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Manalili said the burglary-ho­micide was still under investiga­tion.

According to Manalili, a fe­male complainant went into theestablishment apparently to re­port to work when she discoveredthe burglary. The woman noticedthe safe was open.

She then went lookmg for hersupervisor to report the burglary,Manalili said.

While she was looking for theContinued on page8

Filipina .seriousafterhit-ss-runA FILIPINO contractworker was evacuated yesterday to Manilafor immediate medical treatment of serious head injuries-whichthe victim. sustained in a weekend accident. .

The DepartmentofPublic Safety said aFilipinawas medivacedto the Philippines yesterday morning, two days after she.was hitby 'a speeding vehicle in Dandan. DPS spokesman EdwardManalili did not release the name of the victim nor the operatorof the vehicle. .

According to Manalili, the woman was crossing 16 Highwayin front of Ike's Market on Saturday when she was struckby ablack Toyota pick-up truck. The driver who was identified onlyas a "local" fled the scene but later turned himself in to the thepolice. The man also reported the accident: . . ... The victim sustained head injuries and fractured pelvis',Manalilisaid without describing them in detail, She was rushed to the

.Commonwealth Health Center 'and confined there until herevacuation' yesterday.

A driver of another vehicle who saw the hit-and-run told'investigators that the suspect was travelling at a "high speed.rate." He was quoted by police as saying that he observed thetruck fleeing the scene of the accident. .

The suspect .was arrested at the DPS for driving under theinfluence of alcoholreckless driving and hit-and-run, Manalili .said. ., .

DPS. probers detected an odor of alcoholic beverages whileinterviewing the man, added Manalili.·' .

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include Governor Froilan ·C.Tenorio among officials that should,be probed by the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation with. regards to' thepassage of House Bill 9-322, theminimum wage suspension mea­sure.

Reyes i'i also proposing that sev­erallarge businesses who stand torealize substantial financial gainfrom a delay in the implementationofhigher minimum wage standards

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during 1994 and is expected tocontinue to do so in 1995;

-Governrnent has increasedcosts for their services and willcertainly continue to do so during

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By Rafa~1 H. ArroyoVarietyNewsStaff

AFTER heari rig about a senator'srequest fora federal investigationon lawmakers about' the contro­versial plan to rollback the CNivHminimum wage, RepresentativePete P. Reyes now wants the probeexpanded to include the highestofficial of the land.

A still unnumbered House jointresolution, authored by Reyes andRep. Stanley T. Torres proposes to

Reyesvvantsgovernorincluded in FBI probe

~yRafaell.SantosVariety News Staff

A 47-YEAR-old Japanese hasbeen found dead at the DaiwaLeisure Fishing Saipan, Inc.andpolice are suspecting a possiblehomicide, the Department ofPub~lie Safety said yesterday.

The victim was the second Japa-

Japanese found deadPolice suspect homicide in Daiwa supervisor's death

nese national to die on Saipan in In a press briefing yesterday, a homicide, but Manalili did notless than a month. DPSspokesmanEdwardManalili say if they were suspecting the

On December 26 last year, a saidamaleDaiwasupervisorwas intruders as the killers.male Japanese collapsed at the discovered dead at the Garapan The man's lifeless body wasPacific Islands Club beach side establishment Sunday morning. discovered while two Daiwa em-and died. Nomura Yuki, 34' was His body was found by an em- ployees were inspecting the pre-rushed to the hospital where he ployee in one ofthe rest rooms, he mises of the store which was bur-was declared dead. Police did not said. glarized.suspect foul play. Probers believed the death was Manalili told reporters that a

safe was opened by unknown sus­pects and some items stored in thebox were stolen. The spokesmancould not say what property wastaken. He had also no informationas to the approximate value of the

Civil rights advocates Joe Hill (left) and John Joyner pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. during ademonstration in front of the Legislature building in celebration of King Day yesterday. The duo headed agroup of concerned citizens lobbying for the reinstatement of the King Holiday. (story on page 7)

Price ofdrinking waterto go up by next month

torner" letter dated January 3rd.In announcing his plan,

Pellegrino cited the following asreasons:

-Cost of hiring both local andalien workers has skyrocketed

By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNews Staff

THEPRICEofbottled water fromSaipan Ice and Water Company isscheduled to increase come Feb­ruary Ist, even as its mai n com­petitor, JG Sablan Ice and Wateris also said to be studying theprospect of raising its prices.

According to a letter sent bySaipan Ice President Anthony'Pellegrino tocustomers, each gal­lon of water would cost 60 centsearly next. month, up ten centsfrom the current 50 cents.

This means that water refills inthe blue five-gallon bottles wouldthen cost $3.00 from the current$2.50 per bottle.

"Afterexplaining my action andreasons, I hope you will under­stand and cooperate. I must raisemy price of water effective Feb­ruaryl , 1995.1t' sa di fficu Itdeci­sion. But unless.l.do so, I will hotbe around much longer to supplyyou with Sparkle-Clean water,"said Pellegrino in a "dear cus-

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teacher.In a separate report, Jones also

made the following recommen­dations.

* Hiring of master teachers inmath, science, English and socialstudies. These teachers are to trainlocal educators.

* Seeking the community's in­volvement in convincing the leg­islature to approve a budget.

*Education goals must be rede­fined and performance evaluationmust be undertaken on a regularbasis.

*Making staff development apriority due to serious shortage oftcchnical staff.

* Involving the community inpartnership programs.

*Completion of the Kagmanschool project to alleviate over­crowding.

*Preservation of the local lan­guage and culture.

Benjamin A. Sablanl-- ----J

Jones made a comparison ofthe pay scales of teachers in theNorthern Marianas and Guam andfound that Guam's is a lot higher.

According to the report, Guamgives a beginning pay of$27,599to a classroom teacher IV whilethe local PSS offers only $22,576in annual salary.

Jones also noted the big differ­ence inthe maximum salary whichGuam and theCNMI offer. Guam.he said gives as much as $548.397while the CNMI offers only$38.601.

Such a scheme of pay scales onGuam encourage teachcrs to staywith the public schools for a longtime. he said.

During a discussion, Jonesstressed that the commonwealthoffer more altractive salaries. PSSfaces teacher shortage almos.t ev­ery year and education officialsare blaming less attractive wagesas the reason.

Guam and Hawaii have beenamong the favorite destinationsof mainland and other off-islandteachers because of big salariesand enough incentives.

Although the CNMI offers quitelower salaries, it however shoul­ders the two-way transportationexpenses of an.off-island teacher.Guam PSS however offers lesserbenefit and pays ('10ly for the airfare of the. teacher upon recruit­ment.

Currently, the CNMI pays forthe repatriation of an off~island

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Upon entering the room whereClemente was in, Sablan immedi­ately approached the alleged vic­tim while cursing him in an angryvoice, Rotbart alleged in his affi­davit filed in Superior Court.

Clemente stood up and Sablan"struck him forcefully on the leftjaw, causing him to fall to theground and become dizzy," thecourt document said. The workerwas transported to the Common­wealth Health Center where hereceived treatment for injuries tohis left ear, the affidavit said.

Sablan suggested last monththat the filing of complaint waspartof Clemente's alleged attemptto extort money from him. In aprevious interview with the Vari­ety. the House member deniedany wrongdoing and insisted hedid not even touch the man.

The proposal was among thenumerous recommendationsmade by Jones during a Fridaymeeting of the board at the PSSheadquarters in Lower Base.

Earlier in the week, Jones metwith Guam education officials fordiscussions on matters concern­ing public education and recruit­ment policies. A summary reportwas submitted to the board Fridaymorning.

Roberto G. Clemente, a farmeremployed by his brother, George,on November 18, 1994.

According to the govemment,the defendant also "did unlaw­fully and willfully unreasonablyannoy and disturb" the allegedvictim and deprived him his rightto peace and quiet.

In an affidavit, the govemmentsaid Clemente appeared for ascheduled hearing at the laboroffice in Dan Dan at approxi­mately 10:30 a.m. on November18.Clemente, 32, had earlier fileda labor complaint against his em­ployer George Sablan.

George was unable to attendthe scheduled labor hearing dueto a medical referral to Hawaii forsurgery, the complaint said..add­ing that the Saipan congressmanappeared on his brother's behalf.

in order for the PSS to retain goodteachers.

"[The CNMI] must look intocompensation ...so was we canmake it comparable enough toattract not only enough but Ialso Iquality professionals," said Joneswho is now the board' s vice chair­man.

Jones wants a 30!jf; across-the­board increase in the salaries ofteachers.

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CONGRESSMAN Benjamin A.Sablan pleaded innocent yester­day to one count of assault andbattery and one count of disturb­ing the peace.

Sablan, the first lawmaker toface criminal charge so far, ap­peared in Superior Court for anarraignment. He was representedby Atty. Patricia Halsell.

The Saipan representative en­tered a plea of not gui Ity to thetwo charges which were filed byAssistant Attorney GeneralCharles Rotbart last December.

The charges stemmed from anincident in which Sablan alleg­edly assaulted a Filipino contract,worker at the Division of LaborOffices on Airport Road.

Sablan is accused of assau Iting

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dy Rafael I. Santos

VarietyNews StaffA KEY member of the Board ofEducation has proposed a sub­stantial increase in the salaries ofPublic School System teachers ifthe CNMI wants "to attractenough Iand Iquality" educators.

Dino Jones, 1994 fiscal andpersonnel committee chairman.told the board lastweek that teach­ers' pay scales should be adjusted

Maria Tostado, right, principal a! ti-Je James A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles, explains the benefitsof the year-round program to members of the Board af Education Friday as her asst. principal John Justo,

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Casualtyestimates vary widely.but thousands of people are be­lieved to have been killed sinceD=-....c. ] ]•whenMoscowsent tr\)()p5

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GROZ!\'Y. Russia (API -Ru,­sial' tanks and infantry are tryingto close in on the center of tneChesher. capital, where rebel po­sitions remain under fierce artil­je:-~ and roci.e: bombardment.

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teacher.In a separate report, Jones also

made the following recommen­dations.

* Hiring of master teachers inmath, science, English and socialstudies. These teachers are totrainlocal educators.

* Seeking the community' sin­volvernent in convincing the leg­islature to approve a budget.

*EJucation goals must be rede­finedand performance evaluationmust be undertaken on a regularbasis.

*Making staff development apriority due to serious shortage oftechnical staff.

* Involving the community inpartnership programs.

"Completion of the Kagmanschool project to alleviate over­crowding.

"Preservation of the local lan­guage and culture.

Benjamin A. Sablan

Jones made a comparison ofthe pay scales of teachers in theNorthernMarianas and Guam andfound that Guam's is a lot higher.

According to the report, Guamgives a beginning pay of $27,599to a classroom teacher IV whilethe local PSS offers only $22,576in annual salary.

Jones also noted the big differ­ence inthe maximumsalary whichGuam and theCNMI offer. Guam,hesaid gives as much as $548,397while the CNMI offers only$38.601.

Such a scheme of pay scales onGuam encourage teachers to staywith the public schools for a longtime, he said.

During a discussion, Jonesstressed that the commonwealthoffer more attractivesalaries. PSSfaces teacher shortage almost ev­ery year and education officialsare blaming less attractive wagesas the reason.

Guam and Hawaii have beenamong the favorite destinationsof mainland and other off-islandteachers because of big salariesand enough incentives.

AlthoughtheCNMI offersquitelower salaries, it however shoul­ders the two-way transportationexpenses of anoff-island teacher.Guam PSS however offers lesserbenefit and pays onIy for the airfare of the.teacher upon recruit­ment.

Currently, the CNMI pays forthe repatriation of an off-island

Upon entering the room whereClementewas in,Sablan immedi­ately approached the alleged vic­tim while cursing him in an angryvoice, Rotbart alleged in his affi­davit filed in Superior Court.

