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Whenheassumed hisseatin theSenate,Torres saidhefelt he wasgoing to be working, that is, get­tinginvolved in cornrriittee meet­ings, public hearings and otheractivities. He said he was disap­pointedwhenhisexpectationsdidnot materialize.

He chided some off-islandmembers for not being in theiroffices often and long enough toenhance the lawmaking process.

This,he said, is the reasonwhythere has been very few publichearings-and committee meetingsin the upper chamber.

"I used to come here at mycontinued on page 3

tion amongmembers, and that isthe atmosphere that I'd like towork in. I carmot workunder thepresent situation in the Senateanymore,"Torres said.

"In my opinion, there's noprofessionalismin theSenateanda lotofhittingback,revenge. Andwith the rate legislativework isbeing done, I can say that there'sno seriousness among some ofmy colleagues," Torressaidin aninterview.

"There is not much beingdoneat the.Senate.If I am not able touse my energy on making laws,then why amI here for. I need tokeep myself busy," he said.

TOP PHOTO shows what's left of the Suzuki sedan driven by ChuanHsiGao after it was hit by the stationwagon (above)drivenbyJuan S. Kileleman in Papago on New Year's Day. Gao was taken to thehospitalin seriousconditionwhileKilelemanandan unidentifiedpassengerwerenot injured, Photos byAbed Younis

By Rafael H. Arroyo

Torres eyes HouseAnimosity. bickerings in Senate cited

SENATOR Juan S. Torres yes­terday indicatedhe might runfora seatin theHouseofRepresenta­tives because he was tired of theanimosity and bickerings in theSenate.

The Saipan senator has comeout publicly thathe maynot seekreelectionand is considering twooptions - going full time as vicepresidentandgeneralmanagerforBank of Saipan or rurming for aseat in the House of Representa­tives,

"It looks like' there is more ac­tivityin the House,more interac-

The charges were filed follow­ingan investigation in October bythe CNMI inter-agency drug en­forcementandfmancialcrimes taskforce headed by Assistant Attor­neyGeneral StevenPixley.

Meanwhile, a Chinese nationalwho was severely injured in anautoaccident on NewYear'sDaywasreported in stable condition attheCommonwealth Health Centeryesterday.

Chuan Hsi Gao, 46, sustainedbruises and fractures and injuriesin the chest area after the Suzukicarhe wasdriving collided withastation wrgon along the highwayinPapago.

Police said 20-year-old JuanS.K.i1elemanofLowerNavyHillwasheading north toward Kagmanwhenhe lostcontrol of the stationwagon, which veered to thesouthbound lane. Kileleman's carhit Gao's vehicle in the front leftportion.

Police ChiefAntonio Reyes saidKileleman admittedhefell asleeponthe wheel. He and an unidentifIedpassenger didnotsustain injuries,

In anotheraccident, afive-year­oldgirlboysufferedserious burnsin the face when a toy cannonexploded in his face on NewYear's Day. (TMF)

incinerator will be less than$10millionandwillbe cheaperto maintainthan the landfill.

UMDA proposedto financetheconstruction of thelandfillandtomaintainandoperatethefacilityfor 12years,for a totalof$26 million.

ThecommittnentisuMDA'spublicbenefitcontribution andis part. of .a golf course .. arid.resorthotel proposedinMarpi.

Under UMDA's proposal,garbagewiU. be-dumpedIulandfill-cells .which; when

. fl11ed,'would be tOpped with-soiL··. '. ... . . ...

"The Ih.ara furnaCe can'effi-·ciently utilize tIie Wiist,e oil,geI!erated to. enhance.tlieburningprocessand solve this~concern,"NKK said; ~.::':

The 20acresset asideforthelandfill could be used forad­ditionalhoIIiesteadsitesor for

. eontlnue,d onpag&3

SAIPAN· could have a solidwaste incinerator within eightmonthstosupporttheproposedMarpi landfill, according toNKKConstructionCo.

Thefirm, in partnership withIhara .Furnace of Japan,. pro­pOSed·theincinerator owing tothe.large.land·requirement. ofthesanitarylandfill tobeputupby United Micronesia Devel­opmentAsSOCiatlon(UMDA).

"This isa feasible,cost:-er,.fective.aiJ.d~n\firomn~ntally ,: .~und ·sohiiion·lo theprobleIIlof}>uert()·Ric~dUInp, .com­plet~ly:coiripatible: 'Vith..the..goalsofthegoverqor'sJ,1u1dfI11De.velopment CoIDmittee,.jntliat tIle lifeofth~MaIPnandfil1 .willbeconsiderablyextended,"NKK general manager S.Kobayashi said in a letterto theLegislature. . .. AccordingtoKobayashi, the

totalconstruction cost ofthe

Incinerator readyto run in 8 months

Pange........~........Iguel pleadnot · tyFORMER Community and Cul­tural Affairs Director Jesus B.Pangelinanpleadednotguilty yes­terday to charges of forgery andtheft.

Atthesametime, HenrylloIguel,whowasaccused ofillegal posses­sionof firearms, ammunition andcrystal methampetarnine, pleadednotguilty.

Superior Court Judge AlexCastro readIguel his rights whenheappeared during yesterday's ar­raignment withouta counsel.

Iguelwasarrested in Novemberafter police confiscated severalhigh-powered guns, ammunitionanddrugs inside a government ve­hicleparkednear Iguel's house inGarapan,

The car was issued to SenateVicePresidentFranciscoM. Borja,who is a relative of Iguel, Borjaearlier denied knowledge of thefirearms and drugs found in hisofficial vehicle.

Pangelinan, according to thegovernment'scomplaint,allegedlyforged anendorsement ona checkissued to little league player NedNorita amounting to $1,092. Hewas also accused of cashing an­othergovernment check amount­ing to $220 in a poker establish­ment

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PUBLIC NOTICEIn the Superior Court of the

Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands

PETITION FOR ADOPTIONNO. 92-109

In the Matterof the.Petition forthe Adoption of

RAFEY B. OCAMPO,minor child,by

JOAQUIN B. PANGELINAN,Petitioner.The Petition for Adoption

ofRafeyB.Ocampo,minorchildofRositaB. Pangelinan beensetforhearingbeforetheCommon­wealth Superior Court, Saipan,NorthernMarianaIslands,onthe7thdayof Januaryat thehourof1:30a.rn., 1993.

Any persons who has anyobjection to this petition mayfile his or herobjectionwith theCommonwealth SuperiorCourtatanytimebeforethehearing,ormay.appear at the time set forhearing to present such objec­tionor interestin theabove-cap­tioned matter.

Dated this 29th day of De­cember,1992.

/s/LouiseC. HofschneiderDeputyClerk of Court

PUBLIC NOTICEIn the supertor Court of the Commonwealth

of the Northem Mariana IslandsCIVIL ACTION NO. 92-1118

BANK OF HAWAII,Plaintiff.

vs.RECO COMPANY, INC.

