .................................................................................................. CAC98-076-03 19. Jin ivki yu ........................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 2(). Jingshu Jin .............. : ............................................................................ CAC98-076-03 21. Mei Hua Jiang ...................................................................................... CAC98 076-03 22. Mcilan Huang ...................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 23. Yuhua Han ........................................................................................... C:AC98-076-03 24. Li Ming Yu ........................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 25. r~~ZI ~I ............................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 26. UJl!l J111 ............................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 27. Jin JinFu .............................................................................................. CAC98-076-03 28. Li Shun Jin ........................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 29. Li Fushun ............................................................................................ CAC98-076-03 30. Zhcnhu Cui ......................................................................................... CAC98-076-03 3 l. Jingshu Zhao ................................................................ : ...................... CAC98-076-03 Failure to ap~ear at the Division on or before the date and time specified above shall be ground for d1sm1ssal of the above cases and appropriate action and/or sanction shall be t~kc:n against the above individuals, including the referrals of their matters to the Immigra­tion Office for their actions. Dated this 26th day of August, 1998.

/s/GIL M. SAN NICOLAS Director of Labor

IN "11-IE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTllERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

In 1hc' mJl!cr of 1hc' Est arc of; MARIA TAITANO LIETO. :ib Mr'\RIA KOTOMOR TA!TANO. lkm;ed. CIVIL ACTION NO. 98-9llD

NOTICE Of HEARING ON PETITION .-OR LITTER or illMINISTRA TION

TO: THEGENERALPUBLIC, ANY HEIRS,CLAIIL\~TS.OR CREDITORS OF THE LATE MAIRA TAITANO LIETO, Jl.:.J MARIA KOTOMDRTAITANO. (DECEASEDI OR OF HER ES-TATE. •

AnOlict i~ lx:reby gi~en JOO you JIC h:reby llC(Jfied 1hlt Will­iam fai11:'° Lieto of S~ipan, M.uia~ lsl3ndi, tru.p!lili~d t~

atovc~ nm led Hoooo ble Coon of 1he Com.mon11·CJl1h cl the N crt h­em MarilnJ ls!Jnds 10 tc Jpp:Mnted Admmistra:orof the Estltc of MARIA TAIT ANO LIETO, ab MARJA KOTOMOR TAJTANO, DectJSed. Thea.naneyof rtrord isDricn&rs Nirhda.s, E,q .. ~OOSC lddrc!iS is Gll.l.lo R.11 Ccruer, Su11e #201, P.O. Boi 2376, S~p.tn. MP%950.

The: he.11ing oo s:iid i;cii1io11 for Adminis1~1ioo .:md lcl!m of A.d~ni>lntion by WILL\A~ TAITANO UETO • .1s Pc1i1ioh!r hcri:in, h.J.s t:m1.ct for SEPTEMB81. 29. 1998.11 lhc hour of l:30 p.m., or as soon.u thcr~ter n tht m.:i11cr c:m t.c ~rd, txfore1hc HONORABLE JOHN A. M1\NGLO~A. A~i~lc J~gc hx 1hc: Jbo\·t-cn111lcd llonotJblc Coun, which .1ddre!is is Cmc Ccr,!cr, SllSui;t. S~p.111. Ccrnmonwe.1lth of 1!'c Nonhem Mari.lllJ lslJnds. A C(V} or !iJid Pc:ition f('( Adrninism1ion md Lct1m of Adminis-1~1ion is m.ilJblc foc ri:vicw ll lt"t: office ci the Clcrx cl Coun for lhe J\xm-cnlit1ed H0001Jble Coun. All i:ums.1cdi;c1soru or cn1i-1tes should appc.v :It this hc:mng. A.II re~ or cn111ics lm·ing clJ1ms Jg.1ini. Ill: _Deemed oc his CSIJ:e a.re hereby required by J,1wmfilc 1hrncfa1m1 wu!i ire Cler\: of the :,.OO,·c-cnl1tlcd Hooor­~blc Coun wi1h.in Si11y (60) d.l~s of this public:i.1ion, or 1he cllim ..... ,11 b: tumd A cop~ of )OU!dlim.houldal~ tc sclll lO!ht Law Office cl Brien Sc-rs Nichol;is,Anomt") :ii l.:iw,:.i 11:c .:1ddrc.shtrein­at:o1c indica;cd.

D.11cd lh1s l .idly of Sc[Xcm~r. 1993.

JO\'IT,\ C. FUJRES ClcrL of Coon

IN TIIE SUPERIOR COURT OF TIIE COMMONWEAl:rll OFTIIE NORHIERN

Mi\RIANA JSL/\NDS

. IN THE :~J,\rTER OF THE ESTATE OI VIC!:~1E MAGOFNA,\MIRE2,.:1k:i Vtrtr.1c /.1Jgofn.:i Rlmirei, D:ccised CIVIL ACTION NO. !~9llD

No tier or ll~aring on Petition for Utters or Admini~trotion

To. Thc Gcrtr:i.l Publir, An~ llcirs, Cl.:1im.1n1~. orC1t:di1ors of lhe Late Viw11e M1gofn:1,\mil'l'z, Ji:J V1w11t t-.tJro(na RJrni1rz .. (Ik· re:,.si:d) or of t,is Es!.llc.

A No1ice is hereby Ei1·cn lnd }'OU lrc hmb)· nolificd lh.11 ESTF.FANIAR.MllREZof Sli~n. Man1ru ls!Jrds.ha.> pc1111or.:d 11~ :it:oie·cllli1kd llonmbk Coon or ire Comrnonwc.lllh r1 tlx: NJnhcm .~bn:in.1l1land110 tr .:1rpcrn1cdAdmin.i-tr.itn1 or 1he Es txe of \~rcn:e Mlgofru Amircz .. Jl::i V1i:tn:e M.:1gofru RJmirez, tket.l5Cd. Ttt :1t1cmeyr:irmnl10BncnSmNichob\, Esq., 1ohosc addrm i1 GUl!o Rai Cc mer, Suite 120 I. P.O. Uoi 287ti. S.:1ip.111, MP %9'.i.J. .

