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'g-ets .introducedANENTIRELY newlegislation torevive thecasinobillthatwasearfie~ .killed in the House of Representatives was prefiled with the Senateyesterday. .

Senate Bill 9-182, offered by Sen. Eusebio A. Hocog, seeks toestablish casino gaming in theCommonwealth, muchthe samewayasimilar House bill proposed to do beforeit was rejected by the lowerhouse ina session Monday. .

House Bill 9-368, authored byViceSpeakerJesusP.Mafnas andfourotherrepresentatives sought toprovide forthelicensing andregu,lationof casino enterprises CNMI-wide.

Sucha measure, however, wasrejected bythelowerhouse through a12-6 vote..Butaday afterthecasino bill"died"in theHouse, itwastheSenate's

turn to come up withitsowncasino proposal."Iprefiled thisbillbecauseessentially, there isagravepublicconcern,

You have people supporting and opposing it Where·they .given anopportunity to speaktheir mind? I don't think so," said' Hocog in aninterview during a recess in yesterday.' s session. . .

"Inotherwords, I wantthepeople tobeeducated ontheprosand consofgambling activities," he added.

According to the Rota senator, the introduction of the billdoesnotnecessarily meantherewillbecasinogaming, onlythattheideawill beexplored. .

."1 believe it is timetoexplore gaming. Whether we'll-go forit or not,that's beside thepoint," saidHocog in an intervi~w yesterday..

"My: introduction of the bill is merely to provide fora forum andopportunity forthe optimist andthepessimiston thecasinoissue'," said'

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"I am absolutely innocent of thecharges," he said when asked tocommenton thecase. He declinedto comment further, saying he hasbeen prohibited by his counsel tospeak"beyond" that.

According to the government,Doltswas at the Hyatthotel withacouple,AmaliaandJoseR.Lifoifoi,whenMitchell came and began ut­tering threatening remarks. He al­legedlystatedthat ifhe went tojail,

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complaint said.Dottshasbeensummoned to tes­

tify at the sentencing hearing ofMitchell inanothercriminalcaseinwhichhewasconvicted ofa misde­meanoroffense.

Mitchell saidhe was innocentoftheallegations levelled againsthim.

Sablan and Dernapan have at onepoint in the past also opposed therollbackmeasure.

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C~~con fever h.eats up. Candidate~.fortheupcoming Third Constitutions!Convention Ignacio O.Pangelinan,Ltlltan A. Tenorio andMarylou A. Strok hand out csrds to a prospective voter in ttotit of the Nauru Buildingyesterday. The race for seats to the Concon heats up with three days left before the big day.

caseinvolving Mitchell.The Officeof the AttorneyGen­

eral charged Mitchell : with ob­structingjustice. "OnorbeforeFeb­ruary 3, 1995..., Mitchell unlaw­fully tamperedwith a witness, (at­torney) MichaelDotts,bythreaten­ing to kill him...," the single-page

thecurrent$2.75hourlyminimumwage to stay on while creating awage review board.

During an afternoon session ofthe upperchamber of Legislature,five members voted for the reten­tionof the$2.75 wage- SenatorsPaulA.Manglona,DavidM.Cing,JesusR.Sablan, HenrySanNicolasand Thomas P. Villagomez.

Three members, SenatorsEstevenM.King,RicardoS.Ataligand Eusebio A. Hocog supportedthe rollback while Semite Presi­dent Juan S. Demapan abstained.

"We need more studies, moreinput from the community," saidVillagomez, who offered theamendmentnot toalter thealreadyin effect $2.75 minimum wage.

The Saipan senator, who haslong vowed never to agree toarollback,previously said the localpeoplewouldbetheonesadverselyaffected ifwages are brought backto the previous level.

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By Rafael I. SantosVariety NewsStaff

TIlE SUPERIORCourt yesterdayorderedthearrestof SaipanlawyerTheodoreR. Mitchell following agovernment declaration that hethreatenedto kill a fellow attorneywho was a witness in a criminal

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Senators Paul A. Manglona(left), Thomas P. Villagomez. and Esteven M. King (seated) discuss one ofseveral bills calendared for action during a session yesterday. The Senate voted down the wage rollback bill.

By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety NewsStaff

THE SENATE yesterday voteddown the move to bring the localminimum wage back to the 1994level of $2.45.

Instead, it approved an amend­ment in the wage rollback bill for

Wage rollback biddefeated in Senate

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ing,Director Jose Ayuyu reportedthatCNMI' s tourism industryhasstill been doing good. He pushedMVB to continue its active promo­tions not only in Japan but also inKorea and othercountries.

Ayuyuattributed theslightdeclineforthemonthofJanuary inJapanesearrivals due to a strong earthquakethatjoltedKobe, Japanlastmonth.

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Kiya Monday morning wasstolen.

The complainant said theduck was worth $60.

On the same morning, it wasdiscovered that unidentified re­sponsible/s spray-painted thedoors and back side building ofthe Chalan Kanoa Post Office.

Police received Mondayseven burglary/theft cases andreported seven other vehicu­lar accidents in different ar­eas on Saipan. (FDT)

Hong Kong,Philippines and otherareas. ,

Hong Kong again illustratedstrong growth of 80% comparedto the same time last year. Arriv­als from Taiwan dropped to 17%while for Philippines and othercountries were up by 14% and18% respectively.

In the last MVB Board meet-

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fully solve the case," Mana1ilitold reporters.

The Crime Stoppers coordi­nator refused to disclose howwas Fujikura killed based onthe autopsy report.

Manalili however said theJapanese was murdered. Hedid not elaborate.

Meanwhile, in police report,a man complained to the De­partment of Public Safety af­ter his duck which was tied upoutside a residence in Chalan

ivals dropWEDNESDAY. MARCH 1, 1995-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

For three consecutive months,arrivals from the U.S. (includingGuam)have indicated an increasecompared to the same time lastyear.

US arrivals for the month in­creased10% as compared toJanu­ary 1994.

Arrivals from Taiwan declinedbut there were increases from

one of the rest rooms ofDaiwaLeisure Fishing Saipan Inc. inGarapan last January 15.

Fujikura's lifeless body wasdiscovered while two Daiwaemployees were inspecting thepremises of the store whichwas reportedly burglarized byunidentified person/so

"We have no further infor­mation about the case. We arestill asking the public to pro­vide us any assistance to giveus some leads that would hope-

month in 1993.Korean tourists likewise regis­

teredan impressive 47% increase,from 7,720 to 11,345 for themonths of December 1993 and1994 respectively.

MVB claimed that since FY1985, Korean arrivals had illus­trated strong and potential growthfor the CNMI visitor arrivals.

Right photo} at the Nauru Build­ing, from left: Ignacio O.PangeJinan, Antonia ,N.Manibusan, Lillian A. Tenorio,Bennet T. Seman, FranciscoDLG. Camacho; Marian Aldan­Pierce, and Marylou A. Sirok.Photo belowat the Rotarymeet­ing from left: Carl Reyes, JohnOliver DLR. Gonzales, David M.Sablan, Rotarian TimBellas. PazYounis, David L. Igitol, MarianAldan-Pierce and Mike White.

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CRIME Stoppers Coordina­tor Sgt. Edward Manalili yes­terday urged the public to as­sist them inso1ving the death,of a Daiwa store supervisorlast month, ' .

This developed as Manaliliadmitted that until now theyhave no "update" surroundingthe death of the victim whowas identified as HirozoFujikura.

Fujikura, 36, of Tokyo, Ja­pan, was found dead inside

Crime Stoppers seek info on Daiwa case

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By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNewsStsff

MARCH 23RD has been pro­posed as the date for GovernorFroilan C. Tenorio and ResidentRepresentative Juan N. Babautato deliver the state of the Com­monwealth and the state of theWashington Representative'sOffice addresses, respectively.

House Joint Resolution 9-15,whichprovides for a joint sessionof Legislature to receive the twoannualreports, has been approvedby both the House ofRepresenta­tives and the Senate during sepa­rate sessions Friday and yester-day,

The schedule for the jointses­sian and the addresses was set forMarch 23, 9:00 a.m, at the Com­monwealth Multi-Purpose Cen­ter in Susupe.

UndertheCommonwealth Con­stitution, the governor is requiredto report at least annually to theLegislature regarding the affairsof the Commonwealth and newmeasures that are necessary forthe good of the CNMI.

On the other hand, Public law7~7 alsodirects the resident repre­sentativeto the US to report annu­ally to the legislature on the offi­cial activities and matters requir­ing the attention of the govern­ment or the people of the Com­monwealth.

Although these areseparate provi­sions governing the two annual ad­dresses, both thegovernor'sand theresidentrepresentative'sreportshavebeen traditionally delivered in onejointsession of the legislative body., Such a joint session shall beconducted in accordance with theadopted rules of ajoint sessionofLegislature, SJ.R. 9-15 specifi­cally states.

By Ferdie de la TorreVarietyNews StaffJAPANESE visitors reported afour percent drop in the CNMIwhilearrivalsfrom Korearesultedagain in an impressive 39 percentgrowth for the month of Januaryas compared to the same periodlast year.

Basedon Marianas Visitors Bu­reauarrivalstatistics,32,430Japa­nese tourists arrived last Januaryascompared to 33,728 of the samemonth in 1994.

ForKoreantravels, from 10,820in 1994 it increase to 15,081,showing a remarkable 39% in­crease.

The overall tourist growth inthe CNMI for January however,posteda7% increase, from 52,638to 56,453 arrivals. Japan stilldominated the visitor arrivals.MVB statistics showed.

Last December, Japanese' ar­rivalswereup by2%, from 31,612to32,361as compared to thesame

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taryrebelsplanningtorun inforthcom­ingelections accused President FidelRamos' ruling coalition Monday ofunfaircampaign tactics.

'TIlls would discourage peoplefrom other revolutionary groups fromjoining the mainstream politics. Wehope they are not trying to close thedooron us," said former navy Capt.Proceso Maligalig of the Reform theArmed Forces Movement.

Filipinos will elect 12senators, 200congressmen and provincial, city andmunicipal officials intheMay 8polls.

Maligalig's protests followed ase­riesofattack.sbyRamos' Lakas-Labancoalition on senatorial candidateGregorio"Gringo" Honasan, aformerarmy lieutenant colonel who led atleast twocoupattempts against formerPresident Corazon Aquino.

In a statement Monday, thecoali­tionaccused Honasan ofmaintaininga"privatearmy" andasked that theCom­mission onElections dismantle it.

"What bothers us is that wehave avirtual army out there with a provenrecord ofviciousness andwanton dis­regard for human life," said coalitionspokesman Ruben Torres.

Referring to local reports thatHonasan might leadanothercoupifhefails at the polls, Torres said, "If hecannotabidebythelaw;heshouldseekhismandate elsewhere."

Maligalig said Torres' statemeniswere unwarranted because Honasannever threatened to mount a coup.

To call the rebel group a private'army wasaninsultbecause ito;goal istoreform not only the military buttheentire society, Maligalig said.

Hesaidrebel soldiers areauthorizedtokeep their weapons under anagree­ment with thegovernment inconnec­tion with peace talks.

When Ramos, a West Point gradu­ateandformerchiefofstiff,tookofficein 1992. he initiated peace Wks with

,Communist, Muslim and militaryrebels.

Maligalig said the ruling coalitionshouldcampaignfairlyand refrainfrom"mudslinging, deceit andterrorism."

The military rebels helped ouststrongman Ferdinand Marcos and in­stall Mrs. Aquino intheFebruary 1986"people power revolution."

They latermounted aseriesofcoupattempts against Mrs. Aquino. accus­inghergovemment of incompetence

,andcorruption.

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ByPAUL A\.EXANDERSEOUL,SouthKorea(AP)-NorthKorea forced Polish military truce

observerstowithclrawfromtheirbaseTuesday andthenblamedtheUnitedStates forthesituation. NorthKoreathreatened earlierthis month that ifthePoles did not leaveby Tuesday,they would face charges of "illegalstay," theSouthKoreannewsagencyYonhap reported

It was unclear what impact theexpulsion wouldhave.US. officialshad refused to speculate on possibleaction inadvance, hoping NorthKo­reawouldchangeitsmind.

North Korea has been trying todismantle the Korean armistice sys­tem so it can deal directly with theUnited States anddrivea wedgebe­tween SouthKoreaandWashington.

A spokesman at the Polish Em­bassy in Pyongyang, speaking oncondition of anonymity, said theof­ficers left 15 seconds before theNorth'sdeadline and thathe accom­paniedthemtothecapital. Theyweretogo laterto Beijing.

The forced pullout completedNorth Korea'sefforts tooustobserv-

2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDA¥-MARCH J • J995

North Korea ousted foreign observersers from former Communist allies "So we do not feel the need to efforts todismantle theKorean anni- any change in its setup to be madethat nowaredemocraeies. maintain thePolish delegation, con- sticesetup. through direct negotiations between

PolandandCzechoslovakiahave tinuously bearing theburdenof un- The Polish Embassy spokesman thetwoconcerned parties: North Ko-representedNorthKoreaintheNeu- productive expenditure. The NNSC said that although Poland agreed'to rea and the U.N. Command Northtral Nations Supervisory Commit- has nothing to do now. Itsmembers withdraw itscontingent, thedecision Korea's first step in trying to dis-tee, which oversees the armistice onlyeat and sleep. does not mean it has ceased to be a mantle the Korean armistice setupagreement The Northhas said nei- "Ifthereisanything itdoes. itplays member of the NNSC. He did not wasitsdecision lastyeartowithdrawther country is really an ally any theroleofacamouflageforjustifying elaborate. itsdelegation from theMilitary Armi-more.Czechoslovakiawaspressured theunreasonable stand oftheUnited ThePolish delegation, madeupof sticeCommission, a watchdog of theto withdraw in 1993. States for maintaining the already- several officers andenlisted men,has armistice agreement

The American-led UN. Com- destroyed ColdWar system." Win- been based just outside the North The Northhas instead set up itsmane!, which fought against North stonLord, assistant US. secretaryof Korean sectorofPanmunjom, where military representative office inKorea inthe195D-53KoreanWai, is stateforAsian-Pacificaffairs, refused thearmistice agreementwassigned in Panmunjom and refused to convenerepresentedbySwitzerlandandSwe- tospeculate lastSaturdaywhatmight 1953. anyarmistice meeting.den. happen ifNorthKoreakickedoutthe UN. officials sayNorth Korea ear- The North's Foreign Ministry

NorthKorea alleged Tuesday that Poles. lier had restricted the Poles to spokesman wasquoted assaying Po-Washington destroyed the NNSC "Wetakeveryseriously thischal- Panmunjom,andthreatenedtocutoff land should have pulled out on itsand that the Polish pullout "willbe lengetotheMilitaryArmisticeCom waterandothersupport services. own.conducive to the promotion of the mission,"Lordsaid. ''Itcomesonthe "Thiscalls intoquestion thesincer- ''Butour expectation wasnotan-peace process in the Korean Penin- heels of the NorthKoreans persuad- ity of the KPA's (Korean Peoples swered,"hesaid "SotheDPRKcouldsula"ItimpliedthattalkswithWash- ing the Chinese to withdraw their Army) stated desire for peace and not but suspend the legal validity ofington werethenextlogical step. personnelbacktoBeijing. TheNorth stabilityontheKorean Peninsula," the thedesignation andinvitation of Po-

'The US. side ... has reduced Koreanshavenotagreed toareplace- UN. Command saidina statement landas a member nation of . 'provisions of the agreement and its mentforCzechoslovakia,which they The annistice agreement callsfor theNNSC.· ,enforcement devices to nominal pressured to leave.things in favor of its occupation of "So thisis a pattern that we haveSouthKoreaandarmsbuildup," the firmly resisted and will continue, toNorth'sofficialKoreanCentralNews firmly resist"Agencyquotedan unidentified For- Hesaid"manyothercountries areeignMinistry official as saying. very distressed" by North Korea's

Dear Friend,

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I am qualified for the delegate position be­cause of my long history of community involve­ment and business experience. I was hired as asecretary 19 years ago and today I am vice-presi­dent of my company's human resources depart­ment, supervising over 400 employees. I believethat all our children have the God-given potentialto succeed as I have. I want to represent you in theCon Con to make sure they have that chance.

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timeallotted forfiling a laborcom­plaint) was unjust. United Statescitizens weregiven a periodof fiveyears in which they could file acomplaint. Non-resident workerson the other hand were given only30 days. Judge Munson made itclear that this type of discrimina­tion against the non-resident com­munity would not be tolerated.

True "frivolous" claims may ex­ist, but we need to define whatfrivolous actually means. If awomancomplainsofsexualassault,yet there is no actual intercourse,itthat frivolous? If a worker files a

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only 2 months.Why should I care that she be­

came immediately entitled to ownland? I sat as a director of theMarianasPublic LandCorporation(MPLC) for 6 years. I know thatwhen this young woman turned 18she becameeligible for a freegrantof public land. I recognizethat theonly way to correct this problemwould be to amend Article XII tonarrow the definitionof "NorthernMarianasdescent."

I.am not alone in realizing thedanger this type of adoption posesto our goal ofkeeping our lands in

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preach, but he practiceda non-vio­lentwayofcontaininghumanrightsand dignity for persons who hadbeendenied the sameforcenturies.He truly believed that love couldovercomehate,and thatgoodcouldovercome evil.

To make Dr. King's birthday afederal holiday is to honor a greatleader, one who sets a positive ex­ample for all persons. CNMI It isnot a "black thing..... it is an ac­knowledgmentthatpeacefulmeanscan achieveequalityandjustice forall persons-even here in theCNMI. I hope thatthepeopleof theCNMIwillencourage their legisla-

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D.C. lawmakers? If this indeed isthe case, passage of this bill willhave the exact opposite effect onthe CNMI's already tarnished im­age. The bill, which would denydue process and protection underthe law to a large segment of ourpopulation, is by its very natureunconstitutional.

Not long ago in the Federal Dis­trict Court, the Honorable JudgeAlex Munsonstuck down a similarlaw which discriminated againstnon-resident workers. In the caseof Yangvs.American InternationalKnittersAssociationit was decidedthat the statute of limitations (the

son under the age of 18 who isadopted by a person of NMI de­scent immediately becomes a per­son of NMI descent and is eligibleto own land. This is a reasonablerule for the legitimate adoption ofyoung children who have no fam­ily.

Unfortunately, too often we seeadoptionsof young people who are15, 16, or 17 years old and whohave families elsewhere. In onecase a 17year old girl was adoptedby her auntie and her auntie's hus­band only 3 monthsbefore hr 18thbirthday. At the time ofher adop­tion she had been on Saipan for

have not read Dr. King's sermons,or his writings, or his speeches.

Yes, Dr. King was black. Yes,Dr. King was a Baptist, and apreacher. His message, however,was far from being exclusive. Dr.King believed injustice-andequal­ity for ALL persons, regardless oftheircolor,or language,orethnicity.He lived his life for that belief, andhe gave his life for that belief.

Dr. King was not a perfect man;no human being is. Sometimes wethink our leaders should have nofaults, and we snicker when we seetheir clay feet. Nevertheless, theRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.was a great man. He did not only

~Letters to the EditorII

Dear Editor,

After reviewing the article deal­ing with the proposal to implementa $200 complaint fee, I am leftwonderingas to what ramificationsthis bill would have if it were tobecome law. It has beenstated thatthe intention of this bill is to reducethe number of "frivolous" com­plains.filed by non-resident work­ers. I fear, however, ulterior mo­tives may be at work. Could thisbill possibly be aimed at reducingthe total number of complaint inorder to improve the image of theCNMI in the eyes of Washington

ConCon candidate answers editorialDear Editor:

I am a candidate for the upcom­ingConstitutional Convention. LastTuesday,Iappearedatacandidate'sforum whereI discusseda loopholethat exists in Article XII/ Much tomy surprise and dismay, I was at­tacked by the Pacific Daily Newson Friday for my opinions and Iwas labelled a racist. I cannot letany such mean-spirited and base­less attack go unanswered. Pleaseallow me the opportunity to set therecordstraightandprotectmyrepu­tation.