Clemente stood up and Sablan"struck him forcefully on the leftjaw, causing him to fall to theground and become dizzy," thecourt document said. The workerwas transported to the Common­wealth Health Center where hereceived treatment for injuries tohis left ear, the affidavit said.

Sablan suggested last monththat the filing of complaint waspartofClemente's allegedattemptto extort money from him. In aprevious interview with the Vari­ety. the House member deniedany wrongdoing and insisted hedid not even touch the man.

The proposal was among thenumerous recommendationsmade by Jones during a Fridaymeeting of the board at the PSSheadquarters in Lower Base.

Earlier in the week, Jones metwithGuam education officials fordiscussions on matters concern­ing public education and recruit­ment policies. A summary reportwas submitted to the board Fridaymorning.

Roberto G. Clemente, a farmeremployed by his brother, George,on November 18, 1994.

According to the government,the defendant also "did unlaw­fully and wiIIfully unreasonablyannoy and disturb" the allegedvictim and deprived him his rightto peace and quiet.

In an affidavit, the government.said Clemente appeared for ascheduled hearing at the laboroffice in Dan Dan at approxi­mately 10:30 a.m. on November18.Clemente, 32, hadearlier fileda labor complaint against his em­ployer George Sablan.

George was unable to attendthe scheduled labor hearing dueto a medical referral to Hawaii forsurgery, the complaint said..add­ing that the Saipan congressmanappeared on his brother's behalf.

in order for the PSS to retain goodteachers.

"[The CNMIj' must look intocompensation ...so was we canmake it comparable enough toattract not only enough but [also Iquality professionals," said Joneswho is nowtheboard' s vicechair­man.

Jones wants a 30% across-the­board increase in the salaries ofteachers.

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By Rafael I. Santos

VarietyNews StaffCONGRESSMAN Benjamin A.Sablan pleaded innocent yester­day to one count of assault andbattery and one count of disturb­ing the peace.

Sablan, the first lawmaker toface criminal charge so far, ap­peared in Superior Court for anarraignment. He was representedby Atty. Patricia Halsell.

The Saipan representative en­tered a plea of not guilty to thetwo charges which were filed byAssistant Attorney GeneralCharles Rotbart last December.

The charges stemmed from anincident in which Sablan alleg­edly assaulted a Filipino contract.worker at the Division of LaborOffices on Airport Road.

Sablan is accused of assaulting

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Sablan pleads not guilty

dy Rafael I. Santos

Variety NewsStaffA KEY member of the Board ofEducation has proposed a sub­stantial increase in the salaries ofPublic School System teachers ifthe CNMI wants "to attractenough IandIquality" educators.

Dino Jones, 1994 fiscal andpersonnel committee chairman,toldtheboardlastweek that teach­ers' payscalesshould be adjusted

Maria Tostado, right, principal at the James A. Garfield I-/igh School in Los Angeles, explains the benefitsof the year-round program to members of the Board of Education Friday as her asst. principal John Justo.

TheintensebombardmentSun­day killed a number of civilians.

Valentin Yanus, 56, a camera­man from St. Petersburg's Chan­nelStelevision,becamethefourthjournalist to die in the month­long war. Russian army doctorssaid he was killed in centralGrozny on Saturday.

Casualtyestimatesvarywidely,but thousands of people are be­lieved to have been killed sinceDec. I I, whenMoscowsenttroopsinto Chechnya, a mostly Muslimrepublic of 1.2 million people, tocrush its independencedrive.

salmon runs, officials said.Toxicfumesovercametwowork­

ers Sunday as theyhelped dean uparound the Russian River, whichwaspolluted byhousehold cleanersand other hazardous materials ear­riedby floodwaters.

The men, both members of theCalifomiaConservationCorps,weretreated atahospital fordizziness andnausea andreleased. "It smellslikerotten eggs," Conservation Corpsmember HenryBelli said.

Workers donnedprotectivecloth.ing and gas masks to remove PQi­sonssuchas anti-freeze, pesticidesbleach andothermaterials:

The riverwascarrying someofthechemicals intothePacific about25 kilometers (15 mi,les) 'away.Cleanup ~rews also found propanetanks, pamt cans and chemicalswithin a mile of washing into thePacific. .

S~me containers broke.open,creatmg healthhazards, said TomDaly, fire protectiondistrict engi­neer In Guerneville,about 100ki­lometers (60 miles) north of SanFrancisco.

"Asthingsgetuncovered thenwe're going to findmoreandrnoredifferenthazards,"Dalysaid "Any~peofto~cmaterial,beingmotor011, gasoline, fuels, cleaning'sub­s~ances, all those things are con­slderedhazardsif they start to mixtogether."

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Shellsslammedintobuildings,sending up pillars of smoke hun­dreds of meters (yards) high.

Moscow has been trying tosubdue Grozny with rocket andartillery fire to make way forground troops.

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sian tanks and infantry are tryingto close in on the center of theChechen capital, where rebel po­sitions remain under fierce artil­lery and rocket bombardment.

While Russianconvoys loadedwith thousands of artillery shellsrumbled along the roads towardGroznyon Sunday, the Chechenssaid they were running low onammunitions and weapons.

But many of the weary-look­ing Chechen fighters vowed tohold their ground.

"The Russiansarestorming thecenter of the city in wave afterwave andthey are being slaugh­tered," said one, Sayed Bemin.

Heavy machine-gun and riflefireresoundedin thesoutherndis­tricts, whereRussian forces com­ingfromnorthofGroznyappearedto be trying to link up. Russian

der at the juncture with Oman, informer South Yemen.

Saudi Arabia and Yemen, thelargest countries on the Arabianpeninsula, have disputed theirbordersince the I 930s, when theyfought a brief war. Relations de­teriorated when Yemen tilted to­ward Iraq in the 1990-91 Gulfcrisis. Despite its leanings, San'awent along with all U.N. SecurityCouncil resolutions againstBaghdad.

The border dispute intensifiedduring the past two months afterYemen accused Saudi Arabia ofbuilding roads and military postsin what Yemen claims is its terri­tory. It also says Saudi patrolshave attacked Yemeni positions.

The Saudis insist the construc­tion work is on their side of theborder.They accusethe Yenienisof incursions and of attackingworkers, killing one.

Neither Saudi Arabia norYemen has commented on thetroop buildup.But Yemen secu­rity sources said the Saudi troopsweremassingintworegionsabout160 miles (260 kilometers) northof San'a.

Yemen still claims three prov­inces that became part of SaudiArabia in a 1934 treaty. But theborder remains poorly defined,and many Yemenis want the bor­der territory back.

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By ABBAS GHALIBSAN' A, Yemen (AP) -Yemeniforces opened fire briefly withanti-aircraft guns Sunday whenplanes they believed to be SaudiArabianer.tered Yemeniairspace,security sources said.

The incident over Hodeida onthe Red Sea coast would be thelatest flare-up in a seven-decadeborder dispute.

Security sources reached bytelephone in Hodeida, which isabout 175 miles (280 kilometers)from the Saudi border, said anti­aircraft fire sounded for severalminutes after the planes flew infrom the Red Sea.

the planes returned in the di­rection from which they came,said the sources, who spoke oncondition of anonymity.

The Yemeni and Saudi gov­ernments did not immediatelycomment on the episode, whichcould heighten tensions betweenthe ArabianPeninsula neighbors.

Sunday's skirmish followedYemeni claims that Saudi Arabiahad massedtroops at three cross­ing points. Both countries haveaccusedtheother of armed incur­sions in recent weeks.

But diplomatic sources in theSaudi capital, Riyadh, said theYemeni charges were baseless.They claimed it was Yemen thathadamassedforces along the bor-

Bishop kills selfhad no idea why Johnson killedhimself.

"This devastating time isfilled with pain, anger and ques­tioning for all of us who knew,worked with, loved and wereloved by Bishop Johnson," saidJohnson's successor, M. ThomasShaw, who is to take over thediocese June 5.

A friend discovered the bodyin his suburban Framinghamapartment, where Johnson hadmoved last summer after sellinghis home. He announced his re­tirement in November.

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Yemen opens fire on Saudi planes

By JON MARCUS

BOSTON (AP) -The bishop ofthe UnitedStates'largest Episco­pal diocese was found dead in hishome Sunday from a self-in­flictedgunshot wound,policeandchurch officials said.

Bishop David E.Johnson, whohadannouncedhis retirement andwas to begin a sabbatical nextmonth, committed suicide, ap­parently on Saturday, diocesanspokesman Jay Cormier con­firmed. Police said he died of asingle ritle shot.

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President Olter asked the Gov­ernor of Yap State to indicatewhether his recommended ar­rangement is acceptable to theState and to inform him at itsearliest convenience. ProfessorZhengs services wiII becomeavailable by mid-January, 1995,the President's letter concluded.

ately, is pursuant to Section 215of Executive Order 94-3, theGovernor's Reorganization PlanNo.2.

Tenorio, it could be recalled,has long planned to come up withthe Drugs and Substance Abuseportfolio due his concern aboutthe'drug menace that has alreadytaken root in the CNMI.

Lately, the governor expressedapprehensionover how drugsandalcohol has become readily avail­able to the young people of the.Commonwealth, most especiallythe students.

"Quite frankly,our children theCommonwealth, including everyone of you, face an adult problemwhen you go to school every day- the easy availability of drugs,"the chief executive said in one ofhis recent speeches about the per­ils of drug abuse.

Tenorio has pointed out that hisadministrationis workingto solve

.the substance abuse/alcohol cri­sis that has plagued Saipan.

The appointment of a specialassistant on substance abuse issaid to be forthcoming.

Water drilling in Yapgets president's helpPRESIDENT Bailey Olter hasoffered to assist the State of YapinitsWaterwell Drilling Programby sharing the costs associatedwith travel and per diem of Pro­fessor Keyan Zheng to providetechnicalassistance to Yap state.

This was resulted from a visitto Yap by Water Resource expertRobert Goodwin. Zheng is anexpert hydrologist who has hadextensive experience in hydro­logical assessment and well drill­ing including China, Tibet andNew Zealand,

It is recommended that Profes­sorZheng work with Yap State'sDepartment of PublicUtilitiesandContracts (DPU&C) and the Of­ficeof Planningand Budget. TheUN/FSM Water Resources As­sessment and DevelopmentProject technical expert.RobertGoodwin. said that Yap mainisland's geology is extremelycomplex and any well drillingmust be receded by a detailedhydrological assessment to iden-

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Office of Drug Abusecreated by Governor

JiReena, friend pleadinnocentBy Rafael I.Santos against them the other week by The defendants have been ac- I ;, <Variety News Staff the government. They are cur- cused of forging a check and us- .' :

FORMER Northern Marianas rentlyenjoyingtemporaryliberty. ing the same to purchase grocery 'r>:,:4""~BeautyPageantAssociationpresi- BIas has been released on a items at Payless store in Chalan ;.~\

dent JiReena BIas and friend $25,000 unsecured bond while Kanoa. The check was said to be k'{i"PatrickTrusso yesterday entered Trusso has been placed under the issued bythe Red Cross tocertain,"I",1",';!pleas of not guilty at an arraign- supervisionof a third party custo- Juan Ogumoro. !!.....

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Variety News StaffGOVERNOR Froilan C.

Tenorio yesterday issued a direc­tive establishing an Office ofDrugs and Substance Abuse un­der the Governor's Office..

To beheaded by a special assis­tant for Drugs and SubstanceAbuse (SADSA), thenew officeshall be tasked to coordinate allactivities of the CNMI' govern­ment relating to drugs and sub­stanceabuse,includingeducation,prevention,interdiction, enforce­ment, treatment and rehabilita­tion.