The he::inng on ~id l'r1i1i()II for Adnumsir.uion .m.1 l.wcrs oi' Adrm ru!.lralio~ b)· EllcfJni.1 r.Arrnrn. ;is l't:l1t:ooe1 t.cmn, h.1s l'l:'cn 'it\ for Scr:eml>::r 291h. l99B .11 the hour of 1·3G p.m .. or ,1; soo thcrt.Jfttr .1s1l-r rrotler c::i., tr heJrd, b:oforr 1hc IIONORABLE JOHN ti. M,\NGI.ONA. ASSOC1lle Judge for lhe J001Hnlitlcd llooor.iblt coun. 1oh1cil Jd.lie»is (1IK Cen1c1,Su~ur=, Sllpa.n, Common111r.ll1h of1k Nonf'cmManm.1 lsll/\Js. ,\cop) of s:11JJ-'i-111ionf0f ,\dmm· 1•;m!ion l/\d lenm of ACmin1m:i1ion 1s J'r':iilJbk for rt1·1e11,· JI the Offict of the rlrrk ciCoun for1~ at:o,·e-(nlillcd llonorJble Coun. All m1ms1cd ;-crsoos OI' cnt1!ies should :ipp:Jr :i11his hcx-inj!. All µ:110ns or cn1i1ies h.w1ni cbms .1pmsi lhc [hc1~d or ht>tO:Jtc ire l'crtb} rcqwrrd b;· l.1w rofile I heir ,b1ms with Ille' Clerl of the 1t:(i\·Mnt11kd l10110r.1~e Cocn II nhin S11t1· 1W J !lJys af 1h: s publi­c.:11ion, or lhc cl:l!m will h: txurcd. ,,cor> of )Our Cl.lJ m !.hould a.Isa !r 11'111101hc l..::11 Ofii(e of BncnSer.; N1rholJ1. r\11om::1· JI t..iw, ;ii

1he Jddrns he1tin-1tu,e 111dKJIC~. • D11cd 1h1~ I II d.l)· of St;xcmh:r, 199~.

JUVITAC. l·lOJ.:[.S ClerL of Court

1~-' Dt•pu,}' ClcrL of('oun

FOR RENT I Bedroom Apartment Studio type/furnished

Call 234-6707

Keep Saipan Clean & Beautiful

PUBLIC NOTICE Mariano M. Camacho and Rosa A. Camacho P.O. Box 1759 Saipan, MP 96950

Re: Notice of Default Oil Bank of Guam P /N No. 1803·000607

Dear Mariano and Rosa:

This is to inform you that the amounr of ONE HUNDRED Nl1'E THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRIT OKE 99/ 100 DOLL~RS ($109,831.99)1 is due to tht: Bank of Guam pursuant to rhc: cxccu· tion of Prnmissnrv :Sate 1803·00067 oil March 13, 1995. ·The said amount reprc· scnts the unpaid principal ($103,357.11) plus accrued interest of(S5,959.30) as of August 31, 1998, attorney tC:cs and costs. Sec Sw1emmr of Acco1111t.

The Nore is secured by a ral estate mort­gage. The property gircn as security is more particularly described as follows:

Lot 00 l J 05 (formerly Block J, Lot 5 ), as more particularly described on Drawing/ Cadasrral Plat No. 011 J 00, the original of which was registered 30 Jun 70 as Docu­ment No. 99 at Land Registry, Saipan.

IF THE AMOUNT DUE PLUS THE INTEREST ACCRUING FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER UNTIL THE DATE YOU M:\KE ACTUAL PAY­MENT, IS NOT PAID TO O'CONNOR BERMAN DOTTS & BANES WJTHJN 30 DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THIS NOTJCE, YOl.i SHALL BE IN DEFAULT, AND PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE COMMENCED TO FORE­CLOSE THE MORTGAGE. .

For your immediati: attention.

Vr:.ry truly yoursi

/s/ GREGORY J. KOEBEL

I Please add interest accruing from June 17, 1998 until date of actual payment at the rate of$24,4234/day.

fu:: Notisian Dilcnkucnte Bank of Guam Promissory Note No.

1803-000607

Kon respetu Mariano and Rosa:

Este na notisia para. bai emforma na este na mantida i ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND EJGHT HUNDRED THIRTY ONE 99/100 DOLLARS ($109,831.99) un didibi i ofisinan, Bank of Guam segun i Nottan Prinemcti Numero 1803·000706 ni un fitma gi dia MatS<, 17 1995. I mamcnsiona na kantida h; represcscnta i balansia ni ti un apapasi ($I03,357.I J) iinteressigun ($5,959.30) 1 nota rn uma'annok dia (i otimu na apas gi dia).

Estc qa Nura masigllrada, ni ma csplika na propicdat:

Lot 00 l J 05, (formerly Block I, Lor 5 ), as more pamcularly described on Drrning/ Cadastral Plat No. 011 J 00, the original ofwh,ch was registered 30 )un 70 ad Docu­ment No. 99 at Land Registry, Saipall.

YANGGEN I KANTIDA NI BALA1'SI.~ Tl MA'APASI Gt.:ATU GI OFISINAN O'CONNOR BERMAN DOTTS & BANES GI HALOM 30 DIAS NI UN RISIBI ESTE NA NOTISIA SIEMPRE MADEL.ARA HAO DILINKl.iENTE YA MAREFERJ ESTE NA NOA GUATU GI KOTTE.

para i atc:nsinnmu inscgidas.

Sin mas1

/s/ GREGORY J. KOEBEL

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT Mariana M. Camacho and Rosa A. Camacho P /N No. I 903-000607 As of August 31, 1998

PIUNCIPAL $103,357.11

ACCRUED INTEREST from last payment date: January I, 1998 Daily interest at 8.625% (Sl03,357.l l '0.08625/.165) $24.4234/day x 244 davs 5,959.30 .

ATIORNEYS FEES 500.00

COSTS Postage 5.58 Plu,rncopy 10.00

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE $109,831.99'

•pi~asc: add inrerc-sc accruing from August 31, 1998 until da1e of actual pavment ar the rate of$24,4234/day. ·

LAND FOR 55 YEAR LEASE 9,000 + M2, $25/M2

Located a Few Hundred Feet from Main Road Tanapa9 Village, Saipan Land calf be subdivided

Serious inquiry only: (670) 287-8679 (Cell) , 235-8708

AUTO SHOP FOR SALE Good Condition,

Regular Customers Complete Facilities

Owner Leaving

Call 235-4959

HOUSE FDR RENT 3 Bedrooms and

1 Bedroom House

Fnily furnished, with washer/ dryer,

Aircondition

24 Hours Water Dandan Area

Call 288-2078 Frank

ESTABLISHED PHOTO STUDIO/LAB 4Sale

Fax 322-1797 For serious inq.

APARTMENT FOR RENT STUDIO TYPE · $350

Including Power • Water Single or Couple Only (Koblerville)

Tel. 234-1233(Day) 2B8-2222(Evening)

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

L & T INTERNATIONAL, Plaintiff, vs. LUIS C. BENAVENTE, Defendant. Civil Action No. 95-387

NOTICE OF FORCLOSURE SALE

By virtue of a foreclosure judgment entered on August 5, 1998, Plaintiff. L & T International Corporation, obJained a judgment against Defendant, Luis C. Benavente, in tl1c amount of One Mil­lion Five Thousand Five Hundred Fiftv­two dollars and Thirty-eight een.ts ($1,005.552.38), plus interest thereon, at the rate of nine percent (9%) per annum, from the date of the judgment.

