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asmo By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio yesterday said the $300 million resort project on Tinian has been cancelled.

"The agreement is null and void."" he said.

Hu ·s Investments International Co,. the Taiwanese firn1 that wants

to develop the 450-hectarc land project, failed to meet the dead­line for paying the first install­ment of $270,000, Tenorio said.

He added that a letter from the company said the developer was concerned with their agent in the CNMI. "that's why they're hav­ing problems."

"I don't accept that explana-

23 Customs trainees· were" illegally hired\

Luit, S. Camacho Antonio Cabrera

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

FINANCE Secretary Antonio R. Cabrera illegally hired at least 23 full time employees who are now working as "train­ees" at the Customs Division and are allegedly being paid a

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"This is a serious situationofi1 hiring without pi'ope{auilior~-J ity and is a viola;1on 6(th#\ Commonwealth's merithiring : principles that cou_ld, conceiv- · ably, involve the CNMI gov­ernment in legal action," said Personnel Management Direc­tor Luis S. Camacho in one of two memoranda recently sent to Cabrera on the matter.

"It has great potential to re­sult in litigation and bring dis­credit upon this administra­

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tion," he said. The Variety reported on Apri 18

that Hu's has issued a check for the amount, which later "bounced."

Tenorio said Hu 's was given a deadline to pay for the $270,000, but the company has yet to come up with the amount.

"(They're) thinking of a $300 million (project), but they can't even make good a $250,000 check," he said.

He added that there was no lease agreement with Hu 's, as the Leg­islature has to approve it first.

South Korean investors will take over the land area, Tenorio said, and will develop resort for two 18-hole golf courses.

'They're just waiting for us to sign (the lease)," he said. "They're associated with casinos so I think they're serious."

After Hu 's check bounced early last month, Tenorio told the Vari­ety that he doubts that the com­pany could build the resort, which would be the biggest casino project proposed on Tinian.

He said he is taking back 120 Contiriued oflp-age4

Gov't faces $2.3M lawsuit By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

A BUSINESSMAN yesterday filed a $2.3 million lawsuit against the CNMI government for alleged nonpayment of lease rentals on a building previously occupied by the Department of Labor and Immigration.

Joaquin M. Manglona, through counsel Douglas F. Cushnie, sought a$1,829,002.50 payment for the lease rentals and $500,000 for "damages to his business reputation."

According to the complaint filed in Superior Court, Manglona and the government executed a l 0-year lease in December 1992, covering real property located near the Saipan International Air­port.

Last Jan. 22, Cushnie said the Department of Finance notified Manglona that DOLi vacated the building and was terminating the lease.

The signatory of Finance's let­ter toplaintiffis without authority to terminate the lease, said

Cushnie in the complaint. Last April 30, DOLi informed

Manglona that the lease waster­minated at the time it vacated the building at the beginning of October 1996.

Pursuant to the lease, Cushnie pointed out that plaintiff is en­titled to recover the premises and the balance of lease rentals for the remainder of the lease term.

The lawyer said the premises were extensively remodeled for

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2-MARlANAS VARI~TY NE~S_f\ND_VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- MAY 7, 1997

nabs ISC :\ 1.-\NILA, Philippines (AP) - 1ne Philippine navy ,un:stcd 18 Chinese tishcm1cn who entered the country's waters ilkgally in two boaL~ last month. Chinese and local officials said Tuesday.

China request for passage through RP waters rejected cursions. Chinese officials confinned the

ships sighted near Kota and Panata islands, two of eight islands in the Spmtlys chain occupied by Philip­pine troops, belonged to their navy but said they were conducting marine survey measurements that were a "nonnal technical activity."

The government also rejected a request from the 01inese Emb,L~sy for about 20 other 01inese boaL~ to pass through Philippine water, on their way to fish in the Pacific's Mm,hall Ishmds. the officials said.

HO:\G KONG (AP) - I long Kong needs to n:uiuw iL, civil liberties to prevent ;u, outbreak of umest simil:u· to tlia1 which swept the United States in the 1960s. Hong Kong's future h:adenv:L,quotcd Tuesday ,L, saying.

"I lived in America in tlie 1960s, :md l saw how society became less orderly tl1;m desirable. I don't w;mt tl1at to har1~n herc,"Tung Chce-hwa told the Asi:m Wall Succt Journal.

"(f \\'C ,UC not C,U~ful, WC :111'.

moving slowly in tl1at direction." Tung will head a scmiautono­

lllllUS government afo:r China re­covers sovereignty over Hong Kong on July I. He spoke to the Journal and other American news· papers Monday.

! le defended his pl.ms to curb the fn:cuom to dcmons1I:1tt: :md to bm1 foreign cont.Jibutions to Hong Kong pDlitical p:u-ties. Whilcacceptingsuu:t protcsb ,Ls ··p;u1 of our culture," he iavorcd banning those tliat impinge on China's national sovc1cignty is­sues. the J oumal said.

It _said Tung specifically s!J"Csscd tliat he wouldn't let people publicly

Wang Hai tao, a Chinese Emba,sy official, sxd the fishermen were ar-1ested in waters off Mindoro Island, south of Manila, on April 17.

Wang acknowledged that the fish­ermen did not carry entry permits but said they were passing through and had not planned to fish in local waters. He said Olina had tried to notify Manila but was prevented by "some

advocate independence for Taiwan and Tibet - causes which China re­gm-ds a., "splitting the motherland."

Tung cited a demonstrntion Sun­day by tens of thousm1ds of Taiwan­ese demanding their premier resign over a spate of unsolved murders, calling it something"] would not like to see happen in Hong Kong," the Journal said.

He wa., also concerned about Chi­nesc-lanb11.1age newspaper reporL, of 13ritish ,u,d American intelligence services increa.,ing their presence in Hong Kong, saying "I will have to take a look at this m1d see what needs to be done."

Tung ha., repeatedly stressed that he does not wm1t Hong Kong to become a b,Lse for foreigners to wage campai.!,'llS against China, and this is his rationale for banning foreign do­nations to political parties.

Tung wa., quoted a, urging the United States to extend China's trad­ing privileges, warning that any at­temptbyCongress to link them tot.he fate of Hong Kong would be "ex­!J"Cmely unwise."

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Coastal Resources Management Program (CAMP) will be holding a public hearing regarding Coastal Permit Application No. SMS-97-X-130 submitted by H.K. Pangelinan & Associates on behalf of Mr. Choi Sung Kyu for the construction of the Sung San Cultural Center which includes; a three (3) story hotel with 19 single bedroom units, a restaurant and kitchen, management office, semi­nar and function rooms, and other hotel amenities.

The public is invited to attend and to submit written com­ments and/or to make oral comments regarding this project. All written and oral comments received will be made a part of the permit application record, and will be considered in any decision made concerning the proposed project.

The public hearing is schedule for May 20, 1997 at 6:30 pm at the San Vicente Elementary School. A second and final notice of this public hearing will be publfshed at a later date.

Please contact the Coastal Resources Management Of­fice at 234-6623/7320 or 3907 if you have any questions or require further information regarding this project.

MANUEL C. SABLAN Director Coastal Resources Management

technical problems." A Philippine navy spokcsrn,m said

the Chinese identified themselves as Taiwanese.

1ne Chinese government has ap­pealed to the Philippines to release the fishennen and their boats, but has received no response, Wang said. A Department of Foreign Affairs of­ficial said the government turned down the Chinese Embassy request for the entry of about 20 more Chi­nese fishing boats, also bound for the Marshall Islands, because of security concerns.

Wang said China and the Marshall Islands are undertaking a joint fishing

expedition. 'The Chinese boaL,' tr.tvel time to the Pacific islands would be shortened considernbly if they pass across the Philippine archipelago.

1ne arrestsoccun-ed a week before four anned Olinese ships mid three smaller boats were sighted near two Philippine-held islands in the South ChinaSea'sdisputedSpratly islands.

1nc Philippine government pro­tested the stay of the seven Chinese ships as a provocation, and the ships left the area by F1iday.

DefenseSecretaiyRcnalo De Villa said air am! sea pan·o!s would con­tinue in are:L, in tl1c Sp1~1tlys under Manila's con!Iul to aver, simihu· in-

China expressed no apologies for the incident and reaffirmed Beijing's "indisputable soverei_!,>nty" over the Spmtlys, which it calls the Nansha lslm1ds.

'lllc Philippines ,md China rn-e :ummg six cmmliics with overlap­ping claims to the Spr:itlys, a chain of atolls and recfa believed to be rich in oi I ;u1d natural g.L~.

Eyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets with Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Monday. Arafat discussed the Israeli-Palestinian talks which broke down in March after Israel announced it was going ahead with plans to build new settlements in the West Bank. AP

Japan lawmaker, ex-minister stake claim to disputed isles

By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) - Declaiing it a

duty to inspect his nation's terri­tory, a Japanese legislator landed Tuesday on islands at the center of a dispute among Japan, China and Taiwan.

The rocky uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, known as Scnkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Tai­wan.

"After landing on Senkaku to­day, I was convinced the revival of a proud Japan and an awakening in people's consciousness defi­nitely begin here," Shingo Nishimura, alawrnakerof themain opposition New Frontier Party, said in a faxed statement

Nishimura stayed for about two hours on the islands and left on a small fishing boat, said Hiroaki Udetsu of the Maritime Safety Agency, Japan's coast guard.

Shintaro Ishihara, aformertr.ms­port minister and author of 'The Japan That Can Say No," slowly circled the islands on a separate ship but did not land, the Japanese coast guard said.

The islands arc a volatile issue because China and other Asian na­tions hold bitter memories of Japan's aggression during World War II and are extremely wary of any signs of ultr.mationalism. . The age-old dispute over the is-

. lands resmfaced when right-wing extremists built a lighthouse on the islands last summer. Demonstra­tors took to the street, in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The Chinese government ac­cused Japan of using the dispute as an excuse to build up its military. Last year, a Hong Kong activist drowned after jumping into wa­ters near the islands off one of several protest boat~ from Tai­wan and Hong Kong.

The islands - I 76 kilometers (110 miles) north of Taiwan - lie amid rich fishing grounds and possible oil and natural gas de­posits.

Coastguard spokesman Udetsu said the owners of the islands, businessmen in Saitama Prefec­ture, north of Tokyo, asked last month that no one land on their property. Both Nishimura and Ishihara were infonned of that re-

quest, Udctsu said. Ishihara, a right-leaning former

lawmaker and anti-communist, was not immediate! y available for comment.

But in an interview with The Associated Press last October, Ishihara said the Senkaku was a key issue that threatens to de­velop into a test for the security agreement between Japan and the United States.

"If America is so blinded by money that Japan no longercounts and the Chinese market is more important ... Japan will have to cut ties with the United States," Ishihara said.

Japanese government offi­cials do not expect China to resort to military action to takeover Senkaku. But con­servative Japanese, such as Ishihara, have been annoyed by America's hands-off ap­proach to the dispute.

The islands were administered by the Japanese between 1895. and 1945, when they were taken over by U.S. forces after World War n: Washington gave them back to Japan in 1972.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

COMNAVMAR chief:

'We'll cOntinue to be around' By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety news Staff

REAR Adm. M,u,in E. Janczack, Navy Comrrnuidcr of the Mari;m,L~. said yesterday the UnitedStates'plrni to streamline naval operations on Gu,mi is under study even :L~ he stressed tlie U.S. mili~uywill keep iL~ pr-escnce in the region "for m:my 'yem, to come."

"We 're consolidating Navy opera­tions. ,u,d reducing the number of Navy personnel, b~t tl1e overall job we 're committed to fulfill will be the same," J :mczak said, speaking at the Rotaiy Club luncheon forum at the Hyatt Hotel.

He said the US Navy has 5,CXXJ men stationed in Guam. 'The overd!I

job of Gu;U11 is to provide logistics suppor1 foroperating forces," he said.

Janczak could not say the percent­age of ]X!rsonncl reduction.

"We 'restudying it1ightnow. We 're doing a two-yem· study ;md I can't pr-edict iLrnutcomc," Jm1czaksaid, in ,ITT interview with repo1ters after the fo1um.

According to the pl;m, as the num­ber of Navy personnel decreases, some of the works would be com­missioned to a civilian company.

'·Our goal is to become more efficient," J miczaek said. "Just like in the businessworld, we 're using mod­em techniques such as computers, modem data process technique, and better communications that make us

Borja camp threaten suit By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

LJELITENANT GOV. Jesus Bo1ja, tl11ough legal counsel and suppo1ter Vicente S;tlas, yesterday wmned to t:tke leg,~ action acai11st tl1e Democratic P:ii1y if tl1e · ·~ncing" check problem is not resolved by tir"St week of June.

"We kindly a,k that you ,emit your payment to this oftice oii Wednesday, June 4. 1997. in order tliat we might resolve tliis matter without going-to court," S,~a.s said in letter to prnty cl;ai1~ 111:m Drn1 Quitu1c>ua.

1lie "rubber check" issued by tl1e p,uty to Borja represented refund of tl1e S I j(Xl cm1didacy fee paid by Bo1ja, a L>ulx:rnatori:tl crnididate. - ·nieVmietyw,Lsfumishedwithpho­to::opies of tl1e B:uik of Guan1 cl1eck mrn-ked "Not Sufficient Funds," mid the· ·Returned Item Advice" fium Fil"Sl Savings,md Loan, whe1e Brnjadepos-

ited the check amounting to$! ,523.63. The check issued April 16, 19<)7

!.:em, check number 1134. Tiiere wa., no party official available

to give commenL,. Bo1ja paid the filing fee to the p:uty

,dong with hisletterofintent inJmmary. Bo1ja had dem:mded that the pmty

1di.111d his money after it declined his 1equest fora plimmy between him mid Gov.FrnilanC. Ten01io, whow.Lslater endorsed by the Central Executive CommiUeeastl1eprnty'sst:uxlmlbeaier in tl1e November elections.

Borja decided to rtu1 ,Ls independent along with running mate Benj:m1in Sablrn1.

On April 17, Quitugua returned Borja' s money plus a five percent inter­est, ··in light of public st:1temenLs sug­gesting concerns about the adequacy of fin:mci:tl backing to suppo1t" Borja's c:mdidacy.

more efficient in our operations. So we can have fewer sailors and we would contract things out from a civi!im1 enterprise to provide service to us."

'foe physical size of tlie base "will remain the same," he added.

''We m-enot pulling back. Tiie US will remain in Asia, and continue to be here for many years to come. We will continue to be fully engaged with our political and economic pai1ners here."

DefenseSecretaryWilliamCohen disclosed last week that his major review of the U.S. military may in­clude more base closings in order to reduce "unnecessary defense ex­penses."