MortgagorlDefendant-and-

CARMEN C. SASAMOTO.LessorlDefendant.

To the above named defendants: RECO COM­PANY, INC.• CARMEN C. SASAMOTOYou are hereBy summoned and notified to fileanyansweryou wish tornake to the Complain~

acopy of which is given you herewith, withintwenty (20) days after service ofthe Summons

, upon you, and to deliver ormail acopy of youranswer to Law Office of Brian W. McMahon,attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is PostOffice Box 1267, Saipan, MP96950, assoonaspracticable after filing your answer orsend­ing itto the Clerk of Court for filing.Your answer should be in writing and filed withthe Clerk of this Court at the Civic Center, .Saipan, MP 96950. Itmay be prepared for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerl< of thisCourt by messenger ormail. Itisnot neces­sary for your to appear personally until furthernotice.If you tail to fiie an answer in accordance withthis Summons, judgment by default may betaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By Order of the above Court:Dated this 5th day of November, 1992.

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There was undue haste in thedisposition of some matters in theSenate without the ramificationsbeing fully analyzed and ad­dressed, Tares said.

"1need information on the billswe are having but it seems someof us are being left in the dark,that's why there is no commondirection. Our house is so di­vided," he said.

He attributed this to animosityamong some members caused bythechangeintheSenateleadershipin August last year, when a groupof senators ousted President Jo­seph S. Inos and replaced himwith SenatorJuan S. Demapan.

Torres finds Inos' ouster as"unconscionable," saying it waspolitically motivated. "Just be-·cause afew people were unhappywith one individual because thatindividual was a threat to theirpolitical aspirations in their dis­tricts, they knocked him out. Ifind that very unprofessional,childish and undemocratic,"Torres said.

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TIJESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1993 -MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-3

SENATORJuanS.'Torres (left) withyoungerbrotherWilliam, commis­sionerof PublicSchoolSystem.

Torres... ~__(Senate) office, five days a weekbut I found myself all alonemostof the time while some memberscome 'in Tuesday and leaveThursday evening:We cannot beproductive with this kind of a

. 'setup," he Torres.According to Torres, most

senators rack the drive to fullydigest the mechanics of the billsbeing introduced in both theHouse and the Senate. He said alot of bills were passed by theSenate without committee re­ports.

Torres cited as an exampleSenate Bill 8-133, which will al­low theMarianaIslands HousingAuthority (MIRA) to grant a feesimple title to a local companywhich is proposing to buy an 8.4­hectare property in the northGarapan area.

The bill wasintroduced on De­c~mber 29 andwaspassed onthat

resort. It lags far behind in termsofwhat's internationallyacceptedas world class resort.

Howfitting toothat thesefundswould be forthcoming given thedwindling revenue being gener­ated locally. Coupled with this isthe fact that Covenantfunding forthenext sevenyears is being doneon a dollar per dollar basis. Inshort, we must begin to fend forourselves given the constant in­crease in demand for -rnorerevenue which run up againstcompeting interest for the samedollar be it at the global village orwithin the Pacific Basin. Well, I ­cansleepwellwithmyconsciencethatup aheadlies abrighterfuturefor our people and children.Happy New Year!

ter of Labasa.The storm appeared to have

missedFiji's vital tourist resorts.Raineased in Suva late Sunday

and the cyclone was reportedheading toward a small group ofislands east of the city.

Kina delayed the shipment ofrelief supplies to areas 'affectedby Cyclone Nina, which killedthree people and left 10,000homeless in the Solomon Islandschain on Friday.

The Solomon Islands form anarchipelago in the southwest Pa­cific with a population of about300,000.

Fiji, with a population of720,000, is made up of more than300 islands in the western SouthPacific, about 2,200 kilometers(l,400 miles) northeast of Aus­tralia.

the start of their projects throughcompletion. It would revive thedown turn in the local economyand hopefully we should be see­ing a rebound before the end of1993.

I thank our developers and in­vestors for choosing to putinternationally acceptedresortsonour islands. This should presentstiffer competition for other des­tinationsin thePacificBasin TheCNMI visitor industry wiil ex­pand beyond the type and qualityof amenities which we seem tohave accepted as high standardfacilities-elocal staiJ.dard.Herecomessomethingbetter thanwhatwe've seenthissideof thePacific.Indeed, Mariana Country Club(Kan Pacific) isn't my idea of a

costof the incinerator would de-.pend on the items mentioned inthe original request for proposal,suchas thevolume expected to beincinerated and the design life ofthe facility.

"Ifdesired, we can provide op­erations and' maintenance train­ingfor the government agencyorprivate operator to be selected tooperate the incinerator," he said.

Part of the training would be inJapan and the rest would be on­site in Saipan with the completedplant.

Membersof theLegislature arereviewing all alternatives for thelandfill project to arrive at themost feasible waste disposal fa­cility that would suit the island'sneeds. (RHA)

Call 234·7272 (PABA)

Give information of about crimes commi!!ed

SUVA,Fiji (AP) • Cyclone Kinapounded Fiji late Saturday night,killing at least nine people andwashing away.dozens of homesin theSouth Pacific country, offi­cials said.

Seven other people were in­jured, 11 were missing at sea ontwo boats and more than 1.000have been evacuated to shelters,said a spokeswoman for the Di­saster Management Center.

The official, who spoke onconditionofanonymity;saidmostof the fatalities occurred on VitiLevu, the main Fiji island.

The storm flooded "parts 'of thecapitalof Suva and the whole cityhadno electricity,authoritiessaidMedia reports said riot policepatrolled the .city-Sunday nightafter looting in the northern cen-

Kina death tollin Fiji rises to 9

Jr's...Affordable housing for first

time homeowners would also befunded This program ought togive those who cannot secureloans from commercial banks oreven through MIRA the oppor­tunity to build safe and sanitarydwellingfor their families. Fundsfor this program would be fun­neledorimplemented throughtheCommonwealth DevelopmentAuthority. It augurs wellwith theever increasing number ofhomestead recipients whichwould have numbered by morethan two-thousandearly in 1993.

1 am rather .touched by thegenerosity of these developerswhowouldalsobecontributing­down the stretch-large sums ofmoneyto the local economyfrom

othercommercial purposes sincethe incineratoronly requires3,000to 5,000 square meters, with ashto be accommodated in a rela­tively smaller area at the Marpilandfill. It will be capable ofburning wet food waste, hospitalwastes, construction wastes, andcan easily handle garment indus­tryanddomesticwastesinamatterof hours.

The incinerator was proposedto be installed in Lower Base.withthe ash taken to the preparedlandfill areas in Marpi.

Kobayashi saidNKK andIharahave performed initial field sur­veys and made preliminary tech­nical designs at its expense todeterminehow the project will goon.

