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? Saipan. MP 96950 Serving CNMI for 20 Years.

R a m a n g m a uc h a rg e d w ithh o m ic id eTHE DRIVER of the car that hit Sydney George Quan while he was biking on Beach Road was charged Monday afternoon with vehicular homicide and reckless driving.

Frank Hocog Ramangmau, 25, was arrested shortly after the charges were filed and was held on a $5,000 cash bail.

Ramangmau was released yes­terday at the request of Public Defender Daniel DeRienzo.

The suspect was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond and on

condition he remain in his house between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, surrender all travel documents and stay away from sea and air ports.

A ssistant A ttorney General Cheryl M. Gill said police were concerned that Ramangmau might flee to Yap where he has rela­tives.

Police investigation showed that Ramangmau was trying to overtake two cars on the two south-bound lanes Sunday after­noon when his car swerved to the bike path and struck Quan who

was heading north.Quan, 38, is a son-in-law o f

businessman Jose C. Tenorio. The victim ’s wife, Priscilla, is the youngest daughter of Tenorio.

The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at the Common­weal th Health Center atabout 1:30p.m.

Quan was the first fatality of a vehicular accident on Beach Road since the road was widened into a four-lane highway.

The transformation narrowed the bike path.

Zoning bill p asses 2nd voteSA IPA N law m akers fin a lly passed the local zoning law M on­day nigh t

Approved was House Local Bill 8-21, or the Saipan Zoning Law Approval Act of 1993, with ma­jor amendments.

The bill now goes to the gover­nor for his signature. The mea­sure was defeated in a first vote Monday morning when it gar­nered only nine affirmative votes, one short of the required 10 votes to pass.

The Saipan Legislative Delega­tion convened later in the evening to reconsider the measure.

During the last vote, 12 mem­bers supported the bill, including an amendment offered by Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider to suspend its effectivity on agricultural and certain private residential areas.

Another amendment was pro­posed by S ea Juan S. Torres to enable zoning regulations to su­persede certain Coastal Resources Management rules and regula­tions.

Three of those who earlier voted

against the bill - Hofschneider, Rep. Crispin DL. Guerrero and Rep. M am etto U. M aratita - changed their votes after the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Stanley T. Torres and Herman T. Palacios maintained their opposition to the measure.

“A lot of things must be consid­ered if we are to implement zon­ing in the island of Saipan. We must take into account some of the cultural and traditional values of land use by our people ,” Hofschneider said.

He wanted the zoning law sus­pended in all districts for all agri­cultural uses and for private resi­dential uses for single families: small single family dwellingunits, accessory residentials; hamlets and villages: and residential ac­cessory buildings.

The amendment also called for the creation of a special Saipan Legislative Delegation Commit­tee on Zoning to review the appli­cation of zoning standards to ag­ricultural and residential uses.

The committee, whose mem­

bers will be appointed by the chair­man of the delegation, will present its recommendations within 120 days after its creation.

“We have DEQ, CRM , and HPO regulations to take care about concerns on how residential lands are to be used. If we are to effect zoning, we need more time to look at what this would do in the long run because the are things that should be considered such as cultural and traditional uses of land by the indigenous popula­tion. What we see in the proposed zoning la w is more restrictive than w hat we intend to do ,” said Hofschneider said in an interview.

He said his amendment was meant to put some flexibility for people to decide what to do with their land, so long as their activi­ties have no adverse effects on the community and the environment.

In Guam, he said land restric­tions were imposed but subject to what they called “spot zoning.”

“They placed restrictions but put residential areas in a bind be-

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STUCABE and Maureen Manning of the Missoula Children’s Theatre Group will be in Saipan on April 26 to May 1 to audition andjehearse a3 aroup of local students for a free public performance of “The Taies or Hans Christian Andersen. " Story on page 2.

Ging mulls import of feeds from RPSENATOR David M. Cing is looking at the possibility of im ­porting cheap animal feeds from the Philippines to help local live­stock raisers.

In an interview yesterday, Cing said he would discuss the issue with the US Department of Agri­culture and would send to USDA samples of animal feed needed by CNMI fanners.

“I am presently scouting for a reputable livestock feed firm in the Philippines for a feed supply contract. I intend to send the name of the firm plus samples of their products to see if USDA and CNMI quarantine can allow their entry into the Commonwealth,” Cing said.

According to Cing, CNMI farm­ers especially those in Tinian, are burdened with the high cost of animal feeds imported from the mainland.

He said he does not see the rationale behind the continued importation of the more costly stateside feeds when these could

contain any meat or animal prod­ucts or by-products may be im ­ported into the CNMI provided these are not infested with in­sects, mites, or other pests.

Ignacio T. Dela Cruz, chief of the Division of Animal Health and Industry, said that feeds con­taining meat or animal products or by-products, must be approved for importation by the Veterinary Services o f the USDA.

‘T o determine whether a cer­tain type o f livestock feed is en- terable or not, an ingredients list for each type must be submitted for sampling,” Dela Cruz told Cing.

Cattle, swine and fowl raising are some of the sources of liveli­hood for the people of Tinian. The island is famous for Tinian beef and other livestock products.

This idea would help a lot in our efforts towards self-sufficiency and for the economic development of an island dependent on agriculture both commercially and for subsis-tence,” Cing said.

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Business licensing by Finance proposedREPRESENTATIVE Francisco DLG. Camacho is proposing the transfer of the business licensing functions of the Department of Commerce and Labor to the De­partment of Finance’s Revenue and Taxation Division.

In an in terv iew yesterday, Camacho said he was preparing a proposal to include a provision in a bill pending with a House Com­mittee to tie the renewal of busi­ness licenses to compliance with tax regulations.

House Bill 8-13, or the Busi­ness Licensing Reform Act of 1992, seeks a centralization of the application and issuance of busi­ness licenses for a more efficient, closely managed system of licens­ing. It has been pending with the Committee on Commerce and Tourism since January last year.

“The Department of Finance has the mechanism to take over this responsibility because they have the records on tax delin­quents. The businesses found lo have circumvented our tax laws should not be allowed to renew their licenses when their licenses expire,’’Camacho said.

He said Commerce and Labor’s business licensing section is cur­rently hindered from identifying tax evaders because of the confi­dentiality of such records.

Some of these businesses have continued to operate while some

THE ANNUAL celebration of the patron saint of Tinian will be held during the first weekend of May.

Mayor James M. Mendiola, in a proclamation, called on island residents to clean up and beautify the island in preparation for the fiesta and to keep our community a beautiful and healthy place to live all year round.”

The proclamation issued on April 13 is in accordance with the provisions of Section 331 (a) (2), 1 CMC of the Commonwealth Code, designating April 24-30 as Island Clean-Up Week in Tinian.

“Whereas, it has been recog­nized that at least one week out of the year be designated as island clean-up to allow the entire com­munity to participate in the re­moval of garbage, litter, junk and other debris in order to maintain a

Francisco DLG. Camacho have continued to hold valid busi­ness licenses even if they have closed shop and have refrained from paying taxes.

There is currently no mecha­nism to check on these businesses, and that the government will be losing potential tax dollars if that trend continues, Camacho said.

“A lot of our businesses owe the govern m en t su bstan tia l amounts in taxes. One solution to eliminate the outstanding tax due collectible is to refuse them re­newal of their business licenses unless they settle tlaeirobligations. Finance has that ability to trace these delinquent taxpayers,” he said.

Lydia R om isher, ch ie f of DOCL’s Economic Development Division, said that if no changes were made on the law governing

beautiful and healthy environ­ment; and Whereas, particularly at this time of the year, our island is visited by off-island guests and visitors in great number to join the local people in observance of the feast day of San Jose; and Whereas, the people of Tinian deserve to enjoy, not only during this annual celebration of San Jose fiesta, but throughout the whole year round, the historic, scenic, recreational and natural beauty of the island of Tinian,” the procla­mation states.

The San Jose fiesta is always the biggest event widely cel­ebrated by the people of Tinian annually. This year it falls on the weekend of April 30 to May 2. It is attended by the island’s popu­lation and visitors from the neigh­boring islands of Saipan, Rota

business licenses, it would be bet­ter to delegate the function to Revenue and Taxation, since it promulgated the rules on licens­ing.

She cited the need for stronger monitoring procedures on the tax compliance of businesses, simi­lar to what was being done in the late 1980s when the DOCL re­quired licensees to clear with Rev­enue and Taxation before their licenses prior to renewal o f li­censes.

“We used to have Revenue and Taxation to initial applications for renewal, but in 1990 that proce­dure was stopped due to com­plaints from the general public. Since then we just required them to present a copy of their quar­terly gross receipts or their Tax Identification number. But this has proved not to be fool-proof,” Romisher said.

According to Romisher, in the past about half of those people issued business licenses either did not pay their taxes or did not do so in a timely manner, thus the need for “more teeth” in going after such businesses.

She called on the Legislature to “stop pondering” about H.B. 8- 13 and just pass it.

“If they have concerns about the bill then our office would be available on how to address them,” Romisher said. (RHA)

and Guam.Some of the sports events, such

as little league baseball, senior softball, volleyball and basket­ball have been scheduled with participation by m en’s teams from the various islands.

Other events such as singing and dancing entertainments are planned for the weekend, to be highlighted by the religious ob­servance of a festal mass and pro­cession in honor of San Jose on May 2, followed by a traditional fiesta reception.

Food and drink concessions, as well as games, will be in opera­tion, beginning April 30, and throughout the weekend, as part of the fund-raising efforts by the San Jose Parish Council for the reconstruction ofSanJose church, highlighted by a benefit raffle, to be drawn Saturday evening with $5,000 being the grand prize.

Also slated during fiesta week­end will be the 4th San Jose Fish­ing Tournament fishing tourna­ment sponsored by the Tinian Boaters and Fishermen’s Asso­ciation to be held on April 30 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Further information may be obtained from the a s so c ia tio n ’s p resid en t, Ramon M. Dela Cruz, at tele­phone number 433-0331/9501.

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TW O M EM B ER S o f the M issoula C h ild ren ’s T heatre Group will be on island from April 26 to May 1 to audition and re­hearse a group of WSR Elemen­tary School students for a free public performance of “The T ales of Hans Christian Andersen.”

