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Vol. 22 No 54 tSmmrt m M ^ i r 9 ( 1 1 0 0 3 Saipan, MP 96950■£1993 Marianas Variety r r i a d y ■ I W I d y £ O r I # 7 » Serving CNMI for 20 Years

R e p u b l i c a n s c h o o s e c a n d i d a t e

Juan N. Babauta Juan S. Demapan

THE TOP three elected officials o f the Northern Marianas will vie for the Republican Party nomina­tion as candidate for governor during a primary tomorrow.

Incumbent Governor LorenzoI. Guerrero, with Lt. Gov. Ben- jam inT . Manglona, will face Sen­ate President Juan S. Demapan and Resident Representative to Washington Juan N. Babauta, who h as S p eak e r T ho m as P. Villagomez as running mate.

Demapan, who has no running m ate, has the least to lose among the three. If he loses the primary he still has two years remaining in his term as senator.

During the two-week campaign for the primary public debates centered on two key issues: the

fate o f the S I20 m illion federal funding agreement and the re­striction on the stay of alien work­ers in the Commonwealth.

Guerrero and Manglona blamed the Legislature for the rejection of the S I9 million (out of S22 million) requested for capital im ­provement projects in fiscal year 1994 and the attachment of strict conditions for the release of the remaining S98 million.

The incumbent executive offi­cials said the Legislature’s inac­tion on bills to raise the local m inimum wage, increase taxes and m inim ize labor abuses, all aimed at appeasing Congress, was the main reason for failure to get the funding agreement approved.

Babauta, on the other hand, criti­

Lorenzo I. Guerrero

cized Guerrero for his insincerity in dealing with Congress, par­ticularly the House Committee on Natural Resources chaired by Rep. George Miller.

W ith virtually no involvement in the fu n d in g co n tro v ersy , Demapan used the law which re­stricts alien workers to a four- year continuous stay in the CNMI. The first four-year period under that law ended on May 10,1993. Thus, alien workers who have been in the CNM I for four years as of May 10 are now classified as “excludable aliens.”

Some women leaders who call themselves as a “group of m oth­ers” have been opposing a move (supported by Guerrero) to lift the restriction. Demapan has aligned

him self w ith the group, although the Senate earlier passed a bill to repeal the restriction.

The cam paign also raises ques­tions regarding possible violations of a newly signed law, the Gov­ernment Code o f Ethics Act of1992.

Public Auditor Scott K. Tan said the use of public facilities such as schools for political ac­tivities is prohibited by the law signed early this year.

Representative Pete P. Reyes agreed, and urged Tan to enforce the provisions of the ethics code.

There are 9,383 registered vot­ers in the CNM I but about 1,714 voters who live on the islands of Rota and Tinian may not be able to participate in the primary, which

will be held in Saipan, the biggest in the island chain.

The polling booths infour places open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m., after which the ballot boxes will be taken to the Convention Center on Capitol Hill for tabulation. Results may be known on the same night.

Residents of San Antonio, San Vicente and Koblerville will cast their votes at the Koblerville El­ementary School. Those in Cha- lan Kanoa or Susupe will vote at the Chalan Kanoa social hall. Residents o f San Jose, Garapan and Northern Islands will cast their votes at the Garapan Elementary S choo l w h ile v o te rs from Tanapag, San Roque and Capitol Hill will go to the Convention Center. (NL)

Article 12 lawsuit filed against Millard

ANOTHER article 12 lawsuit was filed last week in the Superior Court, bringing to about 20 the num ber of cases filed by persons of Northern Marianas descent who want to take back land acquired by others through sale or long­term lease.

The latest complaint was filed on May 20 by Saipan resident Rosa C. Tudela against IMS As­sociates Inc., a company formed in California which engage in real estate transactions in Saipan.

A lso named defendants in the com plaint were Barbara Millard, president of IM S at the time o f the

transaction: her husband William M illard, chairm an o f the IMS board; VicenteT. Torres, a North­ern M arianas descendant; and Saipan Investment Corp.

Tudela wants to take back a 14.5-hectare parcel o f land in Papago, Saipan.

Like in several other article 12 suits filed earlier, Tudela asked the court to declare that the sale of the land on April 5 ,1986toTorres was void because the buyer, who is of Northern M arianas descent, was allegedly a front.

The money used by Torres to continued on page 2

P o lic e n a r r o w d o w n se a r c h fo r b o a t th a t k ille d to u r is t

POLICE have narrowed down their investigation concerning the hit-and-run at sea incident that killed a Japanese govern­ment employee to two tour boat operators plying the route where the victim’s body was found.

Police C h ie f A ntonio A. Reyes, however, declined to categorize the two remaining boat operators being investi­gated as suspects.

He also did not comment if investigators have identified the boat that hit Itzuko Shotaro, 40, an employee o f the Ministry of

Finance of Japan.The police, according to Reyes,

may be able to disclose the initial findings of the investigation to­morrow.

He only described the two boat operators being investigated as males and possibly contract work­ers.

Shotaro’s body was found float­ing Tuesday morning about half a mile off the beach near Dai-Ichi Hotel in Saipan.

The body had a deep wound from the head to the right side of his body which was believed to have been

hit by a boat propeller.T he v ic tim w as in Saipan

w ith 10 o th e r Japanese tou r­is ts and w as supposed to re tu rn h o m e the day h is body w as found .

Several speed boats trans­porting tourists to and from the beach near Dai-Ichi and a ves­sel bearing Cpast Guard mark were checked but police would not say if telltale signs of Tuesday’s incident were found in one of the boats.

S h o ta ro ’s , . b o d y w as autopsied yesterday.(GLD)

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D F S to la u n c h in fo d r iv e o n a r t ic le 12M AJORITY o f voters in Saipan want to learn more about article 12 and believe that the Supreme C ourt’s rulings on the constitu­tional provision have hurt the lo­cal economy, results of a tele­phone survey funded by Duty Free Shop show.

Late last year, a person of North­ern M arianas descent has filed an article 12 suit against DFS in an effort to take back a parcel o f land where a portion o f the DFS store in Garapan is located.

Jay M errill, founder of Merrill and Associates Inc. which con­ducted the survey, and Playford Ramsey, DFS general manager for Saipan, disclosed the results o f the survey yesterday.

A total o f 417 registered voters inSaipan were randomly surveyed this month.

About 50.7 percent o f the re­spondents said they are very in­terested in learning about the con­stitutional provision, 38.8 percent said they are interested and the remaining 10.5 percent showed no interest.

Because o f the survey findings, DFS will launch a village-to-vil- lag e in fo rm a tio n cam p a ig n , Ramsey said.

He said the CNM I is “facing a crisis situation” because of the

feeling o f uncertainty among in­vestors over article 12.

T he survey also shows that 62.7 percent o f those who responded, to the phone inquiry agreed th a t the court rulings on article 12 have hurt the local economy, 25.1 percent disagreed and the rem ain­ing 12.2 percent are unaware o f the court rulings’ implications.

N in e ty -tw o pe rcen t o f the people surveyed also said it is very important that Saipan has a strong economy.

A bout 74.6 percent agreed that foreign investm ent is important to Saipan’s economy, 17.7 per­cent disagreed and the remaining 7.7 percent were undecided.

R espondents also think that improving water and sewage sys­tems is the m ost important con­cern o f voters in Saipan, having a strong economy is their next con­cern, followed by financial status o f the local government, harmony in the com m unity, raising the

-minimum wage, then the num ber o f alien workers, last.

A m ajority or 66.7 percent o f the respondents also agreed that the Legislature should pass new laws to fix the problems created by Article 12, 21.6 percent d is­agreed and 11.8 percent were un­decided. (GLD)

Music Society hosts Moonlight Cruise’A SPECIAL “M oonlight Cruise” aboard the Puti On Saipan is be­ing offered the Saipan commu­nity on June 4 from 8:15 until 10:30 p.m.

This charter cruise, sponsored by the M arianas M usic Society, will include pizza, fried chicken, hot dogs, popcorn and buffalo wings as part of the package price o f $20 a ticket. Additionally, special prices of $2 for beer and wine and $ 1 for soft drinks will be in effect.

Live entertainment and danc­ing will also be a feature of the cruise, which will constitute a general membership meeting and m ini-fund raiser for the Music

Society.‘T ick e ts are on sale now at the

CHC G ift Shop or from any M u­sic Society board member,” said Janet Foster, president o f the M usic Society. “W e urge you to get your tickets now as a limited num ber o f tickets have been printed for selling before we sail.”

Join friends and Music Society m em bers for an evening of fun and entertainm ent at reasonable Foster, “D on’t be late. W e sale just after eight.” (Unsold tickets will be available at Charlie Dock, boatside, until 8 p.m.)

For m ore information call Janet Foster at 234-6885, Jeff Schorr at 234-8861/2.

Article.. ._continued from page 1acquire the property came from the M illards, according to the com plaint filed by lawyer An­thony Long.

Succeeding transactions involv­ing the Papago land are also void because the initial transaction vio­lated article 12, the suit says.

Neither the Millard couple nor IM S could buy land because they are not o f Northern Marianas de­scent. Article 12 o f the Constitu­tion allows only persons of North­ern M arianas descent to buy land or acquire a lease longer than 55 years.

Persons who are not o f North­ern M arianas descent can obtain land leases up to a 55-year period

but the Supreme Court has ruled that if another person is used as front, the lease could be invali­dated.

The suit also claims that IM S is a “sham ” corporation allegedly organized by the Millards “for the purpose o f conducting real estate transactions in violation of Ar­ticle 12.”

Tw o weeks after Tudela sold the land to Torres in April 1986, Torres and IMS executed a 55- year lease agreement.

In September o f the same year, IMS assigned its right, title and interest o f the property to Saipan Investm ent Corp. which, accord­ing to the suit, is also a “sham” corporation. (GLD)

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g o v e r n o r u n d e r t h e R e p u b l i c a n P a r ty . O n e o f t h r e e

c a n d i d a t e s in t h e p r im a r y - G o v e r n o r L o re n z o I. G u e r r e r o ,

S e n a t e P r e s i d e n t J u a n S . D e m a p a n a n d R e s i d e n t

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e J u a n N . B a b a u t a - will f a c e D e m o c r a t i c

P a r ty c a n d i d a t e F ro ila n C . T e n o r io in t h e N o v e m b e r

e l e c t i o n s .T h e p e o p l e w h o will m a k e th i s j u d g e m e n t th r o u g h th e

b a l lo t s h o u ld c o n s i d e r t h a t t h e m a n w h o w in s t h e

p r im a r y will a l s o h a v e a 5 0 p e r c e n t c h a n c e o f b e c o m in g g o v e r n o r o f t h e N o r th e r n M a r i a n a s in t h e n e x t fo u r

y e a r s . T h u s , e v e r y v o te r m u s t m a k e a p e r s o n a l e v a l u ­

a t io n b e f o r e w ritin g d o w n a n a m e a n d m u s t w r ite a

n a m e o n ly if t h a t v o te r is c o n v in c e d t h a t t h e c h o s e n

c a n d i d a t e will b e a g o o d g o v e r n o r , n o t j u s t a g o o d

c a n d i d a t e .T h e c a n d i d a t e s in to m o r r o w ’s p r im a r y will b e e a s y to

j u d g e b e c a u s e t h e y a r e a ll in c u m b e n t o ff ic ia ls . V o te r s

n e e d o n ly lo o k a t t h e i r c u r r e n t p e r f o r m a n c e , t h e p o s i ­

t io n s t h e y t a k e o n i s s u e s a f f e c t in g th e C o m m o n w e a l th ,

t h e i r o u t lo o k a n d th e i r p l a n s .

G u e r r e r o is s e e k i n g a n o t h e r f o u r - y e a r te r m . D o e s h e d e s e r v e it? W a s h e a g o o d g o v e r n o r in th e p a s t fo u r

y e a r s ? D id h e fulfill h is p r o m i s e s ? W h a t d o e s h e in te n d to d o in t h e n e x t f o u r y e a r s ? C a n h e d o it?

D e m a p a n h a s b e e n a s e n a t o r fo r tw o y e a r s , a S e n a t e

p r e s i d e n t in l e s s t h a n o n e y e a r . T h e C N M I h a s f a c e d

n u m e r o u s p r o b le m s in t h e p a s t fe w y e a r s . W h a t h a s D e m a p a n d o n e to h e lp s o l v e t h o s e p r o b l e m s ? Is h e

f a i r ? Is h e o b j e c t iv e ? Is h e a n e f f e c t iv e l e a d e r ? H o w d o

h is w o r d s r e la t e to h is a c t i o n s ?B a b a u t a w a s a s e n a t o r b e f o r e b e c o m in g r e s i d e n t

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . H e a l s o h a s a g o o d a c a d e m i c b a c k ­

g r o u n d . A m o n g th e t h r e e c a n d i d a t e s , h e is t h e f a r th e s t ,

g e o g r a p h ic a l ly , f ro m t h e p e o p l e h e r e p r e s e n t s . B u t

m o d e r n t e c h n o lo g y h a s m a d e it p o s s ib l e f o r th e p e o p l e

to k n o w w h a t h e h a s b e e n d o in g a s C N M I r e p r e s e n t a ­

t iv e to W a s h in g to n . W h a t h a s h e a c c o m p l i s h e d fo r th e

b e n e f i t o f t h e C N M I? W ill h e p u t t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e

C N M I a b o v e t h e d e s i r e s o f W a s h in g to n ?

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s e l v e s b e f o r e m a k in g th e i r c h o i c e . T h e c h o ic e s h o u ld

n o t b e b a s e d o n p e r s o n a l o r b lo o d r e l a t i o n s h ip s b u t o n a n o b je c t iv e c o m p a r i s o n o f t h e c a n d i d a t e s ’ q u a l i t i e s .

B e y o n d th a t , v o t e r s will h a v e to m a k e o n e m o r e c h o ic e ,

in N o v e m b e r , to h a v e a g o v e r n o r w h o w o u ld b e a t r u e l e a d e r to h is p e o p le .

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Tomorrow, many of you will be marching to the four polling pi aces throughout the island to vote for a candidate o f your choice. I t is a decision which will show the true sentiments o f our people with respect to the need to m ake changes however difficult for a better tomorrow. Conversely, it could also be a decision to retain the status quo if for anything else but to nurture our pride regardless of all the things that we have seen gone wrong over the last three and-a-half years. There are a number of vitally important questions w hich you the voter can answer with a sense of honesty. They are:

H as the adm in istra tion k e p t its prom ise on its declared w ar on w ater? The answer is very simple: Open your faucet for a crystal clear, doubtless and honest to goodness answer. The people of Kagman, Fina Sisu, San Roque, Chalan Kanoa, Garapan, Dandan, m any areas on the island and even as far away as Sinapalo II on Rota are without this vitally important service. The GM W ar on Water is definitely lost! Despite this set back, it continues to tell us there’s 24 hour water service. How far can the GM Team stretch and

twist the truth?Is the G M T eam really environm entally com m it­

ted? If so, has it instructed CUC to fix the ruptured sewer pipe right outside the Tanapag Harbor where millions of gallons of sewer outfall still find its way back into our lagoon? I f in fact it doubts that this is true, all it needs to review is the consistent public notices issued weekly by the Division o f Environmen­tal Quality warning the general public to stay clear o f certain beach areas because o f the continued presence o f fecal coliform bacteria in the water. W hat has the GM Team done then to protect our fragile eco-system? Nothing! How long can it tell us pure white lies?

W ith ab o u t 40 p ercen t o f the local popu la tion having tried m etham phetam ines (ice o r sh ab u ), has the G M T eam taken any initiative a t a ll to p ro tec t this com m unity from the invasion o f th is lethal d rug? The answer is obvious! It has done a lot o f nothing in this regard. W here then is its com m it­ment to the future o f our young people? It seems that the GM Team has simply acknowledged the destruc­tive nature of this drug and has turned its face hoping

continued on page 9JA C K A N D E R S O N and M IC H A E L B IN S T E IN

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

J u s t i c e a p p o i n t e e ’s p a s t c o u l d h a u n t h i m

W A S H IN G T O N - P residen t C linton’s nominee for the No. 2 job at the Justice Department once authorized secret subpoenas to obtain phone records of journal­ists during the Carter administra­tion and has also drawn fire for his role in a scandal involving fugitive financier Robert V esco’s alleged attempts to bribe Carter W hite House officials.

This week, Philip B. Heymann faces confirmation hearings be­fore the Senate Judiciary C om ­mittee to be deputy attorney gen­eral. But 13 years ago he repeat­edly testified at hostile hearings before the same committee - and many o f the sam e com m ittee members - as chief o f the Justice Department’s criminal division under the Carter administration.

Heymann’s pastmay come back

to haunt him in the hearings. Per­haps the most notorious case was the 1979 investigation into Rob­ert L. Vesco, who remains at large, over his alleged attempts to bribe Carter White House officials into shutting down extradition pro­ceedings against him, and deliv­ering US planes to Libya. A 1982 Senate Judiciary Committee re­port flayed Justice’s role in the Vesco affair this way: “It is well that justice is blind for she would not care to see what has been wrought in her name. This inves­tigation is a shame and a dis­grace.”

Although Heymann was one of the few officials who had origi­nally called for a special prosecu­tor for the case, the committee report chided him for personally denying funds to the prime infor­

mant who had penetrated the brib ery scheme for the US attorney’! office in New York. And the report made clear that this deci sion supported by Heymann wai instrumental in derailing key part« of the investigation.

“W ithout funding, the depart ment lost access to the targets oi the investigation,” the Judiciary Committee report concluded.

Justice then decided agains appointing a special prosecutor and the informant’s name wat mysteriously leaked to the press T he leak , acco rd in g to the com m ittee’s report, “ended any hope of continuing the undercovei investigation.” Justice shortly thereafter indicted the informani in Denver and New York, and ir the process doomed its ow n cast

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Letters to the Editor

W hy w ith h o ld w r iter ’s nam e?

Washingtonagainst several potential targets - including Carter administration officials.

W hen Denver US District Judge Fred W inner in 1980 ordered Heym ann to answer questions about the V esco probe in the inform ant’s post-conviction pro­ceedings, he refused, claiming executive privilege and arguing it could jeopardize an ongoing in­vestigation.

W inner, now retired from the bench, told our associate Dean Boyd: “I threatened to charge him (Heymann) with contempt. ...Rwas the fiistand only tim elhad anybody openly defy the court, and I ’ll be damned if he didn’t getaway with it.” W inner was ultimately forced to dismiss thecharges against the informant in 1982 because of Justice’s refusal to reveal informa­tion relevant to his defense.

H eym ann’s troubles with the Judiciary Committee were not lim­ited to the Vesco affair. As sordid details o f that probe filtered into the hands o f committee investigators in 1980, Sens. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz., and Oirin Hatch, R-Utah, began requesting files from Justice on more than a dozen other sensi­tive public corruption cases in w hich they feared a cover-up. Heymann balked on grounds that the raw files could tarnish an individual’s reputation, and at one point accused the committee or preparing a “lynch party” for the head o f Justice’s Public Integrity

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Section, which focuses on govern­ment corruption.