According to Kobayashi, the

.Incinerator... Continued from page1

ByGiffJohnson

MAJURO - It has been the "tra­dition" in the Marshalls thatmostgovernment-related activities(except parties) shut down abouttwo weeks before Christmasanddo not rev up again until after theopening of the Nitijela (parlia­ment) the first Monday of everyJanuary. December 1992, how­ever, broke with the norm.

First there was President Bush'sdeclaration justbeforeChristmas of'a disaster for 11 outer isIaritls as aresultofdamagefromTyphoon Gay.Thathas led to thenow-familiar as­sault by FEMA official last weekand thison theislands to takereliefapplications and assess damages.

ThenjustbeforeChristmas camethesigningofanagreementbetweenthe Asian Development Bank andgovernment officials fora $7.7mil­lion loan - the Education MinisterPhillip Muller called the "greatestChristmas gift that the governmentcan give to future leaders of theMarshalls" - tooverhaul thedeterio­rating Marshalls' education system.The five year plan to build newschools, improve theCollege of theMarshall Islands and retrain allMarshallese elementary schoolteachers while bringing in dozens­perhaps more than 100 outsideteachers as temporary replacements-istobelaunchedtowards theendof1993,following theADB'sapprovalprocess.

The ADB deal was followed bythree daysoftalksamong Marshalls,Palau and Federated States ofMicronesiaofficialstocometotermson a new treaty for the College- ofMicronesia system. Theoutcome isa treaty thatwill giveindependenceto each of the threecolleges in theislands - Micronesian OccupationalCenter in Palau, the College ofMicronesia in Pohnpei andtheCol­legeoftheMarshall IslandsinMajuro- underthedirection oftheirown to­be-established boards of regents.They will retrain a certain level ofcooperation for several federally-

t Marshall Islands sceneIHoliday season in the tropics

funded programs thatrequire it Theterms must be approved by there­spective legislatures, but in theMarshalls, at least, approval is as­sured.. Andthencametheannouncementfrom thePresident's office thattheMarshalls wouldhavea newMinis­terofHealthandEnvironmentcomeJanuary 1 - and that it would. be awoman, thefirstintheCabinetsincethegovernmentwasfonnedin 1979.Evelyn Konou, afour-term senatorfrom the southern atollofJaluit, wasnamed to replace Henchi Balos ofBikini. BalosisonlythethirdCabi-.netminister in13yearstostepdown.Konou is the onlywoman in the33seat Nitijela. In the early days ofconstitutional government she wasan opposition leader, but in morerecent timeshasjoinedforces withthe commanding majority party ofPresident AmataKabua. Formanyyears shehas beenon theNitijela'shealth, Education andSocial AffairsCommittee, andhadchaired it'since1992.

Thecountrydid taketimeoffforthe usual hectic Christmas cel­ebration. Dozensofgroups,knownas "jeptas" (chapters), practisedsongsand dances fromas farbackas Octoberthat theyperformedonChristmas day inside islandchurches throughout theMarshalls.The performances • that used touse uke1eles and guitars-butnowadays rely heavily on elec­tronicorgans, electric guitarsandamplifiers-shakethechwchesandthethousands ofpeoplepicking thepewsand lining theoutsidew;noows. Theonly difference to the Christmascelebration is what'many peoplecommented on as a downturn inthenumberof groupsdancingandsinging,a sign of the"moderniza­tion" of the Marshallsas it movesone step further from its customsof old.

Thelevel ofgovernmentactivityinDecember faroutpacedtheChristmascelebration, a twist that shows 1992prochicedanaltogetherunusuaIhalidaypt'riod.

Respectfullyyours,Piola B.Camacho

Stop pokeroperations

Dear Editor:As a yOlmg concerned citizen of

Saipan,Iwassurprised anddisappointedtoread andlearn fromyour Editorial,entitled"Drugs, Alcohol andPokerMa­chines (December 18, 1992), thata topofficial of the government has been ar­rested and accusedandeveneventuallybe arraigned and tried for theft, all be­cause of gambling(pokermachines).

I cannotanddonotblameourlegisla­tors who thinktheyhave foundaneasyway of raising revenues and the enter­prising individualsandbusinesseswhotry to profit from the .misfortunes ofothers,but shouldhaveatleastweighedcarefully and thoroughly the gainsagainst the losses to our societybeforelegalizing and putting up poker ma­chines.

How many more lives and familieswouldbe ruinedbeforeour finelegisla­tors and eldersnotice the ills thatgam­bling is doing our society. I've askedmyselfseveraltimesbeforewhypeoplegamble, is it loneliness? or is it the loveof money? All I canthink rightnow isthe compulsive gambler who, becauseof his pathologicalurge to gamble, be­comes dishonestbecause oflosses, thuseverybody and everything becomessubservienttohisurgethatabnostalwaysleads to marital strife and eventuallyleads to separationor divorce. Imaginethenumber ofyoungpeoplewhowillbeneglected becauseof broken homes.

I, therefore,inmyhumblecapacityasa young concernedcitizen, like to.ap­peal to the Governor, our legislators, tofmd a wayto stoptheoperationof thesepoker machines just like they did illGuam, a larger and more progressiveisland than Saipan.

. I admit I amtoo young to tacklethisbig problemheadlongbut theonlycon­solationI canfindrightnowis thatthereare people and newspaper like yourswhoareconcerned inbringingtheillsofgambling to the government.

Again, I say thankyou for givingmetheopportunitytovoiceoutmy opinionon thisproblemandmay Godblessyouandyournewspaper. InclosingmayI beallowed to quote an old proverb that Ihaveread somewheie, towit,"Hethatishastening to gainricheswillnotremaininnocent."

Member ofThe

Associated Press

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NickLegaspi EditorRafael H.Arroyo BeporterMa Gaynor L. Dumat-ol Reporter

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***Political Undercurrents: I am sure every political aspirantof stripe

has begun surveying his chances for a certain public office. Thegubernatorialrace ought to includesome heavy fireworks. The Senaterace ought to be the same. But I have heard such heavyweights asSpeakerTom Villagomezand CongressmanJess Anaoas prospectivecandidates for the two Senate seats from the GOP side. There's alsoSenator Juan Torres. I wonder who the other side would be fieldingagainst this group. It could be a long and winding road, right?

***Brighter Economic Future: It's good to close this year with some

senseof optimismthatsomethingwillworkright whenthefirst sunraysbeam across theseislandson thefirst of January 1993. My saluteto ourlawmakers for setting in motion the new machinery for prosperitybyvoting for the land leases for the third senatorial district

Kudos toRepresentatives Hofschneider, Speaker Villagomez, Attao,Benavente, Torres, Frank Camacho, Cris Guerrero, Jess Mafnas,Teregeyo, Borja, formerSpeakerGuerrero,Reyes, Maratita, Quitugua.JunPan, Palacios, Flores, and others who gave their positive votes torevive thelocaleconomy. Mypersonalsalute to SenatorsDaveCingandhis delegation for their courage and generosity in helping the thirdsenatorial district in its quest for a better economic future. The samefelicitation alsogoes to SenatorsPaul Manglona, Ed MaratitaandJuanTorres. Thanks a millionfor the billions of dollars in investments thatwill come to the islands throughyour courageous vote of confidence.