ArticleXIIprovides thatany per-

Rev. Ripple wants King holidayDear Editor:

$200 labor complaint fee deplored

For the past three years I havewanted to. write this letter beforeJanuary 15.and each year the timeslipped by, as it does, and my letterdid not get written. I am writing itnow, because our acting GovernorJesse Borja has proclaimedFebru­ary to be Black History Month, andmy letter is relevant to this theme.

There are times when our eyesare opened and we see things in adifferent way. Many people be­lieve that the Rev. Martin LutherKing, Jr. was a leader and spokes­man only for the Black or Afro­American movement. Thosepeople

Third CNMI Constitutional ConventionBynow,youall havean idea of whoshouldrepresentus in theThirdCNMI

Constitutional Convention. I trust that your decision is premised on theindividual andcollectivestrengthof those whomyou'd be check-marking onSaturday, March 4th at the various polling places.

I hopethat the peoplewho'd be trailingtheirway into the Convention Hallhave some inkling of the task ahead of them. These may include the landalienation or ArticleXII of the CNMI Constitution whichrenderssomeofourveryownpeoplelandlessgiven thattheydo notfit thedefinition ofancestry soprovided underthisconstitutional provision; otherprovisions or issuesthatarereally thedomain of either the executive, judicialand legislative branches ofourgovemment.

Ratified amendments that are really executive, judicial or legislative mat­ters-all point to one single factor-s-a lack of trust in the ability of thelegislature to thoroughly review these same issues with reasoned analysis.This, however, does not grant any of the delegates the right to act as superlegislators. Please stick to constitutionalissues. To illustrate a point,a courtdecision setting legislativebudgetaryceilingisbestleftwiththelegislature. Asit is, thatdecision is essentiallythe law whichcannotbe amended. Weshouldhave allowed for growth in political maturity and not simply pre-empt thelegislative branch the authority to set its own budget.

If there's anyone timeinyour life whencriticalthinking willbe required ofyouitisinthecommitteeroomsandflooroftheconvention. Weexpectnothingless than your getting into educated discussions on issueswhich you will beundertaking as delegates. The final group (elected delegates)mustuniteanddraw from each other's strength as you buckle down to work on proposedamendments. For allwe know, thevery amendments that arenow partofourconstitution may require reconsideration to ensure that we don't deny theappropriate branchof our government its authority to disposeof theseissues.

Whatkindof peopleshould we be electingfor the task ahead? We needagood mixture of educated and experienced people from the pool of 101candidates. There'sHennan T.Guerrero ([un Pan)whowaspresidentoftheSecond Constitutional Convention. His work experiencebetweenhere andWashinfilOn makeshima ~ood choiceasa dele~ate. Thenthere's Juan SablanTenorio (Juan Santiago) and David M. Sablan (Elias) both ofwhom arefromtheprivatesector. Tenorio is a young proactive businessman who isfamiliarwiththerelationshipofgovernment policies andthe community. Sablan isnotonly one ofthe most level headed persons I've come to know, but he also hasthe businessacumen to represent the private sector in the convention. Bothgentlemenare outstanding civic leaders.

There's lillian Ada Tenorio who's not only educated, but has a brilliantheadonher shoulders. She's done a lot of workdraftinglegislation since thelast legislature. I've always enjoyed her superiorwork and ability to reasonwithpeople shedeals with everyday. Theother candidate that I'd like you torememberis Charles P. Reyes, Ir., a young man whose superb mind shouldbe a plusfor the convention. A ver)'well spoken bright mind, Charles is oneoftheyoungpeople whosecommitmentand visionshouldenableouryouthtruerepresentation in aforum that deals with thefuture. More than sixtypercentofthe voterscomprise ofyoung people. Put him in your listofnineteenpeopleto elect this coming Saturday.

FromRotahails Victor B. Hocog, a proactive memberof that communitywhose vision and commitment is nothing lessthan toensurethateverysectorof the Northern Marianas Community is given the opportunity to makesomething forthemselves. It's anexcellentattitude andtheexactingredient weneedin the formulation of realisticproposalstostrengthen both the substanceand integrity of our Constitution. May Jalso ask that you remember my goodfriendFrances Deleon Guerrero Borja. She alsohailsfrom theprivate sector.Notonlyis sheeducated,but onefully-roundedyoung womanwithanexcellentheadon her shoulders. The daughter ofthe late Senate President OlympiaT.Borja, Francesisn't treading herdad's career,but shesure isone outstandingcivicleaderwho canpositively make a differencein theworkoftheconvention.

Finally, weneedrepresentation fromtheCarolinian Community. MayIaskthat you give your vote of confidence to Felix Nogis, a young proactiveindividual witha levelheadtoo. WealsoneedthevoiceofexperienceandmayIaskthatyouvotefor fonnerGovemor CarlosSablan Camacho. Thoughhe'snow a private citizen, he remains proactive and hass kept abreast of alidevelopments in the CNMI. Please check markBennet T. Seman, Esther S.Fleming and Marylou A. Sirok. Allare educated witha wealth of experiencein government who can positively contribute to the work of the convention.The combined experiences of these people and others of yur choice willdefinitely ensurereasoned analysisof issueswhichwillcomebeforetheThirdNorthern Marianas Constitutional Convention.

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If anything, I hope that the product of the upcoming convention would bewidely publicized to ensure an informeddecision on each proposedamend­ment. I hopetoo thatit isn't slatedforvotingin thisyear's legislative election.Todosowouldbetosacrificeinformeddecisions infavorofexpediency. Let'streaditcarefullyso that the averagecitizenunderstands whathe/she's votingfor. Theexperienceof votingfor proposedamendments emanatingfromtheSecondConstitutional Conventionis a good lesson to draw from. I hope toothat we bring to an end the current exercise and limit constitutional amend­mentstoa procedureprovidedfor, i.e., legislative or popularinitiatives. Thisshouldputtheonusofresponsibility on thecitizens. Ifyou wantanamendmenttocertainconstitutional orovisiorus), you shouldwork for it.

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"If the size and efficiency of our governmentmatters to you, the future of our children and thisisland paradise, please check mark number 80".Si Yuus Maase.

Please vote for:Frances Leon Guerrero Borja

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Lone Star Casino project Concernaboutorganized crimehas been onemajorconcern facing inthecommis­sioninitsevaluationofcasino licenseapplications.

'This is very sensitive. I do notwantthepeople pfTinianthatwe'redealingbehindtheirbacks, thatwe'redealing with the underworld ele­ments,"saidMafuas.

'This is bad because otherinves­torsmightthink we haveassociatedwiththe underworld and that we'vebeen conupted," the chairman la­mented.

Mafnas assured that althoughthere's no guarantee against orga­nizedcrimecomingover, hefeels theconunission hasbeentaking thenec­essarystepstopreventthisasmuchaspossible through closeimmigrationmonitoring and with thehelpof theJapanese government .

"We'redoingourbesttomakesureundesirable elements arekeptaway.WecanalsoasktheJapanesegovern­ment for a 'blacklist' so we couldknowwhomtomonitor. Weare alsoplanning to train our people tomakesure such problems will be mini­mized," saidMafnas.

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which was formerly calledMarianas Housing Authority,Di­rector Jack Atalig moved to ap­point her (Sirok) as permanentNMHC corporate director.

The fivemembers of the Board,headed by its chairman Juan S.Tenorio, agreed with Atalig andapproved the motion.

Sirok expressed gratitudeto theBoard for giving her trust andconfidence to"manage:' thehous­ing corporation.

.Chairman Tenorio appointedSirok as acting corporate directorfor the NMHC effective JanuaryI, 1995 after the former MIHAexecutive directorJuanM. Sablanretired last December 1994.

Sirok started her career in gOV"emment in 1980 as a socio-eco­nomic planner in the Budget and'Planning Office. .

In 1982, Sirok transferred totheEconomic DevelopmentLoanFund as a loan officer. She ad­vanced to become the managerofthe Loan and Accounting Sec­tion.

In 1991,Sirok tookeducationalleaveand entered the Universityof New Mexico Law School.Sheearned her law degree in May1994 and rejoined CDA as man­ager of the banking division.

As. manager of that division,Sirok has been: instrumentalin theimplementation of the ExecutiveOrder which transferred the ac­tivities and mission of MIHA toCDA.

casino licensee on Tinian.He evenPointed out that the sub­

ject person did not even pick up acasino application, contrary to whatthePacific DailyNewsreported initsFebruary 27 issue.

"Theheadlines arefalse and mis­leading. There was never an appli­cant by that name, no applicationbeing pickedup by thatguy, abso­lutely no basis for the reports," saidMafnas ina telephone interview.

According to the Asahi report,Yoshida wasarrested January 19bya special task force in Japan. It alsosaidYoshida's company hadalreadyestablished a local company andac­quired landforcasino resort hotel onTinian.

MafnasdeniedYoshidaorhiscom­panyeverappliedforacasinolicense,much less, secured a 'go-ahead toproceed witha casino project

The Commission chairman wasdisturbed abouttheimpression suchreports may haveon theintegrity ofthegaming body, especially sinceitmentions aboutthe illegal gamblingactivities attributed toYoshida.

Tinian'scasinoindustryisjustaboutto take off with the approval of the

Sirok takes helmofhousing agency

KOREA AUTOMOBILEARE & MARINEINSURANCE CO., LTD.

By Ferdie de la TorreVariety News Staff

THE BOARD of Directors oftheCommonwealthDevelopmentAuthorityhasappointedMaryLouA. Sirok as permanent corporatemanager for the NorthernMarianas Housing Corporation.

Variety learned yesterday thatSirok's appointment was unani­mously approved in Friday's.Board meeting held at the CDAconference room.

Expressing confidence withSirok's competence to run hous­ing programs under NMHC,

By Rafael H. ArroyoVariety News Staff

THETINlANCasinoGarningCom­mission has come out condemninganyappearance ofbackdoordealingas mayhave been implied bya Feb­ruary 8 news story in the AsahiShinbun, a majordaily inJapan.

Commission Chairman Jose P.Mafnas contacted theVariety Mon­dayvehemently denying reports thatthepersonreportedlyarrestedbyanti­organizedcrimeoperativeslastweek,a certain Tomoshi Yoshida, was a

Mafnas: No 'backdoor'underworld dealings

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facturing marijuana faces amaximum penalty of five years

'imprisonment and $5,000 fine.Possession of a controlled sub­stance carries a maximum sen­tence of one year in jail and$1,000 fine. '

Police arrested Diaz on June30, 1993 during an executionof a search warrant at his resi­dence in Capitol Hill,Zachares said. Authoritiesalso .arreste d a companion,Augustine Domingo who wasalso present during the search.

Law enforcers discovered amarijuana plantation in a farm

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sociate Judge Miguel S,Demapan yesterday followinga week-long bench trial. Thedefendant's trial began lastTuesday.

The court, after hearing tes­timonies and arguments fromthe prosecution and the de­fense convicted Diaz in countone and count three. Howeverit acquitted the defendant incount two of the informationwhich is possession with in­tent to deliver.

Diaz faces up to six years injail and $6,000 fine for bothcharges, Christine Zachares,assistant attorney general saidyesterday. He is scheduled for

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Man in dope plantatiBy R8~ael I. SantosVariety News Sta"

A MAN who was implicatedin a major drug case in 1993may end up serving a maxi­mum of six years in prisonfollowing his conviction.

The Superior Court yester­day' found David BIas Diazguilty of two drug charges in­volving more than two poundsof marijuana.

Diaz was convicted of onecount of manUfacturing a con­trolled substance and anothercount of possession of a con­trolled substance.

A guilty verdict was, re­turned by Superior Court As-

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Boy Scouts ofAmerica ChiefScout Executive Jere B. Ratcliffe gestures while explaining the importance ofscouting in instilling good values to the young people during Saturday's luncheon meeting at the PacificIslands Club. (From L-R) BSA Regional Director Roy L. Williams and wife Barbara, CNMI ScoutingCoordinator Calistro Reyes, BS;'. Administrative Director for the Chief Scout Executive Clifford K. Eng andwife Nancy. The BSA officials with BSA Scout Executive Darl S. Gleed (not in. the photo) are on island toparticipate the scouting week celebration.

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• Chief of the Publishing Division,Trust Territory Government

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11'.II' · 2 Terms on the Municipal Council

II' · Higher Funding for Public Schools

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V · Keep and Strengthen Article XII

• Require 2/3 Vote of both Housesbefore raising taxes

II' · Include the Superior and SupremeCourts in the Constitution

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Domingo, who had previ­ously worked for the olderDiaz , was also charged by thecriminal division of the attor­ney general's office. He laterdecided to plead guilty andagreed to testify against Diaz.

He is also scheduled for sen­tencing in April, according toZachares.

owned by Diaz's father, Jose,during the raid and then pickedup both suspects on drugcharges.' .

Police seized a large amountof marijuana with a grossweight of 9 pounds during thesearch. When tested by GuamCrime Laboratory, the drugsweighed only 2.5 pounds.

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striction in constructing high-risebuildings on a small size of land.He explained that a developerwould not be allowed to build atall building, say a 20-storey ho­tel if the land area where theproject is proposed is not "bigenough."

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help lawmakers in amending Pub­lic Law 3-47.

According to him, CRM canassist lawmakers in identifyingsome areas that need tobe changedthrough legislation.

One area that has to be addressedby the legislature is the Section 9drequirement which he said dealswith "height density setback cov-

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• President, NMI Bar Association• Chairman, NMI Retirement Fund• Vice Chairman, NMI Law Revision Committee• Legal Counsel, Commonwealth Ports Authority• Legislative Counsel, Saipan Municipal Council• Staff Attorney, Congress of Micronesia• Peace Corps Volunteer on Saipan• Cc Founder, Saipan Amateur Basketball Assoc.• Vice President, Oceania Basketball Confederation

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ished the CRM program whichreceives annual grant of between$1 million to $2 million a yearfrom the federal government.

Castro said he was extremelyhappy with the congressmen'sdecision. "I'm grateful that it (CRM bill) was not repealed," hesaid. The permit manager said

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Castro said CRM Board mem­bers do not necessarily have towait for sixty days before issuinga permit. Developers may eventget their coastal permits in .lessthan sixty days as long as theycomply with the requirements.

Castro was speaking four days. after lawmakers shelved a plan to.abolish CRMO, an agency thatregulates development affectingcoastal resources and the envi­ronment in general.

One of the concerns that haveapparently motivated lawmakersto repeal CRM was the percep­tion that it has been slow in ap­proving permits.

There has also been a belief thatthe program has been hindering''thefast development of the North­ern Marianas because of its rulesand regulations which develop­ers find too restrictive.

House Vice Speaker Jesus P.Mafnas did not justify the repealof Public Law 3-47 better knownas the Coastal Resources Man­agement Act when he' introducedthe proposed amendment,

Following a strong oppositionfrom CRM staffand hundreds ofpetitioners, House members votedFriday to shelve the plan. HouseBill No. 9-352 would have abol-

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OCASSIONAL delays in the ap­proval ofcoastal permits are nor­mally caused by applicants' fail­ure toaddress environmental con­cerns and other requirements, theCoastal Resources ManagementOffice said yesterday.

Permit Manager Martin B.Castro said CRM should not beblamed if some developers don'tget their permits at an expectedtime. The CRM Board, he said, isbound by its regulations to reviewan application with the attacheddocuments and studies within areasonable time.

Under its regulations, theagency must be able to issue' apermit to an applicant within 60days of the review process.. "If everything has been ad­

dressedand the requirements havebeen met, the CRM Board has 60days to either approve or deny[the application]," Castro told theVariety yesterday.

Before approving a permit, theCRMBoard determines if theproject will cause significant im­pact to the natural, historical, andarchaeological resources of theislands'.

It must also review and approvevarious studies and plans whichan applicant must come up with.These studies include the envi-

st Yuus Maase!

"The voice of ordinary citizens must be representedat a convention that deals with the future of our people.I am ready, able and willing to be your voice in theupcoming Third CNMI Constitutional Convention."

Herman Tenorio Guerrero(Jun Pan)

Vote for number:

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I have devoted the last five years of my career working in the center ofpolicymaking, the Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. I havestudied the Constitution and have researched many issues confrontingthe Commonwealth. I have gained valuable insight into the dynamic forcesthat shape our policy decisions. I can put these skills to work for you asyour delegate.

Mandate the wise management ofour natural resourcesfor our future generations.

Restructure government making it more open andresponsive to the needs of the people.

Reintorce the principles of democracy that are alreadyembodied in our constitution.

LILLIAN SEMAN ADA TENORIO

As your voice in the constitutional convention, I will pursue three basicobjectives:

My mission is to ensure that these vital issues are protected andstrengthened in the constitution.

Please give me your vote of confidence on March 4th.Si ~lLw:J YY)~.

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for nutrition related public ser­vice announcementson radio andTV stations.

She encouraged the public toread local newspapers for infor­mativenutritionarticlesandotherhelpful information.

Maginn suggested that peoplemay attend the InternationalWoman's Day activities and find.local dietitians ready to answerquestions and provide informa­tion'about local foods as well asshopping and meal planning andpreparation tips.

Dietitians will also be on handtodirect thepublic to the agenciesthat can help get nutrition assis­tance and instruction for a par­ticular nutrition related problemlike overweight, diabetes, heartdisease or hypertension.

"Watch for community pro­.grams such as "Label Facts forHealthful Eating and a GuestSpeakerfromtheGuamNutritionAssociationto speakon NutritionQuackery and Fraud," she said.

Maginn hinted that toward theend of March or early April, a funrun is being planned jointly inanother island agency aimed atuniting the ideas of the. impor­tanceofexercise and physical fit­ness with good nutrition.

"Make it a point to discover~ood nutrition during thisnonth of March and everymonth. It's never too late todiscover the great taste ofhealthful eating," she added.

Hazelwood on the other handstressed that the campaign willemphasize good nutritionthrough awareness.

Dietitian Corella likewiseunderscored the importance ofcreating awareness aboutproper nutrition to prevent nu­trition-related diseases.

She added that activities willgive a bit of a local emphasisby disseminating informations'about the need to eat more lo­cal foods like fruits and veg­etables.

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CNMIjoins Nat'INutrition Month

By Ferdie de Ie TorreVariety News Staff.

NMI is joining the yearly Na­tionalNutritionMonthsponsoredeveryMarchbytheNationalCen­ter for Nutritionand Dietetics ofthe American Dietetic Associa­tion.

This developed as various ac­tivitiesandpublicawarenesspro­grams in the community havebeenpreparedin the NMI in con­junction with the national cam­paign.

The programs are products ofcollaborativeefforts initiated bySaipan's threelocal registeredeli­etitians, LynnCorella, RD,,"Nu­trition Network"; ElizabethMaginn,an Division of PublicHealth, and Phyllis Hazelwood,RD,CommonwealthHealthCen­ter.

The thr~ dietitians were as­sistedby Public Health EducatorChailang Palacios and Floria P.James, Master of Public HealthExtension Home Economist/In­structor Northern Marianas Col­lege.

In an interview, Maginn ex­plained that the purpose of thecampaign with the theme, "Dis­

.cover Nutrition Anytime, Any­where", is to provide the publicwith the knowledge needed tomake informed on food choicesand develop good eating habits.

Asthe themesuggests,Maginnpointed out " breakfast, lunch,supperand snacks can all be thetimeswhenwe"thinkgoodnutri­tion" and make wise foodchoices."