At least 97 major U.S. bases had been closed since 1988.

Janczack, however, said he does not foresee any more base clos­ings. He said at the Rotary forum that the US presence in the Marianas remains vital to the stability of the region.

.. Rear Adm. Martin Janczack seaks before members of the Rotary Club.

Military observers in Washing­ton view the Marianas as a stra­tegic location that offers a good alternative site in the event the ones in Korea of Japan were shut down.

Asked if he agreed, Janczack replied:·· I'm biased but I ce11ainly would vote fort he Mariana~ before I'd vote for any other place."

The Tinian property leased by the US milita1y is idle, but US has no plans to give it up.

"We have a lot of available things here in the Marianas that we could provide in tenns of training facili­ties and training areas," Janczack said.

Experts project that by year 2020, China and the US would be just about even as far as economic power which would lead the world's economic powers to focus their attention to Asia.

The US,Janczack said, will con­tinue its "protector" role.

"There was Arabian Gulf crisis, and in the spring of 1996, there was tension between China and Tai­wan. What's gonna be next? We don't know. But we will continue to be around," J anczack said dur­ing the forum.

Camacho to be next Finance secretary By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio yesterday said he will name Gabriel DLC. Camacho as the 11ew Fi­nance secretruy.

Camacho is the deputy of outgo­ing Secretary Antonio R. Cabrera who will head a special projects grouptohandletheadministration 's I O percent flat tax rate proposal.

TenoriosaidhewillgiveCabrera a week to finish whatever pending work he has as Finance secretary.

"I'll ask him when would he be

ready and then I'll make the appoint­ment"

Tenorio again denied that he is ''unhappy" about Cabrera's perfor­mance.

'Tmnotanxiousforhim to get out of Finance, but I'm anxious for him to staJt working on the flat tax," he said.

Tenorio, in earlier interviews, said he will soon come out with a flat tax rate proposal to simplify the tax sys­tem, boost the CNMI' s 1evenues, and spur economic growth.

However, critics of the flat tax said the plan would only "make the rich

richer." With Cabrern as head of the Fi­

nance Department, the Tenorio ad­ministration has claimed to have reduced the $44 million deficit to $ J 4 million.

Cabrera, in an interview with tl1e Variety, has said that the adminis­tration wilJ "completely wipe out" the deficit by Oct. 1997.

Cabrera wm appointed in 1995, replacing Maria D. Cabrera who resigne<loverpolicyditferenceswith the governor over a multi-million dollar road construction project

Governor, Senators tangle over public lands By Zaldy Dancian Variety News Staff

C,OVERNORFmilrn1C.Tcnorio··sur­p1ised" th.: Senate yestc1tlay by show­ing up :uid testifying in tl1e hc:uing on public l:uid., c;ubl by tlx: Senate Com­mi tu:con Exccutivc Ap1x1inu1ient, :md C,ovcmmrnt Investigation.

r-l;u1ketl by acting Atton1ey Ge11er,u Rob:!11 Dunl:4J ll :md special legal coun­sel Ronald S. Ocsaeich, Teno1io :m­swcnxl questi ans, rebutted point~ made by tlic senators, and dem,mded tl1at tl1e comminee cxpl:tin why the Legislature enacted a "'bad law."

It w:L, tl1c tir,t time Tcnrnio, ;L~ gov­ernor, testified ocfore a legislative com­mittee hc:uing.

Some say it is tlic tir,t time a CNMI governor ever testified tx:fore a legisla­tive committee hc;uing.

J:unpackcd Alier close to tlircc hou1, or discus­

sion l~lon.:: :1 j:mipackcd g:ulcry, tl~ govcmor and tlic committee 1mmaged to agree on one tliing: tlic Senate will recommend mcmlxr, to tlic Bo:utl of the Public l ..:u1ds witl1in a wcck,,md tJ1e govemorsaid he wi 11 app;iint tl1c Senate 1ccommcndccs.

Tenorio, at or1e point, dcbatoo witl1 committccviccchairSenate VicePiesi­dent Paul A. M,mglona (R-Rota) and committee ch,iir Sen. David M. Cing (D-Tinirm)ontlic mcriL,ofPublic Law I()-57, which II,uisfencd autl1rnity over public l:mds rmm tlic governor to a still to tx: created Bo:utl of Public Lmd.,.

"Youtdl 111ewh:1tyou '1c1Iyingtodo here," Tenorio told the committee.

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· Whydces tl1e legislature tl1ink tl1at the autl10Jity over public l,mds should be t:tken away fiom the governor?"

Senate Majority Leader Thomas P. Villagomez (R-Saipan) said he is con­cerned about a lm1d le;L'iC given to Worid Corp., but tlie governor denied signing ,U1y such lease.

"OUl you show me tlie lca.'iC?" · 1cnrnio said.

When thecornmittccmemtx:J"Sa,ked Division of Public i..'.U1d~ Director Bcr­tl1a Cum1cho if such a lease wa~ signed, C:miacho s:ud "No." -

Tcnrnio rcmm"ked tJiat tl1e "]Jlub­lt:rn" with the Legislattue·is that it works on :Lssumption.s.

"You pa.•;s tJic bill (tliat later b.:can1e P.L I 0-57) because you thought I've becn lea,ing lmxl, when I didn't, but (tl1e defunct Mufana~ Public L:md., Coq1.Jha~becndoingalotof(qucstion­ablc 1I,u1s:1ctior1,)!"

Shady ·1cnorioinsistcdthatgivingmrtlK11ity

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to a bo:utl would only lead, !JC s:ud. to shady de:u,, as the exrnnrle of MPLC' showed.

M:mglonasaid UJC Legislatu1e made swe tlmt the new bo:ud would not oc :u1other MPLC.

Tcno1io s:ud, however, tliat tl1e Leg­islature should have come up witli rJC::V 11:.~l!iction, on t11e governor· s autlirnity, ··,md I will follow iL"

··1 won't trnst a bo:utl. Never. I s:1w what MPLC did,"hcs:lid, ·'(;U1d) if you don't w;mt me to have (tlic authority) tl1engivc it to tl1e public auditororto tl1e DPL dinxtor."

1l1C govemor,however, is tJ1e · 'idc..tl'' p.;1"SOn to have authOiity, Tenrnio s:ud.

·'n1e mediu is always on top of him, mxl ifhc IUJL~ for reelection l1e h,ls to :mswcr questions on lcmd le:L'iCS.

"And if l1e is not running, his pm1y would have to answer lo the 1xoplc."

Whcnmkcd ifhc will sign a bill tl1at would give him a llcUL~ition 1xriod ID work on 1xrxling l:u1d deals, Tenorio

Paul Manglona

s:ud "No." "11,at is a bad law mid it should be

repe:tled. Amendmcnls won't make ita gooJ la\v.'' ' 'You're lying'

Du1ing tl1e discussion on a 19841,md exdirn1ge deal involving M:u1glon:~ Cing ,L,kcd why Tenorio approved a 45(l-!1ect;uc l:u1d le:lsc to I lu 's lntcma­tion,tl (see' rekitcdstory) foronly6ccnL, per· squmc meter.

"ls Tini:m l:md tliat chcap'7" Cing ;L,kctl.

"11,cn why did you approve Tony Guencro's lm1d lea'iC (on Tinim1) at (a similm· price)?" Tcnrnio 1cplied.

Cing s:i.id, "What if tl1e LegislaUJ1c appmvoo(,u,unfavorabletotlicCNMI) l,md !c:t'iC the governor signed?"

''lllcn tliat~ yow· fault," Tenorio s:Lid.

"My 1csport,ibility is to 11egotiatc, yorn, is to appmve (or reject) it. Don't tel I me how to negotiate L-..:cause I don't tdl you to appm~e it.''

Cing said Tenrnio W,l, lying on Hu 's J,u,d leme.

"Hey, 1cad tlic agrl'cmcnt. ·· a smilin~ governor replied. - '

··11 ·snot even a k:,lsc. ll "s still suhf-:ct to your arpmval." ·

Anexa,per:1ted Cing tlx:n ;;;ud. "Mr. Governor I W,L, Ilic Dnc who ga, e you the ( executive order tJ1at abolished MPLC:uidcreated DPL),:u1d I tl1ouclit tl1e problems would~ solved. But ~vc still have problellls."

Teno1io replied, ''!lien repeal (the executive on.ler). If you don't like it, holy smoke, rer,eal it"

fumgaroo court ·n1e governor·, ,-pokesJ"r"SOn said

t!le govemorcm11eoutoftl1e "k:u1g:u-oo cou~1" !1e:uing "looking :L, sm:u1-:Ls he is:·

M:u-k Bmadhurst said tl1e 111,uiage­ment of public hUllb w:L, working ,;,r­tixtly l~lorc ti~ LcgislatLuc ··nJCsscd it up."

·'lllcre ;uc now 2(XJ homestead ap­plicalirn1, 1xnding, ~u1d nowtlic Legis­lature ist;uking aboutc:x1xditing tl1ings.

"lliey :u-c lo blame forthis mess." He said tJ,e govemor, tl1ough un­

invited, show~d up at the h~;uing .. because he is serious about this issue."

Broadhur,tsaidTcnorioisnotcon­ccmcd about losing authority over public hmds, but about accountabil­ity.

M:mglona.forhisp,u,,said iti,not a question of who ··got the better oi whom," but of how to protect the people's intc1~sL,.

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Ii~ Letters to the Editor II Still on ADA from Rep. Reyes Dear Editor:

The purpose of this lcllcr is not to comment on the ha1·sh insinuations thrown in my and Resident Representative John l'\. Babauta', wav bv the self­proclaimed Voic~ ot' the "New Generation··. Mr. Charles P. Reyes Jr. (such personal at­tacks deserve no response). Rather. ,,-c would simply pre­fer to stand by our records and let our people decide whose principles and whose convic­tions arc truly in the right place.

I would. however, like to put in my two cents' worth regarding the whole ADA de­bate. Fi1~,t of all, had it not been for Mr. Reyes. there probably would be no debate to begin with. Think about it. \Vh;it other local residents \\'OU!d in thi.:ir right mind ob­ject lo a la\\' created specifi­cally for the disabled? For your dderly grandparents. or

handicapped brother or sister, or blind mother? It is basi­cally about giving our fellow Americans a chance, plain and simple. Believe me. there is no hidden communist, Marx­ist, xenophobic, protectionist agenda. The ADA was not a f;deral plot to ruin capitalism or the free market as we know it. And believe it or not Charles, neither Rep. John N. Babauta nor I had anything to do with it. Again, the ADA was not meant to keep the rugged in­dividualist down, but to level the playing field for every American individual.

True, ADA law may pose an added cost to businesses. con­sumers and the community in general. But think of what we ~vould be missing if in a small community such as ours, moth­ers could not climb the steps of the Memorial Park auditorium to watch a graduation cer­emony or if a son could not

Fiesta in Washington Dear Editor:

Hafa adai from the Nortlrn·est! \\'e would like to introduce you to the Marianas Club of Seattk l ;ni\crsit\ :md th.; '.\licrnnesian Islands ciub of the l i 11i1·esity of \\·ashinuton.

The 1\larianas Club. previ­oush· named the Guam Club. was· established on April 24, I 992. Due to the growing con­cern to be a united voice with our neighbors from the Com­monweal th of the Northern '.\lariana Islands. in October I 994 ,n: amended our constitu­tion to be inclusive of students both from Guam and the CNMI.

On April 17. I 9%. students froni the Uni1ersity of Wash­inuton es1ahl ished a sister chap­tc( cdkd the l\l1cronesian ls­lands Club. The 1\1IC is inclu­,i, e of all students frorn .\1 inonesi :1.

In Washin;:ton. \\'e are in an en, ironment different from home. but through interactions with students from the some

geographical region. we have cre,1ted a "a home away from home ... Sharing the same core value. famil/ we strive to achieve our goals that inclL1de: encouraging others to visit and take spc~cial imerest in Guam. the CNMI. and other Micronesian Islands: keeping our traditions alive through cel­ebrations; and more impor­tantly, encouraging students to return to the islands and share their newly acquired skills and insightful, educational experi­ences with their island commu-11 it)'.

Because one of our goals is to celebrate the history and tradi­tions of our people, we are hold­ins: our 5th Annual Fiesta on M:1y 31. We arc determined to display our "spirit of hospital­itv .. to all who attend.

-We will serve a traditional dinner and entertain guests with native music and dances. In­deed. this will be an cvenl to help guests understand why we

get to the second floor of an ~lementary school building to get to his classroom. What if you got into a car accident and suddenly you could not walk? Just because one is incapaci­tated does not mean he or she should be denied the opportu­nity to enjoy the privileges every American possesses. Any one of us could fall vic­tim to a drunk driver or come down with a debi I itating heart ailment. Yes, there isa cost to this law, but it is definitely worth it.

Lastly, I want to let my brother, Charles Sr., know that in spite of his son's faults, my love and re­spect for him will never dimin­ish. I hope I do not offend you, by these remarks, but something has to be said and I must let our people know that I do not share your son's philosophy. We are a more sensitive and compassionate fam­ily and people.

REP. PETE P. REYES

are so proud of our culture, our people, and our home.

As we are fairly young and non-profit organizations, we are seeking assistance from other well-e:tablished Guam, CNMI, and Micronesian clubs and or­ganizations in Washington.

Moreover, we are seeking as­sistance from government and business agencies on Guam and the CNMI. In order to make this fiesta a successful one, we are asking for any contributions you may wish to give in support of this event.

Any and every donation will be greatly appreciated. Further, we would be greatly honored by your presence at our celebra­tion. We look forward to hear­ing from you. Dankulu Na Si Yu 'us Maase.

MARIANAS CLUB OF SEATTLE UNIVERSITY MICRONESIAN ISLANDS CLUB or THE UNIVER­SITY OF WASHINGTON

What if supertyphoon strikes? lk,1r Editor:

For man\' \'Cars. I think it's no t on I y " n; y s e Ir w h o h as 1Jwu_:!ht of ,1 future di,a,ter I h :1[ m ,1y CO Ille. ]l y \\Ti Ii ilt! p uh I i c I y. it i, 11111 l. h t :1, le r to ,J,,1rc· 111y 11pi11ic,n, tL> the p1i11-lic :111d i<J lllll' prc·,c·11t a11d fu­ture· lc:idi:r·s.

\\ i: ,ii I k111i\1 tlt;11 need 10 _..,t:1r1 1;1h.1n~ :1ction in regard:-; 1,, "LIi" he:1chc, and ro,1d,. c,­pcci:illy the Be:1ch l{o:1d from the San Jose tr,1/'fic li~hls tu the IlenaHnte bui I Jing in (,,,rap,111. This stretch we all knD\I' i, a couple of yards from the roau to the shoreline.