In said judgment, Ihe Court directed and authorized the public sale of two 55-year leaseholds in parcels ofBcach Road real estalc, Lois OIOD23 and OIOD 22, in Garapan Village, Saipan, Common­wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a public auction to be held at the hour of I ;30 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday,~ tember 9. 1998. at the location of tl1e three storied ''Benavente Building", situ­aJed on Beach Road, Garapan Village, Saipan, Commonwealth of the NorL~cm Mariana Islands, the 55-year leaseholds in tl1c aforementioned properties will be sold by me pursuant to 2 CMC Section 4537(e) to the highest bidder for cash.

The sale will be open to the general public.

DATED this 13th day of August, 1998.

IS/JOHN B. JOYNER, Auctioneer Pacific Mediation Center P.O. Box 508 CK, Saipan, MP 96950 (670) 235-8061

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1998-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-39

UNITED MICRONESIA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION -(UMDA)

UMDA is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to · fill the position of:

SECRETARY /RECEPTIONIST LOCAL HIR~ ONLY

Applicants must be computer literate and have their own form of transportation.

WE OFFER EXCELLENT BENEFITS AND COMPETITIVE WAGES

Interested applicants may submit their resume to

UfflDA located on the second floor of the Bank of Hawaii building in

Puerto Rico between 9:00 AM & 2:00 P.M. or mail their resume lo P.O. Bcix 5235 CHRB. No phone calls please. Deadline for accepting resumes is Tuesday, September 15, 1998.

Leaving the Island ~ A"·· "L'\ .. -E\ .. ,,~ ... ~ ····-:; I ! ··-·"<.!

,..,·,. ·'-'•~ ........... ,' • ,_, ';. • ., -·~···""'·-·• ~ ... ;.... ,,,,.,,.,-,,•, •• r .•

DATE TIME PLACE

TEL

: September 5 & 6, 1998 : 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. : R & M Printers Compound

Lower Navy Hill : 322-7929

ITEMS FOR SALE: Appliances, Clothing,

Kitchenwares and Utensils, Books, CD's

and other items.

RENT

Commercial Shop Space For Rent located at San Roque. Next tu Nikko Staff Housing. Slightly across Nikko Hotel

&luld oner for boUt shop space 2800 sq. ft. and Ute whole property 1,590 sq. mt. Good for supermarket, office,

showroom, warehouse or housing.

.:,·

Please contact ALAN at 322-1436 or 236-7838

WANTED IMMEDIATEL f .. _HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS·

Qualified Applicant Must Have at Least Two Years Experience

Salary: $3.05- 3.50 per hour

PLEASE REPORT IN PER.SON TO:

WESTERN EQUIPMENT, INC. LOWER BASE, S:\11':\N

OR C:\LL: 322-9561

j HOUSE FOR RENT 1. Three Bedroom with Tuo Bathroom, Partly Furnished Concrete House. 2. Two Bedroom with One Bathroom (Part of a Triplex) Furnished. Both arc available immediately with power, 24 hours city water. I 000 gallon reserved water tank, telephone and cable tv wire are in place and localed in Puerto Rico Village.

RENT: $900.00 & $750.00 respectively with ONE MONTH SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED.

FOR MORE INFO. CONTACT TEL. #234-7497 or FAX# 233-0641 between 9AM to 5PM.

FOR SALE Steam Generator/Boiler

(perfect for hotels/restaurants) Model: Fulton ICS 1 o & Accessories, LP Gas type

Capacity: 345 lb/hr. Cost New: $14,000

OM. Y USBJ 2 MONTHS WILL CONSIDER All OFFERS! CaH235-3300/Work Hours

- 2 Beill'ooms, Fully Flll'nlshed, · Spilt Type A/C AB Rooms lncludlng Uvlng & Dining

· Bl'eeZY Atmospbere, Ocean View, . SpacJous Paiting

· 21! HOUl'S Power & Water W/Standby Generator

Pl8asa Cal: 235-7171/7272

8:00AM to 6:IIIFM

LOT FOR SALE-.--san Vicente, 1583 sq. m.-­--Tuturan, 5851 sq. m.-----Capitol Hill, 3420 sq. m.--

Contact: Frank Yuan Tel. l-626-588-3660 Fax: 1-626-588-3655

E-mail: [rank@c-me.com

LEAVINGISLANO:SALE · POOL BALL- & BAR.

· 1rs !Jcc1i n/1ood b11si11ess, good. "/ocntio11. Locilt,·d iii Gnmpni1: ·

. Interested person, please caH: 233-3321 ·

SAVE WATER

IN TIJE SUPERIOR COURT FOK TIIE COMMONWEALTII Of-THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

IN RE THE MATIER OF THE PETI­TION FOR GUARDIANSHIP OF THE ESTATE OF:

LUIS ANDREWS CEPEDA MACARANAS, KEONE HOWARD CEPEDA MACARANAS, and SOHN ROKUE CEPEDA MACARANAS, minors. by: HOWARD IGLECIAS MACARANAS Petitioner. CIVIL ACTION NO. 98-378

NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice.is hereby given that on october I. 1997, at 9:00AM in the counhouse of the Superior Court in Susupe, Saipan, the petitioner will petition the court to be guardian of the estate o[ Luis Andrews C. Macaranas, Keone Howard C. Macaranas, and Sohn Rokue C. Macaranas, all minors.

Daied at Saipan, MP, this 25th day of August, 1998.

Is! REYNALDO 0. YANA Attorney for Petitioner

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n..l SAIPAN. INC. has openings for:·

WAITRESS/WAITER -. KITCHEN· HELPER

fxperience preferred. Must be able to work different shifh. Must possess valid CNMI Driver's License. Must have own reliable hansporlation. Police Clearance.

WDI Saipan, Inc. offers competitive employee benefit packet. Please apply in person at:

Tony Roma's & Capricciosa Re3taurants 2:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. only (Monday thru Friday)

No phone cal/s, please,

~SAIPAN, INC.

La Fiesta Ill, 1 F & 2F, San Roque (across Hotel Nikko)

n..l SAIPAN, INC. has openings for:

DRIVER/B.USBOY · for local hire only. Experience preferred. Musi be able fo work different ihiffs. Musi possess valid _(NM/ Driver's License. Mud have own reliable frcmsparfation. Police Clearance.

WDI Saipan, Inc. offers competitive employee benefit packet. Please apply in person at:

Tony Roma's & Capricciosa Restaurants 2:00 p.m. - 4 p.m. only (Monday thru Friday)

No phone calls, please.

~SAIPAN, INC.