She emphasized that good nu­tritioncan befound anywhere­at home, in a favorite restaurantor in island markets.

"A balanced diet that includesmany different foods both localandimportedcanbeenjoyeddur­ingrecreational activities,atworkor on the go...actually anytimeandanywhere,"said thedietitian.

For the month of March,Maginnurgedthe public to listen

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the Dutch Council of State itselfdoes not grant political asylumand that Sison would still have to .apply and go through a particularprocess for asylum.

it was the second time since1992 that the Netherlands' high­est advisorybody had overtumeda decision by the Dutch Ministryof Justice which consistently re­jected Sison's asylum request.

TheDepartmentsaidthat,whileit is the right of every sovereigncountry tochoose whichalienstoallow to stay within its territoryand to classify the nature of theirstay, it appears that the DutchCouncil of State needs to be fur­ther enlightened on conditionscurrently obtaining in the Philip­pines.

The Department noted that theDutch Ministry of Justice is con­vinced that Sison, who has beenliving in exile in the Netherlandssince 1988, did not qualify as arefugeeundertherelevantGenevaconvention. The Ministryof Jus­tice also concluded that Sisoncould be held responsible forcrimesagainsthumanitycommit­ted by the communist party aswell as disproportionateviolenceemployed by the movement inyearspast. It alsodeterminedthatSison and his party continued tomaintaincontactswith"terrorist"organizations.

.The DepartmentofForeignAf­fairs said that this developmentdoes not affect the strong andsolid relations between the Phil­ippinesandtheNetherlands, muchlesstheforthcomingvisitofPresi­dent Fidel V. Ramos to the Neth­erlands. TheDepartmentsaidthatthevisitwillnotonlybeanoppor­tunity to further strengthen rela­tions but alsoa chance to discusswith Dutch authorities theprogress of the peace process aswell as tile economic and'socialreforms and developments in thePhilippines.

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The Department clarified that

JOAQUIN (JACK)PARENTS;CARLOS CRUZ

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PLEASE VOTE FOR]OAQUIN (JACK) VILLAGOMEZ, #16,

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PLEASE VOTE FOR MY HUSBAND, JOAQUIN (JACK PANGELINANVILLAGOMEZ. # 16.

I ACK IS COLLEGE EDUCATED AND HAS 18 YEARS OF WORKEXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT. HE IS: A FAMILY ~lAN A GOODHUSBAND.... A MAN OF INTEGRITy... A :--'IAN OF VISION A TEAMPLAyER.... A MAN WITH COl\tvl0N SENSE.. .. A PROUD CHAMORRO.... APROUD AMERICAN .... HE SERVED OUR NATION INTHE UNITED STATESARMY. HE ISA MAN OF RESPECT HE IS "HOMEGROWN." HE ISREADY TOPROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE. HE WILL Ho.',:(iR THE SACREDTRUST OF A PUBLIC OFFICE. IF YOU nELIEVE THAT A CONCONCANDIDATE kiUST H.AYE, EXPE)\iE:-<CEji ]1< THE :\FFAIRS _. _O'-OlT :E: ·:'iE:'.:_. . L'. E ; ','1ILY.\.<['1

JACK WAS BOPJ\ iN S:\JFA\ ·;·7 YEARS :\( il). HE C!ZE\V UI' limE :\ND KNOWS OUR ISL\ND PROBLGvlS. HE WAS A TE:\CHER,A FISHERY CHIEF, A VETER:\N, A SENATE CO!'vl~lITTEE ASSISTANT, A LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, AND A CR\10ADMINiSTRATOE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE CO\STITUTIONAL CONVENTION IS A SACRED \1!SSION TO PROTECT THEFUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN. ASA DELEGATE, HE \VILL DOTHE FOLLOWING:HE WANTS TO SEE THAT THE C\MI RE\lAI\S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE BY HAVING A1\ ELECTED ENVI1ZON:vlEl<TALBOARD. HE WANTS TO MAI~E SURE THAT \IULTI-YEAR BUDCET ISPASSED IN TIl\iE. HE WILL PROTECT OUR HERIT:\CE,OUR PRECIOUS LAND .-\\']) \ATUR:\L !Z[SOUI\CES. HE WILL \lAINTAIN AND STRENCTHEN ARTICLE 12. HEWILL ~lAJ(ESURE THAT PUBLIC L:\\:D:~ AR.E RESER\'[D FOR V1LLA.CE HO\lESTEADS AND PURLIC BUILDING) P,Y CREATINC r\NELECTED "CHAMOLINLAi') LA!\!) TRUST" WHICH WILL r~E RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGElvlENT AND DISPOSITlci\ OFALL PUBLIC LANDS. HE WILL PROTECT YOUR RETInbjENT BENEFITS BY CREATINC AN ELECTED RETlI\E:vlENT BO:\IUI.HE BELIEVES THAT "A GOVERN;,lENT MUST PROTECi THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS PEOPLE AND l\SURE DO:--',jESTICTRANQUILITI·." HE WILL WORK TO MAKE OUR GOVERN~lENT EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE AND PROVIl)E QU:\LITYSERVICES; AND TO BE OPEN SO THAT OUR CONCERNS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN ALL PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS.

PLEASE VOTE FOR HIM. A VOTE FOR HIM ISVOTE FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLANDAND A VOTE FOR OPENAND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT. PLEASE VOTE ON MARCH 4.

THANK YOU. SI YUUS MAASE. GHILISOU. SALAMAT PO. OLOMWAAY. JACK AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT TALKINGTOYOU PERSONALLY. THEREFORE, WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP THROUGH THE MEDIA. TIME DOES NOT ALLOW IT.

These are some of his priorities. There are many others. He wants to hear from you on what other constitutional issues need to be brouh:1t U[1.(Address: P.O. Box 2522, Saipan, MP96950 Phone: 322.2677)

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Mrs. Borja takes Manamko to PalauBy Sarah Clayton In addition, 18 membersof the galed with Micronesian delica- memberof thegroup alsoseemedFor the Variety Aging Advisory Board left their cies, includingunicornfish,coco- to take a vacation.

KOROR, Palau - A group of 29 families to spend the full week nut crabs and clams. For one woman, however, theelderlymen and women from the withtheirguestsfromSaipan,she However,one of the highlights trip was a return to a home sheMan Arnko in Saipan returned said. of the trip was the final event - once knew.home amid tears and hugs with This time, the elderly group an all-night party complete with Francisca Sablan Celes spenttheirPalaunhosts Monday after a . from Saipan was given a taste of dinneranddancinghostedbyGib- 24yearsfrom 1914inAngaurandweeklonggoodwill visit here. Koror and t.he Rock Islands, bons and ~he ~ging Advisorv another few years in Ngardmauat

Maryanne Borja, who repre- . Ngaremlenguiand Melekeok.and Board, Borja said. the end of the war.sented her husband CNMI Lt. was entertained by dignitaries, Borja called the trip fulfilling "I'm happybecauseI met someGov. Jesus Borja, said, "I would includinga lunchhosted by First and the.rapeutic, noting that some ~ala~~n peo~le I knew from thatliketoexpressourgratitude to the Lady Elong Nakamura. of theaIlmentsthatusuallyplague tIme, she saId.peopleof Palaufor the warmhos- Borja stressed that the successpitalityextended to us, especially of the trip was largely due to theourelderlies. largess of President Kuniwo

Lillian Nakamura,executivedi- Nakamura, Sen. Haruo Esang,rectoroftheStateUnitAgencyon Maryanne Borja, Paramount ChiefIbedul YutakaAging,said,"We made them (the volved in trips to Guam, Saipan, Gibbons and several state gover-elderly from Saipan) happy and the Marshall Islands, Chuuk and nors including Ngaremlenguialso made our senior citizens the Federated States of Gov. John Skebong, Ngchesarhappy." Micronesia, and in hosting visits Gov. Bonifacio Basilius,

The visit was part of an ex- from the elderly of Guam and Melekeok Gov. Lazarus Kodepchangeprogramtostrengthenties Saipan. and Angaur Gov. Theodosiabetweenthepeopleof Micronesia However, she noted a marked Blailes.and to give those who might not difference in Palau's participa- "We were very impressed tootherwise havethe financial re- tion with thisgroup, meetaladygovernor,"Borjasaid.sourcesto make the trip a chance "This is'the.first time I've got- "It wasthefirstladygovernorthatto visit other nations, according ten so much support from .the any of us had ever met."to Nakamura. presidentand the governors," she She also noted that during the

She has personally been in- said. weeklongvisit the group was re-

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The vessel is named after theOverseas Fisheries CorporationFoundation consultant, CaptainIsas Honda, who worked with theNFC until his death.

The 17-ton ship was built at theNagashima ShipyardCompany atthe tune of about $1 million US.

The other two vessels donatedby Japan are the NFC Pohnpeiand NFC Chuuk.

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Japanese Tuna Fishing Industrywhich will provide air-freight ser­vices to both fleets.

The "NFC Captain Honda" isthe third long line fishing vesselJapan has given the FSM.

The gift comes under the Japa­nese government's Small ScaleLongline Fisheries DevelopmentAssistance. It has a new crew ofseven: 6 fishermen, 1 captain..

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bers of yellow-fin tuna andshipjack in its extended economiczone.

He said Japan was glad to assistthe FSM in developing its fishingindustry so asto provide improvedliving standards for its citizens.

NFC Executive Board Chair­man Reed Nena announced at theceremony the formation ofajointventure between NFC and the

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Forgery case vs, Palau cop endsembassy here in Pohnpei turnedover the ownership of the "Cap­tain Honda" to the National Fish­

.eries Corporation at a docksideceremony.

In a speech before dignitariesfrom both governments, theCharge 'd Affairs noted the FSM'sreputation in having large num-

Juan Masga Deleon Guerrero

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ByTpm PanholzerFor the Variety

.POHNPEI- Japan has given a longline fishing vessel to the Feder­ated States of Micronesia in aceremony atDekehtikport in mid­February.

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Japan gives FSMnew fishing boat

BySarah ClaytonFor the Variety

KOROR, Palau - The final verdict in the driver's license and landdeed forgery case against former police officer Masao Oilouch camein Monday with a sentence of five years of probation.

Monday's trial dealt with a single count of forgery of a deed oftransfer forland owned by the defendant's father, Oilouch Soilokel. .

Oilouchpleaded nolo contendere, which is essentially an admis­sion of guilt but will allow the former police officer to deny thecharge in any further legal proceedings.

According to the case prepared by the Office ·of the SpecialProsecutor, Oilouch usedthe deed a collateral in 1991 for a loan to

. buy a 200 horsepower Yamaha boat engine.The forgery came to light after Oilouch failed to make payment on

the loan and the lender, Kumangai Bakery, attempted to take posses­sion of the land, according to the special prosecutor.

As for the drivers' licenses, the affidavit of probable cause indi­cated that Oilouch had been engaged in the illicit sale of licenses forat least three years,

In December, Oilouch agreed to plead guilty to one count offorging a driver's license for Rodelfo Gallegos and to misconduct in

. public office in exchange for dismissal of two count of driver'slicense forgery and a sentence of five years of supervised probation.

Forgery can carry a sentence of up to five years in jail.Monday's sentence is to run concurrently with the earlier one.Special Prosecutor William T. Whisenhunt said, "The 22~year

veteran of the Palau national police force lost his job and his career,and suffered public humiliation, so there's been a tremendousamount of punishment heaped upon him."

Whisenhunt also noted that the probation. conditions have beentailored to allow the court to immediately put Oilouch in jail if heshould attempt to re-engage in the illicit sale of driver's licenses.

Attorney Oldiais Nagiraikelau, who represented Oilouch, couldnot be reached for comment.

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He holds a masters degreein Regional Planning fromCornell University and a ju­rist doctorate from DukeUniversity's School of Law.

Moroni is a private attorneyand owner of a planning'consultancy in Pohnpei.

Prior to setting up a privatebusiness here, he worked forthe FSM Congress, the U.S.Department of Interior, theMarshall Islands government

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Pohnpei Supreme Court judgeserved with Micronesian Le­gal Services Corporation as acounselor and board member.

He had also served as repre­sentative of Ki tt i andMadolenihmw municipalitiesin the Congress of Micronesia.

were admitted to the Feder­ated States of Micronesia BarAssociation after taking oathsadministered by FS M Su­preme Court Chief JusticeAndon Amaraich, February17.

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" I am prepared to work as your delegate in theThird CNMI Constitutional Convention. Yourvote ofconfidence is a vote for the protection ofposterity. SiYu 'u Ma 'ase"

Juan Sablan Tenorio(Juan Santiago)

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POHNPEI - The FSM Bar As­sociation has two more mem­bers.

Pohnpei Stat Supreme CourtAssociate Judge SungiwoHadley and Ronald P. Moroni

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Sincerely

Deleon-Guerrero, MaggieDeleon Guerrero- Wonenburgand James P. Reyes. the peopleI am running with,' are alsoquite willing to share theirviews with the public. Again.we welcome all questions orcomments. We can be reachedat 235-7093.

Dear Editor:

ConCon candidateseager to share views

I agree with Derry Noisom' sletter last Friday concerningour Con Con candidates' fail­ure to discuss their specificviews when campaigning.However. I want all of ourregistered voters to know thatI am always willing to makemyself available to answer anyquestions they might have re­garding my views. Edward C.

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Rep. Stanley Torres

SI YUUS MAASE * GHILISOU *THANK YOU

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contributions together. which is ex­actly what he did. Whenever Tanrejectsarequestforacontribution, theysend a copy of their denial letter toReps, Benavente andTeregeyo. Getthepoint? ,

Keep writing. You haven't heardverymuchyetaboutotherdeeds, notsohonorable deeds, by Willie Tan thathave not received, much publicity. Ihaveplenty-ty-ty-ty more tosayaboutthis.:

Civic Participation:·

• Founder of the Saipan

Rotary Club in 1968

• Honorary Lite Member

of the Saipan Chamber

of Commerce

• Chairman of the Board

of the Marianas Visitors

Bureau for,three years

Is/MaritaS. Anderson

charitablecontributions. Theyare:DFS.CONTINETAL MICRONESIA.JOETEN. KIYU. Asforcontributionsto sports, Pacific Trading CompanyandMARPAC eachgavemore thanWillieTanlastyear. JapanAirlinesandtheHyatt arealsogenerous contribu­tors. although they do much less busi­ness than theTanconglomerate.

I havea challenge forMr. Gurrero,Name one company on Saipan that"contributed" $9million to thefederalgovernment to "settle a labor abusecase.

These people all missed the mainpointof my letter. I never criticizedWillieTanforcontributing tothecom­munity. In fact, I said it was "com­mendable". What is objectionable istying the Legislature andcommunity

FOR THE THIRD CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTION DELEGATE

POT FABOT SO,TA

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DearEditor;

A finaI response toRep. Torres

PLEASE VOTE #4~

Stanley's last letter on Tan

Final response to Stanleymistakesthatweremadebydoingthingsthewaythey did.thereputation oftheCNMI was harmed There are thosewho. nomatter what hasbeen done tocorrect themistakes. have nointentionof forgetting,

Myultimate requests arethese: Letusallworktogether tomake theCNMIthewonderful place ithasthe potentialtobe.Letusstoplivinginthepast, stopblaming todays problems onmistakes

.thatweremade years ago. Ifwewantto progress; to betheplace weandtheworld can look to with pride, let usmoveforward into the future and lethistory remain exactly where itshouldbe,inthetextbooks.

Please allow ine to respond to theletters from Marita S. Anderson,Hetman Guerrero and'

SueJoslin. .First,toMs.Anderson, shehasnot

been here long. She doesn't reallyknow the situation. She does notknow how Willie Tan'got into theCNMI and builthis gigantic familybusinesse . To Sue Joslin. who I as­sumejustarrivedin theCNMIifsheindeedis a real person, pleasedig alittle more. She obviously has noidea what she is talking about andspeaksfrom historical ignorance.

ToMr. Guerrero. yes,I amnot per­feet Never saidI was. ButI doknowofotherlargebusiness thatequalTan's

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Wife: Rita Camacho Castro

Daughter: Deanna Marie Castro Sablan

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I have not been here as long asyou. I havebeenhere31/2years. Inthose years. I have seen manychanges. The roads. the beaches,the hospital. but one thing that hasnot changed is the desire to live inthe past. No one wants to let by­gones be bygones and move intothe future.

Thegannentindustryhasmademis­takes. Noone.least ofallWillie Tan,

.candeny that Whentheindustry firstcamehereitwasbuilt andrun thewayit hadalways been run in Asia TheCNMI invited the garment industryhere. Atthe timenooneobjected to theway things were done. Because. of

-The development of a controlledgaming industry is important to thedevelopment of the economy of theCommonwealth inthatit will assist inthe continuing growth of thetourismindustry andthus will benefit thegen­eral welfare of thecitizens as well ascreate newjobs;

oThe growth andsuccess ofgamingis dependent upon public confidenceandtrust thatgaming activities andinparticular. thatcasinogamingactivitiesare conducted honestly and are freefromcriminalandcorruptiveeIeme'.lts;and

-Publicconfidenceandtrustcanonlybemaintainedmaintainedbystrietregu­lation ofallpersons,practices. associa­tions andactivities related totheopera­tion of gaming establishment andthedistributionofgamingdevicesandsup­plies.

The concept of casino gaming hasbeensupportedbyGovernorFroilanC.Tenorio inthatitmayraise theneededrevenues to helptheCommonwealthbecome non-reliant on federal finan­cialassistance.

TheCatholic Church, however. op­posed casino gambling owing to thethings thatgo along with it

in," said King.The next destination of the

measure will be the House whichhas to act on the Senate amend­ments.

to be sentenced on March 13.Assault and battery offense

carries a maximum penalty ofone year in jail and a $ I .000fine. Mitchell may face a maxi­mum penalty of one year im­prisonment if convicted in thelatest criminal charge of ob­structing justice.

find revenue for us to survive. Buttheydon' t care." said King on thefloor.

"Now. either we pass this ornot. these people are gonna come

that occurred in 1993.A jury acquitted Mitchell of

aggravated assault and batterybut found that he committed theoffense of assault when hepushed fellow attorney JamesGrizzard during an argument atCafe Mogambo in Garapan inAugust of 1993. He is scheduled

wealth.Likewise. theproposedgamingbody

maylicense uptofive small casinos forRotaandtenforSaipan.

Arnajorcasino isdefinedasacasinolocated onthesamepremises asa500­roomhoteVcondominiumcomplexandin which all games and gaming ma­chines maybeplayed andoperated,

Amongthesegames arefaro, monte.roulette, keno. bingo, fan-tan, twenty­one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half. biginjun, klondike. craps, poker. chuck-a­luck. Chinese chuck-a-luck, (dai shu).wheel of fortune, chemin de fer.baccarat, pai gow, beat the banker.panguingui,highandlow,oranybank­ingorpercentageoranyothergame ordevice approved bytheCommission.

On the other hand, small casinosmeanthose locatedonthesarnepremiseas a lOO-room hotel/condominiumcomplex inwhich theonlygames thatmay be played are Twenty-one,Baccarat andHigh-Low.

Allcasinos shall belicensed onlyinconnection with a hotel or 'condo­minium, thebillindicated,

The new bill is being introducedcognizantofthefollowingguidingprin_ciples:

George Ayuyu nKAPPON'!

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VOTE NO. 32On Your Ballot!