Through youreffortswe willhaveseen theconstructionof acompletepublic school facility in Kagman-s-elementary and high school-inadditionto watertanks for allpublicschools throughoutthe island. TheDandan Homestead Subdivisionwill get funds for a sewer system, alandfill and waste reductionprogram in Marpi, to name a few.

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CUC's Priorities Set? ForCUC's executivedirector toassert thatthelegislature has its priorities confused reflects more adequately, if not,truthfully,how hehas allegedlysquandered,mismanaged andmis-usedpublic funds of the very quasi-independent governmental agency herepresents.

Through the Oversight Hearings sometime earlier this year, thelegislature found that developers' contributions are missing and wereallegedlyused onprojectsotherthantheirintendedpurposes. Is thiswhyCUC's executive director wants more of these funds at his disposal toiriflict additionalunbridled and unaccounted for expenditure of publicfunds?

Mindyou, sir, the legislaturehasfound out thatof the $99 Millioninexpenditurepaid via CUC's checks bearing only your signature someanomalies surfaced, including the fact that you have not been able toaccountfor theexpenditureofmorethan$30Million. Yetyoustillinsistthat the legislature's prioritiesareconfused? Admitting the truthhurts,huh?

Hasit everdawnedonyouwhy thelegislaturehas shiftedexpenditureauthorityfrom your agencyto thatof the director offmance? Isn't thisSuggestive and reflective of your inability to manage public funds?Needwe stretch the truth,sir. I amquite certain that you too agreethatfinancial management,large or small,has never and will.never everbeyour forte. .

In summary,1 wonder if it isn't you who's confused over your ownprioritieswhichshouldinclude-as criticallyvital for youroperation­a soundfinancial managementsystemthatdisposes (appropriately) themeager fiscal resources of CUe? It's too obvious, sir, isn't it? Andwhat's this default notice being served CUC by Shell Oil Marianas?Gee, it's beginningtosoundlikea realbrokenrecord, right? Thanksforgivingus thisyear's CUCtheme: "It seemsI've heard thatsongbefore."Felis Pasgua yan Ano Nuebo!

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Taiwan continuesto buildup military

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Afteryears of political- isolation,Taiwan's Nationalist Chinesegovernment is pursuing a flurryof major arms deals despite theeasing of tensions in one of thelast flashpoints leftfrom theColdWar.

Arcbrival China accuses Tai­wan of promoting an arms race,butTaiwansaysitspurchasesarefor self-defense andposeno stra­tegicthreattotheCommunists onthe mainland.

This affluent islandof 20 mil­lionpeoplehasbeenactingswiftlybecause of its bulging bank ac­count from booming trade, itsagingweaponry anditspersistentrivalry with the mainland, eventhough their relations have beenimproving.

Taiwan notchedits first majordeal in September, when Presi­dentBushliftedadecade-oldbanto approve the sale of 150 F-16fighter jets to Taiwan. The dealwith general contractor GeneralDynamics Corp., valuedat about$6 billion,wassignedin Novem­ber.

In mid-November, local newsreports said Taiwan signed con­tracts with Frenchcompanies tobuy60 Mirage 2000-5warplanesworthaboutdlrs2.6billionandatleast1,500air-to-airmissiles.Thereports wereconfirmedbysources .knowledgeable about the deals,but Taiwan and Francehave de­clinedcomment.

Nationalist forces fled to Tai­wan in 1949 after losing a longcivilwarwiththeCommunistsonthe mainland. Since then, bothhaveclaimedtobe the legitimateruler of all China.

Chinaopposesanysaleofmili­tary equipment to Taiwanor anyrelations withTaipei that appearto give the Nationalist govern­ment officialrecognition.

In a possible sign of things tocome,Chinaon Dec. 23 orderedFrancetocloseitsconsulateinthesoutherncity of Canton.

It was China's first formal actof retaliation after repeatedwarnings thatFrancewouldpayaheavypricefor the sale,but Chi­nese companies also have beenstalling on planned deals withFrenchbusinesses.Themovesareintended as a warning to otherEuropeancountries thathavebeenconsidering weapons sales toTaiwan.

China also vehemently pro­tested to the United States overtheF-16deal,threatening astrong,but unspecified response.But sofar, Beijinghas not actedagainsttheUnitedStates, whichisChina'sbiggestexport market and a ma­jor sourceofhigh-technology andinvestmentmoney.

Chineseleadersalsothreatenedto use force againstTaiwan if itdeclaredindependence.

Yet theweapons purchases ap­parently were'not prompted bynewpoliticalfearsonTaiwan.To'the contrary, relations between

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Common eating disordersNEW YORK (AP)• KimAlexis, CarolAltandBeverly Johnson sharesomething more thanmodelingstardom.

All threeweretoldto loseweightwhentheystartedtheircareers andall three eventually suffered from eating disorders.

Alt,31,saidshewaspromisedatrip toRomefor amodelingjobif shelost5kilograms (12pounds) in amonth.Shefaintedduring herfirstjob.Today,at55kilograms (127 pounds),"I eateverything inmoderation,"the 5-foot-8-inch (1.73-meter) brunette told People magazine for itsJan. 11 edition.

Johnson, 5-foot-9(1.76-meters), said she-was bulimic and anorexic'beforejoiningOvereaters 'Anonymous sevenyears ago. Johnson, whoonce weighed 103pounds,today weighs 120.

"Inourprofession, clotheslookbetteronahanger,soyouhavetolooklike a hanger," said Johnson, 38. "It willneverchange."

Alexis,32, said she triedevery fad diet andonce didn't eat for four<lays. Today, the 5-foot-1O (l.78-meter) blonde weighs 62 kilograms(138pounds)and concentrates on eating healthyfood.

Vicki wants to be Dinah ShoreNEWYORK (AP)-VickiLawrencemaylooklikeCarol Burnette,butshe wants to be Dinah Shore.

Lawrence, 43, says she wants to have normal people on her newsyndicated talk show"Vicki!"

"Ifyouwatchothertalkshowsfor a week, youbegintofeelyou'rethelastnormal persononearth,"Lawrence toldPeoplemagazineforitsJan.11 edition. "I just want to have fun and talk to normal people.

"1 grewup with MikeDouglas and Merv GriffinandDinahShore­and I miss that. I'd love to be the Dinah for the '90s.". Lawrence startedherTVcareeron CBS's "The CarolBurnett Show"after sending Burnette a photograph highlighting their resemblance.The show was canceled in 1979after a 12-year run.

In 1983,Lawrence tookherroleasthegrandmother1ywoman withtherazor-sharp tounge to NBC with the show"Mama's Family," whichaired for nearly two years.