DeConcini countered by charg­ing Justice with “holding the Ameri­can people in contempt.”

It was raily after a unanimous Judiciary Committee vote to sub­poena the files, and a delay of sev­eral months, that investigators were allowed acess to the documents. These files uncovered some trou­bling disclosures. Fra example, in a confidential 1980 memo, a Sen­ate investigator concluded that a case involving serious allegations against a federal judge “was never investigated at all” by the Justice Department. And that “the Depart- m entof Justice wenttogreatlengths to cover up the fact that there had been no investigation,” the memo states.

D uring th is sam e p e rio d , Heymann found himself at the cen­ter of controversy after it was re­vealed that in June 1980 he had personally authorized secret sub­poenas to obtain telephone toll records of The New York Tim es’ Atlanta office and home phone records of its bureau chief. After acknowledging thathe had ordered the records without the approval of the attorney general, Heymann apologized by explaining, “we did it without a great deal of consider­ation as to how it related to the regulations.”

Justice Department officials de­clined comment and refused to al­low us to speak with Heymann.

W e h a y e b e e n c r i t ic iz e d f o r p u b lis h in g le tte rs w ith th e n a m e s o f w r ite r s w i th ­h e ld . T h e fo l lo w in g le t te r f r o m a r e a d e r w h o a ls o r e ­q u e s te d th a t h is n a m e b e w ith h e ld , e x p la in s o u r p o ­s it io n . E d i t o r

W ell, I am a government em­ployee, and who knows what would happen to m e if it was know n that I wrote this letter? I m ight lose my job — or, worse yet, I m ight be shot at, the way Congressm en Hofschneider and Cam acho were shot at when they talked about impeaching the Gov­ernor. The men who fired those shots were never caught. They are still out there somewhere, and

To m y fellow Asian/Pacific Is­landers:

On October 23,1992, the enact­ment of Public Law 102-450 per­manently proclaimed the month of May as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month”. The purpose is to annually recognize the nearly 8,000,000 people in the United States who can trace their roots to Asia and the islands o f the Pacific for their significant contributions to the development of this country.

Although the month of May is rapidly coming to a close, I wanted

I ’m sure they still have their guns. How can I risk my job, myself, and my fam ily? W ithholding my name is the only way I can freely express m y opinions. I don’t do this to be sneaky, but only be­cause I cannot trust this adm inis­tration to accept criticism grace­fully.

The administration doesn’t need to know my nam e in order to answer m y letter. It can answer with its ow n letter to the editor.

“Name withheld letters” are not completely anonymous. The per­son writing the letter must give his name to the “ Variety” editor, so the editor can check the facts of the letter. I trust the “Variety” to keep my name confidential and so I will continue to write letters

to take this opportunity to salute the people of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands and to thank you for being a part of that legacy. While each of your islands have its own rich heritage, collectively you have added a dimension to the United States that only seafarers from the Pacific could bring. Your deep sense o f appreciation for your people, the natural resources that bless your islands, your land and the sea surrounding it manifests itself in your history, culture, cus-

as long as you will accept them.Newspapers all over the world

publish “nam e withheld” letters. It is part o f the freedom of the press. T he right to speak anony­m ously is as important as the right to vote anonymously. I encour­age the M arianas Variety to stand firm in support o f this right. You are our m ost prominent local pa­per. I f you g ive in to the adm in is tra tio n ’s pressure, the other papers will certainly fol­low.

Please — don’t let them bully you. Stand firm for a free press. Continue to publish “name with­held” letters, no m atter how an­gry it m akes the administration. W e are all counting on you.

toms, and achievements.As chairman of the Committee

on Natural Resources, I hope that together we can continue to seek a balance that respects the “time- honored” ways of your people while forging ahead to develop your is­lands politically, economicall y and socially for the generations to come.

Sincerely,/s/George Miller Chairman

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Dandan Homestead

5 a.m. - 7 p.m.5 a.m. - 7 p.m.5:15 a .m .-11:30 a.m.

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Afetnas 5 a.m. -1 p.m. 2-6AsLito 5:30 a .m .-7:30 a.m 1-2As Terlaje 5:30 a.m.-10:00am 2-6Papago 5 a.m. - 6 p.m. 2-6(Hours based on when boosterthank fills with water)Agag (some areas) 20Kagman (some areas) 20Kagman 1 5 a.m-7 a.m75 p.m-7 p.m. 2-4Kagman 2 (old line) 5 a.m-7 a.m75 p.m-7 p.m. 1 -2Capitol Hill Homestead 4a.m -6p.m . 2-14Capitol Hill 4a.m -6p.m . 2-14Area that show 24 hours water service are hooked up directly to the main waterline

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H e a r i n g o n P a l a u l a w s u i t d e l a y e dK O R O R , P alau (AP)— A court hearing on a lawsuit which chal­lenges the validity o f a constitu­tional amendment vote last No-

vember has been delayed until June 14, the Palau Supreme Court Cleric’s office said Wednesday.

The assistant court cleric said

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Palau vo ters ap p ro v ed the am endm ent w hich, if upheld, would allow simple majority ap­proval of a proposed Compact of Free Association with the United States. Because o f an anti-nuclear provision in its constitution, the compact had to be approved by 75 percent of the voters.

The political and econom ic pact, if approved, w ould end Palau’s status as the w orld’s only U N trust territory. The tiny W est­ern Pacific island chain 4,500 miles west o f Hawaii would be­

come self-governing under the p ac t

The law su it filed last October by Yutaka M. Gibbons, a para­mount chief, and nearly 50 other Palauans, claimed the Palauan language version o f the ballot was not an accurate translation o f the English version and wouldxause voter confustion.

The amendment was approved by nearly 62 percent of Palau’s voters.

The law suit hearing had been scheduled yesterday.

280 vie for legislative positions in SolomonsH O N IA R A , Solom on Islands (AP) - A record 280 candidates were vyingfor47 seats inthesingle- chamber legislature in national voting on Wednesday.

C are taker P rim e M in ister Solomon Mamaloni and Foreign A ffairs M in ister Job D udley Tausinga stood unopposed but the other seats, increased by nine this

election, were hotly contested.Because sa n e voters are illiter­

ate, candidateschosesymbols, such as a coconut tree or a shield, to appear on ballot boxes instead of their names. Voters placeunmarked ballot papers into die box bearing their candidate’s symbol.

About 166,000 citizens are eli­gible to vote.

Cocaine packages wash ashore in MarshallsM A JU R O , M a rsh a ll Islan d s(AP) - Plastic-wrapped packages of cocaine and heroin have now washed ashore on five islands, authorities here said.

The latest incident occurred at Mili Atoll, where two men were

charged with using cocaine they found on the beach at Nallo Is­land, in the southern portion of the Marshalls.

The two, Jack Peter and Allen Jude, pleaded innocent W ednes­day.

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MA. TERESUA Abellana and Ramon Dumaguit (right) receive plaques o f appreciation and a $100 cash incentive each from Masaki Yamamoto, general manager of the Pro-shop of Coral Ocean Point Resort Club after b e y were chosen employees of the month for May.___________________________________________

Cigarette tax to finance health planBy Carl Hartman

W ASHINGTON (AP) - Ameri­cans smoke more cigarettes than any big industrial country except Japan, so new smoking taxes could pay for a large share of the univer­sal health plan President G inton is due to unveil next month, the Worldwatch Institute said Wednes­day.

It noted that Americans smoked 27 billion packs of 20 cigarettes last year - more than two packs a week for every man, woman and baby.

“Tobacco sales to minors are up, advertising targeting children is rampant, and for the first time in recent history, the rate of smoking

in the United States did not de­crease,” Dr. John L. Clowe, presi­dent of the Ameican Medical A s­sociation, said Wednesday at a sepa­rate news conference.

Worldwatch said US federal and state taxes amounted to 56 cents a pack.

In Japan, where the population smokes more than theUnitedStates, taxes are $1.05 a pack.

In Europe, where people smoke less than the United States, taxes go up to $3.68 a pack in Denmark, $2.55 inBritainand$l .58 inFrance.

Worldwatch, a priv ate advocacy group, said a tax of $2.50 a pack would bring the federal and state governments revenue of $67.5 bil­lion a year - until the massive in­

crease began to discourage smok­ing.

President Clinton suggested a $2 tax, an increase of more than 300 percent.

Sen. Bill Bradley has introduced a bill to raise the federal tax to a dollar a pack from the present 24 cents.

“People call this a sin tax,” Bra­dley said. “The sin is a government that allows 400,000 people to die every year without doing anything to stop this.”

Lester R. Brown, president of Worldwatch, suggested that a big­ger tax on cigarettes would not only raise revenue and improve h ea lth , bu t w ould strengthen American films.

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Z oning B oard clears cam paign b illboards

TH E COMMONW EALTH Zon­ing Board has ruled that tempo­rary signs and billboards for the current political campaign sea­son are not in violation of the newly implemented Zoning law.

Zoning Adm inistrator Cindy Bower Camacho issued a state­m ent Wednesday to respond to the earlier concerns o f Rep. Stanley T. Torres about the legal­ity o f such campaign signs.

Torres, in an earlier letter, called the attention o f Camacho on what he said were violations o f the zon­ing law committed by high gov­ernment officials.

He cited gubernatorial candi­dates Lorenzo I. Guerrero and Juan S. Demapan and candidate for lieutenant governor Thomas P. Villagomez for probable viola­tion of a zoning provision that only allows a maximum size of 16 square feet for temporary signs.

In a May 26 letter to Torres, Camacho said the signs Torres referred to did not violate zoning in as much as they were made prior to the effectivity date o f the law, which was April.

“It is our understanding that all candidates that recently erected campaign signs on Saipan have

acted in good faith and have com ­plied w ith the laws and regula­tions in existence at the time these signs were ordered or constructed. T hus the ex is tin g s igns are grandfathered and do not require a zon ing p e rm it,” she sa id . Camacho pointed to a provision in the zoning law that allows “non- conforming signs,” ordered, de­signed and/or constructed before the effective date o f the zoning Law to rem ain in place during the political campaign.

“TheZoninglaw ‘grandfathers’ certain non-conforming uses that do not comply with the present zoning requirements but that ex ­isted lawfully before the enact­ment o f the zoning provisions,” Camacho said.

She said non-conformities are usually allowed to continue or are given time to become conform ­ing, or may be amortized and even­tually m ust cease.

“The purpose o f allowing the continued existence o f non-con­forming uses is to phase in a newly adopted zoning law in order to avoid undue hardship caused by the sudden imposition o f the new requirem ents,” Cam acho said. (RHA)

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that this problem will go unno­ticed. Well, it hasn’t and it is here to haunt us not so m uch because o f the destructive nature of the drug but because o f the rather indifferent attitude o f the GM Team. How sad, discouraging and stunning the attitude o f the GM Team.

W hat did the G M T eam do to p ro tect the people o f th e CN M I from debts in the m ilions of dollars being in cu rred daily by th e C om m onw ealth U tilities C orporation? N O TH IN G ! In fact, it was the GM Team who coerced the Board o f Directors of CUC to reinstate the executive director after it has accepted RamonS. Guerrero’s resignation. It is even interesting that the GM Team didn’t do anything at all to force CUC to institute a system of accountability in the way it has spent public funds. More than $99 Million worth of checks had a single signature and that of the ex ecu tiv e d ire c to r . W hile RSGuerrero sacrificed paying Shell Oil Marianas as its fuel sup­plier, the Big Boy at CUC made damn sure that his company— CM Fabricator— got paid on time. Did the GM Team wake up to this anomaly? No! It prefers to see that Big Boy gets his m oney first before attending to the urgent needs of our people.

W ho has the constitu tional authority to ap p ro p ria te fu n d s? Is it the Governor, the Chief Jus­tice or the Legislature (House of Representatives)? The answer is obvious especially for good stu­dents o f government. But under the GM administration, the Gov-

em or appropriated $5.9 Million to pay Mitsubishi Company on time, a company he used to repre­sent before he became chief ex­ecutive. It numbs the mind that the GM Team can violate the CNMI Constitution at will de­spite the fact that the governor w asthepresidentof thefirstCNM I ConCon and a form er Senate President himself. There’s the obvious lack of understand of who has the authority to appropriate under a republican form of gov­ernment.

It is obvious that even simple issues such as the authority to appropriate has lapsed the minds of the old guards—The G M T earn. Issues have become rather com ­plicated beyond the reach and comprehension of the GM Team. The old guards are tired and even thirst for change of any sort. Yes I agree with them in this regard. I am surprised however that it (GM Team) has yet to come to full grasp with the fact that it was under their reign that the image of the CNMI was permanently ru­ined. It was under their adminis­tration that the credibility of our governm ent was shattered to pieces. Thus, the lack of credibil­ity regardless of whether you look towards the East or West. I am ready for a change and I am sure that you too are equally ready for this change. W ith your consid­ered vote of confidence we can make a difference in making our islands what we wanted it to be and not what the GM Team and the “we few ” outside friends want it to be.

Let’s do it! Thanks.

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C N M I R E P U B L I C A N P A R T Y

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ISLANDS O F TH E FO LLO W IN G INFORM ATION C O N C ER N IN G THE UPCOM ING PRIM ARY ELECTION:

o D ate o f Prim ary Election : Saturday, May 29,1993

o Tim e : 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p. m.

o Polling Places

For Precinct I - Koblerville Elem. SchoolFor Precinct II - Chalan Kanoa Social Hall, Dist. 2For Precinct E l - Garapan Elem. SchoolFor Precinct IV - Convention Center, Capitol Hill

o W ho can Vote?

Anyone who is a registered voter and whose name appears in the Official Voter Registration List published as of May 27,1993, by the Board of Election.

o Is absentee voting allowed?

No. Traditionally, absentee ballots are not allowed in Republican Primary Elections.

o Is Advance Voting Allowed?

Yes. Advance voting will be allowed under the following criteria:

a. The person voting must be a registered voter whose name must be on the Official Voter Registration List published by the Board of Election as of May 19, 1993; or,

b. If the person’s name is not of the Official Voter Registration List published by the Board of Election as of May 19,1993, the person must present a Voter Registration Card issued by the Board of Election showing the person was registered after May 19,1993.

c. The person voting must show adequate proof that he/she will be outside the Commonwealth on May 28,1993. The presentation of an airline ticket may satisfy this requirement.

o W here is A dvance Voting going to be conducted:

Advance voting will be conducted at the GOP Headquarters at BENC AM BIdg. in Garapan behind Castro G as station.

T im e : 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Starts: Monday, May 24,1993 Ends : Friday, May 27,1993.

o Is C onfined Voting allowed?

Yes. Confined voting will be allowed. However, the voter registration requirements must be met. In addition, the responsible parties must submit a request for confined voting to the GOP Primary Election Committee by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, 1993.

o W hen is the last day o f registration in order to be eligib le to vote in the Prim ary Election?

The last day o f registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election is Thursday May 27 .1993.

o W here is the registration being conducted?

Registration is being conducted daily at the office of the Board o f Election from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

o W here or w ho to call for m ore inform ation?

For information concerning voter registration, please call the Board of E lection at tel. No. 234-6880.

For information concerning GOP Primary Election, please visit the G O P H eadquarters at BENC AM Bldg. m G arapan behinc Castro G as Station. — ' - /

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B a l l o tM a r k o n l y o n e b o x w i t h a n “ X ” o r “ V ”

D e L e o n G u e r r e r o ,

Lorenzo Iglecias (Incumbent Governor) and

M a n g l o n a ,

Benjam in Taisacan(Incumbent Lieutenant Governor)

D e m a p a n ,

Juan Sabían (for Governor)

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B a b a u t a ,

Juan Nekai (for Governor) and

V i l l a g o m e z ,

Thom as Pangelinan(for Lieutenant Governor)

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H ouse defers action on a lien w orker ban

LEGISLATIVE action on the four-year limit o f stay for alien w o rk e rs in theCommonwealthwas deferred fol­lowing cancellation of the lower house’s session Wednesday.

Citing lack of quorum, Speaker Thomas P. Villagomezmovedthe special session date to June 1.

Sources in the Legislature said the House failed to muster a quo­rum in the special session re­quested by the governor because o f the sensitivity o f the issue of the four year limit.

“It seems our lawmakers are shying away from having their views on this matter known for fear o f political backlash. It is a well-known fact that the local population, which comprise the great bulk of registered voters in the upcoming elections, are for the restriction,” a legislative staff m em ber said.

Scheduled for action was Sen­ate Bill 8-121, a bill authored by Senator David M. Cing to explic­itly repeal any references to the restriction on the continued stay o f non-resident workers.

The special session was called by Governor Lorenzo I. Guerrero after mounting concerns aboutthe

impact o f the restriction on the business community.

A counterpart of C ing’s bill, House Bill 8-159, authored by Rep. Pedro R. DL. Guerrero is pending w ith the Senate.

Either bill w ill lift the four-year restriction, including the exclu­sion provision that will prevent aliens who have completed four- year’s work from entry into the Commonwealth after leaving.

The four-year limit for work­ers, which was enacted through Public Law 5-32, was repealed by Public law 6-39, but it did not lift the section that allows Immigra­tion service to refuse such work­ers entry at the ports.

“This is an issue that anyone seeking an elected office would not want to delve on.

I t’s a ‘dam n if you do, damn if you don’t ’ situation,” a House member said.

The law maker, who declined to be named, said he has been receiving a lot o f phone calls from both sides o f the issue, urging him to vote for the repeal and for its retention.

Businessmen warned of a se­vere skilled manpower shortage as aresultof the restriction. (RHA)

House panel supports fee waiver for MTC

T H E HO U SE C om m ittee on Natural Resources is endorsing a 25-year submerged land lease fee waiver for Micronesia Telecom­munications Corporation.

The waiver will be conditioned on M TC’s commitment to pro­vide the CNMI government four access lines to link six of its agen­cies to informational data bank networks abroad.

Committee Chairman Heinz S. Hofschneider said in an interview yesterday that his committee was preparing legislation for M TC’s fib e r o p tic subm arine cab le project.

“We are in support of the project and endorse the draft lease agree­ment between MTC and the De­partment of Natural Resources. But we are firm in negotiating for a public benefit contribution to go with the project,” Hofschneider said.

The project, which is projected to cost about $11 million, will link the islands of Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Guam by cables un­derneath the ocean floor for a typhoon-proof telecommunica­tions system.

The project, as well as the issu­ance of a submerged land license, cannot push through without leg­islative approval o f a lease agree­ment between MTC and the De­partment of Natural Resources.

Section 1223 of 2 CMC, gives the Legislature to exclusive right to approve, disapprove or modify the provisions of any lease of water or non-water dependent use of submerged lands.

MTC has requested the Legis­

lature for a waiver of the payment o f submerged land fee because of the contribution the project will make to the economic advance­ment of the CNMI.