SPOUSEDolores Barcinas Sablan (Pitu)

PARENTSHerman Atalig saoran "Herman Kappon" -(Dec)Ana (Mendiola) Ayuyu Sablan -"Anan Herman"

GRAND-PARENTSPaternal: Benigno Olupomar Sablan "Tun Benignon Kappon"-(Dec)

Consolasion (Hocog) Atalig Sablan "Tan Chong Benigno" -(Dec)Maternal: Vicente'Ayuyu -(De~)

Francisca Mendiola -(Dec)BROTHER &SISTERS

Congressman Benjamin A. Sablan "Ben Kappon"Frances Sablan LagadiaBelinda Violet Sablan

EDUCATIONBSBA (Business Administration)United States lriternational University, CA

WORK EXPERIENCEV BUdget AnalystV Retirement Fund ADMINISTRATORV Upward Bound "College-Preparatory" Program DirectorII Entrepreneur

, be telling the CNMI what to do onthe wage issue.

"We're trying tostandupon ourown two feet.They' retryingtogetaway the CIP so we're trying to

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Headdedhewouldnotliketoshutthedooroncasinobutrather bringitoutasan alternative forthepeopletoconsider in their quest for CNMIprosperity. .

"If we have adequately informedthepeopleandit isdetermined bytheLegislature that the best route is areferendum. then noproblem. Atleastwe have adequately informed thepeopleratherthanwhatwe'redoingrightnow," saidHocog. .

The Rota senator emphasized thatalthough the people ofhishomeislandtwice voted against casino initiatives.they wereinformedabouttheissuewasmostly during election day.

Under the new bill, a Common­wealth Gaming Commission is alsobeing created, with thepower tograntlicenses fortheownership and opera­tion of up to five major casinos onTinian and one each for Saipan andRota.

In addition. the commission mayalsograntalicenseforonewater-bornemajor casino (floating casino) within

, theterritorial waters of theCommon-

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poses that thelatest 30-cent wagehike under Public Law 8-21. bedeferred for six months upon en­actment of the proposed measure.

The measure, which passed theHouse December of 1994, alsoproposes the creation of the wageboard. after which the latter willbe tasked with coming up with therecommendation on when to hikewages.

The idea of a suspended wagehike lately got support from Gov-.ernor Froilan C. Tenorio who lastmonth said he will sign the bill ifthe Senate approves it.Previous tothat. the governor was all forevenhigher wages that what thecurrentlaw provides.

Other leaders, such as SpeakerDiegoT. Benavente,remainedop­timistic the Senate will not pass itas it would send bad signals toWashington. D.C. that the CNMIgovernment is not intent on pursu­ing a more equitable wage struc­ture. especially since wage is onearea US Congress wants reforms.

During yesterday's session.which lasted until late in theevening, King argued for the roll­back ashe feels the US should not

matter of professional courtesy, The arrest warrant on Mitchellaccording to Gill yesterday after- was issued two weeks beforenoon. his scheduled sentencing on an-

Mitchell is expected to make an other case where he was con-initial appearance in court next victed of a misdemeanor of-week. Gill said the posting of the fense. The Article XII lawyerbail and other matters would be was found guilty of assault anddiscussed during the scheduled battery in October in connec-court proceeding on Monday. don with a bar room altercation

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.he will "come back from the graveand kill you." .

After a brief absence. the defen­dant returned and said his YapesechildrenwouldkillDotts and Jose,Cheryl M. Gill. chief of the crimi­naldivisionof the AG' s officesaidin an affidavit in support of anarrest warrant.

Dotts asked Mitchell if he (thedefendant) was threatening him.The defendant allegedly replied."You...right,I'm threateningyou."

The defendant then grabbedDotts by the arm and demandedthat they both go tell Judge MartyTaylorabout thethreat.Taylor wasattending a Bar dinner function atthe Oceana restaurant with,otherjudges and lawyers when the inci­dentoccurred, the affidavit said.

Mitchellrepeated thethreatafterDotts resisted to go with him toJudge Taylor, the affidavit added.

"Based upon the foregoing. theaffiantassertsthatthereisprobablecausetobelievethat...MitcheU com­mitted the offense of ObstructingJustice•...that he tampered with awitness...." Gill said.

PresidingJudge Alex Castro is­suedan arrested warrantyesterdayafternoon based on the affidavitfromthecriminaldivisionandseta$5.000cashbailforthe defendant'srelease.

At the same time. law enforcerswere ordered to confiscate thelawyer's travel documents. Thewarrant ordered Mitchell to stayaway from all witnesses in Crimi­nal Case No. 93-137.

Mitchell was not arrested as a

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Sincerely,

Rev. BarbaraGrace Ripple

Rev. Ripple...Continued from page 4tor to passa lawreturning thebirth­day of the Rev. Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. to the prominence it de­serves.

Si Yu'us ma'ase.Sincerely yours,

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Marian DLGAldan-Pierce

laws. Thatabusethreatensourmost basic of needs: toiletries, food and CNMI Covenant) would be eradi-preciousresource, our land. With shelter. Ironically those workers cared if this bill becomeslaw,every sham adoption, we lose our whohavesufferedlegitimateabuse Charging $200 to file a com-publiclandstosomeonewhois not are the verypeoplewhowill not be plaint may reduce the extremelytrulypart of our community. With able to afford filing a complaint. small portion of frivolous com-every homestead grant, we lose a Improving the islandsimageat the plaints but it will also effectivelypart of om heritage. We must act expense of its workers is not the deter thosewhohavetrulysufferednow to protect our land for future answer. at the hands of their employer. Ifgenerations. Maintaining the Department of lawmakers are indeed intent on

Thank you for providing me the Labor does in fact involve large ending workers' complaints theyopportunity to set the record sums of money. One method of might want to consider punishing.straight. Si yuus maase. raising revenue could be to fine the abusers and not the victims,

employers whohavebeen convicted Putting an end to complaints willof unfair labor practices. Punish- not end the abuse. Denying a maning thevictim,however, by forcing his basic God-given rightsas a hu-them to pay for a law agency to do man will not improve the islands'itsjobis absolutely ridiculous. The image. What will improve the is-Department has not been estab- lands' imageistoendtheabuse, notlished to provide a service but to the complaints.protect and defend certain rightsguaranteed to all those residing inthe United States and the CNMI.The most basic and fundamentalrole of any society is to providejustice and due process,regardlessof one's skin color, religion,sex orplace of birth.

Wearenotafforded theluxurytopick and choose upon whom wewishto bestowcertainrights. Thisproposal, if passed, woulddeny anentire segmentof the CNMI com­munity their basic rights as humanbeings. The right of workers toseek redress of grievances (whichconsequently is protected by theUnitedStates Constitution and the

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complaint in order to recoup twoyearsof overtimepay,eventhoughhe was paid regularwages, is thatfrivolous? Whoshalibeappointedas judge and jury to decide whichcases have merit?

Mostcomplaints involvemoney.Whetherwageshaven't been paidin several months or overtimehasbeen denied, one common threadruns throughout, the acute lack offinances. There are instances inwhichworkers havebeentreatedsobrutaliy, they must rely totally onthe goodness of Karidat or indi­vidualcitizenstofurnishtheirmost

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this problem.ThePDN stated that I wanted to

"prohibit adopted children fromowning land in the Common­wealth." This is not true. I amconcerned only with those adop­tions dome for the purpose of cir­cumventingtherestrictions on landalienation-the exactsameconcernthe original authors of our Consti­tution had.

The editorial accused me of be­ing racist. That is verystrong labelt put on someone without even in­terviewingthem to ensure that youunderstand their viewpoint.

I have fought against racism mywholelife. Myproposalfocusesonthe age and circumstances of anadoptedperson,notonthatperson'srace. Nopersonwhois adoptedforthe purpose of getting around theArticle XII restrictions should beallowed to own land in the Com­monwealth. And, certainly such apersonshouldnotbegivenourpub­lie lands for free.

WeCharnorros arelovingpeopleas are our Carolinian brothers andsisters. The traditionof adoptionisrecognized in both cultures. Theadoptionof a childwhotrulyneedsa family by persons who will loveand raise that child is a thing ofbeauty.

I am attacking only sham adop­tions which are an abuse of our.

Both Marylou and Lillian are well-versed in the study of govern­ment. Marylou has a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School ofLaw, and Lillian has a bachelors degree in Political Science from the Uni­versity of California at Davis. Both have extensive government work expe­rience. Ifelected, they will bring to the constitutionalconv~ntion thiswealth

of knowledge from their education, their professional.background, and most importantly, from their-life-long experienceas citizens of this Commonwealth.

44~Tenorio, Lilian Seman Ada

I urge you to go to the polIs on Saturday, March 4th. This is a sacred duty that you must perform each timean election comes around. I ask for your support and·vote of confidence for Marylou Ada Sirok (#72) and Lillian SemanAda Tenorio (#44).

I am very proud that two of my daughters Marylou and Lillian havetaken on the challenge of seeking election to our Third Constitutional Con­vention. Reiterating what I told them: this responsibility is of utmost im­portance because it is the constitution that provides guidance to our law­makers as to what types of policies and laws they can enact. And this pro­cess ultimately affects the future of our islands.

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Ines and I have tried to instill in our children a sense of duty ofserving the people, They grew up seeing pow much dedication and time Ipoured into my public'responsibilities as your District Administrator and asyour first Lieutenant Governor.

ConConContinUed from page 4NMIhands.ThosewhodraftedtheConstitution recognized the lim­Ited amount of land in our Com-'monwealth and its importance toour identity and well-being as apeople. The Analysisof our Con­stitution says:

The Commonwealth created bythis Constitution is small. It hasonly a few hundred miles of landandabout15,000people. Althoughthe population may grow in thefuture, the available land cannotincrease.....Land is' the only sig­nificantresourcethat the peopleofthe Commonwealth have [and] isthe basisof familyorganization inthe islands.

Theage limitationfor adoptionswasplacedin ArticleXIIto protectagainst shamadoptions:

This age limitation permits le­gitimate adoptions and preventsadoptions for the purpose of cir­cumventing therestricuonsonlandalienation.

Our experience in the 19 yearssince the Constitution was writtenhas shownus that the original agelimitation is nosufficienttoprotectagainst the weakening of ArticleXII through shamadoptions. ThisConvention provides us with theopportunity to look at and correct

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The claims stemmed from anarticle by Yakham quoting bothNali and Maibawa on state movesto deport the couple.

The Merriams claim in theirwrit of summons that the newspa­per article amounted to slanderand libel on 'their characters.PacNews

ment-relatedactivities this year. Thisincludes whatitcalls abeautificationweek in Port VilaandLuganville inApril:

A National Yearof theEarth fes­tival is also planned to take placeinlate August It will involve canoesfrom all six provinces coverging onthecapital. PacNews

THE VANUATU governmenthas labelled 1995as Year of theEarth toshowitscommitmentto theUnited Nations convention on' eli­mateandbiodiversity,RNZIreportedMonday.

The government-run VanuatuWeeklynewspaper saysa taskforcehasbeensetuptosupervise environ-

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AMERICAN missionary Dr.Stuart Merriamand his wife Carolhave filed a legal suit against twonational politicians, a reporter, anational newspaper and the Statewith damage claims totalling$278,000 USdollars, the National'reported Monday.

Named in the susit were Vice­Minister for Foreign Affairs andTrade Michael Nali as the firstdefendant, Provincial Affairs andVillage Services Minister CastanMaibawa as the second defen-

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.ASECURITY guard inLae, PapuaNewGuinea, hasbeen sentenced tolife injail foranarmed robbery thatwentwrong, blinding a holdup vic­tim,PostCourier reported lastweek.

National Court judge TimothyHinchliffe' dealt out a.term to a 22­year-old Morobe man.

JudgeHinchliffetoldAwailohnoflpondoVillage, Mimengdistrict, thatbehadfiredagunintoacarwindscreenand blinded BP employee WillieJondapermanently.

Itisunderstood this isthefirst timethecourthasimposed lifeimprison,ment for an armed robbery convic­tion, with the previous most severepenalty being12 years.

Thejudge said that many peoplewere tired of reading about peoplecommitting crimes, especially.robbery, forcing peoplewith vio­Ience' to' other people'·s proper-

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Molisa, who is a member ofparliament" of the oppositionVanuaaku Pati, says the ChiefJustice should' keep out of the'country's politics and concen­trate on the role of Justice.

Earlier, the chief justice wascriticized for accompanying theprime minister on one of his local'tours.

Vaudin d'Imecourt defendedhis action, saying the trip was notpolitical and it was proper for himto go with the rninisterrespon­sible for justice: PacNews

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A FORMER Vanuatu financeminister, Sela Molisa, saysChief Justice, Charles Vaudind' Imecourt, has insulted thepeople' of Vanuatu by sayingFrance is in the Pacific to stay,RNZI reported Monday.

Molisa says Vanuatu has al­ways supported the struggleof the indigenous peoples ofNew Caledonia, Tahiti and·therest of the French colonies,for their freedom and inde­pendence from French colo­nial rule.

Chiefjustice insultedpeople, says m.inister

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crop.Confiscations and anti-drug

education campaigns for drugusersarenot enough, he added.

Herrera said Philippine eco­nomicplannersalwayshavecalledfor alternative livelihoods formarijuana farmers, "but theirwords are not matched by ac­tion."

Marijuana is grown in remotemountain communities and de­pressed provinces that receivelittle government assistance orservices.

In the northern provinces, themajor marijuana-producing re­gion, the police and military ad­mit their periodic raids on planta­tions have not stopped produc­tion.

Officers and soldiers, them­selves from poor peasant fami­lies, oftenpretendto conductraidsjust for show, said a seniorpoliceofficer, speaking on condition ofanonymity.

"Thesepeople do not considerplanting marijuana a crime. Asfar as they are concerned, theyplant marijuana in order to live,"said the officer, basedin BaguioCity, a northern mountain resortusedasa transit point.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - ThePhilippine drugeradication programisa "massive failure" and thesima­tion will worsen without a shift inapproach, asenatorsaidTuesday.

Sen. ErnestoHerrera,chairmanof the Senate ad hoc committeeon illegal drugs, made the state­mentin reaction to reportsthat thePhilippines remains one of theworld's biggestproducers ofmari­Juana.

Herrerasaid the U.S. Drug En­forcement Administration officein Manila told him that thePhilip­pines produced anestimated1,800metric tonsofmarijuana lastyear,surpassed only by Mexico's esti­mated3,000 tons but higher thanColombia's 1,600 tons.

A 1994 report by the UnitedNations InternationalNarcoticsControl Board said,"The Philippines remainsasourceof cannabis (marijuana) plantsdespiterepeated eradication pro­grams in the last 10years."

Marijuana is sold domesticallybut officials saida largepart goesto foreign markets.

Herrera said the anti-drug pro­gram has failed because of thelack of alternatives for peasantswho producemarijuana asa cash

INTERIM rlMI GOVERNMENT:

Member, Marianas Political Status Commission,representing the Saipan business community in lastround ofCovenant negotiations, 1975-1976

Associate Director for Economics and Finance, US/NMI Office ofTransition Studies and Planning (OTSP),1976·,977

Executive Officer, Interim NMI Government (followingseparation of NMI from TIPI), 1997-1978

Lead Negotiator In NMI/TTPI administrativeseparation negotiation, 1977·1979

Cf~MI CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERr~MENT:

Planning and Budget Affairs Officer (PBAO) 'under the first elected CNMi Governor, 1978-1982

Chairman, NMI Economic Development Loan Fund (now Commonwealth Development Authority), 1978-1982

MANUEL A. SABLAN serves as Vice President ofWorld Corporation, a NMI corporation involved inamajor resort hotel and condominium project onSaipan. SABLAN has had extensive private sectorexperiences as private consultant in economic and financial matters, including realty and real estatevaluation services in CNMI.

Provided economic and financial consulting services to MIHA, NMI Senate and other NMI governmententities intermittently, 1982-1993 '

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE'in Economics, Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1967

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION inFinance, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, 1979.

CERTIFICATE ofadvance studies inDevelopment Economics and Economic Planning, UN Asian InstitutefQr Development, Bangkok, Thailand, 1971

CERTIFICATE ofadvance studies inCooperative and Credit Union, SPC Institute of Cooperative LamiFiji,1968 ' •

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, Mt. Carmel High School, Saipan, 1963

INDEPENDENT HOME STUDIES: Law

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CANDIDATE DELEGATETHIRD NMI CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

MY DEAR VOTERS OF SAlPArt

I am taking this opportunity to introduce myself to letyou know that I am a candidate forSaipan delegate tothe Third NMlConstitutional Convention to be elected on Saturday, March 4, 1995,and to ask foryour support and vote ofconfidence.

My name IS MANUEL ATALIG SABLAN, also known locally as "Maning Kappon" or "ManingDel Boyer', of Navy HIli, Saipan. I am the NO.9 Candidate on the ballot-- SABLAN, MANUEL ATALIG.

Accompanying this open letter, is a background information sheet about me. I am hopefulthat the information presented here would give you some appreciation of mypersonal, governmentemployment. private sector, and educational history and that you would find me sufficiently fitting andworthy to receive your support and vote of confidence on my candidacy.

If elected. I will approach my delegate role with enthusiasm, yet with caution. I believe inaconstitution that IS strong enough to survive the tests of time and yet elastic enough for issues orcauses ofaction arising out of the changing SOCial, economic and political environments inCNMlto beresolved statutorily within our constitutional framework

But what I believe is not that important. What IS more important and germane, IS what themajority of our people of Saipan believe in. I Intend to find out what our people want to see to beaccomplished atthe Convention by firstcommitting myself to the artofsilence and listening and thenget into the artof articulation, persuasion, and compromise.

I do hope that you are registered to vote and that you will vote in the upcomjng March 4,1995 Election. I am hopeful that when you do go to the poll, you Will place your mark on NO.9 on theballot... Vote for SABLAN, MANUEL ATALIG.

May the very best come your way. I remain ..

Hafa Adai,

/s/MANUEL ATALIG SABLAN

FAMILY BACKGROUND:

MANUEL A. SABLAN (also known as "MANING KAPPON or 'MANING DEL BOYER") IS an NMI descentcitizen, residing with his family atNavy Hili, Saipan. He IS marned toDEL FLORES BOYER and has sixchildren; Melvin (26), Manny Jr. (24), Mark (22), Michelle (19), Meredith (10) and Monique (2), and agranddaughter, Kayla (3). SABLAN is the son of BENiGNO OLUPOMAR SABLAN and CONSOLACIONHOCOG ATALlG, both parents deceased. The SABLANS are Roman Catholics.

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE:

MANUEL A. SABLAN held various key appointed posrtions with TTPI, Interim NMI, and CNMIGovernments:

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Business Advisor, 1968-1973

Deputy Chief, Economic Development DIVIsion, 1973·1977

Representative, Economic Planning Committee,United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the PaCifiC (ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand, 1973-1977

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COUNCIL FOR ARTS & CULTURE

B.A. English Literature, Boise State UniversityParents: Maria Manqlona Concepcion and Victorino De Leon GuerreroHusband: Barry Wonenberg, Art Instructor Northern Marianas College

POT FABOT BOTA NUMERO 851 YUU5 MA"A5E GHILISOW THANK YOU SALAMAT PO

Former Administrator NMI Retirement FundFormer Director of Finance, CNMI

THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CANDIDATEEducational Background: .

. . Master's Degree in EducationAdministration .Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance and Economics

Parents: Felipe ConcepcionAldanAna Manahane Benavente

Grandparents: Guillermo Villagomez Benavente (Nando)Carmen Deleon Guerrero Manahane

Trinidad Con'cepcion Aldan

ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES:1. Stamp out deficit spending. Budgetevery year.2. Increase Public School funding to national level.3. Protect Retirement Fund assets from long arm of the government.4. Public Hearing for major legislation, like tax issues.

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"speculation in the market"which he blamed for thecurrency's decline .