The new special assistant, whoshall beappointed by and serve atthe pleasureof the governor, willalso coordinate with privater andvoluntary organizations, religiousgroups, businesses, health carepractitioners (i ncluding practi­tioners of traditional medicine),andother personsor groups in theCNMI expressing an interest incontrolling drugs and combatingsubstance abuse.

The creation of the new office,which takes effective imrnedi-

"no formally recognized link to the combatreadinessof militaryunits" from themarks­manship program.

But Maloney was in for ahuge surprisewhen she tried to trim the program in 1993.After first being blocked by the HouseRules Committee from bringing it up as anamendment to the defense authorizationbill, Maloney took her fight to the Housefloor, where she proposed an amendmentto thedefenseappropriationsbill thatwouldhave stripped all the funding. Following abrief but heated debate in which pro-gunforces from both parties rose up in opposi­tion, her amendment was voted down.Maloney tried again last summer, but wasstopped by parliamentary tactics.

Although the program lacks a militaryconstituency, it does have a vocal cham­pion in the National Rifle Association,whichhasawell-earnedreputationfor tram­piing on those who.buck its wishes. In thewakeof the November elections, it appearsthe marksmanship program will be securefor the foreseeable future, as 12 of the 13incoming chairmen of the appropriationssubcommittees-and House Speaker NewtGingrich, RGa.,-voted to preserve it.

The NRA has frequently been at oddswith membersof the Congressional BlackCaucus, who tend to believe that govern­men,t should be providing' hot lunches forschoolchildren before giving away freebullets to adolescent sharpshooters. Lastsummer, for example, the CBC nearlythrottledthecrimebill whenmemberscorn­plained that it didn't include enough fund­ing for crime prevention programs. The.NR~, meanwhiIe, fought desperately toderail the.measure because it contained anassault-weapons ban.

Neither the marksmanship program north.e ~aucuses have much impact on the $1.5trillion federal budget. Eliminating fundsfor the black caucus will do almost nothingto.sav~ thegovernment money,asthe fundswl~1 SImply return to members' personalofficeaccounts.Norwill itpreventitsmem­bers from meeting to discuss issues ands~rategy. Rather, it's a symbolic act de­signed to prove that the new Congress iss~n~us about curbing the influence of spe­cial Interests.

The marksmanship program is a similar~~hphor. Should the RepublicanCongress!aJ! to trim this from the budget next year,~t w.ould suggest that all this talk of changeIS sirnplv asmoke~crcen for replacing one.Cf'! "1 ""'('1'1.1 interests with another.

Obsolete program is a GOP sacred cowWASHINGTON-House Republicans,

who areaimingto reformthe spoils systemDemocrats enjoyed during their 40-yearreign, may be shooting blanks when itcomes to tackling special interests andspending priorities.

Earlier this month, amid enraged pro­tests fromDemocrats,the newHouse lead­ership vowed to eliminate funding for 28legislative service organizations, morecom­monlyknownascaucuses.Includedamongthose are the Congressional Black Caucusand the Women's Issues Caucus, which inrecent years have given a valuable voice togroupsthathaverarelyenjoyedone before.The move,which was designed to curb thepower of these "special interest" groups,will "save" taxpayers about $4 million peryear.

Last summer,however,manyofthe samereformers failed to support an attempt byRep. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y., to cut $2.5million from the Pentagon's budget for aprogram it neither wants nor needs, theCivilianMarksmanshipProgram.The fateof this small-change program next yearwill speak volumes about wheth'er the re­forms that are sweepingthrough Congressare genuine, or simply a partisan powerplay.

When she first arrived in Congress in1992,Maloneylookedforthe "most waste­ful" programin thegovernmentas a meansof learningthe budget process.That's howshe found the marksmanship program, apiece of "petrified pork," as she calls it,'that's been included in the federal budgetsince 1903.

The marksmanship program was con­ceived in the wake of the Spanish-Ameri­canWar,afterthearmedforcescomplainedthat too many recruits didn't know how toshoot properly; Nearly a century later, themilitary has moved from rifles to rocketlaunchers, yet the program still survives.Thesedays, it's used to provide40 millionrounds of freeammunitionto gunclubs andboy scout troops, and 'to fund an annualrifle competition in Ohio

"It's time to declare victory," Maloneytold our associateJan Moller."We won theSpanish-American War."

Even the Pentagon. whichdoesn't makea habitof decliningdefense dollars, admitsthe time has come to eliminate the pro­gram. In a letter to Rep. Ron Dellums, D­Calif., then-chairof the House ArmedSer­vices Committee, an attorney for the De­partment of Defense admitted ,he.. ~\,

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Matto mensahe ginen lago na si Congressman Elton Gallegly para hukontinua humusga asunton Marianas pot sueddo, tax, immigration yanlabor. Malagnos este offisiatmente gi un katta para i kabesanten san papa'

na guma' lehislatura.Esta este na problema pot tres aiios deste ke man manotisiahit na debi

ta aregla komo hita dumispapacha todo dispo-ision gobietnamento. Laoman tinane' i membron lehislatura man politikan babarias yan petsonat nainteres. Todo man gai sustansia na asunto man maletke. .

Dankulo na merito i hita para ta dispone gi hechuran lai este siha naasunto. Hanae' hit pudet lurnimenda todo attikulo 'ni ha nesesita manmatulaikapot paraukinubre kinalamten.ekonomiayan sosiatguine. Yanginpara ta sede i Congresson America na guiya para hu dispone este siha naasunto, siempre ta pafiot asunto siha ni ti umaya yan kinalamten tano'ta.

Maseha guaha siha na asunto 'nai ti umaya opinion marneyan si SenorJesus P. Mafnas, ha mirese saludo gi ayo na inatufigofia yan si GovernorTenorio pot para ta mueba tinilaika gi este kuatro na asunto. Ansia lokue'i dos na uguaha offisiat na pottamunedan (budget) gobietnamento sa' estapot dos afios deste ke taya' budget.

'Nai pago humalom si Governor Tenorio gi administrasioni primet naginagaofia gi lehislatura i hatsadan sueddo. Ti man malago i san papa' naguma' lao gi et mismo tiempo taya' explanasion sa' hafa na mufiga siha nuennao na ginagao. 'Nai ha tulaika attefia si Governor Tenorio gi hilainakomprende yan si Senor Mafnas, ti manmalago' ha' talo i san papa' naguma'.

Na ti magahet na este i huegon politika pot kompromisu (compromise)gi entalo' kabayeros? Debi senores yan senoras in ketufigo sumeparaasunto yan taotao. Kumeke ilegho, sifiaha' tiyamo fasun ungachofigrno nimatatachofig gi fihonmo. Lao ti matulaika i facto na debi infachochu' nadosparaminaulegtodos. Debiinafana' ya inatufigo parehohafasentimentonmiyo gi hilo kinernite na gi uttimo besis uguaha inakomprende.

Dispues, i asunto pot tax, budget yan sueddo. Ti si Senor Mafnas iproblema. I rnangachofigfia problema sa' dispues de ha kayun un chalan'nai sifiaguaha bencfisio para i publiko, rnufigaha' siha talo. Pot fabot sa'esta lastima i hamyo mafiasaonao direktamente gi huegon kompromisu.Yangin chaot miyo na usaonao i dos senores, kao guaha mas maulegchachalanfia este siha na asunto ginen hamyo? Kao infan responsable nilinala' publiko ni infififiot esta pago pot betgansa?

Estapago taya' offisiat appruebao na pottamunedanMarianas. Lainegaina depattamento man masasapet pot paosa mampos i ininan paketin budgetni gaige gi Komiten Senor Pedro P. Reyes. Gi mapos ha' na semana 'naimamamaisen i depattamenton edukasion na lima konsidera salape 'iia.

Didog siha na problema para ufan hUY01lg kontra estudianten eskuelanpubliko mientras tataya' ha' budget. Mauleg ta faisen i kabesantenKomitenWays and Means as Senor Reyes para afigaian na uguaha budgetpara pago na fiskat sakan?

Namanman sa' 'nai si Senor Jess T. Attao kabesanten. este na komite,malofan i paketin budget sin hafa na ditension sa' pareho atmos bandamakubre nesesidatfia. Antao gi disposionfia ya sifia gumando huegonkornprornisu sin hu isague iadministrasion yan i tres islasgi gi sankatanyansanlichanna Marianas. Gi todo kinalamtenfia,gaige ipubliko primerabesisgi konsensiaria. Lastima sa' ti guiya pago kabesanten este na komite.

Lokue', ancho experiensiaria si Senor Mafnas pot disposision tax.Yangin kulan guincsgucs abubon Senor Reyes sa' hasoda' si Senor Mafnaschalan kompromisu yan administrasion, rnaulegfia yangin sumaonao

rnafiapotta gi konsiderasion budget, tax yan otro siha na asunto. Debi siReyeshueyag urnakseptana t1 opinionfia ha' dinancheosinoparaumatatiye.Guahabente siete na membronlehislaturaya kada unodifercnsiao hinasofia.Eyag lIr;lekuGS'; t'cn>!I !;\hf> o i halorn man lalahe. Si YLIUS Maase.

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A carica ture ofMartin LutherKing,Jr.(Courtesy of The AssociatedPublishers, Inc. Washington, DC)

qeustion," said Hill.He added that enactmentof the

Cing bill will go a long way, atleast a first step indicatingCNMIcommitment to human rightsat alime when the Commonwealth isgetting bad publicity on laborabuses.

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Women forConf'ondelegates sought y

THE WOMEN'S Affairs Office, is soliciting names 6f interestedwomento runfortheupcomingThirdConstitutionalConvention,onMarch4, 1995. Allinterestedwomencandidatesare invited toattend .a meetingon Thursday,January 19,1995,atthe GarapanElementarySchool Cafeteria, at 6:30 p.m. . ,. The Women's Affairs Officewould like to encourage our women

to partake in this very importantdelegation for the developmentandstrengthenof the CNMI Constitutional. '

Women populationscontributionwill make adifferenceon anyof ~

the agenda for the people, land, sea, and air, the office said.. We lookforwardto seeingyouat this very important meeting. For.more information, please caIl the Women's Affairs Office at 'telephone numbers 32:4-5090 or 322-4102 . . , .

David M. Cing seeking to makeKing Day a holiday again.

"The best way for our youngpeopleto know aboutDr. King isthrough the perpetuation of thisholiday," said Hill, in expressingadherence to King's ideals ofequal protection for all humanbeings.

"We need to abhor segregationbycelebrating theendof asystemthatdiscriminates bycolorofskin,the concept of 'separate butequal' ," saidHill."We shouldnottakecivi1rights forgranted. It hasto be fought for."

Withregardsto theabolishmentof theKingholiday,Hillsaidsuchanactionby the Legislaturewith­out explanation raised the ques­tion in the minds of people fromotherpartsof the worldas to whatis our true commitment to civilrights in the CNMI. Ifour leader­ship does not have a day desig­nated for the celebration of civilrights, they have a right to

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islaturein 1988passeda lawtak­ing King Day out of theCommonwealth's list of legalholidays apparently for austeritypurposes.

Since then, the samegroup haslobbied CNMI lawmakers intogetting back the King Day holi­day and has done similardemon­.strationsevery year during KingDay. This year, they called onlawmakers to passa pendingleg­islation sponsored by Senator

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ute to the late civil rights activistwhose efforts at achieving equalrights for people regardless ofcolororrace are beingrecognizedwitha federal holidayeveryyear.

King day used to be celebratedintheCNMIstartinginl9H6whenthen PresidentRonaldReagan is­sueda proclamationdeclaringthethird Monday of January everyyear a federal legal holiday.

Such an observance, however,wasstoppedwhentheCNMILeg-

AFfER conducting daily test­ing in Saipans lagoon since lastweek, the Commonwealth Utili­ties Corporation, inconjunctionwith the Division of Environ­mental Quality (DEQ) reportsthat Saipan's beaches andManagaha have been consis­tently free from harmful bacte­ria.

