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By Ferdie de la Torre

EPAnixes Tenorio"sreorganization plan

u.S. Environmental ProtectionAgencyofficials(lefttoright)JamesBranch, John Wise, Norman Lovelace andDEQChiefMiriam K. Seman express theirconcern regarding thereorganization planduringapressconferenceat DEQconference room.

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deficit within two years.Healsoexplainedthat thetaxes

are very minimal.The governmentmustretirethe

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about$9.2millioninrevenue fromthe reductionon tax rebates.

Meanwhile,Gov. Tenorio saidthe new taxesbeing proposedbyhis administration are needed toretire the accumulated budget

If his proposal is approved,employerswill have to pay $200for the Non-Resident Worker'sfee.

In yesterday's meeting,Sablansaid the governmentisexpecting

Fiber optic project a bigloss for NMI says solon

Those individualswho areget­tingat least$100,000willhavetopay 12%tax, three percent more'than the existing rate.

Sablan told a meeting of theGovernor's budget council yes­terday at the Coral Ocean Pointthat other budgetary resourceshavealready been identified.

He said the government is ex­pecting additional revenues outof the excise taxes.

Sablan proposed to the councilthat the taxes on items like ciga­rettes and alcoholic beveragesaswell as luxury items be raised.

Under the current rate, .15%tax is imposed on cigarettes, butthe government wants to make it.50%.Taxes on beerand distilledalcohol beverages would also beraised to .10% and .20% respec­tively.

The Planning and Budget Of­ficeisalsoconsidering an increasein the Non-Resident Worker'sFee.

At present, the Department ofCommerceandLaborischarging$100for entry and workpermits.However,Sablan wantsthis to beincreased to 100%.

ByRafael I. Santos

THETENORIOadministrationishopingtogenerateat least$180million in revenue for the fiscalyear 1995budgetby reducingthetax rebatesandimplementingnewtax laws.

Fromthese resources, the gov­ernmentplansto retire thebudgetdeficitamountingto $42 niillion.

Underthe law, the governmentmust retire the deficit within twoyears.

GregSablan,SpecialAssistantforPlanningandBudgetsaidtheyare targeting $180 million basedonthe proposedtax reform pack­age of the governor and on theplantoreducethetax refundfrom95% to 85%.

The proposed tax reform mea­sure is still being finalized by theExecutive Department.

Under Governor Froilan C.Tenorio's tax reform program,taxpayers whose annual incomeis between $75,001 to $100,000would be requiredto pay a JO%tax. This is one percent higherthan the present tax rate allowedbylaw.

End on racism urged

UNITED States Environmental Protection Agency officials ex­pressedconcernregardingGovernorFroilanTenorio's reorgani­zationplan,placingtheDivisionofEnvironmentalQualitywithinthe Departmentof Public Works.

John Wise, EPA Deputy Regional Administrator, said theybelieve that placing DEQ within the umbrella of DPW wouldcompromiseDEQ' s ability to enforceCNMI environmentallaw.

WiseexpressedhisviewtogetherwithNormanLovelace,ChiefoftheOfficeof PacificIslandandNativeAmericanPrograms-USEPA and James Branch, CNMI Program Manager (sameoffice)during a press conference Friday afternoon at DEQ conferenceroom.

The EPA officials pointed out that regulatoryagenciesneed tobe separate from utilities to ensure that appropriate checks andbalances exist to preserve the environment for the future of theCommonwealth.

"DEQ should be separate because it is so hard to work theenforcement functions with those doing with the construction,"Wise said referring to DPW.

He however.expressedrespecttoTenorio's wishtoconsolidate .and streamlinethe government operations.

Streamlining governmentfunctionswhichaffectotheragenciesare also the current issues in the Mainland and other countries.

Miriam K. Seman, Department of Public Health and Environ­mentalServices DEQ Chief, echoed the views of EPA officials,sayingitwouldbe verydifficult to function asa regulatory agencyunder the DPW.

"Being under the DPW which deals more with construction,how can we present our functions," Seman stressed.

She said the way she looksat the reorganization plan (concern­ing DEQ) is more on the processing of permits.

Wise is on the island for his first official visit to see how theCNMI is addressing its foremost environmental problems, par-ticularly solid waste. continued on page7

By Rafael I. Santos

AMEMBERoftheHouseofRep­resentatives hasvoicedstrongop­position against the proposedamendment to the SubmergedLands Act introduced recently inthe Senate.

Rep. Stanley Torres said itwouldbeirresponsible fortheleg­islature to approve such amend­ment.

Senate Bill No 9-58 adds an­other section to the Act whichwill require the Department ofNaturalResources todetermineifsubmerged land leases are in­volved in interstate or foreign

By Rafael I. Santos

GOVERNOR FroilanC.Tenorioyesterday called for an end to,racism, indicating that treatingothersas inferiorpersons"is [notonly] wrong" but is also a deter­rent to peace.

Accordingto the governor, thebeing able to live harmoniouslywith other ethnic groups is notreflective of real peace.

TenoriospokebeforeMarianas

StanleyTorrescommerce.

If the DNR determined that anapplicant is involved in foreign

High School students, teachersand administrators the other dayaspartoftheSecond Annual PeaceWeek celebration.

"We take pride in the fact thatwithinoursmall islandsandpopu­lationwehavetremendousdiver­sity in racial and ethnic makeup,yet most of us manage to liveharmoniously with each."

"[But] not very far from thesurface are unpleasant beliefs ofmany that others are inferior to

commerce, it wouldbeexemptedfromtherequirementsofthe sub;merged" land lease provisions.

Torres however said it wouldbewrongto"exempta verybroadcategory of persons for the ...actwhich is in the books to protectour environment..."

'To exempt persons involvedin foreign and/or interstate com­merce covers almost everybodydoing business in the common­wealth," Torres said in a lettertoHouse SpeakerDiego Benaventeand Senate President Jesus R.Sablan.

The letterdated March25,alsocontinued on page 12

them...." the governor said.Alienworkers'contributions to

the commonwealth are also de­valued, a very clear example ofracism, the governor implied.

"When we talk about peace inoursociety, wearefrequently talk­ingaboutquestionsof racismandhumanrights...." the chiefexecu­tive said in his speech.

Aliens have long been viewedas inferior people becauseof the

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ate EAGI committee has not beenacting on the appointments,

Last week, Gov. Tenorio ac­cused King and his committeemembers of delaying the confir­mation process, thus affecting theoperation of various governmentdepartments and agenciesparticu­larly the Commonwealth Utili-ties Corporation. ,

Tenorio bas been pressing thelegislature to act on the executiveappointments, apparent!y tospeedup the implementation of hisplansas governor.

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Benigno Sablan, Community andCultural Affairs acting directorMaggie OIopai-Taitano, ActingDepartment of Public.Works di­rector Elizabeth Salas-Balajadiaand Acting Department of PublicSafety Director Joe M. Castro.

An announcement from theEAGI said appointees not men­tioned will be scheduled for fu­ture public hearings to be an­nounced on a later date.

The announcement for a hear­ing came amid allegations fromtheExecutive branch that theSen-

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Those were some ofthe questions addressed duringtheSocietyofProfessional Journalists .•{SPJ)"Sunshitle.-M()(;mlig1ltq~"Jhis·pastweekend.SPJsponsoredth~fundrai~gcruise.WithS~panSeaVentures in an effort to shed.someJightd*cipen gov~ent.

"Although the CNMlnO\V bas a. SunsbineJ..aw .l1lepPenGovernment Act-reporters are stillrindin~therhselves leftinthedark, locked out, or uninfoimedabout somegovemmentmeetings:'said Pamela ¥athis'President ofSPJ,~~~xplaipecJtMtreP9rters:iwanttosbinetnOr~light()llpublicllC~yiti~s/QuPting."M~t~ople··cannot taketimeoffwork or awayfromthe.iifanliliesloattendmeetings•.·Peoplerelyonreporter§to·@ltl:lrfllWh~t~sgoirig()D,and·the repottersaresupp()sedtobe~~tOI'eIYPtlgo-yernment()ffi~iaJsto sbareinformation," .•••..•••....••..•• <...··<>'V

In order to address some oftheseissues, lq\.1CY's GlennWakaiorganized an impromptu skit which wasperfonnedby the cruiseaudience .: The skit focused on afiction,algovemmentagencytIJatrefused to announce itS board rrie~gsaitdrefuse4 to allow the'ptiblic to attend because their govertUlli'Jltofficeswe~e toosina!J~Puring·.·the••·skit, ·.the .citizens· .'Wbo.·plaYe.d.th~~ha£'a(;ters .••of.lx>ard·members said theywereconfu~dbYtheJle'VOpenCioverDmentActor they saidtheyhadgoodreasonsfor:AAt~lhngthepubhcwbatwasgoing on. <i.i>

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Friday, Apnr.t, reporterSwillII1eet~thepavi1ioninAmericanMemorial Park to hear from the f'e(',ootJy formed World War IICommemomtiveCommittee. ChairmanJuanT.Guerrero andJerryFacey willbe the guestspeaker~'TbeantliversarycelebtationwiUkick-off Memorial Day• Theoonttnitteehasapproximately.fCJ;ty'events planned so far. SPJmembersare askedto~.$<lck luncbto the Newsmaker Luncheonintbeparkll:45a.m.onFriday>

Fair Trial-Free Press ... . .: . . .'. . ..SPJ is sponsoring thisprofessionaldevelopment sessionSatuc;';

day, April 9 from 10:00a.m,-12:00p.m at the SuperiorCourtbouse•Panelists include CNMI Supreme Court Justice Ramon G.Viliagomez,Assistant Attorney General Cheely Gill,defense attor­neys and reporters. Please contact SPJ President Pamela Mathis,322-1468.for more information.

which will begin at 10:00 at theSenate Chamber, will also enter­tain testimonies or concerns re­garding Governor Froilan C.

.Tenorio's appointees.King's committee has already

completed its public hearings ontheappointments of the firstbatchof executive nominees.

The first batch of appointeeswbo have already gone throughthe confirmation process includeActing Finance Director MariaD. Cabrera, Acting Natural Re­source department director

by government prosecutors theother day,

The Attorney Generals Officefiled the motion against Sablanfor failing to make restitutionwithin 60 days of the date of theexecutionof the plea agreementin another criminal case docketed93~73.

Sablan also allegedly failed tonotify the government that shehas sought or obtained employ­ment as requited under the termsof the plea agreement in the samecase.

Under the revocation hearing,thedefendant has the right amongothers to written notice of thealleged violation of suspendedsentence.

The accused also has an oppor­tunity to appear and present evi­dence and has the right to be rep­resented by counsel.

day. April5111, 1994at 6:00 PM tol):OO PM at the Red Cross office.The course continues on Thursday.April 7th from s.oo PM to9:00 PM(location toheadvised)and on Sat­urday, April 9th at the Kan Pacificpool in Marpi from 9:00 AM to12:00 noon. Pleasepmrcgister withtite AIl1Cric<Ul Red Cross office hystopping byor calling234-3459.

CUC board appointees LeciaEason and Jeanette D. Sablan andRetirement Fund board appoin­tee Michael White are to appearin the hearing.

They will answer several ques­tions from members of the SenateStanding Committee on Execu­tive Appointments and Govern­ment Investigation.

Committee Chairman StevenM. King has announced that thepublic hearing will be held onApril 4.

The post-Holy Week hearing,

The suspect allegedly cartedaway an estimated $3000 worthof cash and check before she fledon board a pick-up van.

Responding police officersfrom the Department of PublicSafety arrested Lucia C. Sablansomewhere in Garapan shortlyafter the robbery.

Government prosecutors filedfourcrirninal charges such as rob­bery, theft, aggravated assault andbattery, and assault with a dan­gerous weapon against Sablan.

She is being detained at theDPS, A bail of $1 00,000cash forher temporary release remains.

Sablan will appear today for apreliminary hearing.

Meanwhile, thecourt alsoaskedSablan to appear for a notice ofrevocation hearing on April 13at10 a.rn, following a motion torevoke suspended sentence filed

preventaccidentsand (0 respond ef­fectively to water-related cmcrgcn­cics. EWSdocs notqualify partici­pants as litcguard« hut is prerequi­sitefor thelifcguarding class. EWSisa prerequisite for theWaterSafetyInstructors Course which will slartTucsday, April l2ul. Ilj94, said inthe pressreleasefrom Rcd Cross.EWScosL~$37 ,mdSl<U1.~on Tucs-

CUC appointees to apBy Rafael I. Santos

THE SECOND group of ex­ecutive appointees will be"grilled" next week wben theyappear in a public hearing at theSenate chamber.

Pedro Q. Dela Cruz, actingDepartment of Commerce andLabor director; Dr. Isamu J.Abraham, acting director of theDepartment of Public Health andEnvironmental Services; ActingResident Executive for Indig­enous Affairs Juan B. Tudela,

THEAMERICAN RedCrossisof­fering a 9 hour EMERGENCYWATER SAFETY COURSE(EWS) to anyone currentlyholdinga Red Cross Intermediate or LevelIV swimmers card or who can passthewaterskillstCsL EWSis foranyswimmer wcmting to becomef,mli1­iar with potential hazards of wateractivities, andwhodesirestolearnto

Red Cross offer Water Safety Course

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVlEWS-3

By Ferdie de 18 Torre

Greg sablan (center) Special Asst. for Planning & Budget listens intently dUring a budget counai meetingyesterday at Coral ocean Point.

Hammered poker cashiertold to appear in COurt

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THE SUPERIOR Court has sum­moned the female cashier of apoker establishment who was se­riously injured during a robberyallegedly staged by a lone womanin Garapan.

The Lower Court asked the vic­tim Lea Rosemarie Gaspar, 29,cashier-attendant of Poker andGames Kingdom, to appear onApril 13 at 10 a.m.

Gaspar who hails from Philip-, pines, suffered head injuries andwas takento the CommonwealthHealthCenter Intensive Care Unitafter the attack. She is now recu­perating from her injuries.