La Fiesta 111, 1 F & 2F, San Roque (across Hotel Nikko)

' 40-MARIANAS V P.RI_EI_Y !'JEWSAND VIE\VS~FRIDA Y- ~EfTEM13f:R._ i_.__1_9lJ_8 ____ _

Employment Wanted

01 CASHIER-Salary: S3.05 Contact: NORTHERN MARIANAS IN­VESTMENT GROUP LTD. dba Lucky Spot Gameroom Tel. 234-6979(81 28)F27742

01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary: SB00.00 per rnon\h. Contact: YANG'S CORPORATION Tel. 235-6784(8128)F277 43

03 LIFEGUARD-Salary: S3 05-3.45 per hour Contact: TASI SPORTS, INC. Tel. 234-3533(8/28)F73924

02 CARPET LAYER-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: S3 05 per hour Contact: MECHILLE CORPORATION dba Tongyang Carpet, BIF Furniture & Esquire Beauty Shop Tel. 234-1361 (91 11)F74169

01 BARTENDER-Salary: $3.05-4.15 per hour 01 'NAITER, RESTAURANT-Salary: S3.05-3.70 per hour 01 COOK (SUPERVISOR)-Salary: S3.05-6.60 per hour Contact: MICRG PACIFIC DEVELOP­MENT, INC. dbaSaipan Grand Hotel/ Mr. Dela Cruz Tel. 234-6601 ext 112(9/ 11)F74161

06 STEVEDORE 2-Salary: S3.45-3.75 per hour 01 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER-Sal­ary: S6.25-7.00 per hour 01 A/C REFRIGERATION TECHNI­CIAN-Salary: S4 .75-5.00 per hour Contact: SAIPAN STEVEDOR COM· PANY, INC. Tel. 322-6469(9/11 )F74170

01 MASON-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Con\act: BLOOMING "J· CORPORA­TION Tel. 235-0793(9/11 )F27B95

01 CLEANEP,. BUS-Salary S3.05-3 25 per hour con\act: SAi PAN SANKO TRANSPOR­T AT 1011, lhlC. Tel. 235-3927(91 \ \)F27894

01 SECURiTY GUARD-Salary: S3 05 µer hour 01 SUPERVISOR-Saiary S3 05 per hoJr Contacr: MS. NENITA V i\lAROUEZ dba N.VM. Ent. Tel. 235-75G4(9/11)r27887

02 JANITOR-Salary: S3 05 per hour Contact: DINO M. JONES dba D/L Re­crurting Agency Tel. 322-5389(9/ 11)F27877

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary: S3.05-3.35 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Japanese Speaking Prelerred)-Salary: S9.60-11.52 Contact KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD. Tel. 322-4692(9/11 )F74153

01 BAKER HELPER-Salary: S3.50 per hour Contact: YO~JG SA~JG Pi'.CIFIC COR­PORATlmi dba Tokyo Bakery Tel. 235-230319/11 Jr:27880

02 WAITRESS-Salary S3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: FAR EASTERN GENERAL MERCH/>.NDISE, INC. dba Oramond Chinese Res\aurant Tel. 234-8 t 88(9/ 0'1)F27B17

02 t/AIIHENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­arrS550.00 per rnonlh Contac\: ASIA PACIFIC OVERSEAS, INC. dba BJ Marine Spons & Tour Ser­vrce Tel. 235-5219(9104)F27813

01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary:$4.00-5.50 per hour Contact: PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION, INC. Tel. 322-9561 (9/04 )F27805

01 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Sal­ary:S600.00-BOO.OO per month 01 SUPERVISOR-Salary:S3.05-5.00 per hour 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MIDWEST TRADING CORPO­RATION Tel. 235-8752(9/04)F27807

01 I\UTO BODY REPAIRER-Sal­ary:S3.80 per hour 01 AUTO PAINTER-Salary:S3.80 per hour Contact: SJ CORPORATION dba SJ Auto Repair Shop Tel. 234-3977(91 04)F27812 .

01 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER­Salary: S5,500.00 per month Contact: HST SAIPAN INC. Tel. 234-6051 (9/11 )F27B92

03 (TAHITIAN) DANCER-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 (TAHITIAN DANCE) INSTRUCTOR­Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 ASST. GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: S3.25 per hour 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: S3.50 per hour Contact: STAR OF TAHITI, INC. dba Te Feti' A O Tahiti Tel. 234-6547(9/ 18)F74288

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S4.30 per hour 01 CYLINDER FILLER-Salary: $4.30 per hour Con\act: C-GAS CORPORATION Tel. 235-6077(9/18)F27953

--------01 SALES ASSOCIATE-Salary: $550.00-650.00 per month Contact: ISLAND APPAREL, INC. dba Island apparel Tel. 288-3443(9/18)

01 SPORTS INSTRUCTOR (SCUBA DIVING)-Salary: S1 ,500-2,500 per month Must be able to read/write/speak Japanese. Two years experience re­quired. Con\act: BLUE SEA SPORTS, INC. Tel. 234-7903(911 B)F27957

01 FRONT OFFICE MANAGER-Salary: S 1,300.00 per month Contact: J & JEV ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Victoria Hotel Tel. 256-94B3(91 1 B)F27960

02 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary: S3.20-4.50 per hour Con\ac\: J & JEV ENTERPRISES INC. Tel. 256-9483(9118)F27961

01 MECHANIC, MARINE ENGINE-Sal­ary: S 1,300.00 per month Contact: CHARM, INC. dba Matsuda l.1anne Tel. 233-9391 (9/ 18)F27962

01 REPAIRER MAINTENANCE BUil.D­iNG-Saiary: S3.05 per hour 04 TRIMMER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: LI HENG LTD. Tel. 288-8838(9/ 18)F27968

---· 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR (HOUSEKEEPING)­Salary: S1 ,500.00 per mon\h Contact: SUMIKI MITAdba Environmen­\al Pro\ection & Cleaning Services Tel. 234-9171 (9/t 8)F27970

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary: $3.05 per hour Con\act: EDWIN & BIG BOY MARINE SPORTS INC. dba Brg Boy 11 Marine Sports Tel. 233-1041 (9/18)F27971

01 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: BRIGIDA B. SOLOMON dba Jeanine Beauty Salon Tel. 235-1323(9/ 18)F27972

01 ASST. MANAGER-Salary: $3.05-4.00 per hour Contact: WINFIELD CORPORATION dba Long City Trading Co. Tel. 234-2882(9118)F27973

01 CARPENTER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: DR. IGNACIO T. DELA CRUZ dba Ike's House/Const. & Land Rental Tel. 234- 7248(9/1 B)F27975

01 WAITRESS-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: SHIN AND RICHARD CORP dba Shau-Mimi Tel. 2BB-7926(9/ 18)F27976

01 PRODUCTION MANAGER-Salary: S7 .00-12.00 per hour 01 ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MAN­AGER-Salary: $6.00-12.00 per hour 01 OPERATIONS MANAGER-Salary: SS.00-10.00 per hour 01 QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER­Salary: S6.00-12.00 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $9.00-15.00 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, FINISHING DE­PARTMENT-Salary: S5.00-10.00 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, CUTTING-Salary: S6.00-12.00 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR, MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Salary: $6.00-12.00 per hour 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: $10.00-16.00 per hour 02 ADMINISTRATIVE ASST.-Salary: S4.00-8.00 per hour Contact: MICHIGAN, INC. Tel. 234-9555/6(9/18) F27977

08 CUTTER (MACHINE)-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 SUPERVISOR (SEWING DEPT.)­Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 INTERPRETER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 CLEANER, COMMERCIAL-Salary: S3.05 per hour 09 PRESSER, MACHINE-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: JIN APPAREL, INC. Tel. 234-3242/3(9/18)F27978

01 SALES PERSON (PARTS)-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFilC AUTO GLASS CO., INC. Tel. 235-4$27(9/18)F

Land ta Buy Commercial and Residential Papago, San Vicente, Capitol Hill, Kagman Area prelerred. Will consider other ll'l!as as Will ocean V-tew a pm. Must ha'le water ill! power readly avilable. 1000-3000 sq.m. 5li yr. lease. Shorter lease considered based on IJ'ice. Ody reasonai.e !l'lced o!rers wil be consilered. Prefer tn . deal llrectty witlt land owners.