The play will be a culmination of several Hans Christian stories, including “Great Klaus and Little Klaus”, “The Flow er’s Magic Ball” and “The em peror’s New Clothes”.

“The Tales of Hans Christian A ndersen” is one o f several Missoula Children's Theatre pro­ductions on tour throughout the region. Threatre members Stu

IN AN effort to promote and en­courage the continuance of tradi­tional artforms, the Common­wealth Center for Arts and Cul­ture is introducing a new activity to this year’s Flame Tree Festi­val, the traditional hut (pala pala/ utt) building competition.

B uilders o f trad itio n a l Micronesian houses or huts are invited to participate in the pala pala/uttbuilding competition. The competition will be held in two phases. Participants will build models of the huts/houses for pre­sentation and judging at the Flame Tree Festival and the selection of five finalists.

The second phase will be the construction of full size versions of the 5 finalists models at the Capitol Hill Convention Center grounds, to coincide with the

C O P p icks C u a a s top em ployeeCORAL Ocean Point Resort Club has named Shirley U. Cua (chief accountant) as employee of the month for April.

“Shirley 1 or SC 1” as she is called by everyone, is on her third year with COP. Shirley’s records at personnel include 1991 best accountant of the year.

She is a certified public accoun­tant and a computer programmer graduate of the high standard St. Louis University and the Institute of Advance Computer Technol­ogy, a graduate school in the Phil­ippines.

She has demonstrated dedica­tion, commitment, and exemplary service to the company, over and beyond the call of duty. Her great­est asset is her versatility and is

cause lawmakers accommodated varian ce and land ac tiv ity changes” Hofschneider said. “ Otherwise, the process of chang­ing the land use classification of any piece of land was prohibitive,

Cabe and M aureen M anning travel throughout the United States and Canada and have been working with students in Guam for the past nine months.

The CNMI will not be the last stop in the groups Pacific tour, aS they will be heading to the South Pacific Island of American Sa­moa. ThegroupsvisittotheCNM I was made possible through the efforts of the Northern Marianas_ Music Society, the Public School System and the Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture.

Everyone is invited to the pub­lic performance at William S. Reyes elementary School on May 1 at 6 p.m. Admission is free.

opening of the Micronesian Crufts Exhibit on Sept. 10,1993.

All entrants who submit mod­els for the first phase of the con­test must understand that they will be required to construct the full size version of theirmodel if they are selected as one of the five finalists.

Winners will be announced at the Micronesian Crafts Exhibit on Sept. 10. Monetary awards of $1,500 for first place, $1,200 for second place, $1,000 for third place, $750 for fourth place and $500 for fifth place will also be presented on the same date. The models and their full size coun­terparts will be on display at the Micronesian Crafts Exhibit.

Interested participants must contact M artin Sablan at the CC AC office, tel. 322-9982/9983 before May 28.

Shirley U. Cua truly a valuable asset to the com­pany, said Plaridel C. Santiago, Cua’s manager who nominated here for the award.

Certificate of appreciation and $ 100 cash incentive were given to her. The selection was carefully evaluated by the COP managing director with the special assis­tance of the COP Committee, from among eight nominees.

costly and burdensome, to the detriment of their residents. I do not want that same thing to hap­pen here so we need to consider the long-term benefits and disad­vantages of zoning here.” (RHA)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21.1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND.VIEWS-3

CNMI, RP talks on labor, other issues to proceedLOCAL officials will proceed cautiously with discussions on labor and immigration problems with officials o f the Philippine government, Attorney General Robert C. Naraja said last week.

“Given the caution expressed by the governor about the deli­cacy of government to govern­ment contacts with foreign na­tions, we are prepared to proceed carefully with this continuing

discussions,” Naraja said in a let­ter to Senator David M. Cing on April 14.

Governor Lorenzo I. Guerrero earlier cited the need for caution in dealing with the Philippines on a government to government ba­sis, because this could be consid­ered a foreign affairs activity.

“Such activity is the function of the federal government and its

F u n d re d u c tio n w ill d e la y la n d f il l p ro je c tTHE DIVERSION of the $5 mil­lion from a $ 1 0 m illion construction fund is a major ob­stacle to the proposed Marpi sanitary landfill, Russell Mechem said Mqnday.

In an interview, he said the in­teg ra ted w aste m anagem ent program could cost up to $15 million, thus the need to restore the original amount pledged by United Micronesia Development A ssociation (UM DA) for the project.

“We will need all the money we can get. It is very difficult to go ahead with the project without a complete budget,” Mechem said.

UMDA originally pledged $ 10 million to construct the landfill and about $16.8 million for initial operation and maintenance costs as a public benefit contribution that goes with a planned golf course and resort hotel complex on public land in Marpi.

When the House of Represen­ta tiv es app roved U M D A ’s 15-year lease extension, it diverted $5 million to other projects upon the discretion of the Saipan Leg­islative Delegation.

This move was expected to de­lay implementation of the project.

“By removing half of that bud­get, we just made it difficult for us to build or operate either the landfill or the planned incinera­tor. E very th ing has becom e tentative,” Mechem said

In addition to the landfill, the integrated waste management

program will include an incinera­tor to reduce the volume of trash that will be buried in the landfill.

The plan also calls for the es­tablishm ent o f three transfer stations in Koblerville, Kagman/ Capitol Hill and Puerto Rico, each equipped with recycling and waste separation facilities.

After sorting in the transfer sta­tions, the waste will be hauled by truck to another big waste separa­tion area at the landfill site.

As soon as the final separation is done, burnable waste is sent to an incinerator, the rest is dumped into the double-lined landfill.

Ash from the incinerator also goes to the landfill, which is equipped with a lecheate treat­ment plant where toxic fluids from the waste will be collected and treated, including methane gas.

“This system, which includes a landfill and incinerator, is ideal for an island with a small land area as Saipan. The landfill is necessary to dispose of ash and unbumable waste. The incinera­tor is needed to reduce the amount that could be placed in the land­fill,” Mechem said.

The D epartm ent o f Public Works is undertaking the clear­ing and excavation phase of the landfill project as it waits for UMDA to take over.

UMDA, on the other hand, is waiting for the execution of a final lease agreement with MPLC. (RHA)

k a ra o k e m u sica l p ro g ra mS A P AN CABLE TV announced yesterday it would begin pro­gramming a brand new channel starting at 6 a.m. this Saturday.

Called “The Karaoke Channel”, it will be cablecast on cable chan­nel 25 and be available on a 24- hour basis.

“The Karaoke Channel” will utilize the most extensive karaoke laser disc library available which will include sing-a-long favorites frrim the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, as well as country and west­ern, love songs, Chamorro songs, show tunes and children’s favor­ites and Karaoke hits in Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Viet­namese.

According to general manager Fred Lord, “The Karaoke Chan­nel” will be programmed in two- hour blocks of the various music

categories. Weekly schedules will appear inT V Saipan so that Saipan Cable TV customers will know what time to watch for their fa­vorite type of music.”

“With the enormous popularity of karaoke on Saipan, it was a natural”, Lord said. “W e’re al­ways looking for ways to use the medium o f television to bring more and different entertainment for ways to use the medium of television to bring more and dif­ferent entertainment to our cus- toiners; homes and karaoke was a logical step.”

Saipan Cable TV plans to cre­ate several promotions around “The Karaoke Channel" in the future.

I f you have any questions re­garding this program addition, please call Fred Lord at 234-7350.

State Department. The CNMI does not engage in foreign af­fairs. W e m ust try to avoid inten­tionally stepping upon the pre­rogatives of our federal broth­ers,” he said.

“My office has for some time been conducting an ongoing dia­logue with Philippine officials on labor, im m igration, drug en­forcement, and other issues of interest to both parties. I would

like your assistance as we pro­ceed with this dialogue,” Naraja told Cing.

He asked for a meeting with the senator this week to discuss spe­cific areas o f concern brought up in their separate discussions with Philippine officials.

While attending the Asian Pa­cific Parliamentary Union con­ference inM anilalastm onth Cing

Narajamet with the Philippine House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jaime C. Lopez. The two discussed problems involv­ing Filipino contract workers in the CNMI.

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If you are interested in applying for an Artist-in-Education resi­dency you may pick up application forms at the Commonwealth Cen­ter for Arts and Culture at the Con­vention Center, Capitol Hill.

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AN ED U CA TIO N A L trip to Aguiguan Island by students and in s tru c to rs o f the N orthern Marianas College led to the dis­covery o f two wildlife species which were believed to be ex­tinct.

The Aguiguan nightingale Reed warbler and the tree snail (Partula Gibba), both thought to be extinct in Aguiguan, were sighted during the expedition last year.

According to the NMC report written partly by Robert J. Craig and Ravi Chandran, the tree snail was thought to have been eradi­cated by parasites released on that island to control the African land snail.

Snails were seen by Barbara Lussier on forest trees and in the western slope o f the island.

C handran encountered tw o chirping m ale species o f the Reed warbler o n the southeastern slope o f the island.

Other expedition members saw anothernightingale Reed warbler.

Reed warblers in Aguiguan have not been sighted in 1985 and, until the expedition, were presumed extinct.

Thirty other wildlife species were recorded by the expedition team on the uninhabited island south o f Saipan.

Among those recorded were the green turtle, island gecko, birds, white and red-tailed Tropic birds, M icronesian Megapode, gray- tailed Tattler, an owl o f unknown species, Mariana fruit dove, col­lared Kingfisher, and mammals, including goat, Mariana fruit bat

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Applications are open to artists in all (music, dance, visual arts, ' architecture, crafts, traditional arts, etc.), however, they are par­ticularly interested in creative writers.

The Artist-in-Education pro­gram, funded by the National En­dowment for the Arts, provides a means for artist to work as teachers on a community level with schools, arts councils, senior centers, muse­ums and non-profit organizations around the country.