Senator Juan S. Torres has in­troduced Senate Bill 8-97 which seeks to exempt MTC from pay­ing the required fees for the project.

The request was based on the premise that MTC, as the CNM I’s franchised telecommunications

•provider and as a public utility, should not be subject to the same type of lease arrangements that a re re q u ire d o f co m m erc ia l projects.

MTC said the project might be cancelled if the bill is not passed this month.

According to Hofschneider, an outright exemption from the fees may be ill-advised as it will re­flect a policy inconsistency on the part of the government.

“If we give exemptions like this, we will be defeating the purpose o f our revenue generating poli­cies. Besides if we exempt one, we might as well exempt all,” he said.

According to the chairman, the committee would only recom ­mend a waiver from the payment o f fees for 25 years.

U nder H ofschneider’s p ro ­posal, the four access lines are to be distributed as follows:

•One to be shared by the Public School System and the Northern Marianas College to enable the two agencies to set up computers that have direct access to data

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S e v e n r e a s o n s f o r v o t e a g a i n s t G u e r r e r oDear Editor:

I am a government employee, but I intend to vote against G ov­ernor Larry Guerrero.

W hy? Here are seven reasons.1. The economy. Land prices

have gone dow n, tourism has dropped, and we are facing a $7,000,000budget deficit. Some of this is because the Japanese economy is weak, bu t then why are Guam and Hawaii still doing QK? M ost of our economic prob­lem s are the adm inistra tion’s fault. The governor d idn ’t save the $20 ,000 ,000 surplus that form er Governor Pete P. Tenorio left to him . Now w e’re looking at a 1 percent cut in all govern­m ent spending.

2. The “ice” plague. Four years ago, hardly anybody had heard of “ice”. Now almost ev­erybody knows a friend or even a fam ily member who is hooked on it. CHC has had more than a hundred people checked in for treatm ent and for every one in C H C , there are probably 10 or 15 out on the streets.

The GueiTero administration has not been effective in stop­ping this plague. In the last two years, how. many people have been convicted for dealing “ice”? Very few. And the governor’s

son-in-law was not convicted, even though he was caught with “ ice” in his pocket.

3. Problem s w ith the US gov­ernm ent. Four years ago, we were a role model for the other territories because o f our strong econom y. Now we are publicly called the “bad boy” o f die terri­tories. Governor Larry picked fights w ith the US over the IG audit and other issues. He paid hundred of thousands of dollars in tax m oney to finance a stupid, losing court batde against the IG. (27 attorney generals couldn’t take that case to court — no, we needed expensive outside coun­sel). Then he went to W ashing­ton and told Congress that he w ould re fo rm the m in im um wage, labor, immigration, etc. Then he sat and did nothing about if for 10 months. And then he was surprised when the Congress cut S 19,000,000 from our seven- year funding and threatened to take our immigration away.

There are about 19.000US citi­zens in the Commonwealth. Los­ing S19,000,000in federal money means that, over the next seven edge any problems with the gar­ment industry. Instead, he has acted as a puppet for his friend Willy Tan. Even after media

reports had show n what atroci­ties had been com m itted in the garm ent factories — even after T a n ’s com panies had to pay $10 m illion to the Departm ent of La­bor fo r their labor violations — Larry G uerrero has continued to given T an his support.

T h is has gotten us into more and m ore trouble with Uncle Sam, an d h e lp e d c o s t u s th e $19,000,000. Even if it d idn’t cost us anything, though, isn ’t it pretty degrading to have a gover­nor w ho acts like a mouthpiece for a sleazy foreign sweatshop owner?

5. M itsubishi payments and other CUC problem s. The House of Representatives tried to im ­peach the governor for this, but it finally backed down under pres­sure. The fact remains that those paym ents w ere totally illegal. The governor had no authority to appropriate that m oney without the L egislature’s consent. And, w hy did M itsubishi get paid right away w hen Shell had to wait for m onths and m onths and finally threaten to cut o ff our fuel?

A nd by the way — does any­body really believe that C U C ’s problem s were “solved” by hav­ing DFS and the Nikko make advance paym ents? This is just

borrowing m oney against the fu­ture. W atch — CUC w ill need another bailout right after the next election, and this one w ill be big­ger than ever.

A nd also— has everybody for­gotten already how Ray Guerrero threatened to disconnect the Leg­islature if they d id n ’t obey him? Isn ’t it pretty insulting to our elected representatives, that Larry has put Ray in charge o f his cam ­paign again?

6. D istant from the ordinary p e o p le . F o rm e r G o v e rn o r Tenorio always got our andm ixed w ith the people. Governor Larry prefers to stay w ith h is ow n little group o f close friends. I t seems as if L arry’s idea o f “m eeting the people” is to have cam paign ra l­lies w here hundreds o f executive b ran ch em p lo y ees an d CUC workers are very strongly encour­aged by their bosses to show up and cheer fo r him.

Maybe the governor think those cheers are sincere. B ut I think the tru th is show n by L a rry ’s low approval ra tin g in the PD N po ll la s t yea r. W hen they w ere a llo w ed to an sw er c o n fid e n ­tia lly , m o re th an 60 p e rc e n t o f the peop le d isap p ro v ed o f him . A nd th a t w as la s t y ea r, b efo re the eco n o m y re a lly w en t bad.

7 . C o w ard ice . A gain and a g a in , th e g o v ern o r has r e ­f u s e d to m a k e th e to u g h ch o ic e s : o n th e econom y, on A rtic le X II , o n the garm ent in d u s try an d o n CU C .— A nd ev e ry tim e he ab so lu te ly has to m a k e so m e c h o ic e , h e le av es th e is la n d on a b u s i­n ess tr ip an d le ts the lie u te n ­an t g o v e rn o r d o the d irty w ork. I t s e e m s c le a r th a t L a rry G u e rre ro is a f ra id to b e _ a s tro n g lead e r.

There are lots of other reasons to vote against the governor, but these will do for a start.

I f you, too, feel that we are worse off than we were four years ago — if you agree that Larry Guerrero has been a bad governor — if you know in your heart that it is time fo r a change— then vote this Saturday in the Republican prim ary election. There are two candidates running against the governor. Pick one you like and vote for him.

L et’s m ake a new beginning in our Com monwealth. And le t’s start by getting rid o f governor Larry Guerrero.

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THE HOUSE Special Commit­tee on Tax Reform has started soliciting com m ents from the business sector about the tax re­form bill pending with the House o f Representatives.

Committee vice chairman Pete P. Reyes said he would give the Saipan Chamber of Commerce an opportunity to coment House Bill 8-248 prior to the drafting of committee recommendations.

“W e’re trying to reach out to as many people in the community as we possibly can. But first, w e’re reaching ou t to the business sec­tor whom we felt would feel the impact of the tax increases more,” Reyes said in a letter to SCC Ex­ecutive D irec to r D ino Jones, whom he invited for a committee meeting on June 1.

In an interview W ednesday, Reyes said his committee was given 30 days to submit its rec­ommendations.

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Camacho to rem ain independentREPRESENTATIVE Antonio M. Camacho has turned down an in­vitation to jo in the Democratic Party and has decided to run for reelection in November as an in­dependent candidate.

“This arrangement is better,” Cam acho said in an interview W ednesday. “I have no party interests to protect, no inhibitions as to who to approach for support. Besides, running as independent just shows I would have not other loyalty but to my constituents.”

The suggestion that the party woo Camacho into their ranks cam e from Rep. M am etto U. M aratita, House minority leader.

Camacho said he felt he could serve his people better as an inde­pendent because he would have no political qualms about work­ing for the good of his constitu­ents.

“Besides, as an independent, I can approach all my friends and supporters regardless of whether they are Democrats or Republi­cans,” he said.

Also running as an independent is Rep Jesus P. Mafnas. (RHA)

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have to act quickly,” Reyes said.According to the vice chair­

man, the need to reform the tax system is made urgent not only because of continuing US con­gressional concerns about the lo­cal tax system, but also because o f the need for m ore revenues to sustain the needs o f a sluggish economy.

“Since the US Congress tied the issue o f federal funding assis­tance for capital improvement projects to reforms in our tax sys­tem, the need for more revenue has becom e doubly urgent,” he said.

Reyes said he hopes the ben­efits of a reform ed tax structure would last a long time so there would be stability in the local taxation.

The 114-page tax reform legis­lation which was introduced by Speaker Thom as P. Villagomez seeks to increase taxes, bring other untaxed items into the tax base, and reduce tax rebates.

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NEW Y O R K (AP) - Boldly go where no one has gone before? Forget it, trekkies. According to the calculations of a Princeton University astrophysicist, if we were ever going to roam the gal­axy, the odds are w e’d be doing it already.

There’s even worse news. In a paper published yesterday in the British scientific journal Nature, astrophysicist J. Richard Gott III calculates that there is a 95 per­cent chance the human species could perish between 5,100 and 7.8 million years from now.

He also predicts that the num ­ber of human descendants yet to be bom is between 1.8 billion and 2.7 trillion.

T hat’s where the conclusion about colonization comes from. If we were tocolonize the gaiaxy’s estim ated 1 billion hospitable planets, the human population would expand enorm ously. It could be a billion times what it is now.

Most human beings who ever lived or ever would live would be am ong them . T he odds are ovewhelming that we would be, too. Because w e’re not, the odds are slim that it will ever happen, Gott said.

G ott’s findings provide a grim view o f hum anity’s future. ‘T h e people that have been warning that there might be some ecologi­cal disaster in the future that could cause a crash - you should take these warnings quite seriously,” he said. “W e’re not likely to be guaranteed a future that is vast compared with our past.”

G ott’s basic calculation sug­gests that 5,100 years is the m ini­

mum likely future survival for humans, but in the worst-case scenario, the calculations suggest the future could be only 12 years, he said.

One implication of the findings is that we might want to encour­age colonization o f space, Gott said, “not just explore and come back.”

“If you establish a successful colony on another planet, you m ight enlarge our chances (of long-term survival) by a factor of two,” he said.

G ott’s findings are based on the assumption that most human be­ings live somewhere in the middle o f the period of human existence. Only a very small minority of people live near the beginning of human existence. So the odds are we aren’t among them.

This kind of reasoning was first used by the Renaissance astrono­mer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543, when he showed that Earth was not the center of the universe. He was vilified by the Roman Catho­lic church for doing so.

“People like to think they’re special. People are very upset when they find out otherwise,” Gott said.

John Leslie, a philosopher at the U niversity o f G uelph in Canada, has come to similar con­clusions. “It may be on crucial points he thinks differently, but nonetheless we ... are thinking very much similar things,” Leslie said.

G ott’s claims aren’t idle specu­lation intended to break the hearts o f sci-fi fans. He has the m ath­ematics to back them up.

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Here is how astrophysicist J. Ri­chard G ott III explained his cal­culations on the future o f the hu­man race:

Imagine the history o f the en­tire human race as a time line. Divide that line into quarters. You are a random person who could live anywhere in that history.

You have a 50 percent chance o f living in the middle two quar­ters o f that time line. (The two middle quarters cover 50 percent o f human existence.) From the fossil record you know one fact: Humans originated about200,000 years before you got here.

To get the range of possible hum an su rv iv a l p red ic tio n s , imagine that you are at one end of the two middle quarters, and then imagine that you are at the other.

I f you are living at the begin­ning o f the second quarter of hu­man existence, then what remains is three quarters o f human exist­ence: three times what has gone before. T hat’s 600,000 years.

I f you happen to be at die end of the second quarter, what remains in the future is one quarter of human existence, or one-third of what came before: 66,667 years (200,000 divided by three).

There is, therefore, a50 percent chance that humans will survive betw een 66,667 and 600,000 years.

Using precisely the same rea­soning, Gott determined that there is a 95 percent chance that hu­mans will survive between 5,100 and 7.8 million years.

G o tt’s nam e for this is the “delta-T” argument.

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We surf the walls o f fiber optic cables, bounce over oceans by satellite and become digital ex­plorers in Singapore, Prague or Helsinki. All in the space o f sec­onds.

We don’t pack bags. W e sit at computer terminals.

We are circuit riders on the Internet, traffickers in words, im ­ages and sounds in a parallel vir­tual world where people share research and dreams, bridge cul­tural gaps, even help save lives.

All without the need to physi­cally meet.

An estimated 10 million people move in this worldwide web of about 11,000 interconnected net­works. The numbers are far from firm because of what the Internet is - decentralized, in constant flux and growing exponentially.

Bom two decades ago with US defense dollars as a Cold W ar security blanket, the Internet has mutated and evolved from a tool o f government researchers to the electronic underpinning o f the emerging global village.

“The Internet is the nascent in­formation structure of the 21st century,” says Vinton G. Cerf, one of its creators and president o f the year-old Internet Society. “There are tens of thousands of databases in this system.”

The Internet is the sum of all the diverse com puter netw orks it glues together - from corporate networks that link personal com ­puters in single offices to net­works that span continents with fiber-optic cable and satellite links. The glue is a common lan­guage, a set o f shared protocols.

What people choose to do on the world’s largest computer net­work is entirely up to them. No one owns the Internet and no one, save its individual member net­works, really governs it.

This anarchic m other-of-all- networks is not the 100-lane data superhighway system o f Vice President A1 Gore’s vision. In rough comparison, it’s a some­times bumpy four-lane pathway prone to congestion, with “under construction” signs aplenty.

Along the Internet’s fastest cir­cuit, data moves at the rate of about one 1,600-page dictionary per second. In contrast, the data superh ighw ay system w ould move the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in the same snap of a finger.

Yet nothing in existence ap­proaches the Internet’s scope or potential.

While more than half of it still is in the United States, “ the net” spans some 50 countries, with a strong presence in Europe and Asia. Since 1988, it has been growing at a breathtaking rate - doubling every six to 15 months.

Some 1.7 million computers now are directly linked to the Internet - from the icy stillness of M cM urdo, A ntarctica, to the bustle and heat of Bombay. A

M oscow physics laboratory and com puter program m ers’ coop­erative got R ussia’s first connec­tion late last year; Ecuador is among the newest nations aboard, and Turkey is due to hook up in weeks.

To get on-line, you need only a computer and a modem - and as little as $20 a month, plus modest phone charges. Then, you can join a world in which supercomputers that crunch numbers w ith dizzy­ing velocity converse w ith $500 desktop PCs.

On the In te rn e t n o w , the homebound senior citizen and the blue-collar worker are starting to rub keystrokes with the particle physicist, NASA scientist and se ism o lo g is t w ho long h av e shuttled data along its circuits.

Big business also is beginning to see the benefits of moving large amounts of information around the globe quickly and cheaply. Lockheed and Union Carbide are on the Internet. So is Ross Perot.

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JThrough another set o f shared protocols, transfer files to and from remote computers, regard­less o f the languages their net­works speak.

_Search for and retrieve public domain data ranging from Na­tional W eather Service satellite photos to electronically published literary classics.

Communication also can con­sist of posting messages in more than 2,500 discussion groups in w hich the tenor o f discourse ranges from polite chitchat about the books of P.G. W odehouse to bloodcurdling diatribes of Serbs and Croats.

During the 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in China and the failed August 1991 coup in Moscow, some of these so-called “newsgroups” became vital clearinghouses for informa­tion.

The applications are alm ost endless.

Sitting at his office worksta­tion, Peter Graham still marvels at his ability to connect remotely with a Library o f Congress com ­puter and peruse the original text o f an essay written in ancient Rome about Homer.

“If I ’ve got a specific interest, it’s a heck o f a lot better than going to W ashington and paying ho tel b ills ,” sa id G raham , a Rutgers University associate li­brarian for technical and ne t­worked information.

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Japan to spend $20B m ore for recoveryT O K Y O (AP) - Japan’s lower house o f Parliament late W ednes­day passed a supplementary bud­get for this year to help pay for a record stimulus package aimed at lifting Japan out o f a long eco­nomic slowdown.

The 2.19 trillion yen ($20 bil­lion) spending bill was passed by a majority in the lower chamber, which is controlled by the gov­erning Liberal Democratic Party.

The bill was sent to the upper house for further debate, but un­der Japanese law the spending plan will go into effect even if the upper chamber, which is dom i­nated by opposition parties, re­jects the bill or does not vote on it w ithin 30 days.

Opposition lawmakers in the lower house protested the lack of an income tax cut in the bill and voted against it. The L iberal D em ocrats, concerned abou t

shrinking government revenues, have firmly resisted a tax cut.

The spending bill implements key parts of a 13.2 trillion yen ($120 million) economic stim u­lus p lan the governm ent an ­nounced in April.

The supplementary budget in­cludes 1.2 trillion yen ($11 bil­lion) for public works, 620 billion yen ($5.69 billion) to purchase equipm ent and buildings, and 401.7 billion yen ($3.69 billion) for disaster relief.

Another 100.5 billion yen ($922 million) was earmarked for assis­tance to small and medium-size companies and 41.1 billion yen ($377 million) in funds related to aid to Russia.

T he supp lem entary b u d g e t comes on top o f the 72.35 trillion yen ($663 billion) fiscal budget approved by Parliament earlier for the fiscal year that began April.

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SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore’s economy grew by 7.1 percent in this year’s first quarter and is ex­pected to expand by 6 to 7 percent for the full year, the Ministry of T ra d e and In d u s try sa id Wednesday.

The ministry said the expected im provem ent from 1992’s 5.8 percent growth was based in part on anticipated strong p e rfo r­mances by other Southeast Asian economies and slightly higher growth in the major industrial n a tio n s . S in g ap o re d ep en d s heavily on foreign trade.

The first quarter’s 7.1 percent growth was down slightly from 7.4 percent in the previous quar­ter, but up from the 5.3 percent in 1992’s first quarter, the ministry added.

Singapore’s trade deficit w id­ened to 3.13 billion Singapore do llars (U S$1.93 b illio n ) in 1993’s first quarter from 1.59 bil­lion Singapore dollars ($981 m il­lion) a year earlier.

Imports expanded from 24.72 billion Singapore dollars ($ 15.36) to 29.30 billion Singapore dollars

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NEW YORK (AP) - Despite the poor economy, Americans gave away 2.01 percent of their personal incomes last year, the most since 1971, an annual survey found.

Foundation giving also was up, by 3.8 percent over 1991 after in­flation was factored in, while cor­porate donations fell by the same rate, said the survey released Tues- day by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy.

Overall, donations to nonprofit groups reached an estim ated $124.31 billion in 1992. Adjusted for inflation, that was a 2.3 percent increase over 1991.

The study said individuals gave $109.98 billion, foundations gave $8.33 billion and corporations gave $6 billion.

Religious groups attracted the most donations of any type of char­ity last year, $56.7 billion, up 1.2 percent after inflation.

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Early end to global trade talks soughtSEO U L, S outh K orea (AP) - Asia-Pacific business leaders on Wednesday urged an early con­clusion of international trade talks to ensure an effective fram ework for strengthening global trade re­lations.