This, after the utility assumedan aggressive role in protcctingthe environment since lastMon­day, whenthe SudogTasi Waste­waterTreatment center wastem­porally closed due to a suddenmalfunction,

In order to fix the plant, thewastewater had to be drainedfrom the tank. Crews had to liftheavy mechanical devices outof the bottomof the tank tomakerepairs. During that process,the plant was closed, and the

CUCmeetingPURSUANT to PublicLaw~-4 I,Section 12, the Chairman of theBoard of Directors herebycalls aSpecial Meeting of the Board ofDirectors for Tuesday, January17, 1995. The meeting will com­mence at II :()()am, in the CUCConference Room No. J, CUCAdministration Building, LowerBase, Saipan.

Thefollowing will bediscussedand/or acted upon:

I. Ratification of Partnershi pAgreement '

Pursuantto Section 13,subsec­tions (4), (5), (6) and (7), someparts of the discussion of item Imay be in Executive Session.

Group seeks King holiday here

Some of the participants who showedup in support of the ideals of equal civil rights listen intently to speakersin yesterday's Martin Luther King rally. From left are Candice Lofton, Colette Waters, Marilyn Waters andDominique Waters,

By Rafael H. ArroyoVarietyNewsBtaffCIVILRIGHTSadvocates yes­

terday staged a demonstrationyesterday in front of the Legisla­turecalling for the reinstatementof the Martin Luther King holi­day in the list of CNMI legalholidays.

The group led by lawyers JoeHill, Mike White and TheodoreMitchell and private citizenJohnJoyner took turns in paying trib-

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CUC to open Sadog Tasi planttoday as crews test the system.The plant is scheduled to reopenlate Monday.

The utility's Wastewater Di­vision continues to take an as­sertive approach when it comesto treating sewage and protect­ing our environment.

from Premier Frank Lui fro bi-ased political reporting. .,

Rex-Woods says he's un­able to explain why he's beenissued with a deportation no-:tice. HighCourtChief JusticeDillon has reserved his deci­sion on the appeal and sayshewant written evidence of Rex­Woods visa, working contract~nd .the reasons for deporta­non.

ments, establishing satellitetradeandinvestmentcentersaroundtheglobe mannedby seasoneddiplo­mats,and streamliningtheinvest­ment documentation process,trademarks, copyrights regula­tions and effective enforcementof intellectualpropertyrights.Forforeign investors there is in placeof one stop shop processing andother tax incentives. From beingitself an obstacle to growth, theenvironment has shifted form aregulatory attitude to a promo­tional vein to attract moreforeigninvestor, the goal being to makethe climate investor-friendly.

The most visible improve-.ment especially for commonfolkand tourists alike is the peaceandorder situation. The threat of re­bellious groups both right wingand left wing were neutralizedbyeffective negotiations and offer­ing of alternative livelihood pro­grams. We have a perceptionproblem because some press sen­sationalize crime reports that selland these scare away investorsand tourists. We aredoingevery­thing we can. The death penaltywas reinstatedforheinouscrimes,including drug trafficking. Al­though criminality has not beeneradicated, it has beengreatly re­duced.

The Philippines, along withthe private sector, and foreigncompanies improved the state ofcommunications, transportation,and infrastructue. As the Philip­pines is made of 7,I0I islands,these elements are vital to theeconomy. Regional roads andnew shipping ports enable effi­cient transfer of produce.

There was an improvedmorale and discipline in the na­tion. As Mr. Camacho noted,Filipino businessmen are beinglured to invest in their own coun­try, and scientists are given in­centives togo backor at leasthelpdevelop the nation.

There is also the Philippinesparticipation in Asian' regionaldevelopment. This is due to therealization that the Philippines isnot alone in the region or theworld, and that is economicallybeneficialfor our countrytoenterinto cooperation with other na­tions. This forced us to thinkofcreative ways to promote oureconomy.

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AN AUSTRALIAN economicadvisor, employed for the pasttwo years by the Niue govern­ment, has legally challenged adeportation order issued againsthim; RNZheported Monday.

, John Rex-Woods soughta. stay of proceedings in thehigh court of Niue. His wife isthe owner and editor of theweekly Niue Star newspaperwhich has been under attack

Many knowledgeable economicanalysts around the world havedescribed the Philippines as"among the best economic per­former in Asia in 1994". Thegrowth rate of 5.5 percent from anear zero level attest to this.

Investment commitments in1994 reached P400 billion, andthe export level reached $13.6billion (not a mis-print- it's bil­liondollars). The Philippineeco­nomic outlook for 1995 accord­ing to analysts, is even more rosy.Tremendous testimonyof our re­covery, the stock market hasgrown spectacularly, and foreignequity investment grew by over100 percent.

It has not been easy, and thePhilippinescontinuestostriveforthatgoal ofbeing a Newly-Indus­trializedCountry. This isonly thebeginning of the tum around andalthough much has been accom­plished,muchremainsto bedone.

Our economic performancewas made possibleby underlyingachievements in the political andsocial environment which everybusinessmanandinvestorswouldcare to see happen. Congressleadersandexecutivesagreed notto allow themselves to be side­tracked by political differences iftheyare toquest for sustai nedandenduring progress to carry outeconomic legislative agenda.

Many are familiar with thePhilippinesexperienceindealingwith corruption, and an inhospi­table environment. We learnedthehardwaythatthe lackof stablegovernment and institutions aswell as sound business policiesare counter-productive. Undertheleadership ofPresident Ramos,the Philippine government im­proved the energy situation,thereby enabling foreign inves­torsto set upclustersof industriesinwhatwecallExportProcessingZones or Industrial Estate Parks.Theseweresetuptodevelopvari­ous regions. and to spread devel­opment around the Philippines.We have granted long-term (75­year) leases for private lands toforeign investors.

Old time monopolies in vari­ous key industries were removedsuch as in the telecornmunica,tions, shipping and banking sec­tors. The Philippines removedrestrictions of foreign invest-

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the airline trimmed 7 percent ofits flights and grounded eight ofits AirbusA-300jets, largeplanesthat each require three flight of­ficers and seat 250passengers.

Continentalplans togroundtherest of its 13Airbuses, plus threeBoeing 747s and four Boeing727s, in the coming months totrim capacity by about 10 per­cent in 1995.'

Continental, which employsabout 40,000, lost $90 millionduring the first nine months of1994, and analysts expect theairline to announce another bigloss in the fourth quarter.

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"It hasto," hesaid. "Let's thinkabout it. Ifwe have lessairplanesto fly, wouldn't we have lesspilots? Wouldn't we have lessflight attendants?"

On Tuesday, in the first stepof what Bethune is callingContinental's Go Forward plan,

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reported in Saturday's HoustonChronicle, stem from a plan an­nounced lastyear to eliminate theAirbusA-300fromitsfleetandthererouting of its low-passengerroutes to the East Coast.

Theremoval of theAirbus fleetmeans a capacity reduction of 8

a timely manner."Sunil Mehta, a Citibank vice

president, said India has barelybegun to deregulate the complexand out-of-date regulations thatstillcontrolhowand wherebankscan invest and lend money.

SureshC. Rajpul,presidentofHewlett-Packard IndiaLtd.,com­plainedthatIndia,likemanyotherThird World countries, doesn'tadequately protect intellectualproperty rights.

And several of the executivesasked Brown to urge Rao to re­duce the corruption they face inthe complex, closed and lengthybiddingprocedurethey mustfaceto do business in India.

early retirements, leaves of ab­sence and normal attrition, theairline said. Some layoffs alsowill take place, ContinentalspokesmanNedWalkersaidSun­day. He did not have an exactfigure.

Continental said the cuts, first

trade in areas such as oil, power,mining, telecommunicationsandtransport.

But Pranab Mukherjee, India'scommerce minister, toldMonday'sEconomicTimesnews­paper that India and the UnitedStates will fail to reach deals on

, increasing India's protection ofintellectual property rights andopening its service sector.

On Monday morning, Brownmet with executives of the localdivisionsof U.S.companies'suchas Citibank, AT&T, Pepsico,Hewlett-Packard and GeneralElectric to discuss India's eco­nomic reforms. Many of themurged Brown to ask the govern­ment to advance the reformsso itis easier forthem to do businesshere.

"We need reductionson tariffsand dutieson productswe wanttomanufacture and import to In­dia," Scott R. Bayman, the presi­dentofGE India, toldBrowndur­ing the breakfast meeting.

Bayman said U.S. companiesalso need major improvementsinIndia's antiquated roads, tele­phoneserviceand powersystems"to reachour global customers in

Continental to cut 4,000 jobsHOUSTON (AP) -ContinentalAirlines plans to reduce its workforce by as much as 10 percentnationwide as part of an effort toweedoutrnoney-losingroutesandreturn to profitability.

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US businessmen: India mustspeed up economic reforms

TUESDAY,JANUARY.\7, 1995 -MARIANAS VARlET)' NEWS ANDVIEWS- 9

By THOMAS WAGNER

NEWDELHI, India (AP) -TopAmericancompaniesdoing busi­nessin Indiatold U.S.CommerceSecretaryRonaldBrownonMon­daytheystill facemanyobstacles,despite the nation's economic re-forms. .

The companies urged BrowntoencourageIndiatospeedupthereforms by lowering tariffs, sim­plifying regulations, and reduc­ingcorruption in the processtheymust use to bid for deals.

India launchedits free-marketreforms in 1991, and they areopening its economy and allow­ing this Third World nation's in­dustries, exports and foreign in­vestment to grow rapidly. '

The government also admitsthe reformprocesshasa long wayto go and still faces oppositionfrom some sectors of India.

Brownbegana week-longvisitto the India on Sunday to praisetheeconomicreforms,to urge topgovernment officials to speedthem up, and to promote U.S.­Indo business deals.

During the visit. the two coun­tries reportedly plan to set up ajoint group to promote Indo-U.S.

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An anflry Iranian waves apillowas he shouts at reporters who surprisedthem Inside a Philippine Immigration Exclusion Room after they wererefusedentry into the countryJan. 5 in Manila. The men were being heldon suspicion they might disrup: the visit of Pope John Paul II. EightIranians were bared entry into the Philippines aft~r their passport werefound to have been tampered with. Philippine officials said Iranians alsogave conflicting information about their purpose in coming to thecountry. (AP phots). .. ., "

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Continued from page 1In another auto-pedestrian ac­

cident, a43-year-oldwomanwashospitalizedaftershe washitbyavehicle inChalanKanoaSunday.

Manalili said the woman, whowasnotalsoidentified, wascross­ing Beach Road by Paylessstorewhen she was struck by a two­door Nissan Sentra.

Police reports did not indicatetheextentofthe injuries sustainedby the victim. Manalilionly saidthat the woman was'brought toCHC for. treatment.

Noone wasarrestedinconnec­tion with the incident.

vants to enormous financial andpersonal pressu~s to go along orlook the other way.

Asked if he thinkstheremaybetruth to the rumors aboutextrotionand bribery, Reyes was quick tonote thatHousemembers'maynotbe involved. He, however saideveryone mustbe probed to eraseany clouds of suspicion.

"It is in the public interest thatthe House take appropriate actionto restore public confidence inelected officials,toclear thenameof thoselegislators whohaveactedin good faith with a clear con­science and to relievethose legis­lators and executives who havebeen subjectedtounseenfinancialor personalduress," said Reyesinhis resolution.

"It is thereforeresolvedthat theHouse calls upon the FBI to con-

'duct a thorough probe of theCommonwealth's executive andlegislative branches in regards totheir official's involvement in ac­tivitiessurrounding thereversal oftheirpublicpolicyon theraisingofthe minimumwageas it relates to ,the passage of H.B. 9-322," readthe resolution.