Artists who are accepted to the program will receive a salary of $25 for each contact hour with

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CHOICEW HEN the Grand Hotel, now a familiar Susupe landmark, opened in 1977, tourist accommodations in Saipan were far more basic than in 1993. Only the Royal Taga Hotel, now a relic behind the present-day Diamond Hotel, provided tourist-style facilities, though the Micro Beach high-rise hotels were soon to come

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m g me opening o f the new Emer- aldTower at the Grand, capping a two-year expansion and renova­tion plan, some of that history was remembered.

Governor Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero asked for a moment o f silence in honor of the late Saipan Mayor Vicente D. Sablan, who was instrumental in bringing the Nagoya Meitetsu Railroad Co., Ltd. to Saipan to build the hotel, which it owns to thisday. Meitetsu Chairman Kinichi Kagii was on hand to witness the Em erald Tower ceremony, as were more than 200 local and Japanese dig­nitaries, travel agents and other members o f the community.

Before the renovation, the main building o f the Grand had only 152 rooms. Emerald Tower adds 72 more rooms between the sec­ond and ninth floors. On the first floor is the 120-seat Seaside Hall.

Entertainment, food and sport and served by facilities such as Disco Madonna, the Dinner Show Hall, Santanka Karaoke and spa­cious tennis courts. Other com­pleted work includes the renova­tion of the Aoi Japanese restau­rant and upgrading o f other facili­ties and furniture. The Grand’s lobby now lives up to its name, with an expanded front desk and a new office for.travel agents pro­viding better service to guests.

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instructors visited Aguiguan by helicopter in May 1992 to involve students in field work.

The expedition was made pos­sible with the help of the Boy Scouts, Carmen Safeway Meitetsu, CNMI Emergency Op­erations Center, Joeten Enter­prises, Mobil Oil Corp., Pacific Islands Aviation, Payless Super­market, Radiocom Corp., Saipan Ice Co., Shell Marianas and Townhouse Cap. (GLD)

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6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-APRIL 21,1993

86 believed dead in fire that ended Waco standoff

By Laura Tolley

W ACO, Texas (AP) - Doomsday cu lt lead er D avid K o re s h ’s apocalyptic predictionfor his fol­lowers came true Monday when a raging fire destroyed the com ­pound where he had held federal agents at bay for 51 days.

As m anyas 86 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect, including Koresh and 24 children -1 7 of them age 10 or under, are believed to have died in the flames, which raced through the wooden buildings in half an hour. Au­thorities saidcultmembers set the fire themselves.

The blaze, fanned by stiff prai­rie winds, erupted about 12:05 p.m. (1705 GMT), just six hours after FBI agents began using ar­mored vehicles to pound holes in the complex of buildings and spray them with tear gas in a bid to force an end to the standoff.

Nine cult members who escaped the flames are believed by federal officials to be the only survivors, but authorities said they would not know the precise death toll until they could search an under­ground maze of passageways.

The FBI identified eight of the survivors - including at least two Britons and an Australian - but could not identify one woman.

At least 26 Britons were be­

lieved to have been in the com ­pound with Koresh, said a For­eign Office spokesman on M on­day.

Four of the survivors were hos­pitalized with bum s and broken bones; the five others were in custody in the McLennan County Jail.

Justice Department spokesman Carl Stem said one person taken into custody told authorities that people inside the compound had set the blaze. The person said that as he left one of the buildings, “he could hear above him people say­ing, ‘The fire’s been lit, the fire’s been lit,” ’ Stem said.

“We can only assume it was a massive loss of life,’’FBI spokes­man Bob Ricks said in a solemn afternoon news conference. “It was truly an inferno o f flames.”

Ricks said multiple witnesses, including FBI snipers positioned outside the compound, spotted cultmembers setting several fires.

One person, Ricks said, “was knelt down with his hands cupped, from which a flame erupted.”

The agents reported seeing a man wearing a gas mask and black uniform throw something inside, followed by a fireball. Addition­ally, Ricks said, a man found Monday afternoon in a bunker on the grounds said lantern fuel had been spread th ro u g h o u t the

wooden complex and that the fire was started sim ultaneously in several places.

Koresh had warned the FBI in a letter last week that agents would be “devoured by fire” if they tried to harm him.

In Washington, Attorney Gen­eral Janet Reno approved the as­sault and inform ed P resident Clinton in advance.

Late in the day, Reno said the FB I’s assault had been carefully planned over several days. She added, however, that she “could not give the president that assur­ance” that the agents could pre­vent a mass suicide such as the cyanide poisoning that killed 913 people at Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978.

Reno said the FBI action was intended to pressure cult mem ­bers to either negotiate an end to the impasse or evacuate the com ­pound.

“I think the FBI acted profes­sionally and with remarkable re­straint,” Reno said.

Reno said she not have ap­proved the plan if she thought it would result in mass suicide. She said cult members had indicated they did not intend to kill them ­selves.

The fire erupted while televi­sion cameras provided live cov­erage of an armored vehicle bat­tering a hole into the compound’s first story.

Agents in the predawn tear gas assault were met by gunfire, at least 75-80 rounds, the FBI said. The agents continued ripping holes in compound buildings

DUBUQUE, Iow a (AP) - A plane carrying South Dakota Gov. George M ickelson and seven other people crashed in eastern Iowa after reporting engine failure Monday. There were no survivors, a sheriff said.

Jackson County Sheriff Bob Lyons said, “Everyone on board is dead.” M ickelson’sbody wasn’t immediately identified. However, Dick Vohs, an aide to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, said the airplane’s passenger list in­c luded M ickelson . Jan e lle Tom an, press secretary for M i c k e l s o n , c o n f i r m e d Mickelson was on the plane.

Other victims included two South Dakota state com m is­sioners and Roger Hainje, di­rector of the Sioux Falls De­velopment Foundation.

Mickelson, 51, a Republican, was serving his second term. He waselected governor in 1986 and won another four-year term in 1990. He also served six years in the South Dakota House, where he was speaker in 1979- 80.

throughout the morning.In the morning, Ricks said au­

thorities believed the tear-gassing was the best way to avert a pos­sible mass suicide, because it would “cause confusion inside the compound.”

But barely 90 minutes later, billowing flames and smoke be­gan spewing from the sprawling rural compound. Fire department units, not on hand through the early assault, had to be summoned and arrived about 12:30 p.m. (1730 GMT).

Ricks later refused to second- guess the decision not to have firefighters on the scene, explain­ing that gunfire from cultists and explosives stored in the compound would have put them at risk.

The FBI called the compound at 5:55 a.m. (1055 GMT) M on­day and told cult member Steve Schneider, considered K oresh’s top lieutenant, that agents would begin gassing the complex unless the group surrendered immedi­ately. Schneider hung up.

A combat engineering vehicle called an M-60 then moved to the southwest com er of the com ­pound, broke a hole in the wall and started gassing the complex.

The chemical agent sprayed into the compound is called CS2, which the US military uses to flush out enemy soldiers, from underground fortifications. It is a very fine powder, rather than a gas, and stings the skin, eyes, nose and throat of anyone ex­posed to it, according to Doug Koger, a chemical specialist with the US Army Materiel Command.

The plane was returning to South Dakota from Cincinnati when it crashed after reporting engine trouble.

The twin-engine turboprop had been headed for an emer­gency landing at the Dubuque airport when it struck a bam and silo about 15 miles (25 kms) southwest of Dubuque at about 4p .m „ said Sandra Campbell, a spokeswoman at the Federal Aviation Adm inistration re­gional office at. Kansas City, Mo.

The M itsubishi turboprop plane is registered to the De­partment of Transportation of the state of South Dakota.

“The pilot reported a lost en­gine andlostpressurization.The aircraft then was handed off to the Dubuque tower for clearance to land. It was the nearest lo­cation,” Mrs. Campbell said.

Heavy rain was reported in the area at the time, but the FA A said it had not determined if it was a factor in the crash.

Mickelson is survived by his wife, Linda, and three children.

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P R O V ID E N C E , R .I. (AP) - Sergei Khrushchev, son of the late Soviet leader, became a per­manent resident Monday o f the country he once worked to de» stroy.

The form er Soviet missile sci­entist and his wife, Valentina, 45, were granted permanent resident status after a routine, 15-minute interview w ith immigration o f f i ' cials.

Khrushchev, 57, saidhe w asn’t sure w hathis father, Nikita, would have thought of his decision to remain in the United States, where he has lectured and written under a fellow ship since September 1991.

“I think he could say it was a good thing because I try to put something more to improving re­lations between our countries and bring the explanation .of what happened in Russia to America,” he said.

On the other hand, he said: “Maybe he will tell you he doesn’t like this because I leave my coun­try at this time. You can choose any answer that you want.”

The couple’s visit to the Immi­gration and Naturalization Ser­vice office was the final step in their year-long quest to remain in the United States. “Of course, it’s a very emotional moment,” Khrushchev said as he displayed blue IN S perm anent resident stamps in the couple’s red pass­ports issued by the former Soviet Union. “You are changing your life.”

The couple will receive perma­nent resident cards, commonly called green cards, in several weeks as soon as they are pro­cessed, immigration officials said.

Khrushchev’s father, who be­came Soviet premier in 1957 and was ousted in October 1964, died in 1971. Monday would have been his 99th birthday.

His son’s celebrated career as a missile engineer and computer scientist helped his residency re­quest, said Dan Danilov, a Seattle law yer rep resen tin g the Khrushchevs.

“Mr. Khrushchev's case has not been approved on the basis of political asylum,” he said. “ H e’s not coming here as a refugee. He is a person of pre-eminent, distin­guished merit and ability - a one of a kind in the whole world.”

Danilov said the couple also had letters of support from former Presidents Nixon and Bush and ex-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

Danilov called the move “his­tory in the making,” especially considering Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 comments aimed at United States and other capitalist societ­ies.

“Your father told us he would bury us,” he told Khrushchev during an impromptu news con­ference at the INS office.

“That is not right,” Khrushchev insisted. “He never told you he will bury you or anybody in the American state. He said he would bury capitalism. That is a very different thing. Very different.”

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Exchange ra tesN EW Y O R K (AP) - Foreign Exchange, New York prices. Rates for trades o f $1 million minimum.