“It is vital that the Uruguay Round of the GATT reach an early and successful conclusion and the

world’s m ajor economies strive toopen their markets,” said a state­m ent adopted at the closing ses­sion of the Pacific Basin Eco­nomic Council. G A TT is the G en­eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which prom otes freer glo­bal trade.

“PBEC hopes that the success­ful conclusion o f the Uruguay

Round of GATT will ensure an e ffec tiv e m u ltila te ra l f ra m e ­w ork fo r s tre n g th e n in g g lo b a l trade re la tio n s ,” th e s ta tem en t said.

A bout 700 d e le g a te s fro m 23 n a tio n s to o k p a rt in the f iv e -d ay bu sin ess c o n fe ren ce , re f le c tin g g ro w in g in te rn a ­tional in te rest in the reg io n .

US warns Australia on flight restrictionsEAGAN, M inn. (AP) - Federal av ia tion o ffic ia ls have w arned A u stra lia ag a in st p lac in g re ­s tr ic tio n s on N o rth w est A ir­lines flig h ts from O saka, Ja ­pan , to S ydney , A u stra lia .

T he o ff ic ia ls sa id such re ­s tric tio n s co u ld re su lt in a 30 p e rcen t red u c tio n in the n u m ­b er o f Q an tas A irlin es flig h ts betw een S ydney and L os A n ­geles.

T h e US D e p a r tm e n t o f T ran sp o rta tio n sa id T u esd ay tha t the p ro p o sed A u s tra lian

action w as “u n ju s tif ia b le and unreasonab le ,” b ased on a U S- A ustra lia av ia tio n accord .

T he A u stra lian g o v ern m en t has said it in ten d s to red u ce the num ber o f w eek ly N o rth ­w est flig h ts b e tw een O saka and Sydney from th ree to tw o beg inn ing in Ju n e .

T he T ran sp o rta tio n D e p a rt­m en t said th a t it w ould r e ­spond by cu ttin g the n u m b er o f w eekly Q an tas flig h ts b e ­tw een Sydney and L os A n g e ­les from 10 to sev en .

Clinton, Congress try to unify China position

By Jim Abrams

W A SH IN G TO N (A P) - The Clinton administration and Congress are trying to reach a unified approach on China, and stave off a bruising legislative battle, before a June 3 deadline for renewing China’s trade status.

President Clinton is expected to announce that he will renew China’s most favored nation, or MEN, trade status for another year but link future renewal to improvements in China’s hum an rights, weapons sales and trade practices.

In Beijing, the China Foreign Ministry said in a statement W ednesday that China “is resolutely opposed” to attaching condi­tions to the m ost favored nations status accorded to China.

The preferred “ trading status is not a favor granted by the US to China. It is the foundation for normal trade relations between the two countries,” the Chinese statement said.

“I think we made clear that hum an rights, trade and (arms) non­proliferation are the key concerns we have as regards China,” State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Tuesday. “W e would hope that China would m eet the international standards in these regards.”

W inston Lord, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, began conferring with lawmakers Tuesday and congressional leaders voiced support for Clinton’s approach.

Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged Clinton to “err on the side o f caution.” He said “issuing an executive order that places a lim ited number of human rights conditions on C hina’s future MFN status can be an effective exercise o f American leverage.”

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-M aine, have introduced legislation that would also condition future renewal o f M FN on human rights and other issues.

But both have indicated they are willing to abandon the legisla­tion, and avoid an em otional debate in Congress, if Cl inton achieves sim ilar goals through an executive order.

M FN status, w hich gives a trading partner low tariffs, is extended to China and other com m unist countries only for a 12-m onth period. Tfoepresidentmust announce by June 3 every year whether he plans to renew M FN status, w hich expires on July 3.

D ollar se ttles low er; gold p rices fallN EW Y O RK (AP) - The dollar settled mostly lower W ednesday, ending a day of surprisingly quiet trading w ith continued losses against the Japanese yen.

Gold prices fell after rising in Asia. On the New York C om ­modity Exchange, gold bullion for current delivery settled at $375.20 a troy ounce, down $3.30 from Tuesday. Republic National Bank said gold fell $4.25 an ounce to a late bid price o f $374.75.

D ealers said the dollar lost ground overnight in foreign trad­ing and opened lower when activ­ity shifted to domestic markets. M uch of the session’s focus was on trading between the Japanese yen and the German mark.

“T hat primarily drove the m ar­ke t” as the yen continued to strengthen, said James M accario, chief dealer at the Bank o f Bos­ton.

There there was little fresh news to drive trading. The dollar spiked higher briefly follow ing com ­ments by Lawrence Summers, US Treasury undersecretary fo r in­ternational affairs, who indicated the Clinton administration is not interested in'seeing further appre­ciation of the yen.

But the US currency soon re­turned to its dow nw ard path against the yen. “The m arket is discounting a lot o f w hat’s com ­ing out of W ashington,” said Lisa Pazer, an analyst with M M S In­ternational. She said there were unconfirmed rumors that the Fed­eral Reserve stepped in to support the dollar.

Overall, trading was quiet. Ana­lysts said there was no reaction to a government report showing or­ders for “big ticket” durable goods such as cars and computers stag­nated in April, a further sign o f a slack economy. Many economists had been looking for a gain o f 1 percent or more.

In London, the British pound was quoted at $1.5460, up from $1.5430 late Tuesday. In New York it cost $1.5478 to buy one pound , m ore expensive than Tuesday’s $1.5425.

Gold traded in London late W ednesday at $374.75, dow n from $377.25 late Tuesday.

Exchange ratesN EW Y O R K (A P) - Foreign Exchange, N ew York prices. Rates for trades o f $1 million minimum.

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Reserve Board’s index of the value of the dollar against 10 other currencies weighted on the basis of trade was 90.64 Wednesday, off 0.01 points or 0 01 percent from Tuesday’s 90.65. A year ago the index was 87.59 c-commercial rate, d-free market rate, f-financial rate, y-official rate, z-floating rate.Prices as of 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1900 GMT) from Telerate Systems and other sources.

N E W Y O R K (AP) - Spot nonferrous m etal prices W ednesday. Alum inum - 51.0 cents per lb London M etal Exch. Wed. Copper - 0.9335 dollars per pound.Lead - 32 cents a pound.Zinc - 46.14-49.64 per pound, delivered.T in --3 .6404 per pound.Gold - 374.50 dollars per troy oz.Silver - 4.555 dollars per troy oz.M ercury - 205.00-210.00 dollars per 76 lb flask.Platinum - 383.00-387.00 dollars troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

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A s i a n m a r k e t s m o s t l y h i g h e rHONG KONG (A P) - A sian stock m arkets c lo sed m ostly higher W ednesday, with share prices rising in Tokyo despite the plunge of the US dollar to a record low against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo’s 225-issue Nikkei Stock Index gained 264.33 points, or 1.28 percent, closing a t20,895.99. On'Diesday, it had gained 155.60 points, or 0.76 percent.

The Tokyo Stock Price Index o f all issues listed on the first section gained 21.43 points, or 1.3 percent, closing at 1,639.72. I t had gained 7.60 points, o r 0.5 percent, the previous day.

Traders said there was little evidence that the yen’s surge in value had led investors to dump the shares o f exporters, even though it will hurt their com peti­tiveness overseas.

The dollar closed at 108.65 yen, down 1.91 yen from M onday’s finish and its lowest close in To­kyo since m odem exchange rates were set in the late 1940s. The previous record was 110.10 yen on M ay 7.

The Australian share m arket closed at its highest level since

October 1989 following support from overseas investors, particu­larly for leading stocks and gold issues. Sydney’s All-Ordinaries index rose 20.3 points to 1,717.7.

In Hong Kong, share prices closed generally mixed on profit- taking following record rallies over the past three days. The Hang Seng Index, the m arket’s key in­dicator o f blue chips, fell 18.46 points or 0.2 percent, closing at 7,349.72.

W ellington: The New Zealand share m arket finished higher in busy trading but below its highs few the day due to some late profit- taking. The NZSE-40 capital in­dex rose 2.92 points to 1,640.54.

Taipei: Share p rices closed slightly higher in m odest trading in what brokers said was a techical rebound following six sessions of declines. The m arket’s weighted index rose 18.23 points, closing at 4,245.28.

M anila: Share prices ended higher on buying interest from overseas participants. The M a­nila composite index o f 30 se­lected issues rose 16.21 points to 1,608.85.

Sharp profits sink 24%TOKYO {AP). - Sharp Corp., a leading Japanese consumer elec­tronics maker, cited depressed do­mestic demand Wednesday fora24 percent decline in group net profits for the fiscal year ended March 31.

Net profits of the company and its subsidiaries fell to 29.61 billion yen ($272 million at Wednesday’s rate) from 39.06 billion yen ($358 million) a year earlier. Earnings per share were also down 24 percent to 27.72 yen (25 cents) from 36.61 yen (33.6 cents).

Sales fell 2.6 percent to 1.48 tril­lion yen ($13.56 billion) from 1.52 trillion yen ($13.93 billion).

The company said in a statement that business conditions were diffi­

cult during the past fiscal year, with increased unemployment and re­duced growth in workers’ salaries weighing on personal demand.

Sharp cited signs o f recovery in the United States but said its per­formances elsewhere were lacklus­ter.

In the current fiscal year, Sharp said, profits and sales should edge up as the domestic economy recov­ers, spurred by government stimu­lus m easures. The paren t company’s net profit was down 19 percent to 25 billion yen ($230 mil­lion) from 36 billion yen ($330 million). Earnings per share were down 31 percent to 23.41 yen (21.48 cents) from 33.8 yen (31 cents).

Stocks climb to new highs as bonds riseN E W Y O R K (A P) - S tocks climbed to record highs W ednes­day as bonds shot higher in late trading, pushing in terest rates down.

Thirty-year bonds surged more than a point W ednesday after­noon after a successful Treasury auction of five-year notes.

Bonds also rose in reaction to a sta tem ent by H ouse S peaker Thom as Foley, D -W ash., that House Democrats will rally be­hind President C linton’s budget bill. The bill is scheduled few a vote in the House yesterday.

“The enthusiasm spread over to s to c k s ,” w h ich h ad “ been lollygagging” for m ost o f the ses­sion, said A. Gary Shilling, an investment adviser in Springfield, N.J.

There had been m uch concern in the financial markets that the bill m ight fail and prolong the m arkets’ confusion about the budget and tax rates.

Low interest rates continue to drive stock prices higher, agreed James Schroeder, market analyst at MMS International in Chicago.

“I certainly could not see stocks go ing u p and bonds headed lower,” Schroeder said. “The main factor that has propelled the m ar­ket for such a long time is the fact that rates have been low. W e’re not seeing a dramatic pickup in the economy, w e’re not seeing a dramatic pickup in earnings. The main impetus has c o n e from (low) rates.”

Indeed, the m arket got some bad economic news this morning when the Commerce Department reported that new orders to facto­ries for durable goods were un­changed in April. Analysts had expected a 1.5-percent increase in April.

Stocks were also supported by a drop in gold prices. Gold for June delivery fell $3.50 per ounce on reports that Chinese gold de­mand may decline.

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B o lla y fa m ily b id s g o o d b y eDear Editor:It is w ith great sadness that we

take leave o f Saipan.We wish to thank the people of

Saipan for your warm th, hospital­ity and good wishes. Y ouallhave m ade hard w ork easier and good times more enjoyable.

Sincerely yours,

/s/Dr. A nn, Captain Rob, Benn and N ina Bollay

L e t t h e p e o p l e k n o w p r o b l e m sDear Editor:

It is very difficult to see the Republican primary go through without truly letting the people of the N orthern M ariana Islands know the many serious problems we now face. It is even more critical now that the US Congress and the federal government are after the CNMI for it appears that lack of fiscal responsibilities and fiscal management on those fed­eral funds granted to us, not to mention our own local expendi­tures based on public laws on appropriation are overwhelming.

The Guerrero-M anglona team is now blam ing the Legislature for its own mistake and the dow n­fall of the $120 million under the Section 702 provision o f the Cov­enant. They are now even blam ­ing the Trust Territory govern­m ent, and the C am acho and Tenorio administrations for the many problem s they are faced with.

Allow me to reiterate facts, rea­sons and problems which are now hurting the Commonwealth:

• The $9 some odd millions labor abuse case settlement signi­fied problems in enforcement of CNMI laws.

• Insistence o f the Guerrero-

M anglona team not to allow the Inspector General to audit the CNM I, even federal monies.

• The Guerrero-M anglona team insisted and will no t enforce or comply w ith the Grant Pledge Agreement signed by the US and CNM I for the second m ulti-m il­lion-dollar Covenant funding in 1985, especially in the m atter of CUC plan for a full cost recovery and reduction in the size of CNM I government. (A total o f $54 m il­lion before the US Congress un­der Sections 702 and 704 o f the Covenant is being held by OTI A).

• The $ 10 m illion advance pay­m ent to OCK for М Ш А afford­able housing in Chinatown.

• The so-called declaration of w ar on pow er and w ater by Guerrero-M anglona administra­tion. They forgot to declare war on drugs and “ice” which even children are being affected.

And now, governm ent em ploy­ees are being required and intimi­dated to show -up in their cam ­paign for re-election. Under our ow n Constitution, people have to exercise this right in the coining open primary scheduled for Sat­urday, M ay 29 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Prostitution law not enoughDear Editor:

W hat do you think o f prostitu­tion in Saipan? Have any cases been prosecuted since the passing o f the new law? This was my q u e s tio n to M r. H erm an . T . Guerrero. He said i t ’s not easy to enforce the new law; it’s mostly message and not m uch substance. He w asn’t sure if the policemen are trained to catch those who traffic in sex. He says the law is m eant to deter those who might engage in the m orally evil enter­prise.

I personally believe that the new law has done nothing to slow the “skin trade.” I thi ik the govern­ment should do m ore to put an end to this problem. It is not merely a nuisance. It is a disaster.

Sincerely,/s/H ey Jin Kim.

G e t 9 1 1o n l i n eDear Editor:

In case o f an emergency dial 911. Does that sound familiar? O f course it does. Many adults, teachers andparentshaverepeated that sam e line to m e for as far

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L e t t e r s . . # continued from page 30back as I can remember.

911 is an em ergency line for life-threatening situations. There are operators on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are. to answer every call.

I never questioned911 ’s ability to a t least answer the phone until a couple o f days ago, m y father saw something a little unusual and became suspicious. So he dialed911. Although this was not a life-threatening situation, an operator was expected to answer. Shock. N o one answered. W hy? I ’m as stuck on that question as you are.

M any people depend on 911 as their lastresort in emergency situ­ations. They would dial 911 for

help. I f we can’t count on 911 for help, what are we suppose to count on? At least tell us if 911 opera­tors are cmly part-tim e workers. W hen my father told m e about w hat happened, at first I laughed, but when I though about it more, I realized it w asn’t a laughing matter. W hat if m y father had been in real danger? I t ’s scary to think that if I were ever in need of police or medical assistance, 911 m ight not answer. I t could have been that just that one call w asn’t answered, but think o f it this way - it could have been 50 people in need of help. L e t’s get 911 on line.

Sincerely,/s/Joanne Reyes

Challenge LegislatureDear Editor:

The winds o f change is now at hand. Today, the people o f the M ariana Islands m ust accept and learn the virtues of changes or be f a c e d to do so without regard to what or who we are as people. The sad part o f this is that the indigenous people are ignorant of it and, by design, were kept igno­ran t for 40 years.

Historically, the imposition of changes on people have always been m et with resistance. But over the years, leaders o f nomadic c iv iliz a tio n s b eg a n to lea rn through intellectual discoveries and necessities that changes can be made to benefit people.

To accomplish this, leaders and others with the charism a to influ­ence shall be guided principally by the basic concept o f justice inherent to m an’s expectation of trust. Should these be com pro­mised, those that are governed shall one day rise and demand explanation for being betrayed. This is exactly where w e’re at today.

Having said the above, we can fairly conclude that the leader­ship of this legislature failed to perceive what was coming and take the initiative to prudently do what was right considering the alternatives. I am referring to the infamous long-standing need for labor reforms, review o f our im ­migration policies, the federal minimum wage and, of course, our relationship w ith the United States.

This sentim ent is expressed purely from a indept perspective as-an indigenous who have en ­dured and experienced all sots of challenges and the trial and tribu­lations of being a m inute minority among other people o f nations of the world. These being fact and not having any alternative, I leam edearly on that to survive at best is to infinitely learn the ever so complex art o f co-existence. To illustrate the consequences and the price that one w ould pay should he/she failed or quit by refusing to continue to learn the aft o f co-existence, le t’s look at our political status development in retrospect. Let’s examine what we have accom plished to-date fundamentally that give us the hope for a better future politi­cally, economically and socially.

T o do this, le t’s establish some parameters using reference and few basic factors for easy under­standing and simplicity:

1. Historical perspective- 1950- present

2. Colonial rules3. Evolution of our political

status4. Elections and past political

leaders5. Psychology of hum an greed,

the need for prestige its conse­quences and limitations

6. Deceitful political acumen7. Hypocrisy and leadership8. The nature o f things - its

natural order1950-1960 were by-and-large

our beginning but we were iso­lated, restricted and denied the choice to journey even to other islands o f the US possession. However, people from the out­side w a ld who could migrate to the M arianas did so for one rea­son or other, such as:

1. M ovement and interchanges of US government em ployees or related personnel

2. Travelers or adventurers3. Other islanders traveling

under permission and,4. Prospectors seeking oppor­

tunities just to nam e a few.These interactions rendered the

indigenous people very vulner­able in almost every aspects of life, rather than opportunities. This became apparent when we discovered the direct correlation betw een vulnerability and the controlled and limited education imposed due to being a minority and reliance to dependency.

Information critical to justice in society became our ancestors and elders infatuation and pur­suits.

1960-1970 was the historical decade to reflect on as a point of reference. This was the period in time when all that we are today and in the future were conceptu­ally conceived.

The political leaders during this era and others involved beyond 1970 were leaders o f wisdom and ideal - they appeared visionary, maybe even prophetic. I dare say, however, that from a m oral van­tage point, these are of the highest and admirable qualities one could ever have, let alone practice it.

So where did we go wrong? continued on page 32

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Letters...continued front page 31T he day w e become a common­wealth of the United States. The excitem ent and the though of be­ing the first Islander to govern ourselves m ade our political lead­ers even m ore vulnerable. Hav­ing no contemporary education despite being educated have little' if any, measurable evidence of significant accomplishment in al­most two years by the leadership of this Legislature.

W hat is m ore so disheartening is the embarrassing truth and its very simple to prove - that as Pacific islanders we are not ready to govern ourselves.

The leadership of this Legisla­ture have made a mockery-of our legacy and the ideal that stood the test of time only to be fOrsakenhy greed and ignorance followed by the lack of hindsight thus, obliter­ate foresight

People o f the Marianas - lets challenge the accomplishment of this Legislature.

1. They spent over $3 millions to enact 6-8 legislation into law deal­ing primarily with no significant values.

2. Inability to elevate our people and our government economically and politically closer to countries that can provide diversities.