Mormon chiefin hospitalSALTLAKE CITY(AP) -MormonChurchPresidentEzraTaftBenson,93, was responding to treatment for pneumonia Sunday, a churchspokesman said.He remained hospitalized in seriousbut stable condi­tion.

"He continues to improve," said spokesman DOn LeFevre.Benson, leader of the 8.4 million-member Utah-based churchsince

1985,hasbeenin frailhealthfor thepastfewyears.Hewasadmitted tothe hospitalThursday.

All work makes Jack richNEW YORK (AP) - All workand no playhasmade JackNicholson arich boy. Nowcommanding a reported$10millionapicture, the55­year-old actor told Entertainment Weekly that he no longerneeds apaycheck.

"Money hasn't really been the issue with me for quitea while," hesays in themagazine'sJan.8 issue."I just dowhatI feel like- that?s allthere is to it." .

Nicholson - currently starringin "A FewGood Men"and"Hoffa" ­has spent muchof his fortune on works by Picasso and otherfamousartists.

The ~agazine reports thathis bathroomdecor includes a watercolor"with tWI) women withtheirtongues ineachother's mouth" anda toiletseat witha real rattlesnake embeddedin the Lucite lid.

Diana, sons catch wavesCHARLESTOWN,Nevis(AP) - PrincessDianawanted to goexplor­ingon thisCaribbean island,but her youngsons wanted tocatchsomewaves_ andthe sons won.

Theroyaltriospentthefirst twodaysof theirvacationatIndianCastleBeachon theisland's south side.

Diana planned to visit a different beach Saturday, but Princes Wil­liam, 10, andHarry,8, insistedon going again to IndianCastle for itswaves,security officialssaid.

Diworeanorangebikinianddidnotspeaktoreporters, whowerekeptat a distance.

The princes spentChristmas week with their father,Prince Charles,whileDianaspenttheholidaywithher brotherand hisfamily. Charles,41, and Diana, 31, separated in December.

Nevis,population 10,OOO,.is aformerBritishterritory thatnowispartof the two-island nationof St. Kitts-Nevis.

Britishphotographers saidDiana is scheduledto leave theislandonTuesday.

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for mv, providedmoney for themovie, along with the govern­ment.

The plot centersaroundKeiko,an office worker who discoversshe got the AIDS virus from a

.college boyfriend:Desperate forcomfort, she goes to bed severaltimes with a new boyfriendwithouttellinghimsheisinfected.Ashe sleepsbesideher, sheturnson the gas in an unsuccessful at­tempt to kill themboth.

Keiko also faceshospitals thatdo not accept AIDS patients andco-workers who joke about thedisease _ as many Japanese do.The mother of the man who in­fected Keiko says her son, wholies dying in a back room, is"traveling overseas."

FewJapaneseknowpeoplewhohave testedpositive for theAIDSvirus, but doctors say thatis onlybecause sufferers are afraid tomake their condition public.

Japanesetraditionally viewse­rious illnesses or disabilities assourcesof shameandsignsof sinin a previous life., Some families investigate the

background of potential in-lawsforundesirablequalitics theythinkmight damage their reputation,such as an ancestor belonging tothe former "burakumin" outcastcommunity. Such undesirabletraitsnow includea relative withthe AIDS virus.

WhenAIDSfirstsurfacedhere,itwasinvariably tracedtoforeignsources. Since intravenous druguse is rare and the homosexualcommunity keeps a low profile,manyJapanesebelieved there waslittle risk of contracting AIDS.

"In thosedays,we thought thatif we avoidedanalsexandstayedawayfrom foreigners we'd be allright.I didn't worryatall,"Hiratawrote in the popular weeklyShukanBunshun.

arm's length,eventhoughsecrecyand the belief it is a foreigners'diseasehas helpedspreadAIDS.Officials still stress that manypeopleinfectedwithHIV inJapanare prostitutes from SoutheastAsia. Sufferers can face socialostracismand medical neglect.

Hirata Withheld his real nameduring his remarkable news con­ference, which made the nightlynews and was featured in majornewspapers and magazines. Al­though he wanted to help otherAIDSsufferers,he saidhe didnotwant to causeembarrassment forhis family."

A World Health OrganizationexpertonAIDSpredicted inmid­Decemberthatthenations ofAsiawill soon replace Africa as theregion with the most new mvinfections each year.

The government is widelyblamed for failing to educatethepublic aboutAIDS. It is tryingtomake up lost ground with warn­ings that casual sex is risky andexhortations that AIDS sufferersnotbesubjecttoprejudice. Newgovernment programs to fightAIDSareannounced almostdaily.The media has jumped on thebandwagon with a barrage ofAIDS-relatedtelevisionprograms,including documentaries, gameshows andsex education shows.

Part of the crusade includes thefirst featurefilm byamajorstudioon the issue.

Tearfulaudiences cringeas thedocudrama "Hug Me, Then KissMe" driveshomeitsmessagethatAIDSis not a foreign diseaseandthat its victims must be treatedwith compassion.

But it is American basketballstar MagicJohnson _ not a Japa­nese celebrity _ who introducesthe movie. A foundation estab­lished by Johnson, who retiredfromplayingafter testingpositive

CMLACTION NO. 92-1526MARLITA VILLA,

Plaintiff,'IS.

KWONG CHOI LAI. LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAI LAI,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I. IIand III,

Defendants.SUMMONs

To: RICHARD K. LAI'(ou are he!eby summoned and notilied

to liIe any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy 01 which isgiven you here­with, WIThin twenty (20) daysalter service ofthissummons upon you and to. deliver or mail acopy of your answerto WISE MAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2ffJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor filing.

• Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court at Saipan, MP96950, ft may be prepared am signed for youby your counsel and sent to the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor you to appear personally until further notice.

11 you fail tolile an answer in accordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybetaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of tbe above court.Dated this 18 dayof Nov., 1992.

fsIBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court

1j5.11,18.2S(3633)

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By Elaine Kurtenbach

TOKYO (AP) - Although hefrequented gay bathhouses anddidn't use condoms, poetYutakaHirata didn't worry much aboutAIDS.

Now he knows he was deadwrong, and so does the rest ofJapan. Hirata caused a nationalsensationwhenhebecamethefirstJapanesetopublicly acknowledgehecaughttheAIDS virusthroughsex.

Hirata_ whousedonlyhis penname _ made his announcementin October, long after ··tlie· firstAIDS cases surfaced here in themid-1980s. But thosecases werelinkedtoforeigners, causing afalsesenseof security.

That complacency hasbeenre­placedby dreadas the numberofconfirmed casesstarts to soar. Inthe first 11 months of 1992, 424cases of AIDS or infection withmv, the virusthatcausesAIDS,werereported_almostdouble thenumberreported in all of 1991.