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(Argent Peso 1.0100 1.0100 .9901 .9901Australia Doll .7163 .7168 1.3961 1.3951Austria Schill .0888 .0880 11.256 11.367cBelgium Franc .0301 .0303 33.20 33.05Brazil Cruzeir .00004 .00004 27421.00 27055.00Britain Pound 1.5395 1.5235 · .6496 .6564

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30day fwd .008993 .008893 111.20 112.4560day fwd .008993 .008892 111.20 112.4690dayfwd .008993 .008893 111.20 112.45

Jordan Dinar 1.4874 1.4874 .67231 .67231Lebanon Pound .000574 .000574 1742.00 1742.00Malaysia Ringg .3883 .3874 2.5753 2.5815zMexicoN.Peso .322789 .322789 3.0980 3.0980N. Zealand Dol .5404 .5385 1.8505 1.8570NettirtndsGuild .5516 .5542 1.8130 1.8045Norway Krone .1464 .1470 6.8305 6.8050Pakistan Rupee .0377 .0377 26.53 26.53yPeru New Sol .5348 .5435 1.870 1.840zPhilplns Peso .0386 .0385 25.90 25.98Poland Zloty .000063 .000063 15830 15814Portugal Escud .006757 .006682 148.00 149.65aRusslaRuble .001284 .001284 779.00 779.00Saudi Arab Riy .2667 .2667 3.7495 3.7495Singapore Doll .6174 .6151 1.6196 1.6258cSo.AfricaRand .3150 .3140 3.1750 3.1850fSoAfricaRand .2014 .2045 4.9650 4.8900So. Korea Won .001257 .001257 795.80 795.70Spain Peseta .008647 .008562 115.65 116.80Sweden Krona .1354 .1330 7.3828 7.5173Switzerlnd Fra .6812 .6757 1.4681 1.4800

30dayfwd .6825 .6744 1.4653 1.482860day fwd .6835 .6734 1.4630 1.485190dayfwd .6845 .6724 1.4610 1.4871

Taiwan NT .0385 .0384 25.95 26.03Thailand Baht .03956 .03956 25.28 25.28Turkey Lira .000105 .000105 9565.00 9518.01U AE. Dirham .2724 .2724 ' 3.6715 3.6715fUruguay Peso .000260 .000260 3852.01 3852.01zVenzuel Boliv .0118 .0118 85 .0030 85 .0030Yugoslav Dinar .00195 .00133 512.00 750.00ECU: European Currency Unit, a basket of European currencies. TheFederal Reserve Board’s index of the value of the dollar against 10 other currencies weighted on the basis of trade was 90.46 Monday, off 0.93 points or 1.02 percent from Friday’s 91.39. A year ago the index was90.61c-commercial rate, d-free market rate, f-financial rate, y-officiai rate, z- floating rate.Prices as of 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1900 GMT) from Telerate Systems and other sources.

Spot m etal pricesN EW Y O R K (AP) - Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday. Aluminum - 49.8 cents per lb London Metal Exch. Mon. Copper - 0.9910 dollars per pound.Lead - 32 cents a pound.Zinc - 48.75-52.15 per pound, delivered.Tin - -3.7253 dollars per pound.Gold - 339.60 dollars per troy oz.Silver - 3.880 dollars per troy oz.Mercury - 205.00-210.00 dollars per 76 lb flask.Platinum - 367.00-369.00 dollars troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

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N EW Y O R K (AP) - The US dollar sunk to another postwar low against the yen M onday de­spite remarks by government lead­ers designed to slow the Japanese currency’s 1993 rally of more than 11 percent.

The dollar also declined against major European currencies as traders, seeking profits on the yen’s recent advance, sold some of their yen holdings to buy Ger­man marks, Swiss and French francs and pounds. But for the most part they didn’t buy dollars.

Gold rose for the second straight session. Gold few current deliv­ery, which rose $ 1.80 a troy ounce on Friday’s New York Commod­ity Exchange, gained another $ 1.30 to settle at $340.30on Mon­day. Republic N ational Bank quoted a late bid of $339.90 a troy ounce, up $1.40.

The yen began its adv ance over- nightinTokyoas afollow-through to Friday’s increase in New York. · The yen had soared on Friday following remarks by President Clinton welcoming a stronger yen at a news conference in Washing­ton with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. But early Monday in Tokyo, Miyazawa said that the yen’s rise was too rapid and that the nation’s central bank should try to curb its apprecia­tion, even if it is not joined by

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By Peter Landers

TOKYO (AP) - For months Japa­nese have fretted about the yen surging to the level o f 110 to the dollar. On Monday it finally hap­pened, provoking widespread worries that a powerful yen will crush hopes for a quick economic recovery.

There was also some finger- pointing at President Clinton, whose remarks last Friday sup­porting a higher yen set off a frenzy of yen-buying Monday in Tokyo.

The yen rose as high as 110.70 to the dollar in the Tokyo session before finishing at 111.00,arecord sincemodem currency levels were established in the late 1940s.

O f the major industrialized na­tions, Japan has been especially sensitive to currency fluctuations because many major companies rely on exports. Sony, for instance, sells 65 percent o f its products overseas and Nissan 47 percent

When the yen goes up, the dol­lars those companies earn on sales in the United States add up to fewer yen in profits back home in Japan. That means the company has less to invest and its employ­ees have less to spend, hurting the entire Japanese economy.

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Seoul wants to join Asian economic blocKUALA LU M PU R , M alaysia (AP) - South Korea wants to join the East Asia Economic Caucus being considered by the Associa­tion of Southeast Asian Nations, South Korean Foreign M inister Han Sung-joo said Monday.

Malaysian officials saidH an’s statement represents a change in South Korean policy since the administration o f former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo rejected the EAEC under pres­sure from the United States.

Han said his country is inter-

ested in any form o f cooperation among East Asian countries and had a “very positive attitude” to­ward the caucus.

“Although the concept is still being evolved, when the ASEAN countries have a concrete way"0f proceeding with it, certainly we will be participating in it,” he told reporters after holding talks, with M alaysian F o re ig n M in is te r Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

M alaysian P rim e M in ister Mahathir Mohamad proposed the EAEC three years ago, .and since

last year ASEAN, consisting of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei and Singapore, has been studying how to imple­ment i t

The ASEAN foreign ministers are todiscuss the study during their annual talks in Singapore in July.

The United States under the ad­ministration of former President George Bush opposed the EAEC,- saying it would detract from cur­rent cooperativeorganizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Co­operation.

Tokyo falls; other markets upH O N G K O N G (AP) - Asian stock markets closed generally higher Monday, but share prices fell in Tokyo as the US dollar hit another record low against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo’s 225-issueNikkeiStock Average fell 185.52points,or0.91 percent, closing at 20,112.34.

The index fell below thè20,000- point level at the end of the morn­ing session as players sold off export-oriented issues amid the yen’s continued advance, but re­covered somewhat in the after­noon on bargain hunting.

The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all issues listed on the m arket’s first section, which fell 24.63 points, or 1.55 percent, on Friday, dropped another 11.53 points, or

0.74 percent, to 1,553.37.The dollar closed at 111.00 yen,

down 1.95 yenfromFriday’sclose of 112.95 yen, which was the dollar’s lowest previous finish in Tokyo since m odem exchange rates were established in the late 1940s.

In S ingapore, share prices closed higher, pushing the index to a record high for the third con­secutive session. The S traits Times Industrials Index rose 8.67 points to 1,772.02.

Sydney: Australian share prices closed lower, dragged down by a weaker Tokyo stock market. The A ll-O rdinaries index fell 6.8 points to 1,696.4.

Hong Kong: Share prices closed lower on sporadic profit-taking.

T h e H ang Seng In d e x , th e m arket’s key indicator o f blue ch ip s , fe ll 17.00 p o in ts to 6,680.15.

Taipei: Share prices closed higher in hectic trading in what brokers described as a technical rebound follow ing recent der clines. The m arket’s weighted index rose 86.40 points to close at 4,577.48.

Wellington: New Zealand share prices closed slightly higher in moderate trading. The NZSE-40 irfdex rose 2.03 points to 1,589.36.

M anila: Share prices ended lower in moderate trading im a technical correction. The M anila composite index of 30 selected issues fe ll 12.03 p o in ts to 1,568.65.

Wall Street enters gloomy periodN EW YORK (AP) - The stock m arket ended low er M onday, brought down in part by concerns about the US economy.

The market is entering a period of pessimism, said Don Hays, an investment strategist at W heat First-Butcher and Singer finan­cial firm. “There is real concern about President Clinton, who ap­pears to have nothing definitive on the economy,” he said.

Michael Metz, an investment strategist with Oppenheimer and Co. agreed, saying “All the good

news about the economy is out. What do we have to look forward to?!*

Although corporate earnings, on balance, have been solid this' quarter, several economic reports last week showed the recovery has not caught fire at the con­sumer level.

US retail sales fell 1 percent in March, the largest decline since January 1991. Auto sales dropped in February, helping to push retail inventories higher.

Despite the bad news, the Dow

Jones industrial average closed Friday at 3,478.61, an all-time high. W ith interest rates at all- time lows, investors are still look­ing to stocks for a better return on their money.

Airline stocks were lower, de­pressed by another round o f fare cuts, this time begun by North­west Airlines, and by profit-tak­ing after last week’s rally.

Foreign markets were mixed. In Tokyo, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 185.52points, or 0.91 percent.

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Naruhito to wed June 9TOKYO (AP) - Crown Prince Naruhito, heir to Japan’s Chrysan­themum throne, will wed his fian­cee, form er diplom at M asako Owada, in a traditional rite on June 9, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.

The date of the wedding was de­cided by a 13-member wedding committee led by Palace Grand Steward Shoichi Fujimori, the agency’s Motokazu Nomura said.

The day is expected to be a na­tional holiday.

The wedding rite will be held at

one of three shrines within the Im­perial Palace.

Crown Prince Naruhito, 33, will be clad in full traditional court dress, and Miss Owada, 29, will wear a ceremonial court robe with her hair coiffedastyle from a thousand years ago.

After the rite, the couple will report their wedding to Emperor -Akihito and Empress Michiko and then travel in an open-car motor­cade about three kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Imperial Palace to their residence at Togu Palace.