Gaspar was alone inside thepoker establishment when awoman entered last March 19 atabout 9:30 a.m. and assaulted herwith a hanuncr.

to apply for work permits until150days after their asylum appli­cation was submitted and thentheimmigration service will take 30more days - a total of six months

to process it.In addition, the immigration

service will begin fingerprintingasylum applicants to eliminate aproblem ofduplicate applicationsin different U.S. cities under dif­ferent names. "We know thishap­pens. We just don't know howfrequently because wedon't havethe positive identification of fin­gerprints now," the governmentofficial said.

mierAndreas Papandreou, EUfor­eignaffairs commissioner Hans vanden Broeksaid thecasecouldgo tothe EU high court as soon as nextweek.

Greece would then have twomonths to formally explain its rea­son for the embargo.

Thedecision topressGreeceintoending the embargo was made byEU foreign ministersduring an in­formal meetingover the weekendin the northern city of Ioannina.

Government spokesmanEvangelos Venizelos criticizedtheEU's foreign ministers forpressingfor an end to theembargo. He alsonoted that their decision was notbinding. '

UnderEUrules,onlyalll2mem­ber nationscan close a union bor­derand onlyif thereisa threattothesecurityof one of them.

Greece banned the shipment ofall goods, except food and medi­cine, to its landlocked neighboronFeb.16.Itdemands thatMacedoniastopusinganancientGreeksymbol~n ItS flag andchange its constitu­tion beforethe two countriesentera dialogue on Macedonia's nameand other issues.

Greece claims Macedonia hasusurped anancientGreeknameandthat it has designs on the Greekprovince of Macedonia.

EU mediation effortshavefailedto resolve the dispute.

be denied. To get asylum, an ap­plicant has to be a well foundedfear of ethnic, religious or politi­cal persecution if returned to hisor her country of origin.

The new system envisions thatimmigration officers who handlethese claims, their numbersdoubled from 150 to 300, will beable toprocess meritoriousclaimswithin 60 days and hand out awork permit at the same time.

Those who not given asylumwithin 60 days will be handed anotice to appear before an immi­gration judge for a deportationhearing. They will not be allowed

Macedonia or face action in theEuropean Courtof Justice, the EUhighcourt.

After meeting with Greek Pre-

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have other business. currentlydecide 20,000 asylum claims ayear. Doubling them might addanother40,000 asylumdecisions,but Helton said he expected theywould be given an additional120.000 cases a year.

The government official said,"We're trying to discourageclaims based on no sound evi­dence but merely on a desire toget a work permit."

Now, even applicants with noreal chance of getting asylumcanget a work permit just 90 daysafter applying and work for yearswhile they wait for their claim to

ATHENS, Greece (AP)- The Eu­ropean Union on Monday warnedGreece to Ii ft its embargo againstthe former Yugoslav republic of

not immediately deal with thebacklog."

That backlog now numbers370.000 cases and the Immigra­tion and Naturalization Serviceestimates it could hit 500.000cases by the end of the year.

Immigrationand NaturalizationCommissioner Doris Meissnerwas tooutline thesteps indetail ata news conference Tuesday.

But Arthur Helton, director ofmigration programs for the OpenSociety Institute, said, "There' sareal riskthat thiswillsimply trans­fer the backlog from one office toanother within theJustice Depart­ment."

The administration plan to in­crease, perhaps double, the 85immigration judges simply doesnot add enough judges to handlethe caseload, said Helton, whosepro-immigration foundation wasestablished by Hungarian-bornfinancier George Soros.

Hesaid the 85judges, who also

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By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN

Clinton apologizes to Japan for California attackBy ELAINEKURTENBACH lence,andweshareinthesorrowof Liechtenstein. by theacquittal of Rodney Peairs, Baton Rouge also arrived in Ja-

theJapanesepeople,"Mondalesaid "It's terrible that there are so the homeowner who said he rnis- pan Saturday for what. they saidTOKYO (AP) - The slaying of in a statement made on behalf of manyguns there," Marxer said. took Hattori for a prowler when was a goodwill mission aimed attwoJapanesestudents ina Califor- PresidentClinton."Ideeplyapolo- Although the United States re- he shot him. healing the wounds from the ear-nia supermarket parking lot has gize." mains a favorite destination for "A beginning must be made to lier slaying.renewed alarm in Japan over vio- Ito. a Japanese citizen, and Japanese traveland foreign study. combat .the.Ame~can gun cul- "We do want the Japa~ese

lence in America - a countrv the \ latsuura, a U.S.citizenwhogrew a series of attacks has raised the ture, which IS getlIng out of con- people to know that the AmencanJapanese increasingly view' as a up in Japan, were both shot in the level of alarm. trol.' Th~ Japan Ti~1es said in a people are, go?d people. That alllawless, dangerous place to live head. They died late Sunday at Exchange student Masakazu recent edIton~I. which called the o! u~ ar~n t VIOlent and pro~e t.oand travel. Harl~Jr-LCLA Medical Center. Kurivama, 25, was killed in a issue one of "intense global con- kill, said Clarence Jones, pnnci-

The Friday night shootings of As the parents of the critically robbery at a train station in Con- cern." . .. pal of McKinley High School inTakumaItoandGoMatsuura,both injured19-year-olds madetheago- cord, Calif., lastAugust, thesame Hoping to give their own trag- Baton Rouge.19, remained top news Mondayin nizing decision to remove them monthtwo Japanesestudentswere edy a purpose, ~attori's pare.nts ."We c~rtainly .have ha? moreJapan. from life support systems and let beaten and robbed in San Fran- ha\'~ wage.d then own ~ampalgn VIOlence 10 Amenca than IS good

"Gun Society ... Another Trag- them die, back inTokyo, Mondale cisco. against crime. coll~ct.mg ~ore !or. our country. But these threeedy, in Los Angeles," said a head- thrice urged that the tragedy be The killings have led the For- than a quarter ~f a m~llton slg~a- mCI.dent.s do not re~,ect what ?urline inthenewspaperSankeiSports. usedtodrawthetwonationscloser. eign Ministry to warn Japanese to tures and meeting pn vately WI th society IS all about, Jones said."For a Car?" rather than divide them. be extra careful when visiting the President Clinton to appeal for an Webb Haymaker, a member of

With feelings still raw over the The deaths revived fears that United States. end to gun vio~en~e. Hattori'shostfamilyinthe~nited

acquittal of a Louisianaman in the grew after Yoshihiro Hattori, a . "I' d still like to travel to the In aneery COmCl?enCe, th~ first States: was .arnong th~ SIX stu-1992 shootingdeathof a Japanese Japanese high schoolstudent,was United States one day, but I U.S. teen to study 10 Japan 10 an dents In the group, which was tostudent who mistakenly called at shot in Baton Rouge,La. wouldn't do it without some kind exchange program set up by the travel Tuesday to Nagoya,his home looking for a Halloween "If one of my Japanese friends ofcoordinatorortourguide," said Hattoris arrived in their central ''I'm very sad, very sorry f?rparty, U.S. AmbassadorWalterF. heard I was going to California, Eichi Tetsuzaka, 32. "It·s too Japanese hometown of Nagoya the parents o\,the students s~ot ~.nMondale took the unusual step of they would urge me not to go. It's frightening, because if you're not on Saturday. Los Angeles, Haymaker said. Iofferinga formal apology. a pretty dangerous place," said from there you don't where the A grouP. of.students, teach.ers think itsho.uld be a lesson for us to

"The American people deplore Naoko Marxer.a Japanesewoman dangerous places are." and the principal from th~ hl~h d~ something a,~out our gun andthis senseless act of criminal vio- visiting from her home in ManyJapanese remainpuzzled school where Hatton studied 10 cnme problem.

Plan to speed assylum claims raises doubtsWASHINGTON (AP) - TheClinton administration plans tostreamline the handling of re­quests for political asylum in or­der to keep up with an annualflow of 150.000 claims and dealwith a huge backlog.

Federal officials and immigra­tion advocates in the private sec­tor said the Justice Department ison thevergeof implementing threesteps: doubling the number of of­ficials adjudicating claims. im­posing a S1.30 processing fee forthose who can afford it, and de­laying work permits until sixmonths after application.

In a major policy change, thenewsystem willbe put to workonnewclaims immediately. "We'readopting a last-in, first-outpolicy," said one government of­ficial, who declined to be identi­fied by name. "We are going toprocessnew applications firstand

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GuaIo Rai last March 18.Theagents confiscated themari­

juana plants when they raided onstrengthof a searchwarrantapieceof land in Gualo Rai reportedlylocated near Sablan's house.

The information was providedby theCrime Stoppers,alocal non­profit organization controlledby acivilianboardwhichencouragethepublic to report all the crimes tothem.

could only-be achieved by importinglabor. This however resulted in too

much dependence onalien workers.Because of this dependence, many

people devalue contract workers' con­tributions tothesociety and areviewedasinferior.This.accordingtothegover­nor, iswrong andtheCNMImust cor­rect it

'The majority of American societyhaslongrecognized the wrong inherentin racism andresolved tochange it Wemustdo the same."

He said abuses committed againstthese workers mustbe recognized andmustbe stopped.

The Lower Court also agreed torelease Tornokane to a third-partycustodian by his mother DoloresTornokane, 45, with the sameconditions.

According tocourt information,Department of Public SafetyCriminal Investigation Divisionagents arrested Sablan andTornokane for allegedly cultivat­ing 108marijuanaplantswithstreetvalue amounting to $600,000 in

workers from other countries.Unlike theCNMI, othercountriesor

tenitories have very strict immigrationregulations that aliens who intend tocomein anddounskilled work arenotallowedentry.

"Manyofyouhave grownupaccus­tomed to maids and other householdservants from other countries. This isthe indirect result of provisions in thecommonwealth covenant agreementwith the United States which gaveuscontroloverourimmigration," thegov­ernorexplained.

Headded thatduetothelimited poolof labor, development of the CNMI

Elphidia Sablan, the defendant's'wife, Qn several conditions,

Sablan was asked to surrenderhis travel documents, stay awayfrom theother accusedTomokane,stay away from airport and sea­port, obey all CNMI laws, ob­serve curfewhoursand reportoncea week to the court.

The court remains the $25,000bail either in form of cash or prop­erty for his release.

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menialjobs thattheyhavebeendo­ing. Many contract workers fromBangladesh, China, the PhilippinesandotherAsian countries havebeencoming here to work as domestichelpers, construction workers orfarmers.

Buttheir kinds ofjob do notmakethem inferior,thegovernorindicated,The foremost reason why thesepeopleare working in the CNMI isbecauseoflackofneeded manpower,he said.

Atthesarnetime.thegovemorpointedout, thecommonwealth isincontrol ofitsimmigration, allowing theinflux of

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charge.Both also waived reading of the

information against them and ad­vise of their constitutional rightsduring the arraignment.

Superior Court Associate JudgeMarty Taylor set a jury trial onJune 30 at 9 a.m.

During the first court appear­ance last March 21, the courtagreed to release Sablan to a third­party custodian by the name of

government's tax reform legisla­tion. If the legislature won't acton it, the Executive Branch wouldhave to reduce its appropriations,the Special Assistant for Plan­ning and Budget said,

The governor said he has otheroptions should the tax reformpackage fails to pass the legisla­ture.

Tenorio said his alternativeswould be to cut government ex­penditures and streamline thegovernment. He added that Fl'Eswould have to be reduced too.

By Ferdie de la Torre

Men in dope charges plead not guiltyTHE TWO defendants in culti­vating marijuana plants casepleaded not guilty to the chargeduring a preliminary hearing inthe Superior Court the other day.

The defendants-Rudy C. Sa­blan and Steven Tomokanethrough their respective lawyersPublic Defender Ted Christopherand Brien Nicolas denied the

The Saipan Group ofAlco­holics Anonymous meetsevery Monday, Wednesday,Friday and Saturday at 7:00p.m. at the Kristo RaiChurch Social Hall Kitchenin Garapan, across from theHoriguchi Building. If youhave adrinking ordr uggingproblem call 234-51 00 andthey will put you in contactwith someone who mightbe able to help.

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THE ZONING Board will hold ameeting & public hearing in theconference room of the Procure­ment & Supply office at LowerBase on Tuesday, April 5, 1994,at 1 P.M. The public is invited toattend. Additional informationconcerning this hearing is avail­able at the Zoning office.

AgendaI. Zoning text amendments2. Zoning map amendments

Zoning boardmeets April 5

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deficit this year while the re­maining $29 million must be re­tired the following year, accord­ing to Sablan.

With regards to proposed re­duction on tax rebates, Tenoriosaid he hoped taxpayers wouldnot feel the effect of this proposal.He said this is not an additionalburden to taxpayers as the re­duction is. not taken from theirpaychecks

Earlier, Sablan warned that thegovernment "will be in trouble"if the legislature fails to approvea tax reform package.

Sablan explained that estimatedresources are based on the

Po Rico dumpclosed FridayBOTH the Puerto Rico dump andthe Marpi Monofil will be closedon Friday, April 01, 1994, in ob­servance of Good Friday, an an­nouncement made by the DPW.

Everyone is reminded that it isunlawful to dispose of trash atundesignated areas. Utilizationof the scheduled dump operation,therefore, is requested.

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time in just four years? It reallymakes one wonder what CUCemployees have todo toearncom­pensatorytime. Showupforworkand get one for one (one hour.ofcompensatory time for each hourworked), or is there some othermagic formula? It would be in­formative to us all if the cuereleased its policies on compen­satory time, and also the pay pe­riod by pay period figures show­ing just how Mr. Guerrero man­aged to accrue four years of com­pensatory time in a four year pe­riod. Maybe then I, and others,could understand the magic.