In all, some 500 cases of full­blown AIDS and 2,500 cases ofinfection with Hl.V have beenconfirmed in Japan. Health offi­cialsestimatethereare atleast 10undiagnosed cases for everyper­sonknowntobeinfected. Butthe fatal illness is still treated at

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of the Northern Mariana Islands

PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court otthe Commonwealth

of the Northern Mariana Islands

CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,

Plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOILAl,lU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAI tAl,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,

Defendanis.SUMMONS

To: SIU LING LAIYou are hereby summoned and notified

to tile any answer YGU wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy 01 which isgiven you here­with, within twenty (20) daysalter serviceof thissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopy of your answer to WISE MAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7. Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor filing.

Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court atsaipan. MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed Jor youby your counsel and sent to the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger o~ mail. /Iisnot necessarytor you 10 appear personally until further notice.

Ifyou fail to file an answer in accordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint. .By order of the above court.Dated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.

/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court .

1/5.11.18.25(3633)

CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA Villi,

Plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE KLAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I, IIand III,

Defendints.SUMMONS

To: GEORGE K. LAISAMUELYou are hereby summoned and notified

to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you rere­with,withintwenty (20) daysalter service olthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswer to WISEMAN ANDEASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or serning it to tile Clerk of this Courtfor filing.

Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis CourtatSaipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk 01 thisCourt by messenger or mail. ltisnot necessaryloryou to appear personally until further notice.

I!you fail tofile an answer inaccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default rrraybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complairt.By order of tIEabove court.Dated this 18day of Nov., 1992.

Mernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCourt

1/5.11.18.25(3633)

2 KITCHEN HELPER-High school grad.2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2./5perhour.1 (Marketing) SALES MANAGER ­College grad. 2 yrs. experience. Sal­ary:$l,DOO per month.1 (Store) SUPER\iISOR -High schoolgrad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$ 4.05per hour.1 COOK -Hiqh school grad. 2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2.50 perhour.Contact: ANTONIO S. CAMACHO dbaWESTPAC FREIGHT, P.O. Box 2048Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.322-8798/5537(1/19)T/1 0023-.

PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth

01 the Northern Mariana Islands

CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,

Plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING; SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,

Defendants.SUMMONS

To: KWONG CHOILAIYou are hereby summoned and notified

to lile any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you here­with, within twenty (20) days after serviceofthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopy of your answer to WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Bo~ 2607, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor liling.

Your answer should be in wr iting andfiled with the Clerk 01 this Court at saipan. MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent 10 the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnol necessaryfor you 10 appear personally unti Ifurther notice.

I!you tail to file an answer in accordancewittl this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of tbe above courtDated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.

/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court

1/5.11.18.25(3633)

CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,

Plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOILAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVID WAILAI, GEORGE KLAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,

Defendants.SUMMONS

To: DAVID WAILAIYou are hereby summoned and notified

to liIe any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you here­with. within twenty (20) daysalter service ofthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswerto WISEMAN ANDEASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it tothe Clerk of this Courtfor filing.

Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis CourtatSaipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk ofthisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot nec".SSaryfor you to appear personally until further notice.

I!you fail tofile an answer in::ccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybetaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the above court.Dated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.

/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCourt

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2 AUTO MECHANIC4 AUTOBODYREPAIRER2 AUTOELECTRICIAN4 AUTOPAINTER - Highschool grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 perhour. ....1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - Collegegrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.DOperhour. .Contact: ROMAN B. MATSUMOTOdba GARAPAN SAFEWAY MOTORS.P.O. Box694,Garapan, Saipan, 96950,Tel.No. 234-5765 (1/19)T/10040.

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PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court.of the Commonwealth. ofthe Northern Mariana Islands

PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth

of!he Northern Mariana Islands

CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,

plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEIYING, SIU LINGLAI,DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGEK.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,

Defendants.SUMMONS

To: SAMUEL K.LAIYou are hereby summoned and notified

to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you here­with, within twenty (20) daysalter serviceolthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswerto WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of tl)is Courtfor filing.

Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court at Saipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor youto appear personally unti Ifurther notice.

IIyou fail tofife an answ~r inaCcordancewith this summons, JUdgment by Default may"be taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the above court.Dated this 18day ofNov., 1992.

/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCou~

1/5.11.18.25(¥i33)

CIVIL ACTION Nil. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,

Plaintiff,vs.

KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE K.LAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I, IIand III,

Defendants.SUMMONS

To. Peter K. LaiYou are hereby summoned and nolilied

to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you here­with, within twenty (20) daysaller service 01 thissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyolyour answer 10 WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isp.o. Box 2607, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk 01 this Courtfor filing.

Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk of this Court at Saipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor you 10 appear personally until further notice.

I!you fail tofile an answer inaccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the abu't'e courtDated this 18 day ofNov., 1992.

/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court

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2 BEAUTICIAN -High school grad. 2yrs.experience. Salary:$2.15perhour.Contact: LYDIA DUENAS LACAT dbaDINGSON CORPORATION, P.O. Box5433 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No.234-1588 (1/19)T/10056.

1ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$900permonth.Contact: TAESANCO.(SAIPAN) LTD.dbaTAESANTOURS, CallerBox PPP423, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234­8853/54 (1/19)T/3646.

14MASONS19 CARPENTERS5 PAINTERS - High school equiv., ~yrs.experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.3 CIVIL ENGINEER - College qrad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $1.500 permonth.Contact; E.C. GOZUM & CO., INC.dba,TSK-ECG/EMILIO GOZUM MAN- .POWERSERV., p.o. Box 2310, Saipan,MP96950, Tel. No.322-07541.0517 (1119)T/l0053.

1HE OPERATOR1 MECHANIC HELPER1 BLOCK MAKER1CRUSHER'OPERATOR-High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.30per hour.1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.50 perhour.3 CARPENTER - Highschool grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.45 - $4.65per hour. •4 PLUMBER - Highschool grad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $2.30 - $4.45 perhour.4 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. salary.$2.30 - $3.75 perhour.2 ELECTRICIAN - Highschool grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 - $5.00perhour.1AUTOMECHANIC-Highschool grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.35 perhour.1 DISPATCHER - Highschool grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.40 perhour.1 (LATHE) MACHINIST - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.70per hour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS, P.O.Box 609, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-1267/1268 (1/19)T/3648.

1 CLUB SUPERVISOR - High schoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1,800permonth.Contact: VICENTE M. SABLAN dbaHOT'SPOT NIGHT CLUB, P.O. Box616, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235­0592(1/19)T/1oo42.

1SUPERV1,SOR - High school grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $4.05 perhour.Contact: CERON HEAVY EQUIP. &PARTS LTD., P.O. Box 1095, Saipan,MP96950, Tel.No.234-8128/235-5069(1/5)T/09987.

1ASSISTANTMANAGER- High schoolqrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $3.00-$6.00perhour. -Contact: ROMAN B. MATSUMOTOdba GARAPAN SAFEWAY MAN­POWER AGENCY, P.O. Box 1459,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-5765(1/19)T/10041.