Our bcaulifu I isla11J is a vie­ti m of supertyphoons which Wl! all hope anJ pray will never come but we ca11 ncvcr prl'.din

Mother Nature. If a supcrtyphoon comes and

happcns. this beautiful long rnad and trees along the shore will disappear as well as some pri,·ate businesses along the rllad areas.

The answer to thi, problem is to huiJJ watc1· hrl'.akcrs :11 k,1sl I()() 1·ect from the rnad.

!'rohlcms that may arise af­ter a supcrtyplwon:

a. Our people will lose money hv losing our tourist "b. Ou; s:overnment will need

approxim,;tely $20-25 million to put these roads back together.

c. The Miudlc Road will be jammed with traffic.

d. Our beautiful trees and beaches will be destroyed.

By taking action now and

start fixing this problem, we can:

a. Save millions of dollars in the future.

b. Widen thc bcach for pic­nickers between these two ar-cas.

c. l'lant more trcn and build more pavilions for our fu111rc kids and visitors.

d. /\ttracl mon.: tourists ;rnd that means more monc y for the CNMI.

c. Make Saipan a bigger and s;1fer place to live in.

Ld's stop the hate and help one another to make the Mariana Islands the best in the Pacific. Let's all stay out of drugs now.

BEN Si\BL/\N BASA

H .. , awa11 s ...

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Monday by Appeals Judge Simeon Acoba Jr., a close friend of the governor.

Cayetano divorced his first wife in May of last year after a long separation. Ms. Liu was di­vorced in 1992. Cayetano has three adult children and Ms. Liu has two children, Marissa, I 3, and William, IO.

The governor and Hawaii's new firstlady plan to leave next week on a trip to Taiwan, Hong

Gov't faces ... Continued from page 1 ihe specific purpose of housing the particular government agency "which has resulted in great diffi­culty in attempting to secure other tenants."

The renovation was to be at the expense of the government pur­suant to the terms of the lease, Cushnie said.

When the lease was entered into, Cushnie added that Manglona bor­rowed money from a financial institution in order to modify the premises.

The rentals earned from the property, the lawyer said, were used to retire Manglona's finan­cial obligations in~u1Ted during renovation.

As a direct result of the defendant's "refusal" to pay lease rentals, Cushnie said the plaintiff has been unable to make regular payments to the financing institu­tion.

He said the plaintiff suffered a

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tion," the second memorandum read.

The illegal hi1ing was appm-ently done lw;l January.

''I don't know if payment ha, been made. But it has been alleged that payment was in fact made," said Cm11acho.

Cabrera, defending the move, said Public Law!0-41 gave him powers to hi1-e a total of 45 ITEs for at least two of his depmtment's seven divi­sions.

The law, Cabrem said, st.lites that FfEs can be hitcd if funds GUl be cenitied by him.

"I did cenify that (hi1ing). I (wa,) pretty sw-e I cm1 find funding for it," said Cabrera in a telephone interview.

But what is apparently being ques­tioned is the m:mner in which the 23 FrE:s wc1-e hi1cd.

In a fcb. I 8 memorandum lo Camacho. Public Auditor Leo L. LaMotte, said the: trainees were hi1cd ·\vi th no pub lie ,umouncemen ts 111,1de on the rxisitions." m1 act "constituting illegal and i111pmpc•rhi1i11g actions in violation of ce11ai11 provisions of the

Casino ... Continued from page 1

l11xtarcs of the land from llu 's and lease it to a South Korean company which is proposing to build a golf course in the area.

I !t1 's president signed the pre­liminary lease agreement with the governor and Tinian Mayor Ilcrrnan Manglona last January.

Upon signing of the agrccmenl,

Kong and the Philippines where Cayetano will attend the Pacific Basin Economic Conference, his office said.

Ms. Liu was born in Manila and at the age of three moved to San Francisco where she was raised. She moved to Ha­waii in 1983 and was one of the founders of United Laun­dry Services, where she has been president and chief ex­ecutive officer since 1990.

Cayetano, a Democrat, won election in I 996as America's first governor of Filipino ancestry.

loss of business reputation as a result of delinquent payments to the bank and poor ere di t ratings.

DOU Sec. Thomas 0. Sablan in his April 30 letter told Manglona he disagrees that the agency owes any further payments for the Air­port Road building.

Sablan said the lease terminated when DOLi vacated the building at the beginning of Oct. 1996.

"Over the life of the lease, we suffered repeated problems with structural defects, electrical in­sufficiency, and general lack of physical integrity of the building, leading to rodent infestations, leaking etc., all of which put out equipment, personnel and agency mission at continued risk," said Sablan.

Allhough DOLi recognizes nu­merous efforts made to solve the problems, the secretary told Manglona that the latter unable or unwilling to keep the building in state of repair sufficient to make it habitable for office use.

Personnel Service System Rules and Regulations."

The public auditor's office, which ha~ been conducting an inquiry on the matter, di1-ected Camacho to have Cabrera explain the act.

OPM documents showed that Cmnacho had sent the two memo­randa a,king Cabrera to ,~ctify the actions. The letters were sent on Mar. 7 while the Finance Secretmy ww; off island, and then on Mar 13.

The documents also showed that OPM had posted an an­nouncement on the vacant posi­tions of which "a number" of the same employees have been ap­plying, Camacho said.

He said the employees may retain the job '"if tl1ey ,ue qualified."

Can1acho explained the employ­ees may not be held liable for ending up :1, illegal government employees since it was the fin,mce dcp,u1mcnt 's management that hi1cd ll1cm in the first place.

Camacho said the act rnay hold the linancc secret,uy "personally liahlc for ,my COlllJJensation due 10 these individuals for the time s1x:nt 011 un­a11thrn·i1.1.xl .service."

I le did not say what adminisu·a1ive at·tion await, C'ahrer,1.

I lu 's wrote the check for the i11-si,Illmc111 payment.

The project, lo be called Marianas Paradise Resort. in· valves a 1,500-room twin lower, a theme park, recreational facili­ties, and shopping and commcr­ci al centers.

James Chua, public relations officer for Hu 's, told the Variety last mo11lh that the funding of the check had "transfer proble1i1."

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High court upholds Art. 12 rule By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

UPHOLDING the custrnmuy law, the Supreme Coult threw out an ap­peal filed by certain heirs of a Ch,m101rn woman involving some parcels of land on Rota.

The high coull, in an opinion is­sued May 2, dismissed the appeal filed by Paul Lawlpr on behalf of "heirs" of Edives S. Imamura who were seeking the reversal the Supe-1ior Cou1t's decision denying them 1ighL~ to receive inhe1itllmce fmm her est.lite.

The Imamura estate wa, repre­sented by lawyer Ted Mitchell.

Supreme Coult Associate Justice Ramon VillagomezandSpecia!Judge Jane Mack affinned the trial court's iuling anchored on Article XII of the Constitution which ban; non-North­ern Marianas descent from owning land in the Commonwealth.

Chief Justice Marty K. Taylor dis­sented. A copy of his opinion was not available at press time.

Imamura died on April 24, I 983. Shehadsevenchiid1en,fiveofwhom me Northem Mruiana, descenL Two of the children Jack S. Imamura and Maria M. Ohgushi, died before Imamura did.

Jack and Mui a both have heirs, all of whom are Japanese citizens.

On Feb. 8, 1994, a C(}-administrJ­tor of the estate filed an amended petition seeking distribution of nine prncels of l:md in Rota only to heirs wl10 me N011hem Mruilma, descent.

l11e other hei11; who arc J apancse citizens objected, m·guing that Ar­ticle XII does not p1event them from inheritting interests in land

that is "not pcnnanent" or "long term."

They also asked that they be given "the maximum allowable interest permitted by Anicle XII as a matttr of judicially created intes­tate distribution."

The issued raised al the bench was whether a ce1tain real propc1ty law may be applied retroactively so that non-Northern Marianas de­scent may take a 55-year leasehold interest in Imamura's real prop­erty.

ll1e law in question (8CMC 24 I I) stated that "whenever a per­son not of NMD takes title to real property ... he or she shall take the maximum legal interest in this prop­erty and the remaining interest if any shall vest in the next closest heirs who can legally take title to the real property under Article 12."

The high court rnled the law was not retroactive.

The law in effect at the time of Imamura death was the Trust Ter­ritory Code which, according to the high court, "contains a general provision giving full force and effect to the 1ecognized customary law of the various parts of the I.Iust territory."

Thecou11ruled that since lmmnurn wa, Chamonu, hc;r estate must be probated in accordance with Chamonu customary law.

Under customary law, if a person did not p1epare a will befo1e his or her death, the surviving chikhen, and the hcirsof",mydeceased issue by1ep1e­sentation, will either llike equal por­tion of the estate in fee simpleoragiee toadisllibution that is notnecessmily equal."

Top-level delegation from China due today AN ELEVEN member delegation fromthePeople'sRepublicofChina will arrive today on Saipan for his­toric meeting with Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio early this morning.

Vice Minister Liu Shanzai of the Ministry ofForcign Trade and Eco­nomic Cooperation :md his delega­tion face a busy schedule which includes signing of a "memoran­dum of understanding" covering PRC labor in the Commonwealth, the Administr.ition said in a news release.

"I met Vice Minister Liu when I wa~ in Beijing last October. At that time we took the initial steps Iowan! g1eater cooperntion between the CNMI and the Ministry which handles Chinese labor matters, said Gov. Tenorio.

I am pleased that we are moving frnwanl in better handling our the labor issue between the Common­weal th and the People's Republic of China"

The visit by the delegation is seen as timely, in view of a recent report by Democratic legislative slllffersin Washington, D.C. which repeated previousallegarionsthatsomernain­land Chinese workers in the CNMT face illegal supeivision by PRC of­ficials while on the job here and possible political pesecution when they return home.

Tiic fonmal purpose of the visit is, "to work collectively to promote

and slrengthen cooperation in the field of manpower resources devel­opment between the CNMI and China."

An agreement reflecting the pur­pose is to be signed 11mrsday, fol­lowing a lengthy meeting between the Chinese delegation, Tenorioand virtually every CNMI government official with responsibilities in this area

fn addition to touring Saipan and Tinian, the Chinese officials will be visilng local gannent factories and institutions such as the Common­wealth Health Center.

On Tinian, after arriving aboard the"TinianExpress,''theywillmeet with Mayor Henman M Manglona as well as members of the island's legislative delegation.

They are also expected to tour the site of the casino cunently under constuction there, before returning to Saipan.

Before their Saturday departure, they will visit the Aame Tree Festi­val, along with Governor Tenorio, who will also give them a walking tour of nearby historic sites in Garapan.

''I'm really looking forward to showing off our local arts and crafts at the Flame Tree Festival since the Chinese very proudly shared with me examples of their cultures and history when I wa~ there," com­mented the Governor.

,,;;~.~ Maria Tenorio Guerrero

" Nan Kita' Pan" ~.~il The family of the late Maria T. Guerrero invites all

our relatives and friends to join us for the. Second Anniversary Rosary of our beloved one.

Nightly rosary will be held at the family residence in Dandan by Herman's Modern Bakery, beginning Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. Also, daily Mass will be offered at Mount Carmel Cathedral from Tuesday to Wednesday. On Sunday, Mass will be at San Vicente Church. All Masses will be at 6:00 a.m.

On the final day, Wednesday, May 21, 1997, rosary will be said at 12:00 Noon. The Second Anniversary Mass will be offered at 5:00 p.m. at San Vicente Church and dinner will follow at the family residence.

Kindly Join Us in Prayers and Intentions. The Guerrero Family (Pan)

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Benavente writes Miller:

'Don't condemn us in absentia' By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

SllGC,ESTIJ'\G that the CN\11 deseJ"\es a chance lo defend it­,elf. Spc:1kcr Diego Bena\·emc appealed to California Rep. George ,vlillcr not "to comkmn u, in absentia ...

"You do us disscnice by dis­,;cminating intlamm:1tory propa­ganda about us to members of Congre" ... 13.:na\·cnte wrote in a letkr to 1'.liller dated :\foy 5.

"Introduce your legislation if you feel it is needed. Then give us

the opportunity to testify and set the rccon.l straight. Do not seek to condemn us in absentia." Benavente said.

Miller imroduced two weeks ago a bill the seeks to federal izc the CNMI wage and immigra­tion.

Along \\'ilh the bill. Miller presented a report to Congress which contained his tirade against labor and human rights condition in the CNMI.

Accompanying the bill and the report was a press statement

The BORJA-SABLAN TEAM will be

having a nomination petition march on Thursday, May 08, 1997, at 10:00 A.M. starting from the American Memorial Park to the Board of Election Office. Anyone who wishes to participate is welcomed. Jesse & Ben are happy to see you join us. They appreciate your participation and support.

Jack C. Muna Chairman

Diego Benavente George Miller

where Miller lambasted the CNMI's use of "Made in U.S./\ "label on the "sweat" of foreign workers.

Benavente lamented Miller's remarks.

The Commonwealth has been "subjected to a great deal of

inflammatory rhetoric from the media with respect to our labor and immigration problems.'' Benavente said, refen'ing to "anti­CNMI" reports in Washington Post.

Most of these media reports. Benavente said, were made by "persons who lack experience and perspective to understand the challenges and problems which arise out of the unique economic and political po,ition of the CNMI."

He said that while Miller is "generally well informed on la­bor issues, it is disappointing that you espouse such extreme

and misguided notions regard­ing conditions in the CNMI."

"Mr. Mil \er, as a fellow legis­lator," Benavente wrote, "I un­derstand your desire to sponsor legislation which appeals to the political interests of your con­stituents."

"I applaud your stance to sup­port workers and to strive for fair treatment and just working condition,'' he said.

"But please do not lose sight of the truth in pursuit of those goals. We in the CNMI have our share of challenges, We are working very hard to improve our society," he added.

Committee to Elect Borja-Sablan DONATION. Joe Santos, Jean Sablan, and Ron Sablan (first, second, and fourth fromleft} hand over a $6,430 check to Sister Kathleen Sarmiento yesterday as Mount Carmel students loon on. P11010 by Rick Albeno

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turned over to ivlou1l! Canncl Sl'houl ycstcrd;1y by the l'On­l'Crt sponsors.

Mount Carmel prt:sidcnt Sis­ter Kathkcn Sarmiento re-

. ceived the amount in chel'k rrom Ron Sablan, prl~Sident or Pacific Gardenia I lo!t:1 when: the concert was held last /\p1·i\ 25, and Joe Santos, gcn..:r,tl manager of Mar-Pac.

Also on hand to witness the turnover of the donation was Pacific Gardenia Vice Presi­dent Jean Sablan and selected high schoo students.