Contact : JIM HM: 288-6525 WIC: 234-7625

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13 Y: llui Wen Li Petitioner FCD CN CASE NO. 98-379

NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on October I, 1998 at 9:00 AM in the courthouse of the Supe­rior Court in Susupc, Saipan. the Petitioner will petition the court for a change of her mi­nor chi id's name and correc­tion of the sanie child's birth record.

Dated this 24th day ol'J\ugust. 199X.

/s/ REYNALDO 0. YJ\NJ\ Attorney for Petitioner

HOUSE FOR RENT 2 TO 4 BEDROOMS 1 TO 2 KITCHENS

1 TO 2 BATHROOMS

Located at As Lita, Call: 288-4936

<J.f> FOR .S.t. ...,~ ~~ VIEW ... VIEW ..... GREAT WATER

Capital Hill: 840 sqm> Panoramic Eastern As Teo: 2800 sqm Shore View As Teo: 9,500 sqm Excellent for Farming Contact: Roman Ph# 322-2253 Pa er 322-7797

Two Bedroom, one Comfort Room, 24-hrs. water s~ply, Fuly FUl'flished, Back-Up Generator, one Alreonditloner (19,000BTUJ. Gonlllct 6RfG OI' RUDY at Tel. #322·3793194 Olllce Is at Bldg. #6, Hauyun, Ltd. Jador, Inc.

IN TIIESUPERIOR COUlffOFTIIE COMMONWEALTII OFTIIE NORTHl:RN

MARIANA ISLANDS

In the Matter of the Estate of: JUAN SORIANO SAN NICOLAS, Deceased. CIVIL ACTION NO. 98-0919D

Amended NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on Oc­tober 6, I 998 at 1:30 PM in the

courthouse of1hc Superior Court in Susurc. the petitioner, Joaquin C. San Nicolas, will petition the court to be appointed ad111inis1rator of the estate of Juan Soriano San Nicolas.

Any person. who has any objection to said petition, may appear in said court on said date and time to make such objection.

Dated this 2nll day of September, 1998.

Isl REYNALDO 0. YANA Attorney for Petitioner

Ill~~) Y(;J~I~

(1) Bedroom, (I) Bedroom Apartment. Fully Furnished. Ceramic Floor Tiles, Laundry Room, Security Gate w/lntercom Gate,Switch, 24 hrs. water

MODERN APARTMENT A,\.'\-557,fc1~~ll3.t1~'iis,~f£s°a MP 96950

Conmt Person: Daniel Lin P;iger 234-4228

1993 Hyundai Excel Great Condition

New tires/Brakes/Bat. $3000 OBO 322-1798

$700.00/month 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, with Utility

Room and 1 Car Garage, Trash Collection and

Lawn Maintenance Included

Located in San Vicente Call: 234-7490-VICKI

2 C~MMHICIAl SPACf f~R RfNT across from Hvatt

(I) 1,000 sq. fr for $3,000 (I) 9,000 sq. fr for $2,700

13 Bedroom House, Chalan Kiva

Please call George@ 234-6025 preferably bctwcrn

7:30 am and 10:00 am

APARTMENT FOR RENT 2 Bedroom Apartment

(Furnished) North of l'IC Hotel

Call: 234-3694

FOR SALE ~1t1r~ !1r1 & !1r1 ~,i~m1nt

For more information, call 233-77 54 ask for Laila

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1998 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND YIEWS-41

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YOUR BIRTHDAY FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 1998

BORN tcxlay, you are not always the luckiest person, but you know vel)' well how to rise above all mrn1ner of adversity and make the best of less than ideal situatioru;. Almostccnainly, you will have to endure at least one pc1iod in your iifc mrn-ked by a sc1ies of unfortunate circumstrn1ces, but whether this occurs in your youth or later in life you me likely to have tl1e wherewithal to avoid ,my long-term setbacks in your personal or profes­sional life. A h.u-d worker, you' re not one to give up what you've earned.

You have tremendous creativ­ity, and your unique style will win you numerous admirers and per­haps more than your share of praise in your lifetime. Even when you fail you do so with such flair that it is unlikely that your foible will be remembered for long -and if so, only because you dealt with it so well!

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding pamgraph. Let your bi1thday strn· be your daily guide.

SATURDAY SEIT., 5 CAPRJCORN(Dcc.22-Jan. 19)

- Be persistent in your attempt to contact someone who has t11e infor­mation you need to complete a piv­otal task on schedule. Donotgetlazy!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Fcb. 18) - You m-e going to have to keep trnck of all tlial is happening rn·ound you tcxlay if you '1e also to know what must be done tomonuw.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -J\ changeofphms may be jt1st ,u-otmd the comer, but you're unwilling to acknowledge that you must be flex­ible as you appmach a turning point.

ARJES (March 21-April 19)­You ,u-e not likely toencountermuch difficulty this week whe1-e otl1ers me concerned. Your i111e111al drive may wax mid wane.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)­Collaborativc effrnts may prove dif­ficult tl1is week, ,L~ one member of your team is unwilling to sha1-e ideas as openly ,L~ others m-e.

GEMINI (May 21-Junc 20) -You must not be timid whe1-e criti­cism isconcemed, foritisonlythrnugh open and honest ,L~scssment that im­provements c,m Ix: made today.

CANCER (June 2I-July 22)­y ou me going to have to get over a few of yourown p1eie1mces tcxlay i r you expect to do business witl1 those who might go elsewhere.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Take crne you 're not being unfair to a f1iend by judginghimorherbeforeall the 1esults me tallied, Do not be rnled by knee-jerk 1-eactions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You may Ix: waiting tor .u1 apology from someone who. only yesterday. crossed the line at the workplace. Do not be tempted to tctaliate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -There may be no way to tell if you ,uc doing things the tight way tcxlay, but you will w,mt to continue along this path for at least ,mother dav.