2 PRODUCE PACKER4 BUTCHER5 LANDSCAPE GARDENER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.40perhour.5 WAREHOUSE WORKER5 SALESP~RSON - GENERALHARDWARE2 STOCK CLERK3 (MARKET STOCKER) STOCKCLERK - High school qrad., 2 yrs, ex­perience. Salary$2.35 per hour.1 BAKER7 JANITOR (CLEANER)7 WAREHOUSE WORKER1 GARDENER1 ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN1 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $2:15 - $4.15 perhour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­'College grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$900permonth.1 BAKER - High school qrad, 2 yrsexperience. Salary$500 permonth.3 SALESCLERK - Highschool qrad., 2yrs, experience. Salary $2.50 perhour.2 CASHIER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs,experience.' Salary$2.45 per hour.Contact: J.C. TENORIO ENT. INC.,P.O. Box 137, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel.No. 234-6445/6 (1/5)T/3559.

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1INTERNAL AUDITOR -College grad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1 ,000-$1 ,200permonth.4 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­College grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary$800- $900per rnosth, .Contact: JOETEN ENTERPRISES,INC., P:O. Box 137, Susupe, Saipan,MP96950, Tel.No.234-6445/47 (1/5)T/3560,

1 ELECTRICIAN4 CARPENTER4 MASON2.PLUMBER - Highschool grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15perhour.Contact: PEDRO C. SAN NICOLASdba PAB CONSTRUCTION CO.. P.O.Box 1102, Saipan, MP 96950 (1/5)TI09992.

1 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER­College grad.. 2yrs.experience. Salary$1,200 - $1,800 per month..1 GARDENER - High school grad., 2yrs.e~pgrience. Salary$2.80 perhour.Contact: MICROPACIFIC DEVELOP­MENT, INC. dbaSAIPAN GRAND HO­TEL, P.O. Box369,Saipan, MP 96950,Tel. No. 234-6601/3 ext. 118 (1/5)T/3557.

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4 CARPENTER1 SHEET-METAL WORKER - Highschool grad.. 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15 perhour.1H.E. OPERATOR - High school grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 perhour.Contact: H.S. LEECONST. CO., INC.dba GENERAL CONTRACTOR, p.o.Box 440, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-5201 (1/5)T/3558.

1 WAITRESS - RESTAURANT - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$3.50perhour.Contact: L & W AMUSEMENT CORP.dbaLEN'SBAR& REST., P.O. Bo)( 81CHRB,Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No.234­8864(1/5)T/3563.

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6 CLEANER, COMMERCIAL - Highschool equiv..2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15 perhour.Contact: .JOSIE B. ESPINOSA dbaTHE EMERALD ENT.,"'P.O. Box 1501,CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234­1174 (1/5)T/09991.

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1 PLUMBER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.50perhour.Contact: RIP STEPHANSON dbaNORTH PACIFIC ENT.,P.O. Box5778CHRB, Saipan, ~P96950, Tel. No,32.2-0934(1/5)T/09989. .

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8:30A.M.CNMIvs. Irons,Samuel Charles

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Edberg, who lost the No. 1ranking to American JimCourier.last year, plays in the 'openingmatch of the $450,000 seasonopener. It is the first-ever Asso­ciation of Tennis Professionalstennistoumamentheldin theGulf.

The inexperienced Braasch isranked WIst in the world.

But Edberg's task will be farfrom easy as he faces a top-classfield led by world No. 4 GoranIvanisevic of Croatiaand formerGerman world champion BorisBecker, now ranked No.5, whoare hoping to have a crack at thetop prize of $65,000.

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JudithWiesnerbeatMedvedeva6-1,6-4 in just 76 minutes in theopening women's singles butMedvedev leveled thecontestwitha confident6-4,7 -6 (7-4)victoryover ThomasMuster.

The family combination thendownedthemoreexperiencedpairof Muster and Wiesner7-5,3-6,6-2 in thedecisivemixeddoublesas their parentscheeredfrom thesidelines.

."It's nice toplay withsomeonewhoknowsyou,understands youand can help you," Medvedevasaid of her brother.

Medvedev and Medvedeva arebidding to become the secondbrother-sister team to win theevent. Emilio and ArantxaSanchezofSpaintriumphedthreeyears ago.

"We havenothingtolose.Any­one canbeat anyone,"Medvedevsaid.

Medvedeva looked very ner­vous in her singles match.

over seventh-seeded Austria.Ukraine now faces the top­

seeded German combination ofMichael Stich and Steffi Graf.

Tauziat completely over­whelmed the16-year-oldRussian­born Smashnova in a match that.lastedonly39 minutesandendedwith theIsraeli close to tears.

Smashnova made 28 errors,served nine double faults, failedtowinaservicegameandhitonlytwo outright winners against anopponent who hit the ball hardand merely needed to keep it inplay.

Forget played superbly in thefirst set, hitting a series of bigserves and crashing forehandwinners before losinghis way.

"I'm hitting the ball well,butI.need a few more days to get myfootworkright,"saidForget, whospenta weekon asurfingholidaybefore returning to practice be­fore Christmas.

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PERTH, Australia (AP)Nathalie Tauziat andGuy Forgetscoredcontrasting victories Sun­day night, lifting France to vic­toryoverIsrael anda place in thequarterfinals of the $490,000Hopman Cup team tennis cham­pionship.

Tauziat crushed AnnaSmashnova 6-1, 6-0 in the open­ing women's singles, but ForgetthenstruggledpastdoggedAmos11ansdorf6-2,6-7(2-7),7-6 (7-2)after being-a break down in the-fmal set. .'

The Frenchpair won themixeddoubles 8-1 in a pro set.

Fifth-seeded France earned ameeting Monday night with thefourth-seeded USteamofMaliVaiWashington and Mary JoeFernandez. The Americanshad afirst roundbye.

Earlier, brother-sister combi­nation Andrei Medvedev andNataliaMedvedeva made a spec­tacular debut in the tournament,lifting Ukraine to a 2-1 victory

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.helped by a key interception byAil-Prosafety HenryJones.

Special teams also had a criti­calcontributionwhenChristiere­covered an on-side kick afterBuffalo'sfirstTD~onKen'r>avis'2-yardrun.

But it was the offense thatprovided the most thrills.

Reich found Don Beebe for a38-yardscorejust56seconds afterDavis' TO. Beebe steppedout ofbounds early in his pattern, butthe violationwas not seen by theofficials.

A 24-yardkick by Greg Mont­.gomery,theNFL's leadingpunter,helpedsetup Reich's 25-yardTDpassto Reed. Jones' interceptionled to an 18-yarder to Reed,making it, shockingly, 35-31. .

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Later thismonth the team trav­els to Guamfor the ABC Invita­tionalSwimMeet on Jan. 15 and16 and Jan. 29 and 30.

The swimmers' times andplaces are as follows:

SABA coachesto meet todayDAVID Demapan, president ofthe Saipan Amateur BasketballAssociation(SABA),,'has calledfor a meetingof coaches today.