"We will intervene if neces­sary," he said. "Our (dollar)reserves have gone up sinceSeptember of 1993." Philip­pine reserves are estimated atabout dlrs 6.85 billion. .

Much of the concern oveithe peso stems from an in­crease in the trade deficit,which rose to $ 7 billion in1994 from dlrs 6.223 billionthe year before. Nomura Se­curities Ltd., has projected thedeficit could increase to $9.8billion this year.

The government insists thatcomparisons to Mexico are in­correct because the increasein the trade gap is due to im­ports of capital equipment,which expand the short-termdeficit but contribute to eco­nomic growth over a longerperiod. .

Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.,the central bank's managingdirector for research, said con­sumer goods account for onlyabout 10 percent of imports.

Philippine exporters hadbeen complaining that the pesowas· overvalued an d was

·threatening to price thecountry's products out of themarket. But the economy hererelies heavily on imported com­ponents and raw materials, whichbecome moreexpensive when thepeso declines too far.

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Philippine Central Bankmoves to defend currency

By ROBERT H. REIDMANILA, Philippines (AP)• The Philippines moved Mon­day to defend its currency,raising overnight borrowingrates by 10 percent and sell­ing millions of dollars on theforeign exchange market toshore up the peso.

The moves by the centralbank followed concern that thePhilippines could experiencea run on the peso similar tothat of Mexico. Governmentofficials have sought to dis­pel such concerns and main­tain the economy 's fundamen­ta�s are strong.

Since Feb. 2, the Philippinepeso has fallen from 24.790 .tothe U.S. dollar to about 26.91to the U.S. currency as of lastFriday. Traders said the cen­tral bank sold. about dlrs 4million early Monday at a rateof 24.78 pesos, Foreignexchange' trading was sus­pended for tWG> hours Fridaywhen the peso fell below a 1.5percent range. Philippineregulations require suspensionof trading when the peso risesor falls below 1.5 percent ofthe previous closing. OnMonday, the central bank also .raised the overnight borrow­ing rate from 15 percent to 25percent.

Last Friday, Central BankGov. Gabriel Singson said theMonetary Board was preparedto defend the peso against

Constitutional ConventionPot Fabot Candidate Please

ROMAN CEPEDA BENAVENTE

Number #73 on the Ballot

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foreign workers.Baccay hadknown shewaspreg­

nant lastOctober, fourmonths aftershe returned from a vacation to thePhilippines, whereherhusbandlives.

ChanHou-sheng, vicechairmanof theCouncil of LaborAffairs, saidthedeportation was postponed untilafter her delivery on humanitariangrounds.

"Thiscaseis too special. It wouldbecallous ofusifwehadasked hertoleavejustonedayaftershegavebirthto herbaby,"Chan said in an inter­view.

Baccay saidearlier thatshewouldliketoreturn toTaiwan if thegovem­mentpermits.

ButChanrefused tosay whetherBaccay would be allowed to comeback.

Because of Taiwan's labor short­age,about200,000 foreign laborersfrom Indonesia. Malaysia. thePhilip­pinesandThailand haveentered thisisland since1989.

Saeed said the first step shouldbe to lift the sanctions on oil ex­ports.

Indonesian Foreign MinisterAli Alatas, who accompaniedSaeed at themeeting, saidSuhartoreiterated that Indonesia willseekto reduce the sanctions in coop­eration with other membersof theNon-Aligned Movement, ofwhich Jakarta is the chairman.

Steps already taken by Iraq to­ward meeting the Security Coun­cil resolution should be respectedby relaxing the sanctions, Alatasquoted Suharto as telling Saeed.

Indonesia, the Islamic world'smost populous nation, is a non­permanent member ofthe Secu-rity Council. .

Saeed was to leave for ChinaWednesday for a similar mission.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Filipinomaid wasdeported to thePhilippinesTuesday forviolating a lawthatfor­bids foreign workers from gettingpregnant while working inTaiwan

Aweeping Raymundalsaccay,33,left on a Philippine Airlines flight toManila with her one-month-old sonRandy.

She was the first foreign workerdeported forbecoming pregnant andgiving birthinTaiwan.

Before her departure, Baccaythanked employer ChienChiao-yunfor doing "her best to support memorally andfinancially."

Randy wasbornJan.25inaTaipeihospital, onedaybefore Baccay wasscheduled toreturn homeonherownina bidto comply withthelaw.

Chien, who employed Baccay in1993, described heras"ahard-work­ingmaid"

Heremployerdiscoveredherpreg­nancy lastDecember aftera medicalcheck required everysixmonths for

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Iraq asks support tolift UN's sanctions

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) •Iraq's foreign minister met withPresident Suharto on Tuesday toseek Indonesia's support in lift­ing 4-year-old U.N. sanctionsimposedafterIraqiforces invadedKuwait.

Foreign Minister MohamadSaeed al-Sahaf said Iraq has ad­dressed all major issues in theUnited Nations Security Councilresolutionandisprepared toworkwith the council to settle remain­ing minor issues.

"Then work,we hope, will.startfor finding a way to lift the sanc­tions," he told reporters after themeeting.

The embargo,imposed after theinvasion of Kuwait in August1990, includes a ban on oil sales,Iraq's economic mainstay.

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CON-CON DELEGATEPlease Vote For Me

FIRST SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASAIPAN BRANCH· .

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The report of First Savings and Loan • Saipan Branch are available for public reviewat the Office of the Director of Banking, Department of Commerce and Labor,

Capitol Hill, SaipanMEMBER FDIC

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cause she was an illegal alienand Lopez didn't want to gether involved in the case.

But Deputy District Attor­ney Marcia Clark accused thedefense of desperately trying tohide Guerra. Clark said Guerracan contradict Lopez's initialclaim that the two women metabout 8 p.m.

"Sylvia was ... was going tosay (Lopez) wasa liar and no suchthing happened," Clark said.

While Lopez was still in court,Darden dramatically producedGuerra. She was told to returnTuesay, as was Lopez.

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Bronco and says that Lopezwent outside at 8 p.m. to meetGuerra.

The statement turned overto the prosecution, whichLopez made in August, men­tions the Bronco but notGuerra. Lopez didn't mentionGuerra when she testified.

Defense attorney Carl Dou­glas -who took the blame foran earlier failure to turn overwitness statements - said theJuly statement wasn't dis­closed because of an innocentoversight. He said Guerrawasn't mentioned later be-

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Detective Mark Fuhrman thefollowing day, but policenever followed up. The de­fens.e has suggested Fuhrmanis a racist who planted abloody glove on Simpson'sestate.

Lopez's testimony cappedtwo days of legal wrangling,which escalated when pros­ecutors found' out about thefirst interview the defense hadwith Lopez in July.

Infuriated prosecutors con­tended the defense purposelyhid the first interview becauseit makes no mention of the

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drove the Bronco to Ms.Simpson's home and committedthemurders about 10:15p.m. Withnoknown eyewitnesses, prosecu­tors have framed the time of mur­der by the howl ofMs. Simpson'swhite Akita.

LOpez testified before a yideocamera _ not in front of the jury _so that her testimony would beavailable if she carries out a threatto return to her native EI Salvadorto escape harassment from themedia. She spoke in Spanishthrough an interpreter.

Under questioning by defenseattorney Johnnie Cochran Jr.,Lopez meticulously detailed heractivities the night of June 12.

Her employers were in Europe,she said, aridher main task wastaperiodically walk their goldenretriever. She took thedog outabout 8:15 p.rn., she said, and sawa white Bronco parked in the streei"a little bit crooked."

About 9 p.m., she said, she sawa black car, apparently Simpson'sBentley, leave his estate and headtoward Sunset Boulevard with ablond person in the passenger seat.Simpson's houseguest, Brian"Kato" Kaelin, has said he ac­companied Simpson toMcDonald's about that time.

About 9:30, Lopez said, sheheard footsteps on Simpson'sproperty and became frightened.She said she "ducked down" inher bedroom, then heardSimpson's voice a short time later.

"I felt safer when I felt that hecame back," she saidthrough theinterpreter.

Whenshe took the dogout againjust after 10 p.m., she said, the

.Bronco was still parked in thesame position.

Lopez said she wasn't wearinga watch, but checked a clock eachtime she left her room. Prosecu­tors were expected to seize uponthat point, along with the fact thatLopez was unable to see a nearbyTV screen-in the courtroom with­out borrowing glasses.

Lopez also said she spoke to

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to defense attorneys Monday.Another blow they inflicted onthemselves.

A Simpson investigator con­firmed he had tape-recorded thedefense's first interview withLopez _ even though, only hoursiefore, a defense attorney told theudge the tape didn't exist.

The interview is an issue be­cause prosecutors say it includesno mention of Simpson's FordBronco.

The developments cast a cloudover what would have been themost important day of testimonyso far for Simpson. Lopez, a maidfor Simpson's next-door neigh­bors, was the first witness to pro­vide him with an alibi for thenight Nicole Brown Simpson andRonald Goldman were killed.

Prosecutors contend Simpson

Doubts cast on testimony on O.J.

I have stood idle fortoo long seeing and hearing positive and negative comments with respect toourConstitution... the SUPREME Law ofOur Land. BUT NOW, I have decided with the blessings ofthe almighty godand my family to seek adelegate seat for the 3rd CNMI Constitutional Convention so that I can help review andmake positive and appropriate changes that will most benefit our people,

It is very clear now that there are some areas of concern inour constitution tnat ruust be reevaluated withrespect to itsviability and validity as they apply to us now and in the future.

A. Personal Message To My Dear Family and FriendsIn The Islands Of Saipan and The Northern Islands

My Dear Friends:

Because the sensitivity ofsome of the issues that will be placed before the 3rd Constitutional ConventionDelegates, ,I urge all my family and friends to make sure that they exercise their constitutional right tovote forthepersons of their choice as their delegates. .

Go out and vote on Saturday, March 4, 1995, and be counted! And, please don't forget to count mein as'one ofyour delegates.

I am number 63 on the ballot!

By MICHAEL FLEEMANLOSANGELES(~PLThe D.].Simpson trial is turning into thecase of dueling maids.

Rosa Lopez, a maid who testi­fied on Simpson's behalf Mon­day, said she saw the former foot­ball star's Ford Bronco parkedoutside his home at the time thatprosecutors claim.he was killinghis ex-wife and her friend.

Butprosecutors plan to ask an­other maid to testify _ and theysay she'll show that Lopez waslying. ' .

The revelation of the second. maid,SyviaGuerra, was one blow

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PEDRO GUERREO SABLAN (DEct"ASEDNICOLASA CRUZ CONCEPCION (DECEASED)

FELIX MATUPA ROBERTO (DECEASED!ANA MANAHANE SALAS ROBERTO SABLAN (DECEASED)

BIENVENIDO CONCEPCION SABLAN (DECEASED)ROSALIA SALAS ROBERTTO SABLAN fDECEASED)

Residents of the Nada ward in Kobe chat together while warming theirselves around a temporary stove infront of destroyed buildings Friday, Feb. 24, 1995. They have been living in a temporary shelter since theJan. 17 earthquake ravaged the western Japanese city, destroying tens of thousands of buildings. (APPhoto)

PATERNAL

LUIS TORRES TENORIO (DECEASED)MARIA CAMPOS PANGELINAN TENORIO (DECEASED)

FROILAN MUNA CAMACHO (DECEASED)ANTONIA GUERRERO TAIMANAO CAMACHO (DECl:.."ASED)

JUAN PANGELINAN TENORIO (DECEASED)FRANCISCA TAIMANAO CAMACHO TENORIO (DECEASED)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE

GREAT GRANDSON OF

GRANDSON OF

JUAN PANGELINAN TENORIO (DECEASED) • FRANCISCA TAIMANAO CAMACHO TENORIO (DECEASED)

SON OF

SANTIAGO CAMACHO TENORIO (DECEASED)· MARIA ROBERTO SABLAN TENORIO

SPOUSE OF

ELIZABETH "BECKY" PANGELINAN KINTOL TENORIO

GRAND DAUGHTER OF

JOAQUIN SABLAN PANGELINAN (DECEASED) ·AGELINA DIAZ.DELEON GUERRERO PANGELlNAN (DECEASED)MAGDALENA TERLAJE PANGELINAN .

DAUGHTER OF

HERMAN MIDAL KINTOL (DECEASED)MAGARITA DELEON GUERR~ROPANGELINAN FLORES KINTOL

3RD CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CANDIDATE

SEOUL:Sharepricesclosedlowerinthin trading. TheKoreaCompositeStockPrice Index fell 18.00points to894.60.

KUALALUMPUR: Malaysianshare prices closed lower in jit­tery trading.The KLSECompos­ite Index fell 16.66 points to953.79.

JUAN SABLAN TENORIO(JUAN SANTIAGO)

SINGAPORE: Share pricesclosed lower, but held out betterthan expected by some marketplayers,who hadpredictedheavylosses because of the Baringscri­sis. The 30-share Straits TimesIndustrialsIndexfell20.42pointsto 2,094.10.

BANGKOK:Thai sharepricesclosed lower in moderate trading.The Stock Exchange of Thailandindexfell23.42pointsto 1,270.77.

JAKARTA: The stockexchange's Composite Indexfell2.126 points, closing at 452568.

SYDNEY: Australian sharepricesclosed lower, with investors trans­fixed by news of the collapse ofBarings and its resulting impact onAsian stock markets. The All Ordi­nariesIndexfelll7.9pointsto 1,893.2.

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HONG KONG (AP) - Asianstock markets slumped Mondayafter the collapse of one ofBritain'soldestinvestmentbanks,with the key index in Tokyoplunging to a 14-month low.

Tokyo's 225-issue NikkeiStockAverageplummeted 664.24points,or 3.80 percent,closingat16,808.70. On Friday, it hadclosedat 17,472.94,down357.08points, or 2.0 percent. TheNikkei's close Monday was itslowestsince 16,507.95 onDec.8,1993.

The Tokyo Stock Price Indexof all issues listed on the firstsection was down 50.00 points,or 3.65 percent, to 1,320.96. Ithad slipped 14.04points, or 1.0Ipercent, to 1,370.96on Friday.

The Bank of England has putthe debt of the holding companyBaringsPic. under control of theaccountingfirmErnstandYoungafterhundredsof millionsof dol­lars in losses from derivatives­related trading in Asia drove itbankrupt.

The Tokyo and Osaka stockexchanges suspended tradingMondayin Baring Securities,thebrokerage arm of Barings PIs.Thesecuritiesfirm's losseson itsNikkeifuturespositionswasesti­mated at dlrs 638 million as ofFriday.

In Hong Kong, the financialcrisisoverBaringsalsosentshareprices tumbling.

The Hang Seng Index, themarket's key indicator of bluechips, fell 92.30 points, or 1.1percent, closing at 8,126.65. OnFriday, the index had slumped242 points.

Brokers said share pricesopened sharply lower on newsthat Barings had suffered lossesof more than U.S. dlrs 780 fromunauthorized trading in South­east Asia.

They said the key index fellmorethan200pointsin themorn­ing beforereboundingsomewhatin the afternoon.

Hong Kongregulatorsstoppedtrading in Baring companies andhalted activities of the bank'sbranch in Hong Kong.

MANILA: Share prices closedlower because of the financialcrisis of Barings, a major playeron the Philippines Stock Ex­change.The Philippines' unifiedcomposite index of 43 selectedissuesslumped 103.46points, or3.9 percent, to 2,484.45.

Asian markets slump after scandal

TAIPEI: Sharepricesclosedlowerin heavy trading. The market'sWeighted Index fell 202.79 points,or 3.1 percent, to6,388.57.

WELLINGTON: New Zealandshare prices closed lower insubduedtrading, with brokers expecting themarket to remain cautious as inves­tors assess the fallout from thecol­lapseofBarings. TheNZSE-40Capi­talIndexfell 10.53points to1.990.21.

strengthen their cooperationon a broad range of issues,including industrial develop­ment, finance and cultural ex­changes. "The last technicalnegotiations are virtually com­pleted," Morgansaid. "I lookfor­ward to the signing of this agree­ment very shortly."

Hanoi had refused until lastmonth to accept the return of40,000Vietnameseliving illegallyin Germany, and this disputehadblocked progress toward'a unionagreement.

"The Germans have indicateddirectly to the Vietnamese thatthey are willing to support a sig­nature of the framework agree­ment," Morgan said.

The European Union plans toopen a permanent delegation inHanoi this spring.

"It would be veryniceindeedifwe could have the signatureandthe formal opening of our em­bassy here tocoincide,perhapsinthe early days of May," Morgansaid.

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"The European Union wel­comes Vietnam's deterrnina­tion to tackle this problem,"Morgan said.

The union will increase aidif necessary to help the re­turnees find jobs and start newlives in their homeland, hesaid. He did not say how muchaid might be provided.

"If the camps are to be emp­tied by the end of 1995, itmeans a rate of return to Viet­nam of almost 4,000 people amonth," he said. "This willneed a very special effort,above all from the Vietnam­ese."

More than 250,000 Viet­namese fled their country byboat after the Vietnam Warended with the Communisttakeover of former South Viet­nam in 1975. Mostwere givenhomes in the West.

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about a thousand things. It's allawful lot to carry around."

Some people suggest thatLouganisshouldhave spokenoutbefore the 1988 Olympics, cer­,tainly inlight ofwhathappenedinSeoul when his accident left himwith a cut scalp and Dr, JamesPuffer, working without gloves,stitching the wound.:

Louganisunderstandsthecriti­cism. "I was scared," he said, re­calling the episode. "AUI coulddo was sob,"

AftertheGames,hestilldid notinform Pufferof his condition."Iprobablyshouldhave told himofmy HIV status then," Louganissaid. "Hindsight is 20-20. But.Iwas drained and dazed. You'renot thinking properly. I made as­sumptionsthatwerenotaccurate.I thoughtthatDr. Pufferwouldbetested routinely."

When he began writing thebook, long after Seoul, Louganiscalled the doctor.Puffer,whohas

'tested negative for the virus, ex­pressedmoreconcernforthediverthan liedid for himself."He reas­suredme," Louganis said. "Hewas confident he'd be negativefor the virus. It was a loadoff mymind when he was."

After the Olympics, Louganisdid some acting, including a roleof a chorus boy with AIDS in the'off-Broadway show "Jeffrey."

"I died every night in 'Jeffrey,'" he said. "I faceda lotof myownfears. The disease is indiscrimi­nate. That's its.nature. The mes­sage is hate AIDS, not life."

So, Louganisgoes on with life"raising, training and showing hisGreat Danes. "The dogs give un­conditional love," he said. "Theykiss me even when I have morn­ing breath."

He looks and feels fine. He istannedandrelaxed,morerelaxed"he said, than he can ever remem­ber. "I have come to terms withthis," he said. "I'm comfortablewith where I'm at.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan gestures whiletestifying on Capitol Hill Thursday, Feb. 23, 1995 before the HouseBanking Committee. Greenspan indicatedthat the centralbankstandsready tocut interest rates if the hoped-forbudgetdeficit reduction underthe Republican Congress hurts the economy. (AP Photo) ,

Louganis says he consideredrevealing AIDS virus, In 1988

By HAL BOCKNEW YORK (AP) • The daythatbasketball starMagicJohnsonannouncedhe tested positivefor

, the virusthat causesAIDS, GregLouganisremembershearirig thenews on the radio and'thinking,"Maybe I shquld come out and

,Join him."That's because the Olympic

diver had tested positive in early1988, more than three years be­fore Johnson's disclosure.Louganisdecidedinsteadtokeep,his status private.

SixmonthsafterthenewsaboutJohnson,tennisgreatArthurAsheannouncedthathehadAIDS. Still,Louganis remainedsilent.

Now, the silence is over.Louganis has gone public withthat fact that he has AIDS.