SCORPIO (Oct.23-N~v. 21)­Stmting will pmve tl1c most difficult pmt of the day, ,md the later you do it the mote unlikely you will be to ar.hieve a primary goal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)- You may be expect­ing some compensation for a ser­vice that someone else thinks was a free gesture. Clear up this con­fusion today'

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42-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY- SEPTEMBER 4, 1998

American League: National League:

White Sox extend Orioles skid Big Unit do1ninates BAL TIM ORE (AP) _ Rookie in the second _ a ctushing blow to in Tiger Stadium. B' d M dd JohnSnyderpitchedseveninningsof sputteting Cleveland.. Red Sox 7, Marin~rs 3 . raves an a UX. three-hit ball as the Chicago White Colon (13-8) had his shortest out- In Boston, NomarGarcmparra hit Sox beat Baltimrne 3-2 on Wednes- ing this year and second shortest of a ninth-inning grand slam to join day night, extending the Otioles' los- his career, lasting one inning plus five Mar~ McGwire as one of five players ingstreaktoaseason-high IO games. batters. He allowed seven tuns and tohit30homersineachofhislirsttwo

The ] 0-game skid is tl1e 01ioles' nine hits. He is 4-4 with a 5.94 ERA seasons. worst since they lost 21 straight to since appearing in his first All-Star Bostonovercamea3-0<leficitand open tl1e I 988 season. They fell be- gurne. a 15-hit attack and won with just six low .500 for the first time since July 1l1e AL West-leading Angels hits to maintain an eight-game lead 26. matched their season high witli 21 overTexasintheALwild-cardrace.

Snyder (5-2) strnck out one and hits. The winning burst against Bobby walked one as Chicago registered its Knuckleballer Steve Sparks (9-2) Ayala ( 1-10) began when third second three-game sweep of the Oti- held Oeveland at bay until allowing basemanRussDavisdroppedaback-oles in a nine-day span_ the first in two tuns in the seventh, the first on handed stab at Mike Benjamin's Baltimore since June 1996. Manny Ramirez's 35th homer. grounder for an eITOr. Darren Lewis

CarlosCastillopitchedtheeighth, Rangers 5, Tigers 3 walked, the runners moved up on andBobHowrygotthieeoutsforhis InDetroit,lvanRcxlriguezsnapped Darren Bragg's sacrifice bunt and fourth save. Albeit Belle drove in his a l-for-11 slump with two hits, in- Mo Vaughn was walked intention-! 26th run and walked twice for tlie eluding a two-mn homer tliat helped ally. White Sox, whose four-game win- Texas beat Detroit. Benjamin also homered for Bos-ningstrcakmatchestheirseasonhigh. Rick Helling (17-7) gave up one tonforsupportofTomGordon(7-3).

Alan Mills ( 1-4) took the loss. - mn on six hits with four walks and Jay Buhner home1ed for Seattle. Angels 13, Indians 5 seven saikeouL~ over 6 1-3 innings, Devil Rays 4, Twins 1

In Cleveland, Randy Velarde becomingd1efirstTexaspitchersince In Minneapolis, Quinton homered and had four hits as the Kenny Rogers in 1995 to win 17 McCrackenextendedhisteam-record Anaheim Angels rocked Bartolo games. hittingsneakto 15gamesanddoubled Colon with se.:e111uns in the firsttwo John Wetteland pitched the ninth home the go-ahead run in theseventl1 innings. for his 39th save. He allowed a run on as Tampa Bay beat Minnesota.

GreggJeffetiestiedhisca.ieerhigh Bobby Higginson's sacrifice fly. McCracken, who singled in the with f;~·hitsand drove in th1ee ru;s, BtianMoehler(l 2-12), who started fifth, broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh. ,md Jim Edmonds had th1ee hits in- the season 9-0 at home, lost his fifth Miguel Cairoledoffwithaaiple that eluding a 415-foot, tluee-mn homer straight decision and dropped to 9-3 left fielder Marty Cordova lost in the

NOTICE TO BIDDERS 5eakJ rrorosals for the \Ves1 Tinian :\irrort Terminal Expansion, Tinian, CNMI, CPA Project;; CP:\-T:\-OOI,98, "'ill be receiYcJ at the oftice of the EXECUTIVE DIREC­TOR. CO~l~!O:,./IVE:\LTH !'ORTS ,\CTHOR!TI', S1ipan International Airrort, P.O. Box 1055, Saipan, MP 96950, until 2 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 1998, at "'hich rime anJ pbce 1he seakd proposals 11·ill be publicly opened and read.

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lights and McCrackendoubledagainst LaTroy Hawkins (7-13).

With one out in- the ninth, McCracken hit a ground ball that sho1tstop Pat Meares misplayed for an e1ror, allowing two tuns to score.

Blue Jays 5, Royals 0 InKansasCity,Missouri,Toronto's

Kelvim Escobar limited Kansas City to four hits in 8 1-3 innings and Alex Gonzalez hit his 12th homer.

TheBlueJayshavewonsixstraight to improve IO 73-66, the first time they've been seven games over .500 since Aptil 1994.

Jose Rosado (7-11) was the loser. Athletics 2, Yankees 0

In New York, the Yankees' quest to reach win No. I 00 on the earliest date in major league hist my was de­layed when they lost to the Oakland Athletics in a game that began mo1e th'.111 two hours late following heavy ram.

It was the first shutout loss at home for tl1e Yankees since last Sept. 19 against Toronto, and it ended David Cone'spe1fect I 1-0recordin Yankee Stadium tl1is season. It also marked just the third time in 67 home games this season that New York (99-38) failed to lead for at least pwt of the game.

IN ATLANTA, Houston's Randy Johnson dominated Atlanta for eight innings and easily won the show-

. down with four-time Cy Young win­ner Greg Maddux as the Astros beat me Braves 4-2.

Johnson allowed only four hits and fanned I 0, the 99th time he's reached double figures in strikeouts, second in baseball history to Nolan Ryan's 215.

Johnson ( 6- I) batted in the ninth and began warming up for the

final inning before feeling a cramp. in his left leg. The trainer came out and then walked back to the dugout with Johnson at his side.

TheAstrosaceretired 14ofthelast 15 hitters he faced. Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 27th save despite giving up a homer to Andruw Jones.

The Astros pounded Maddux ( 17-7) for I Ohitsinseveninnings,scoting all of their runs on three homers. Jeff Bagwell hit his 29th homer in the second, Craig Biggio put the Astros head for good with a two-tun drive in the fifth, and Sean Berry hit a leadoff. shot in the seventh.

Cubs 4, Reds 2 In Chicago, Sammy Sosa hit his

56th homer to tie Hack Wilson's 68-year-old club record and Gary Gaetti added a two-run shot for Chicago.

Sosa, leading off the bottom of the sixth,hitan0-1 pitch from Cincinnati's Jason Bere into the fu-st row of the right-field bleachers.