Santos said the donated money would go to help com­plete the construction of the new high school building. The targctted completion d,1tc is June 30.

The 14-room bu i !ding has

;111 open-ai1·desig11 for its wide hallway.

Al I the rooms arc air-condi­tion..:d, according to Sister Kathleen. She also said the rooms havc scnsored lighting system so that when one en­ters a room, the lights turn on and when one kav~s. they turn off.

Some 150 high school stu­dents will benefit from the conveniences and facilities of the modern building.

Ron Sablan said tl1ey chose the school to be the bcnefi­l'iary of the concert proceeds because "we considered Mount Carmel's major contri­bution to the community."

lie said both he and his sis­tc1·, Jean, arc alumni of this Catholic school.

At present, Ron said he has three children studying in the school.-Rick Alberto

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Manglona dares Tenorio:

'Order probe of all land deals' By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

SENATE Vice President Paul A. Manglona yesterday "dared" Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio to order the investigation of all the land deals the defunct Marianas Public Land Corp. was involved in.

Manglona (R-Rota) issued the "challenge" during yesterday's "heated" Senate hearing on pub­lic lands (see re fared story)which the governor attended, together with Public Auditor Leo LaMotte, Division of Public Lands Direc­tor Bertha Camacho and House Speaker Diego T. Benavente (R­Saipan).

Tenorio noted that he h~d al­ready asked LaMotte to look into MPLC's land deals, but the pub­lic auditor said he has yet to re­ceive a formal request.

"Well, I'm asking you now to investigate MPLC's land trans­actions," Tenorio said. ''ls that formal enough for you?"

Manglona said once the Office of Public Auditor begins its in­vestigation, "I will ask that (OPA) look into all my land deals, and my family's land deals."

"I am daring the governor lo give (OPA) all the documents (he may have on MPLC's land deals," Manglona said.

According to Tenorio, however, it would be insulting if he pro-

· Bank teller admits·theft By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

A BANK teller accused of forg­ing and stealing bank funds has admitted the charges.

Joanne Santos pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received.

For changing pica, Superior Court Associate Judge Timothy 13elbs dismissed with prejudice the remaining charges ol' theft by failure to make required disposi­tion of funds received and forg­ery.

Bellas ordered the Probation Of­fice to submit a pre-sentence re­port not later than June 13.

Court documents showed that on June 3, 1996 Santos "purposely obtained property subject to a known legal obligation lo make specified payment or other dispo­sition dealt with the property ob­tained as her own, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner."

Bank of Saipan funds in excess of $250 were to be wired to other locations for customers in Santos' capacity as a BOS paying and receiving teller.

On June 17, 1996, Santos, in her capacity as a teller, kept in excess of BOS 's $250 funds in her cash box.

The defendant then forged a writing by issuing wire trans­fer applications of BOS stamped with a stamp of a co­worker purporting to effect the transfer of funds.

vi des OPA with documents, when it is OPA 's job to find suc\1 docu­ments.

''Lct him find the documents. I would give him any documents he may have missed," Tenorio said.

The governor on Thursday re­leased a document on a I 984 land exchange deal involving Manglona's property on Rota.

The land exchange was cited by Tenorio as an example of the defunct Marianas Public Lands Corp. 's "misdeeds."

I-le said he will release similar "sickening" documents at least once a week, in order to show legislators, "that your action to ... overridc my veto was very irresponsible."

However, Manglona said Sun­day that "the lust for power'' is

behind Tenorio's opposition to an autonomous board of public lands, and not concerns over al­leged anomalous land transac­tions.

He said there was nothing im­proper with the 1984 land ex­change which, he added, followed whatever guide! ines of MPLC had at that ti me.

Like Rep. Stanley Torres (Ind.­Saipan) and Sen. David M. Cing (D-Tinian), Manglona opposes giving the governor a transition period of 90 days to continue act­ing on pending land deals.

In yesterday's hearings, Manglona asked DPL Director Camacho to provide the Legisla­ture with a list on the "most criti­cal" pending land deals.

ManglonaandCingsaidtheLeg­islaturc might file bills for any !and

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deals, and enact it into law. Speaker Benavente, in his testi­

mony, said the House will be ready to support such a move.

Tenorio vetoed the bi II that would reestablish an autonomous board

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of public lands, but the Senate and the I louse overrnde the veto.

Shortly after becoming gover­nor in 1994, Tenorio abolished MPLC and created a Division of Public Lands under his Depar1-ment of Lands and Natural Re­sources.

The new set-up gave the gover­nor authority over public lands.

However, the veto override re­sulted in P.L. I 0-57, which trans­ferred authority to the still to be created Board of Public Lands.

Tenorio said he will challenge the constitutionality of the new law.

TI1c House of Representatives on'Thursdaypasseda bill that would temporarily allow the governor aml DPL to act on pending land deals. but the governor said he will not sign the bill.

8-MARIANAS VARI~I\'_NE\Y_S_A_N_D Y_IEWS-WEDNESDAY- MAY 7, 1997

To augment Saipan's electricity needs

CUC eyes new power plant By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

TIIE Commonwealth Utili1ics Corp. will pulupanew power plant for Saipan to case ils recurring power problem.

CUC Executive Direclor Timo­thy P. Villagomez said in his rcpm1 101he CUC board last week that his agency is in !he process of hiring an

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"We do not want to have some gcnerntors stuffed downourthroats that will only cause nightmares down the road," Villagomez said.

At present the CUC is plagued by recurrent breakdowns of aging power generators, some of which

have had defective parts. "The A&E firm will have its

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The same companies, he said, are now in Guam working on pro jecls meant to also case that island's power problem.

Villagomez, citing master plans, said Saipan will need an additional 80 to I 00 megawatts of electricity by year 2000, or less than three years from now.

Villagomez also reported to the board that he had asked price quo­tations from smaller power com­panies in connection having a pri­vate company operate the Isley Power Plant for the CUC.

'The ( chosen) firm will also bring in a few new generators which will ease problems for the southern side until the substation is complete. This finn will take over operations immediately," Villagomez said.

After Isley, the Power Plant II will next be operated by the private sector, the CUC executive director

said. The CUC, meanwhile, has cho­

sen Telesource from among sev­eral bidders to provide additional 10 MW for Tinian.

Telesource is the same company that is currently building the Voice of America facility on Tinian.

Babauta optimistic on CNMI telecom benefits

Juan N. Babauta

RESIDENT Representative Juan N. Babauta remains optimistic the CNMI will be eligible for the Llfe­lineandLifelinkprograrnsandother benefits when the Federal Commu­nications Commission issues de­tailed rules on "universal service".

The FCC is expected to act soon on the package of rules making more telecommunications service available to more people, Babauta said in a news release.

'The Lifeline and Lifelink pro­grams pay part of the cost of having a telephone for people with low incomes," explained Babauta.' That ensures as many people as possible can have telephone, which is what 'universal service' is all about

"Lifeline and Lifelink are not the onlyirogramswe'veaskedtheFCC to extend to the CNMI, but I think they are particularly important be­cause they provide a direct benefit to many telephone users in the CNMI."

TheFCCuniversalserviceruling isseenasanirnportantstepinimple­mentation of the Telecommunica­tions Act of I 996. That Act for the first timeincluded the CNMI and other insular areas of the US.

Babautasayscreditforthatshould go to Representatives 111omas Bliley,DonYoung,F.dwardMarl<ey and Robert Underwoo:l,andtoSena­tors Larry Pressler, Mark Hatfield, Bennet Johnson and Daniel Inouye

"Getting the insular area~ cov­ered by the Telecommunications Act was the major breakthrough," says Babauta. "And our strategy paid off.

"Now we're engaged in fol­low-upon universal service, meet­ing and working with the FCC staff. It's important to make sure the Commission rules on imple­menting the Telecommunications Act are written in a way that gives the most benefit to the people of the CNMI."

2 nabbed in chair assault By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

lWO men were arrested for alleg­edly beating and striking a man with achairatarcsidcnce in Chalan Kanoa Monday morning.

Kamruggaman MD, 28, and Mohammad Osman, 25, were held for assault and battery and assau It with a dangerous weapon.

The victim, described as 25-year­old man from Garapan, suffered minor injuries.

Pol ice said the two suspects physically assaulted the victim and hit the latter with a chair when they engaged in an argument.

In other police reprni, investiga-

tors are looking into a theft case at the Neon Sign in Gualo Rai Mon­day.

Stolen were some money and some signs.

No arrest was made yet. Meanwhile, the Department of

Public Safety infonned yesterday the public that employees from the DPS will be pmticipating in their "Public Service Recognition Cer­emony" set today.

The DPS said for the reason the Bureau of Motor Vehicle will be closed for business at 3 p.m.

Regular working hours will rc­su me tomonuw.

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Cook Islands to host SPF W. Samoa names envoy for Asia-Pacific region WELLINGTON (Pacnews)-Western Samoa's prime minister, Tofilau Eti Alesana has appointed the country's longest servin<> diplomat, . Afamasag~ Toleafoa, as ambassador at large for the Asia Pacific re­gion.

Afamasaga will be based in the capital Apia, which will allow him to fulfill his duties as member of the par­liament, RNZI reported.

Last year, he quit as am­bassador to the European Union and several European countries after winning a by­election as a candidate for the ruling Human Rights Pro­tection Party.

Alesana says Afamasaga's experience will be put to good use when the Pacific members of the LOME Con-vention prepare to re-negoti­ate the agreement with the European Union.

Legality of American Samoan amnesty program questioned PAGOPAGO (Pacncws)-A senator who heads the Ameri­can Samoa Immigration Board, has yuestioned the le­gality of governor T,1Uese Sunia's amnesty programme.

Senator Tuilefano Vaelaa said he cannot iuentify any­where in the territory's law books, a law which gives the governor authority to issue amnesty for illegal overstaycrs.

The senator says while the

purpose of the amnesty programme is admirable, he be] ieves the govenor is over­stepping the law.

Tuilefano says the immigra­tion board, a statutory board which approves applications for residency in American Samoa has been left out com­pletely.

He believes the ~overnor should involve the ~bo:1rd in hearings for the 2,066 people who have applied for amnesty.

Another HIV case in Kiribati TA RAW A (Pacnews)-Thc Health Autl1ority in Kiribati has reported the thirteenth car­rier of HIV in the country. Doctor Takeita Kienene said a sample of the carrier's blood was sent to Australia where the diagnosis was made, Ra­dio Kiribati reports.

PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)-Landowncrs from the Moran oil fields in Papua New Guinea's Southern I-Ii gh­lands Province say they \~ill not allow the developers to go ahead with their plans to pirc crude oil to the Kumul termi­nal in Gulf Province for ex­port.

Chairman of llopapuku Landowners Association, Jipsack Mangel, sid in Mcndi the people will not allow this to happen unless their de­mands for development or roads in their area is met by the developers, NBC reported.

Mangel said his association put forward certain proposals to the developers which in­clude road infrastructure and arc still waiting for a response.

Doctor Kienene said there arc more possible H JV carri­ers whose blood samples will be sent to Australia for confir­mation. He said blood testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is an on­going exercise at the Nawcrewere Central Hospital.

HONOLULU (Pacnews)-Cook lslandsprin1c ministcr.SirGcoffrcy Ilenry. says his country's hosting of the South Pacific Fornm next September will be a cause for a national celebration. as was the Sixth Festival of Pacific Arts in 1992.

When the Forum opens in Rarotonga on September 17, he indicates in the Cook Islands Perss

newspaper. that leaders from throughout the region will witness the result of a rcbuildin~ Cook ls­lands economy. includi71g signifi­cantly improved visitor facilitic:s.

Sir Geoffrey says. when the mccl­ing begin, "J intend tochccrthe sale of the Rarotonga11 Resort" and "wannly welcome" the a1Tival of I Jaw a ii 'sOutriggcr Hotels and Re­sorts as manager.

Some NZS3-million 1US S2MJ arc planncu to Ix: imcsted in un­grading the hotel rmpcrty.

Sir(ieo!Tr·ey also notes that <llhLT privatitati,mc:ffortscontinuc in the Cooks. with the old go,c!11111c11t liquor monopoly. now pril':1tcly owned and in new facil itics. oftc-r­ing a greater variety or beer. wine. and spirits at lower prices than pre­viously.

SAIPAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL WE WANT TO SAY THANKS!

Involvement from Saipan's business community and caring individuals helped make the April 26, Dinner and Silent Auction for Saipan Community School a big success! Donations of items, monies and services from the companies and persons shown below made for a marvelous fund raising event.

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HO'.'il:\R..\ (Parnewsl-Thc 1·irs1 c•1c·r ,1fficial llll'L'ling nf \kl,111c•si:111 Spc•arhl'aJ Cirnup (\,r1.~i~11 mini:--tcr\ began in the· Fi.ii ,·apital Su I a ) l'Stl'r· ,l:11 :1ftn bc·ing po'1poncd I e S lc'r,J.11·.

,111t,1 S:1Yusa1u 011 Fiji's 11,1 rt h c rn is I a 11 d of Van u a Western Samoa visas being Le Hi.

Organizers had to alter the proi'r:1mr,1c fur the Summit ,;lightly oecause or Cyclone

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:\ 11 ,• n di n g 1 h L' on l'. day rncctin.:! ~trc foreign n1inis-1n, eif Fiji. Filipc Bok. wlrn 11 ill e·hair thl' meeting. Papua '.;<.'11· (~uinc:1·s Kolroy Ci.:11i:1. S,1J,1n1()11 hi ands Dai id Si1:1i and \\.illil' Ji111111y of \·anuatu. SIBC reported.

June which affected Fiji over the last few days.

High on agenda at today's mcding is a report on MSG :1rti1·ities and how to effec· ti1·ely implement the group's ckcisions.

APIA (Pacnews)-A Chinese busi­nessm,m claims that Western Smiio,m passpotts mid visas m-e being adve!l· ized in newspapers in Hong Kong.

Micl1ael Zhou tokl the Sunday Sa-111om1 in Apia that he and his com1xm· ion. both from mainhmd China, had bought a visa for US $9,00'.l in Hong Kong to travel to Western Samoa to spot investment oppottunities.

1l1ey we1-e stopped at Faleolo Air­pott by Customs Depmtment offi­cials mid told the visa w,t~ invalid.

An investigation into a passport scan1 at Immigration tegm1 when a Chinese mm1, who said he could not speak either Samoan or English. w,L~ m1-estcd at Faleolo ai1po1t cm1)'ing a W estcm S,m1om1 passpo1ton Apiil 7.

The Sunday Samoan undei,umds

the investigation suuted by the police has now been taken over by the Pub-1 ic Commission.