3. Conveniently allowed our governor to take all the blame for the current turmoil with the US Congress and the Federal Govern­ment.

4. Knowingly allowed the cov­enant funding of $ 120 million to be in jeopardy even if it threatens the entire econom ic future o f our people.

My friends - 1 am not being one­sided here. W e cannot even begin to understand the power vested in our Legislature. To neglect tlieir duties is one thing - but to be drawn into playing games for whatever motives is absolutely wrong. Not at the expense of the indigenous people. Before you vote - please just think about it one more time. You owe it to yourself.

Thank you./s/John R. CastroIndigenous.

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banks in the Pacific and elsewhere, such as, university and college libraries that contain updates on the latest in educational trends.

•one to be shared by the Attor­ney General’s Office and the ex­ecutive branch. This is to connect the Attorney G eneral’s to the Lexis and Nexis libraries o f laws for updates about precedents and case studies. The executive of­fices of government can also be connected to the key government offices in W ashington, D.C., to the Library of Congress in order that C N M I officials are kep t abreast o f events and policy deci­sions in the capitol.

•Onefor the Legislature toequip members and legislative counsels with information from the Library o f Congress, and other research networks that could aid local leg­islators with updated inputs and materials for the formulation of laws and for the prevention of outdated and obsolete consider­ations in the process o f decision making.

•One line dedicated for public health purposes, specifically for CommonwealthHealthCenterfor access to medical libraries and information networks on the lat­est in health care. This will also allow for connection between the the CN M I’s health care facilities and tertiary health care facilities as those medical referral centers in Honolulu, Guam, San Diego, and Stanford California.

Hofschneider said it is critical that CHC has^a.direct link to the medical referral centers to effec­tively create a monitoring system and followup diagnosis proce­dure for patients.

Tp ensure such access lines will n o t be abused n o r m isused , Hofschneider is proposing that a $10,000cost cap be set for each of the line., except that for CHC, wherein a $30,000 cap is pro­posed.

“If any of the said agencies ex­ceed their caps, the government· would have to pay for the extra costs. Overall, this scheme would result to a cumulative cost benefit o f $1.5 m illion for the whole 25- year lease period,” Hofschneider said. (RHA)

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FRIDAY, MAY 28,1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-35

Zoning B oard offers w orkshop on zoning

TH E C O M M O N W E A L T H Zoning Board o f Saipan will hold a workshop on procedures fo r use o f the new Zoning Law on June 15 at 9 a.m, at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library.

The fee for this workshop will be $10 per person to cover m ate­rials and expenses. If you would like to attend this workshop please send in the form below or call the zoning office to register. This workshop is particularly oriented to developm ent professionals: planners, engineers, architects, landscape architects.- Implementation of the Saipan

Zoning Law has begun. Anyone starting a new business, building a new building or adding on to an existing building, or subdividing land on Saipan must now comply with the provisions of the Zoning Law.

If any of your clients m eet these conditions, please contact the Zoning Board office to determine

Red Cross to conduct swimming programTH E AM ERICAN Red Cross announces the first annual com ­munity “ Leam to Swim” program with swimming lessons, taught by certified Water Safety Instructors. Course dates are as follows:

Session I: July 5 - July 23Session II: July 26 - August 13Classes will be one-half hour

long and will be conducted on Monday, W ednesday and Friday morning between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt and Pacific Is­lands Club pools. Students and parents will be asked to leave the pool premises immediately upon completion of their class.

The “Learn to Swim” program is available to all children over the age of six months and adults o f Saipan. However, course en­rollment will be limited to one session per student, and classes will be filled on a first-come, first- serve basis. The course fee will be $10 per student for a total of nine lessons during each three- week session. The course fees will go towards supporting the health and safety program of the NMI chapter of the American Red Cross.

Registration will take place at the American Red Cross booth at the Flametree Festival on June 12 and June 13. Please support our local chapter’s effort to provide the residents o f the CNMI with the opportunity to learn to be safe in, on and near the water.

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if a zoning permit will be required for their desired use. Projects that already have a building permit and/or CRM permit are exempted.

Single family residential and agricultural uses are exempt from the Zoning Law until further noti­fication and action by the Saipan Legislative Delegation.

The June 15 seminar is strongly recommended for those design professionals who will be work­ing w ith the new zoning law. The Zoning Board staff is available to answer any questions about this new zoninglaw andhow itm ay or may not affect such activities.

The Zoning Board office is lo ­cated in room 209 of the Cabrera Building on Beach Road. The office is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., M onday to Friday. The telephone number is 235-5018/ 5019; fax number is 235-5020.

12 foreigners join graduates of AnnapolisA N N A PO LIS, MD. (AP) - Tw elve students from friendly fo re ig n c o u n trie s w ere a w a rd e d th e ir d eg rees W ednesday along with more than 1,000 American class­m ates in th e US N av a l A cadem y’s Class of 1993.

The academy listed these graduates from overseas:

M alaysia: Al-Shafiq Abdul W ahid and Suhaimi Sani.

Philippines: Efren Delacruz and Vincent Sibala.

Jamaica: M artin Blake and Cam eron Coates.

Japan: Keizo Kitagawa.Jordan: Ammar Fadeel Al-

Badameh.Lebanon: Tarek Chbeir.Peru: Augusto Ganoza.Singapore: Keng Chong.Thailand: Seri Chumchuen.

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UN peacekeepers push toward Khmer RougeP H N O M P E N H , C am b o d ia (AP) ■ UN peacekeepers pushed further toward the margins o f K hm er Rouge territory Thursday so Cambodians in insecure areas could vote.

M obile vo ting team s w ere spreading out across the country­side in an effort to net as many o f the roughly half a million Cam­bodians who have yet to cast a ba llo t

The six-day election, which ends Friday, has been a rousing success by almost every yardstick: m ore than 85 percent o f the vote is in, and anticipated violence by Khm er Rouge guerrillas has been minimal.

TheU N organized poll, the first multi-party election in Cambodia since 1972, is at least a temporary defeat for the Khmer Rouge, who boycotted the event and continue to denounce those who took part.

In another setback, national re c o n c ilia tio n lead e r P rin ce Norodom Sihanouk W ednesday dropped an earlier plan to include them in a future coalition-style government.

T h o u san d s c a s t b a llo ts W ednesday at stations run by mobile polling teams which were

Clinton weighs action on plot to Mil Bush

By Ruth Sinai

W A SH IN G T O N (A P) - The Clinton administration, told by investigators that Iraq was behind a plot to kill former President Bush, has no easy choices as it weighs a response.

: Form er Bush adm inistration officials say failure to act might signal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that he can get away with terro rism against A m ericans. Others say President Clinton, who has yet to use US military might or make a firm imprint in interna­tional affairs, must show Saddam that he won’t be pushed around.

But options for effective retali­ation are limited and require po­litical will from an administration preoccupied with plenty of do­mestic andforeign policy troubles.

Already, tough UN sanctions have choked Iraq’s economic life and inflicted misery on its people. The only credible response, these officials say, is a US air strike against military or strategic Iraqi targets.

Military planners have lists of such sites, including the Iraqi In­telligence Ministry in downtown Baghdad and secret camps where agents and Palestinian guerrillas are trained. Military barracks or weapons factories also could be targets.

But the White House is taking its time, saying its investigation into the alleged attempt to kill Bush during his April 14-16 visit

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going into areas regarded as too insecure for fixed votfng sites. Only two polling sites wete closed W ednesday because o f security p ro b le m s, sa id U N m iss io n spokesman Eric Fait.

He also reported shelling in the northwestern province o f Siem R eap and a quickly repulsed at­tack against UN peacekeepers in the central province o f Kompong Them.

From the election results is to come a government, constitution and national assembly. Sihanouk, who currently acts as head of state, said the new government and na­tional assembly should decide on their own whether to include the Khmer Rouge or not.

Sihanouk also indicated to a group o f European officials that he was willing to accept the presi­dency.

The elections stem from the 1 9 9 1 accord that ended nearly 1 3 years o f war between the Phnom Penh government and three guer­rilla groups, including the Khmer Rouge.

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Marianas Public Land CorporationPUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions o f 2 CM C 414 l e t sec, the PU B ­L IC PU R PO SE LA N D E X ­C H A N G E A U T H O R IZ A ­T IO N A CT OF 1987, notice is hereby given o f M arianas Pub lic L and C o rp o ra tio n ’s intention to enter into an ex ­change agreem ent involving the parcels o f land described below. C oncerned persons m ay request a hearing on any proposed exchanged by con­tacting M PLC by or on June 9, 1993. I f so requested, hearings on the transactions listed be­low will be scheduled on June 11, 1993 at 9:00 a.m. in the C onference Room o f M PLC.

PU BLIC PU R PO SE - W et­land A cquisition

PR IV A TE LA N D - Part o f S a ipan L o t/T rac t N o. 565 NEW -7C ontaining an area o f 6,975 square m eters

PU B L IC L A N D - Saipan Lot/ T ract N o. 029 L 38 C ontain ing an area o f 8,643 square m eters

Sigon gi p rehensión siha gi 2 CM C 4141 e t sec i PU BLIC P U R P O S E L A N D E X - CH A N G E A C T O F 1987, sino i tulaikan taño para propositon pupbliku na akton 1987, nutisia m anana i g inen este put i inten- sion-na i M arianas Public Land C o rp o ra t io n h u m a lo m gi kontratan atu laikan taño ni ha afefekta i pedason taño siha ni m an m ad esk rib i gi sam p ap a . M an interesante siha na petsona sina m anm am aisen inekungok p u t m a s e h a m a n u /h a fa na p rin ip o n i p u t tu la ik a n taño. A ’ agang i M PL C antes pat osino g iJ u n e 9 ,1993. Y anggenguaha in e k u n g o k m a r ik u e s ta , i in e k u n g o k s ie m p re p a ra i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan m akonduk ta gi June 11, 1993, gi o ran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i kuatton konfirensian i M PLC.

PR O PO SIT O N PU PB LIK U - 1 ’ M a Chulé I ’ W etland

TA N O P R A IB E T - Parte gi sitio Num iru E .A . 565 N E W -7 giya Saipan yah ha konsisiste 6,975 m etro kuadrao na arca

T A Ñ O P U P B L IK U - S itio N um iru 029 L 38 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste , 8,643 m etro kuadrao na are a

Reel ayleew al m e bw angil 2 CM C 4141 et sec, PU B L IC P U R P O S E L A N D E X ­C H A N G E A U T H O R IZ A ­T IO N A C T O F 1987, nge M arianas Public L and C orpo­ration e arongaar tow lap, igha e m angiiy ebw e lliiw elo faluw iye e toolong faluw kka faal. Aram asye e tipali nge em m wel ebw e tingor ebw e yoor hear­ing reel in aam w o lliiw e lil faluw fa. Aram as ye e tipali nge em m w el ye re tipali reel k k ap sa l fa luw , n g e reb w e aghuleey ngali M PLC wool m en g a re m m w a lJu n e9 ,1993. N gare eyoor tingor bw e yoor hearing, nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebw e tooto wool June 11 ,1993 , otol ye 9:00 a.m. m ello l M PL C C onference Room .

A M M W ELEER T O W L A P - W etland A cquisition

FA LA W A L A R A M A S - Part o f Saipan Lot/T ract N o. 565 NEW -7Llapal nge 6,975 square m eters iw e e am atafa.

F A L A W E E R T O W L A P - Saipan L ot/T ract N o. 029 L 38 Llapal nge 8,643 square m eters

Marianas Public Land Corporation

Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMC 4141 et sec, the PUBLIC PUR­POSE LAND EXCHANGE AU­THORIZATION ACT OF 1987, notice is hereby given of Marianas Public Land Corporation’s intention to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels of land de­scribed below. Concerned persons may request a hearing on any pro­posed exchanged by contacting MPLC by or on May 26,1993. If so requested, hearings on the transac­tions ] isted below will be scheduled on May 28,1993 at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of MPLC.

PUBLIC PURPOSE - Roadways Acquisition

PRIVATE LAND - Saipan Lot/ Tract No. E.A. 778-R/W contain­ing an area of 167 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. H-170-4R/ W containing an area of 194 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170- NEW-4 containing an area of 1 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. H-170- NEW-1R/W containing an area of 217 square meters.-Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170- NEW-2R/W codntaining an area of 28 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. H-170-1R/ W containing an area of 187 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170-2R/ W containing an area of 335 square meters.PUBLICLAND - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 034 L 32 containing an area of3,000 square meters.

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PUBLIC NOTICESigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC 4141 et sec i PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1987, sino i tulaikan tano para propositon pupbliku na akton 1987, nutisia manana i ginen este put i intension- na i Marianas Public Land Corpora­tion humalom gi kontratan atulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmamaisen inekungok pu t maseha manu/hafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A’agang i MPLC antes pat osino gi May 26, 1993. Yanggen guaha inekungok m arikuesta , i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan makondukta gi May 28,1993, gi oran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i kuattonkonfirensian iM PLC.PROPOSITON PUPBLIKU - 1’ Ma Chulé I ’ Chalan Para I ’ Pupbliku TANOPRAIBET-SitioNumiruE.A. 778-R /W g iya S aipan yan ha konsisiste 167 metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru H-170-4R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 194 metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru H-170-NEW-4 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 1 metro Kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru H-170-NEW-1R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 217 metro Kuadrao na area.- Sirio Numiro H-170-NEW-2R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 28 metro Kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru H-170-1R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 187 metro Kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru H-170-2R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 335 metro Kuadarao na area.TANO PUPBLIKU - Sitio Numiru 034L32 giya Saipan yanhakonsisiste38,800 metro kuadrao na area.

Reel ayleewal me bwangil 2 CMC 4141 et sec, PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORI­ZATION ACT OF 1987, nge Marianas Public Land Corporation e arongaar towlap, igha e mangiiy ebwe lliiwelo faluw iye e toolong faluw kka faal. Aramasye e tipali nge emmwel ebwe tingor ebwe yoor hearing reel inaam w o lliiw elil faluw fa. Aramas ye e tipali nge emmwel ye re tipali reel kkapsal faluw, nge rebwe aghuleey ngali MPLC wool me ngare mmwal May26,1993. Ngare eyoor tingor bwe yoor hearing, nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool May 28 ,1993 , otol ye 9:00 sun. mellol M PLC Confer­ence Room.A M M W ELEER T O W L A P - Roadway Acquisition FALAWAL ARAMAS - Saipan Lot/TractNo.E.A. 778-R/W Llapal nge 167 square m eters iw e e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. H-170-4R/ W Llapal nge 194 square meters iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract N o. H-170- NEW-4 Llapal nge 1 square meters iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170- NEW-1R/W Llapal nge 217 square meters iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170- NEW-2R/W Llapal nge 28 square meter iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170-1R/ W Llapal nge 187 square meters iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. H-170-2R/ W Llapal nge 335 square meters iwe e ammatafa.FALAWEER TOWLAP - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 034 L 32 Llapal nge8,800 square meters.

Special tea, crops ruin mountains

By Shirley Lai

A LISH A N , T aiw an (A P) - Visitors to th is popular m oun­tain resort in central Taiw an can see signs erected by farm ers lauding their tea leaves grown 1,320 feet (402 m eters) above sea level as the ‘‘highest and best tea in Taiw an.”

Visitors can also see fields filled with other delicacies like

high cold” cabbage renowned for its crispness and special taste and wasabi, the Japanese green sauce which spices up raw fish.

W hat visitors don’t see is how the cultivation o f such high-value products has devastated the land which nurtured them.

Environmentalists say hillside a g ric u ltu ra l a c tiv itie s h av e weakened the soil; in addition, pesticides used in crop cultiva­tion have po llu ted w ater re ­sources.

I f nothing is done now, they say, the expanding tea gardens and vegetable fields on the hills o f Alishan and other mountains could result in far greater human and financial costs for this afflu­en t island.

Officials say about 40 percent o f T aiwan ’ s 34 reservoirs, which supply 60 percent o f the country’s running w ater, are seriously polluted by sliding m ud caused by ille g a l a g r ic u ltu ra l and comercial operations along the rivers’ mountain banks.

“The water quality has dropped drastically since they started selling m ountain tea and cab­bages for good prices,” said Lin Chin-chiang, chief engineer of the governm ent’s W ater R e­sources Planning Commission.

O n A lish an a lo n e , w here tourists get up early to see a m agnificent 'sunrise w anning a seaof white clouds, farmers have illegally developed 7,410 acres (2,998 hectares), o r one-third o f the m ountain’s hillside land, since 1988, **

“This m ountain is bleeding from wounds o f illegal cultiva­tion,” environm entalist Chen Y ueh-fong told a recent visitor, po in ting a t a newly developed tea garden.

Chen, director o f the Taiwan. Ecological Research Center in Taichung in central Taiwan, has conducted annual field trips to A lish a n to d o c u m e n t th e m o u n ta in ’s e n v iro n m e n ta l problem s.

“Like a time bomb, Taiw an’s dams w ill all explode in five to 10 years if the government fails to stop such mountain develop­m ent,” he said.

The worsening soil conserva­tion has already exacted a hu­m an toll. In Taipei, 39 people: w ere k illed and four were- in­jured in the 36 m ountain slides caused by inappropriate devel­opm ent on hills during 1968 to 1986.

In 1990, shortly after farmers built tea gardens on Alishan, a m ajor flood erupted down the m ountain, washing away roads, bridges, and some coffins origi­nally buried on the hills.

The situation seem ed to im­p ro v e in 1991 w hen th e governm ent’s Fores'PBiireau, after a series o f protests from environm ental groups, dropped its four-decade practice o f log­ging trees in Taiw an’s subtropi­cal forests.

Clinton..._to Kuwait is still under way. “Iraq will be there as a target for a while m ore,” said an administration of­ficial who spoke only on condi­tion of anonymity.

Robert Gates, director o f the CIA until January, agreed there’s no rush.

He suggested in a recent inter­view that the administration pub­licly lay out the full extent of Iraq’s culpability - if that’s where the investigation leads - and then announce that it will respond at a time and in a m anner of its choos­ing.

“And then let ‘em stew,’’ Gates said.

He said a military strike would have only lim ited e ffe c t on Saddam, who saw his country se­verely damaged by allied bom b­ings in the G ulf W ar but has managed rebuild and hold on to power.

The United States also should take the opportunity to remind the world that Saddam is an interna­tional menace and reinforce the international isolation and sanc­tions, Gates said.

A former senior official in the Bush administration, familiar with Iraq’s terrorism methods, said Iraq clearly was behind the foiled at-

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tack judging by the sophisticated type o f car bomb captured by Kuwaiti authorities from 11 Ira­qis who crossed from Iraq into Kuwait.

The group, according to con­fessions obtained by an FBI-Se­cret Service team, m eant to blow up a car near a building Bush was to visit. I f that failed, one of the Iraqis intended to blow himself up next to Bush.