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Allnineof Saipan.:.~ swimmersposted personal besttimesat thismeetas thecompetition wasverykeenespecially inthe11-12yearsand 13-14years agegroups.

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THREE NMI records were bro­ken by Jacoby Winkfield (twoand Joshua Taitano (one) in theInternational Invitational SwimMeetin Guamon Dec. 29- 30.

Winkfieldbrokehisownrecordin'the 11-12 to breaststroke, from37.97 to 37.30, and MikeVillagomez's 100meterfreestylerecord (since19&1), from1:07.62to 1:07.57. Taitano broke Jon­Sakovich's 50 meter backstrokerecord set in 1983of37.28, downto 37.14.

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"Competing indoors is sig- dentedstatureunderwentsomenificantly different," O'Brien immediate repairwhen hesetasaid "Youneverhavetoworry world recordforthedecathlon,aboutconditions. The track is totaling 8,891 points in a meetsmaller. Youchangeyourstride at Talence, France. His longa little.:Running on a banked jumpof 8.08meters (26 feet-6trackis different. Yougo2 1-2 I:4 inches) there. was the bestlaps to the quarter. That's in: everinadecathloncompetition.teresting.' Eventhoughhe was victim-

O'Brien gives the event a ized by the one-shot, suddenmarqueename,knownasmuch death nature 'of the trials,for his Olympic Trials disap- 0 'Brien is not bitterabout thepointment as for his world system.champion status. "I've gotten 'The fairestwaytopickath-

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kilometer run on a program thathadpolitical undertones as well.

James Barker, 46, an AmericanVietnam War veteran from SanJose, Calif., competed inthemara­thon wearing a shirt to honor- the2,264 USserviceman still missingfrom thewar.

"On a verypsychological level,oneof themore painful images oftheentirewarwas theforcedmarchpropaganda exercise of prisonersin the streets of Hanoi," Barkersaid "Realizing thattookplace indowntown Hanoi, oneof themorebenignways toreframethathistoricunpleasant imagewouldbetocometo Hanoi withgo

ad will andcourse those streetsin a marathon, while offering avisual symbol ofongoing concernfor MIA's and possible POW's(prisoners of war)," hesaid.

Graham Edwards, 46, an Aus­traliariveteranofthe VietnamWarwho lost his legs in a land mineblast in 1970, competed inSaturday's to-kilometer wheel­chair race. Edwards, nowthemin­ister for sport and recreation forWestern Australia, said he came"to makenewacquaintances. helpenhance the spirit of sports andfriendship, and help advance thecauseofdisabledpersons insport"

Reich, a backup for his eightNFL seasons, connected withAndreReedfor 17 yards and thego-ahead scorewith3:08remain­ing.Thatsetoffwildcelebrationson a Bills' sideline, which wasdeathly quietearly in the secondhalf.

ButquarterbackWarren Moon,rediscovering the precision thatbrought four first-half scoringpasses,led theOilers63 yards toDel Greco's tying kick.

The two-time defending AFCchampion Bills, trailing 28-3· at.halftime, fellbehind evenfurtherwhen Bubba McDowell inter­cepteda tipped pass andwent58yards for a touchdown J :41 intothethirdquarter. It appeared over.

Buffalowasundaunted despitebeing undermanned. Kelly wasout with a knee injury; Thomasleft in the thirdperiod with a ribproblem; star linebackerCornelius Bennett and startingcornerback Kirby Jackson wereout with hamstring woes. Still,the Bills stormed back.

They scored a playoff-record28 points in the third quarter,

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Thong, 33, was third in the 150­runner field in 2:51 :41.

Four Vietnamese, German run­ner Reinhold Happersberger andAustralian BillKelly also fmishedin the top 10. Ninth-place Kelly,who was borninVietnam, now isonassignment from asports insti­tute in Melbourne tohelpsetup asport program in Ho Chi MinhCity.

The top woman runner,Vietnam's DangThiTeo, fmishedin3:25:51.AustralianKaLhrynRosswas third.

Kurtis described thepaceaseasy- "Itwaslikedoing a workout"

Kurtis, a computer systems ad­ministrator for Ford Motor Co.,trains on his lunch hour andafterwork and averages 25 kilometers(15 miles) a day.

InotherAsianmarathons,hewontheMalaysia Airlines/Penang In­ternational Marathon in KualaLumpur in 1988 and was runner­upin in Bangkok andHong Kongraces in 1987.

AustralianJohnTuckey, runninghis second race of the weekendwith a cracked rib, won a half­marathon Sunday in 1:16:22.

''Thecrowdsupportwas great.Ifyou were feeling down, peopleyelledouttoyou, saidthe32-year­old Tuckey, who works withVietnamese refugees as an immi-

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NEWYORK(AP).FrankReichthrew fivesecond-halfTD passesand Steve Christie kicked a 32­yardfieldgoal3:06 intoovertimetocomplete thegreatestcomebackinNational Football League his­tory, giving the Buffalo Bills a41-38 victory overHouston Oil­ers in thefirst roundof theplay­offs.

Without injured quarterbackJim Kelly and running backThurman Thomas, ReichralliedtheBillsfroma 35-3 deficit earlyin the secondhalf to reach nextweek's AFC divisional playoffgame against the PittsburghSteelers.

Christie's overtime kick camethree plays after Nate Odomes'interception and a IS-yardfacemask penalty on;HaywoodJeffires. Andit capped a remark­ableday of football.

AlDel Grecohad kicked a 26­yardfield goal with 12 secondsremaining to forceovertime.

Reich was no stranger to re­markable comebacks, having en­gineered the biggestrally in UScollege history in 1984 while atMaryland.

HANOI,Vietnam(AP) -VeteranAmerican Doug Kurtis beat Brit­ish runner Tim Soutar by morethan 10 minutes in Hanoi's firstinternational marathon Sunday,cheeredbythousands ofVietnam­ese.

"My friends encouraged me,promisedI'd have agood time, andI did," said Kurtis, who beforeSunday's race hadcompleted 132marathons andwon30.

Kurtis, of Northville, Mich.,needed 2 hours, 39 minutes, 14seconds for the26-mile, 385-yard(42.195-kilometer) course aroundthe scenic Lake of the RestoredSword, through thenarrow streetsof theold commercial district andpast the mausoleum of nationalheroHoChi Minh.

The40-year-old Kurtis has run57marathonsunder2:20andholdsthe record for the most sub-2:20marathons inoneyear, 12in1989.His bestis 2:13:34.

Soutar, 37, a lawyer based inHong Kong, finished in 2:50:04.

Soutar, who wonlastyear'sHoChi MinhCity marathon in south­ernVietnam, saidtheHanoicoursewas abitflatter, andperhaps morescenic, buthe "wasn'tina fit stateto appreciate it."

VietnarneserunnerHuynhTrong

By Grant Peck

American wins firstHanoi world marathon

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