Meanwhile, well known business­man in Apia, San1 Aiono says he called to appear before the investiga­tors because someone is travelling muund China with a Western Sa­mmm passpo1t witl1 the nmne Sam Aionoon it.

. . The FL?\KS is b.:ing rcprc­Sl'l1!L'd by Ril'l1ard Kaloi.

The foreign ministers arc L' \pl' c' t L' d {(1 f i 11 :ii i Z l' th l' :1i'l'nda of the 11th 1'v!GS sum­mit 11 hi ch is c.\p.:ctcd to open in Sui a \\'.:Jnesdav and move

The 11th MSG summit is expected tel be attended by Fiji prime ministn. Sltiveni Rabuka. PNG's acting prime minister John Giheno, Solomon Islands prime min­ister. Solomon Mamloni and Vanuatu ·s prime minister. Serge Yoh or.

EC to fund··solom.ons census HONIARA (Pacnews)-llie Euro­pean Commission (EC) has agi-eed to

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The funding was a1:,,reed on at a 1ecent meeting in Bmssels tetween Solomon L~lm1ds Deputy Prime Min­ister and National Planning Minister, Fnmcis Saemala. and the EC Direc­torGeneral for Development, Phillipe Soubeslle.

A ten-yearly Solomon Islands population census w:t, due l,L,l No­vemter.

And although the EC had been willing us could not beheld in time as it was one oftl1e ECprojectsaffecle<l by a prolonged suspension of aid pojecl, imposed by the Mamaloi gov­emment.

However, the minist1yof national planning and develoipment says the Brussels meeting has agreed the appraisal of the census should now be accelerated so that EC fund­ing can be made available without fmther delay.

Ona: Peace follows reconciliation HONIARA (Pacnews)-Prcsi­dcnt of the secessionist Bougainville interim Govern­ment, Francis Ona, says lasting peace can onlv come tot he crisis torn island when al I Bougainvilleans have recon­ciled.

But Ona says the Papua New Guinea government and its se­curity forces are the obstacles to

Ona says the secessionist move­ment has already been canying out successful reconciliatory dis­cussions in Bougainvilleans Revolutionary Army controlled areas.

He says attempt, to reach PNG controlled areas have been hin­dered by sccuri ty forces who restricted the movement of people at the care centers.

Classroom contract awarded PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -Port Moresby city authorities have awarded a contract worth 829.000 Kina (US $605,000) to a company tu supply building materials for the construction or I .'\O classrnoms at various schollls Papu,1 NL'w Ciuinc:1 ·s N,1tional C1pital District this year.

The contract between the NCD commission and Associated

Plumbing Installation, AP[, is part of the Commission's five-year project to build 130 classrooms each year, NBC reports.

NCD governor Bill Skate says local construction companies will build the cl,1ssrooms, each of which will cost less than 14,000 Kina (l/S SI 0,200) rc­sulti ng in savings of over 600,000 Kina (US S438,000) for this year alone.

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TailVa11 PM told to quit TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP)- Opposi­tion parties demanded Monday that Premier Lien Chan resign, and threatened to scrap constitu­tional reforms in a growing back­lash against the governmem's handling of violent crime.

National Assembly deputies from the main opposition Demo­cratic Progressive Party threat­ened President Lee Tcng-hui with a recall motion if he docsn 't re­place Lien and the Cabinet by Sunday.

The DPP controls I 00 seats in the 334-seat assembly, and would need 84 more votes to mount the recall and put it before voters as a national referendum.

The assembly was to have started debate Monday on consti­tutional amendments to reshape the island's government. The body has the power to amend the con­stitution and also may order recall votes.

Amendments before the session would expand the powers of the president, while reducing the as­sembly to a body appointed ac­cording the proportion of voles each party receives in the main national legislature.

But deputies from the New Party staged a sit-in demanding

Lien Chan

improvements in law and order before the amendmenLs arc con­sidered. Their boycoll blocked the formal start of the session.

The sit-in followed a protest march Sunday suppotted by both opposition parties and attended by up to 50,000 people. They de­manded that Lee publicly admit error in handling crime and dis· solve the Cabinet.

Their outrage has been galva­nized by the kidnapping and mur­der last month of Pai Hsiao-yen, 17-year-old daughter of singer­actress Pai Ping-ping, a crime many see as indicative of grow­ing lawlessness.

Three key suspects in Hsiao­yen's killing remain al large, and

Vietnam foreign minister starts visit to North Korea HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -Vietnam 'sforeignminister, Nguyen Manh Cam, ha, staned an official four-day visit to Nollh Korea, said a fo1eign ministry statement issued Tuesday.

CamwillholdtalkswithhisNonh Kotcancounterparttodiscussarange ofbilateral issues, tlie statement said.

The meetings come a~ Nrnth Korea searches for f ocxl aid to wm-d

, off what 1elief expe!ls say is :m impending mass famine. Last month, NonJ1 Krne.a failed to secure tice shipmenl'i fmm Vietn:m1, it's

onetime close ideological ally. Deputy Piime Minister Kong

Chin-tae, during a visit to Hanoi, could not agree on payment te1ms wid1 Vietnam forshipmentsoffocxl 1elief.

Vietnamist:I)'ingtomaintaintics to the Nollh, while nurtwing a new prutnership with tlie Soutl1, one of Hanoi's largest investors.

Ties between NonJ1 Kot-ea and Vietnam 1-emain cordial in public, but have been strJ..incd since Hanoi established diplomatic ties with South Korea in 1992.

COMMONWEAt.:1'11 OF TIIE NORTHERN MARIANA Ist,ANDS

DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD

PUBLl,C N·OTICE . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY JOSE P. CRUZ, CHAIRMAN FOR THE CNMI DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD

The Development Appeals Board (DAB) is pleased to announce that as of its April 24, 1997, Board meeting, the DAB has officially been organized. The purpose of the DAB is to hear and resolve appeals from adverse decisions of Commonwealth agencies and instrumentalities regarding permits and other approvals required for private sector development. For additional information, members of the public may contact Arlene A. Yamagata, Acting Administrative Assistant, Development Appeals Board. 664-2306 (voice), 664-221 O (facsimile), office of the Special Assistant for Administration, P.O. Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950.

Dated this 5th day of May, 1997. ·

five people arc being held for questioning. The killing follows two high-profile mid still unsolved murder cm;es ht,t ycm·.

Government spokcsm,m Su Chi said Sunday's m.uth "wasn't a bad tliing," but argued that Hsiao-yen's killing has obscured the

government's gains in improving law and order.

"Public safety lnsn 'tgottcn worse; actually it's gotten better," Su told repo1te1s, without providing ,my fig­UI\!S to back up his claim.

Calls for memhcrs of the ~ovcrn­ment to be replaced should l.,.; rccon-

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said he "wouldn't sidestep ~,[XH1'~

bility." I ..cc issued ,m apology frir growing

crimcthroughaspokcsm:u1 h,t w.:ck. but that seems to have Jum; little to appc,L'iC public anger.

Two mas~-we_aring_ m?rchers take part in a protest against governme~;:s ineffectiveness in stemming rising V(Olent c!'1me ,n Ta1pe1 Sunday. The march, joined by about 30,000 participants, was sparked by the recent krdnapp,ng and brutal murder of a popular performer's daughter. AP

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of Kinshasa feared By DIANNA CAHN

IXBC\IB.-\SHI, Zaire (.-\!') l\:spcrate to prL'Wnt ;u1 all-out :ntack on th.: /~1i1i:u1 capital. ;1 l 1.S. enrny prL'"ed rebeb i\londa\· Ill enter Kin,h:1sa p:aL·efully. anJ shuttled around :\fiic:1 to talk 11·itl1 their kader ;u1d the i11tlue11tial 111L'n who back him.

B ii I Rid1ards,111. ll.S. ambassador 1<1 the l 'nited '.\:ations. ur!'.eJ restraint durin!'. thee i!'.ht d:1\ s thatn:h . .-1 kaJcr L1ur:111 Ka\~ila h:t., !'.ii en President :--lcibutu Sc:;c Sckl1 to resign m Ix d1:1sc·d ,1ut of Kinsh;1s:1.

"I le has to choose to relinquish power and he is sat"c:guan.kJ. or he 1x1ishes with his power." Kabi la said in tJ1 is sou the astem rebel suungholJ a J:1y after ~ace talks with Mobutu.

1l1e n.:b:ls said in a slnlemcnt tl1ey woulJgu:u·:u1tee Mobutu ·ssafotyanJ

that of his family ifhc rcsi0.ncd now. K:1bila 's 70.(XXl-su-ong~bcl :urn:,

h:1s capt un:d mon: lh:m threc-qu:u·­ters of Zaire in its J1ive 10 end Mobu1u ·sqc:u·ly 32-yc:u·dictatoi,hip. Kabila said the l':mgu:ud of11is forces II :LS -U) miles (6.:'i "kiJomelCrS) from Kinsh:1.,a ·s inlematio11al ai1pon and ,rnulJ lx at tJic outskim;ofthccity of 6 million in a ti:w davs.

For weeks. JcatlCL'i puqXJ11cJJy from the 11:bcls haw tolJ Kinshasa rcsiJcnls th;11 rdll'I forces \\'ere al­mo>t there.

AskeJ \\ hat woulJ hap~n if Mobutu i0.noreJ hisJcaJline. Kabila said: "H; will be chased from the jX)WCr. pusheJ out of Kinsh:L,a in a few days."

Mobutu :md Kabi la apparently made linle progress toward ending tl1c seven-montl1 w:u· in talks Sunday

Zairian soldiers patrol the airport while waiting for President Mobutu Sese Seka to arrive from his meeting with rebel commander Laurent Kabila Monday. Despite negotiations, Kabila has said that Mobutu must resign immediately or he will be chased away in humiliation. AP

Mobutu Sese Seka

aboard a South African naval ship docked in Pointe Noire, Congo,agree­ing only to mcct again within IOdays.

Richardson met with Kabila for an hour Monday and said he was en­couraged by Kabila's conciliatory tone toward Mobutu.11ie fomierNew Mexico congressman - who built a reputation f;r concluding tiicky ne­gotiations in North Korea and Sudan ~ said he delivered an urgent message to Kabila from U.S. President Bill Clinton.

· ·wesnessedoorlongstanding view that for the benefit ;f the Zairim1 people ... there should be a peaceful enny into the capital of Kinsha,a - a soft landing which avoids violence mid chaos," Richm·dson said.

l11e United States also wanL, an "inclusive" t.r,msitional covemment ,md fair and open electi;ns, he said.

Mobutu, 66, who is se1iously ill with prostate c,mcer, agreed that a !Jansitional autJ1ority should be es­tablished 10 orgm1ize elections. He

Bill Richardson

said he would h,md over JXJWer to an elected authority.

Kabila, whose forces control all but Zaire's fm· n01th anJ west, de­mands Mobutu immediately U1U1sfer power to the 1ebel allim1ce.

Asked about Kabila on Monday, White House spokesman Mike McCmry said U.S. officials "don't have a thorough assessmentofhim as a political leader."

l11e United States m1d otl1er west­ern powers have unops stationed across the Zaire River in Congo and offshore to evacuate tJ1eir nationals from Kinsha,a, if needed. U.S. offi­cials in Washington expressed grow­ing concern Monday for the roughly 44D Ame1icans in the city, wonying most about violence by Mobutu's forces.

Unpaid, undisciplined Zairi:m sol­dien; have been looting towns across Zaire, then running m~ay just befo1e a rebel onslaughL A rebel assault on tJ1e capital coulJ provoke looting m1d

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mayhem that would make evacua­tions more likely.

However, the sl!rets of Kinshasa were calm Monday, with no sign of panic and little evidence of mmy preparations.

After meeting Monday with Kabila, Richardson headed to BoL,wana to speak witl1 Ugandan President Y oweri Museveni, who was attending a conference in the south­ern Afiicancounl!y. Hemet in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday with Defense Minister Paul Kagame.

Both men, whom Richm·dson re­ferred toas "big players" in the Zaire conflict, arc widely believed to back Kabila witl1 l!oops and weap::ins.

They m·e interested in seeing Mobutu fall because he backed the former militant Hutu regime in Rwanda that wa~ behind th; slaugh­ter of a half-million Tutsis in 1994. Museveni is from the small group of Bahima people in western Ugm1da, who me 1elate<l to tl1e TuL,is.

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Blair to meet Irish PM LONDON (AP) - Britain's new Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet his Irish counterpart John Bruton on Thursday to discuss how to give new impetus lo stalled Northern lrelanJ peace talks.

Meeting may spur hope for Northern Ireland peace ain has been "embarrassed :111d damaged" by 1·eccnt a n:cc111 Irish Republican Army cam­paign of bomb attacks and hoax calls in Britain.

The meeting, Blair's first with another national leader since his Labor Party swept to power in elections on May I, will be held at Blair's 10 Downing Street office, officials said Monday night.

Brnton said Monday a change of administration in Britain offers new opp01tunities for ending more than a quarter century of sectarian strife in Northern Ireland.

"I believe we can develop many new possibilities for co operation in regard to Northern Ireland, bi­laterally and within Europe," he said.

"We are about to enter a new century in Anglo-Irish relations ... There are many things that we want to achieve - an end to politi­cal and sectarian violence being the first," he said.

News reports said Bruton wants to establish contact with

Tony Blair

Blair before announcing national elections of his own, probably early in June.

New Northern Ireland Secre­tary Mo Mowlam and Irish deputy premier Dick Spring will also at­tend Thursday's discussions, Blair's office said.