Glenallen Hill singled with one out intheeighthoffGabe White(5-S)and Gaetti hita3-0pitch into the left-field bleachers for his 14th homer and third since joining the Cubs on Aug. 19. One out later, Scott Servais hit his seventh homer to give the Cubs a two-run cushion.

FelixHeredia(2-3), who gave up a two-run double to Dmitri Young that puttheRedsahead2-l inthetopoftl1e eighth, got the win. Rod Beck pitched the nintl1 for his 42nd save.

Giants 12, Expos 3 In San Francisco, Bm1y Bonds hit

his fourth home run in four games and Jeff Kent had two doubles and four RBIs for San Francisco.

Bonds' 32nd home run of the season, a three-rnn shot into the upper-deck in right off reliever

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Shayne Bennett made it 12-2 in the fifth inning. Bonds, who went 3-for-3, also had an RBI single in the second.

Kirk Rueter ( 14-9) gave up two runs and five hits in 5 1-3 innings to pick up the win. Javier Vazquez (4-14) took the loss.

Mike Mordecai homered for Montreal.

Diamondbacks 2, Pirates 1, I I innings In Pittsburgh, Tony Batista hit

a tying home run in the ninth, then tripled and scored on Devon White's single in the I I th as Ari­zona beat Pittsburgh for a team­r-ecord five-game winning streak.

Batista led off the 11th with a triple into the right-field comer off reliever Jeff Tabaka (2-2). White singled to left for the go­ahead run.

Aaron Small (3-0) pitched the 10th as Arizona improved its ex­tra-innings record to 5-2." Gregg Olson pitched the I I th for his 25th save.

Batista tied it with a one-out home run in the ninth off Pirates closer RieardoRincon, who blew his third consecutive save chance.

Brewers 8, Rockies 4 In Milwaukee,JeffCirillo, Dave

Nilsson and Jeromy Burnitz hit two-run homers in Milwaukee's victory over Colorado.

Burnitz's 31st homer capped a five-run sixth that put Milwaukee ahead 7-2. Rafael Roque (3-1) allowed two runs on five hits in six innings.

Pedro Astacio (11-14) gave up seven runs on six hits in six in­nings.

Kirt Manwaring homered for Colorado.

Mets 4, Padres 1 In San Diego, Mike Piazza,

Edgardo Alfonzo and Lenny Har­ris homered off faltering Andy Ash by for all of New York's runs as the Mets beat San Diego to remain a game behind Chicago in the National League wild-card chase.

Piazza and Alfonzo homered for the second straight night, and Piazza finished the nine-game West Coast trip with five homers and 12 RBIs.

Armando Reynoso (6- I) lim­ited the Padres to four hits in eight innings. He struck out six and walked three. John Franco fin­ished for his 31st save.

Ashby ( 16-7) failed for the fourth time to win his 17th.

Eight-time NL batting cham­pion Tony Gwynn, in his second game back from the disabled list. hit his 12th homer of the season with two out in the first for S:ui Diego's only rnn.<

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0 In Los Angeles, Cm-JosPe1ez tl1rcw

a two-hitter for his first victo1y with Los Angeles and Matt Luke :m<l Eric Krnrns hit solo homers.

111e Dodgers had lost all six of Perez's stw'ts since he ww; obtained from Montreal along with Mark G1u<lzie!anek on July 31. Pe1ez (8-13) sUl1ck out five :md walked four in his seventh cmeer shutout.

Tyler Green (6-9) was the loser.

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of her energy's going back into pure perfection, and we' re still a way off that. Once the first couple of months are gone, now we 're into the day-to-day grind of getting better."

While Seles is back to fo­cusing on tennis, Petr Korda had his mind elsewhere as he lost his first-round match to qualifier Bernd Karbacher, ranked No. 155 in the world.

The fourth-seeded Korda, whose wife had their second <laughter in late July but has been home only five days since the birth, Jost 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 and said he was mentally exhausted.

"I need to leave the game of tennis for a while and spend some time with the family," said Korda, who won the Aus­tralian Open this year for his first Grand Slam title.

Top-seeded Pete Sampras, seeking to tie Roy Emerson's record of 12 Grand Slam singles titles, and women's No. l seed Martina Hingis had matches wiped out Wednes­day night by torrential rain and strong winds.

Men's No. 2. Marcelo Rios and No. 11 Yevgeny Kafelnikov reached the sec­ond round with straight-sets victories.

Steffi Graf, a five-time U.S. Open winner who missed the tour­nament last year while recover­ing from knee surgery, needed only 4 I minutes to win her sec­ond-round match and move within two victories of surpassing Martina Navratilova as the women's career leader in prize money.

OtherwomenjoiningSeles and the eighth-seeded Graf in the third round were No. 3 Jana Novotna, No. 9 Irina Spirlea, No. I I Patty Schnyder,No.14DominiqueVan Roost and Serena Williams, who did not seem bothereu by a heavily ban<lageu right thigh in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over a qualifier.

No. l 6 Ai Sugiyama became the first seeded woman to exit the tournament, withclrawing midway through the opening set of her match Wednesday with a sprained left ankle.

Spirlea and Williams will meet in the thiru round. Last year at the U.S. Open, Spirlca col­lidccJ with Venus Williams, Serena's older sister, <luring a changeover in their match.

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McGwire hits 58 & 59 By STEVEN WINE.

MIAMI (AP)-Mark McGwire hit two homers for the second consecu­tivenight Wednes<lay againsttheFloridaMarlins,givinghimacareer-high 59. He needs just two more to tie Roger Maris' 37-year-old major league. record.

McGwire homered in the seventh inning against Brian Edmondson and again in the eighth on the first pitch from Rob Stanifer. Each was a two-run shot. ·

The first, which landed halfway up in the upi:er deck in left field, was estimated at 497 feet ( 149 meters), making it the third-longest in the history of Pro Player Stadium. His secondhomer30 minutes later was to left-center and traveled an estimated 458 feet (137 meters), giving the St Louis Cardinals a 14-3 lead. ·

It was his eighth multihomer ganie this season and the 51 st of his career. Marishlt61 homers in 1961. · "I didn't exp>.ct to have 57 by Sept I," McGwire said before \he game,

"but when I got to 50, I began to think about the record." . His58thcamehoursafterSarnmySosahitNo.56fortheChicagoCubs. "Sammy's a September player, so you have to watch out for him,"

McGwire said. "It's crunch time -:- time to make history." After homering Wednesday afternoon in the Cubs' 4-2 win over

Cincinnati, Sosa predicteq McGwire might break loose again. "Mark has the possibility to come back tonight and hit two more. He's playing in Miami, don't forget," Sosa said. McGwire broke Hack Wilson's 68-year-old National League recorcfof

56 home runs with two Tuesday. . TheCardinalssluggersurpassedhiscareerbestof58homerslastyear-

34 for Oakland and 24 for SL Louis. Theonlyplayers tohitmorehomeruns in a season were Maris and Babe Ruth, who hit 60 in Im. Ruth hit 59 in 1921.