About 2,700 officials and other guests will be invited to three days of banquets and receptions begin­ning June 15, Nomura said.

The couple will leave June 26 for a one-day trip to Ise Shrine in cen­tral Japan to report their wedding at the tomb of Emperor Jimmu, who accordingtolegendbecameJapan’s first emperor in the sixth century B.C. On June 29, they are to visit the tomb of Emperor Hirohito who died in January 1989 at the age 87 after 62 years on the throne.

$3 .2M w e d d in g b u d g e t a p p ro v e dTOKYO (AP) - The Cabinet ap­proved Tuesday a $3.2 million budget for the June wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito, heir to Japan’s Chrysanthemum throne.

The Cabinet approved the allot­ment of 355 million yen ($3.2 mil­lion) to cover expenses including several banquets, costumes and the hiring of new imperial attendants, Imperial Household Agency offi­cials said.

The Cabinet also announced a plan to mint 2 million gold coins worth 50'000 yen ($450) each and 5 million silver coins worth 5,000

yen ($45) apiece to commemorate the wedding

Finance M inister Y oshiro Hayashi told a news conference the coins will have a pair of cranes on one side and the imperial seal of the chrysanthemum on the other.

The 33-year-old crown prince is to marry Masako Owada, a 29- year-old former diplomat, in a tra­ditional rite on June 9 at one of three shrines within the Palace

Also Tuesday, Satoru Yamamoto, grand chamberlain to Emperor Akihito, visited Miss Owada’s home to formally notify

her of the wedding date.Miss Owada, wearing a pale-blue

dress, a pearl necklace and white gloves, said she respectfully ac­cepted the announcement. She and her parents, standing side by side, then politely bowed to Yamamoto.

The Imperial Household Agency announced the wedding date - ex­pected to be a national holiday - Monday after it was selected by a 13-member wedding committee.

At the wedding, the crown prince will be clad in full traditional court robes, while his fiancee will wear a multi-layered ceremonial kimono.

J a c k i e s p e a k s a b o u t p u b l i s h i n gNEW Y O RK (AP) - It was

Jacqueline Kennedy O nassis’ first interview in three decades but there was a catch - the former first lady spoke only about her career in publishing.

Mrs. Onassis, 63, granted the interview to Publishers W eekly, a trade publication, and talked at length about her 15 years as an editor at Doubleday.

The w idow o f John F. Kennedy and Aristotle, Onassis allowed no tape recorder or camera, limited questions to her professional life and insisted she be allowed to approveherquotes,

according to the April 19 Pub­lishers Weekly.

She said she came to publish­ing for “obvious reasons - I ’d majored in literature. I had many friends in publ ishing. I love books, I ’ve known writers all my life.”

She edits about 12 books a year and works three days a week in a small, windowless office.

She usually eats lunch in. But she takes extra-long vacations at her summer house on M artha’s Vineyard.

Onassis said it’s not hard for her to deal w ith authors and agents.

“I don’t work with agents as much as some editors, perhaps - though sometimes, when some­thing crosses their desk, I hope they think of me and say ‘Oh, she might like that.’”

She added that “one of the things I like about publishing is that you don’t promote the edi­tor - you promote the book and the author.”

M rs. O nassis ed ited B ill M oyers’ “H ea lin g and the Mind,” currently a bestseller, and has edited other bestsellers in­cluding Michael Jackson’s au­tobiography, “Moonwalk.”

S t r o n g . ___The last time the yen shot up, in

the mid-1980s, it was the principal cause of an economic slowdown - so it was no surprise that Monday ’ s rise was the top story in Japanese newspapers and television.

Reflecting the fears, the bench­mark Nikkei Stock Average fell 185.52pointsor0.91 percentMon- day.

“If there’s a sudden rise in the yen, it could throw water on the economic recovery that w e’ve worked so hard to build,” said Fi­nance Minister Yoshiro Hayashi, referring in part to a 13.2 trillion yen (about $120 billion) economic

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stimulus package announced last week.

Japanese officials have been re­peating sim ilar view s w ith ever-increasing urgency as the yen, which stood at 124.73 to the dollar on Feb. 5, has broken records week after week. But the Clinton admin­istration, hoping a strong yen will helpreduccJapan’s$49 billion trade surplus with the United States, has turned a deaf ear.

That was clear when Clinton named the higher yen as the No. 1 way to attack the surplus at a news conference last Friday after meet­ing Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi

Miyazawa.Japanese officials said the presi­

dent was barking up the wrong tree.“If the (Japanese) recession

lengthens brcause of a high yen, imports won’t increase and there will be no progress in reducing the surplus. You’ve got to wonder about someone making a statement sup­porting a high yen at such a time,” fumed one Finance Ministry offi­cial to the Asahi newspaper. Yuji Tanahashi, vice minister at Japan’s trade ministry, said a higher yen would force US companies to pay more for Japanese equipment that is crucial to increasing their pro­ductivity.

D o l l a r . . . _other central banks. And later in New York, a Clinton spokesman said that the president’s comments on Friday weren ’ t meant as a major policy statemenL

But the remarks in Tokyo and Washington, apparently intended to mitigate the impact of Clinton’s comment, did little to stem the yen’ s advance.

“The critical thing that’s missing here is they want to slow the rise, but neither the US nor Japan is willing to say this is far enough,” said Ronald Leven, global currency analyst at Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.

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short-term interest rates, but the reduction did not trigger a sclloff in French francs. Many participants had feared such a move would prompt speculators to try to drive the franc sharply lower as a way to test the new French government’s resolve to support the franc.

In Tokyo, the dollar closed at 111.00 yen, down 1.95 yen from Friday’s close. Later in London, the dollar was quoted at the same price. By 4 p.m. in New York, the dollar recovered slightly to a post­war low of 111.10 yen, down from late Friday’s 112.30 yen.

InLondon, the British pound rose to $1.5405 from $1.5249 late Fri­day. By late afternoon in New York,

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Other late dollar rates in New York, compared with late Friday, included: 1.5970 German marks, down from 1.6170; 1.4665 Swiss francs, down from 1.4830; 5.3960 French francs, down from 5.4650; 1,527.50 Italian lire, down from 1,544.50; 1.2549 Canadian dollars, down from 1.2596.

Gold rose in London to a late bid of $339.85 a troy ounce from $339.05 late Friday. In Zurich, the metal rose to a closing bid of $340.30 from $338.20 late Friday.

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After more than a year of for­mal discussions, the group, com­prised of some of the world’s largest drag companies including Merck and C o., Pfizer Inc., Glaxo of B ritain and Sw itzerland’s Hoffman-La Roche, has agreed to exchange clinical data and drug supplies so that antiviral medi­cines can be tested in the best possible combinations.

The alliance, operating as the Inter-Company Collaboration for AIDS Drug Development, will hold its first meeting this summer so that each company can detail the compounds it is developing. The group’s top research scien­tists expect to meet about six times a year.

At the end of 1992, there were '17 medicines approved for treat­ing AIDS, while 66 companies were investigating an additional 91 drags and vaccines, the Phar­maceutical Manufacturers Asso­ciation says.

The unusual co llaboration , among the broadest in the drag

industry, was welcomed within the AIDS community. “This is definitely good news,” said Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, a senior scien­tist with the non-profit American Foundation for AID§ Research. “These are all the major players” in the antiviral field, he noted.

Antiviral drugs are being de­veloped in hopes of slowing the advance of AIDS. Sofar, the only antivirals to have received US Food and Drug Administration approval - AZT, DDI and DDC - are expensive, have side effects and may have limited effect. R e­cent studies have shown AZT as a single therapy may lose some of its effectiveness in about a year.

HIV, the virus thatcauses AIDS, is far more evasive than research­ers initially anticipated. Because the virus mutates quickly and develops resistance to drags, sci­entists are focusing efforts on treatments that involve several drags taken in combination. The hope, ultimately, is to have an arsenal of AIDS-fighting medi­cines that patients can rotate through over time.

“As long as the drags work, this will shave time off finding the best combination of drags to use,” said Dr. Edward Scolnick, presi­dent of M erck’s research labs.

The collaboration also lowers

the risk of losing promising drags “because in isolation the drug doesn’t look very good” even though it may be effective if used in tandem with another medicine, Dr. Laurence said.

Drag companies only occa­sionally have worked together without financial incentive, usu­ally to meet a public health crisis. In 1941, for example, a federal effort to commercialize the pro­duction of penicillin resulted in a collaboration among M erck, E.R. Squibb and Pfizer. M ore than a decade later, the National Insti­tutes of Health sought industry help in screening compounds for anti-tumor activity.

Drag companies routinely en­ter into joint ventures with each other or smaller concerns to de­velop new therapies, but those arrangements typically offer a fi­nancial reward. A m ajor drag company, for example, might fund research and development at a smaller company in exchange for certain marketing rights should any drags be developed.

But the Inter-Company Col­laboration effort has no commer­cial incentives. Because compa­nies are not sharing information on basic research, the compounds they develop remain exclusively theirs.

Europe world’s ‘oldest’ regionBy Nick Ludington

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eu­rope is the w orld’s “oldest” re­gion in an aging world and Sweden is the “oldest” country in the age o f its population, the US Bureau of the Census re­ported Monday.

A report showed that 13.7 percent of Europe’s population is elderly - over 65 - compared with 12.6 in North America.

In the developing regions the percentage fell off drastically: 4.8 percent in Asia, 4.6 percent in Latin America, 3.8 percent in the Near East and North Africa and 2.7 percent in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sweden’s over-65 population was 17.9 percent o f its total, followed by Norway with 16.3 percent. O ther European coun­tries were between 13 and 16

percent.In Japan the over-65 popula­

tion was 12.8 percent and in the United States, 12.6 percent.

Japan, however, had the high­est life expectancy at birth: 79 years. Other developed nations were between 74 and 78 years. The lowest noted was in the Afri­can nation o f Malawi where life expectancy is 48.8 years.

The grow th rate o f elderly populations is highest in the rap­idly developing countries o f Asia as the birth rate falls and health care and nutrition improve.