Peace talks, now adjourned, have achieved little since they began last summer in Belfast. They are due to resume in the city

Palestinians to US: Urge end to Israeli settlements

By DAN PERRY speedy negotiation to 1each a final 1EL A VJV, Israel (AP) - Israeli peacesettlementbyyear'send. The President Ezer Weizman tI-avels to Israel-PLO accords call for such a Gaza Tuesday for talks with Y asscr final deal-tacklingtoughissucs like Arafat, amid hopes for a compro- Palestinim1 statehood - by 1999. misefonnula to end the two-month The Palestini,ms reacted coolly c1isis between Israel and the Pales- to Netanyahu 's proposal for accel-tinians. erated talks two months ago tx:~

U.S. envoy Dennis Ross is ex- cause they saw it as a plot to evade pected to return to the region after cairying out tl1c tl1ree fu1ther West the meeting - the first high-level Bank tI-c>op pullouL, included in the contact since Mm-ch, when Israel existing accords. Netanyahu was enraged the Palestinians by break- willing now to promise that Israel ing ground on a new Jewish neigh- would pull out while final settle-borhood indispute<lea,tJemsalem. ment talks were going on, the TV

l11e meeting is scheduled for 6 rep::i11 said. p.m.(1500GMT)attheErezCross- However, Israeli officials said ing tx:twcen Israel anJ autonomous Monday tl1ey would not agree to the Gaza. Weizmm1 is a fi!c,'llrehead, Palestini,ms' cenlJ·,tl dcm:md -stop-but he is asunngsupportcrof peace- pingconstmctionoftl1c6,5()().homc making ,mJ ve1y respected by Pal- !Ilu-I·Jomaneighbod1oodo11m1easl estinians.ll1creweresignsMonday Je1usalem hilltop known to Arnbs that Prime Minister Benjamin :Ldebel Abu Ghneim. Net,my,tl1u was tiying to use him to Arafat spokesman Mrnwan draw Arafat back to the negotiating K:mafani said Monday that this table. would be tl1e key to resuming nego-

Isracl RaJio said Netm1yalm de- tiations. "If (Ross) w,mt, the peace cided in a meeting with Foreign process 10 return to its normal Minister David Levy and Dd'cnse track .. there is a magic word for Minister Yitzhak Mordcchai that this: the immediate stopping of Israel wa,p1epm-edtonegotialeagain settlements,'' Km1afani said. as long ,L, Arafat ordered the re- Arafat, who returned to Gaza sumption of intelligence-sharing from Cairo, accused Israel of witl1 Israel. Such cooperation has "breachingofalltheagrcements ... been credited with preventingteITor There is no accurate or honest attacks. implementation."

Net,myahu adviser David Bar- The Israeli newspaper Yediot Illan said the premier met with Ahronot said the United States Weizman Monday night, mid Is- has wmned Israel that if the cur-racli mediasaid he empowered him rent round of talks does not sue-to offer Arafat a series of conces- ceed, America will reconsider its sion~. involvement in the Jsraeli-Pales-

Jsrael's Channel 2 TV said these tinian peace process. included commi1rnents to allow tl1e Speaking on the Voice of Pal-building of air and seaports in Gaza, estine Radio, Palestinian Cabinet building new Palestinian housing in Minister Hanan Ashrawi said the Jemsalemandestablishmentofsafe Palestinians had "'no expecla-passage routes between the West tions" about tl1e Ross visit and Bank and Gaza. said the Amedcans needed to take

ftsaidNetanyahu was also urging a tougher stand with Israel, espe-

on June 3. The IRA-allied Sinn Fein party

has been bmTed because of the IRA 's decision to renew its armed campaign against Brit­ish rule in Northern Ireland.

Bruton arrives in London

on Wednesday for a two-Jay visit during which he will ad­dress the Oxford Union de­bating society and meet Irish community leaders.

Bruton said Monday that the Irish community in Brit-

The IRA ended a 17-month campaign with a massive truck bomb in London in 1-'cbruary 1996 that killed two men.

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Clinton arrives in Mexico

U.S. President Bill Clinton is greeted by Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Angel Gurria as he arrives Monday at the Presidential hangar of the Benito Juarez lntematioal Airport in Mexico City. Clinton is on a two-day visit to Mexico. AP

By ANITA SNOW \IEXICO CITY (AP) - Hoping to c:L'<.! tcnsions LX!twe.:n neighbors. Li .S. PresiJent Bill Clirnon has be!!un a gocxlwill llip to l\kx ico by pledging ··10 find common solutions to com­rnon probkms." including (hugs. irn­migration mid u:1dc:.

"\Ve must coopa:ilc :Ls never lX!fon::· Clinton Ji:chu"L:J Monday.

In a mo<.kst symbol or the ad111inist1:llion · s suppo11. the State D.;p:u1mi:nt rnmounced shonly be­forc his :uTi1·al that it wou!J gil'c Mcxirn dh, 6 million to kip light d111g u·articking.

Clinton :UTin:d Mumby night af-

ter a four-hour flight :md toured the Nation:~ Museum of Anthrqxilogy with Mexican P·resident Ernesto Zcdillo. ll1einvork begins Tuesday, witl1 p1ivate talks :md a news confer­ence. At the museum, the two presi­dents posed for pictures before an Aztec calendar dating back some­where between tl1e I 0th :md I 5tl1 c..:ntury.

"W,:_ will be able to make ru11hcr progr..:ss on the specific issues that concern both courmics- such :Ls u·ade. dn1g trafficking. migration. border issues." Z..:dillo prcJictcJ in ,m intcr­l'icw broadc,1st Monday.

l\·kxic:u1 :u1d Amc1icm Cabinet

officials met all day to hmnmerout a series of modest agreement, in ad­vmJCe of tl1eir boss' talks. ll1e high­light w,L,dlrs 6million tou·ain narcot­ics oftice1, hircJ after a recent purge of tl1e Mexican ,mti-nm·cotics pro­gram.

Thug u·afficking is the main u·oublc spot in U.S.-Mexico relations. Am.:1ica w,mb iL, southern neighbor to do mon:: to stop the flow; M~xico says the United States should shoul­der some bl,m1e.

The meetings also produced provi­sions lo build a new bridge between Brownsvilk, Texas, ,md neighbor­ing Mat:U11oros. Mexico, ,u;;.i two

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Mr. Juan S. Tenorio, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), announces that NMHC will be conducting a Home Ownership Seminar on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library. The purpose of this seminar is to provide information and the practical aspects in obtaining an ideal house. The event marks another step where the government agencies and private sectors working together to share the important functions and responsibilities in dealing with prospective homeowners.

NMHC anticipates to have speakers who will present topics on choosing a house, energy efficiency, fire safety, selection of contractor(s), construction methods, appraisal, shopping for a residential loan, title examination and insurance, project inspections, budget and house maintenance, permits (Building Safety office, Division of Public Lands and Environmental Quality, and Coastal Resources Management Office), etc ...

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sewage u-eatment plimt, on the bor­der.

In advance of Clinton's visit, Mexicoabolishedit,scandal-plahTUcd drng-fighting agency and shiftc<l its resjXlnsibilities to the attorney gen­eral. '!lie fonncrdmg cz;u·,mmyGen. Jesus Guticn-ez Rcbollo, was fit-ed in Fcbrnmy aftcrautho1itieschm·ged him with being on the payroll of Mexico's No. I cocaine trafficker, Amado Cuiillo Fuentes.

In rn1 interview on the U.S. Public I3roadm~ting Se1\lice, Zcdillo said conuption is inherent in diug-fight­ing operations.

"We will be able to make m01-e rnpid progress in the yem, to come especially if we strengthen tl1is 1-ela­tionship tl1at we have been building witl1 tl1e U.S. government to attack tl1is problem," he said.'

Clinton's visit prompted at lc:L~t twoscp,mlledcmo11so11tions. "Clinton go home!" 1cad a sign at a protest of 2,000 unionized tcachel'S.

In a depmtur-e statement at tl1e White House, Clinton said the United States and Mexico are "fac­ing up lo problems we cannot de­feat alone, like drngs. crime and conuption.''

"Beyond the 2,()()0-mile (3,200-kilometer) border that joins us, be­yond the strong bonds of trade that benefit both out people, we must

cooperate as never before to finil common solutions to common problems," he said.

Clinton may encounter harsh sen­timents about drngs. Many Mexi­cans believe they are seen unfairly as traffickers by Americans who ref use to assume e4ual responsibi 1-ity for creating a demand for dmgs that encourages trafficking. In Mexico City. pe1fume salesman Hector CalJeron, 69. voiced a widely held opinion when asked about the coming visit: "Clinton should remember if they couldn't sell the drngs in the United States, it wouldn't be a problem forus here in Mexico."

Nemesio Rodiiguez, 65, a re­tired military officer, recalled a $ 13.5 billion loan that Clinton engi­neered in 1994 to bail out the Mexi­can peso and said Mexicans should be more grateful.

"When we were in a crisis, Clinton gave us a big hand,'' Rodiiguez said. Actually, he said, "If it weren't for drng-trafficking problems, I'd say the relationship is great."

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who aii-ived a day ahead of her husband, got an earful about tough new immigration laws on her visit with Mexican Indian women in Merida.

Protesters burn the Ame~ican flag in front of the United States Embassy in_ Mexico Clfy Monday, ,n protest against U.S. President Bill Clinton's VIS!/. AP

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

In the Matter of the Estate of LARRY LEE HILLBLOM, Deceased. CIVIL ACTION NO. 95-626-D

ORDER TO APPEAR TO ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN HEIRSHIP INTEREST IN THE

ESTATE OF LARRY LEE HILLBLOM

It is hereby Ordered that any person claiming to be an heir to the Estate of Larry Lee Hillblom, deceased, file a petition so alleging pursuant to the Rules of Proc~dure of_Jhis ~ourt no later than sixty days after May 6, 1997, the first publ1cal1on of this Notice.

No claim_ of hei:~hip will be ac~epted by this Court after said date, and any person not timely filing an appropriate heirship claim within the time frame ~tate? ~bove s~all be barr~d from sharing in the distribution of assets under the 1urisd1ct1on of this Court. 1:h1s _Ord~r applies to all persons including infants, minor children and adults. Nothing 1n this Order shall be deemed to limit any defenses available to the Executor of the Estate, the Will beneficiaries, creditors or other heir claimants to sue~ heirship petition or claim, including but not limited to the defense that such cl_a1ms are _already barred for failure to timely file.

Any_ pers~n f1l1ng a cl~1m. pursuant to this Notice must pay all of his or her own costs,. including but ~ot _hm1_ted to attorney's fees, relating to the claim. Any claim filed 1s subJect to adJud1cat1on before this Court and is subject to opposition by other claimants, the beneficiaries and the Executor of the Estate.

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Texas separatist dies in gun battle

U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins, center, ar.nounces a 25-count indictment at his office in Dallas Monday against Republic of Texas leader Richard McLaren, Evelyn McLaren and five others. The indictment accused both McLarens and the five others of issuing more than $1.8 billion in bogus Republic of Texas financial documents and using them to pay legitimate bills. AP

By MARK BABINECK FORT DA VIS, Texas (AP) - A fugitive member of the Republic of Texas w:L, killed in a gun battle witl1 jXJlice who had been uacking him since he fled the secessionist group's hideout.

A seconJ m,m n:mained at l:u·gc Monday in tl1c tugged Davis Moun­tains. when: the two had headed sepa­rately h:fore the n:sl of the milit:mt group laiJ down their ,urns over the weckcml.

'Jhc: group's lcadcr :md several oth..:r rx:nple were named Monday in a federal fraud im.lictment.

111c gunfire took place at a bunker about a mik ( I .6kilomctcrs) from the group's "cmb,L,sy" headqum1e1, in a sp:u,c mountain development, state officials said.

·n1e dead m:m had app;u-cntly been shooting at police o·acking dogs ;u1J a helicopter tl1at we1-e searching for tl1e pair, said Shcni Deatl1crage Gn:..:n. a spok..:swom:m for the Tcx:L, D.;­p:u1mcnt or Public Safety.

"Shots 11·..:1\: li1ul from the hdirnp­tcr :mJ from the ground at the~ sus­pect." she said.

·111c dead m;m 's n,um: was not im­mediately kno1111. 'J l1c two men being sought wen: identified as Rich,uJ Keyes Ill. 21. ,[id Mike MaL,on. 4K

OJ"th..:two.only Keyes w:Lsd1m·ged with a crime. 1 le 11',L, accused of

org,mized ciiminal activity and kid­napping i-elated to ai1 Aptil 27 hos­tage-taking tlial stmted the grnup's seven-day stm1doff, which ended peacefully Saturday.

Em·licr Monday, two of tl1e dogs unleashed to track the l wo fugitives wc1-c shot. B0tl1 were taken to a vet­crin,ui.m; one w:Ls wounded in tl1e chest. the other in the leg. Green said.

·n1e Republic ofTcxas. which Ins split into tl11-c..: factions. bdievcs the J'om1crly independent state W,L, ille­gally mmcxed by Ll1e United Stales in IX45.

After Saturday's suncndcr. Rich­:u·cl McL:ucn. leader of tl1c faction involved in the st:mdoff, w:Ls hc!J without bail in tl1c P1csidio County Jail in M,ufa, about 20 miles (32 kilometei:i) to tl1e soutl1, mid three otl1e1, we1c held in lieu of$ 500,(lCXJ bail each. All faceJ chm·ges of orga­nized c1iminal activity.

On Monday, a fcdcn~ fraud ;u1d conspiracy indictment unsealed in Dallas accused Mcu.ucn, his wife, Evelyn. :md live othcrp.:ople or issu­ing mo1c than S 1.X bill ion in bogus Republic or Tcxas tin,mcial dcx:u­mcnls m "w:u1·,u1ts" :u1d using them to pay l..:gitimalc bills ;u1d to op..:n lxmk accounts.

Names of the Ii w others charged with the McLrncns were not i-eleased hcc·,1usc they :uc nol in custody.

.McVe~gh -~;ister-t$es stand·, By MICHAEL FLEEMAN

DE'.\VER (AP) - Ti111othy McVcigh\ sister look the slanJ against him in the OkLtho111a City" bombing trial Monday, identifying his hanJwrit ing on anti-govcmml.!nl litcratur..: and a note to buy more dynamite.

bombing, including a note that said. "Obey the constitution or thc United Stales and we won't shoot you."

"It's Tim's handwriting." :;he said.

Ms. McVcigh. 23. was expected to testify that she shared some of

Tcsli fyi ng u ndc r i rnmuni I y from her broth..:r' s ant i-govcrn111en t pms..:cution,JcnnifcrMcVeighsaid views and received a !..:lier from she recognized the small printed him tlm:e weeks bcforl.! th..: blast k:ttas on the back of a 111ilita1y saying, "Something.big is about to supply slorc business c:1rJ found happen." al"tcrth..: bombing. ll r..:ad: '"TNT at McVcigh, a 29-ycar-old (iulf S5istick. NccJs morc.'" War vetcran. rnulJ face the dcath

··who's hamlwriti ng is 1ha1·1" p..:nalty i r convicted or mu1'lkr and asked prosernlor Beth Wilkinson. conspiracy in the dt:aJliesl act of "Tim's," Ms. McV..:igh said in a terronsmonl/.S.soil:the,\pril 19, dcar voice. 1995, bombing of lhc Oklahoma ·

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No pact in Korea food talks By JOHN LEICESTER

BEIJI\'{; tAI') - The fir,1 talk:< in nearJ, Ji, c )ears lx·tm:cn Red Cross ,,J'ti,i:d, r1\1111 '.\,111h :u1cl South Korea c·nckcl \ l,,ncb) "ithout :1gn:e111e111 c'll i~x,1 aid t'cirthe fa111ine-th11?all'nl'd '.\,·nh. cllicials said.