T he fo rm er B ush o ffic ia l, speaking on condition of ano­nym ity , said experience with Saddam has shown that he will interpret a lack of US retaliation as weakness.

T h e U n ited S ta te s shou ld therefore pick several targets Saddam cares about - such as m ilitary barracks or weapons factories - and announce clearly why they are being bombed, the source said.

Richard Haass, who was Bush’s top aide for Near East and South Asian affairs, agreed that Saddam m ig h t see lack o f action as weakness - especially because the C linton adm inistration has no track record on using force. Its failure to obtain European support for military action in Bosnia would add to that perception, he added.

FRIDAY, MAY 28 ,1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VŒWS-39

3 senior Korean officials resignSEOUL, South K o rea (A P) - The vice justice m inister and two senior prosecution officials re­signed W ednesday, becom ing the latest victims o f President Kim Young-sam’s sweeping anti-cor­ruption drive.

Vice Justice M inister Shin Kun and the two others handed in their resignations after they were sum ­moned for questioning about al­legations that they had secret re­lations with underground crim i­nal groups.

One o f the prosecution officials implicated in the scandal, Lee Kun-kae, was alleged to have re­ceived $675,000 from C hung Duk-chin, reputed leader o f a slot- machine racket.

Lee, who once served as chief o f the Seoul City Police, report­edly bought a luxurious house with the money. Shin and the other

prosecutor also are accused of receiving bribes regularly from the racket.

Also W ednesday, K im Jong- in, a governing party legislator, appeared at the Seoul D istrict Prosecutor’s office to face graft charges. He allegedly received $375,000 in bribes from a banker when he served as a senior eco­nomic adviser to then President Roh Tae-woo in 1990.

Before being summoned, Kim denied the charges and suggested that the summons could be politi­cal retaliation for his criticism of President Kim.

S in ce K im Y o u n g -sam , a former dissident, took office in February as the first civ ilian president in 32 years, about 1,000 government officials, generals, educators and business leaders have been arrested.

Asian news briefsChina frees political prisonerB E IJIN G (AP) - China released one of its longest-held political pris­oners today a week before a US decision on whether to impose trade sanctions to press for hum an rights improvements.

Xu W enli, 49, was released from a Beijing prison after serving 12 years o f a 15-year sentence. He spent the last 11 in solitary confinement.

Xu decim al to speculate on why he was freed. W hen told that the official reasoh was that he showed good behavior and a good attitude, he laughed and said, “W hat good attitude?”

Details of UK-China talks soughtH O N G K O N G (AP) - Hong K ong’s legislature passed a motion today urging Britain to disclose details o f current Sino-British talks on the territory’s fiy,ui£v

The motion by liberal lawmaker Yeung Sum was passed 25-14 by the 60-member Legislative Council.

It calls on Britain to disclose details after each round of talks with China on arrangements for the 1995 local legislative elections. Sino-British negotiations cm Hong Kong began in Beijing last month and the fourth round is to be held on Friday.

US woos North KoreaW A SH INGTON (AP) - The United States is prepared to offer conces­sions if North Korea opens its nuclear plants to international inspectors - including possible North Korean inspections o f US bases in South Korea, a senior State Department official said today.

Robert L. Gallucci, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, made his comments before a Senate panel to signal US goodwill in advance o f talks he holds next week with North Korean delegates at the United Nations in New York.

Gallucci made clear that his first priority will be to get North Korea to rescind its announcement of M arch 12 that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

$50M port in Vietnam plannedSIN G A PO RE (AP) - The Singapore government-backed Neptune Orient Lines and Japanese and Taiwanese interests plan to build a container port in Vietnam for an estimated US $50 million, the Port of Singapore Authority said W ednesday.

A port authority spokesman said the port atTanThuan, six kilometers (3.6 miles) from Ho Chi M inh City, will be run by a private company with Mitsui group of Japan, a Taiwanese company and Viet Fracht, Neptune Orient’s agent in Vietnam.

HK studies governor’s taxHONG KONG (AP) - The Hong Kong government announced Monday that it has appointed an independent panel to study whether Gov. Chris Patten should pay income tax.

The creation of the panel follows the decision by Queen Elizabeth n earlier this year to pay personal income tax.

Patten earns 178,000 Hong Kong dollars (US $22,820) a month.A government statement said the three-member independent panel

has-been asked to finish its work as soon as possible.

Power plant exec resignsT A IP E I, T aiw an (AP) - A senior executive o f Taiwan’s state-run power company has resigned following recent shutdowns at a nuclear power plant that resulted in electricity rationing, officials said.

Lin Ying, vice president o f the Taiwan Power Co., resigned Tuesday, saying he had failed to maintain efficiency at Taiw an’s three nuclear power plants.

Marianas Public Land Corporation PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions o f 2 C M C 4141 e t sec, the P U B ­LIC PU R PO SE L A N D E X ­C H A N G E A U T H O R IZ A ­T IO N A C T O F 1987, no tice is h e reb y g iv e n o f M arian as Public L and C orporation’s in ­tention to enter in to an ex ­change agreem ent involving the parcels o f land described below . C oncerned persons m ay request a hearing on any proposed exchanged by con­tacting M PLC by o r on June 16, 1993. I f so requested , hearings on the transactions listed below w ill be scheduled on June 1 8 ,1 9 9 3 a t 9:00 a.m. in the C onference R oom o f M PLC.

PU BLIC PU R PO SE - R oad­ways A cquisition

PR IV A T E L A N D - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 018 B 10 co n ta in in g an a rea o f 292 square m eters

- Part o f Saipan L ot/T race No. 032 B 01C ontain ing an area o f 439 square m eters

PU BLIC L A N D - Saipan L o t/ T ract No. 157 E 02 C ontaining an area o f 10,965 square m eters

Sigon gi p rehensión siha gi 2 CM C 4141 et sec i PU B LIC P U R P O S E L A N D E X ­CH A N G E A C T O F 1987, sino i tulaikan tano para propositon pupbliku na akton 1987, nutisia m anana i ginen este pu t i inten- sion-na i M arianas Public Land C o rp o ra tio n h u m a lo m gi kontratan atulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni m an m ad esk rib i gi sam p ap a . M an interesante siha n ap e tso n a sina m anm am aisen inekungok p u t m a s e h a m a n u /h a fa n a p rin ip o n i p u t tu la ik a n tan o . A ’agang i M PLC antes pa t osino gi June 16, 1993, Y anggen guaha inekungok m arikuesta, i in e k u n g o k s ie m p re p a r a i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan m akondukta gi Ju n e 18, 1993, gi oran alas 9 :00 gi eggan gi halom i kuatton konfirensian iM P L C .PR O PO SITO N PU PB LIK U - 1’ M a Chulé I ’ C halan P ara I ’ PupblikuT A N O P R A IB E T - S itio N um iru 018 B 104 giya Saipan yan h a konsisiste 292 m etro kuadrao na area.- Parte gi sitio N um iru 032 B O I giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 439 m etro kuadrao na area T A N O P U P B L IK U - S itio N um iru 157 E 02 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 10,965 m etro kuadrao na area

Reel ayleew al m e bw angil 2 CM C 4141 e t sec, PU B L IC P U R P O S E L A N D E X ­C H A N G E A U T H O R IZ A ­T IO N A CT O F 1987, nge M arianas Public Land C orpo­ration e arongaartow lap , igha e m angiiy ebw e llii w elo M u w iye e toolong faluw kka faal. Aramasye e tipali nge em m w el ebw e tingor ebw e yoor hear­in g reel in aam w o lliiw e lil faluw fa. A ram as ye e tipali rige em m w el ye re tipali reel k k ap sa l fa lu w , n g e reb w e aghuleey ngali M PLC w ool m e ngare m m w al June 16,1993. N gare eyoor tingorbw e y o o r h e a r in g , n g e rebw e- ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto w ool June 18, 1993, otol ye 9 :00 a.m. m ello l M PLC Conference R oom .

A M M W ELEER T O W L A P - Roadway A cquisition FA LA W A L A RA M A S - P art o f Saipan Lot/Tract N o. 018 B 104Llapal n g e 292 sq u are meters iwe e amatafa.- Part o f Saipan Lot/T race N o. 032 B 01Llapal nge 439 square m eters iw e e ammatafa. F A L A W E E R T O W L A P - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 1 5 7 E 0 2 L lap a l n g e 10 ,965 sq u a re meters

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Marianas Public Land Corporation PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMC 4141 etsec.thePUBLICPURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORI­ZATION ACT OF 1987, notice is hereby given of Marianas Public Land Corporation’s intention to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels o f land de­scribed below. Concerned persons may request a hearing on any pro­posed exchanged by contacting MPLC by or on May 26,1993. If so requested, hearings on the transac­tions listed below will be scheduled on May 28,1993 at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of MPLC.

PUBLIC PURPOSE - Roadways Acquisition

PRIVATE LAND - Saipan Lot/ Tract No. 1603C-R/W containing an area of 640 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. 21350-2R/ W containing an area of 37 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. 21350-R/W containing an area of 94 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. 1603C-1 containing an area of 87 square meters.

PUBLIC LAND - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 012 G 13Containing an area o f 3,000 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. 005 I 63 containing an area of 999 square meters.

Part of Saipan Lot/Tract No. 017 G 03 containing an area of 3,000 square meters.

Sigon gi probension siha gi 2 CMC 4141 et sec i PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1987, sino i tulaikan tano para propositon pupbliku na akton 1987, nutisia man ana i ginen este put i intension- na i Marianas Public Land Corpora­tion humalom gi kontratan atulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmamaisen inekungok put maseha manu/hafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A ’agang i MPLC antes pat osino gi May 26, 1993. Yanggen guaha inekungok m arikuesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na transaksion ufan makondukta gi May 28,1993, gi oran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i kuatton konfirensian iMPLC.PROPOSITON PUPBLIKU - 1’ Ma Chulé I ’ Chalan Para I’ Pupbliku TANO PRAIBET - Sitio Numiru 1603C-R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste640metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru 21350-2R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 37metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru 21350-R/W giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 94 metro Kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru 1603C-1 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 87 metro Kuadrao na area.TANO PUPBLIKU - Sirio Numiru 012 G 13 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 3,000 metro kuadrao na area.- Sitio Numiru 0051363 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 999 metro kuadrao na area.- Parte gi Sitio Numiru 017 G 03 giya Saipan yan ha konsisiste 3,000 metro kuadrao na area.

Reel ayleewal me bWangil 2 CMC 4141 et sec, PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORI­ZATION ACT OF 1987, nge Marianas Public Land Corporation e arongaar towlap, igha e mangiiy ebwe lliiwelo faluw iye e toolong faluw kka faal. Aramasye e tipali nge emmwel ebwe tingor ebwe yoor hearing reel inaamwo lliiwelil faluw fa. Aramas ye e tipali nge emmwel ye re tipali reel kkapsal faluw, nge rebwe aghuleey ngali MPLC wool me ngare mmwal May26,1993. Ngare eyoor tingor bwe yoor hearing, nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool May 28, 1993, otol ye 9:00 a.m. mellol MPLC Confer­ence Room.AM M W ELEER TO W LA P - Roadway Acquisition FALAWAL ARAMAS - Saipan Lot/Tract No. 1603C-R/W Llapal nge 640 square m eters iw e e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Trace No. 21350-2R/ W Llapal nge 37 square meters iwe e ammatafa.-Saipan Lot/TractNo. 21350-R/W Llapal nge 94 square meters iwe e ammatafa.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. 1603C-1 Llapal nge 87 square meters iwe e ammatafa.FALAWEER TOWLAP - Saipan Lot/TractNo. 012G 13Llapalnge 2,900 square meters.- Saipan Lot/Tract No. 005 I 363 Llapal nge 999 square meters.

- part of Saipan Lot/Tract No. 017 G 03 Llapal nge 3,000 square meters.

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^-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-FRIDAY-MAY 28,1993

LOCAL / IR1 SALES CLERK

1 — 1-------------------• Preferrably can understand and

speak japanese• With pleasing personality• Full-time• Salary $3.00 per hour/negotiable

Please apply at

P O L U N ILa Fiesta, San Roque

For more information please contact Marie at Tel. 322-6474

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP NO. 93-0017 May 21,1993__________

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation is soliciting proposals for janitorial services o f it's buildings.

S p e c if ic a tio n s a re a v a ila b le a t th e P ro c u re m e n t o ff ic e , C o m m o n w e a lth U ti l i t ie s C o rp o ra tio n , L o w e r B a se .

Three sets of Proposals must be submitted to the CUC Procurement and Supply Officer, Lower Base, P.O. Box 1220, Saipan, MP 96950, no later than June 18,1993 at 16:00 P.M. The CUC reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason and to waive any defect in said proposals if, in its sole opinion, to do so is in the best interest of the CUC. All proposals shall become the property of CUC.

/s/R A M O N S. GUERRERO Executive Director

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INVITATION FOR BIDIFB -0032

The Chief, Procurement and Supply is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified individuals or firms for the printing of a 1994 Calendar for the Division of Historic Preservation.

Specifications and a Bid application for the above may be picked up at the office of Procurement and Supply, Lower Base, Saipan during working hours (7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

All bids must be in a sealed envelope marked 1FB93-0032 submitted in duplicate to the office of the Chief, Procurement and Supply, Lower Base, Saipan, before 2:30 p.m. June 14,1993, at which time and place, all bids will be publicly open and read aloud. Any bids received late will not be considered. The CNMI government reserves the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the government.

/s/ DAVID M. APATANG

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALPSS RFP93-007

The CNMI Public School System is soliciting proposals from interested firms to provide physical therapy services. Pro­posal package can be obtained at the Public School System Procurement & Supply Office, Lower Base, Saipan, MP during regular government working hours. All Proposals must be addressed to Louise Concepcion, PSS Procurement & Supply Officer and must be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. local time, June 15,1993, at the PSS Procurement & Supply Office, Lower Base, Saipan, MP 96950. Proposals must be delivered with an original and two copies. The fee proposal should not be disclosed in the main proposal but should be submitted in a separate envelope clearly face marked "RFP93-007: Fee". Proposals received after the aforementioned date and time will not be considered under any circumstances. A non refundable fee of twenty five $25.00 U.S. dollars must accompany the proposal. The twenty five dollars maybe a certified check, cashier's check, other forms acceptable to the Public School system made payable to the Treasurer. Public School System reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if in its sole 'opinion is to the best interest of the Public School System. |

/s/William S. Torres /s/Louise C. Concepcion §Commissioner of Education PSS Procurement & Supply Office gi

REQUEST FOR PROPOS ALDPW 93-RFP-00263

The Department of Public Works is soliciting prop»sals from qualified firms for the Architectural and Engineering (A & E) Design for the renovation of the Old Japanese Hospital Building in Garapan Village, Saipan. The building will serve as the Commonwealth Museum.

The services involved the preparation of A & E plan to Tenovate the building in accordance withspecifications contained in "A Comprehensive Museum Devel­opment Plan". Interested parties may obtain a copy of this document from the Historic Preservation, DepartmentofCommunity and Cultural Affairs, Garapan.

Proposals shall include the following:1. Update Standard Form 254 and 255;2. Design Approach and Methodology; and3. Time frame for proposed work.

Proposers are advised that they must certify previous experience in specifically related projects and submit qualifications of Architects/Engineers who will represent their firm.

Selection of the firm will be based on previous experience in similar projects, qualifications of proposed Professional Staff, proposed Design Approach and Methodology, and time frame for the proposed work.

Sealed proposals will be accepted at the Office of the Chief of Procurement and Supply at Lower Base, Saipan, no later than4:00p.m., local lime, June25,1993. Proposals must be submitted in duplicate.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and towaj ve any imperfection in said proposals in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

MANUEL S. CHARGLALAFActing Director of Public Works

REQUEST FOR BIDIFB NO. IFB93-005

T he Public School System is soliciting com petitive sealed bids /o r the lease o f a building/office space in the San Vicente, D andan or As Lito area to be used as a preschool. A detailed list o f Facility R equirem ents is available at the PSS Procurem ent and Supply O ffice. F o r add itional in fo rm ation , call T im Thornburgh at Tel. 322-6405.

All bids m ust be enclosed in a sealed envelope m arked IFB No. 93-005 and subm itted in duplicate to M s. L ouise C. Concepcion, Chief, PSSPA N D S, L ow er Base, Saipan no la te r than 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 18, 1993. A non-refundable fee o f $25.00 US D ollars m ust accom pany the bid. T he tw enty-five dollar fee may be a certified check, cashier's check or o ther form s acceptable to the Public School System m ade payable to the Treasurer, Public School System , C om m onw ealth o f the N orthern M ariana Is­lands. A ny bid received la te r than the deadline stated above shall not be considered. A ll bids w ill be publicly opened and read aloud at the tim e and place above noted. T he PSS reserves the right to reject any o r all bids for any reason and to waive any defect in said bids, i f in its so le opinion to do so w ould be in the best in terest o f the PSS.

Approved By: WILLIAM S. TORRES C om m issioner of EducationM ay 1 7 ,1 9 9 3 sm, »4 , 1 1 .(4 7 5 5 )

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Kim offers p a rtn e rsh ip to Pyongyang

By Paul Shin

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) * P re s id e n t. K im Y oung-sam - reached ou t yesterday to assure ' N orth K orea it would not be ab­sorbed by unification with the South and said that i f nuclear is - ' sues are resolved, the two long­tim e rivals can create a new eco­nom ic power-base in Northeast Asia.

K im ’s remarks to v isitingO ti- n e se F o re ig n M in is te r Q ian Q ichen w ere an attempt to allay possible N orth Korean feats that it needs nuclear weapons to pro­tect its socialist system against forcible unification.

C hina’s is North K orea’s key ally and K im ’s remarks to Q ian can be expected to be carried to N orth K orean leaders as interna­tional pressure m ounts to coax the S ta lin is t N orth to re jo in nuclear safeguards.

“W e have no thought o f unify­ing the peninsula by absorbing North K orea,” Kim told Qian. “W e w ould rather view the North as a partner for common prosper­ity after the nuclear issue is re­solved.” '

Presidential aides said Kim told Q ian that South K orea w ouldhelp N orth K orea rebuild its impover­ished econom y if concerns over the N orth ’s suspected nuclear w eapons developm ent are re ­solved.

The v isit o f Qian, the first Chi­nese foreign m inister to travel to Seoul since the two countries set up formal ties last August, comes am id a flurry of diplomatic ef­forts aim ed at resolving the North K orean nuclear issue through dialogue.

The U nited States plans to be­gin high-level talks with North K orea in N ew York on June 2. On Tuesday, the North proposed to its southern capitalist rival that they exchange special envoys to discuss the first inter-Korea sum­m it and nuclear issues.

Tension (Mi the divided Korean peninsula has risen since North Korea announced M arch 12 that it was dropping out o f the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.

The N orth’s decision to drop out o f the treaty is set to become formal on June 12.

The N orth’s decision reinforced in ternational suspicion that it m igh t be developing nuclear weapons, despite its denials.