When contacted to commentabout Reyes' statement, actingPublic Information Officer KurtBurkhart said the allegations are"very serious."

"Whenever you got allegationswhere publictrusthasbeenputupfor sale, that's a serious concern.The governor has gone on recordmany times aboutclean and hon­estgovernment. Ibelievehewouldbeamongthosesayingthatif thereareallegations aboutunscrupulousbehavior, then certainly no oneshould be above any examinationfromauthoritiesthatmaybecalledin," said Burkhart.

"At this pointthissoundsprettymucha legislative thing.It appearsto bea reviewandinvestigation ofthe legislative body. But again, Ican tellyou thegovernorcertainlyfeels he's not above the lawand ifanyone will startengaging in fin­ger pointing, I'm sure he'll saykeep your house in' order first,"said Burkhart.

Japanese...£~~~ue~_fro_'!lpageJ.victim,anotheremployeediscov­ered the supervisor in a comfortroom, he said.

No arrests have been madeinconnection with the incidentandpolice have no suspects in bothcrimes.

Daiwa, which is located closeto the Mariana Island HousingAuthority,sellsfishingtackleandoperates boats.

Although somemembersof theSenate immediately came out op­posing the bill, there have beenword going around that the mea­sure is getting support. This hasfueled rumors about the possibil­ityof.lawmakers gettinginfluencedin their decisionson the bill.

According toManglona, hehim­self has been rumored as havingdemanded a certain amount ofmoneyinexchangefor hissupportfor thebill.He vehementlydeniedsuchallegation andhascalledforahigher level investigation of suchrumors.

Although such allegations ofpossible payoffs,deals and extor­tion are nothing but rumors as ofthe present, Manglona found itappropriateto ask FBIget into thebottomof the controversy.

Upon hearing of Manglona'saction as reported by the Varietyyesterday, Reyes immediatelydrafted a a Housejoint resolutionseeking to make Manglona's re­quest Legislature-wide.

He, however, made specificmention that the governor shouldbe included.

"There's a tremendous changeof hearton this issue.There seemto be no principle involved any­more so I am requesting that theFBI includeallmembersand him.The whole idea is to ensure that iflawmakers and the governor areclean, letthembegivenaclean billof health," said Reyes.

According to Reyes,the suddenandunexplained about-face onthisissuebyleadinglegislators andthegovernor raises doubts on thepublic's minds.

"The governor and other lead­ing legislators who formerly andfor a long time, have publicly ad­vocated a swift adoption of thehigher federal minimum wagestandard have now expressed areversal of their positions to themedia. There is a growing publicoutcry regarding this policy shiftfueled by rumorsof payoffs,deal­making and extortion among,theCommonwealth's elected offi­cials," said Reyes in his resolu­tion.

The lawmakersaidsuch rumorsdo grave injury to the good nameand effectiveness of the electedgoverning officials of the Com­monwealth and further subjectsotherwise honorable public ser-

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Price...Continued from page 1 Reyes...1995; Continued from page 1

-Fuel costs keep rising; be included in such a probe.-Vendors both locally and "The resolution requests thedi-

abroad have announced price in- rector of FBI to include in thecreases for supplies; and probe of any extortion or bribery

•Acquisition ofnewequipment members of bothhouses of Legis-suchasanautomatic bottlewasher lature andthegovernorplus maybeand filler, state-of-the-artreverse business enterprises concerned,"osmosis system water purifier, a Reyes said. "We don't want themodem water treatment equip- peopleto haveaperception thatallment called the Ozone System, politicians arecorruptso we wantnew trucks to replace old ones, both the legislative and executiveand other improvements as they leaders be given a clean bill ofbecome necessary. healthif theyarenotinvolved,"he

Aside from the reasons he added.star-:' Pellegrino noted that up- Reyesinan interview yesterdayco: '''1.> reformson certain policy Anthony Pellegrino praised a proposal madeby Sena-areas in the CNMIlocal govern- made hastily, but I have no other tor Paul A. Manglona to get thement mayalso have a hand in the choice," said Pellegrino. FBI involved inresolving thecon-decision tohike prices. After learning about troversy surrounding the rollback

"BothyouandI are holdingour Pellegrino's plan, JG Sablan Ice measure.b h ~ .. bl tax i and Water was contacted and H B'II[\ ..,?? hi h dreat lor an mevita e ax In- ouse I 7-.' __. W IC passecrease and a' cut in our rebate asked if they will follow suit with the House last month, seeks tosystem.It isnotacaseofwhen but a similar hike in prices. hold off the implementation of ahow much," said Pellegrino. ' A man who claimed being the $2.75 minimum wage for six

"Therefore, I must reluctantly manager said he has been think- months until a wage review boardraise my prices. I hope you will ing about it ( a price hike) but is isestablishedand a recommenda-understand that it is not an easy yet to bring the matter up with tion on a wage level is obtaineddecision and certainly not one higher ups. from it.

Six past presidents of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce gathered for a photo session Saturday night afterthe installation of the 1995 chamber officers. Left to right: David Sablan, Joe Ayuyu, Maggie George, JusticeRamon Villagomez, Antonio Guerrero and Marianas Variety publisher Abed Younis.

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1992,Scientists at Columbia Uni­versity completed a study utiliz- 'ing Global Positioning System(GPS) to track and monitor themovement of the Philippine Plateand to determine the relative po­sition of several Pacific Islands.The group reported the history offrequent large earthquakes inSouthernJapan, thePhilippineseaplate. The group will repeat thesurvey in two years. The infor­mation generated may enable amore accurate forecasting of po­tential earthquakes on the Philip­pine Plate and allow the CNMI toformulate a more comprehensivestrategy to mitigatefor futureseis­mic disturbances. Current mea­sure for mitigating potential de­struction from seismic distur­bances include the new BuildingControl Unit in CNMI Depart­ment of Public Works to ensurethat new buildings meet the struc­tural standards to withstands seis­mic activity and high wind loadshowever, more planning is neces­sary in assessing the potentialimpacts of seismic activity on thecoastal zone.

Watch your newspaper for afuture article outlining currentlocal programs, policies and lawswhich address coastal hazard inthe CNMI and what steps are be­ing taken to improveor strengthenthem.

sons who acquired PNG citizen­ship since independence but forvarious reasons have renouncedthem for their former citizenship.

Naili reiterated an earliercall bythe Chairman of the CitizenshipAdvisory. Committeeforthoroughscreeningof allforeigners wantingPNG citizenship: He said the gov­ernment will not tolerate furtherabuse of PNG citizenshipand willget tough on future applications.

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Flooding of coastal villages inthe Commonwealth has been afrequent problem associated withcoastal storms. The CNMI wasnot eligible for FEMA funds forflood disaster assistance from thefederal government until Novem­ber 16,1992 when Public Law 8­7 was enacted making the CNMIa participating community in theU.S. National Flood InsuranceProgram. The law also amendsthe Building Code (Public Law 5­41, Public Law 6-45) and directorof Public Works to adopt and pro­mulgate codes and regulations tocomply with the National FloodInsuranceActof 1968. The CNMIFEMA application cited that14,465 Saipan residents or morethanone-third ofthe43,345 popu­lation live in houses or work inbuiIdingsexposed to flooding andmud slides. The CNMI remainseligible for other types of FEMAfunding associated with coastalhazards however, funds are onlyavailable contingent to the U.S.President declaring a "state ofemergency".

THE PAPUA New Guinea gov­ernment has reiterated it will betough on foreigners who want tobecome PNG citizens, NBC re­ported Monday.

The Vice Minister for ForeignAffairs and Trade, Michael Nalimade the commenton announcingthat an Australian. William JohnParascosJr.hadrenounced hisPNGcitizenship.

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Coastal erosion,predominantlyby natural processes, has been amajor coastal hazard facing theCNMI since the developmentboom of the 1980' s. Tradition­ally, shoreline property ownershave been responsible for theirbeachfronts. All shoreline pro­tection devices require a permitfrom the CRM Office, the Build­ing Control Division and often,the U.S. Army Corp of Engineersprior to construction. Permits areissued with conditions which en­sure the structures do not inter­fere with coastal processes or in­hibit access to the shoreline. Thegeneral managementstandardsforthe Lagoon and ReefAPC' s in theCRM Regulations are applied todetermined the stability of theproposed shorelineprotection andenhancement devices.

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on the populated islands havelearned to deal with the impact ofstorms and typhoons and havedeveloped methods to reduce de­struction. These methods rangefrom the simple boarding of win­dows and safe mooring of vesselsto evacuation to safety shelters.Much of the success of such ac­tions depends on the timeliness oftyphoon warnings. The Emer­gency Management Office has anemergency operations plan whichincludes; public notification,tracking the storm, issuing bulle­tins, coordination of the responseteam and damage assessment. TheCNMI Coastal Resources Man­agement Program is part of thereaction team and key staff mem­bers are on call 24 hours duringtyphoon Condition II declaration.

$5; reinstatement, $20. For Ad­vance Practice Nurses, in addi­tion to the Registered Nurse fees,initial fee $10; renewal fee $5;reinstatement $20.

The regulation specifically lim­its the use of titles RegisteredNurse; Licensed Practical Nurseand Advance Practice Nurse,

. Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Mid­wife or Nurse Anesthetist to per­sons holding valid license to prac­tice nursing in the FSM.

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Typhoons and Typical stormsare the highest ranking coastalhazard for immigration planningin the CNMI. This is because oftheir potential occurrence duringany time of the year and the pos­sible severity of damage due tothe storms power. Typhoons andtropical storms pose a seriousthreat to both life and properly inthe CNMI. The effects of ty­phoon winds, storm surge andwave action have caused greatdestruction on the western shore­lineof'Saipanand inland and havecaused a great deal of destructionto development and agriculturalareas on the islands of Saipan,Tinian, Rota and the Northern Is­lands. The CNMI is located inone of the most prolific typhoonand tropical storm breeding zonesin the world, the "North Pacific.OceanTropical DepressionZone"(NPOTDZ) as designated by theJoint Typhoon Warning Center(JTWC)based in Guam. People

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FSMGOVERNMENThasissueda notice seeking public commentsregarding proposed emergencyregulations promulgated pursu­ant to FSM Public Law No. 8-45.the FSM Nursing Act.

In this connection, the Gover­norsofPohnpei,Chuuk, Yap andKosrae States were asked to pub­licize the regulations in theirstates. Anyone wishing to com­menton the proposed regulationsmay write to Dr.Eliuel K. Petrick,Secretaryof HealthServices, P.O.Box PS-70, Palikir, Pohnpei, FM96941.

The Nursing Practice Actpassed by the FSM Congress hasthe following purposes: to pro­vide an effective system of exam­ining credentials of people whoseek to practice nursing in theFSM to ensure quality services;to establish a mechanism for cer­tifying nursing schools andtrainings; and to provide promptinvestigation and disposition ofcomplaints regardinglicenses andapplicants for licenser.

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day in The Manila Standardnewspaper. "Only in the Philip­pines and five or six other minorcountries does the Vatican havesuch a stranglehold on socialpolicy."

U.S. airlines operating in thePacific were alerted to a bombthreat from Muslim extremists,who U.S. and Philippine authori­ties said were planning to attackan American aircraft to protestthe pope's Asian tour.Sunday's Mass marked the firsttime that delegates from China,including the state-sponsored Pa­triotic Association; had joinedwith the pope in prayer. Chinarefuses to allow Catholics to ac­cept papal supremacy.

But Japan's Kyodo News Ser­vice said all but six of the 24Patriotic Association delegateswalked out of the Mass to protestTaiwanese flags in the crowd.

Kyodo quoted delegation co­leader Shi Hong Xi as saying Fili­pino churchmen had promised tolimit national flags to those of theVatican and the host Philippines.