Projections show Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines as among the countries with the fastest growing elderly popula­tions.

“Such rapidly aging societies are likely to face the often-frac- tious issues reiated to health care

costs, social security... that have emerged in Europe and Ncxth America,” the report said.

It added that in many coun­tries the oldest old - 80 and over - are the fastest growing portion of the elderly population.

InFrance, Germany and Swe­den, the 80-and-overs made up one quarter o f the elderly popu­lation.

“The m ost striking global in­crease could well occur in Ja­pan,” the report said, projecting Japan’s over-80 population at 34.6 percent of its elderly in the year 2025. The figure now is 20 percent.

In a striking example of how women are living longer than men, the report showed that more than tw o-thirds o f the population o f developed coun­tries w ho are 85 and m ore are women.

C o u rt re fu se s to ru le on n u d e su n b a th in gW A SH IN G T O N (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday turned aside arguments for a constitu­tional right to sunbathe in the nude.

The justices, without canm ent, left intact a Los Angeles city ordi­nance that bans nudity at public beaches.

The ordinance’s “chilling ef­fect” had been attacked by advo­cates of “the mental, spiritual and physical benefits ofpublicnudity, nude sunbathing and nude swim­ming."

The appeal denied on Monday said Los Angeles officials should be forced to allow nude sunbath­ing on some portions of Venice Beach.

“The ‘evil’ is in the mind of the beholder,” the appeal said. “The undesired impact upon individu­als and families may be controlled su ccessfu lly by seg reg a ted beaches.”

Lawyer Stanley Raskin, repre­senting three would-be nude sun- ba thers and a g roup ca lled

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Those arguments had been re­jected by lower federal courts, which relied on a 1991 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Indiana’s ban on nude dancing.

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M A N A G E R

1 ASSISTANT FRONT MANAGER2 ASSISTANT RESTAURANT. MAN­AGER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,400 - $1,600 per month.1 COMPUTER OPERATOR2 CASHIER (REST.)10 WAITRESS - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 - $3.00 per hour.1 CLEANER HOUSEKEEPING - High school grad.', 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 2 .15 -$2 .50 per hour.1 OPERATIONS MANAGER - College grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $1,700 -$1,900 per month.Contact: MICRO PACIFIC DEVELOP-

, MENT INC. dba SAIPAN GRAND HO­TEL, P.O. Box 369, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6601/3 (4/21)W/4368.

1 OFFICE MANAGER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $500 per month.Contact: GABRIELD. DELACRUZdba GREENHILLS ENTERPRISES, Caller Box AAA 1876, Koblerville, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-8656 (4/21 )W/ 10971. .

A C C O U N T A N T

1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.60 per hour. Contact: MARIANAS ELECTRONICCOMPUTER SYSTEMS INCORPO­RATED dba MARIANAS ELECTRON­ICS, P.O. Box 626, Saipan, MP 96950 (4/21 )W/10979._____________________

1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $6.00 per hour. Contact: FILIPINASINCORPORATED, Caller BoxPPP 200, Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No. 234-5082 (4/28)W/11020.

1 ACCOUNT ANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,200 per month. Contact: AMERICAN LIGHT INTL. INC. LTD., Saipan, MP 96950 (4/28)W/11021.

1 ACCOUNTANT - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 t $3.00 per hour.Contact: HAJIMEMORIdbaOCS/FUJI TOUR SERVICES, P.O. Box 1207, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6432 (4/28)W/11029. ________________

1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $900 per month. Contact: ANTONIOC.K. LIMdbaUM'S OFFICE, P.O. Box 968, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6564 (4/28)W/ 11030.____________________________

1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $900 per month.2 TOUR GUIDE - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$800permonth. Contact: ILJIN CORPORATION, Caller Box PPP 642, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 233-1186 (4/28)W/11022.

M E C H A N IC

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $4.25 per hour.C o n tac t: SAIPAN STEVEDORECOMPANY INC., P.O. Box 208 C.K., Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-9320 (4/21 )W/4336. '

1 AUTO BODY REPAIRER 1 AUTO MECHANIC1 AUTO PAINTER - High school graa.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 - $2.50 per hour.Contact: WON'S CORPORATION dba WON'S AUTO REPAIR SHOP, P.O. Box 1850, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-3429 (4/21)W/10975.

E N T E R T A IN E R

2 WAITRESS - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: SHIP ASHORE, INC. dbaSHIP ASHORE RESTAURANT, P.O. Box 530 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234- 5705/7776 (4/21)W/10977.

1 MUSICIAN2 A/C & REFRIGERATION MECHANIC - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.50 per hour.Contact: CE 2 ENT. INC. dba DA BEST A/C & REFRIGERATION, P.O. Box 1604, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235- 6808 (4/21)W/10976.

C O N S T R U C T IO NW O R K E R

1 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: JERRY P. CRISOSTOMOdba J 'S CONSTRUCTION, P.O. Box 2322, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-5417 (4/21 )W/10980.

1 PROJECT ENGINEER 1 MECHANICAL ENGINEER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.1 HE MECHANIC 1 LUBRICATION SERVICER3 HE OPERATOR- High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 per hour. 1 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER - Col­lege grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,100 per month.4 CARPENTER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $4.25 per hour.1 LABORER, CONSTRUCTION - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $3.00 per hour.1 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.1 AIRCON (TECHNICIAN) MECHANIC - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.55 per hour.1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER - Higii school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.25 per hour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMSI, P.O. Box 609, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6136 (4/28)W/4403.

4 MASON 3 CARPENTER2 STEELMAN1 ELECTRICIAN - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.00 per hour. Contact: FLORENCE MELINDA A. DELEON GUERRERO dba CJ & L CONST. CO., P.O. Box 161, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-1954 (4/28)W/ 11027.

12 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.90 per hour.1 PLUMBER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.80 per hour.Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION, P.O. Box 545 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6800 (4/28)W/4364.

G A R M E N T F A C T O R Y „ W O R K E R ,

2 ACCOUNTANT - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $8.50 per hour. 1 CUTTINGSUPERVISOR-Highschool grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15- $8.70 per hour.50 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $7.50 per hour.10 CUTTER (CUTTING MACHINE) - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $6.80 per hour.1 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $6.75 per hour.10 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $4.50 per hour.1 COOK - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $4.00 per hour.4 IRON PRESSER (MACHINE) - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.60 per hour.5 PACKER - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.45 per hour.Contact: PANGJINSANGSACORPO­RATION, Caller Box PPP 324, Chalan LauLau, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-7951/52/53 (4/28)W/4423.

30 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR 5 CUTTER - High school grad., 2,y/s. experience. Salary $2.15 - $3.d0 per hour.Contact: MARIANA FASHIONS, INC., P.O. Box 1417, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-8607/08/09 (4/21 )W/10974.

M IS C E L L A N E O U S

1 (SCUBA DIVING) INSTRUCTOR, SPORTS - High school grad. Bilingual in the Jap an ese language. 2 yrs. experi­ence. Salary$2,000-$3,000perm onth.1 HOSTESS, GROUND - High school grad. Bilingual in the Japanese language.2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,960 per month.1 SALES-SERVICE PROMOTER-Col- lege grad. Bilingual in the Japanese language. 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.1 BARTENDER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $520 permonth.1 HOSTESS GROUND - High school grad. Bilingual in the Japanese language.2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.00 - $7.00 per hour.1 BARTENDER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 per hour. Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT INC., P.O. Box 502, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-8148 (4/20)T/10955.

1 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: WIN FUNG ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. Box 463, Saipan MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-3238 (4/28)W/11024.

3 TIRE REPAIRER4 YARD WORKER2 DRESSMAKER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$ 2 .15perhour.1 ASSISTANT MANAGER-High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $2.15- $8.00 per hour.Contact: LORETA J.C. AMANDE dba PHILMARK ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 2729 CK III, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-4707 (4/28)W/11025.___________

2 TRAVEL AGENT - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50-$5.00 per hour.Contact: INTERKAM CORPORATION dba INTERKAM TRAVEL AGENCY, Caller Box PPP 528, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-5555/8888 (4/28)W/11026.

2 SIGN (ARTIST) PAINTER 2 MECHANIC, AUTOMOBILE 2 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: LOURDES I. MAYONTE dba ERMACO ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 1956, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 288- 0289 (4/28JW/11028._______________

1 CLEANER, COMMERCIAL - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: DELOITTE & TOUCHE, P.O. Box 308, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-7337/8/9 (4/21)W/4365.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $4.65 per hour.Contact: CALVO-UMDA INSURANCE CO., LTD. P.O. Box2 3 5 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-5690 (4/21)W/ 10978.

C L A S S IF IE D A D S N E W

7 CARPENTERS 11 MASONS4 PLUMBERS - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $3.00 per hour.2 ACCOUNTANTS - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$900permonth. Contact: REMEDIO S. BUNIAG dba MARFRAN ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 1465, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322- 0414 (5/5)W/011088.

1 H. E. DRIVER - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 per hour. Contact: PACIFIC ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. Box 492, Saipan, MP 96950,

1 GENERAL MANAGER - College grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $5,633.33 per month.1 GUESTRELATIONSOFFICER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2,080 per month.1 RESTAURANT MANAGER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,750 per month.1 STEWARDING MANAGER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,500 per month.1 ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MAN­AGER - High school grad., 2 yrs. expe­rience. Salary $900 per month. Contact: SAIPAN PORTOPIA HOTEL CORPORATION d b a HYATT RE­GENCY SAIPAN, P.O . Box 5087, Saipan, MP 969850, Tel. No. 234-1234 e x t 5151/5118/5400 (5/5)W/011098.

4 ACCOUNTANTS - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,500 per month.Contact: BANK OF SAIPAN, P.O. Box 690, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235- 6260 to 65 (5/5)W/4561.