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year, Mr. Guerrero worked an­other 2,187hours. Inother words,Mr.Guerrero, on theaverage, hasbeen working 82 hours per week,every single week of the year,even when he was on vacation!No wonder he says his time atCUC has been pure hell! I wouldtOQ were I in his shoes, and werethe figures I've just laid out a truestaternentoffact. Thequestion is,can anybody living on Saipanother than a Filipina maid cred­iblyclaim that theywork 82 hoursper week, week after week with­out a break? For four straightyears without any time off? Icould believe say, a thousandhours, maybe even 1500 hoursspread over a four year period,but 8,748 hours of compensatory

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I FIND the recent stories re­garding the compensation paidtoMr. Ramon Guerrero, lately theExecutive Director of the CUC,for his compensatory time to beutterly fantastic. If the mediareports indicating Mr. Guerrero'stenure at CUChas beenjust under4 years are true, one has tQ WQn­der if Mr.Guerrero has inventedaformula for creating time out ofnothing. Consider that a normal40 hour week, over a period of 52weeks yields a working year of2,080 hours. If we take Mr.Guerrero's reported 8,748 hoursof compensatory time, anddivideby 4 years, we find that in addi­tion to his normal 2080 hours per

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~ M'~ Guinegimaposnasernana, Huebes, Matsodia,0 ~".. 24, ta selebra imina' 16 na kompleaiios4' ~ desde ke man halom hit gi nuebo na

II 1) sistemangobietnamentonu i finaiiagonf1J ~ i Covenant Agreement.ae til Este na haane debe ta usa gi rna~ r..: abaluan un kuestion: Kao magahetna'=' -;, takornpleresponsablidatta gihila iCov-~. .. ~.f:? enant Agreement espesiatmentegi para

<-01) ~oC;)'?j ta adelanta i Iina'la' taotaota pareho ha't') S oe" Chamorro yan Carolinas?

Ti hu tuiigo entin hafa ineppen miyo nu este nakuestion. Lao petsonatmente ilegho na man fatso hit rason de kontodo

. CongressonAmericaesta pot dos afiosde sigeha' hapofigahit pot sueddo,labor yan immigration.

I CovenantAgreementilelegiianadebe i sueddohugaigeesta gi$4.25giorataimanoibisinutaGuam. Tisifia tadiskuentaeste naobligasiongihilodifferentes kombifiente naeskusosa' iyaMarianasetmaschadigkinalamtenekonomiafia gi entero i tano piot gi duranten i 1980 siha na sakan.

Dispues, ti konfotrneyo na pot un industria nu i manempleJeakantidana taotao hiyoiig na parata kontinua humofiu Iinala' taotaota piot ayo sihai nuebona manmanutuhon. Yangin ta atan i taotaota nu i manmaempleleagibandanbisnis-s-pioti mannuebonaempleao-kanaha' todossigeha' deman liliko sa' i sueddo mampos barato. Solu ke ha soda laguaguan nasueddo 'nai maiiagamanmachochoseriosamente gi un lugat, Estague narason na memegaiiia manmanaliligao chochu gi bandan gobietno.

Yangini membron leyislatura ti konfotme nu i prinipositon i gobietnosa' ilegninihana debe todos industria 'nai uma implernentai $4.25 gi ora,puesprekurakumonsideraennao na tinilaika sa' yata pat tiyata,gaigeestenaasuntokomoobligasiontagipapa' i CovenantAgreement. Tai~ue iparata sakritisia linala' taotaota vot vara ta adelanta \inala' taotao hiyoii~.

Gi magahet, tat presiso na para tafan machachanda pago pot ayudonsaIapeginen CongressonAmerica. Lao desde iigaian na obligasionta yanEstadosUnidosi vara tana'nahuiiee nesesidatkandet. hanomyan otrasihana setbision publiko vara i raotao hiyoiig? Guaha, poko mas omenos,26,000na taotaohiyofig guine. Kanaha' megaifiake taotao tano. Estague'unasunto hakuestiotionai Congresson America. Pot este siha na taotaguei lumaiigag barato na sueddo mina'makat i leyislaturanMarianasha hatsai sueddo desde $2.45esta $4.25 gi ora.

Obligasionta lokue' i para ta limitte i numeron taotao hiyoiig guinesegun i Covenant Agreement. Lao sige ha' de ta fataiigaye este na asuntopotguahamanatufigotagiindustriangarment. Kelao hayeinrepresesenta,iChinoyanFilipinopat inatibontano tatkomoChamorroyanCarolinasnui manman bobota nu hamyo? Amano 'nai gaige ob\igasion rniyo, taotaohiyoiig nu i muna' problelema kinalamten Iinala'ta pago na tiempo pat itaotao tano nu i hagas man mamatkilo yan manman bobota nu hamyo?

I otroasunto na gai relasion poteste: Desdefigaian na tiempona infa'kustumbre i para in konsideraun propositon lai para unoskuantos na mangefsaga ya gi et mismo tiempo inna' guaha regulasion para i publikohenerat? Pot i hemplo: Guabaun propositona todQS kQmetsiante nui varaufan hilt,? fasilidad ya mas ke S2-MiYQn balina i proposituna lihre ginenlQdQS ginaga~aQ na areglamientotat kQmQ CRM, DEQ,HistQric Preserva­tioo,ZoDlng Van BLlildio~ Code? Na ti macahet naman cai~e i memegaifiana taotnQ tanQ manbibisnismenos ke $2-Miyon? Esta~ue' kumeke ileghQkonsiderasion lai vara unos kuantQs, regulasion para i mayotmente nataotaota, Atan masebapot uo biabe sa' hamyQ ha' mismQ i vioo' i taotaoWlQ..

Mauleg tafan aayuda gi rna estudiayen hafa depotsihe ilelegfia yansustansiafia i CovenantAgreement. Mufigamachansaipara unekufigogiiabafaha sasaiigani otro komo prefekto na sustansian este na inakonfotma.Hagu mismo un estudiaye sa' matuge' este na areglamientopara hita nu itaotao tano. Et mas presiso gi hilo este na inakonfotma afaiielos gaige gihafa responsablidatta yan kao ta atetutuye kumomple ennao siha naobligasion. Yangin guaha dinidamo, fan mamaisen gi kurnomprendesustansian i Covenant Agreement. Ginen hafa kinemprendemo na besis'nai sifia en kuando kuando tana' guaha homIo' na konbetsasion yaninatufigo pot un dokumieotonu i umestablese petmanentena relasionyanEstadosUnidos.

I rason na i CongressonAmerica ha lagabibista hafa siha manchogueguinepot dos afiosesta na tiempo i para hu asegura na enfin ta chochogueyan ta kokumple i bandata gi hilo este na inatufigo, es desit i CovenantAgreement. Umanogna man tinane' hit nu i ti man presiso siha na asuntoyaman malefahitnuiya huhulo' naobligasionta: Ipara ta adelantai linala'taotaota Chamorros yan Carolinas sa' pot hita na ha sakrififisia linala'taotaonihapot para uguahasegurao na ayudo ginen lago. Pot fabot,mailata adefigane i representadotta gi leyislatura na umaatetuye hafa deberasresponsablidat niha gi hilo este na kontrata ya rnufiga na pot kombiiientesiha na eskuso na tafan lotgun talo sin presiso. '

Tanota este siha na gatbon islas. Mamifila kulan kadenan perlas gisankatannapattegi tasinPasifiko. Yaolara mohonya tatatiyegihilo' fitmenakinemiteayo ilelegiiaunsunidontanota: "Yatisina hutulaika,sa tatmasgefsaga, komo ayo siha na islas, i Islas Marianas." Si Yuus Maase. FelisPasgua!

When they arri ved inShizuokaPrefecture, the videofootages taken during theirtrip will be shown on TV.

It i~ very cold spring breakin Japan now.

About 500 more studentsfrom Osaka, Japan, are ex­pected to arrive on Saipan to­day for their educational-funtrip.

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day tour was an annual programdubbed as "Yojo TVTeragoya"initiated by theShizuoka TV.

The staffs taught the studentswith English compositions, writ­ing, painting, and other educa­tionalfunactivities while aboardthe ship.

Each student paid $2000 tocover all the accommodations.

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Yesterday, the students whoseages range from 7 to 15 gatheredat theMicroBeachat about 9a.m.

They went on swimming, eat­ing and sight seeing. The kidsalso had fun during a boat racecompetition.

At 4 p.m. they went back to theship. The group left Saipan yes­terday at 5:30 p.m. back home.

Hayashiexplainedthatthenine-

Gov. Froilan Tenorio withRota MayorJosephInosand SaipanMayorJesus DeleonGuerreroinyesterday'sbudgetmeetmg.

They arrived in Guam Sundaymorning.

Tashiro Hayashi,GeneralMan­ager of Nippon Express HawaiiInc., toldVarietythat inGuam thestudents had a day-long programin a certain school as part of theircultural exchange.

In theeveningthegroup movedagain andarrivedonSaipanMon­day morning.Theydivided them­selves into two and went on sightseeingon theisland,Hayashisaid.

environmental and public healthobjectives such as analyzing wa­ter samples collected frombeaches and bottled water com­panies.

Future funding depends onDEQ's fulfillmentof thoseobjec­tivesandavailableEPAgrantfunds,accordingto the DEQ.

The DEQ disclosed that thisyear's granttotalled approximately$800,000.Someof thesefundsareawardedfor theTinianWatershedProject which identifies Tiniangroundwater resources most vul­nerable to pollution.

In 1982, the CNMI Legislatureestablished the DEQ within theDPHES. Its overwhelming goal istoprotecttheenvironmentandpub­lic health. Primary to this goal isprotectingCNMI's water supply.

DEQ works with numerous lo­cal public and private agencies toensurethatproperattention isgiventoenvironmental andpublichealthconcerns.

DEQ is a memberof theCoastalResources Management Boardwhich reviews applications frommajor developersand othersseek­ing to build within the CNMI~s

most environmentally vulnerableareas such as the shoreline andwetlands.

Japanese students here for educational tripBy Ferdie de Is Torre

Last week, Wise, DPHES Act­ing Director Isamu Abraham,DEQChiefSemah andother offi­cials met with Tenorio and mem­bersof the Legislatureinseparatemeetings.

The other EPA officials on theother hand conduct their semi­annual review of DEQ programsand also to meet with other agen­cies and businesses who are con­ducting activities subject to fed­eral environmental law.

The EPA officials said theyfound out that federal environ­mental laws are being compliedwith in the CNMI unlike threeyears ago.

EPA also commended SemanandtheDEQ'sstafffortheircom­mitrnent.

The San Francisco-based EPAprovides grant funds and techni­cal support to Pacific Island gov­ernmentsincluding CNMI,Guam,Palau,-Samoa, and the FederatedStates of Micronesia to carry outlocal and federal environmentalprograms.

It monitors projects whichhavepotentially large negativeimpactstotheenvironment, suchasdumpsandwastewatertreatmentplants.

DEQ negotiates with EPA forfunds to partially support local

. A TOTAL of 330 Japanese stu­dents and 70 staffs coming fromdifferentschoolsinShizuoka Pre­fecture, Japan arrived on Saipanthe other day on board a ship fortheir educational-fun tour.

The group led by MitsuakiSugiyama, Executive Director ofShizuoka Telecasting Companyleft Japan on board New Eutopialast March 24.

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THEREwill be a General Membership meeting of the CNMI Contrac­torsAssociation, Saturday, April 2, 1994at Canton Restaurant at 12:00noon.

The guest speaker will be Mr. Roy Smith from U.S. Department ofLabor-Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Topicof discussion will be "Voluntary OSHA Inspection by Contractors."

Lunch will be included for all members and a charge of $10.00 fornon-members.

Contractors to meet

THE AMERICAN Red Cross is offering a 40 hour WATER SAFETYINSTRUCTORS COURSE (WSI) to anyone who is 17years old andwhohasa currentcertification in EMERGENCY WATERSAFETY orLIFEGUARDING. Upon completion, the student will be qualified toteachthe variouslevels of Red Cross swim lessons,BasicWater SafetyandEmergency Water Safety, was announced in the press release fromRed Cross.

WSI costs $58 and starts on Tuesday, April 12th, 1994 at 6:0 PM to9:00 PM at the Red Cross office. The course continues on Thursdaysand Saturdays for four weeks. Please preregister with the AmericanRed Cross office by stopping by or calling 234-3459.

PURSUANT to my authority under the Official Rules of Procedure, Ihereby call all members of the Senate to meet for the First Day of theFirst Special Session on April 7, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. in the SenateChambers, Capitol Hill, Saipan.

Your attendance and cooperation are greatly appreciated.

Senate holds for special session

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nology in terms of education,"said Romulo. "And in terms ofeducation, it's everything fromlanguage training in English toaccounting, engineering and allitems which would help Vietnamto be ready to become a memberof ASEAN."

Ramos also was accompaniedon the three-day visit by RizalinoNavarro, minister of trade andindustry;RobertoSebastian,min­ister of agriculture, and businessrepresentatives.

During Ramos' visit, the Phil­ippines and Vietnam have signedanagreementpromisingincreasedtrade. It would amend an earlieragreement signed in 1990. ThePhilippines exported $ 37.4 mil­lion worth of goods to Vietnamand imported$10.5 millionworthfrom here last year.

The two countries also signedagreements on tourism, culturalexchanges and the establishmentof a joint business council.

The Philippines ranks 18thamong foreign investors in Viet­nam.

poorer nationsandspeakwithonevoiceat world forums.

Butsince 1989,thepolitical glueofnonalignmenthasweakened withtheend of East-Westrivalries, andmany G-I5 countrieshave joinedregional trade blocs.

Thesummitwaspostponed fromDecemberbecause onlyfourheadsof governmentcouldattend,a fur­therindication ofitslowpriorityontheir agendas.

Monday's inaugural was at­tendedby President Suhartoof In­donesia;PresidentRobertMugabeof Zimbabwe; President AbdouDiouf of Senegal; President SaniAbachaofNigeria;andPrimeMin­ister Mahathir Mohamed of Ma­laysia Argentina's Presidentf'arlosMenem was expectedlater.

"The one-fifth of the world'spopulation which lives in the de­veloped countries controls four­fifths of the world's resources,"Suhartosaid.

The leaders,meetingat the firstplenary sessionof theconference,decided to approach members oftheG-7 separatelyandcanvassfortalks with the poorer nations,Mukherjeesaid,

The G-15 will be dealing withissues such as Western quotas forThird Worldtextile exports, tech­nologytransfers, andkeepingopenthe markets of richer nations de­spitethewideningoftheEuropeanUnionandthecreationoftheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement.