During Sunday's homily, thepope told young people not toabuse drugs, alcohol and "thebeautiful gift of sexuality." Healso warnedagainst following"thepervasive influence of trends andfashions publicized by the me-dia." F

"Millions of people the worldover all are falling into subtle butreal forms ofmoral slavery," thepope said.

At the end ofthe Mass, he gavespecial farewell messages in I3languages: French, Spanish, Ital­ian, German,' English, Serbo­Croatian, Polish,Russian,Korean,Vietnamese, Mandarin, Japaneseand Tagalog, the language of thePhilippines.

The pope will also visit Aus­tralia andpredominantly BuddhistSri Lanka during his Asian tour.

was at a "spiritual crossroads', because secularization was

undermini ng traditional values,a sentiment shared by non-Chris­tian Asian leaders.

"Even more striki ng thanAsia's recent material progresshas been the transformation ofthe spiritual landscape of the con­tinent," the pope said.

It is also unlikely that the popecan transfer the Catholic fervorof the Philippines, with a 400­year Christian heritage, to Asianlands withancient, rival religions.

"If Filipinos in the millionsgo'ga-ga' over movie stars andbeauty queens, there can be nolimits to the hysteria and frenzy apope can generate," commenta­tor Nelson Navarro wrote Mon-

Youth delegates from different countries wave their.re~pective flags ~ur~ng the opening cerf!mo,nyof the 10thworld Youth Day celebration last Tuesday at Mamla s park. The hlghltght of the celebration IS an addressfrom Pope John Paull/last Thursday. The pontiff left the country yesterday. (AP photo).

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The crowd clearly was largerthan the 2 million people whoattended the pope's final Massin Krakow,his Polish hometown,in 1979 during his first visit tohis homeland as pope.

Later, the pope told Asianbishops that the Church's futurelies in Asia.

"Just as in the first millen­nium, the cross was planted onthe soil of Europe, and in thesecond, on that of the Americasand Africa, we can pray that inthe third Christian millennium,a great harvest of faith will bereaped in this vast and vital con­tinent," the pope said.

The pope warned that Asia

at airports across East Asia be­cause of fears that Muslim ex­tremists will sabotage a U.S. planeto protest the pope's four-nationAsian tour.

New measures even applied tothe Pope's traveling party. Re­porters and others in· the papalentourage had to surrender hand­carried luggage to security hoursbefore Monday's departure. andwere told they would get themback only as they board the plane.

Since arriving last Thursday,John Paul received enthusiasticwelcomes at every public appear­ance during his stay in the Philip­pines, Asia' sonly predominatelyCatholic country.

The highpoint came Sundayduring a Mass at the close of theChurch's 10thWorld Youth Day.Vatican officials said the crowdwas the largest since John 'Paulassumed the papacy in October1978.

Vatican and police officialsestimated Sunday's crowd be­tween 2 million and 5 million,but its sheer size defied any accu­rate measure.

People filled the huge RizalPark, where the 'Mass was held,and spread for kilometers (miles)

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By VICTOR L. SIMPSONM~NILA, Philippines (AP) ­Buoyed by the .biggest crowd ofhis papacy, Pope John Paul II leftMonday for Papua New Guineaafter predicting a "new spring­time" for Christianity in Asia.

John Paul departed at 10: 16a.m. (0216 GMT) for a 5-hourflight to Port Moresby, capital ofthe island nation, the second stopon his four-nation, I I-day pil­grimage through Asia.

In his farewell remarks, thepope said the Church's task inthe nextcentury will be to spreadthe faith through "the immensehuman geography of Asia,"whereonly 3 percent of the popu­lation is Christian.

"Christ is working ... for a newspringtime of Christianity in thiscontin

ent." he said. John Paul thenclimbed the stairs to the Philip­pine Airlines jet, unescorted andwithout his cane. During histwo-day visit to Papua NewGuinea, the pontiff will beatifythe country's first saint: PeterfoRot, son of a chief and a reli­gious teacher executed by theJapanese in World War II.

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1 BUILDING, MAINTENANCE RE·PAIRER- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: MERCED A HOCKETT dbaMerced Aldan Hockett, P.O. Box 1141.Tel. No.234-3509(1/31 )T/17965.

1 REPORTER- College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $950-1,000 permonth.Contact: YOUNIS ART STUDIO, P.O.Box 231, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-9797(1/31).

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1 FACTORY SUPEI1VISOR- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal-ary $4,04-8.00 per hour. .8 SEWING MACHIN,!; OPERATOR·High school grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 OVERHAULER- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-5.00per hourContact: MICHIGAN INCORPORATED,P.O. Box 2682, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-9555/6.

1 SALESMAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour. .Contact: LOURDES SABLAN KIM dbaPI's Ice and Water, P.O. Box 7763 SVRB63 Kagman Saipan, MP 96950'. Tel.No. 256-1254(1/23)M/17912.

1 (GENERAL) MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-2.90 perhour.Contact: DIEGO'S MART, INC. P.O.Box 1699. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No.234-6153(1/31 )T/1314.

TIleofficers. drectors and ownersof theapplicantareEdwardH.Poppe.Frorcesw. Poppe. David L. Price. Edwin K.W.Chhg and MichelleTowsend.

2 AUTO BODY REPAIRER2 AUTO MECHANIC- High schoolequiv., 2 years experience. Salary $245­2.70 per hour.5 CARPENTER5 MASONS- High school equiv., 2yearsexperience. Salary $2.45-2.50 per hour.1 EXPEDITER- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $3.25 perhour.5 AUTO PAINTER-High school equiv.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.Contact: JEN-MARZ ENT., INC P.O.Box 1562, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-7129(1/26)Ml17937.

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1 BARTENDER- High school grad., 2·years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.Contact: GEM'S CORPORATION dbaCoco 'Club & Rest. P.O. Box 1519,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-3777(1/31)T/1.7971.

1 PAINTER, AUTOMOTIVE1 AUTO BODY REPAIRER- High sctioolsqulv ..2yearsexperience. Salary $2.75­3.00 per hour.1 AUTO MECHANIC- High school grad.,2 years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00per hour.Contact: SOLID GROUP, INC. AM ­322 Box 10001, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 233-6349(1/31 )T/17969.

1 TOUR SUPERVISOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary$2.75­3.00 per hour.Contact: KAIZOKU CORPORATIONdba Sunrise Tours. P.O. Box 5771CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-5141 (1/30)M/17960.

1 MUSICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $650-700 per'month.Contact: SHOWBOAT, INC P.O. Box1808, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No. 322­9298(1/31 )T/1309.

2 AUTO BODY FENDER- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT­College grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $3.00-5.00 per hour.Contact: B & R CORPORATION dbaBeach Road Auto Repair Shop. P.O.Box 2412, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-7184(1/30)M/17962.

1 MAINTENANCE WORKER1 MAINTENACE REPAIRER1 CASHIER2 DISHWASHER2 CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING- Highschool equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75 per hour.1 GOLF COURSE(MAINTENANCE)LABORER- Highschool equlv.,2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75-3.65 per hour.1 CHEF EXECUTIVE- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-3.60per hour.2 WAITRESS- High school equiv., 2years experience. Salary $2.75-3.60per hour.1 PUBLIC RELATIONS REPRESEN­TATIVE- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75-4.00 per hour.Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTDP.O. Box 527, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 322-46921322-0770(1/27)M/1282.

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1 SALES MANAGER1 ASSISTANT MANAGER- Collegegrad., 2years experience. Salary$1,OOOper month .1 COOK1 WAREHOUS,E WORKER- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.75 per hour.Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL.CORP. P.O. Box 2610, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.234-1610(1/31)T/17966.

1 AIR CON MECHANIC- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $2.75­3.25 per hour.Contact: . PACIFIC HOME APPLI­ANCES. P.O. Box 1582CK,Saipan, MP96950(1/31 )T/17970.

1 TOUR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75-3.75 per hour.Contact: TAE WOO CORPORATION,Caller Box PPP-102, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-3423(1/30)Ml17956.

2 ELECTRICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.3 CARPENTER1 PLUMBER3 MASON- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: NEW BUILDERS, INC. P.O.Box 2490 C.K. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-9636(1/30)M/17958.

2 CARPENTER2 MASON1 PAINTER5 CONSTRUCTION LABORER .1 PLUMBER- High school equiv., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 perhour.1 ELECTRICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: 0 & S CONSTRUCTION, INCP.O. Box 155, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-6397(1/30)Ml17955.

2 MASON- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $ 3.00 per hour.Contact: FE R. HARGROVE dba MicroGunite Company. PPP 422 Box 10000Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 235·1257(1/30)M/17954.

1 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-Highschoolequiv.,2 years experience. Salary$5.00­5.50 per hour.Contact: JOETEN MOTORS COM­PANY, INC P.O. Box 680, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-5562(1/30)M/1294.

1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $900 permonth.Contact: KAIZOKU CORPORATIONdba Kaizoku Restaurant. P.O. Box 5771CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-0676(1/30)M/17961

1 GOLDSMITH- High school grad .. 2years experience. Salary $650 permonth.Contact: MIKE'S MANUFACTURING,INC. dba Mike's Jewelry, P.O. Box 977,Saipan, MP 96950 Tel. No. 234-7250(1/30)M/17952.

1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75-4.00 per hour.2 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER3 CIVIL ENGINEER- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $700-1,000per month.Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION. P.O. Box 545 CK Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.234-6800(1/30)M/1292.

1 ASSISTANT CHIEF COOK- Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $4.50-5.90 per hour.2 WAITRESSIWAITER, (RESTAU­RANT)- High school grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary $2.75-2.90 per hour.Conlact: SAlPAN HOTEL CORP. dbaHafadai Beach Hotel P.O. Box 338,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-6495( 1/30)M/1293.

1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1,211 permonth.1 ACCOUNTANT- College grad., 2years experience. Salary $830 permonth.1 AIRCON & REF. MECHANIC1 ELECTRICAL (TECHNICIAN) ME­CHANIC-High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $700-1,000 permonth.Contact: TOWN HOUSE,INC. dbaTownHouse Shopping Center. P.O. Box 167,Saipan, MP96950. Tel. N0235-6351 (1/30)M/1304.

1. CARPENTER- High school equiv., 2years experience. Salary $2.90-3.05 perhour.Contact: JRS ENTERPRISES CORPO­RATION dba Electro Hauz Intemational.P.O. Box 2673 C!( Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-0692{'!i3'.1)Mh 7956.

2 (POLYNESIAN CULTURAL)DANCER- High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $1,000·1,200 per month.1 (pOLYNESIAN CULTURAL)DANCER- High school grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $ 2,000-2,200 per month.Contact: MARINO PRODUCTION INC.dba Tahara Show. P.O. Box 5206 C.H.R.B. Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 233­3255(1/30)Ml17953.

1 MUSICIAN- High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $650-700 permonth.Contact: SHOWBOAT, INC. P.O. Box1808, Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No. 322­9298(1/30)M/1309.

1 AUDIT SUPERVISOR (Bookstore)­College grad. 2 years experience. Sal­ary$4.00 per hour. Contact: MICRON ESIAMEDIA DISTRIBUTOR, INC. dbaBestseller P.O.Box 236 Saipan MP96950 Tel No 235-7612 (1/23)M17906

1 SALES PERSON-High school grad. 2years experience. Salary $~.45 per hour.Contact: ORIENTAL COMPANY,L1MITED,dbaOriental Market PPP325Box10000 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No. 234­5266. (1/23)M17904

1 BUTCHER1 SALES PERSON (GEN. MERCH)­High school grad. 2 years experience.Salary $2.45 per hour. Contact: KOREATRADING CORPORATION dba K-StoreP.O.Box 2947 Saipan MP96950. TelNo. 288-2700. (1/23)M17905

6 DIVING INSTRUCTORS(Sports)-Highschool grad. 2 years experience.Salary 1,100 per month.'Contact:GREECE 1965 INC. SPS 950P.O.Box 10006 .Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 233-3483 (1/23)M17907

1SALESMAN-High school grad. 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.75.per hour.Contact: LOURDES SABLAN KIM dbaPI's Ice and Water P.O.Box 7763 SV63Kagman Saipan MP 96950 Tel No256­1254. (1/23)M17912

1 COOK1 ELECTRICIAN-High school grad., 2years experience.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: 888 ENTERPRISES SadogTasi, Saipan, MP96950. (1/23)M/17898.