"That's what this is all about,"he said. "No more secrets." ,, He had kept his terrible secrettoolong,throughthe 1988Olym­pics and the frightening divingaccidentwhen he hit his head onthe edge of the springboard,through his second double goldmedal sweep, and through theyears after. When it cametime to do his autobiography, thefirst question co-author EricMarcusaskedwasabouttheacci­dent in Seoul. At that point,Louganistook a deep breath andsaid,"Stop the tape. We've got totalk." '

It was then that Louganis de­cided his book, "Breaking TheSurface," would address beinggay and testing positive, first forHIV and now for AIDS.

"Youdon't realizehowpower­fulsecretscanbe,"Louganis said."I dreaded speaking engage­ments.Ihadtoa!wayswatchwhatI said. I couldn't tell the wholestory.

"When you live with a secret,youworryall thetime,Youworrythatthemaidwillfindyourmedi~cation ora house guest will lookinthemedicinecabinet. Youthink

speculative activities.- The Bank Holding Company

Act, passed in 1956.The law ef­fectivelybars mostfinancialcon­cerns fromowningboth commer­cial banks and insurance compa­meso

Today, the rapid growth oftechnology has blurred many ofthetraditional linesbetweenbank­ingandfinancialservices.MerrillLynch and Co., the nation'slargest securities firm, offersmany banking services, in­cluding the ability to writechecks from a money marketfund.

"No other industrializedcountries have the rules wehave separating our commer­cial and investment banks, ourinsurance companies and ourother financial industries,"Rubin said in a luncheonspeech in New York.

Rubin stopped short of awholesale repeal of the hold­ing company law, saying thenew proposal would not letindustrial firms, such asautomakers, own banks.

Currently, banks can ask theFederal Reserve Board for per­mission to engage in limitedsecurities underwriting, butonly through affiliates that areseparately capitalized so thatlosses don't spread to the bank.

MichelleMeier, abankingspe­cialist for ConsumerUnion,criti­cized the Rubin proposal as pro­viding insufficient protections tobanks from possible losses of theaffiliated securities businesses.

The Rubin proposal would letbanks directly own securitiesaffiliates, which' Meier saysmakes banks vulnerable tolosses and could expose theFederal Deposit InsuranceCorp. bank insurance fund to'losses.

Rubin, in his speech, .said"proper protections would beestablished" so the 'insuredbank wouldn't suffer lossesfrom affiliates, but he didn'tprovide details.

By ROB WELLSWASHINGTON (AP) • TheClinton administration on Mon­day proposed far-reachingchanges in the nation's bankingsystem that would remove mostownership barriers of banks andpermit them to sell insurance andsecurities.

Opponents of the proposals,which partly revise Depression­era measures designed to limitspeculative activity by banks,found the timing ironic, comingdaysafterthecollapseofBritain' sBarings PLC bank on risky trad­ing bets.

"The Barings Bank fiascoshould sound a major cautionarynote to the American Congressand financial regulators," saidKenneth Guenther, president ofthe Independent Bankers Asso­ciation of America.

Guenther said the reforms al­lowbanksto sell "the most specu­lative and profitable securities."

Treasury Secretary RobertRubin, outlining theadministration's new proposal,saidakey issuewillbe how bankswill managethe potential risks ofentering these new fields.

"Nothing is more important, inour judgment, than making sure abank's new affiliates don't be­come a source of weakness to theinstitution," Rubin said.

The administration proposalwould permit banks to "affiliate"with Wall Street firms, insurancecompanies and other financialservices firms. Under the plan,banks also could sell insurance,underwritesecurities and engagein other financial services busi­ness.

The proposal, to be fleshed outlater this week when Rubin testi­fies before Congress, would re­vise:

- The Depression-era GlassSteagall Act, whichforbids com­mercia! banks from entering thesecurities underwriting businessorsellinsurance. Thelawemergedin 1930s as Congress 'sought torestrict banks from engaging in

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be future leaders2. Re-define the word "DOMICILED" under Article VII Section 1. and require all non-indigenous U.S. citizens to

officially establish residency in order to qualify for the following.a.) One year residency to be eligible to voteb.) Six years residency before they can hold any Public and Elective Offices such as "Judge and Legislator"c.) Ten years residency for Governor or Lt Governor

This requirement will allow these people to know and understand our culture. our governmental system and mostimportantly who they will be voting for before they play an active role in the policy making of our system whichwill ultimately affect our people.

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o Increase in the Number of SENATORIAL DISTRICTSfor Saipan and the Northern Islands

o Establishment of a UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE

o Confirmation of KEY GOVERNMENT Officials 'by bothHouses of the Legislature

an independent nation in north andeast Sri Lankasaying it would freethemfrom decades ofdiscriminationby the majority Sinhalese commu­nity, More than 34,000peoplehavebeenkilled in thefighting.

ought to look toward extendingit," Boehner said.

Perry has said he would like toclose more bases in 1997 ·butthinks Congress wouldoppose theidea. .

The fiscal 1996 defensebudget includes $ 4 billion forpreviously ordered baseclos­ings. Perry said he told theservice chiefs to consider thehigh cost of closing bases inmaking new recommenda­tions ..

"I told them to put a muchgreater emphasis on reducingup-front costs and getting afaster return" on the invest­ment, Perry said. "That hasinfluenced the bases they haveselected" for closure or re­alignment. Informationfiltering out of the Pentagonto federal, state, and local of­ficials indicates that thisyear's may be the shortest clo­sure list yet, .

Pentagon recommendationsmust be approved by an inde­pendent Defense Base Closureand Realignment Commis­sion, then accepted or rejectedin their entirety by Congressand the president.

Under current Pentagonplans, the military will shed21,000 uniformed and 30,000civilian jobs in fiscal 1996,which begins next Oct. I,bringing the force to 1.46 mil­lion in uniform and 799,000civilian positions. Those lev­els will dec l in e slightlythrough the end of the cen­tury. Bases approved for clo­sure this year would likely takeseveral years to finally shutdown.

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Rebels refuse to allowcivilians to use a roadCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ­TamilrebelssaidMondaytheywouIdnot allow civilians to use a roadcormecting the rebel-held area ofJaffna in the northto the rest of theCOWltIy until the government dig.banded a militarybase nearby.

The road wasopenedSundayaf­terfouryearsbythegovernmentasaconciliatory moveto therebelswhohave blamed the govemment forblockading Jaffnaandcausinghard­ships for thepeople in the north.

Buttherebels rejected thegesturesayingthemilitary base atPooneryn,280kilometers (173miles)northofColombo, shouldbe disbandedandshifting theperimeterfenceby a 500yards (meters) fromtheroadwasnotgoodenough.

"Until the Pooneryncamp is re­moved, we willnot allowpeopletocomethrough,"saidTami1Che1vam,thechiefrebelnegotiator, in a mes­sage broadcast over the guenillas'clandestine radio.

Government and rebel negotia­tors have been holding talks sinceJan. 8, when a cease-fire in the 11­year war came into effect But thenegotiationshavemovedslowlyandboth sides have routinely blamedeachotherfordelaying a finalpoliti­calsolution.

TheTamilrebelsare fighting for

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By JOHN DIAMONDWASHINGTON (AP) - ThePentagon's list of U.S. militarybases to be closed is shorter thanit would have been due to pres­sure to minimize high up-frontcosts, Defense Secretary WilliamPerry said Monday. A senior Re­publican lawmaker said the list istoo short.

The Clinton administration,making final preparations for is-

. suing the list on Tuesday, ran intothe iron logic of base closings:The savings come years down theroad; in the short term, closingbases costs money.

"It is a heavy price we are pay­ing," Perry said during a ques­tion-and-answer session at anAmerican Legion meeting inWashington on Monday. "Thegood news is that by 1999, we willbe saving dlrs 4 billion not onlythat year but every year thereafteras a result of closures."

But Rep. John Boehner, thethird-ranking member of the Re­publican majority in the U.S.House of Representatives, saidthe administration apparently issatisfied to keep more militaryoverhead than it needs.

"We still have a tremendousnumber of bases in our countrythat are no longer necessary orneeded for national security,"Boehner said. "As painful as it isfor the communities in whichthose bases are located, we oughtto bite the bullet.". After an initial round of clo­

sures in 1988, a base-closure lawdrafted by the current House ma­iority leader, Rep. Dick Armey,red to closure rounds in 1991,1993and this year. The law has noprovision for further rounds. "We.

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monitoring Iraq's weaponsprograms.

Ekeus said his report "willbe critical in the biologicalarea" if no further progress ismade.

Iraqi compliance in settingup the monitoring program isa Security Council conditionfor lifting the 011 embargo theUnited Nations imposed on Iraqafter its August 1990 invasion ofKuwait.

Madeleine Albright, the U.S.ambassadorto the United Nations,traveled to Britain and Oman lastweek to lobby for support inmain­taining the sanctions.

Council members France andRussia are pressing for a relax­ation in the oil embargo.

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the first time in four years as aconciliatory move to the guerril­las, who have blamed the govern­ment blockade for deprivingpeople of food and power.

But the rebels immediately saidit was not good enough because amilitary base still remains besideone of the roads.

"Yourgovemmenthas negatedour proposal for opening the landroutes ... and taken an unilateraldecision which can only gain pro­paganda yardage," thePrabhakaran letter said.

"This unilateral decision makesone thing very clear that the gov­ernment is intent in giving prior­ity not to the needs of the people,but to military subterfuges," hesaid.

Mrs. Kumaratunga hasmade speeches accusing rebelsof plotting her assassination.and of being insincere about apermanent political solutionto the l l-year war for an inde­pendent Tamil nation. Morethan 34,000 people have diedin the fighting,

By DEXTER CRUEZCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ­It has been six weeks since gov­ernment negotiators and Tamilrebels held their last round ofpeace talks, and both sides arecriticizing each other.

Rebel leader VellupillaPrabhakaran is warning that fur­ther delays could endanger thetalks, which began in October af­ter a socialist government waselected to power in Sri Lanka.

"There appears to be a paraly­sis of will," Prabhakaran said in aletter on Saturday to PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga. "Fur­ther delays can jeopardize theentire peace process."

Although both sides haveblamed each other for the dead­lock in the talks, a cease-fire an­nounced Jan. 8 has held, despiteminor violations. But negotiatorsare yet to begin discussing politi­cal issues such as giving minorityTamils greater autonomy.

Last week, the governmentopenedthe only two land routesto rebel-held Jaffna Peninsula for

such as producing medicine,but Iraq is unable to accountfor it.

Iraqi officials said the ma­terial was distributed for usein hospitals, but Ekeus dis­missed that version, sayingthat only a few kilograms(pounds) would be needed inhealth care.

He said he was demandingan explanation for the "mys­terious disappearance ofmany, many millions of dol­lars of growth media .. whichis crucial to producing bio­logical weapons."

The U.N. commission is ex­pected to report to the Secu­rity Council in April onprogress in dismantling and

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He said the material couldbe used for peaceful purposes,

mass destruction, told the Se­curity Council that "very seri­ous gaps" remain in under­standing Saddam Hussein'sgerm warfare program.

Returning from a four-dayvisit to Iraq, Ekeus said offi­cials there were "prepared toaddress this issue seriously."

He said talks on Iraqi chemi­cal warfare and missile pro-

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Rolf Ekeus, head of theU.N. special commission foreliminating Iraq's weapons of

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Though Sasaki smiled when acustomer came by and called outencouragement, his face was usu­ally emotionless, his voice eitherflat or loud and agitated.

"Even if I rebuild, I have noway to payoff the loan," he saidglumly. "This isso distressing."

a necktie draped loosely aroundhis neck, hanging over hisshopkeeper's apron. Asked whyhe was wearing a tie, he said: "Idon' thave~yother way toamusemyself."

Many of the shopowners spendtheir timejust milling about, won­dering what to do until demoli­tion starts in two weeks, and hop­ing they can somehow rebuildand start again.

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ToshimitsuSaito,whc ranaphotoshopacross theway,climbedintohisseverely tilted, four-room apartmentby stepping up a short ladder andgoing through what was a Second­floorwindow.

Underneath hisabode, thousandsof dollars in cameras, lenses and anew 3 million yen ($ 30,000) copymachine lay crushed.

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emergency government aid, andsome can collect unemploymentfor up to three months.

The government will also helptear the stores down and has toldbanks to offer loans at below­market rates. Butonly some of theshopowners have collateral toobtain loans.

"What we really wanted wascompensation," said Takada, of.the Chamber of Commerce.

Before the quake, Sasaki's shopwas'big enough to hold dozens ofbicycles. Now it's like acramped,dark attic, the two side wallsangled towardeach other, lit onlybya knee-high, battery-operatedlamp.

Before, Sasaki earned between500,000 and 600,000 yen ($ 5,000and $ 6,000) each month-not afortune, but enough for him, hiswife and 22-year-old daughter to

. live on.Now, he has trouble thinking

in months. He reckons his incomeone day at a time, in the 4,000 to5,000 yen ($ 40-50) he makesfixing flats.

To get inside the store he'sowned for 24 years, Sasaki cut alarge rectangle into the bent andjammed metal grate out front andaffixed a makeshift door.

He has already sold the fewbikes he could pull from insideand has been assembling leftoverparts into other bikes. He won'torder any new ones unless a cus­tomer asks him to.

He works next to his minivan,where he's been sleeping at nightto protect his and fellowshopowners' goods from prowl­ers. His wife and daughter arestaying in the apartment of a fam­ily friend.

Down the street from Sasaki,Tetsuji Muraoka, 50, stood qui­etly in front of the one glass dis­play case he was able to extractfrom his small variety store. He.hoped for passersby who wouldspend 500 yen ($ 5) for one of theprepaid telephone calling cardshe was selling.

"If I make only 10 yen (10

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By DORIAN BENKOILKOBE,Japan (AP) • He squat­tedquietly infront ofhis destroyedshop, patching flat tires on a hand­ful of' rickety, one-speed bikeswith tools hehad managed to sal­vage.

"People aregetting alot ofpunc­tures because ofall the junk in theroads from the quake," said IsaoSasaki, 53, the bicycle-shopowner. "Other than that, I'm notmaking any money to speak or."

The earthquake that devastatedmuch of Kobe nearly six weeksagoflattened many small, family­run businesses. Of nearly 8,000businesses the Kobe Chamber ofCommerce surveyed, 56 percentsaid they.had no idea when or ifthey could start up again.

The rnajority of those are smallenterprises, said Tatsuo Takada,a chamber executive. And he saidtherewere nearly4,000other busi­nesses the chamber couldn't con­tact - meaning they were prob­ably hard hit.

Shopping arcades crammedwith little stores like Sasaki's areoftentheheartofaJapanese neigh­borhood: a place to buy bread inthe morning and fish and veg­etables at night, a spot for a lei­surely'cup of coffee or a haircut.

The arcade, slapped togethersoon after World War II, is nowlargely a jumble of bent andtwisted metal and jutting woodenbeams. Second-floor living quar­ters have collapsed or teeter onwhatused to be shops below. Eventhe luckiest shops are leaningsomewhat. Fewer than half the 92businesses in the arcade are oper­ating at all.

"For someone who works withhis hands, it's really tough to nothave work," said Akinori Ichida,53, who ran a 25-seat restaurantthat before the quake abuttedSasaki's store. Now it leans awayfrom it.

''The worst isnotknowing whenwe're going to get help to re­build," he added.

All the arcade victims havereceived I00,000 yen ($ 1,000) in

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Smallest businesses hardest hit in Kobesomethingwaslostinthechangeoverto CDs. He said the future holds thepromise of compact discs that digi­tallycanbepackedwithanenormousarnountofinformationthatmaymakeup forwhat's now missingin theCDbooklet

'There is a sense among certainpeopleout therethatthevinylalbumrepresented the epitomeof what therecordingindustry was allabout - atouchy-feely, big thing - very per­sonal,"he said.

One record company official,Warner Bros. product managerGeoffreyWeiss,saidthatsomeofhisfellowexecutiveswishedthatrecordswouldsimplygo away.

Manufacturing albums isn't nec­essarily a big expense, Weiss said.Butmostcompaniesaren't interestedin doing this on a largescalebecausethereis nobigprofitpotential: Com­pactdiscs maysellmillions ofcopiesbut there will never be a million­sellingrecord again.

Weisssaidheencourages thepro­duction of records, particularly foralternative artists, because the fansexpectit

Thepunkband GreenDay,beforeitbecameplatinum-sellingsuperstars,ran a real risk of alienating its dedi­cated fansifavinylcopyof"Dookie"wasn't produced,he said.

One industry insider cynic sug­gestedthat recordcompanies arefu­eling this renewed interest in vinylbecause it enables them to sell thesameproducttwice.Collectors oftenrush out and buy vinyl copies ofalbums, then laterbuy CDs to actu­ally listen to, the insider said.

Whatever the reason, the resur­gence is good news for peoplesuch as Jones, whose GrooveShack Records is among manyindependently owned stores thatspecialize in selling records.

Lately, he finds it easier to or­der records from companies - par­ticularly for releases a few monthsold that may quickly have goneout of print and become.unavail­able last year at this 'time.

"The customer demands it," hesaid, "and people have to listen tothe customers. II

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soldsofarwereon record, accordingto Soundscan.

"We want allof our recordsto beavailable on vinyl," Pearl Jam bassplayerJeff Ament recentlytoldBill­board."Years ago, when the recordcompanies decided that they weregoing to go with the CD formatandphase out vinyl. there were a lot ofpeople that listened to records thatwereunfairly takenoutof the loop.Iwas one of thosepeople."

TIlegimmickof releasing albumson vinylbeforecompactdisc,whichpredates PearlJam, now threatens tobecomea full-blown trend: New al­bums by Siouxsicand the BansheesandthebandCakewillbeamongthevinyl-first new releases thisyear,ac­cording to Ken Barnes, managingeditorof Ice, an industrynewsletter.

Theblip in popularity is borneoutby statistics. Record companiesshippedout 900,000copiesof vinylalbumsduringthefirst sixmonthsof1994, compared to 500,000 for thesameperioda yearearlier, accordingto the Recording Industry Associa­tionof America

Vinyljunkies say the often intri­cate album artwork that was an im­portant partof therecord-buying ex­perience lost its impacton a tinyCDcase. Some recordstoreownerspre­ferdisplaying albums.

Manyturntable ownersalsoinsistthesoundqualityof recordsis betterthan CDs.

"Ifyou turnup a CD, itjust keepsgetting louderandlouderandhigher­pitched," saidMartyJones,co-ownerofGrooveShackRecordsinColum­bus,Ohio."Witha record, thesoundjust keepsgettingfuller.".

Jonesheadsa IOO-membergroup,called the Vinyl Alliance, thatpres­suresrecordcompanies tomakenewreleases available onrecordaswellascc""'pact disc and tape.

Despitetheseefforts, thevastma­.ority of new album releases eachyeararenot put out on vinyl.

Jay Berman, chairman of theRIAA, called records a "nostalgiccottage industry." Hecautionedvinylenthusiastsagainsthopingthatrecordseveramountto more thanthatagain.

Yet even Berman conceded that

Veddersingslovingly, onthesong"SpintheBlackCircle,"ofthesimpleactofpullinga recordfromitssleeve.The rock band VerucaSalt alsoeel­ebrates records with the song"Victrola" on itsdebutalbum.

PearlJammadevinylcopiesof itsnew album available in Novembertwo weeksbefore the compactdiscwentonsale.Approximately 65,000ofthe2.7millioncopiesof''Vitalogy"

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peared in thelightning-fast transitiontocompactdiscsinthelate 1980s, aresuddenlyhip again.

Records never truly went away,particularly in the rapanddancemu­siccommunitieswhereturntables area tool of a disc jockey's art. But aresurgence in vinyl has been led byalternative rockers, whoseverynamebetraysa desire forsomethingdiffer­ent.