Delegates also suggestedthat arevampingof the G-15's functionwas in order to make it more effi­cient.

"The system of working has tochange,"BrazilianForeignMinis­terCelso LuizNunestoldThe As­sociatedPress.

DecisionsattheG-15weretakenatthetopandthenhandeddown,hesaid, This slowed work becausetoo many leaders were preoccu­pied with domesticproblems.

nization, which includes some ofAsia's fastestgrowingeconomies.

But Vietnam's free market re­forms begun in the late 1980smakeita matchforASEANmem­bers, including the Philippines,Thailand. Singapore, Indonesia,Malaysia and Brunei.

RamosisthethirdASEANheadof government to visit Vietnamthis month. Earlier visitors wereThai Prime Minister ChuanLeekpai, who also threw his sup­port to Vietnam's entry intoASEAN, and Singapore PrimeMinister Goh Chok Tong. Viet­namese Communist Party Secre­tary-GeneralDo Muoi completeda four-day visit to Malaysia onSunday.

"We look forward to thestrengthening of our friendshipand partnership as developingcountriesandascloseneighbors,"Ramos told Anh upon his arrival.

Foreign Minister Romulo saidthe two presidentsdiscussed eco­nomic cooperation, regional se­curity and world events.

"But clearly the most signifi­cant was the bilateral discussionof how they can cooperate in all

Developing countries call forlowering trade barriersNEW DELHI, India (AP) - Fif­teen developing countries calledMonday for lowering of protec­tionist baniers by industrializednations, urgingthem to open talksforgreatermarketaccessandtech­nology.

The Group of 15, or G-15, na­tions opened a three-day confer­ence,attended bysixheadsofstateand top officials from nine othercountries, demandingthat the richnations grouped as G-7 addressthem aboutcreating a more equalworldtrading system.

The G-7 comprises the UnitedStates, Canada, Japan, Italy, France,Germany and Britain.

Indian Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Raosaidhe feared thattradebaniers to beremovedunderthe worldwide agreement of theGeneralAgreement on TariffsandTradewillbereplacedbynewregu­lations againstpoorercountries"inthe guise of non-economic con­cerns."

The leaders discussed ways tocombat protectionism "packagedin legitimate concerns of humanrights and environment," ShivMukherjee, a conference spokes­man,toldreporters at theendof thefirstday's deliberations.

Many industrial countries havethreatened to block exports fromcountries like India and Pakistanwherechildlabor is common,andtouseofhumanrightsandenviron­mental issues as a factor in theirtradepolicies.

Speaking at theinauguration, Raocalled for "upholding the rule oflaw in intemational trade."

The G-15 nations from Asia,Africa, LatinAmericaandtheCar­ibbean, are meetingin New Delhifortheirfourth summit It comesata timewhenthegroup's relevanceis beingquestioned.

The G-15 was formed by theNonaligned Movement to fostereconomic cooperation among the

InhismeetingwithAnh,Ramos"categoricallystated that thePhil­ippines supported Vietnam'smembership in ASEAN," saidForeign Minister RobertoRomulo, one of several Cabinetmembersaccompanying thepresi­dent. "The sooner the better as faras the Philippines is concerned,"

Romulo said the talks betweenthe two presidents were very pro­ductiveandthatRamoswelcomedVietnam's participation in, anASEAN foreign ministers meet­ing in July in Bangkok.

Ramos' visit is part of a cam­paign by Vietnam to gain fullmembership in ASEAN. It nowholds observer status in the orga-

Vietnamese government with asmall contingent of troops in thewaragainst theCommunist Norththatended in 1975with victorybyHanoi.

Ramos himself served in Viet­nam in the 1960sas chief of staffof the Philippine Civil ActionGroup, whichoperated inthe areaof Saigon, renamed Ho Chi MinhCity by the Communists, and tothe west in Tay Ninh Province..

Ramos received a red-carpetwelcome with honor guard andband at the Presidential Palace,where he was greeted by Presi­dent Le Due Anh, Premier VoVan Kiet and Foreign MinisterNguyen Manh Cam.

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Pursuant to Public Law 9-41, this is to inform the generalpublic that the Homestead Appeals Committee of theMarianas Public Land Corporation, (MPLC) is scheduledto hold a hearing on Monday and Tuesday, April 4-5,1994 at 1:00p.rn: atthe MPLC office conference room inIlruori The Agenda for the hearing is as follows:

1, Roll Call .. , , Recording Secretary2, Appealed cases

Interested personsmay present oral or written commentson the above agenda. For more information, pleasecontact Ramon M. Dela Cruz, Committee chairman atthe MPLC office in Saipan at telephone numbers 322­6914/5/7142, or Debra Clark at the MPLC office in Tinianatt~nenumber 433-9245, Monday through Friday,exc pt H lidays between 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.rn.The pu c is invited,

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RP supportsASEAN membership for Conununist VietnamHANOI, Vietnam CAP) - Philip­pine President Fidel Ramos onMonday endorsed CommunistVietnam's bid for full member­ship in the Association of South­east Asian Nations, a major dip­lomatic objective of the once­shunned country.

Vietnam, back in the goodgraces of its benefactors in Asiaand Western Europe after yearsof distrust and scorn, is also edg­ing toward diplomatic relationswith the United States.

Ramos' is the first visit by arankingFilipino leader since dip­lomatictieswereestablished withVietnamin 1976.The Philippinessupported the U.S.-backed South

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anincome taxcur tobeextended pastthis year. U.S. officials have de­manded such a cut, believing Japa­nese consumers would use some ofthewindfall to buyforeign products.

Thuslapaoeseofficialshavesoughtto play down expectations for thepackage, saying that deregulationtakes time and that more market­opening steps will be'announced inJune.

"We've tried to put together asmuch aswe couldgiven thecurrentsituation," Kunihiko Saito, the topForeign Ministry career bureaucrat,saidMonday. "Ihopefrom myheartthat the United States will give apositive assessment."

The market's Weighted Indexfell0.31 pointsto 5,331.90.

MAN! LA: Share"prices closedhigher on bargain-hunting. ThePhilippine composite index of 31selected issuesrose58.67points to2,689.74 following Friday's 25­pointadvance.

SEOUL: Share prices closedhigheron rumors that the govern­mentwill eac;e restrictions imposedlastmonth tocool the market. TheKorea Composite Stock Price In­dex rose 10.56 pointsto 883.24.

JAKARTA: The Jakarta StockExchange's Composite Indexgained 0.215 points, closing at491.051.

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Butthebigfive automakers likelyreceived a nudge from the govern­ment, which hasbeen hoping toavoida trade war with its biggest tradingpartner.

Amongmeasures thegovernmentis expected to announce Tuesday isaneasing ofregulations that make itdifficult for outsiders to enter theJapanese market

But Prime Minister MorihiroHosokawa, beset by a scandal overhis personal finances and by divi­sionsinhisrulingcoalition.hasmostlyentrusted the announcement to ca­reer bureaucrats, whose influencewould suffer most if red tape were

BANGKOK:Thai share pricesclosed lower because of concernover domestic political problemsand an increase in lending ratesby major banks. The Stock Ex­change of Thailand Index fell33.73 points to 1,246.34.

SINGAPORE: Share pricesclosed lower across the board inquiet, thin trading. The 30-shareStraits Times Industrials Indexfell 23.49 points to 2,059.93.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysianshare pricesclosed broadly lowerin light trading. The CompositeIndexfell 18.67points to 951.43.

TAIPEI: Share prices closedmostly unchanged inlight trading.

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surplus with the United States.Autos and auto parts account formore thanhalf that figure.

Earlier this month, PresidentClinton revived the "Super 30I"tradelaw,which allows theUnitedStatestoimpose sanctions oncoun­tries it deems unfair traders. Thefirst step toward sanctions on Ja­pan could come this week, whenWashington publishes itssurveyofunfair trade practices around theworld.

Automakers say theyare actingon their own in announcing theparts purchases, and to stress thepointhavescattered theirannounce­ments: NissanMotoreo. lastweekannouncedanincrease inpurchasesfromanestimated $ 2.93billioninfiscal 1993 to$ 3.4billion infiscal

$6.45bi11ionofAmericanautopartsin fiscal 1996, beginning April I,1996, up from $4.43billion in fis­cal 1992.

Mitsubishi saiditsDiamond-StarMotors affiliate in Normal, 'Ill., isprojected to buy between $1.40billionand$1.63billion of Ameri­can parts in fiscal 1996, up from$650 million in fiscal 1993.

BothToyotaandMitsubishi de­scribedthenumbersasprojections,notpromises. Japaneseofficialssayit's impossible to makeexact pre­dictionsinafree-market economy,andoftencriticize theUnited Statesfor threatening sanctions if targetsaren't met.

U.S. officials say solid targetsare needed to prod Japan into re­ducingits$59 billionannual trade

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TOKYO (AP) • Hoping to helpthegovernmentwardoffU.S.tradesanctions, major Japaneseautomakers Toyota Motor Corp.and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. an­nouncedplansMondayto buysig­nificantly more American autoparts.

Themeasurescameaday beforethe govemment was to announceitsownsetofmarket-openingsteps.But thosestepswere not expectedto include much new - and thatcouldmeanWashington will stickto the tough line it has followedsince tradetalkscollapsedin Feb­ruary.

Toyota, Japan's largestautomaker, said it expects to buy

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The HangSengIndex,theHong nessin thedomesticbondmarket, 0.15 percent, to 1,612.84.Kong's market's key indicator of taking its lead from rising long- Traderssaidsharepricesstartedblue chips, fell 37.18 points, or term bond yields in the United mixed in reaction to Friday's fall0.4 percent, closing at 9,197.03. States. onWallStreet,butturned upwardOnFriday,theindexhadfallen 86 Sydney's All-Ordinaries index as some futures speculatorspoints. of share prices fell 42.7 points, or bought to cover short, or over-

Prices rose in the morning de- 2.0 percent, to 2,108.9. sold. positions.spite a rise in local interest rates. Share prices, however, rose on WELLINGTON: Share pricesHong Kong's major banks raised the Tokyo Stock Exchange. closedlowerinquiettrading,withthe prime lending rate by 0.25 The 225-issue Nikkei Stock the day's losses spread evenlypercentagepoint to 6.75 percent. Averagegained 105.31 points, or among most leading stocks. TheBrokers attributed the slump in 0.53percent,closingat 19,941.79. NZSE-40CapitalIndexfell30.96the afternoon session to profit- On Friday, the index had lost points to 2,119.06.

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an insurance company in nearbyAlbemarle, N.C.,notesthat Badinis isolated. For that reason,he andothers hope to make Badin a des­tination - possibly for retirees.

"You've got to be going toBadin,"Garrisonsaid."Youdon'tgo through Badin on your wayanyplace."

on the property of the resort incentral Florida.

Disney has hired former SanDiego Zoo chief Rick Barongi,but Adams would not confinn ifhe was hired specifically for thenew park. Barongi is working on"a number of animal-typeprojects," Adams said."

Disney now has live tortoisesand other exotic animals at Dis­covery Island, another attractionat Disney World.

The newthemeparkwouldhavean environmentalist feel, show­ing how careless loggingcan pro­duce erosion and how rare spe­cies can be preserved throughbreeding, The Orlando Sentinelreported Saturday.

Smallgroupsof visitorsarepre­viewing a promotional video forthe attraction, the Sentinel said.Adamswouldonlysaythat"tapesare shown on a regular basis" totourists.

Rollercoasters,otherthrillridesand dinosaur exhibits also wouldbe a part of the new 500-acre(203-hectare) park, which couldopen as soon as 1997, accordingto the Sentinel.

The proposed park would bedivided into several lands off acentral village, much like theMagic Kingdom.. Visitors would enter through agarden andcross theSafariRiver,whichmeandersthroughthepark,to Safari Village and its Tree OfLife.

From the park's hub, visitorscouldfanout tofourthemedlands:the Beastly Kingdom, Dinoland,Africa and Asia.

Disney's confirmationthat it isconsidering another new themepark comes just after it approvedplans to build an American his­tory park in Richmond, Va.

Virginia has agreed to provideDisney with .$160 million in in­centives. Construction is sched­uled to start next year.

Far away- bothgeographicallyandfinancially- is EuroDisney,adebt-plagued amusement parkoutside Paris. Euro Disney hasclosed a hotel, eliminated about900jobs, reducedoff-seasonfees,postponed expansion and soughta cash infusion from creditorbanks to keep froni falling intobankruptcy.

The company said earlier thismonth that 1 million fewer visi­tors passed through the gates atEuro Disney this year than last:

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.(AP) • Live gorillas and exoticanimals mayjoin Mickey MouseandGoofy atWalt DisneyWorld.

Disney World plans a fourththeme park by the end of the de­cade, and one of the possibilitiesis animal conservation, said JaneAdams, Disney's manager ofmedia relations.

"We are on track, but no finaldecision has been reached yet,"Adams said Monday.

She would not disclose otherthemes Disney is exploring forthe new park, which would joinWalt Disney's Magic Kingdom,the futuristic Epcot exhibitioncenter,andDisneyMGMStudios

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for ways to revive its economy,including capitalizing on thearea's natural beauty.

Alcoa' s40,OOO unspoiledacres(16,000 hectares) surround thetown. Boats can be launchedacross thestreet from the plant onBadin Lake. There is a sense ofhistory, too: the town is listed inthe National Register of HistoricPlacesbecauseof itsFrench-style

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The industry's bleeding wasstaunched in January, when Rus­siaandfiveothercountriesagreedto reduce aluminum exports by500,000tons ayear for two years.Inventories remainhigh,butpricesrecovered to 53 cents per poundinJanuaryand 58 cents in March.

"Thingsarelookingmuchmoreoptimistic than they were pre

viously," said Dana Bright, aspokeswomanat the Alcoa plant."We are hoping the worldwidesituation will improve becausethat's going to have an impactonus." "

But the improvedworld alumi­num market wouldn't guaranteean end to layoffs at the Badinplant, where the average wage isdlrs 36,000a year, she cautioned.

"We have a challenge to lowerour cost,"said Bright."We're go­ing to continue to analyze ourorganization and continue to becreative about how we get to ourend product."