Early this month, the UN Secu­rity Council adopted a resolution urging the North to rejoin the treaty, designed to check the spread o f nuclear weapons tech­nology.

The resolution m ade no men­tion o f sanctions but said addi­tional actions could be taken if the North fails to rejoin the treaty by the June deadline.

Before meeting Kim on Thurs­day, Q ian held a second round o f talks with his South Korean coun­terpart, H an Sung-joo, to discuss the nuclear issue.

At the end of Thursday’s meet­ing, Qian and Han signed a m ari­time transport agreement allow­ing passenger and cargo services on national-flag vessels and giv­ing each other most-favored-na- tion status.

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KO KIN orita (second from right), president o f Saipan Association o f Tour Agents, speaks o f the importance of helping needy people regain their sight during a meeting with Virginia L. Sanvictores (fourth from right), founder and chairperson o f the Eyeg lass Bank Foundation. A lso in photo are (from left): E iich i Izeki, Miklo Hirooka, Nelida B . Atalig and Shigekazu Nishimura.

Y A P E S E dancers prepare for perform ance during Guam/Micronesia Island Fair.

SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER OF SALE IN DEED OF TRUST

Lucia D. Kashi (aka Lucia D. Deluna) and Akio Kashi, on or about October 26,1984, gave and delivered to the Mariana Islands Housing Authority, acting on behalf of the Farmers Home Administration, United States of America, a Deed of Trust upon certain real property hereinafter described, which Deed of Trust was recorded on October 29,1984, under under File No. 84-23-3 to secure payment of a Promissory Note of the said Trustor to the Mariana Islands Housing Authority, acting on behalf of the Farmers Home Administration, United States of America.

The Deed of Trust and this Notice of Sale affect the property hereafter described:

LOT N0.0051538. AND CONTAINING AN AREA OF 1.025 SQUARE METERS. MORE OR LESS. AS SHOWN THE DIVISION OF LANDS AND SURVEY’S OFFICIAL CADASTRAL PLAT NUMBER 2084/82. THE ORIGINAL OF WHICH WAS REGISTERED WITH THE LAND REGISTRY AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 14232 DATED MAY 14.1982. THE DESCRIPTION THEREIN BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

The Trustor has defaulted on payment of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust, and by reason of said default the Mariana Islands Housing Authority issued its Notice of Default on December 11 1992.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mariana Islands Housing Authority will, on June 11,1993, at 10:00 a.m., at the office of the Mariana Islands Housing Authority, Garapan, P.O. Box 514, Saipan, MP 96950, under power of sale contained in the Deed of Trust, sell the above described parcel of real property at public action to the highest qualified bidder, to satisfy the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust. The minimum bid offer shall be not less than $69,000.00, total amount due to FmHA loan and MIHA’s expenses.

The sale shall be without warranty as to the title or interest to be conveyed or as to the property of the Deed of Trust, other than that the Mariana Islands Housing Authority is the lawful holder of such deed of Trust. The purchase price shall be payable by cash, certified check of cashier’s check and shall be paid within 72 hours from time of sale.

The Mariana Islands Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to cancel or extend the date, time and place for sale of such property. Any prospective buyer must be a person authorized by the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to hold title to real property in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

DATED this 30th day of April, 1993.By: /s/Juan M. SablanExecutive DirectorMariana Islands Housing Authority

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN )MARIANA ISLANDS )ss.

On this 3rd day of May, 1993, before me, a Notary Public in and for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, personalty appeared Juan M. Sablan, duly authorized representative for the Mariana Islands, Housing Authority, known to me as the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing NOTI CE OF SALE UNDER POWER OF SALE IN DEED OF TRUST, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same on behalf of the Mariana Islands Housing Authority.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first written above./s/JOSEPH MUNA-MENDIOLANotary PublicCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsMy Commission Expires on the 3rd day of September, 1993.

THIRD ANNIVERSARY

ROSARYW e t h e F a m i l y o f t h e L a t e

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PUBLIC NOTICEIn the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands

CIVIL CASE NO. 91-314JUAN B. CAMACHO,

Plaintiff,vs.

MARIANAS PUBLIC LAND CORPORATION and RICARDO RASA

Defendants.JUDGMENT

This matter came before the Court for Trial on February 17,1993. Based on the matters addressed at trial and good cause appearing, it is hereby ordered adjudged and decreed that:1. Plaintiff shall have judgment over and against Defendants Marianas Public Land Corporation and Ricardo Rasa for dam­ages in the amount of $3,316.04.2. Plaintiff is entitled to costs as may be taxed by the Clerk of Court.So ordered this 1st day o f March, 1993.

/s/Pedro M. Atalig Presiding Judge

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I N V I T A T I O N F O R B I DIFB93-002

The Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) Board of Directors is soliciting, Competitive Sealed Bids for an office space for the CDA branch office in Tinian.

The building must be conducive for office use, a concrete structure with a minimum office space of400 square feet and ample parking area. The building must be easily accessible to a public road and situated in San Jose Village, Tinian. The building should have adequate lighting fixtures. Maximum amount of monthly rental payment should not exceed $500.00including utility charges. Owner should provide and maintain public liability insurance for not less thanSlOO, 000per accident and not less than $300,000 total coverage for a one time aggregate claim. The term of lease is for one (1) year with an option to renew for additional periods by die Lessee (CDA). CDA can also provide 30 day notice to terminate the lease at any time withhold die consent of die lessor. Owner must have clear title to die promises and existing encumbrances must be acceptable to CDA The office space should be ready for occupancy no later than five (5) days after notification of award. Interested lesser should submit thdr written bid in a sealed envelope marked IFB93-002no later dian 2KX) pm , Tuesday, June 08,1993.

Commonwealth Development Authority Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 2149 Saipan, MP 96950

The Chairman of the CDA Board of Directors, or his designee, shall make a site inspection of the office space available for rent submitted by the owner or lessor to ensure it meets die requirement for a CDA branch office in Tinian before an award is given. Upon acceptance of die bid proposal, the Chairman of the CDA Board will execute a lease agreement with die lessor. CDA reserves the right to reject any and all bids. /s/ Lydia M. Sablan

Acting Executive Director5/14. 2 1 ,2 8 ,8 /4 (4 6 9 4 )

13 escape from jails in ManilaMANILA (AP) - Thirteen prisoners escaped Wednesday from two jails in Manila, bringing to 33 the number o f escapees in three days, police said. Only four have been re­captured.

Charles Mondejar, director of the Bureau o f Jail Manage­ment andPenology;has ordered an investigation into the three escapes and warned officials they may face charges of neg­ligence.

In the latest escape, in subur­ban Quezon City Wednesday afternoon, four prisoners fac­ing theft and homicide charges slipped out when guards were called to a formation in front of the ja il, said Warden Themistocles Jamisolamin.

The four loosened the chain- linkfence of the kitchen, where they were assigned as cooks and trustees, Jamisolamin said.

Nine hours earlier, nine criminals serving sentencesfor murder and arms and drug traf­ficking escaped from nearby Navotas town jail.

Col. Rogelio Pureza ordered the relief of the Navotas jail warden and an investigation o f the escape.

Pureza urged improvements in the municipal jail system, plagued by overcrowding,poor facilities and a shortage o f guards.

About 2,500 criminals fled prisons throughout the country between 1987 and December 1992, prison officials said, adding that only 110 had been recaptured.

Prison officials said escapes are possible because of the shortage of guards.

38 sentenced to death in ’92 airport bombingBy Rachid Khiari

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - A special court on Wednesday con­victed and sentenced to death 38 people in the August 1992 bomb­ing of the Algiers international airport that killed nine people and injured 123.

Also Wednesday, the'editor of a magazine critical o f Muslim fundamentalists was shot and critically wounded. It was the second attack on a journalist in 10 days.

The three-week trial included 58 suspects accused of participat­ing in the August 26, 1992 bomb­ing that officials blame on Mus­lim extremists who were robbed of an election victory early last year.

Twelve of the death sentences were given to defendants attend­ing the trial and 26 were given to suspects in absentia, including three sons of imprisoned Muslim fundamentalist leader Abassi Madani.

It was the largest number of death sentences handed down in a single verdict by the special court of anonymous judges, set up by the military-backed government.

Death sentences totaled 106 since the crackdown on funda­mentalists began in February 1992, of which only six were car­ried out. Executions are done by firing squad.

Lawyers were expected to ap­peal Wednesday’s verdicts and sentences within a week.

Prosecutors had asked for 15 death sentences and the “maxi­mum penalty’’for the 26 in absen­tia. Seventeen of the 58 were sen­

tenced to between m e and 20 years in prison, and three were acquitted.

Defendants in the trial said their televised confessions were forced under torture or constraint. No physical evidence was introduced during the trial and officials were' unable to determine who planted the bomb.

Defendants alleged the bomb was planted to discredit the fun­damentalist movement.

Officials contend the Armed Islamic Movement, which orga­nized after the elections were canceled in January 1992, plotted the bombing as part of an effort to topple the government and estab­lish an Islamic state.

Another special court on Wednesday convicted and sen­tenced five people to death for planting bombs at the government TV station and a security office. Four had already received death sentences in the airport bombing trial.

About 800 people have died in violence since the elections were canceled and the Islamic Salva­tion Front, the leading fundamen- talistparty, was outlawed a month later.

On Sunday, security forces killed five armed Muslim mili­tants near BIida,50kms(30miles) south of Algiers. Another was killed overnight Monday in the Casbah o f Algiers, officials said.

On Wednesday morning, writer and journalist Tahar Djaout was shot and critically wounded out­side his Algiers area apartment Muslim extremists, whom he had criticized in his writings, were suspected in the attack.

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P U B L I C N O T I C EIn the Superior Court o f the. Com­monwealth o f the Northern Mariana Islands

CIVIL ACTION NO. 93 531In the Estate of:EDWARD MESA CABRERA and FERM1NAR. CABRERA.Deceased.

NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS TO: Creditors o f the estate o f Edward M esa Cabrera and Fermina R. Cabrera, late o f Saipan Youarehereby notified that Edward R. Cabrera Jr., o f Saipan, has been appointed and qualified as adnrinistratorof the estate o f Ed ward Mesa Cabrera and Fermina R. Cabrera. The administrator's at­torney of record is Reynaldo O. Yana o f P.O. Box 52, Susupe Village, Saipan, commonwealth of the North­ern Mariana Islands. All persons hav­ing claims against the deceased are hereby required to serve them duly certified on the said administrator or his attorney of record at the addresses specified above, and to file them with the clerk of the Superior Court o f the Commonwealth o f the Northern Mariana Islands, together with proof o f such service, within 60 days o f the date o f the first publication o f this notice, or the claim will be barred. Dated this 26th day o f May, 1993. /s/Reynaldo O. YanaAttorney for Administrator

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P U B L I C N O T I C E

In the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

ADOPTION CASE NO. 93-40

In the Matter of the Petition for Adoption of:JESSELYN MASGA, child,

By: JESUS A. SABLAN and M A R ILY N M ACAHITO SABLAN,Petitioners.

N O TIC E OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on June 10,1993, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. in the courthouse of the Superio r C ourt in Susupe, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the petitioner will petition the Court to adopt the above-iiamed minor. Dated this 26th day of May, 1993. /s/Reynaldo 0 . Yana Attorney for Petitioners.

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IN MEMODIAM(/Second Anniversary Qosary)"Lord of life and death - w e rem em ber ou r loved one, w ho died and w hose life touched ours an d added to the richness of ou r existence. Lord of com passion, grant to him whatever is needed so he can rejoice forever in y o u r Divine friendship and eternal care."

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VILLAGOMEZ

Cordially invite our relatives and friends to please join us In prayers for the Second Anniversary Rosary beginning Monday. May 24.1993. Nightly rosary will be said at 8:00 PM at the residence of Ramon S. & Elsa V. Salas in Fina Sisu, Saipan. On the final day on Tuesday, June l, 1993, rosary will be said at 12:00 PM. Holy Mass will be at 5:00 PM at San Vicente Church, Saipan.

Please Join Us.Mrs. Elizabeth Pangelinan Villagomez and

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PSSIFB#93-007INVITATION FOR BIDS TO PURCHASE SURPLUS

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

The CNMI Public School System is soliciting competitive sealed bids from prospective purchasers for the sale of the following PSS surplus property.

Aircraft Manufacture & Model Aircraft Serial Number U.S. Registration Number Minimum Acceptable Bid Price

Cessna 172 29989 N8189B $24,700.00

ALL INTERESTED PURCHASERS M UST PICK UP A BID FORM AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY O F­FICE, LOWER BASE, DURING REGULAR WORKING HOURS. THE BID FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE SUBMISSION OF BIDS.

The Cessna 172 Aircraft maybe inspected by contacting Henry Hofschneider, Tinian Public School System Liaison Officer, on Tinian at telephone number 433- 9277/0570 during regular government working hours Monday thru Friday.

All sales are final and must be paid in cash or a check payable at the Public School System Treasury before the aircraft is removed. The CNMI Public School System does not provide any wananty to the aforementioned property and is to purchase as is. The aircraft must be removed no later than five (5) working days after the award.

All bids must be in a sealed envelope marked IFB93-007 and submitted in duplicate to PSS Procurement & Supply Officer, Lower Base, Saipan, MP no later than 2:00 p.m. June 15,1993 at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud. All bids received late will not be considered. The Public School System reserves the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest o f the Public School System.

/s/William S. TorresCommissioner of Education

/s/Louise C. Conception Procurement & Supply Officer

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Masters bowling tournament opens todayTHE COMMONWEALTH Bowling Association, (CBA) an­nounced the 11th Annual CNMI Open Masters bowling tourna­ment, scheduled at Saipan Bowl­ing Center, on May 28 to 30.

Sponsors for this bowling tour- namentare: Saipan Bowling Cen­ter, Marianas Visitors Bureau, Budweiser and Saipan Stevedore Company. Thousands of cash prizes await the winners of this prestigious annual event.

Different bowling organiza­tions from Guam have confirmed sending their best bowlers.

Defending m en’s masters champion Rudy Palaganas and ladies masters champion Lorrie Rivera of Saipan will try to de­fend their titles.

For more information contact Joe Guerrero, CBA tournament chairman at tel. nos. 234-6420 Jess A. Rebusada, CBA public informationofficerattel.nos. 234- 5441 or 5473.

I N V I T A T I O N T O B I DDPW93-ITB-00262

The Department of Public Works is soliciting sealed bids for the construction of the proposed San Roque Social Hall Renovation and Extension, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Bids in duplicate will be accepted in the Office of the Chief of Procurement & Supply at Lower Base, Saipan until 2:00 pjn., local time, Friday, JUne 04,1993, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above time will not be accepted under any circumstances.

A bond of 15% of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security may be a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Bid Bond or other form acceptable to the Government made payable to the Treasurer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with a notation on the face of the check: “Credit Account No. 1480-G31480”.

The bidder is required to submit with his proposal, a copy of his business permit as a compliance with the Contractor’s Registration and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Specifications and plans of the project are available on or after May 10, 1993 atTechnical Services Division, Departmentof Public Works inSaipan. A non-refundable payment of $150.00 is required for each set. Pre-bid conference for this project will be held at 2:00 p.m., local time, Friday, May 28,1993, at the Technical Services Division, Department of Public Works on Saipan.

Attention is called to the Labor Standards Provisions for Wage Rate Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary Structure Plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on this project

All bid documents received shall be the sole property of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands with the exception of bid bonds, certified checks or cashier’s check which will be returned to the bidders in accordance with the specifications section, “Instruction to Bidders” Page 1-2, Paragraph No. 05, Bid Guarantee.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any imperfection in the bid proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

REVIEWED BY:/s/David M. Apatang, Chief Procurement and Supply 5/5/93 Date

/s/Manuel S. Chargualaf Acting Director of Public Works 5/5/93 Date

THANKS! THANKS! THANKS!

To everyone who helped make Jail-A-Thon '93 a whopping success.

To the donors who so underotandingly contributed food and materials and loaned equipment

To the helpers who so enthusiastically gave their time as judges, jailers, arresting officers, clerks,

or worked in other supporting roles

To the arrestees who so willingly went to jail and spent rime,(in and out of jail) obtaining pledges

And to the contributors who so generously gave, and gave, and gave

We wholeheartedly thank each and every one of you for helping to. make Jail-A-Thon *93 the tremendous success that it was. Due to your support and help, we were able to raise more than $78,000 during the three- day fun-filled event

A s announced, the funds raised w ill be shared by the American Cancer Society and Northern Marianas College. The American Cancer Society's share o f the proceeds w ill be used to purchase supplies and equipment for CNMI cancer patients, to purchase educational materials that promote cancer risk-reduction and early cancer detection, and to promote cancer research. NMC w ill use its share of the money you raised and/or contributed for its nursing program and to purchase educational materials, supplies, and equipm ent for science and health courses w hich are taken by nursing students. Funds w ill also be used for its health programs in order to promote a life-style that will reduce the risk of cancer.

It is our personal hope and expectation that this significant amount of m oney w ill go a long way in dealing w ith the prevention, detection,', and treatment of cancer in our community and for cancer research at the national level.

G iff Shoemake and Carmen Gaskins

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MANAGER1 GENERAL MANAGER -College grad.2 yrs. experience. Salary: $1,500-1,800 per month.1 APPLIANCE REPAtRER-High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15- 2.70 per hour.Contact: ATOM ACTION CORPORA­TION, Caller Box AAA-N5, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.235-1842(6/4)F/011495.

1 WHOLESALE MANAGER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.Contact: P & Y CORPORATION dba HAPPY MARKET, P.O. Box 951, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-1717 (5/28)F/4696.______________________

1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.80 per hour.Contact: OCEAN OIL INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. Box 1880, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-3149/0609 (5/28)F/ 011339.

ACCOUNTANT1 ACCOUNTANT1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 2 .15 -$ 3 .50 per hour.2 IMPORT & EXPORT AGENTS - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2 .15 -$ 4 .00 per hour.Contact: LINSON (SAIPAN) INC., P.O. Box 2706, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-3481 (6/4)F/011490.

3 ACCOUNTANTS - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.20 per hour. Contact: TRANSAMERICAN CORPO­RATION, P.O. Box 1579, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-7833/7631/6834;235-8278 to 80 (6/4)F/4738.

1 ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $900 per month. Contact: NICOLAS MANGLONA dba AERON ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 781. Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-2127 (5/28)F/011335.

ENGINEER1 CIVIL ENGINEER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.80 per hour. 1 MECHANICAL ENGINEER - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.80- $8.00 per hour.3 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.50 per hour.Contact: WESTERN EQUIPMENT IN­CORPORATED, P.O. Box 1402 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-9561 (5/28)F/4691.

1 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER - Col­lege grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $3,400 per month.Contact: TURNER PACIFIC CORPO­RATION, P.O. Box 1277, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-2006/2007 (5/28)F/ 011338.