1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR- High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.,Salary $500 per month.Contact: KO-WORLDCORPORATION,PPP 520 Box 10000 Saipan, MP 96950Tel. No. 235-0595.(1/23)Ml17899.

1 (TOUR) COUNSELOR, TRAVEL­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $ 4.00 per hour.Contact: INTERNATIONAL BOYOUNGCORPORATION dba Saipan Sun Tour,PPP 498 Box 10000 Saipan. MP 96950.Tel. No. 233,6790.(1/23)M/17900.

1 TRAVEL COUNSELOR· High schoolgrad., 2 years experience.Salary $3.00 per hour.Contact: PENTAGON EXPRESS IN­CORPORATED. dba Choi Tour SaipanJunglePPP 385, Box 10000 Saipan MP 96950.Tel No. 288-7501. (f/23)M17901.

2 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC1 ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL TECH­NICIAN-High school grad., 2 years ex­perience. Salary$6.25 per hour.Contact: BISNESS-MAMI SAIPAN, INC.dba Mid·Pac Micronesia. PPP 215Box 10000 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No.234-0475. (1/23)M17902

3SECURITY GUARD-High school grad.2 years experience. Salary $2. 75 perhour. Contact: GTS ENTERPRISESINC.dba GTS Security P.O.Box 1218Saipan MP 96950 Tel No 234·8804 (1/23)M17911

1 SALES CLERK- High school grad., 2years experience.Salary $2.50 per hour.Contact: MONIKA'S GALLERY P.o..Box 2331 Saipan, MP 96950. Tel No.233-4402. (1/23)Ml17897.

1 TOUR GUIDE-High school grad. 2years experience Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: GOLDEN HARVEST CORP.Tel No 235-3819 (1/23)M 17910

1 AIR CONDITION AND REFRIGERA-. liON MECHANIC-High school grad. 2

yearsexperience. Salary $2.45 per hour.Contact: ATOM ACTION CORPORA­TION dba AA Repair Shop. AAA-N5'Box 10001 Saipan MP 96950. Tel No ,.235-1842 (1/23)M17903

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3 AUTO MECHANIC3 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-Highschoolequiv., 2 years experience.Salary $ 2.45 per hour.1 SHOP SUPERVISOR- Hihg schoolequiv., 2 years experience.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: CYNTHIA S.lALLAN E. RO­DEO dba Tanapag Auto Repair Shop.P.O. Box5533CHRB Saipan MP96950.Tel. No. 322-5572.(1/23)M/17891.

1 PLUMBER1 CARPENTER'1 MASON- High school qrad., 2 yearsexcperience.,Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: TCK CORPORATION P.O.Box 2656 Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No.322-9282.(1/23)M/17913.

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1 COOK- High school grad., 2 yearsexpeirence.Salary $ 2.75 per hour.Contact: M.S. LIM CORPORATIONCaller Box PPP 649 Saipan MP 96950.Tel. No. 288-5358.(1/23)M/17914.

20 MASON40 CARPENTERS10 REINFORCING STEEL WORKER­High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: WOOSUNG CONSTRUC­TION CO., LT, SPS 936 P.O. Box 10006 .SaipanMP 96950. Tel. No. 235-0849.(1/23)M/17915.

1 OPERATiON SUPERITENDENT­College grad., 2 years experience.,Salary $ 3.50-5.00 per hour.Contact: UNILEX INC., P. O. Box 2656,Saipan MP 96950. Tel. No. 322·9282.(1/23)M/17916.

1 CARPENTER1 STEEL WORKER/STEELMAN-highschool equiv., 2 years experience.Salary $2.75 per hour.Contact: ROLAND G. JASTILLANAdbaArjay Canst. P.O. Box 331 Saipan MP96950 Tel. No. 234-8779.(1/23)M/1243.

1CUSTOM TAILOR-FOLKPUB DISCO& REST-High school grad., 2 years ex­perience.Salary$ 2.95 per hour.1 PLUMBER High school grad. 2 yearsexperienceSalary $900 per month.1 ELECTRICAN1 MASON· High school grad., 2 yearsexperienceSalary $2.75 per hourContact: PHILIPPINE GOODS INC.,dba Folk Pub Disco & Rest. P.O.Box165 Saipan MP 96950 Tel No. 234­6485.(1/23)M/1244.11245.

1 WAITRESS- College grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.75-3.00 per hour.1 PLANT MANAGER· College grad., 2years experience.Salary $1,600-2,500 per month.

Contact: SAlPAN SPRING VALLEYBREWERY COMPANY., dba SaipanBeer Factory Boga Boga P.O.Box 5236CHRB SaipanMP 96950. Tel. No. 322-7516.(1/23)MI1236.

1 ACOUNTANT- College grad., 2 yearsexperience.Salary $600.00 per month. Contact: 3KCORPORATIONP.O. Box 1489, Saipan MP 96950. Tel.No 235-2222.(1/23)M/17893.

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munity."Masters then presided over a

rollicking two-hour celebration of

life, accompanied by a swaying

choir, a hip-hop organ, and two

sets of drums.The tragedies began Tuesday

when 15-year-old RobertWarthen

Jr. shot himself on the campus of

Palm Beach Gardens High School

and died a day later. Friends say

Warthen was upset after an argu­

ment with a former girlfriend.

On Saturday, classmates,

friends and relatives attended his

funeral. On the way back to

Riviera Beach many saw the

freight train strike the van carry­

ing 16-year-o\d Crystal; her boy­

friend, 19-year-old Pierre Exile

Jr.; her mother, 34-year-old June

Andrews; her half-sister Iliana:and her 4-year-old brother Alan.

The crossing gate was broken,

but it remained unclear whether

the van crashed through it or if it

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By WILL LESTER RIVIERA

BEACH, Florida (AP) -CrystalAndrews mourned a high school

classmate who committed suicide,

then lost three family members

and her boyfriend when thei r van

was struck by a freight train on

the way home from the funeral.

The Rev. Thomas Masters was

called to the scene Saturday to

comfort horrified funeral-goers

who saw the wreck, and promised

he would pray for Crystal, who

was hospitalized in stable condi­

tion.On Sunday, Masters kept his

promise."A spirit of death is hanging

overthe young people ofour com­munity," he told parishioners at

New Macedonia Missionary Bap­

tist Church. "I have given the eu­

logy at six or seven funerals in the

last month and most of them were

people under 25. Everyone needs

to pray for the youth of this com-

Four people killed in trainwreck after leaving funeral

was ripped off by strong wind.

The accident was being investi­

gated.Masters, a leading community

activist, hoped the suicide would

heighten awareness of the dan­

gers of guns in schools.

'We're trying to bring this com­

munity together to bring strength

to the families," Masters said. "But

we need better protection for our

children in these schools."

Keesha Dillingham and her

mother, Karran, remembered

Warthen and said they were com­

forted by Masters' efforts.

"This is a time everybody needs

to stick together," Keesha

Dillingham said. "I would never

have imagined Robert would do

such a thing. They need to have

metal detectors at the schools."

"It hurts so deep to see the

children suffering," added her

mother. "We can't let these chi 1­dren die in vain."

By SOM SAnANAPHNOM PENH, Cambodia(AP) -Gunmen killed an Ameri­

can woman and seriously injured

her husband Sunday as the couple

toured the Angkor Wat temple

complex, Cambodia's biggest

tourist attraction.A provincial official said the

gunmen were Khmer Rouge guer­

rillas, but that could not be con­

firmed.The Americans were headed

to Banteay Srey, one of several

12th-century temples in Angkor

Wat. TheirCambodian interpreter

also was killed when Khmer

Rouge guerrillas fired on the ve­

hicle with a grenade launcher as it

traveled a dirt road to the temple

site, said Uk Kim Leng, provin­

cial police chief.A State Department official in

Washington identified the woman

as Susan Ginsburg Hadden of

Austin, Texas. Other government

sources identified her husband as

James Hadden .Ir.The official said Mrs. Hadden

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American slain at tourist sitewas killed when gunmen opened ognize the authority ofthe Phnom

fire on the tourists' van after it Penh government.stopped at a roadblock. The offi- HundredsofthousandsofCam-

cial who asked not to be identi- bodians died under the Khmer

fied, said robbery appeared to be Rouge reign in ~he late 1970s. In

the motive for the attack. A po- 1991, the guernlla group agr~e?liceman who was also in the van to end more than a decade ofCIVIl

returned fire, he said. war. But the Khmer Rouge re-

U.S. Embassy spokesman fusedt~participateina19~3U.N.-David Miller said the wounded supervised general election and

American was taken to Phnom retained its jungle stro~ghold~,Penh, the capital. His condition mostly near the border WIth Thai-was not known. land.

It could not be confirmed in- Foreign embassies last year

dependently that the attackers issued travel warnings after

were Khmer Rouge. Government Khmer Rouge guerrillas abducted

officials often blame violent inci- foreign civilians in two separate

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gangs with no political allegiances The sense of alar~heightenedalso roam the countryside. when the clandestine Khmer

The area is hotly contested by Rouge radio station singled out

KhmerRougeguerrillas and gov- Americans, ~.ustral!ans and

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a foreign visitor there was re- ca.u~e their ?overnments provideported more than a year agodur- military assistance to the govern-

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The Khmer Rouge's estimated (240 kilometers) northwest of

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The FHP Fun Run organizersexpressed their thanks toNMASA officer Bill Sakovichand his staff for their assistancein the annual event, togetherwith the Department of PublicSafety personnel who assistedin the traffic control, and all theFHP employees who helpedmake the event a success.

Any participants who did notreceive a complimentary com­memorative t-shirt may contactJosie Pangelinan or MarciaCamacho at 234-8125 or 234­6539. (AAPD)

Brien kicked a field goal from34 yards to put San Francisco up24-7 with 5:54 left in the secondquarter, butDallas came back withanother quick drive, 63 yards ineight plays capped by Smith's 4­yard TD run.

That set up two crucial se­ries.

Dallas, on its own 16 with59 seconds to go in the half,elected to throw three times andJohn Jett's 23-yard punt gaveSan Francisco the ball at the 39with 30 seconds left.

Three plays later, Rice sim­ply streaked past Larry Brownand caught a perfect pass fromYoung for a touchdown.

Dallas got its own break atthe start of the second halfwhenWalker fumbled the kickoff andDave Thomas recovered for theCowboys.

Three minutes later, Smithwent in from a yard out and itwas 31-21.

But Young drove the Niners70 yards on the next possession,taking it in himself from the 1.

Dallas got it back to 38-28when Aikman hit Irvin from 10yards out with 8:29 left. Thelast real Dallas hope ended whenAikman was sacked' by TimHarris with 5:42 left.

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12 passes for 192 yards, a Dal­las playoff record. Aikman was30-of-53 for 380 yards and wasintercepted three times, two byDavis and a third by Sanders.

On the third play from scrim­mage, Davis slid in front of Irvinon a slant, grabbed the ball andtook it 44 yards untouched tothe end zone.

On the next series, Davisknocked the ball loose fromIrvin after a reception and TimMcDonald recovered thefumble. That led to a 29-yardTD pass from Young to RickyWatters.

Then, on the ensuing kickoff,Adam Walker knocked the ballloose from Kevin Williams andkicker Doug Brien fell on it atthe 35. Six plays later, rookieWilliam Floyd took it in from ayard away and it was 21-0 be­fore the first quarter was halfover.