Man who says Iron Mike kicked him files charges

By DENISE CABRERA WASlllNGTON (AP) - A man who says he was kicked in the groin by Mike Tyson following a minor traffic accident filed an assault charge Wednes<layagainsttheformerheavy­weight boxing champion.

Richard Hardick, 50, says Tyson kicked him after his car rear-ended a Mercedes driven by Tyson's wife, Monica, on Monday. Hw'dick said his car was forced into Tyson's cw· after it was rear-ended by a third vehicle.

The complaint charges misde­meanorsecond-degree assault, said Michael Johnson, administrative commissioner for the District · Court of Montgomery County, Md. Hardick said Tyson also punched the driver of the other car.

"I did not kick anyone. I did not punch anyone," Tyson said in a statement released through his lawyer, John G. Branca.

"My wife and I were the vic­tims of a traffic; accident. I am distressed by these false allegations.

I did not touch anyone," he said. His wife backed up his sto1y, say­

ing: "Mike did. not punch, kick or touch anyone at any time."

In the complaint, Har<lick said he wa, talking to the driver of the thi1'd cw· about the accident when he saw Tyson punch the driver. Tyson's wife and another man_ a Tyson body­guard, witnesses told police_ were trying to restrain the boxer, he said.

"Despite being restrained, Mr. Tyson hit the man in the face," Hardick said. Fearing for his own safety, Hardicksaid he returned to his car and locked it, but subsequently rolled down his window to talk with the man who had earlier tried to restrain Tyson.

"I then thought that Mr. Tyson had calmed down and we could proceed with the exchange of in­formation," Hardick said in the complaint, explaining why he got out of his car a second time.

Tyson was being restrained again, but managed to kick Hardick in the groin, he said.

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SPORTS ''Play Ball,'' maybe

Variety News Staff WITH TWO forfeits last weekend in the Saipan Major League Baseball Playoffs, there was no baseball being played at the Palacios ballpark in Susupe. Let's hope that changes tomorrow.

The UMDA Aces are now up 1-0 in their best-of-three series with the Kautz Glass Glazers. Both teams are now scheduled to take the field at IO am. If the Aces win (provided the Glazers show up) they move on to face the winner of tomorrow's second game.

That would be Team Palau going up against the Pacific Trading · Brewers, in a contest set to get underway at 2 pm. Like the Aces, Team Palau is up 1-0 in their series by way of last weekend's forfeit

. by the Brewers. As a reminder, league officials are asking that all teams and

officials be at the ball field 30 minutes before game time. In the event of a rain-out on Saturday, games will be moved to

Sunday, September 6, with the same schedule.

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For more information, call Rose Igitol at 234-5498. Members of the UM DA Aces took advantage of last weekend's forfeit to get in a little practice. The Aces hope they'll have to work a little harder tomorrow to get a win. Photo by Michael Wright

SYFL cancels exhibition games

SYFL coaches and organizers attended a meeting last weekend at the Joeten Library to catch up on rules and regulations for the upcoming season. The first round of games are set for September 12.

Photo by Michael Wright

Variety News Staff THIRS1Y FOR some local football action? Well, you 'II have t9 wait just one more week. The Saipan Youth Football League (SYFL) Board of Directors has cancelled the exhibi­tion games scheduled for this week­end.

But it won't be much longer until the crack of pads is heard on Saipan again. SYFLPresidentJackOgumoro assures players, parents, and fans that the strut of the regular season will begin as planned.

That is set for next Saturday, Sep­tember 12, at the football field on Airpo1t Road. The first game is scheduled to start at IO am. A short ceremony will proceed the opening game to officially open the 1998 sea­son. The ceremony is set for 9 am.

Buenaventura scores vs. Beltran By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

HlGHL Y ranked player Ely G. Buenaventura Jr. notched a victory while ,mother vete1~m. Vic Brana, eked out a draw in the rescheduled fir,t round games of the 1998 Allied International lnsur,mce Services (AifS )Cup/Individual ChessCh,u11-pionshi p Tou111ament at Pinoy Sp;:­cial.

Playing black in a queen pawn's

opening, Buenaventura won against Leonmuo Beltran, while Brana drew with ,mother veteran, Jigs Alccidisen, in a Ruy Lopez game.

The second round of the AIIS Cup will be held at the Pacific Island Club on Sunday, and gm11es will begin at IO a.m.

Each of the 16 players cm1 play up to two g,m1es eve,y Sunday.

Rescheduled games will be held Mondays lo Saturdays, from 5 to 8

p.m. at Pinoy Special, which is at Oleai Center on Beach Road.

For more info1mation, call Vic Brana, preferably at around I p.m., at234-6010,orJunnel Lomantasat his dayt.ime phone number, 233-3193, or through his pager, 234-4433.

CORRECTION: It was Joel Ochona, ,md not Junnel Lomm1t1L~ ,L~ ew·lier rcpo11ed, who lost in their first round match last Sunday.

Seles advances at US Open while Korda suffers upset

By ROB GLOSTER NEW YORK (AP)- Monica Seles no longer wears her father's ring on a chain around her neck, and her all-black outfit was replaced by white on a hazy summer afternoon al the U.S. Open.

Though she still mourns, Sci es has stopped treating ten­nis as a catharsis as she deals with her father's death. It is back lo being simply a game, albeit a game at which she once was the best in the world.

It was an easy game for her Wednesday, as the sixth­seeded Seles reached the third round with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Joannette Kruger.

Seles was on an emotional roller-coaster when she reached the French Open final in June, less than a month af­ter being at her father's side when he died Mi1y 14. She wore his ring on a necklace, and said playing was her so­lace amid sadness.

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Paris) because it was so soon after my dad's death and be­cause I had so many raw emo­tions," she said Wednesday. "Now I definitely step on the court and think more about the bal I."

Seles' coach, Gavin Hopper, said she's no longer relying on tennis to forget about her troubles.

"I think that's past," I-lop­per said. ''She's putting a lot of things behind her and a lot

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Youth .bowling turns to go.If to raise funds

Variety News Staff THE SAIP AN Youth ·Bowling Association is holding a fund-raising .golf tournament on Saturday, October 3, at theLaoLao Bay Golf Resort. The event will be coordinated by the Amigos Golf Club, Saipan.

The purpose of this tournament is to raise funds to assist the island's youth bowlers represent the CNMI in off-island competitfon.

The Saip·an Youth Bowling Association sends but young bowlers to several tou'rnaments each year. They also participate in the an·nual Saipan-Guam Youth Friendship Tournament.

There will be prizes awarded_ after the golf fund-raiser for first, second, .and third place finishers. There. is also a closest-to-the-pin contest. During the evening banquet, a raffle drawing will be held for more prizes. .

The entry deadline for the golf tournament is September 30. The entry fee is $100. Entry fees are available at Las Vegas Golf and Tennis(telephone.670,233-4653) and at all golf resorts on Saipan.

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