CONSTRUCTION WORKER

1 WELDER, COMBINATION2 ELECTRICIANS2 MASONS - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.2 ALUMINUMSTEELFABRICATORS- Hlgh school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.60 per hour.1 DRAFTER - College grad., 2 yrs. ex­perience. Salary $5.80 per hour. Contact: TAC INTL. CONSTRUCTORS INC., P.O. Box 1579, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-7833/7631 (6/4)F/4739.

1 ELECTRICIAN - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: EV ERBRIG HT EN TER ­PRISES, INC. dba AA AUTO & ME­CHANICAL REPAIR SHOP/FOSHAN IMPORT & WHOLESALE, Caller Box PPP 588, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-8455 (6/4)F/011487.

MISCELLANEOUS1 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER - Col­lege grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 5 .8 0 per hour.Contact: KIMCO ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O. Box 1190, Saipan, MP 9 6950 , Tel. No. 234-3210 /3202 (5/28)F/011342.

1 SECURITY GUARD - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.25 per hour.Contact: MADLMEDUH SENGICHI dba MAYON ENTERPRISES, Caller Box AAA 239, Saipan, MP 96950 , Tel. No. 234-8 6 7 3 (5/28)F /011337.

2 MAINTENANCE WORKER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 2 .1 5 per hour.Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC ENT. INC. dba SAIPAN TOURCENTER, P.O. Box 128, Saipan, MP 96950 , Tel. No.234-6789 (5/28)F /011336.

1 GARBAGE COLLECTOR - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 2 .6 0 - $2 .7 5 per hour.Contact: KIRK V. VERGITH dba B.K. ENT., P.O. Box 1575, Saipan, M P96950, Tel. No. 2 88 -0232 (5/28)F /011341.

1 W AREHOUSE. WORKER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $ 2 .7 5 per hour.Contact: GEORGE F. FLEMING dba FA S MOVING AND STORAGE CO., P.O. Box 702, Saipan, MP 96950 , Tel. No. 322-6587 .________________________

1 MASSEUSE-High school grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: MICRO ASEAN CORP. dba VIP ROYALEHEALTH CENTER,Caller Box PPP 608, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-5571 (6/4)F.

1 (S A C R IS TA N ) M A IN TE N A N C E WORKER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $4.47 per hour. Contact: D IOCESE OF CHALANKANOA, P.O. Box 745, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-3000(6/4)F/011491.

1 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.1 ASSISTANT COOK - High school equiv., yrs. experience. Salary $750 per month.Contact: CHALAN KANOA BEACH CLUB CORP. dba CHALAN KANOA BEACH CLUB, P.O. Box 356, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-7829 (6/ 4)011492.

1 COMPUTER TECHNICIAN - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $800 per month.Contact: W HITE C O C O N U T COM - P U TE R S E R V IC E S IN C ., P.O. Box5525 CHRB,Saipan, M P 9 6 950 ,Tel. N o .322- 9443 (6 /4 )F /011493.

2 H O U S E K E E P E R S ( C L E A N E R , COM M ERCIAL) - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 perhour. Contact: MRS. JOSIE B. ESPINOSA dba THE EMERALD. ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 1501 CK, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-1174 (6 /4 )F /011488.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - College grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 - $5.00 per hour.1 SEAMSTRESS (DRESSMAKER) - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.Contact: MALACHY A. CULLEN dba MINMALCO. P.O. Box 3052 PR 586, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-6069 (6/4)F/4740.

1 PHOTO DEVELOPER -High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: PIGCORPO RATION, P.O. Box 3052, PR 483 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No. 234-5182 (6/4)F/011497.

1 DRESS MAKER -High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15-2.70 per hour.Contact: SUNSHINE ENT., INC., Caller Box PPP-156 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel NO. 234-7518 (6/4)F/011496.

CLASSIFIED ADS NEW1 GENERL MANAGER-College grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2,500 per month.Contact: DAI NIPPON CONSTRUC­TION, Caller Box AAA 925, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 233-4000 (6 /11)F/ 011546.___________________________

1 PROJECTENGINEER-Collegegrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $1,000 per month.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY INC. dba CMSI, P.O. Box 609, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6136 (6/11 )F/4856.

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1 CARPENTER - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: RONALD D. SABLAN dba JR'S CONST. CO., P.O. Box 2164, Saipan. MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6796 (6/11)F/011544.

1 MASON - High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 per hour. Contact: JOCELYN N. GATBONTON dba ABELYN'S ENTERPRISES, Caller Box PPP 425, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 322-5288 (6/11 )F/011549.

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2 OVERLOOKING SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR8 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP­ERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15. per hour.1 COMPUTERTERMINALOPERATOR - High school grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $3.50 per hour.Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, P.O. Box 689, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-6888/7888 (6/11)F/011540.

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YOUR BIRTHDAYBy Stella Wilder

Born today, you are a natural think­er, but you know how to combine thought and action to achieve your goals. You are never one to be at a loss in a difficult situation; you are quite adept at.form ulating a strategy which can i e e you through alm ost anything — and you know how to help others with their own problems as well. You are dedicated and hard-working — but you never do more than you have to in order to get something done; you aren't the kind to spin your wheels.

You are always insistent that you be the m aster .of your own fate, and you never depend on others to see you through — though you are willing to cooperate in a team effort, of course. You do tend to drift to the center of things, and end Up, usually, running the show if no one steps in to stop you.

Alto born on this date are: Ian Fleming, author, creator of James Bond; Sondra Locke, actress.

To see what is in store for you to­morrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You'd better be w illing to share som e of the more ignoble duties around the home today, or trouble w ill be brewing!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You are used to showing other people how, but today you’re likely to encounter som eone who can teach you a thing or two.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep your attitude under control today, or you’re likely to trigger a m ajor conflict at home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll receive a challenge today which is likely to press you to the lim it. Success depends on trust, listening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You m ay have to share profits and rewards with others today who have been team m ates for som e tim es.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Pro­gress today depends on your capacity for spotting trouble before it blows up in you face. Anticipation is the key.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You m ay be preoccupied with per­sonal issues, but your focus on not ex­actly where it should be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Put a lid on your nerves and on your

emotions today or you’re bound to make more than your share of trouble.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - You must be more w illing to accept that which is new and unfamiliar. Open your mind to greater options.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - You don’t want any more tim e to pass to ­day before you settle certain overdue accounts. It’s tim e to pay your debts!

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - You m ay not understand som ething that is second nature to a friend or loved one. There is much you can learn today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - You’re not likely to get anything for free today, but you can find bargains alm ost everywhere you go.

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TODAY’S QUOTE: “Every major ad­vance in the technological com pe­ten ce of man has en forced revolutionary changes in the econom ­ic and political structure of society." — Barry Commoner

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J o r d a n i n c a s i n o b e f o r e B u l l s ’ g a m e w i t h K n i c k s

CHICAGO (A?) - Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan spent a late night at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino before his team played the New York Knicks on Tuesday, The New York Times reported yesterday.

The newspaper said Jordan was spotted at Bally’s Grand by em­ployees and fans. Some reports placed Jordan at the casino as late as 2:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday. The game began at 8 p.m.

“I can’t believe that Michael would do something like that,” Jerry Krause, Bulls’ vice presi­dent f or basketball operations, told

the Times. “Michael has too much respect for his team.... Maybe he did go down there for a couple of hours, but Michael has a great sense and feel for his own body.”

The Bulls lost 96-91 in Game 2 and trail the best-of-7 Eastern Conference finals 2-0. Jordan fin­ished with 36 points despite a poor second half.

The Bulls were off Wednes­day, and Jordan and Bulls coach Phil Jackson were not available for comment.

Bulls spokesman John Dia­mond, reached at his Chicago home Wednesday night, said he

had no information about Jordan’s activities and could not comment on the report

Jordan’s agent could not be reached for comment after office hours Wednesday.

Jordan was often at casinos in Monte Carlo last summer as the US Olympic trained for the Barcelona Games.

Last year the NBA called Jor­dan to its New York offices to discuss checks he had written to­taling $165,000 that were used to pay golf and poker gambling North Carolina. The league found no reason to discipline him.

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until the eighth, when Jim Leyritz’s error on a fly ball keyed Baltimore’s big inning.

Brewers 8, Blue Jays 1In Toronto, Tom Lampkin

drove in three runs and Greg Vaughn capped a six-run fourth inning with a two-run homer as Milwaukee snapped a two-game losing streak.

Jaime Navarro (3-3) allowed 10 hits in eight innings, struck out four and walked two as the Brew­ers snapped the Blue Jays win streak at six games. Jack Morris (2-5) was the loser, allowing all eight runs on 10 hits over four innings, ballooning his ERA to 10.24.

Royals 4, White Sox 3In Chicago, George Brett had

three RBIs and Mike Macfarlane drove in the winning run to help David Cone get his second straight win.

The Royals have won 12 of their last 17 games to move above the .500 mark for the first time since the final day of the 1991 season. Chicago has dropped seven of its last 10 but remains in first place in the AL West.

Cone (2-5) allowed only three hits in eight innings. A lex Fernandez (5-3) gave up all four runs on eight hits and two walks in 6 1-3 innings.

Cubs 4, Giants 2Mike Harkey won his third

straight decision and Bill Swift lost for the first time since April 14 as the Chicago Cubs at home beat San Francisco 4-2 Wednes­day.

It was only the second loss for the Giants in 11 games.

Rick W ilkins and Steve Buechele homered for the Cubs, who had lost four of their previ­ous five. Matt Williams and Barry Bonds hit consecutive homers in the second for the Giants, who lost for only the second time in 11 games.

Harkey (5-1) gave up five hits and two runs in 5 2-3 innings. Randy Myers pitched the ninth inning for his 14th save in 15 opportunities.

Swift (6-2) allowed six hits and four runs in six innings.

Expos 6, Cardinals 0In Montreal, Ken Hill became

the first Expos starter ever to win his first six games of the season.

Hill gave up three hits, struck out two and walked three before being lifted after seven innings due to a strained groin. The Expos’ record for consecutive wins at the start of the season is eight by Tim Burke in 1985, all in relief.

St. Louis starter Joe Magrane (2-5) allowed five runs on 11 hits in 6 1-3 innings. He left in the

seventh after giving up homers to D elino D eShields and Lou Frazier. Greg Colbrunn added another homer later in the inning, a solo shot off Rheal Cormier.

Mets 5, Phillies 4Dave Gallagher and Charlie

O ’Brien each drove in two runs in the ninth inning as visiting New York rallied to beat Philadelphia.

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S P O R T ST i g e r s b e a t R e d S o x ; I n d i a n s d o w n R a n g e r s

By The Associated Press

KIRBY Puckett’s two-run single in the ninth broke a 10-10 tie, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 12-11 victory Wednesday in a four-hour game featuring five lead changes and three blown saves.

Puckett’s hit off Joe Boever (1-1) drove in PatMeares and Chuck Knoblauch. Meares had tied the game with nobody out on an RBI triple.

George Tsamis (1-0) got the win afterrelievingRick Aguilera, who blew a save by walking home two runs in the eighth to put Oak­land ahead 10-9.

Dennis Eckersley also blew a save, giving up an RBI single to Brian Harper and a two-run double to Gene Larkin in Minnesota’s four-run eighth.

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2Bill Gullickson worked 7 1-3

innings in his best outing since he had arthroscopic surgery as De­troit took the deciding game of a three-game series with Boston.

Gullickson (2-1), making his fourth start since shoulder and knee surgery last January, gave up two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Kurt Knudsen pitched the final 1 1-3 innings for his first save. John Dopson (3-3) gave up five hits in six-plus innings for Bos­ton.

Indians 7, Rangers 6Carlos Martinez hit a home run

that bounced off the top of Jose Canseco’s head and over the right field fence, helping Cleveland beat Texas at home.

The weird home run ignited a

three-run fourth inning for the Indians, d seven consecutive runs after spotting the Rangers an early 3-0 lead.

The Indians chased Kenny Rogers (3-4) with three more runs in the sixth, making a winner of Jose Mesa (5-3).

Orioles 6, Yankees 2In New York, Mike Mussina

rebounded from the shortest out­ing of his career and Baltimore erupted for five runs in an error- keyed eighth inning.

Mussina (6-2), hammered for seven earned runs in three innings last Friday against Milwaukee, allowed six hits in 8 1-3 innings, struck out five and did not issue a walk.

Mussina was locked in a pitch­ing duel with Melido Perez (2-4)

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B e c k e r , L e n d l o u t o f F r e n c h O p e nBy David Crary

PARIS (AP) - The French, as usual, sent a horde of men to do battle in the French Open. Most tumbled out quickly, but two little- known upstarts have upstaged the entire field with their giantkilling act.

The victims couldn’t have been more illustrious: Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl. Their conquerors, Rodolphe Gilbert and Stephane Huet, weren’t even household names in France.

As play resumed Thursday, Gilbert and Huet were among only three of a 19-strong French con­tingent still in the men’s tourna­ment. And Lendl and Becker were the only seeds, men or women, to have lost.

Gilbert, ranked 92nd in the world, ousted Becker, 7-5,6-3,7- 5 in a second-round match Wednesday. He had taken heart from Huet’s heroics the day be­fore, a four-set shocker over Lendl by a qualifier with a ranking of 297.

Gilbert, who has never won a

tournament or survived the third round of a Grand Slam, said he didn’t resent being neglected by France’s Davis Cup selectors in recent years.

“But a match like that, and like Huet’s yesterday, shows there are other French men capable of mak­ing good results,” he said.

Aside from the Becker-Lendl losses, the seeds have been march­ing forward with only a handful of serious challenges. The two favorites, Jim Courier and Steffi Graf, won second-round matches so easily Wednesday that report­ers quickly ran out of questions for them.

The toughest query for Courier was whether he minded being consigned to an outside court for his rout o f Spain’s Tomas Carbonell.

“I play wherever they put me,” the two-time defending champion said. “It doesn’t matter.”

Gilbert, thanks to French- friendly schedule-making, was able to perform his heroics on center court, and termed it his most important match ever. “On

center court like that, with so many people, against No. 4 in the world, it was very important,” he said. ‘This will help me be known by the pubic.” “The strongest point in my game is consistency,” Gil­bert said. “Boris was steady with his serve, but for the rest of his game, and especially for his back­hand, he made many mistakes.”

Becker had only praise for the victor.

“In the third set, I was trying to come back a little more, and I was there,” Becker said. “But he kept the pressure on. He kept his nerves. He had one break point at 5-all and he hit a good forehand pass­ing shot. So that was it.”

Gilbert said he played soccer goalie as a boy and didn’t take up tennis until the relatively late age of 11. His biggest victory previ­ously was over Pete Sampras at Key Biscayne in 1991.

Sampras, the No. 1 seed thanks to his edge in the computer rankings overCourier, was toplay his second-round match yester­day against South African Marcos Ondruska.

lietzke could have been among best

By Bob Green

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Bruce Lietzke’s priorities are different from those' of golf’s other top players. Very different

He has no particular fascination for the sport’s major champion­ships. He has no interest in such things as Player of the Year or the Vardon Trophy or any awards or honors. ·

Lietzke, 42 and now in his 19th season on the PGA Tour ,has won 12 titles, more than $4.7 million and the admiration and respect of his fellow pros as one of the proficient performers in the game. ;

“You have to think he could have been one of the great players of all time,” Fred Couples stud, leaving unsaid the phrase that begins, “but...”

Lietzkedoesn’tpractice.Hedoesnotspendhoursworkingonhis game. He does not beat balls. He does not play golf away from the. tour.

In that respect, he is an enigma, a mystery, a puzzlement.Most players insist the state of their game is in direct proportion

to the amount of time they spend practicing.Tom Kite, the current US Open champion and one of the hardest

workers golf has seen,.is the embodiment of tire success provided by the work ethic. Ben Hogan used to say that if he ever missed a day hitting balls, it took him three days to recover. “If there’s daylight left, there’s golf balls to be hit,” has been Lee Trevino’s" life-long credo.

You won’t hear anything like that from Lietzke.. Away from the tour, he puts his clubs away for weeks, even

months at a stretch, and does not touch them until it’s time for another tournament. -

As an example, there was that time in Florida, in 1985, when he had finished play in the last event on his schedule and was heading home for a lengthy break, six or eight weeks, before the start of his 1986 slate. ' ■

“I had a new caddy, who didn’t really know me,” Lietzke said, “andhewaspackingup my clubs.I’mtellinghim to be careful what he’s doing: ‘Get that wet towel out of there ‘causeI won’t be using these clubs for two months.’ “I guess he didn’t believe me, or was going to test me or something, becausehe slipped a big, ripe banana under the head cover on my driver.”

So Lietzke went home, put the clubs in the garage for a couple of months, then went to California for the start of the 1986 season.

“I unzipped the bag, opened it up and out came the most awful, unholy smell in the world,” he said.

Lietzke is taking 10 weeks off after the defense of his title this week in the Colonial Invitation;

It could be,considered practice for semi-retirement “in the not too distant fiiture,” Lietzke said.

He has decided on a date, but doesn’t want to disclose it, when he’ll cut his schedule to about five tournaments a year - ‘‘Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, probably Canada,” he said-for a period of five to seven years.

“I want to play the Senior Tour. I think I’d enjoy that. But I don’t want to play out here until I’m 50,” Lietzke said.

In the meantime, he wants to spend time with his family, wife Rosemarie, Stephen, 9, and Christine, 7, and'pursue his other interests; a fleet of seven race cars that he drives only for pleasure, and what he calls “serious fishing.”

BIRMINGHAM,England (AP)- Indonesia put aside its illness worries to win its first match of the Sudirman Cup team competi­tion Wednesday thanks to suc­cesses in the women’s singles and doubles and the men’s doubles.

The country that won the first Sudirman Cup in 1989 lost top doubles player Rexy Mainaky before the current World Cham­

pionship competition began be­cause of suspected typhoid fever.

On Monday, Bambang Suprianto joined him on the sick list with the same complaint.

But although Wednesday’s op­ponent, Denmark, clinched the first and fifth ties of the night, that was not enough to stop the Indo­nesians claiming a 3-2 victory in the Group One, Sub-Group B

clash.On yesterday, the Indonesians

meet England in the next stage of the team competition which ends Sunday.

Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen gave Denmark an ideal start, defeating Joko Suprianto 15-9, 17-14 in men’s singles before Indonesia won three in a row.

Sarwendah Kusumawardhani

raced through 11-2,11-5 against Anne Sondergaard in women’s singles.

Finarsih and Lili Tampi then combined for a 15-5, 15-10 win over Danish women Marlene Thomsen and Anne Mette Bille before Deny Kantono and Ricky Subagya put the result beyond doubt, crushing Jan Paulsen and Michael Sogaard 15-2, 15-1 in

men’s doubles.Jon Holst-Christensen and

Grete Mogensen made the score more respectable for the Danes by defeating Rudy Gunawan and Rosiana Tendean 15-4, 15-8 in mixed doubles.

In Sub-Group A, South Korea beat China 4-1 despite an over­whelming defeat for 1992 Olym­pic.

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