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num to the West increased 640percent in fouryears, accordingtothe Aluminum Association, aWashington, D.C.-based tradegroup.

Pricesfell from morethandlrs IapoundinJanuary 1989 toarecordlow of 47 cents a pound last No­vember, while worldwide alumi­num stocks surged from 136,000metric tons to 2.4 million metrictons in the same period.

"Never beforehas therebeen analmostovernight surgeon thesup­ply side, of the equivalent of 10percent of total world capacity,"Richard Holder, president ofReynolds Metals Co., told an in­dustry conference in December.

Because of theglut,by theendof1993 about 20percentofAmerica'saluminum production capacityhadbeenidledandsome5,000workerslost theirjobs, the Aluminum As­sociationsays.

The impact was keenly felt inplaces like Badin,quite literallyacompany town, where Pittsburgh­basedAlcoaslashed production andlaidoff 250of the smeltingplant's680 workers.

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BADIN,N.C. (AP)-Amongnews­paper readers in this tiny town,prices on the London Metal Ex­change have become as closelywatched as basketball scores.

The price of aluminum - forceddown more than 50 percent by atorrent of cheap aluminum fromthe former Soviet Union - maydetermine whetherBadin,homeofan Alcoa smelting plant, lives ordies.

"You rarely see how your livesand thingsthataffectyour livesaretied intotheglobal perspective untilsomething like thishappens," saidJeffMichael, a 28-year-oldnativeof Badin.

Inyearspast,Michaelsaid,eco­nomic cycleswouldcausefluctua­tionsintheplant's production. Thetown tookthosecalmly.

"This time was different," hesaid. "This time there was a lot ofanxiety, a greaterrealizationof theglobal economy."

Before the Soviet Union brokeup in 1991, its aluminum industryfed primarilymilitary needs. Withthose needsdecreased,Russiaandtheothernewly independentstatesbegan selling aluminum on theworld market to raise hard cur­rency. Russian exports of alumi-

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"The last thing anyone shouldconcludeabout the Fortune500'srebound is that these companiesaremakingtoomuchmoney,"themagazine said.

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Theranking listalsoshowedthefast expansion of the U.S. com­puterindustry. The company withthebiggest salesincrease, No. 222Dell Computer Corp., first madetheFortune 500 list twoyearsago.

The biggest loser was Interna­tional Business Machines Corp,which lost$8.1 billion,due to thecostof a profoundrestructuring atthecomputer maker.

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Much of the 199210sswasdueto a required accounting adjust­ment that changed the way com­panies report retiree health ben­efits, and that same adjustmentalso detracted from earnings in1993..

Whentheeffectsoftheaccount­ingadjustmentaren't includedforbothyears,theFortune500earned$81.7billionin 1993- 15percentmore than the comparably ad­justed $ 71 billion in 1992.

The rankingsof the 500, basedon annualsales,containednosig­nificant surprises this year. Butthey did illustrate the risingstrengthofAmericanautomakingand a shrinkage of the Americanpetroleumindustry, which hasbeenaffected by loweroil prices.

General Motors Corp.easilyre­tained its No. 1 position as thebiggestcompany. ButFordMotorCo. bumped Exxon Corp. for theNo.2' spot, and Chrysler Corp.leapedfromNo.11toNo.8,bump­ing Chevron Corp., DuPont Co.

electronic mail, accountinganddatabaseprograms. It does not includeentertainment software, such asvideogames.

Theupcoming reporttracks soft­ware products made by domesticand foreign companies. BecauseU.S. companies produce the bulkof software for personal comput­ers, theyarethehardesthit,Childssaid.

The U.S. had the largestdollarlossof$1.57billionfrompiracyin1993, followed by Japan with $650 million andFrancewith$435million, theassociation said.

Piracyis growing at the highestrateinIndiaandPakistan witha95percent rate, followed by Koreaand Brazil, with 89 percent andMalaysia with88 percent, accord­ing to the association.

The association said it plans toexpandanti-piracy activities intheFar East, Latin America and Eu­rope,

Also helping were a decline inlong-term interest rates that low­eredthecostofborrowing, abroadpickup in the U.S. economy andtheexpensiveJapaneseyen, whichmadeU.S.-builtproductsrangingfrom cars to computers more af­fordablecompared with the samegoods sold by Japan.

The improvement didn't ben­efitthe U.S.job picture,however.Totalemploymentamongthe500fell for the ninth straight year,from 11.8millionto 11.5million.The trend substantiates a patternof dwindlingemploymentoppor­tunities as businesses get moreefficient with fewer workers.

Fortune's annual corporateranking, which appears in April18 editions on newsstands nextMonday, is one of the twice­monthly business glossy's best­sellingissuesandhasbeenwidelyemulatedbycompetitors.The listhelped spawn the term Fortune500 as an adjective of corporatesize and stature.

Fortune said the earnings im­provementwasespeciallysignifi­cant because it was achieved de­spite stagnant growth in sales. In

North America, said theassociation's spokeswomanTerriChilds.

"To put our industry's losses inperspective, the United States'salesofrecordedmusictotaled$9billion in 1992," said theassociation's research directorDavid Tremblay.

The most frequent forms of pi­racy are when a company buysone program and makes it avail­able through a network of com­puters, copies the program orpassestheprogramaroundtooth­ers, Childssaid.

Theassociationhashadprogramsinplace-Iike itsanti-piracy hotline- to fightsuch theft for years.

Last year alone the associationreported 245 audits or lawsuitsagainstcompanies. None went tocourt.Throughsettlements, the as­sociation last year received $ 3million, whichwasgivento mem­ber companies.

The piracylossesin the upcom­ing report account only for busi­nesssoftware, suchasspreadsheet.s,

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NEW YORK (AP) - After losingmoney in 1992, America's big­gest industrialcompanies earned$62.6 billion in 1993 even whileslashing thousands of workers,Fortunemagazine reports.

The profit figure would beenoughto wipeout the 1993 U.S.trade deficit with Japan and ismorethandoublethefederal bud­getallocation foreducationspend­ing.

The magazine's 'annual rank­ing of the top 500 corporationscalledtheresultsabusinesscome­back version of Gen. DouglasMacArthur'sWorldWar II returnto the Philippines, RichardNixon's 1968 resurrection and"the reheating of aging rock starMeat Loaf in time to win a 1994GrammyAward."

In an article extolling what itcalled the ingenuity of U.S. busi­ness, Fortune attributed the im­provement largely to "Americanindustry's steady,relentless driveto raise productivity, improvequality and boost competitive­ness."

WASHINGTON (AP) - The badnews for software publishers isthat the industry lost $7.4 billionworldwidein 1993from businesssoftwarebeing pirated. The goodnewsis the industry is losing lessmoney to piracy than it did in1992.

This information, released onMonday, will be contained in astudy the Software PublishersAssociation planstoissue inJune.The associationrepresents 1,100softwarepublishers in the UnitedStates and abroad.

Theindustryappearsto bemak­ing inroads in combating piracyonaglobalfront.Revenues lost topiracy decreased 23.7 percent in1993 from 1992. In 1992, totalrevenues lost to piracy were dlrs9.7 billion.

Still,lastyear's $7.4billionlossto piracyis sizeable, eclipsing, insomecases, revenues from sales.Forinstance,in 1993$ 6,3 billionwas made in software sales in

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Westinghouse Electric Co. made its firstofficial visit to Vietnam Monday, meeting with about 50 governmentofficials and engineers to introduce its power generation technology,

The companyis looking to help meet Vietnam's growing electricitydemand.The country's generating capacity now is about 3,400 mega­watts,and isexpected to rise by a minimumof 10percenta yearover thenextdecade, said Patrick Looram, a director atTechnomic ConsultantsInternational,which helped organize the meeting.

Westinghouseseesopportunities in naturalgas-powered plants in thesouthernpart of the country. Large supplies of natural gas being foundin offshore fields there suggest Vietnam might become an importantmarket for gas-fIred turbines, Looram said,

Westinghouse also is looking to build distribution networks andmodernize Russian-built electric plants, Looram said. Westinghousehas experience updating similar plants in Poland and China, he said.

Vietnam produces more than half its electricity from water-turnedturbines,most of them in the north.

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That rate brought Japan's population to an estimated 124,760,000 asof last Oct. 1, the Management and Coordination Agency said.

The previous lowest annual increase rate was 0.33 percent in 1992,itsaid.

Japaneseaged 65 or older accounted for a record high 13.5percentofthe overall population, up from the previous record of 13.1 percent in1992,the agency added.

Children under 15 accounted for a record low 16.7 percent, downfrom the previous record of 17.2 percent in 1992, it said.

China issues currency regulationBEUING (AP) - Chinahas issuedrulesfor thenext step initsambitiouscurrency reform, creation of a computer-linked interbank currencymarket. But foreign participation in the market remains far from clear.

The regulations, published in official newspapers Sunday and today,do not mention any role for foreign banks, which previously had beentold they might apply to trade on the new market.

And the regulations do not spell out terms under which foreigncompaniesoperating inChina wouldbe permitted toexchangeChineseyuan for foreign currencies at banks.

Rather, officials at the People's Bank of China said Monday thatforeign companies should continue to trade at the existing currencyswap markets, implying that these will function apart from the newinterbankoperation.

Chinese companies, on the other hand, will be barred from the swapmarkets, draining them of most of their liquidity. The new regulationsspell out in detail the purposes for which Chinese companies will beallowed to obtain foreign currencies from banks.

Two Koreas has plansto develop bombsSEOUL,South Korea (AP) -South Koreahad plans todevelopatomicbombs as late as 1991 but was forced to give up under U.S. pressure,agoverning party official said today.

The remarks by Rep. Suh Su-jong, chief policy analyst of theDemocratic Liberal Party, came amid a crisis over neighboring NorthKorea's nuclear program, and illustrated the longstanding potentialfora nuclear arms race on the divided Korean Peninsula.

"it's true that former President Roh Tae-woo worked out plans todevelop nuclear weapons in 1991 after reports of North Korea'ssuspected nuclear weapons development," Suh told reporters.

Roh, who was replaced by President Kim Young-sam in early 1993,also thought South Korea needed nuclear weapons to reduce its over­whelming military dependence on the United States, Suh said.

It is known that South Korea tried to develop nuclear weaponsunderPresident Park Chung-hee in the 1970s. Suh's remarks were the firstconfirmation that later governments pursued the plan.

China supports continuous dialogueBEUING (AP) - Chinese PresidentJiang Zemin told his South Koreancounterpart today that patient dialogue is the only way to resolve theNorth Korean nuclear dispute. He said there is little China can do.

It was the.same message he gave Japanese Prime Minister MorihiroHosokawa one week earlier, frustrating hopes that China. - NorthKorea's ally in communism- could persuade the North to openup itsnuclear program where no one else has succeeded.

Last week, both Koreas put their armies on alert, the South revivedplans for war games with the United States and the internationalcommunity discussed sanctions against the North.

Japanese slaying sparks alarmTOKYO (AP) - The slaying of two Japanese students in a Californiasupermarket parking lot has renewed alarm in Japan over violence inAmerica - a country the Japanese increasingly view as a lawless,dangerous place to live and travel.

The Friday night shootings of TakumaIto and Go Matsuura,both 19,remained top news today in Japan.

With feelings still raw over the acquittal of a Louisiana man inthe1992shootingdeath of aJapanese student who mistakenly called athishome looking for a Halloween party, U.S. Ambassador Walter F.Mondale took the unusual step of offering a formal apology.

"The American people deplore this senseless act of criminal vio­lence,andweshare in the sorrowof theJapanesepeople," Mondalesaidin a statement made on behalf of President Clinton. "I deeply apolo­gize."

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any answer you wish tomake to the Complaint acopy 01 which is grven you herewith. wiltlin (20)days after service 01 this summons upon you. and todeliver or mail acopy otycur answer toG. ANTHONYLONG. ESQ. whose address isMA 1797, Caller Box10001.. Oleoi, Saipan MP 96950,assoonpracticablealler filling your answer or sending it to lhe clerk ofthe Court lor filling.Your answer should be inwritingand liledwith the

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CIVil ACTION NO.: 93-12983K CORPORATION.

Plaintiff.CHUNG. JANG WHA AND WHA SUNGCONSTRUCTION CO.

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To Ihe above named delendant:You are hereby summoned and notilied tolileany answer you wish 10 make 10 the Complaintacopy ofwhich isgiven you herewith. within(20) days alter service 01 this Surmons uponyou. and 10deliver or mail a copy of youranswer toG. ANTHONY LONG, ESQ. whoseaddress is PM 1797. Caller Box 10001.Oleai. Saipan, MP96950. assoon as prac­litAble alter Iilingyour answer or sending ilfa the clerk 01 Court forfiling.Your answer should be in wriling and filedwilh Ihe clerk olthisCourt alSuperior Court.Susupe, Saipan. CNMI. It may be preparedand signed for you byyour counsel and sentto fhe clerk of IhisCourt by messenger ormail. It is nol necessary lor you 10appearpersonally unlil further nolice.IIyou laillo !ilean answer inaccordance withIhe Summons, judgement fordefaull may beI;jken against you lorIhe reliel demanded in, IeComplaintBy order of the above Court. i

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiffv.IMS ASSOCIATES, INC,. aCalifornia Corporation,WILLIAhI H. MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES,SAIPAN INVESTMENT CORP. andHEREWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED,Defendants.

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To Delendant IMS Associates. Inc aCalifOlnia Cll'p.:You are hereby SUMMONED and notified tofile

any answer you wish to make \0 the Complaint acopy 01 which is given you herewith. wiltlin (20)days after service 01 this summons upon you. and todeli'.\!r 01 mail acopy olyour answer toG. ANTHONYLONG. ESQ. whose address isMA 1797. Caller Box10001, OIeai. 5aipan. MP 96950. as soon pracncableafter filling your answer orsending it tothe clerk ofthe Court lorfilling.Your answer should be inwriting and filed with the

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IIyou fail 10 file an answer inaccordance wilh thesummons. judgment be delault may be taken againstyou lorthe relief demanded inthe complaint.By order ollhe above Court.Dated this 29th day 01 October, 1993

by CHARLENE TEREGEYOCleric ollhe Coun

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiffv.IMS ASSOCIATES, INC., aCall1omia Corporation,WILLIAM H, MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES,SAIPAN INVESTMENT CORP. andHEREWARO INVESTMENTS LIMITED,Defendants.