1 CARPENTER 1 WAITRESS4 CLEANERS, HOUSEKEEPING 1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER1 BELLHOP - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 - $3.00 per hour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 per hour.1 TOUR MANAGER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000-$1,500 perm onth. —Contact: SAIPAN KORESCO COR­PORATION, P.O. Box 3013, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 288-6001 (5/5)W/ 011092.____________________________

1 HEAD CHEF - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,500 per month.5 SHORTORDER COOKS- High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 per hour.Contact: JAVA IMPORTS, LTD. dba COFFEE CARE SAIPAN, P.O. Box 2786, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 233- 5282 (5/5)W/4562.__________________

1 CIVIL ENGINEER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.Contact: NEW BUILDERS, INC. P.O. Box 2490, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-9636 (5/5) W /011095.

1 (COST) ENGINEER- College grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$1,000-$1,500 per month.Contact: J.C . TENORIO ENT. INC., P.O. Box 137, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6445/6 (5/5)W/4560.________

1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $500 per month.1 AUTO MECHANIC-Highschool grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $675.00 per month.1 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER - Col­lege grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.Contact: JOETEN MOTOR COMPANY, INC., P.O. Box680, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-5562 thru 67 (5/5)W/4559.

1 HOUSE WORKER - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: VICENTE C. SABLAN, P.O. Box 1352, Saipan, MP 96950 (5/5)W/ 011087.___________________________

2 HOUSEWORKERS - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: JOSIE B. ESPINOSA dba THE EMERALD ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 1501 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-1174 (5/5)W/011091.

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $4.00 - $8.00 per hour.Contact: HAWAIIAN ROCK TROD- UCTS CORPORATION, CallerBbx PPP 139; Saipan, MP 96950, Tel: No. 322- 0407 (5/5JW/011090.

REAL ESTATEP rim e O ceanview , Caan, Rotawater-power-phone-TV available, less than 1 m inute to village $4IK value reduced to $12K/Lot As Lito Lot, Saipan, $30,000. Capitol Hill, Saipan, 10,000 SqM Contact: Ray (670) 322-2800

PUBLIC -NOTICE In the Superior Court of the

Commonwealth of the Northern Manana Islands

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-425

In the Matter of the Estate of: RAIMONDO KAIPAT LANIYO,

Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARNG

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons interested in the Estate of Raimondo Kaipat Laniyo, deceased, that on May 4, 1993 at 1:30 P.M.· at the courthouseof the SuperiorCourt at Susupe, Saipan, is herebjuset as the time of hearing by such court of the petition of Felix R. Laniyo for letters of administra­tion n the above-entitled case.

Any person interested may con­test such petition by filing writ­ten opposition to the petition or appearing in court for such pur­pose.Dated this 20th day of April, 1993.

/s/ Charlene Teregeyo Deputy Clerk of Court

PUBLIC NOTICEIn the Superior Court of the Common­wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

CIVIL CASE NO. 93-392

In the Matter of the Estate of:KINJ! TAKEUCHI,

Deceased

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The petition of Hideo Sugiyama seeking to be appointed as Administrator of the Estate of KinjiTakeuchi, deceased, set for hearing before the Superior Court Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on the 20th day April, 1993, at 1:30 p.m. is now being reschedule for May 27th, 1993, at 1:30 p.m.

Any person who has any objection to this petition may file his or her objec­tion with the Commonwealth Superior Court at any time before the hearing, or may appear atjhe time set for hearing to present such objection or interest in the above-captioned matter. The attorney of record is James H. Grizzard, at Caller Box PPP, Suite374§aipan, MP96950.

Notice iahereby given by the un­dersigned to the creditors of, and al I per­sons having claims against, the Estate of Kinji Takeuchi, or against the Deceased KinjiTakeuchi, that withi n sixty (60) days after the publication of this notice, they must file their claims with the Clerk of Court of the Superior Court, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or forever be barred,Dated this 14th day of April, 1993.

/s/Charlene TeregeyoClerk of Couft 4/16to22

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YOUR BIRTHDAYBy Stella Wilder

Born today, you are a highly c re ­a tive individual with great sensitivity as well as a unique insight into the workings of those around you. You never seera.to be a t a loss for words, and your ability to comm unicate with others is perhaps you m ost valuable — and m arketable — talent. It is im por­tan t that you begin to cultivate this skill a t an early age; there a re num er­ous avenues you m ay want to follow, but all a re likely to center around your capacity for speaking the truth.

You m ay spend a good portion of your life alone, but this is not to be considered something negative or in any way undesirable; it is likely to be necessary if you a re to develop to your full potential. U ltim ately, however, you a re alm ost sure to enjoy a long and fulfilling relationship.

Also born on this date are: Char­lotte Bronte, author; Queen Eliza­beth II of England; Charles Grodin, actor.

To see w hat is in store for you to­m orrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your b irthday s ta r be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, APRIL 22TAURUS (AdHI 20-May 20) -

Your tastes a re sure to differ from those of your closest friends today — but this can be a source of g reat enjoym ent.

GEM INI (May 21-June 20) — Re­m em ber, it isn 't over ’til i t’s over — and today you'll lea rn how to sustain your e ffo rts to the b itter end.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A new acquisition m ay require you to change your behavior a t home. Subtle adjustm ents will win the best results.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — This is a good day for working out the kinks in a long-term plan which you a re about to put into action.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Your career dem ands a ttention today, and you m ay have to be creative in order to find tim e to sit and think things out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Work behind the scenes today and you’ll surely learn what you need to know when your i t’s your turn in the spotlight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - To­day you’re likely to .score one or two im portan t firsts today — though some m ay be c ritica l of you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You m ust be sure to tie up loose ends today before you take on some­thing new. You’ll need greater

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T id a y is the 111th day o f 1993 and the 33rd day o f spring:

TODA Y’S HISTO RY: On this day in 1972, Apollo 16 a s tro n au ts C harles M. D uke J r . an d Jo h n W. Young walked on th e su rfa ce of the moon.

T O D A Y ’S B IR T H D A Y S: C h a rlo tte B ronte (1816-1855), novelist; John Muir (1838-1914), n a tu ra lis t-land conserva­tionist; Anthony Quinn (1915-), actor, is 78; Q ueen E lizabeth II (1926-), monarch,

s in g e r - a c tr e s s , is 44; T ony D an za (1951-), a c to r, is 42.

TODAY’S S P O R T S : On th is day in 1961, the B oston Celtics de fea ted the St. L ouis H aw ks and iyon th e NBA cham pionsh ip in five gam es.TODAY’S Q U OTE: “Oft a little m orn­ing ra in / F o re te lls a p lea sa n t day.” — C harlo tte B ronte

TODAY’S W EA TH E R : On th is day in 1990, th e W arrego R iver a t Charlevilje, Q u e en s lan d (A u s tra lia ) , s e t a new reco rd high by m ore th an 3 feet. All com m ercial and in d u stria l buildings w ere flooded, a s w ere 80 p e rce n t of the tow n’s houses.

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CAPRICORN (Dech 2 2-Jan. 19) - You m ay feel as though someone close to you isn’t taking you seriously today. Be sure to express your needs clearly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -You m ay find th a t some inform ation received today is unreliable. You m ay have to conduct your own private investigation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — I t ’s im portan t to keep the big picture in fo­cus throughout the day. E xperim ent with a new approach to personal issues.

ARIES (M arch 21-April 19) - You’ll be relieved to hear the news from a fa r today — and you m ay have a chance to rekindle an old romance.

For your personal horoscope, lovsscope, lucky numbers and future forecast, call Astro'Tono (95c each minute; Touch-Tone phones only). Dial 1-900-740-1010 and enter your access code num­ber, which is 500.

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34% of Americans see home violence

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W ASHINGTON (AP) - Four­teen percent of American women have been battered by a husband or boyfriend, according to a sur­vey released Monday thatfound a “pervasive amount of violence in private relationships.”

“More women are seriously in­jured by beatings than by car ac­cidents, muggings, and rape com­bined,” Esta Soler, executive di­rector of the Family Violence Pre­vention Fund, said.'

“Domestic violence fills emer­gency rooms and morgues, con­tributes to juvenile delinquence and destroys families,” Soler said.

Soler released results o f the survey during a Congressional hearing. It was held by the sucommmittee on health and the environment of the Committee Energy and Commerce in .the House of Representatives. Based on telephone interviews with 1,900 Americans 18 and older, it found that 34 percent of Ameri­cans say they have wi messed an episode of domestic violence.

“They’re not unaffected by­s ta n d e rs ,” said Dr. M ark Rosenberg, a psychiatrist and act­ing associate director for public health practices at the National Center for Injury-Prevention and Control. The center is one of the federal Centers for Disease Con­trol and Prevention.

“Their lives are affected bf vio­lence when they create their own family and girls who witness re-

peated violence in the hom e have an increased likelihood of grow­ing up and becoming victims of their spouse,” Rosenberg said in an interview from the CDC in Atlanta.

President Clinton’s 1994 bud­get proposal includes $ 10 million for a new national prevention and public education program on vio­lence against women. Soler’s sur­vey, which has a margin of error of 3 percent, found that one in two women believes battering is not uncomrom violence or fear of physical harm from the people we love. Americans acknowlege a pervasive amount of violence in private relationships,” the sur­vey said.

The researchers said they found that shoving, pushing and throw­ing things are not rare when a man and woman fight. But as the level o f physical violence escalates, both men and women acknowlege that men harm women more than women harm men.

The public, according to the survey, no longer blames the woman or excuses the man for dom estic violence. Solar said some of the myths about family violence of even a decade ago include the belief that a man beat his wife because he had been d r in k in g , o r th a t she “d e ­s e rv e d ” it fo r co o k in g the w rong m eal.

B ased in San F rancisco , the F am ily V iolence P reven tion Fund is a national, n o n -p ro fit advocacy o rganization .

C hicago...John Doherty (1 -1) allowed five

runs in 4 2-3 innings, including three solo homers. The Mariners had four homers for the second straight day. Kirk Gibson had two hits and drove in three runs for the Tigers.

BlueJays7,Indians l=ays,who gained a split of the four-game series. Guzman (1 -0) enteredthe game with a 12.46 ERA and had not made it past the sixth inning in either of his two previ­ous starts. He struck out seven and walked six, allowing four hits

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- one an RBI double extending Albert Belle’s hitting streak to a career-high 12 games.