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It maysound likea satanic ritual,but singerEddie Vedder is actuallycelebrating something most parentsof PearlJam fans can relate to. Re­memberrecords?

Vinylrecords, whichallbut disap-

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urban unemployment last yearat2.4 percent, or about 4.8 millionpeople.ButShaosaidexpertshaveestimated that 10-15 percent ofstate employees are surplus la­borers. That means about 20 mil­lion more people would beout of

work if state enterprises wereto cut their work forces. In addi­tion,the rural surplus work forcehasbeenestimatedat 160millionpeople, Shaosaid.

theendof lastyear. Their debts to­

talled44.8billionyuan($5.3 billion),up12percent fromtheprevious year,Shao said,

Thegovemmenteachyearpumpstens of billions of yuan (billionsofdollars) into these loss-makingfirms to prop them up becauseallowing themtoshutdown wouldalso create massive unemploy­ment.

The bureau's statistics showed

Carlos A. Shoda.Executive DirectorDate Jan. 61995

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSEALED BIDS for TERMINAL BUILDING EXPANSION AND RENOVATION AT ROTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROTA MARIANA ISLANDS,CPA Project No. R-CPA- A- 001-95, will be received at the office of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMONWEALTH PORTs A.UTH.ORITY,Saipan International Airport,. P.O. Box 1055, Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 23, 1995 at which time andplace the sealed bids willbe publicity opened and read.

The project, ingeneral, consists of renovation and the building 01 an expansion to the existing Terminal Building at Rota InternationalAirport all in accordance with the plans and specifications.

.The project isbeing financed by funds from the Commonwealth Ports Authority. The contract award, if it is to be made, w.i II.be made withintwo months (2) from the date of bidopening. Depending upon availability of funds, CPA reserves the nght to hold such bid In effect for three(3) months from the date ofbid opening.

This contract isunder and subject to E~ecutive Order 11246, as amended, of September 24,1965, the Federal Labor provisions and theEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions as contained in the contract, specifications and bid documents.

All mechanics and laborers on the project shall paid no less than the minimum wag.e rate established by the C~MI. Government: Acopy ofthe Department of Labor Wage Rate Determination isapplicable to this contract and IS made apart of thiS specflcalion (See Section 70-24)

Each bidder must complete,' sign and furnish, prior to award of the contract (R- CPA-A- 001-95) the" Bidder's Statement of PreviousContracts Subject to EEO Clause," a" Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities" (See Specifications.)

Required Notices for All Contracts.

a. The bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications.b. The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA), in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, hereby notifies all bidderthat they (bidders) must affirmatively insure that any contract ente.re? in.to ~ursuant t~ this adve~ise.m~nt, minori~ business enterpriseswill be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to nis InVitation and Will not be dlscnmlnated against on the grounds ofrace, color, or national origin inconsideration for award.

The bidder's attention iscalled to the fact that the proposed contract shall be under and subject to the equal opportunity clause as set forthin Part III, Section 302 (b) of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375 dated October 13, 197,7,.and Sectio~ 60-1.4 (b)of the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1) as implemente~ by Section 152.61 of the Feder~1 ~vlatlon Re~ulatlons, to thecontract and labor provisions as set forth in Section 152.55 and AppendiX H, Part 152 of the Federal AViation R.egulatlons a~d to theapplicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Sta. 252) implement~d by P.a~ 2~ of the Regulation of the ~.ff.lce of theSecretary of Transportation. Also the proposed contract will be subject to the Contractor sCertification of Nonsegregated Facilities,

The apparent low bidder and any known first tier subcontractor will be subject to apre-award, ~qual opporiunty compliance.review for t~epurpose of determining whether the bidder and/or his subcontractors are able to comply With the pr~vlslOns of the equal opportunityclause. .

Ifthe bidder has participated inaprevious contract subiectto the equal opportunity clause and has not sUbmitt.ed compli~nce report~ asrequlredby applicable instructions, the bidder shall submit, prior to award of contract, acompliance report covering the delinquent period.

A'bidder or prospective prime contractor or proposed subcontractor shall be required to submit such information as the Executive Directorrequests prior to the award 01 acontract or subcontract. When adetermination has been made to awar~ the contract o.r sUbco~tract to aspecified contractor, such contractor shall be required, prior to award, or after the award, or both to furnish such other information as theDirector requests. .

Contract documents, including plans and specifications; may be examined at the Office of the Executive Director, Commonwealth PortsAuthority, or can be obtained from this office upon the payment ofTHREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($350.00) for each set of pandocuments. The amount isnon refundable. Payment shall be made by check payable to the Commonwealth Ports Authority.

Apre-bid conference and site visit will be held at the ROTA INTERNATiONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING, at 1:00 p.m. o~ Tue~day,February 21 1995 to explain and clarify any questions regarding this project. Ouestions should be submitted to the Consultant. In Writing,

. at least (5) days in advance for answers at this conference, with acopy of same mailed simultaneously to the ~xecutive ~irector, CPA.Attendance at the pre-bid conference and site visitare considered essential to the potential contractor's understanding the project elements.

Each prospective bidder shall file with CPA, anotice of his/her intention to bid ina form substantially similar to that supplied in thespecifications, not less than six (6) calendar days prior to the date hereinabove desig.nated for opening of bids.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with Section 3.2(7) of its Procurement Rules. and Regulations.

.FEDERAL REQ.UIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING(iNVITATION. FORBIDINOTICE TO BIDDERS)

1. The proposed contract isunder the subject to Executive Order 11246, as amended of September 24, 1965, and to the Equal EmploymentOpportunity (EED) and Federal Labor provisions.

2. All labor on the projectshall be paid no less than the minimum wage rates established by CNMI Law.

3. Each bidder must supply all the information required by the bid documents and specifications.

4. The (EED) requirements, labor proeisionsand wage rates are included in the specilications and bid documents and are availahle forinspection a.t the commonwealth Ports AUlhority.

5. Each Bidder must complete, sign and furnisll, prior to award of the contract (at sutrmsstcn of lhebid], the Bidder's Statement onPrevious Contracts Subject tcEED Clause." and the "Certifications ofNon~Segregated Facilities' as contained inthe' Bid Proposals.

6. Acontractor having '50 or more employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be award acontract$50,000 or more will be required to maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for which are contained inthe specifications

7. To be eligible foe award, each bidder must comply with the affirmative action requirements which are contained inthe specification.

8. In accordance with Title VI ottne Civil Rights Act of 1964, minority business enterprises Will be afforded lull opportunity to submitbidsin response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin inconsideration·for an award of any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement.

q. .Women will be afforded equal opportunity (n all areas of employme.nt. However, the employment of women shall not diminish thestandards of requirements for this employment of minorities.

175.8 billion yuan($ 20.9 billion).China's antiquated factories for

years havebeen churning out out­datedorpoorqualityproducts thatnoone will buy. Despite govemmentpledges to cut stockpiles, theyhavecontinuedgrowingbecause stoppingproduction would put millions ofpeopleputofwork,raising theriskofsocial unrest

One-thirdofOlina's 1oo,CXX>state­owned enterprises were in theredby

enceon 1994economicstatistics,didnotgiveanestimatedinflationratefor1995. Most of themajor economicindicators for 1994 had previouslybeen released, but Shao also gavesomeotherfiguresthatreflectfhina'seconomic health.

Inflation has become oneof themajor economic headaches facingthe .Chinese leadership. Last year,consumer prices rose 24.1 percent.andretailpriceswereup21.7percent,farexceedingthegovemment-settar­getofItlpercentinflationfortheyear.

The'price increases havemeantthe living standards of low-incomefamilies aredeclining, saidShao. Hesaid about 5 percent of thewbanpopulation, or about 12.5 million ur­banresidents, live belowthe poverty.line.Hesaidthepovertylinedifferedfromregiontoregion,butthenationalaverage wasabout 160yuan ($19)perperson month.

. Other perennial economic prob-lemsremain. Stockpiles ofunsalable

. goodslastyeargrewby24percent, to

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The NMI Retirement FundIWor1<ers' Compensation Commission will hold its regular meeting onWednesday, March 1, 1995, at6:00 p.m. inthe Fund's Conference Room,located onthe firstfloorof the Nauru Building.Susupe. Interested persons are welcome to attend. For moreinfonnation. please call 234-7228.

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By CHARLENE L FUBEUING (AP) • China's govern­ment statisticians Tuesday gave arosy prediction for this year'seconomy, with growthof10percentand declining inflation.

Shao Zongming; deputy director­general of the S~ Statistical Bu­reau, cautioned that the predictionswere not government-set targets butr8ther the bureau'sown estimates,whichusually tendtowarcioptimism.

The government's official eco­nomic targets will be released nextweek in Premier U Peng's annualgovemmentworkreport,deliveredatthe opening session of. the yearly.legislative session.

.Shaosaidthisyear'sgrossdomes­tic product thisyearwould grow 10percent,coolingmarginally fromlastyear's 11.8 percent; and themoneysupply, orM2, would expand by 24percent M2 isdefinedas the sum ofall cash in circulation andbankde­poSits.

Shao, speaking.at anewsconfer-

Monday.Despite the assurances, the trade

figures have shaken the Philippinepeso. LastNovember, before 1994trade figures were in, thePhilippinepesowas trading as highas 23to thedollar. AsoflastFriday,thepesohadfallento 26to thedollar.

Thedecline has forced thePhilip­pines to push up short-term inter­est rates, dampening speculationand increasing the cost of capitalfor businessexpansion.

In thepast two weeks,thePhilippines hasraised overnight bor­rowing rates five times, most re­cently

Monday when the level soaredto 25 percent.

The latest' increase took thesteam out of currency 'specula­tion, and the dollar closed Mon­day at 25.732.

But there is concern that con­tinuedhigh interestrates will curbbusiness expansion and depressthe stock market, which accountforaconsiderable amount of foreignfunds flowing intotheeconomy. ]

CentralBankGov.GabrielSingsondescribed manipulation of the overnight 'borrowing rate, which canchange frequently oreven daily,as astopgap measure. He said hedidnotexpectlongertenn interestrates, suchas on 91-<lay treasury bills, to gohigher.

butalackofinternal controls atBar-ing. .

The Financial Times, a leadingBritish newspaper, quoted unidenti­tiedbankers as sayingthattokeep thedetails secret from bank chiefs, atrader would probably have neededinside help from the bank's ''backoffice."

London's Daily Mirror saidLeeson was believed tohave earnedup to dIrs 316,000 a yearincludingcommission.

On Monday, newspapers deliv­ered since Fridayhadpiledlip.onthedoorstep of Leeson's expensive flatin a condominium in Singapore'sclassiest neighborhood, Orchard..where he lived with hiswife.

"They areanice youngcouple.I'd see them coming in andout,"said Christine Sampang, wholived in the apartment next toLeesons'.

Leeson was reported to have ,moved to Singapore fromBarings' London office threeyearsago when the bank was re­cruiting to build up expertise inthe complex derivatives market.

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ippinegovernmentannounced thetrade deficit had swelled to $ 7.8billion in 1994,comparedwith $6.233billion for thepreviousyear.Nomura Securities Ltd., predictsthe deficit could soar to $ 9.8billion this year.

Government officials insistedthat unlike Mexico, which fi­nanceditsshortfall by selling debtpaper and using the proceeds topayfor consumergoods,thePhil­ippinesandotherSoutheastAsiancountries haverelied more on di­rect foreign investment to narrowthe gap.

AmandoM. TetangcoJr.,man­aging director for research of thePhilippine centralbank, saidcon­sumerproducts accounted for only10 percent of the trade deficit.Therestwasfrom importsofcapi­tal equipment, fuel andrawmate­rials usedto expandmanufactur­ing and contribute to long-termeconomic growth, he said.

The Philippine external currentaccountdeficitnarrowed in 1994 toamanageable 4.5percent of theGrossNational Product, down a halfper­centagepointfromthe previous year.mtemationalcwreocyrereNess~d

ata respectable $ 7 billion, or 'aboutthree months' worthof imports,

'We do notseethePhilippines asanother Mexico,"HowardHandyofthe lnteinationalMonetaryFundsaid

futuresandoptionsofBaringFutures(America}Inc. in New York.

Thescandal stunned ordinary citi­zensinlaw-abidingSingapore,wherepetty crimes such as vandalism arepunished by caning.

"I think aSingaporeanwouldhavebeen more careful in dealing withotherpeople'smoney.Maybeitisthewaywearebroughtupisnotthesameas aWesterner is,' said RogerTan,acustomer services manager.

EvenifLeesonwasresponsible forthe unauthorized trades, it was notclear whether any Singapore lawshadbeenbroken.Thetradesrevolvedaround huge bets onthedirection oftheNikkei 225,thebenchmarkJapa­nese stock index. Such bets arecalled futures trading onderivatives,which are tradable contracts linkedwithunderlyingvalues ofcurrencies,equities, bonds or commodities.

Some financial insiders suggestedthecompany'sownproceduresmighthave allowedmatters to get out ofhand.. One SIMEX trader, speakingoncondition of anonymity, saidtheincident suggested notonlyalossofcontrolontheindividual trader'spart,

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Monday's collapseof BaringsPIc., a holding company for amajor British investment bankthat underwrote many of thephilippines' most successfulcompanies, delivered a furtherblow.

Although governmentofficialsinsist comparisons with Mexicoare false,private economists saydeclining confidenceis affectingmarkets.

Reports of the Barings col­lapse led to a l03-point dropMonday on thePhilippine StockExchange as investors waited tosee the impact of the crisis.

Lorenzo Roxas, vice presidentof Peregrine Securities Philip­pines, Inc., warned that shareprices would be trading lower.

"Investors will not be rushingin," he said.

Fears in Manila arose last De­cemberwhenMexico's currencyplunged 30 percent, triggering amassive rescue effort by theClinton Administration.

About thesame time, thePhil-

Mexican crisis raise fears in RP

Brothers & Co. wentbrokewhen atrader lost more than$ 800milliongambling in Asianfutures markets.The trader or traders involved havenotbeen identifiedbytheauthorities,but press reports in London andSingapore saidhewas believed tobeNicholasLeeson, managerofBaringFutures Singapore,

Singapore's Business TimessaidBaring had referred the matter toauthorities for a possible criminalinvestigation, but no charges havebeenbroughtThepapersaidLeesonhadfledthecountry.

Thescandalshockedplayers inthefinancial markets in'Singapore, oneoftheAsian"dragons''whosedouble­digit economic growth has helpedfuelaregional boom.

"He is young and successful.Maybehewasaimingtoohigh,maybehe had a big ego," said Steve Ng,general manager of HSBCFutures,whotraded in theSingapore Intema­tionalMonetaIyExchange(SIMEX)along withLeeson.

BesidesbeingthemanagerofBar­ing Futures, the SIMEX directoryalsolisted Leeson as the manager of

trader whovanished undersuspicionofrnakinghigh-riskdealswhosehugelosses brought down a prestigiousBritishmerchant bank.

The old and venerable Baring

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/sNICTOR B. HOCOGChairman, Board of DirectorCommonwealth Ports Authority

Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth PortsAuthority, on Friday, March 10, 1995, will hold a publichearing, as required by Section 147(f) of the United StatesInternal Revenue Code of 1986, with respect to a proposedissuance by the Commonwealth Ports Authority of PortRevenue Bonds, 1994 Series A in an amount not to exceed$25,000,000 for the purpose of financing and refinancingcertain capital improvements, including docks, dredging andother renovations, improvements and expansions of theseaport, owned by the Authority and located atSaipan Harbor.

The Meeting will commence at 2 o'clock p.m., andwill be held inthe Commonwealth Ports Authority ConferenceRoom at Saipan International Airport, Saipan Mariana Islands.Interested persons wishing to express their views on theissuance of such bonds or on the nature and location of thefacilities being financed will be given an opportunity to do soat the public hearing or may, prior to the time of the hearing,submit written comments to Carlos A. Shoda, ExecutiveDirector, Commonwealth Ports Authority, at SaipanInternational Airport, orvia mail to P.O. Box 1055, Saipan, MP96950.

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Notice is Hereby Given thatVICTORINO SABLAN CEPEDA andMAflCELlNA PALACIOS CEPEDAhave filed with the Clerk of thisCou rt a Petition for the Adoptionof Elyssha Aldan Cepeda, aminorchild. The hearing on the Petition isset for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the30th day of March, 1995, at theCommonwealth Superior Court,Susupe, Saipan, Commonwealth ofthe Northern Mariana Islands.

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1 TOURIST. INFORMATION ASSIS­TANCE- High school grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary $3.00 per hour.Contact: CHANG (CHA), YUNG SOONdba Honeymoon Corporation, Caller Box728, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­3361 (3/15)W/18610.

1 WELDER, COMBINATION- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.75 per hour.Contact: TANO GROUP INC., P.O. Box5017, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­6652(3/15)W/1740.

1 CASHIER- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.00 per hour.Contact: THE THAI FOOD STORE, P.O.Box 5017, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.235-8603(3/15)W/1741.

1 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MAN­AGER- College grad., 2 years experi­ence. Salary $2.45-10.00 per hour.Contact: PANG JIN SANG SA CORPO­RATION, PPP 323 Box 10000, ChalanLaulau, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-7951 (3/15)W/1733.

1SEWING MACHINE REPAIRER- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.00-4.00 per hour.1 HUMAN RESOURCE ADVISOR­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75-4.00 per hour.1 COOK- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 COMPUTER OPERATOR- Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Must be fa­miliarwith IBM Compatible PC, Spread­sheet Analysis, Windows, Microsoft,Ticket Pak, Novell Net Work System,Profit Package in both Chinese andEnglish version. Salary $2.75- 4.00 perhour.1 CUTIING MACHINE OPERATOR15 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75 per hour.1GENERAL MANAGER-College grad.,5 years experience. Must be able tocommunicate with non-English speak­ing employees, Chinese suppliers andChinese horne office. Salary $5,000­6,000 per month.Contact: ADVANCE TEXTILE CORPO­RATION, AAA440,Box 100001, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 322-5798(3115)W/1739.

1 (SENIOR) SALES REPRESENTA­TIVE-(LEATHER GOODSr High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary$1.800per month.2 SALES REPRESENTATIVES(LEATHER GOODS)- High school grad .•2 years experience. Salary $4.75-5.50per hour.1 CASHIER- High school grad .. 2 yearsexperience. Salary 55.00 per hour.Contact: LOUIS VUITION INC. dbaLouis Vuitton Saipan. Inc.. PPP 1001.Box 10000. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-5256(3/15)W/1742.

3WAITER. RESTAURANT- High schoolequiv..2 years experience. Salary $2.88­3.00 per hour.3 COOK HELPER- High school grad .•2years experience. Salary $2.75-3·.50perhour.1 CHIEF COOK- High school grad.. 2years experience. Salary $1.000 permonth.1 BARTENDER- High school grad.,· 2years experience. Salary $ 2.75-5.36.per.hour.1 COOK- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-3.36 per hour.Contact: Sy'S CORPORATION dbaPacific Gardenia Hotel, P.O. Box 144.Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-3455(3115)W/1743.

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1 BEAUTICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.Contact: ANGELITA M. BUNIAG dbaAlanar's Enterprises .. P.O.Box 2372,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-2056(3/8)W/18333.

1AUTO MECHANIC- Highschool grad.;2 years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour..Contact: FJR ENT dba Auto Shop. P.O.Box 5823. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.233-0906(3/15)W/18602.

5 NIGHT CLUB WAITRESS- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75 per hour.Contact: MOGAMBO INC. dba CafeMogambo. Box 10000 PPP 157 Saipan.MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-3118(3/1 )W/18332.