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CIVILACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiffv.IMS ASSOCIATES, INC., aCalitornia Corporation,WILLIAM H. MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES,SAlPAN INVESTMENT CORP. andHEREWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED.Delendants.

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CIVIL ACTION 93-1193MILAGROSLENON-BUARAOPetitioner,

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fled tofileany answer you wish tomake tothePetition for Divorce of which is given youhereWith. within thirty (30) days after service01 thissummons upon you.

YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE INWRITINGand filed withthe Clerk ofCourt, atSaipan CM96950 and serve upon petilioners counsel.Atty.V.K. Sawhney, P.O. Box 917, Susupe.Saipan, CM. It may be prepared and signed foryou byyour counset and sent to the Clerk ofthis Court by messenger or mail. It is notnecessary for youto appear personally untilfurther notice.

It you fail an answer inaccordance withthisSummons, judgment bydefault may be takenagainst you lor the relief demanded in thepetition for Divorce.Byorder of the above Court

Dated this10th day of November, 1993.

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURTSUPERIOR COURTCOMMONWEALTH OF THENORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND

0301I28Ill1l',\)'10151fJJ)

SUMMON

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiffv_IMSASSOCIATES, INC" aCall1omia Corporation,WILLIAM H. MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES,SAIPAN INVESTMENT CORP, andHEREWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED,Delendants.

CIVIL ACTIONNO.94-95

CITY TRUST BANK,Plaintiffvs.KUM SUN OH, and YOUNG J. OHdba Salpan Shopping Plaza,Defendants

SUMMONS

SUMMONS

PUBLIC NOTICEINmESUPERlOO COURT OfTHE COMMONWEALTH

OF mENORTHERN MARIANA ISiJlNOS

To Defendant BARBARA J.MILLARD:You are hereby SUMMONED and nolified to Iile

any answer you wish 10 make 10 the Complaint acopy 01 which is grven j1JU herewiltl. wiltlin (20)days after service 01 thiS summons upon you. andtodeli'ler 01 mail acopyolyour answerto G. ANTHONYLONG, ESQ whose address isMA 1797. Caller Box10001, Oleai, Saipan, MP 96950. as soonpracticableafter frlling your answer orsending it to the clerk 01the Court for lillingYour answer should be inwrlling and liled wilh the

clerkollhis CourtatSuperior Court. Susupe, saoanCNMI.llmay be prepared and signed loryou byyourCounsel and sent to the clerk 01 Ihis Court bymessenger or rrail II isnot necessary loryou toappear personally untillurther notice

IIyou lailto Ille an answer inaccordance wllhthl;summons. ;udgment bedefaull may betaken a9ainstyou lorthe reliel demanded Inlhe complaintBy order 01 the above CourtDated th,s 29th day 01 October. 1993

by CHAlILEHE TEREGEYOCleric 01 the Court

PUBUC NOliCEINmESUPERIOO COURT ()' THE COMMCt-lWEALTH

OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS1AIIDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiHv.IMSASSOCIATES. INC., aCaillomia Corpol'llllon.WILLIAM H. MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES,SAlPAN INVESTMENT CORP. andHEREWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED,Defendants.

tNT HE SUPERIOR CPURT OF THE COMMON·WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

The Superior Court oi Ihe commonwealth otmeNorthern Mariana Islands To Delendant. YOUNGJ. OH

You are hereby summoned 10 appear wilhin~nty (20) days after final pubtication 01 Ihissummons. towif on orbefore the 41h day 01 April.1994. and defend Ihe above complainllo PlainliH.City Tnusl Bank. and serve acopy 01 your answerupon Ihe Plainliff's attorney: TIMOTHY H.SKINNER Law offices ofTimothy H. Bellas POBox 2845 Saipan. MP 96950Ifyou fail10 doso. judgement bydelau Itwillbe

rendered against you according 10 Ihe demand 01Ihecomplainl, which hasbeen lilled Ihe clerk 01said court, Tile complaint contains allegationsthat you and your wife Kum Sum Oh have guar·arrleed certain Joan obligations and have mort·gagedIheSaipanShopping Plaza lease as securill'lei !hat deb!. Both you Mrs. Oh have failed 10rrJare paymenls onthese loans.

IfCllrtotCoa1

PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMONS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-1155TERESITA TUDELA CAMACHOPlaintiffv.IMS ASSOCIATES, INC., aCalifornia Corporation,WIlliAM H.MILLARD,BARBARA J. MILLARD,VICENTE TUDELA TORRES.SAlPAN INVESTMENT CORP. andHEREWARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED,Defendants.

To Delendant SAiPAN INVESTMENT CORP.:You are hereby SUMMONED and notilied to lile

any answer you wish to make 10 lhe Complaint acopy of whi::h isgrven j1JU herewiltl. wiltlin (20)days after service 01 this summons upon you. and todeli'.\!r ormail acopyofyour anS'M!rto G. ANTHONYLONG. ESQ. whose address isMA1797. Caller Box10001. Olea, 5aipan. MP 96950. as soon practicableafter lilling your answer orsending lito the clerk 01the Court for IIlIing.Your answer should be inwriting and Iiled wilt1 the

clerkoflhis CourtatSuperior CoUlt. Susepe. 5aipan.CNMl.llmay be prepared and signed loryou byyourCounsel and sent to the clerk 01 this Court bymessenger ormail. It is801 necessary loryou toappear personally untillurther notice.

Ifyoulail to file an answer inaccordance with thesummons. judgment be delault may be taken a,galnstyou for the relief demanded in the complaint.By order ofthe abo'.\! CourtDated Ihls 29th day ofOctober. 1993

by CHAIlI.EHE TEREGEYOCleric 01 the Court

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: BENJAMIN A. SABLAN dbaSablan Management Services, P.O. Box2481, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­0795(04/13)W/15187.

1 DRAFTSPERSON - High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $7.50 perhour.Contact: WILKINSON WHITE CORPO­RATI.ON, P.O. Box 5590, 5aipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 322-4858(04/13)W/15193.

5 DELIVERY ROUTE TRUCK DRIVER1 WAREHOUSE WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45-$3.50 per hour.1 CARPENTER - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45-$3.00per hour.1 PLUMBER1 ELECTRICIAN (INDUSTRIAL) - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45-$4.50 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN ICE, INC., P.O. Box1808. Saipan. MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­9299(04/13)W/8368.

1 WAITRESS - Higr school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $234,9053(04/13)W/15195.

1 MAINTENANCE WORKER1 RESERVATION CLERK1 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: SAl PAN KORESCO CORPO­RATION dba Saipan Koresco ResortClub, P.O. Box 3013, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 288-6001f04/13)W/15197.

1 MAINTENANCE WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: FUKUMOTO CORPORATION,P.O. Box 142CHRB,Saipan, MP96950.Tel. No. 322-8300(04I13)W/15190.

2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 MOTOR REWINDER - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $3.00per hour.Contact: KIM SUNG SEO dba KaePoong Corporation, P.O. Box 2462,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­9018(04/13)W/15192.

2 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER - High school grad" 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $345 bi-weekly.·.Contact: GRACE CHRISTIAN ACAD­EMY, P.O. Box 643, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 322-3320(04/13)W/8367.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT1 LOAN OFFICER - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $1,800 perhour.Contact: BANK OF SAl PAN, P.O, Box690, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­6260(04/13)W/8366.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.50 per hour.1 AUTO MECHANICS - High schoolgrad" 2 years experience. Salary: $2,50per hour.Contact: GEORGE S. TAGUCHI dbaSea Cove, P.O. Box 157 CK, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234·9731 (04I13)W/15188.

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2 MASON - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: DR. IGNACIO T. DELA CRUZdba Ike's House & Rental & Const., P.O.Box err, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-7248(04/06)W/15151.

3 DIVING INSTRUCTOR HELPER •High school grad .• 2 years experience.Salary: $700 per month.Contact: Joyce Taitinfong dba Greece1965 Incorporated, SPS #950, Box10006 KC, Saipan, MP 96950..Tel. No.233-5903(04/06)W/15140.

1 CONTAINER COORDINATOR - Highschool grad .• 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $700-$800 per month.2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ­High school grad.• 2 years experience.Salary: $2.45-$3.50 per hour.Contact: COMMONWEALTH MARI­TIME GROUP CORP. dba Common­wealth Maritime Company. P.O. Box803, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­0508(04/13)W/15189.

3 MASON1 ELECTRICIAN3 CARPENTER1 CIVIL FOREMAN - High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45 perhour.Contact: J'S MALOTTE CORPORA­TION dba Jim Boy Construction, P.O.Box err, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.235-7093(04/06)W/15137.

1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER. BUILD­ING1 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: INTERNATIONAL CORPORA­TION, P.O. Box 1039, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-6835(04/06)W/15134._

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad" 2years experience. Salary: $900-$1,000per month.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIS'TANT ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $4.62 per hour.Contact: WILFRED P, CHUN dba Facil­ity Engineers & Consultants, Caller BoxAAA 235. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-5236(04/13)W/15196.

1 STORE SUPERVISOR - High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary: $4,05per hour.Contact: PRINCE ENT. LTD. dba SMMart, PPP 260, Box 10,000, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 235-7821(03/30)W/15060.

1 SALES SUPERVISOR - 'High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.80­$4.06 per hour.Contact: ENTERPRISES, INC, dbaGlobemart, P.O. Box 421, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-5206(04/13)W/15199.

1 AIRCONDITION& REFRIGERATIONMECHANIC - High school grad .. 2 yearsexperience. Salary: 2.45 per hour.Contact: MIN ENTERPRISES, INC.•P.O. Box 1967, Saipan. MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-6422(04/06)W/15135.

1 GENERAL MANAGER - College grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $1,000­$1,500 per month.1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $700per month.Contact: BMW CORPORATION, CallerBox AM 995, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-8697(04/13)Wi15191.

1 MANAGER - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $800-$1,000per month.1 SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $500-$700per month.10 DANCER2 SINGER - High school grad" 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45 per hour.1 COOK - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$3.45 per

'hour: .Contact: JVP CORPORATION, P.O. Box50203 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 233-3228(04/13)W/15198.

1 MASON - High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: MANUEL A. TENORIO dba T& S Construction, P.O. Box 474 CK,Saipan, MP 96950

2 COOK - High school grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45 perhour.Contact: KORART, INC. dba GreenHouse Restaurant, P.O. Box 2949,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­2707(04/06)W/15136,

1 ELECTRICIAN MAINTENANCE - Highschool grad.• 2 years experience, Sal­ary: $3.00 per hour. .Contact: MODERNSTATrONERY, P.O.Box 799, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6832(03l30)W/8288.

1 WELDER COMBINATION - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $3.00-$3.50 per hour.1 MACHINIST - High school grad .• 2years experience. Salary: $3,50-$3,75per hour.Contact: CM GENERAL FABRICATOR,INC.• P.O. Box 432, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No, 322-5203(04/06)W/15138.

1 ELECTRICIAN - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45-$3.00per hour.Contact: M.S. VILLAGOMEZ INCOR­PORATED dba MSV Construction Co.,P.O. Box 7, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-6108(03/30)W/8282,

6 MASON2 PLUMBER9 CARPENTER3 STEEL WORKER1 COMPANY COOK - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45per hour.Contact: YANG'S CORPORATION dbaSam Kwang Gift Shop. P.O. Box 490,Saipan. MP 96950, Tel. No. 235­6784(03/30)W/15052.

1 TOUR GUIDE - High school grad., 2years experience, Salary: $3.00 per hour.3 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45 per hour.2 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.65 per hour.Contact: MODERN INVESTMENT INC.dba Saipan Ocean View Hotel, P.O. Box799, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­6832(03/30)W/8289.

2 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER - Highschool equiv.· 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: TAPA BAR INC. dba Sun InnMotel, P.O. Box 920, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-6639(03/30)W/15066.

1 SALESMARKETING - College grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.45-$4.00per hour.Contact: WORLD TRADING CORP. dbaOriental Hotel, P.O. Box 809, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 233·1420(03/30)W/15065.

, KARAOKE WAITRESS - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45per hour.Contact: UNIVERSAL MOTORS, INC.dba Topside Cafe & RestaurantlKaraoke"Universal Novelties & Gift Shop, P.O.Box 2664, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-8383(03/30)W/15070.

3 HOUSEWORKER - High schoolequiv., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.45per hour.Contact: AGNES P. DL GUERREROdba6 DLG'S Enterprises, P.O. Box 1271,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­9189(03/30)W/8278.

1 SUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $600-$700per month5 WAITER5 DANCER5 SINGER10 WAITRESS - High school grad" 2years experience. Salary: $2.45 per hour.3 BARTENDER - High school grad .. 2years' experience. Salary: $500 permonth.Contact: IG RESOURCES SAIPAN,INC. dba Omoide Club & Karaoke, PPP412 Box 10000. Saipan. MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-1566(03/30)W/15058.

1 ACCOUNTANT, College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $5,20 per hour.Contact: PACIFIC EAGLE ENTER­PRISES,INC., P.O. Box 3645 CK,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­7914(04/06)W/15133,

1 AIR CONDITIONING/REFRIGERA­TION MECHANIC - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: VICENTE C. CAMACHO dbaSummer Holiday Suites, P.O. Box 908,Saipan, MP 96950. Till. Nc. 234­3182(03/30)W/15068.

1 LIFE UNDERWRITER -College grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $825 permonth.Contact: MOYLAN'S INSURANCE UN­DERWRITERS, P.O. Box 658, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-2489(03/30)W/8280.

1 AIRCON & REF. MECHANIC - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $800 per month. Monday to Satur­day.Contact: TOWN HOUSE, INC. dba TownHouse Shopping Center & Payless Su­permarket, P.O. Box 167, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 235-6351 (03/30)W/8296.