Mike Bielecki (1 -2) gave up six runs and 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Toronto got RBI singles from Olerud in the second and Darrin Jackson in the fourth. Ward, a former Indian, widened the Blue Jays’ lead to 5-1 with a three-run homer in the fifth, his first. Alomar made it 6-1 with a one-out homer in the seventh, his first; and Olerud homered off Mike Christopher in the eighth, his second.

Rising. # . c o n t i n u e d f ro m p a g e 15second round of the Nice tennis tournament last week on his re­turn to the circuit after being out almost two months because of viral infections.

Stefan Edberg, who lost in the sem ifinals at N ice to M arc Goellner, a German qualifier, is the top seed of the Monte Carlo event, one of the nine “Super Se­ries” tournament of the ATPTour in addition to the Grand Slams. Edberg takes on France’s Henri Leconte Tuesday. Leconte was a 6-3,7-6 (8-6) winner over Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland.

Leconte knows Edberg’s game well. He trained with the Swede before the Nice O pea

“I t’s likely to be more spec­tacular against Edberg,” Leconte said. “They could take away the

back half of the court because it will be all played'at the net.”

Edberg lost in the semifinals at Nice to Marc Goellner, a German qualifier who went on to beat Ivan Lendl in the final. Lendl is No. 5 seed and form er W im bledon champion, Michael Stich of Ger­many, is No. 6.

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SP O R T SKenyan wins Boston Marathon

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BOSTON (AP) - Little-known Cosmas N ’Deti of Kenya won Monday’s 97th Boston Marathon just four months after running that distance for the first time.

Defending women’s champion Olga Markova of Russia won by four minutes, 32 seconds over Kim Jones of Spokane, Wash.

With temperatures in the mid- 70s(20C ),N ’Deti passed Lucketz Swartbooi of Namibia with about two miles (3.2 kilometers) left in the 26.2-mile (41,9-kilometer)race and won by 10 seconds in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 33 seconds.

N ’Deti, 23, debuted in the Hono­lulu Marathon last December, fin­

ishing second in 2:14:28.Kim Jae Yong of Korea passed

Swartbopi with about one mile (1.6 kilometers) left and finished sec­ond in 2:09:43. Swartbooi, who led at every mile checkpoint from the half-marathon to 24 miles (38 kilo­meters), was third

Two-time defending champion Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya failed to become the fourth man to win four Boston Marathons. He fell behind after staying with the leaders for most of the first half of the race.

In the women’s race, Markova started pu lling aw ay from countiywomanValentinaEgoiova, the 1992 Olympic champion, and 1991 Boston winner Wanda Panfil shortly after themidpoinL Maikova

Knaub shatters Boston record on wheelchair

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BOSTON (AP) - Jim Knaub won the Boston M arathon wheelchair division for the fifth time Monday, shattering · the course record and world-best time by more than four min­utes.

It was the sixth consecutive year that a new world best-time has been set by wheelchair com­petitors in Boston.

“There’s nothing like the crowd of people in Boston,” Knaub said after finishing the 26.2 mile (41.9-kilom eter) course in 1:22:17, well under his previous mark set last year, 1:26:28. “Y ou’re just floating on this wave of applause and people screaming and yelling.”

Three-time defending cham­pion Jean Driscoll won the women’s wheelchair division in 1:34:50, topping the previ­ous world best of 1:36:52 set by her last year.

“I can’t believe I did it again,” Driscoll said. “It gets better every year.”

The top six men and flrst- and second-place women all broke the previous world best times in their divisions. They credited a tail wind and ad­vances in wheelchair technol­ogy.

Knaub hit a top speed Mon­day of 38 mph (60.8 kph) in his chair, which he started using

'just a week ago. Driscoll topped 34 mph (54.4 kph).

Knaub, 37, said he was ac­

custom ed to the heat that slowed some able-bodied rac­ers Monday.

“The heat and the tail winds· were much better for the wheel­chairs than for the runners,” he said.

A former nationally ranked pole vault competitor who was disabled in an accident, Knaub also won the Boston race in 1982, 1983 and 1991. Along with Boston, he also won at Long Beach, San Francisco and Los Angeles marathons last year.

Driscoll, 26, won the Boston Marathon in 1990, her first at­tempt. She broke her own world best last year by almost six minutes, finishing the just 10 minutes behind Knaub.

Knaub was chased by a field of 73 other men and eight women wheelchair competitors race organizers called the stron­gest ever. Among the entrants were four other former win­ners.

“I kept looking to see if I could see anybody,” Knaub said. “The hardest thing was to keep focused.”

M ustapha B ad id , 27 , a Frenchm an w ho m oved to A ustin , T exas, when he was m arried la s t year, p aced K naub fo r the first e ig h t m iles and fin ished second in 1:23:33. B adid fin ished firs t in B oston in 1988 and 1990 and w on the H ouston- T enneco M arathon in Jan u ­ary. ____ .

.never was seriously challenged af­ter that and finished in 2:25:27.

Runners tried to conserve their energy, accounting for a slow pace through the first half o f the race. But they picked that up after that

The runners had a strong south­west wind of 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 kilometers) per hour at their backs.

In the wheelchair competition, Jim Knaub and Jean Driscoll set world bests for the second straight year in B ostoa He finished in 1:22:17 while her winning time was 1:34:50.

After a decade of decline for A m erican m arathoners, Paul Pilkington of Utah sprung into con­tention and took the lead at the

nine-mile mark. He dropped out at 18 miles (28.8 kilometers), and no Am erican was in conten tion throughout the last half o f the race.

Blame it on the progress of run­ners from other countries , where there are fewer alternatives for ath­letes, but Americans have fallen behind the rest of the world.

“They ’re not playing ice hockey over in Kenya,” says Greg Meyer, the last American man to win the Boston Marathon back in 1983.

Blame it on a college system that tries to extract the most from its scholarship athletes, making them run on die indoor, outdoor and cross-country squads so schools can get the most for their money.

“There’s a lot o f burnout dur­ing this time when an athlete is expected to be on all the teams,” says 1984 Olympic champion Samuelson.

Blame it on a society that glori­fies how high Michael Jordan can leap, not how f arBill Rodgers can run;

“I t ’s not exactly the All-Ameri- can sport, is it?” said Rodgers, a four-time Boston winner who hasn’t won it in 13 years.

The reasons go on and on - from lack of a long-range development plan for runners to the demise of the c lub system in w hich marathoners trained together to an aversion to the grueling work­outs required for the race.

Chavez to fight WhitakerN EW Y O R K (AP) - Pernell Whitaker agreed on Monday to put his W orld Boxing Council welterweight championshipon the line Sept. 10 against undefeated Ju lio C esa r C havez in the A lam odom e at San A ntonio, Texas, according to promoter Don King.

Chavez, the undefeated WBC super lightweight champion from Mexico, is 86-0 with 74 knock­outs. Whitaker is 32-1 with 15 knockouts.

Both are five-time world cham­

pions in three weight classes. Chavez has also held the WBC and International Boxing Federa­tion super lightweight, WBC and World Boxing Association light­weight and WBC featherweight titles. He won the WBC super lightw eight title by stopping Roger May weather in 10 rounds on May 13, 1989, and is sched­uled to make his 11th defense of the crown on M ay 8 against Terrence Alii at Las Vegas.

Whitaker won the WBC wel­terweight title with a unanimous

decision over Buddy McGirt on March 6. Whitaker has also held the IBF junior welterweight and the WBC, WBA and IBF light­weight titles.

Promoters expect a crowd of75,000 at the Alamodome, which would make the bout the biggest one-day sporting event in the city’s history. Tickets will be scaled from $1,000 to $ 10.

The Chavez-Greg Haugen fight in Mexico City two months ago set a boxing attendance record of 136,274.

Rising tennis star opens Monte Carlo

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NICE, F rance (AP) - Rising ten­nis star Andrei M edvedev o f Ukraine begins play Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Open in a bid to continue his hot clay court streak.

Medvedev takes on Dutchman Tom Nijssen in the second round of the $1.65 million tournament. Nijssen of the Netherlands beat Olivier DeLaitre, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Monday.

Medvedev, 18,has won his first two tournaments of the year on clay at Estoril, Portugal and Barcelona, Spain. That raised his career titles to five, all on clay.

With five titles before his 19th birthday in August, he joined an elite list of teenage winners. Only Boris Becker, Bjom Borg, Mats Wilander (9 each) and Andre Agassi (7), had more as 18-year olds.

Becker is now 25 and is the second seed at Monte Carlo, where he has a home. He lost in the

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Chicago White Sox scoreless in 2 days

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JOHN Dopson pitched a three- hitter for Ids first career shutout, and the Boston Red Sox beat Chi­cago 6-0 Monday - holding the W hite Sox scoreless for the sec­ond straight day.

Chicago, shutout Sunday by Frank Viola, last scored in the ninth inning Saturday. By win­ning the last three of four games in the series, Boston increased its lead in the American League East to 2{ games over Detroit and Toronto. At 10-3, the Red Sox are off to their best start since 1952.

After being held to two hits by Alex Fernandez (2-1) for five in­nings in the traditional Patriot’s Day morning game, the Red Sox got all six runs in the sixth off four Chicago pitchers. Boston got seven consecutive hits, with RBIs credited to M ike G reenw ell, Andre Dawson, M o Vaughn, Carlos Quintana, Scott Cooper.

Dopson (1-1) won just one of his previous 16 starts stretching

back to last summer and wasw without a shutout in 88 career starts. His last complete game was in September 1989.

Mariners 10, Tigers 6In Detroit, Ken Griffey had two

of four Seattle homers, and Eric Hanson kept Detroit’s awesome offense in check as the Mariners avoided a sweep while ending the Tigers ’ five-game winning streak.

Griffey also scored four runs for the Mariners, outscored 33-10- including 20-3 Saturday - in the first three games of the series. The victory ended Seattle’s four- game losing streak.

Hanson (2-0) beat Detroit - av­eraging nearly eight runs per game- for the fifth time in seven career decisions. He allowed three runs on eight hits, struck out five and walked three in 7 2-3 innings. Dwayne Henry, the third Seattle pitcher, got his first save.

Pete O’Brien added a three-run homer and Tino Martinez a solo shot.

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