'Ilic· ulb lx1ggcJ down c1\'er how lllll di r, .... xJ \\'(Ill lei gcllO tlie Nonh :uid hciw it 11n1Jd gl'l there. Bui. in what ,, :Ls seen as a positiw de1·clopmen1. the two,ide, ag11?eJ to meet again for 111l'I\? talk, CXJls:L'leJ ,0011.

GiYen thc enmity lis:tween thc two K011?:L,. th.:ir meeting al all w:L, :m inJication of tl1c sew1ity of N01th Ko1\?a · s fooJ c1isis :mJ the al:urn it ln;:u"Ou,cJ in Prnn!!.1 :ui!!:uiJ Seoul.

South Korl':~1 R;J Ci·;ss officials soudit i\londa1· to Jiscuss how 10 mo,-e aiJ from· South 10 North. but their Nortliem counte1p;u1s refused. said Ch:mg :Vloon-ik. sp::ikesm:m for the South Kon::m EmlxL,,y in Beijing.

"llil' N011h Kore:ms insisted tl1at Seoul lirst ,pell out how much aid it pLui:; 10 dcli,·er :md when.

"I exp:ct.::d lliey woulel have some­thin!! in their h:u1Js to deli\'er to us. hut,~ he1i "e :UTiw:el and met together I c:une tu kn,1w tlut the: came wi tl1 nn lirm pledge:· said Paek Yong! lo. :SC:L'l\:t:u;- -general of the \onh Ko­rean Reel ( ·w,s.

I le added: "\\'ithout knowing the quantity :md tl1c timing. ho\\' c:m \\'C

discuss transponation of relief gcxx.1<7"

·n,e South Korc;mssaiJtheycould ll(ll specify the amount of aiJ Lis:causc it wi !I Jqis:nd on ho\\' much \hey rcce1,e in public donations.

"Ilic two sides agre.::J to funhcr

talks at a time ,u,d pbce to be dis­rnsscd later tl1rough a telephone I ink :ll P:uunu njom. a l'i llagc in the heavily Lh:-fcmkd ckmilit,uizcd zone that di­' idc'S the l\\'O Krn\?,L,. officials said.

"E1rh side lt11l\' umkrst:mds the oppo11c11t's position. I think that is ;m achic\'c111ent." said Chmig. thc Soutli Krn'l?:m spokcsm:m.

Joh:u1 Scha:u- of tl1c International Fcdc1~nion of tlie Red Cross said the talks took place in a "very good auno­sphere" :md were "very p::isitive."

"TI1is is imp.i1umt.'' he said. ·n,e talks in neutral Beijing were

Ilic first in ne;u·ly five years between Red Cross officials of the 1ival Kort:as.

Botl1 tl1e No11h Kore,u, and South Kore:mRedCrosschaptcrs:ueclosely allied with their !.!Ol'emmenK Politi­cal tensions ha;e stymied previous talks.

1l1e two delegations met Saturday and spent Sunday consulting with tl1einespectil'e offices in Pyongyang :md Seoul before returning to the negotiating table for two hours Mon­day.

Lee Byung-woong, head of the South Korean delegation. said they proposed that aid be delivered di­rectly from South to North through sc,·cral channels. Seoul proposed that sLJmc aid go in trncks through Panmunjom. Red Cross officials said.

Schaar saiJ the South Korean Red Cross wants aid to go directly occausc it includes public donc1-1ions. The South also wants it marked to show it came from South Korea and to monitor its distribu­tion.

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South Korean Red Cross chief negotiator Lee Byung-woong speaks at a press confe_rence in Beijing Monday following meetings with North Korean Red Cross officials. Lee said talks on possible food aid for famme­struck North Korea would continue in the border village of Panmunjom. AP

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UN agen.cy: 5 nations suffer famine. BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Most Asim1s will have more thm1 enough cereals to eat this yc,u-, but famine is stalking areas of North Korea and four other countries also have problems, a U.N. agency said Monday.

"Gener,tl ly good growing conditions in Asian countries in 1996 raised local food supplies," said a news releac;e from the Food and Agriculture Organi­zation. Most Asians, it said, will have access to more than 180 kilograms (396 pounds) of cereals per person this year.

1l1e world average of cereal con-

sumption for developing countries h,L, risen to 172 kilogr,uns (372 pounds). it added.

Bur the release said the rood situ­ation in Nortl1 Korea continues lo delcrioralc and the "out look for 1997 appears grim."

"Ille optimistic ov.:rall picture also \\',LS m,UTed by llood-d,um1g.:d crops in Cunlxxlia ;md Laos, drought in Sri Lmka ,md Mongolia's complex prob­lems in shiftin!! from a centralized economy to a f;;c market. it said.

'!lie U.N. agency said Cambcxlia will have a tl1in cereals surplus but

needs to help 265 badly affected com­munities. Lmdlocked Laos necdscmer­gency food aid for 420,000 people, while drought dmnage to rice crops in Sri Lanka hit~ been exacerbated by continuing communal strife.

The FAQ said that by this month, rice and maize reserves in North Korea are expected to be at zero, unless aid flows in.

'Toe severity of North Korea's food shortages may be seen in the fact that people prematurely consumed, as fresh cobs, half of its maize harvest," the releac;e said.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17

Indonesia says it will punish perpetrators

Gold ntining hoax probed JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)- 1l1e lndonesiangovemmenl vowed Mon­day to punish whomever was resp::in­sible fortlie huge gold mining hoax at Bu sang on the island of Bomeo.

"The lawbreakers must be sanc­tioned," Mining Minister Ida Bagus Sudjana told rep.irters.

Sudjana sp.ike just hours after an independent testing finn 1ep.i11ed that the giant gold find announced by Bre­X Minerals, a small Cm1adim1 mining company, was a hoax.

·Str.ithcona Minentl Sc1vices Ltd., in its rep.in released in Cmiada, said its tests showed no evidence of any gold wrnth mining.

Strnthcona also a~se1ted that tlie supposedly promising Busang samples gathered em'lic:r by B1e-X had been Jampercd with by the addi­tion of gold from olhcrsourccs. How­ever, tlie rcpo1t Jid not indicate who might have been responsible for the tampciing.

TI1t: ,mnounccment by Bre-X in J;mumy tliat iL~ initial claim of up to$ 70billion in gold at the field may have been false cit~t a pall over Indonesia's mining indusuy. Dozens of contract~ for otlier foreign mining comp,mies we1e delayed for montl1s.

Sudj,ma said Indonesian officials were 1eviewing the Cm1adian rep::ilt, copies of which we,e relew;ed in

Ida Bagus Sudjana

Jab.1u1 Monday morning. "11ie government, of course, will

take su·ong measu,es," Sudj,ma said, without elaborating.

Sudjm1asaid he would discuss the matter with P1csidenl Suhmto before a decision on what action to take.

""ll1e pn:sidcnt h,L~ followed this issue since tlie st;ut," he said.

Sudjm1a sc1id tl1e lndonesi,m gov­ernment had not been surp1iscd by Stratl1cona's findings.

·11,c government had anticipated tl1c results of the repon because we have had our own data about tl1e gold dep::isi t the,e," tlie minister said.

Officials at B1e-X's Jakarta office refused to comment.

NiaSminastiti, a spokeswom,m for

The main gate of the Calgary-based Bre-X Minerals Ltd. complex in Borneo. A consulting firm, hired to resolve a dispute over the value of Bre-X Minerals' Indonesian site, said in a report released Sunday,that its tests showed no evidence of any gold worth mining. AP

Human rights activist expelled by Indonesia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian human rights activist said Monday he was ex.­pellcd from Imloncsia when he ar­rived to attend a conference on the status of the Palestinian tenitories.

Syed Rusin Ali, a legislator and president of tlie opposition People's Party, said Indonesian officials took him from his Jakarta hotel Sunday and put him on a flight to Malaysia

'"They did not give me ,my rea­son," he told The Associated Press.

Syed Husin was in Jakaita to attend a May 4-7 confcrcnceon"the question of Palestine" with pdvate groups ,md U.N. officials.

111e humm1 right~ group Voice ofMalaysim1Citi?.cnsissuedastate­ment Monday urging tlie Malay­shm government to make a fonnal protest to Indonesia rn1d "insist on

an apology to Malaysia and Syed Husin."

The statement said the deporta­tion showed "the Indonesian government's contempt for the UnitedNations'effortstoseekpcace and justice for the Palestinian people."

SycdHusin was among the activ­ists detained in Malaysia in Novem­ber afterattackers sent by the ruling party violent! y disrupted an intema­tiomtl conference on East Timor, the former Portuguese colony in­vaded by Indonesia in 1975.

Syed Husin, a forrner anthropol­ogy professor at tlie University of Malaya, said his expulsion fmm Indonesia forced him to miss ap­p.iinnnenL~ with opposition figures such as pro-democracy leader Megawati SukamopLtUi.

the B usangjoint-vcn lure consrntiu 111,

said other partners in tlie project were studying the repo11 and would make a statement late Monday.

was to have operated the Bus,mg mine will, a 15 percent stake.

siancomp,mies. IYTAskatindo Kmya Mineral and lY!' Amsya Lyna, with a combined 30 percent stake. The two

. companies me: headed by Mohamad "Bob" 1-hsan. one oflndonesia 's 1ich­est men and Suhmto's close confi­dant.

Freepott fo,t c:a~l doubt on B1e­X's original claims em·licr tliis ycm·.

Bre-X ha~ a 45 percent stake in tlie consortium. New Orleans-based Freeport Mohan Copper and Gold

The Indonesian govemmentowns IO percent of the venture.

The other pmtners m-e two Indone-

Teno and Sophie, Jess and Annie, invite all members of the community to a friendly get-together this Friday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m., at Teno and Sophie's residence in As Lita. Please come and meet the Republican candidates in the upcoming gen­eral elections.

We extend a special invitation to all those who participated in the Primary last November, and to all registered voters.

Dr. JOSE T. VILLAGOMEZ, Chairman Committee to Elect Teno-Pepero

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RFP #97-007 The CNMI Public School System is soliciting proposals lrom lirms interested in con­ducting im~act studies on the Year Round Education versus Traditional Education and an impact study on the Implementation of the Multi-Track System to affected schools. Proposal requiref'lents are available at the Procurement & Supply Office situated on the 3rd floor oi the Nauru Building, Susupe, Saipan during regular working hours ex­cept Holidays. All proposals to be submitted must be facemarked "RFP97-007" and delivered to the PSS Procurement & Supply Office situated on the 3rd floor of the Nauru Bu1ldi.~g, Susupe. Saipan, no later than 2:00 p.m., May 23, 1997. Any proposal received alter the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circum­stances.

A non refundable lee of twenty live $25.00 U.S. Dollars must accompany the proposal. The twenty live dollars maybe a cashier's check, certified check, or other lorms accept­able by the Public School System and made payable to PSS Treasurer. The proposer is required to submit wth his proposal a copy of his business license.

Should the Pub!ic School System foresee a need !or discussion with prospective proposer. please be inlormed that discussion maybe conducted with responsible olf· eror for the purpose ol clari:ication and to ensure a full understanding of, and respon­siveness to the solicitation requirements. Offerors shall be accorded fair and equal treatmert with respect to any opportu1ity for discussion and revision of proposals and such revision maybe permitted after obtaining submission and prior to award !or the purpose of obtaining the best and final offer.

The CNMI Public School System reserves the right to award on a single or multiple award or to re1ect any and all proposals for any reason and waive any defect in said proposal 1f in its sole opinion to do so would be in the best interest ol the Public School System.

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Cambodia TV station PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -M:Lskcd men attacked a Cunbcxli,m television station witli grcnades;md rifle lire. killing one journalist mid wounding one otlicr and a guard in what police Monday called ;motlier case of political violence.

Pich Em, a journalist working for Kompong Som Television in the port city of Sihanoukville, 185 kilometers ( 115 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh, died of his wounds in a local hospital Monday afternoon. police said.

He w,Ls hit by shrapnel as he was broadmsting the news Sunday night when scvenw,sailanls. tlieirfocesmasked witli black cloth, used grenade launch-

crs;md AK-47 ,Lssault rifles ina military­style attack on tl1e station.

Hem Bunsat, the Sihanoukville po­licechiet: said he lx:lieved the attack w,LS politically motivated.

On April 22.heavily ,mned men loyal to the royalist party of Co-Premier Norodom Ranariddh descended on the station.demanding that its staff air a tape of a news conference by a senior party member.

Kang Saran, tlie station's manager, refused ui broadmst the tape, on which R,maridclli 'sbitterrival,Co-PremierHun Sen, was harshly criticized.

Police said tliey were investigating tl1e incident

Ly 11mch. spokesman for tlic royal­ist party, denied tl1at iL, forces were involved in Sunday's attack. saying. ·we arc not cruel like that.

"I have condemned the attack and appealed to tlie autl10rities to bring tl1e crimimtls to court," Ly 11iuch said.

lhe conflict between Ranmiddh mid Hun Sen ha, near I y paralyzed tlie coun­try and brought it to tlie brink of amied conn icL, between military factions loyal to the rival premiers, who share power in ,m i11creasingly unworkable coalition.

Violent attacks on demonstrators and critics oftlie govem1n~nt, allegedly or­chestrated by Hun Sen, have increased in recent montlis.

Rallyists deno~nce US, Suu _Kyi BANGKOK, Thailand(AP)-Mrn-e thmi 35,000 people attending a rally in Mmidalay accused tlie United States of bullying BUima with economic smictions,md vowed tocmshdemoc­racy leader Aung S,m Suu K yi, state­iun newspapers said Monday.

·n1c rally Sunday in Bu1111a's sec-

ond lm·gest city was held by the Union Solidmity mid Development Asso­ciation, a ma ,sorgmiization con nulled by BU1111a's militaJ)' government.

"Tiie Americmi government's imposing sanctions is like stepping on its own feet." said Tin Maung Oo, a Union official. "11ie United States

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DEVELOPMENT APPEALS BOARD

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Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Development Appeals Board, hereby given NOTICE that a special meeting of the Commonweallh Development Appeals Board will be held on Thursday, May 08, 1997, at 1:00 p.m., at the Governor's Conference Room, Administration Building, Capitol Hill, Saipan. The Agenda is set forth as follows:

I. PRELIMINARY MATTERS A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Adoption of Agenda D. Adoption of Minutes (April 24, 1997)

II. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Ill. OLD BUSINESS IV. NEW BUSINESS

A. CRM Permitted Projects Pending Appeal B. Correspondence

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS VI. MISCELLANEOUS VII. ADJOURNMENT

/s/ JOSE P. CRUZ Chairman

government is bullying smaller na­tions and violating the U.N. chm1er and the code of conduct of the world's nations:·

He lauded the military government's social, political and economic achievements.