4 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR4 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC ­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary: $2.45-$3.00 per hour.Contact: MARIANAS REPAIRS COM­PANY, INC" P.O. Box 2690, Salpan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-9083(03/30)W/14998.

1 INSTRUCTOR, SPORTS - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience, Salary: $1,300per month.Contact: AQUA DEL REY SAl PAN INC.,P.O. Box 1810, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-7040(03/30)W/15055.

C Accountant1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $5.19 per hour.Contact: ARTHUR B. CAMACHO dbaCamacho Realty Management, P.O. Box5080 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234·7615(03l30)W/15063.

1 MECHANICAL ENGINEER - Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $1,800per month.Contact: SANKI COMPANY, LTD., PPP484, Box 10000, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-1784(03l30)W/15061.

1 MECHANICAL ENGINEER - Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $1,000per month.1 PLUMBING SUPERVISOR - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $4.05 per hour.1 COMBINATION WELDER1 LABORER, CONSTRUCTION - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: ADEC INTERNATIONAL INC.,'PPP 591 Box 10000, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 235-7031 (03/30)W/15059.

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $600-$900per month. .1 SUPERVISOR- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $600-$700per month.3 BARTENDER - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $500 per'month,5 DANCER10 WAITRESS5 WAITER5 SINGER - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45 per hour.Contact: MASUDA CORPORATION dbaHimitsu Night Club, PPP 412 Box 10000,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­1566(03/30)W/15057.

1 SALES SERVICE PROMOTER(SALES REPRESENTATIVE) - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $1,680 per month.1 HOSTESS GROUND - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2,040per month.Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENTINC,. P.O. Box 502, Saipan, MP 96950 .Tel. No, 233-1310(03/30)W/14999.

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1 ASST. STORE MANAGER· Collegegrad., 4years experience. Salary: $1,700per month4 SALESPERSONS - High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2.75 perhour.1 COMPUTER OPERATOR2 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $525 per month.1 GENERAL MAINTENANCE - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $520 per month.2 WAREHOUSEMAN - High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary: $2.80per hour.Contact: HAKUBOTAN SAIPAN ENT.,INC., P,O. Box 127, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-7362(03/30)W/8277.

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1 TOUR OPERATION MANAGER ­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $1,300 per month.2 BARTENDER - High school grad" 2years experience. Salary: $3.50-$4,22per hour.1 INSTRUCTOR (DIVING) - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2,900per month.1 SALES SERVICE PROMOTER(SALES REPRESENTATIVE) - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $1,680 per month.1 HOSTESS GROUND - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2,040per month.Contact: PACIFIC DEVELOPMENTINC., P.O. Box 502, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 233-1310(03l30)W/14999.

GENERAL MANAGER - College grad.,2years experience. Salary: $7,540 grossper month.1 SALES MANAGER - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2,679 grossper month.1 DIRECTOR OF ROOMS1 CHEF DE CUISINE (JAPANESE) ­

.College grad., 2 years .experience. Sal­ary: $4,333.33 net per month.2 GUEST RELATIONS OFFICER ­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary: $1,350 gross per month.1 SPECIALTV COOK (CHINESE-DIMSUM) • College grad., 2 years experi­ence. Salary: $3,120 gross per month.1 CHEF DE PARTIE (BAKER) - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $3.20-$6.10 per hour.2 GARDENER1 BAKER1 MASSEUSE - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.80-$4.40per hour.2 POWER PLANT OPERATOR1- ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary: $3.00-$4.60 per hour.1 FITNESS ATTENDANT - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45;$4.40 per hour.1 COOK20 WAITERIWAITRESS - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45­$4.80 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN PORTOPIA HOTELCORP. dba Hyatt Regency Saipan, P.O.Box 5087 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-1234(03/30)W/15054.

1 MANAGER, DEPARTMENT STORE- College grad., 2 years experience.Salary: $1,000 per month.1 SALE$ SUPERVISOR - High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary: $1,000per month.Contact: AGATHA SAIPAN LIMITED,P.O. Box 5236 CHRB, Saipan, MP96951). Tel. No. 322-5000(03/30)W/15051.

1 GENERAL MANAGER - College grad.,2 years experience. Salary: $2,500 permonth.1 ELECTRICIAN - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary: $2.50-$3.00per hour.Contact: PACIFIC ENGINE DEV'T. &CONSULTING, INC., Caller Box AM-

...LB 13, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No, 322­5424(04/06)W/15139.

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For further particulars please refer tothe Petitiononfileherein, orcontact counsel forpetitioner,Bruce L. Mailman ofWhite, Pierce, Mailman &Nutting, Joeten Center, Susupe, P.O. Box5222,Saipan MP96950; telephone (670)234-6547and facsimile (670)234-9537.

PUBLIC NOTICEINTHE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OFTHE NORTHERNMARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 94-283

IntheMatter of theEstate ofCHARLES R.COBB. M.D.,Deceased.

TO: ALL HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES ANDCREDITORS OF CHARLES R. COBB, M.D.

PLEASE TAKE NOnCE that MICHAEL COBBhas filed withthe Clerk ofthis Court herPetitionfor Letters of Administration of the Estate ofCHARLES R. COBB, M.D., deceased. Thehearing onthe Petition isset forTuesday. April19, 1994 at 1:30 p.m. at theSuperior Court.Civic Center, Susupe, Saipan, Northern MarianaIslands.

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FORLETTERSOFADMINISmATlON, AND, NOnCETO CREDITORSHearing Date: April19.1994Time: 1:30 p.m.. Judge: Demapan

CREDITORS of decedent or of his estate arehereby notified that they must file theirclaimswith the Clerk oftheSuperior Courtwilhin sixty(60) days of the firstpublication 01 hisNotice,or the claims will beforever barred.

DATED: March 25.1994Fred F. Camacho, Clerk ofCourt

By~ /5/ Charlene C. TeregeyoDeputy Clerk of Court

believe the Whitewater affair isdistracting thefederal governmentfrom importantwork, and 71 per­cent believe it has been over-re­portedby the news media.

Nonetheless, 44 percent saidClinton- is ''holding back some­thingimportant"aboutWhitewater,and 46 percent said he has notrevealedenoughabouthispersonalfmances.

ThesurveywasconductedfromMarch 25.to March 27 among arandom sample of 1,029 adultsThe resultshave a marginof error00.5 percentagepoints.

ment.There is no place in the world

where a private enterprise is re­quired to share its revenues to thegovernment.

"We are not different to MCI.AT&T and IT&E," Enfield said.He indicated that these compa­nies have no revenue-sharingagreementswith theUnitedStatesgovernment.

Joaquina Muna Cabrera & family.

On the last day, Mass will be offered atSan Antonio Church at 7:00 a.m..

Rosary will be said nightly at 8:00 p.m. at theresidence of Magdalena Muna Cabrera inSon Antonio (Afema) beginning on Friday,

April 1, through Saturday, April 9. 1994.

the final rosary will be said at 5:00 p.m. and dinnerwill be served thereafter at said residence.

First .9lnniversary, 2qJsaWe, the family of the late

JUAN SABLAN CABRERA ~<I .

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\,,*i .,-. .l"Invite all our relatives and friends "". "'-' ',4to join usin prayer for theAnniversary '. ."'.JRosary of my beloved husband, "'..our father, grandfather, and great grand father.

the respondents - 56 percent - be­lieve the Whitewater affair is notan important issue. Forty percentsaid it is important

Clinton, on vacation inCoronado, Calif., gave a thumbs­up signal when asked about thepoll, and said he was "in goodshape."

"He was veryencouragedwhenI showed him the poll numbers,both on the approvalratingand onhow he's handling Whitewater,"said White Housespokesman JeffEller.

The poll showedthat69 percent

WASIllNGTON(AP)-PresidentClinton's job approval ratingclimbed10percentagepointsafterhis prime-time news conferencelast week, the latest ABC News­WashingtonPost poll found.

Fifty-seven percent of thosepolled March 25-27 approve ofClinton's job performance, com­pared with 47 percent in a polldated March22 and52 percentonMarch8. Forty-onepercentdisap­prove, down from 45 percent onMarch 22, but up slightlyfrom40percent on March 8.

Thepollalsofoundamajorityof

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accused the Micronesian Tele- If the government only negoti-communications Corporation ated a revenue-sharing agreement(MTC)'of influencing Senate to with the telephone company, themake the said amendment. commonwealth could have real-

Sen. Sablan introduced the izedsome"verygenerous revenue,"amendment last March 16, and he said in hislettera copyof whichTorres believed "MTC is behind was furnished to the Varietyyes-this." terday.

MTC's new General Manager Torresestimated thatiftheCNMIRobEnfielddenied the allegation had just a 30% revenue sharingalthough he said the telephone arrangement with MTC, the gov-company has been trying to con- ernmentcouldbereceivingatleastvincethe governmentto approve $1,331,734 monthly based onme fiber-optic cable. MTC's 1992revenuelevels.

"We have not written or sug- The lawmakeraskedtheSenategested any amendment [to the President and the House SpeakerSubmergedLandsAct] tothe leg- not to "be hasty in our decisions."islature," Enfield told the Variety If the fiber-optic project is ap-yesterday. proved,it couldbe toocostlytothe

However, hesaidMTChasbeen CNMI, he said.aggressivelypursuingtheapproval "MTC willcontrolbothends ofof thesubmergedlease. theCNMItelephonesystem, avery

AccordingtoEnfield.MTCwas dangerous position for the CMNIawarethatthe Senateisworkingto government..." he claimed.provide the opportunity to lay fi- The MTC project is also dis-ber-opticcable. criminatory and goes against the

The $13 million project, which principleofopen marketand"truewas proposed two years ago by competition,"he alleged.MTC,planstoconnectGuamwith MTC has said that the underseathe islands of Rota, Tinian and fiber optic projectwill greatly im-Saipanthroughthe so-calledfiber- prove the capacity, reliability andopticcable. quality of servicefor theCNMI.

However, the cable can only be The project, according to thelaid following approval of a sub- company, hasfar-reachingimpli-merged land lease by the govem- cations for many public servicesment and private businesses, including

UndertheSubmergedLandsAct, education, medicine, publicthe Department of Natural Re- safety, banksand insurance com-sources mustensuretheprotection panies.ofasubmergedlandtobeleasedto Enfield questioned the idea ofan applicant revenue sharing between a pri-

In his letter to the two presiding vate company and the govern-officers of the legislature, Rep.Torressaid exemptingbusinessesinvolved in interstate commercewouldmean a big loss in revenuefor thegovernment

"If S:B. 9-58 is approved. wewill have 'sold the store' to MTCwhen we could have had a goldmine,"the congressman said.

According to the former HouseAoorLeader,MTChasgottencom­fortable "withtheirpositionoftell­ing the government what to dobecause for so long the govern­menthas been unable to regulatethisincredibly dynamic industry."

TheSubmergedLandsAct per­mits the generation of revenuesfrom leasing submerged lands aslong as it is consistent with themanagementguidelines setforthinthe act,Torres said.

However, it is unfortunate thatin giving away the franchise andanysubsequentinterestinthelocaltelephonesystemtoMTC in 1976,the CNMI has failed to realize.atremendous revenue-generatingtool, the congressmanstressed.

12-MARIANA.S V A.RIETI NEWS AND VlEWS-WEDNESDA.Y-MARCH 30, 1994

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teams, and a lot ofT-ball. I thinkT-ball (where youths hit the balloff a tee), played by kids 5 to 9, isthe biggest sport in Australia now,as far as participation goes."

He said competition for adultsalso has improved, and interesthas grown considerably.

"They had the national finals inSydney this past year, betweenthe Sydney Blues, who are

affiliated with the Blue Jays,and the Brisbane Bandits, whoare affiliated with San Diego, andthe game drew 13,000 people,"Lloyd said.

"They' have players coming infrom the U.S., minor leaguers, toplay there, and it raises the stan­dards for the Australian players,to keep seeing 90 mph (144 kph)pitches."

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

" MIlIA is an equal opportunity and fair housing public agency"

Under the HPG Program, low interest (3%) loans of up to $10,000 with arepayment term offifteen (.:..5) years will be available for but not limited tocons~ruction of water catchment tanks, septic tanks, ~dditional room(s):repair or replacement of deteriorating plumbing system and hazardouse~ectrical sys tern, installation of special features for handicapped and/ordisabled mernberts), additional windows for adequate ventilation, repair orreplacement ofroofs damaged by storms or typhoons, and replacement of tinroofing to concrete roof.

In order to qualify for financial assistance, homeowners must meet as aminimum, the following eligibility requirements:

This is to inform the general public that the Marianas Islands Housing Authcrity(MI~A)!s currently accep~ing"~ousingPreservation Grant (HPG)" Program loanapplications for the rehabilitation and repair of residential housing units ownedand occupied by very low-income families.

~hose interested in obtaining an application or additional informationabout the program, should contact the MIHA Central Office at telephonenos. 234-6866/9447/7670/7689; Tinian residents call 433-9213' and Rotaresidents call 532-9:110. '

The "Housi~gP.re?erv~tio?Grant {HPG)" Program is an equal opportunityprogram.. DlscnmmatlOn IS prohibited by Federal Law.

(s) JOHN M. SABLANExecutive Director

1. Adjusted annual income is less than or equal to the "ve rv low-income"limits according to size of household as established by the U.S. Depart­ment of Housing and Urban Development (BUD). -

2. Must ~wn th: property for at least one (1) year prior to requestingfinancial assistance or have a leasehold on the property at leastten (10)years beyond the term of the loan.

3. Property must be primary residence after HPG assistance is completed,

The time p~~od for a~ceptanceofapplications will end on April 30, 1994,or f~r a. period o~ ~lme to allow for the receipt of the first twenty (20)applications, Recipients among the eligible applicants will be randomlyselected by drawing of lots.

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In the only return to Turnberrysince then, Norman won the Brit­ish Open - in conditions morecommon to the area - with a 280total, I2 shots higher thanWatson's record.

By way of contrast, the U.S.Golf Association became iratewhen Lon Hinkle took some lib­erties with a U.S. Open course inOhio.