1 KITCHEN HELPER-Highschool grad.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.1 DISHWASHER- Highschool equiv., 2years experience. Salary$2.75per hour.Contact: ANA CHAN dba Canton Res­taurant., P.O. Box 2351, Saipan , MP96950. Tel. No. 234-7236(311)W/1564.

1 SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR,SPORTS- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience.Conlact: ROYAL NETWORKCORPO­RATION dba Ranten MarineClub., P.O.Box 3099, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.235.6778(3/8)W/18336.

1ACCOUNTANT-Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary $5.00 per hour.Contact: JOE HILL dba Hill Law Office,P.O. Box 917. Saipan, MP 96950. (3/15)W/18595.

3 AUTO MECHANICS- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75per hour.Contact: CHAO'S ENTERPRISES. INC,P.O. Box 1219 CK, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-3150(3/15)W/18598.

1 DRESS MAKER2 BEAUTICIAN- High school grad.. 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: MINDA D. CULLEN dbaMiramar Corporation, P.O. Box 2956.Chalan Kanoa #2. Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No..235-6069(3/15)W/18599

1 FLORAL DESIGNER- High schoolequiv., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75per hour.Contact: RITA C. CRUZ dba The FirstFloral Shop, P.O. Box 796. Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 235-7482(3/15)W/18600.

1 MASON- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: MANUEL A. TENORIO dba T&S Construction, P.O. Box474, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-8099(3/15)W/18594.

1 COOK- High school grad.• 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: JUANITA'S ENTERPRISES.,P.O. Box 2193. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 288-1586(3/8)W/18334.

1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $ 2,000per month.1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $1,700per month.Contact: JETOUR SAlPAN, INC.. P.O.Box 860, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6152(3/15)W/18597.

1 COOK- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: ONWEL MFG (SAIPAN) LTD.P.O. Box 712, Saipan, MP 96950. TelNo. 234-9522(3/15)W/18605.

1 KITCHEN HELPER5 WAITRESS. N.C. -High school equiv.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.2 Supervisor- Highschool equiv.,2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.00-4.05 per hour.2 BARTENDER- High school equiv.. 2years experience. Salary$2.75-3.00 perhour.Contacl: DELUXE ENTERTAINMENTCORP. dba Hula Hut. P.O. Box 1031.Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.235-7171 (3115)W/18606.

1 ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MAN­AGER- College grad .. 2 years experi­ence. Salary $5.00-10.00 per hour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSiSTANT- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75-5.50 per hour.1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad.• 2years experience. Salary $2.75-5.00per hour.2 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. S;lI­ary $2.75-10.00 per hour.50 GARMENT WORKER- High schoolequiv., 2 years experience. Salary$2.45-6.00 per hour.Contact: SAKOCORPORATION ..P.O.Box 1907, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-9661/3(3/8)W/18335.

1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER- High School equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $4.00 per hour.Contact: SAl PAN COMMUNITY.SCHOOL. P.O. Box 69, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. (670)234-6687 (03/01)W/18255.

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 WELDER, COMBINATION- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75 per hour.7 MASON- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-3.40 per hour.2 ELECTRICIAN .9 CARPENTER- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-3.20 perhour.1STOCK SUPERVISOR-College grad.,2 years experience. Salary $900.00 permonth.1 ARCHITECT- College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $750.00 per month.1 STEEL WORKER, REINFORCING­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.80-2.95 per hour.1CONTROLLER- College grad.,2 yearsexperience. Salary $1,300-1,350 permonth.1PLUMBER- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $3.45-3.60 perhour.1 LABORER, CONSTRUCTION- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.45-3.55 per hour.1 MECHANIC, H.E.- High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary $3.00 perhour. .Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS., P.O.Box 609, Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6136(3/1 )W/1571

1AUTO MECHANIC- High School grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.75 perhour.Contact: PAuLo A. BASTO. P.O. Box2716, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288­0291 (03/01 )W/18249..

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­High school equiv.. 2 years experience.Salary $3.00-3.50 per hour.2 WELDER COMBINATION- Highschool grad.. 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.00 per hour.1 AUTO BODY REPAIRER- Highschoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $3.00­3.50 per hour.1 MACHINIST- High school grad .. 2years experience. Salary $4.00-4.75per hour.Contact: CM GENERAL FABRICATOR,INC. LowerBase. P.O. Box432. Saipan.MP 96950. Tel. No.322-5203/4(3/9)W/18337.

2 MASON- High School equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.7;5 per hour.Contact: H.S. LEE CONST. CO., INC.P.O. Box 440CK,Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-6856 (03/01 )W/1624.

5 COMMERCIAL CLEANER- 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.75 per hour.Contact: LUZVIMINDA INDALECIO.Caller Box 10003 CCC 263. Tel. No.233-2211, 288-7624 (03/01)W/18260.

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary$1,000per month.2 CIVIL ENGINEER- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1,200 permonth. .Contact: SHIMIZU CORPORATION.,P.O. Box 529. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 322-3482(311)W/18252.

1 TOUR GUIDE-High School grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.1MANAGER-College grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary $5.00 per hour.Contact: CHANG TAE HUM dba ChangKo Travel Agent. Caller AAA-200, Box10001, Saipan, MP. 96950. Tel. No.235-8382(311 )W/18257

1 CIVIL ENGINEER-College grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary $5.00 per hour.Contact: DEV & ASSOCIATES, INC.P.O. Box 3353 CK, Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 234/6187(311 )W/18258

1 GENERAL MANAGER-High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $1,750per month.Contact: CHUNG SUK HEE dba S &YCorporation.Caller BoxAM362, SaipanMP96950, Tel. No. 235-1105(3/1)W/18259.

1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $1,000 per month.2 CIVIL ENGINEER-College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1,200 permonth.Contact:SHIMIZU CORPORATION,P.O. Box 529, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 322-3482(3/1 )W/18252

1 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR-Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $ 3.00-4.00 per hour.Contact: KWEK'S ENTERPRISES, INC.P.O. Box 2725, Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-0733(3/1 )W/18254

1 MANAGER, SALES- College grad., 2years experience.·Salary $2.75-5.77 per~~ .1 BARTENDER .1 CooK- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-4:00.per hour.1 PROGRAMMER, INFORMATIONSYSTEM1 ACCOUNTANT-College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-4.00 per hour.2 WAITRESS RESTAURANT- Highschool grad.,2 years experience. Salary$ 2.75-3.10 per hour.1SECURITYGUARD-Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75perhour.1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRERBUILDER- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 MAINTENANCE WORKER· Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Salary$2.75-3.50 per hour.Contact: MIN HI WON, dba Kan PacificSaipan, Ltd., P.O. Box 527, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.322-4692 ext.409(311)W/1622. .

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100 OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINEOPERATOR100 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP­ERATOR3"HAND PACKER3 TACKING MACHINE OOPERATOR3 COOK-High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour3 ASSISTANT FACTORY MANAGER­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $1,000 per month.Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONALCORP. P.O. Box689, SaipanMP9695O.Tel. No. 235-6888(311 )W/18251

1 STOREMANAGER-High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary $1, 000 permonth.1 WHOLESALE SUPERVISOR- Highschool grad.,2 years experience. Salary$850 per month.Contact: P & Y CORPORATION., P.O.Box951,Saipan, MP 96950. Saipan, MP96950. (311 )W/1641.

2AUTO MECHANIC-High School grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 perhour.Contact: TOP DEVELOPMENT INC.Caller Box AAA 339 Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-7367 (03/01)W/18247.

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Massenburg had 13 points and 10rebounds.

PlayingwithoutOiffordRobinsonandRodStrickland, whosat out thegamewithinjuries,theBlazersstartedTerry Porterforthefirst time thisyearandtheveteranguard respondedwith13 points and a season-high nineassists.Homets 116,SuperSonics 114

. InTacoma, Washington, AlonzoMourninghad34pointsandMuggsyBogues scored four of Charlotte'slastfive points as the Hornets wontheir first gameas they reached thehalfway point ofasix-game Westernroad trip. Bogues' basket puttheHornets up 113-112 with 1:35 leftandGaryPayton's free throw tiedit113-113 with 50 seconds left

Mourning's free throw with 31seconds leftputtheHornets ahead tostayat 114-113. Bogues made twofree throws with 4.7seconds leftforathree-point lead. Jazz 10I, Lakers 95

In Inglewood, California, KarlMalone had 30 points and 10 re­bounds as Utah became the onlyNBA team to reach 40 wins eachofthelast 12seasons.

JohnStockton had 19points and14 assists inUtah's18throadvictory,which tied Phoenix forthemost illthe.NBA, and increased their MidwestDivision leadto twogames overtheidle San Antonio Spurs. The Jazzfinished February witha 7-6record, .following theirclub-record 14-1 markinJanuary.

Elden Carnpbellied LosAngeleswith 25 points andVlade Divac had'16 points and II rebounds.

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ingwithfivesuccessive defeatswith­outawin:sincethe startof the league.

Bud light's win and 01 Aces'defeat placedboth teams in fourthplacewithidentical 3-2showing.

Lloyd Hartman played superblythat night for his team. Hartmanemergedastheheavy gunneramongthecagers of the four teams which.playedthatnightforscoring46points,ormorethan halfwhatalltheJoetenplayers combined inthesecond half.

Hartman hooked at least II foulswhichledhimtoconnect 140utofl9tries from thestripe. Heunleashed27and 19points inthe firstandsecondhalves, respectively.

His teammate, DadoVistal, har­vested 23 points. George Masgascored 18 points, Felix Palacios 11points. TonySablan 9 points, whileFrank IglesiasandFaeeaTalalemotuscored 3 points.

Frorn theJoeten side, Yasu Irinakascored 22 points, followed by JoeyVillegas with14points. Dave Otiwiilscored 12 points, Charles Cepeda,OlikongTkel,WalterMacaranasandEdgarCuencascored6points apiece,while CalvinFarley had2 points.

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time lead andlosing99-94onDec. 5.Rockets 86,Cavaliers 78

In Houston, Clyde Drexler scoredall16ofhispoints inthesecond half.Drexler, whomissed allseven ofhisshots in the first half, finally con­nected with 9:40 left in the thirdquarter toputHouston ahead 42-40.The Rockets never trailed again.

Terrell Brandon,whohad26pointsforCleveland,kepttheCavaliersclosewith 12points in the third quarter,including a 3-pointer at the buzzer.Then he scored six of Cleveland'sfirst eight points inthefinal period topull theCavaliers within 69-67 withjustunder sixminutes togo.

ButbasketsbyHakeemOlajuwonand Drexler helped pull Houstonaway. Trail Blazers %, Clippers 83

In Portland, Oregon, JamesRobinson scored 18 points andBuckWilliams added 17 points and 13rebounds asPortlandbeat LosAnge­lesforthe fifth time thisseason.

Pooh Richardson had 14points tolead the Clippers, and Tony

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DerrickColemanscored 17pointsfor the Nets, losers of four of fivegames. New Jersey's startingbackcourt of Kenny Anderson andChris Morris eachshot l-of-8fromthefloor. Andersonaddedseven turn-

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EdCosinoandEvanGutierrezwaseffecftive in providing good defen­sive backing to Magcalas andDominguez in the ·01' Aces frontyard.

Magcalas,Dominguez,aroLizamaspearheadedtheonslaughtagainst theAcesatthetopofthegamewhichwasclosed by SNEJFT with an eight­point advantage, 47-39.

The trio combined 34 points ­Magcalas 17, Dominguez 9, Lizama8-outofthe47-pointtotal inthefirsthalf.

In the second half, the trio com­binedanother34points,plus11 pointsmore from Casinoor45points outofthe47-PJint total inthelasthalf.

Magcalas unleashed a total of 29points. Dominguez loaded 22pointsthrough thebasket while Casino andLizama pumped in 17points apiece.

Evan Gutierrez padded II pointstothetotal team score, threeof themfrom therainbow area.

From the01' Aces side. Freemantopped thescore chart with19points,followed by Plynske and Rangamarwith 12points apiece. Jerry Ayuyuscored II points, JuniorRenguul had10 points. Tony Luzama 9 points,·MikeMajors 6points,andJoeTaitano2 points.

Ric Alegre - another SNEJFTstandout - wasinthegym andwassupposed to play but his name wasunintentionally leftoutof thelist

In thesecond game, Bud Light'swinpulledtheteam tofourth spot,onenotch higher.

Thevictory.likewise,pushedJoetenteam again to thebottomofthestand-

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Skier Tommy Moe, who wonOlympic gold and silver medalsIn Lillehamrner. Moe sufferedwhat's believed to be bruised ribsSunday in a World Cup downhillskiing accident, but was stillscheduled to appear at tonight'sawards banquet.

Fonner Purdue basketball starGlenn Robinson,the top pick in theNBA draft after he was named thecollege player of the year follow­ing his junior season.

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The other finalists:Sprinter Leroy Burrell, who had'

a time of 9.85 seconds to better"the world 100-meter record setby Carl Lewis in 1991.

Gymnast Dominique Dawes,who became the first woman in25 years to win the all-aroundand all four event titles at the199:4 national championships.

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan,who narrowly missed winning thegold medal in the 1994 Olympicsafter an emotional year that in-

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Match Results: Feb.20. 1995MicrollHeinekin Beer-7, Miller MGIJ-4SurfTurf-6, The Wine Cellar-SMarket Wholesale, "Dart Bulls"-7, Oleai, "Dogs"-4

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harvestatleast20points, scored onlyten points, allof theminside thepe­rimeter.

Jim Freeman and Eric Plynske,usuallymajorfactors fortheor Acesin theshaded lane,collected a hard­earned19and12pointsrespectively.

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what we're going to continue todo," Kastensaid."We're notgoingto closedown.If you do that, there,are not goingto bejobs for ushers,tickettakers,parkinglotattendants,front office people.That is not anacceptable alternative."

The bargainingsession was thefirst devoted to the issues' sinceFeb.7,when PresidentClintonsum­moned both sides to the WhiteHouse only to see his efforts col­lapsewithout a deal. A two-daysession between union headDonaldFehr and Selig last week in Mil­waukee led both sides to agree toresume talks.

The main session ofthe daybegan after lunch, a five-on-fivemeetingdevoted to the coreissue:the owners'demand for a luxurytax that will act as a drag on sala­ries.

surprise about his keyshooters' lowscore performance.

"Icouldnotexplainwhatwentonwith them (01' Acescagers). Mostofthose (Or Acescagers) incourthavehadsecond thoughts hitting the bas­ket Theywerenotusually likethat,"Rangamar said.

Rangamar gavehisobservation inaninformal interview yesterday.

Statistics-wisethe01' Acescagers'showing wassurprising.

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right foot today," Boston Red Soxchief executive officer JohnHarrington, whothinksa dea] musthe reached this week for majorleaguers tostarttheseasonassched­uled on April 2, said before themeeting.

In Florida, the PhiladelphiaPhillies and Chicago White Soxcanceled five exhibition gamesagainst the BaltimoreOrioles, theonly teamrefusing to hire replace­mentplayers.Oriolesowner PeterAngelos says his team will playonly against minor leaguers.

Atlanta Braves president Stan.Kasten said there was no chanceowners' would drop their plan tousereplacements culledfromolder

minor leaguers and retired major.leaguers..

"Until we have a deal; that's

The SNEIFT victory likewise,pushed downthe01' Aces tofourthspotin thelatest overall standing. Atthesametime, itpavedthewayfortheSharks tothirdspotwithout anyeffortexerted.

TheSharks stand with a 3-1 win­lossrecord while01' Aceswasdownto 3.-2 in fourth rank.

01'AcescoachplayingcoachEliasRangarnar could not hold back his

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games. The 8-4record forFebruarymade it theirfirst winning month oftheseason. TheKings aremired inaseason-worstfive-gamelosingstreak.

Grant Long added 20 POints forthe Hawks, Mookie Blaylock 19,StaceyAugmon 18,KenNorman i6andSteve Smith12.Bulls108, Nets86

InChicago, Scottie Pippen scored.31 points andLucLongleysparkeda19-0first-halfrunforChicago,whichavenged oneof itsmostbitter lossesof theseason.

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The keyplayers of coach RonnieBayle managed toputupa comfort­able21-pointmargininthemiddle ofthe lasthalf, forcing the01' Aces tosettle thegamewitha 12-point defi­cit,96-84, at thecloseof theopenergame.

TearnmanagerElmerEonitanio'ssquad placed SNEJFT a win awayfrom thetoptoequalize leagueleaderPepsi Tearn's5,.D card.

eighth win in nine home games. Itwasthe20thwinoftheseason forthePistons, who alsogot20points fromAllan Houston and 18 from rookieGrant Hill.

The Bucks, who got 24 pointsfrom ToddDayand 18from.rookieGlenn Robinson, helped Detroit bymissing 14of43 freethrows.Hawks118, Kings 99

InAtlanta, Andrew-Langscoredaseason-high 20points andhadeightrebounds tolead Atlanta. .

It wasthethird straight win fortheHawks andseventh in theirlastnine

respectively.Talofa continued its on­

slaught on the Bad Boys inthe third set when it scunkedthe Bad Boys •.15-0.

The Bad Boys were aheadby three points in the fourthset, 0-3, when the buzzerstopped the match.'

Eight aces, one xurik, ninekees and three goals wereposted in 'the .game whichsaw Talofa's Robert Tatuoemerge as the heavy hitter.

Tatuo scored three aces, 'akee and a goal for a total ofeleven points.

Alfonso Doser was the BadBoys team's big scorerwithhistwo aces and two kees.

NoFearwillplayagainstTingTai today. No Fear has a 2-0record, while Ting Tai-standswith I-I win-loss slate.

TALOFA rose to the top of thelatest team standings in the on­going 1995 Rocball Leaguewhen.it handed the. Bad Boys'second defeat yesterday at theMarianas High School PuguaCourt in Susupe.

The win was Talofa's fourthstraight without a defeat sincethe start of the league. .

The win .likewise, "placedthe Home Boys at the edgeof the league as one moredefeat would eliminate themfrom the rest of the season.

Talofa defeated the BadBoys in a Jour-set match upwith a wide 24-point advan­tage, 47-23.

The Bad Boy team wereedged by Talofa right in thefirst two which Talofamatched, 16-13, and 16-7,

YUUKITogawa's SNEIFf teaminched a win closerto league leaderCNMI All Starsby defeating EliasRangarnar's 01' Acesquintet in thecontinuation of the Lite BasketballLeague action last nightat the AdagyminSusupe.

TheSNEIFrvictory preceded thevictory of coach Danny Cabrera'sBud Lighttearn overwinless Joetenin !he second game.

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BOSTON (AP) ~ RikSmitsscored25points,Reggie Miller added 24and Mark Jackson had 17 assistsMondaynight as the Indiana Pac­ers extended their winning streakto seven games with a 108-97victory over the Boston Celtics,

Smits' dunk with 5:38 to playcappedan8-2runandgavethePacersa96-79 lead. Boston camebackwitha 12-4 ron, keyedby consecutive 3­pointers by Dee Brown, and waswithin 100-91 with 2:01 left.

A 3-pointer by XavierMcDanielwith 1:18 leftcut the Pacers' leadto103-96, butIndiana closed thegamewitha5-1 run,allofthepointscomingonfree throws.

Dominique Wilkins cameoff thebench to lead the Celtics with 23points, whileBrown, ShennanDou­glas andEric Montross each scored15. Pistons 97,Bucks89

InAuburn Hills, Michigan, RafaelAddison scored 12ofhis21 points inL~e fourth quarter,andDetroitheldoffMilwaukee to match its victory totalforallof lastseason.

Detroit blewa 16-point lead, butpulled itoutinthefourrhquarter forits

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