But Dallas didn't quit.On the next series, on a third­

and-23 from the San Francisco44, Aikman found Irvin in strideon the goal line to cut it to 21-7.And the Cowboys seemed set toscore on their next possessionwhen they drove to the 4gers'10, but ChrisBoniol missed hisfield-goal try .

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and surpassed the record ofSaipan"s Douglas Gomez.Callutan finished the race in 36minutes and 48 seconds. (AAPD)

4gers.Continued from page 16including a 28-yard TD pass toJerry Rice with eight secondsleft in the half that took awaywhatever momentum the Cow­boys had regained.

In fact, the way the 4gerswon negated the pre-gameboasts of Dallas coach BarrySwitzer, who took over this yearafter the falling out betweenJimmy Johnson and owner JerryJones. He had downgraded SanFrancisco's 21-14 win earlierthis year "because they got threeinterceptions and we won't letthat happen again."

Well, it happened again, andthey lost, despite the fact thatrunning back Emmitt Smith,who entered with a pulIed lefthamstring, lasted until 10:28was left in the game, when hepulled his right hamstring. Hehad 74 yards in 20 carries withtwo touchdowns when he left.

Young's statistics weren'tgreat he completed only 13-of­29 passes for 155 yards. But heran 10 times for 47 yards, andmoved the 4gers when he hadto.

The Cowboys had the betterstatistics Michael Irvin caught

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opening of the 1995 Major LittleLeague season will be discussedin the meeting.

Your presence and cooperationis needed for the success of the1995 season. For more informa­tion, pleas call Mr. AI Taitano at322-4033, extension 72.

Players interested in tryingout should contact Mike Walsh(coach) before Friday, Janu­ary 20, 1995 at 235-7663 orsign up at the American Me­morial Park Tennis Courtsbulletin board.

hander Brian MacPhie 7-6 (8­6), 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 and wascheered on by a large contin­gent of noisy, flag-wavingSwedish fans.

"It's very positive," saidLarsson. "It's always fun to playhere because there are so manySwedish fans. That reallyhelps."

Jan Siemerink of the Neth­erlands was another early .win­ner, downing American MaliVaiWashington 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 butWashington's compatriot DavidWheaton was more successful,defeating Germany's JoernRenzenbrink 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (8­6),

Defending champion PeteSampras was to begin his questfor a sixth Grand Slam title laterMonday when he faced Italianbaseliner Gianluca Pozzi.

The American has won twoGrand Slam tournaments in eachof the past two years, firmlyestablishing himself as theworld's top-ranked player aheadof Andre Agassi and BorisBecker.

Agassi, the second seed, andthird-seeded Becker were inac­tive Monday.

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Major Little League meetsLittleLeaguePresident AITaitanowish to inform all team rnanag­ers; supervisors and coaches thatthere will be an.important meet­ing on Wednesday, January 25,1995, at 6 p.m. at the Gilbert C.Ada conference room.

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the former Wimbledon cham­pion and No.7 seed, recorded aspeedy victory. He defeatedAmerican Jeff Tarango 6-3, 6­1,6-3 in one hour, 29 minutes.

Stich, a first-round loser lastyear, served 16 aces and said hewas feeling the benefits of asix-week break. "It did megood.I feel better than last year," hesaid. "I'm more relaxed, morerecharged and fresher."

Andrei Me dvedev ofUkraine, the No.13 seed, scoreda 6-1, 7-5,7-6 (7-4) win overIndian Davis Cup playerLeander Paes, who was playingin only his second Grand Slamtournament.

Grand Slam Cup winnerMagnus Larsson of, Sweden,seeded 15th, won a serving duelwith erratic. American left-

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saidAmerica3navigatorCourtneyBecker-Dey.

"It was a very good call by thejudges," Becker-Dey said-."Wedefinitely fouled ... and we feelthat a penalty definitely cost usthe race."

The America's Cup scoreboardis tied with one point each forDennis Conner's Stars andStripes, America3 and YoungAmerica.

On Monday, Young America isto race Stars and Stripes.

On the challengers course,there were celebrations for NewZealand and Australian teams.

Team New Zealand defeatedFrance America 95 by 2 minutes,40 seconds. The other NewZealand syndicate, Tag HeuerChallenge, beat Japan's NipponChallenge and won by 57 sec­onds. Syd Fischer's Sydney 9~

defeated Spain by 3 minutes, 43seconds.

In racing Monday, Sydney 95will face John Bertrand'soneAustralia. The two NewZealand teams, Team NewZealand and Tag Heuer, also meetforthe first time. In the third chal­lenger contest, Japan will raceFrance.

The challenger scoreboard:Team New Zealand, 2 points;Sydney95, 2 points; Tag HeuerChallenge, 1 point, FranceAmerica 95, 0; Nippon Chal­lenge. 1; oneAustralia, 0; andSpain, O.

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runished the said race in 40 minutesand 44 seconds.

Smith also excelled in the 1] thAnnual Rota Fun Run held alsolast year.

He posted a time of 35 min­utes, 10second in the IO-K race

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reation Director Louie Waboland Antonio M. Camacho.

Jack 1. Taitano and Antoniowho were elected in place ofBill Sakovich and JoeOcampo.

The new Board memberswere elected in a secret bal­loting. The ballots were tal­lied during a general member­ship meeting last December.(AAPD)

Hoffman 9th (20:14).Smith was also the winner last

year in the 4th AnnualTinian FunRun.

He finish the IO-K race in 36minutes and 6 second, breakingthe record of 1993runner JosephCallutan of Tinian. Callutan fin-

and Bill Sakovich is the trea­surer.

Earlier, NMASA alsoelected into office a new setof Board members for 1995.

The 1995 Board membersare Rose Igitol of the North­ern Marianas College, JamesSirok, Judge Ed Manibusan,Jack 1. Taitano, CNMI AlI­Star team Coach Tony'Rogolofoi and Sports and Rec-

the race in 19 minutes and 38seconds to win the Women'sOpen.

Burr's showing also broke therecord of last year's top FHPwoman runner Nicole Forelli.

Last year, Forelli posted thebest run in the women's categoryby completingtherace in 22 min­utes and 47 seconds.

The top nine finishers in theweekend race were Smith 16:50,Steve Sullivan 2nd (17:32),GlenAldan Nunez 3rd (8:38), StevePixley 4th (18:41), Erik Gillman5th (16:48),Burr7th (19:38),Pe­ter Barlas, 8th (20: 13), and

NMASA to elect officers this monthThe Northern Marianas Ama­teur Sports Association(NMASA) will soon hold itselection of officers for the1995.

Current President Atty.James Sirok said the electionwill most likely be held at theend of this month.

The other 1994 officers are:Ed Manibusan, Vice Presi­dent; Rose Igitol, Secretary;

over bracket in the men's cat­egory.

Last year,Hoffmancrossed thefinish line in 16 minutes and 45seconds.

In last Saturday's race,Hoffman's performance dippedby 3 minutes and 29 seconds. Hefinished the race in 20 minutesand 14 seconds.

Hoffman's performanceplacedhim third in his age bracket and9th in the overall.

In the women's category, Su­san Burr topped the women run­ners.

Burr hit the stripe at the end of

Courier, Chang advanceat Australian Open tennis

trouble if! don't know what mystrengths are.

"I forget I need to stick toserve and stick to forehand andshake hands after the match.That's theone that wins matchesfor me."

Courier's fifth-seeded com­patriot Michael Chang wasgiven a tougher battle by Aus­tralian wild card Paul Kildrerrybefore winning 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6­2.

Chang appeared to be cruis­ing at 5-1 in the third set butKilderry, who is ranked 187th,saved a match point and forceda fourth set.

Michael Stich of Germany,Continued on page 15

By WINSOR DOBBINMELBOURNE, Australia(AP) -Two-tirne champion JimCourier was a man in a hurryMonday when the AustralianOpen tennis championshipsstarted in cool, cloudy condi­tions at the National TennisCenter.

Courier breezed through thefirst two sets against David Riklof the Czech Republic beforeencountering stiffer resistancein the third set. Courier won 6­4,6-0, 7-6 (7-2) in one hour, 37minutes to be among the firstplayers to advance to the sec­ond round of the 128-drawmen's singles.

Courier was Australian Openchampion in 1992 and 1993 butdid not win a title for 17monthsuntil his victory in the Austra­lian Hardcourt championship inAdelaide two weeks ago. TheAmerican is the No.9 seed andhas come into the tournamentwith longer hair and a more re­laxed attitude.

"I think it's up to me to goout there every day and play mygame," he said when asked if itwas possible for him to regainhis sizzling form of two yearsago. "I can get myself into

Veteran runner Stuart Smith out­shines other runners and brokelast year's record made by JohnHoffman, in the 3-miIe 6th An­nual FHP Fun Run for Fitnessheld last Saturday along BeachRoad.

Smith posted 16 minutes and50 seconds to win the overall aswell as first placer in the 30 and

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SAN DIEGO (AP) - YoungAmerica emerged from a storm­damaged compound Sunday towin its first America's Cup raceby beating the all-womenAmerica3 by 37 seconds on thefourth day of the defenders trials.

Young America's yacht wasdamaged two weeks ago when afierce storm devastated itsboatyard.

But by Sunday, the crew wasready. YoungAmerica,in 15-knotwinds,wonthestart butwasover­taken byAmerica3,which led forthe first four legs of the course.

Becauseof heavywinds,YoungAmerica had to overcome a tornspinnaker, broken winches, as­sorted gear breakages on everysection of the yacht and an elec­tronic blackout.

"We lost all our electronic in­struments," skipper KevinMahaney said. "All we had todaywas a compass, and our tacticianand strategist did an outstandingjob in placingthe boat in the rightplace and that's what reallybrought us back."

America3 was penalized fortacking too close to its opponentand hadtocompletea nO-degreeturn before regaining the lead.

It was the second straight lossforAmerica3, which lost to StarsandStripes by nearlysix minutesSaturday.

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By DAVE GOLDBERGSAN FRANCISCO (AP) ­Steve Young and the SanFrancisco 4gers swaggeredback to the Super Bowl onSunday with a.38-28 victoryover Dal1as, ending the Cow­boys' quest to become thefirstteam to win the NFL's cham­pionship game three straighttimes.

Eric Davis' 44-yard inter­ception return, one of three

early Dallas turnovers, sent theNiners on a 21-0 rampage in thefirst 7 112 minutes of the game.

And Young erased the label.ofaquarterback who "can't winthe big one" by throwing fortwo touchdowris and running foranother. at a waterloggedCandlestick Park. .

The Niners will be heavyfavorites over the San DiegoChargers in the Super Bowl ORJan. 29 in Miami. San Francisco

will be seeking to become thefirst.teamever to win five SuperBowls.-

The Chargers beat Pittsburgh1,7-13 in the AFC,title gameearlier in the day. San Fran­cisco, ready to try'to extend theNFC's IO-game winning streakin Super Bowls, 'routed theChargers 38~] 5 in San Diego onDec. II.

The Niners will 'be led byYoung, a two-time NFL Most

Valuable Player who in' thisgame finally got.out from underthe shadow of Joe Montana, wholed San Francisco to four SuperBowl.wins, two of them whileYoung sat on the bench behindhim.

But these are new 49.ers witha defense rebuilt to beat Dallas.Many of the defensi ve players,led by cornerback Deion Sand-

.ers, reflect the combati ve atti­tude that was apparent an hour

before the game when therunning backs from bothteams engaged in a shortscuffle in the north end zone.

It continued early when thedefense forced three of thefive'tumovers they got from'the Cowboys to take athree- 'touchdown lead. Three.timesDallas gotto within 10points, .but. Young twice retaliatedby bringing the 4gers bac;k•.

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