In the first round, Hinkle foun9an opening between trees off thetee which allowed him a shorterroute down an adjacent fairway.He took it.

. Watson played the last tworounds 65-65 and beat Nicklausby one, with a 72-hole total of268. That was eight shots betterthan the previous British Openrecord.

It was accomplished in freakishweather conditions on the Ayr­shire course - warm and sunnyand without a hint of the galeforce winds that usually lash thecourse.

The R and A took note of thoseconditions and, despite rnutteringsthat the course needed toughen­ing, did nothing at all.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994 -MARIANAS V ARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-iS

Dawson remains o~timisticin 18th Spring trainingBy HOWARD ULMAN o~ It sometime In September, homers. On Monday, he went 0-for-3 signedasafreeagentwithBoston

said Da~son, who turns 40 o.n He be.g~n this spring .with a 15- against the Chicago White Sox. before last season after six yearsORT M-yERS, .F~a. (AP) . The July ~ O. But I feel I could play, If gal?e .hlttIn? streak. ~Ince then, But so did most of his teammates with the Chicago Cubs.18th sp~mg. traming of Andre I desire to, another year or two. he is hitless in two of his last three as Otis Nixon got Boston's only This spring could have beenDawson s bl~ league career has I' 11 prob~bly. se~ what games and has just o~e hit. in his two hits in a 5-0 loss. better, especially his RBIs. But ab~en one of his better ones. Even management s feeling IS. last 15 at bats, dropping hIS bat-In 18 games, Dawson is 23 for many times he comes up with thehis curre t 1 ,. hi "I d ' .. . n sump can t ruin IS on t want to play anywhere ting average from .386 to .319. 72 with two doubles, four homers bases empty because the batteropurt;lsm. . else other tha~ Bo.ston. I don',~ He was l-for-IOinback-to-back and 12 RBIs. He's even stolen before him, Mo Vaughn, cleared

He s no~ afr~d to take an extra want ~o start being aJou~eyman. weekend g.ames against the Min- two bases despite knees that have them. Vaughn has nine springbase d~splte ~IS batte:ed knees. He s never been that In a career nesota Twins. had numerous operations, includ- homers.And he s backing ~ffhlsplan of a that has produced 412 hom~rs, 'T ve run into one of those peri- ing an arthroscope on the right His fielding days appear over.year ag? to end hIS caree: after 1,492 RBIs and a .281 ~attm.g o?s" where you ,struggle a little knee that kept him out ofl8 games He played 20 games in right field1994, his second season WIth the average, numbers that ment sen- bit, Dawson said, "but it's been last May. last season, but the Red Sox planB?,s~on Red Sox. . .. ous consideration for the Hall of against the same ballclub so that "It ranks up there among my to use him strictly as a designated

I II probably make a deCISion Fame. Only 23 people have more doesn't concern me." better springs," said Dawson, who hitter.

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Yankees 8, Dodgers 4 two-run double in the eighth for leagues, then later join his the California Angels.At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wade Colorado. country's adult national team. He Those Brewers teammates com-

Boggs drove in three runs and Jim The Padres closed the gap in was signed by the Toronto Blue prise one-third of the native Aus-Abbott recovered after a rocky theninthwhenDerekBelldoubled Jays in 1988, later acquired by the tralians ever to play in the majorfirstinning to help New York beat offreliever Steve Reed and scored Philadelphia Phillies, then traded leagues. Joe Quinn, who playedLos Angeles. on Brad Ausmus' single. But Reed to the Brewers in December1992. in 1884-1901, was the first. The

Abbott (2-1) was pounded for retired Harold Reynolds to earn After showing promise in' the current wave of Australians in-four runs in a first inning that his first save of the spring. minors, he joined the Brewers last eludes Craig Shipley and Markfeatured Mike Piazza's two-run Angels 9, Mariners 3 year and became a mainstay of EttIe at San Diego, and Markhomer and Tim. Wallach's solo At Tempe, Ariz., Chili Davis their bullpen, with a club rookie Hutton, who pitched for the Newshot. But Abbott held the Dodg- drove in five runs, and Damion record of 55 appearances. York Yankees last year.ers scoreless for the next five in- Easley had four hits and three Lloyd was slowed in August Lloyd, however, said that henings. steals for California. andSeptemberbytendinitisinhis wouldn't be surprised if many

White Sox 5, Red Sox 0 Easley, recovering from left elbow, buthe still finished the more Australians play in the ma-At Sarasota, Fla., Jason Bere offseason surgery to relieve the season with a3-4record and team- jors in the future, since baseball is

gave up one hit over seven in- pain of shin splints, lifted his bat- low 2.83 earned run average. growing in participation and rec-nings, and Darrin Jackson and ting average to .391 with three Last April, he became half of ognition back home.Dan Pasqua hit two-run doubles singles and a triple. the first Australian battery to pitch "In the past, there was a smallfor Chicago. Davis had two doubles and a in the majors, when Milwaukee baseball fraternity, but outside of

Bere (2-2) has struggled this single, while Spike Owen and catcher Dave Nilsson, from that, no one really knew whatspring, giving up 23 hits and walk- Steve Hosey each hit solo home Brisbane, and he teamed as the baseball was all about," he said..ing eight in 17 innings prior to runs for the Angels. Brewers'batteryinagameagainst "But now they have a lot ofjunior

Monday's game. Giants 2, Brewers 2 (13 in-Orioles 6, Blue Jays 4 nings)At Dunedin, Fla., Toronto's At Chandler, Ariz., San Fran-

Greg Cadaret gave up his first cisco used five relievers and.Mil-three runs of the spring as Balti- waukee seven in a game calledmore beat the Blue Jays. after 13 innings.

Cadaret, who had not given up None of the relief pitchers al-a run in six previous outings, al- lowed a run, and there were onlylowed three runs and four hits in six hits after the fifthone inning against the Orioles. inning.Indians 12, Tigers 9Cal Ripken singled in two runs In Winter Haven, Fla., Davidand Brady Anderson drove in an- Wells, re-signed by Detroit lastother in the three-run sixth for the December after he was courted byOrioles, who also got three runs Cleveland, gave up nine runs andin the third off Toronto starter AlII hits in 12-3 innings.Leiter. The Tigers won the offseason

Cubs'12, A's 2 bidding war by signing Wells to aAt Phoenix, Ariz., Cubs' rookie three- year, $7.5 million contract.

Steve Trachsel improved his In five spring starts, however, thespring record to 3-0 by shutting left-hander is 2-2 with an 8.04 ERA,out Oakland for six innings. including 1-2 with a 15.26 ERA in

Trachsel, a I3-game winner for three games againstthe Indians.minor league Class AAA Iowa The second through sixth spotslastyear,gaveupfourhits, walked in Cleveland's lineup - Omartwo and struck out five. Kevin Vizquel, Carlos Baerga, AlbertRoberson drove in four runs with Belle, Eddie Murray and Paula double and a three run-homer to Sorrento - went a combined 9-for-pace a l S-hit Chicago attack. 9 with a walk against Wells. The

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By Ste lla Wilder

Born today. you are the kind ofperson who is easy to please, pro­vided y~u are in the right mood.Otherwise, you can be fickle. un~pleasant, impatient, and altogeth­er unreasonable in your requestsand expectations. There are some,however. who look upon this as­pect of your personality as a chal­lenge - and these are the ones foryou. especially where love andmarriage are concerned! Youmust have a mate who under­stands and enjoys the fact thatyou're not always easy to live with:

You aren't the kind for hastvpreparations; you like things to bethought out and well-planned.However, neither are you the typeto spend all your time trying tosecond-guess situations; ~ou arewilling, when need be, to Jump inand thrash about a bit before youreally know what's going on.

Also born on this date are:Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright;Vincent van Gogh. painter; War·ren Beatty. actor. director; EricClapton, musician.

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Orlando Merced and, WillPennyfeather also homered asPittsburgh built a 10-0lead afterfourinnings.LoserScottErickson(0-3) gave up nine hits and 10runs in five innings. WinnerPaulWagner(1-1)allowedsixhitsandfive runs, only one earned, in sixinnings.Ranger~ 5, cerdlnats 3At St. Petersburg, Fla.; Gary

Redus hit a two-run homer in theeighth inning for Texas.

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tually resulted in Lloyd goinghalfwayaroundtheworldtoMil­waukee,whereheis a relieverforthe Brewers. Last year, he be­came the first Australian to pitchin the major leagues.

"I had a go at cricket in schooland I played Australian RulesFootballforacoupleof years,butI alwayscamebacktobaseball.Itwas what I was best at," he said.

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Magadan might miss the start oftheregularseasonwithasprainedright wrist aggravatedduring thegame.

Phillies 7, Royals 6, At Clearwater, Fla., MarianoDuncan doubled in the go-aheadrun in theeighth inningfor Phila­delphia.

After Duncan's hit off relieverStanBelinda, TonyLongmire fol­lowed with a two-run single togive the Phillies a 7-4 lead. TheRoyals scored two runs in theninth on a single by KevinKoslofsky, butMikeWilliams gotthe final out for the save.

Pirates 10, Twins 5AtBradenton, Fla.,JerryGoffs

Women to Contest five-setfinal atAustralian Open'MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The women's finalat the 1995Australian Open tennis championships ~~l be played over thebest-of-five sets, Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard an-'nouncedTuesday.

The AustralianOpen is the first of the four GrandSlam tourna­ments to introducea best-of-five format for women's finals. _

"We are very proud to be at the vanguard of change," Pollardsaid."Therehasbeenalot ofinterest ina five-setwomen's finalforsome time, Given the athleticismand professionalism of the elitewomen's players, the time is right."

The season-ending Virginia Slims Championshipin New Yorkcurrentlyis the only major women's tournament to featurea best­of-five sets final.

SteffiGrafbeat ArantxaSanchezVicario6-0,6-2 in the Austra­lian Open women's final in January.

Pollard and new Australian Open tournament director-PaulMcNameealsounveiledanewsecond-weekschedulefortheOpenTuesday, with men's and women's action slated eachday..

Men's and women's quarterfinals now will be shared'overTuesday and Wednesday of the second week and the men'ssemifinalswill be split over theThursday and Friday.

Mcf[amee said the essence of a Grand Slam is the presenceofboth men and womenplayers and he said the Australian Open islookingat ways of strengtheningthe connection.

"Theseformatchangesmaximizethe numberof dayswhenmenand women can share center stage, which is great news for thespectators," McNameesaid.

Pollard said the changes confmned the tournament's commit­ment to equal prize money and gender equality.

By KEN PETERS

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Sev­enteenyearsagoinVictoria,Aus­tralia,afriendconvincedGraemeLloyd to try a foreign game ­America's pastime.

Lloyd,10,pickedup a baseballfor the first time andwas hooked.

"It was sort of a fluke," Lloydrecalled. "The first day, I justgrabbed the ball and startingthrowingit, neverdreamingwhatit would lead to. And 17 yearslater, here lam. What if I hadn'tgonethatday?It's allprettyamaz-

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Cincinnati's BrianDorsetthada sacrificefly in thesecondand atwo-run homer in the eighth offToddJones.Pughstruckout fourand allowed four hits and onlyone run. Houston's AndyStankiewicz had three hits, in­cluding a homer.

Mets 5, Marlins 2At Melbourne, Fla., Jeff Kent

and Jeff McKnighthomered forthe Mets, who handed Floridaitssixth consecutive defeat.

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just pat us on the back and let uscome back next year.

"There's nothing wrong withthe course. It wasjust the condi­tions and you can't do anythingabout that." he said.

Bemanagreed.'This golf coursewas built for

northeastFloridawherethis timeof the year the wind is going toblow," he said.

"It's just that the wind blewonly in the last round, and notvery much then. And the kind ofgolf we saw, you just don't seevery often. .

"I think this is one of thoserecords thatwillneverbebeaten."

His reaction followed the leadof the Royal and Ancient GolfClubofSt. Andrews in 1977 whenTom Watson and Jack NicklausrippedupTumberryintheBritishOpen.

predictedthe lush fairways andsoft greens would produce akinder, gentlerplayground.

Kitesaidscoresso low as to beembarrassing "to a tournamentthat wants to think of itself as amajor."

He was right.Taking advantage of what he

called"soft"conditions,Normanopenedwitha scoreof63, match­ingthe courserecord. Thenhesetrecordsfor 36holes(130) and54holes (197).

FuzzyZoeller, a runner-up forthe third time in as many starts,was 20 under par with a scoregoodenoughto winanyof the20previous championships of thetouringpros.

Is the course too easy? Dochangesneed to be made?

Not at all, Zoeller said."They' shouldn't make any

changes," he said. "They should

Rojas picked up the save with ascorelessninth.

SteveAvery, scheduled topitchfive innings,left after two with astiff muscle just below his leftarm. He allowed both Montrealruns and threehits.

Reds 8, Astros 3At Plant City, Fla., Tim Pugh

pitched six strong innings and"Barry Larkin's bases-loadedsinglehighlighted a five-runsec­ond inningfor Cincinnati.

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AT WEST Palm Beach, Fla.,Pedro Martinez and three otherMontreal pitcherscombinedon afour-hitter Mondayas the Exposblanked Atlanta2-0,snappingtheBraves' seven-game winningstreak.

Martinez gave up two hits andstruckout three in three innings.

Dennis Boucher followed anddidn't allowahit in threeinnings.Butch Henry gave up one hit inthe next two innings, and Mel

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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (AP) ­ThePGATourwill take the Brit­ishOpenapproachin responsetothedrubbing givenitsonce-fearedTPC at Sawgrass - just wait forthe bad weather to return.

"We're notgoingtochangethegolf course," CommissionerDeane Beman said after GregNorman turned the home courseofgolf s touringprosintohisper­sonalplaything last weekend.

Norman, playing some of thebest golf of his globetrotting ca­reer, broke the course record bysix shots and made only one bo­geyin72 holeson thelayout thatonce was cursed by the game'sbestplayersas beingunplayablydifficult.

Theextremely lowscoringwasforecast by Tom Kite in a pre­tournament interview when he