Bwma's militm)' government is conside1-ed a pm-ic~i by most Western nations ,md is condemned rcguhu·ly by the United Nations for 1elcntlcss hummi iiglits violations.

On AJJ1il 22, P1esidcnt Clinton invoked economic s,mctions against the regime because of iL, stepped up repression against the counuy's <lc­mocracy movement led by Suu Kyi.

Suu Kyi, whose movements and contact, witl1 the outside world have been severely restJictcd by the mili­tmy since Septcmlx:r, had been call­ing for the sanctions for montlis.

- Mme tlimi 30,CXXl Union mem­lx:rs ml lied in Rmigoon Saturday ,md threatened to "punish" tlie Nobel Peace Piize laUI'Cate.

Union members were pa11 of a govemment-paid mob that attacked Suu K yi 's motorcade witli sticks, chains :md crowbm, in November. A vice chailmanofhcrpmty wa, slightly injured in tl1c ,L,sault.

Suu Kyi hascomp,u·cd diem to the 11 i tier You th or Gcnmu1y.

Tin Maung Oo said the United States invoked smictions to find a w,1y out of its own domestic prob­lems, to interfere in tl1e internal affairs of smaller countries mid to encourage · 'the internal dcstmcti on ist group they have nu11wed," a refc1-ence to Suu Kyi'spmty.

"Die crowd at tht: rally chanted, "Crush internal and external destmctionists.''

He also condemned tl1c United States mid Suu Kyi for uying to per­suade the Association of Soudicast Asim1 Nations, a regional economic grouping, not to admit Bumia, a, it is expected to do in July.

More rallies are expected in other cities in the coming days. The military government in­creases their size and frequency when international attention fo­cuses on Suu Kyi or the government's abuses. The ral­lies arc an attempt to intimidate opponents and show that the regime has widespread support.

Sm1 Kyi 1-emains populm· witli many Burmese, however, while the mili t.uy government is fem-cd by most, reviled by mrniy.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VJEWS-19 -------------------

Strikes grip France highways PARIS (AP)-French motorist, were stuck in dozens of traffic jams coun­trywideMonclayduiingastrikestaged by truckers mid bus drivers whose highway blockades have already led to one death.

The Truckers blocked off high­ways or slowed to a crawl in severJ.1 "operation snail" protests aimed at forcing the government to put in place early retirement benefits the diivers won in a longer strike last fall.

One of the unions behind the pro­test, Workers Force, called on the te Lemieux lives up to it.

Clearly in his element in the postseason, the Colorndo winger has scored an NHL-high seven goals in eight playoff gm1ies, including the clinching goal in Sunday night's 4-1 victOJ)' over Edmonton.

"I live for tl1is time of ye,u·," Lemieux said.

Lemieux ha, become as known for posl,e,L,on heroics as he h,L, for his unsavo1y image_ that of a pest, a disturber with a nasty streak who mtagoni7.es opponents. Some foes

openly hate him, but they dm-e not ignrn-e him at this time of year.

Lemieux 's playoff prowess begm 11 yearsago.Alate-sea,oncall-upby Montreal,heandyounggoaliePatrick Roy helped spark the Canadiens to the 1986 Stanley Cup title. Lemieux scored IO goals in 20 games in those playoffs.

Two years ago, Lemieux scored only six goals in the strike-shmtened 45-game regular sea<;an, tl1en had 13 goals in 20playoff ganies to lead New Jersey to the Cup. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy a, the playoff MVP.

Last year, he had one of his most productive1-egularseasonsandplayed well in the playoffs, setting a standard fortoughness before being tossed out of Game 6 of the Western Confer­ence finals against Detroit after his hit on K1is Draper. He was suspended for the first two games of the Cup finals against Floiida, finishing witli five goals and seven assists.

'·you can nevercompm-e my regu­lm·se:mn wi tli tlieplayoffs,'' Lemieux said. "It's been like that for many

Russia eyes budget cuts MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian government wm1ts to cut this year's budget by some 20percent because of a drastic sho1tfall in taxes and otherrevenue,thelTAR-Tassnews agency reported Monday.

Plans to cut spending by some l08 nillion rubles($ 18.8 billion) from tl1e I 997budgetof530uillion mbles ($ 92 billion) were sent to parliament last week, according to tlie 11!port. Details of the proposed cuts were not given.

The government says cuts me necessary because revenue targets

were hugely exaggerated. Low tax

collection and poor revenue has forced die governmenttoumlerfund 1rnmy programs.

11ie govemmel)t wants to make budgets more realistic by estimat­. ing actual revenues and keeping spending in line.

Legislators in the Communist­dominated Duma or lower cham­ber have warned they won't allow a wholesale revision of the budget

Millions of state workers and pensioners have not paid for months.

Jusuf Sejdic, 41, prays at the grave of his son, Hajrudin, at Sarajevo's Stadium Cemetery. Hajrudin was accidentally killed in September, 1995, by an Egyptian Army truck flying a U.N. flag, as he waited in fine for water. AP

years. It's a whole new season, a different game. The emotion of thetanley Cups witli three diffe1-ent teams. He's hoping to drink from tlie Cup fora fourth time with thedefend­ing championAvalanche, who hold a 2-0 lead in their second-round series against the Oilers.

His goal Sunday night was vin-

tage Lemieux. With Colorado cling­ing to a 2-1 lead, he drew a roughi;g penalty against Bryan Muir I I min­utes into the second period. Thi1ty­five seconds later, he muscled his way to the right of the e1-ease, took a feed from l:ehind the goal by Valeii Kamensky and beat Cu1tis Joseph on the power play.

"I got hit from behind," Lemi<!ux said. "I didn't know ifhe wa, going to call it. It's always great when you draw a penalty and then get to score on the power play. "Our line has been playing well. We know each other very well. We've played to­gether now for two years, and we 'vc had some real good games lately.

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OF THE NOR!HERN MARIANA 1Sl/lNDS

ADOPTION CASE NO. 97-24 In the Matter of the Adoption of

Arliss Ordonio Sammis,

Eduardo Ordonio Sammis, and Ronald Ordonio Sammis,

All minor children. Please take note that the above stated matter shall come on for hear­ing onthe 22nd day of May, 1997, at 9:0 a.m., in the Commonwealth Su­perior Court on the Petition of

George Logan Sammis and Hilda Dizon Sammis, on their petition to

adopt Arliss Ordonio Sammis,

Eduardo Ordonio Sammis, and Ronald Ordonio Sammis. Those wishing to be heard on this matter,

please contact Stephen J. Nutting, at the law offices of White, Pierce,

Mailman & Nutting, or appear at the Commonwealth Superior Court at the above-stated date and time.

Dated this 18th day of April, 1997.

isl STEPHEN J. NUTTING Attorney for Petitioners

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMON·

WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

In the Matter of the Adoption of ANTHONY KLIENT TADEO SARDOMA, Minor Child. CIVIL ACTION NO. 97-25

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

AND ADOPTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FELIX ELAMETO AND ELENITA PIAMONTE ELJ\METO have filed with the Clerk of this Court a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relation­ship and Adoption of ANTHONY KLIENT TADEO SARDOMA, a minor child. The hearing on the Petition is set for 1 :30 p.m. on Thursday, the 29th day of May, 1997, at the Common­wealth Superior Court, Susupe, Saipan, Commonwealth of the North­ern Mariana Islands.

Dated this 5th day of May, 1997.

Isl DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT

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N THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH 0 THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION, fka MARIANA ISLANDS HOUSING AUTHORITY, Plaintilf, -v-JOAQUIN K. RUBEN and FELICIANA L RUBEN Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 96-1101

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursu·

ant to an Order issued by the Court in this matter on April 25, 1997, I will sell, at public auct,on, to the highest bidder, on the terms and co.nditions set forth hereinbelow, all of the right, title, and interest of defendants in and to the following prop­erty: that certain tract or parcel of real p1operty situated in Koblerville, Saipan, Commonwealth ol lhe Northern Mariana Islands, more particu­larly described as Lot 005 1 536, containing an area of 936 square meters, more or less, as shown on the Division of Lands and Surveys Ollicial Cadastral Plat No. 2084/82, the original of which was registered with lhe Land Registry as Document No. 14232 on May 14, 1982, the description !herein being incorpora!ed herein by reference.

Date. Time, and Place of Sale. The sale will be held on Friday, June 13, 1997, at !he hou, of 1 :OD p.m., at the law offices of White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Joeten Center, Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The sale will be open to the general public.

Inspection of Property. The property de­scribed above is presenlly located at Koblerville, Saipan. fl is the bidder's responsibimyto inspect the property. Failure lo inspect the property or any portion thereof will no! constitute ground for any claim, adjuslmen~ or rescission by any buyer.

Warranties and Covenants. Al! property lisled lor sale in this Notice will be sold in its cur­rent condition, and at its current location. The sale will be held without any warranties or cov­enants whatsoever, whether express or implied, including but not limited lo warranties of title, merchantability, and/or fitness for any purpose whatsoever, all of which warranties and cov­enants are hereby expressly disclaimed. Nei­ther the unde1signed nor the Plaintiff may give any warranty or covenant, express or impfied, with respect to the property listed for sale in this Nolice. Neither the undersigned nor the Plaintiff shall be liable for the quality of the property listed for sale in !his Notice, or for any laull or delect in the description thereof. Buyers shall nol be en­titled to rescission, damages, or any other rem­edy on account thereof.

Conduct of Sale a. Reserve. The auction sale may be

held with reserve. The reserve price on any prop· erty ottered for sale may or may not be disclosed to bidders, in sole discretion of the undersigned.

b. RiQhts and duties of auctioneer. Consistent with the laws, customs. and usages of the Commonweallh of the Northern mariana Islands governing auctions sales, the under­signed shall have the following rights and duties in conducting the auction sale: (1) to withdraw the property lisled for sale in this Notice before sale o, before a bid for such property is accepted; (2) lo adjourn the sale without notice at any time before any specific property is struck off, without incurring any liability whatsoever thereby; and [3) to reject, on behall of the seller, any or all bids, for any reason.

c. Bids. Bids may be submitted in ad· vance lor any or all of the property listed in this Notice. The nighest of such bids will aulomati­cally be considered the opening bid for the i!em. Advance bids may be submitled only in writing, signed by the bidder, and delivered to the law offices of While, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Joelen Center, Susupe, Sa,pan, Northern Mariana Islands. The bidder assumes all risk of non-delivery, late delivery, or mis-delivery of bids. Any person, including the Plainlill, may bid in person at the auction sale, whether or nol such person has submilled in advance bid.

d. Disputes. The undersigned may re-submit any property listed in this Notice ii a dis­pute arises as to any bid thereon.

Enforcement of Auction Sale. a. Deposit. Every successful shall pay

to the undersigned adeposilol ten percent (10%) of the purchase price immedialely alter the sale is consummated. Payment shall be in cash or by certified check. The balance must be paid lo the Plaintilf, in care of While, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, within three (3) days from the date of sale, in cash or by certified check. II the balance is not so paid, Plaintiff will retain the deposil as liquidated damages, and w,11 again offer the prop­erty !or sale.

b. Memorandum of Sale. If requested by the undersgned, every successful bidder must sign a Memorandum al Sale, immediately after the sale al any property is struck off at auction.

c. Court Approval Required. Every sale is subjecl to approval by the Court. The auctioneer makes no warranties or promises with respect to. court approval of the sale, including but not limrted to the time in which such approval may be granted. No delay in the granting of court approval shall be ground for any claim, adjust­ment, or rescission by any successful bidder. The successful bidder will be promplly notified if and when court approval is granted.

d. Removal or Storage of Personal ~ The successful bidder shall have one 91) working day alter court approval of the sale lo remove any personal property purchased from the place of sale. Alter the expiration of this 24-hour period, the successful bidder shall bear the entire risk al loss of or damage to such property, and shall be liable for all expenses of caring for and/or storing such property

Change of Terms and Conditions. The undersigned and the Plaintill reserve the right to change any of the terms hereof by announce­ment, wnllen or oral, made before the auction sale or al lhe commencement thereof, and such change or changes, by virtue of this clause, shall be binding on all bidders by constructive notice.

DATED, this 2nd day of May, 1997:

Isl JOHN B. JOYNER, Auctioneer

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN

MARIANA ISLANDS

CHONG'S CORPORA! ION, Plaintiff, ·V· FRANCISCO C. SABLAN, dba FRANK'S REFRIG· ERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES, Delendanl. CIVIL ACTION NO. 93-163 and consolidated cases (CA Nos. 93-428 and S.C. Nos. 92· 160\, 92-1603, 93-58, and 93-719)

FIRST AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuanl to a Firs I Amended Wrn ol Execution issued by the Court in this matter on April 25, 1997, I will sell, al pubic auci~n. to the highest bidder, on the terms and condi­tions set forth hereinbe!ow, all al the right. tille, and interest ol Defendant in and to the following property:

A.H. No. 25-2, conta,nmg an area ol I ,Qt I square meters, more less, as more partcularly de­scnbed on Drawmg1Cadastral Plat No. 200\/85, the original of which was registered with the Common· wealth Recorder as lile no. 84·2123, on the 5th day of October. 1984.

A.H. No. 2:i-1. containing an area 01929 square meters, more or less, as more particularly described on Oraw,ng'Cadaslral Plat No. 200\185, the original of whi;h was registered wrtlJ the Commonwealth Recorder as file no. 84-2123, on the 51h day of October, 1984. Lot 1603 "B-2" (part of 1603 "81, containing an areaol 1,210 square melers, as shown on Oriision of Lands and Surveys 2149179, on file in the Land Registry as Document No. 9313.

Date Time, and Place of Sale. The sale w,11 be held on Friday, June 13, 1997, at the hou, of I 15 p.m., al the law offices of White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Joelen Center, Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The sale will be open to the general publ~.

lnspetlion of Property. The property de­scribed above is presenlly located at Sadog Tasi, Saipan, Northern mar~na Islands. II is lhe responsf bility of the bidder to inspect the property. Failure to inspect !he property or any portion thereof will not con­stitute ground lor any c~im, adjustment, or resciss~n by any buyer.

Warranties and Covenants. All property lisled tor sale m this Notice will be sold m Is currenl cond, lion, and at ils currenl localion. The sale \\ill be held · without any warranties or covenants whatsoever. whether eipress or implied, including but not limled to warranties ol tnle, merchantabili~. and/or l1lness for any purpose whatsoeve,, all ol which warranlies and covenants are he,eby exptessly disclaimed. Neither the undersgr.ed nor lhe Plaintitt may give any war­ran~ or covenant, eipress or implied, wnh respect to the property listed for sale in this Notice. Ne!her the unders9ned nor lhe Plainlill shall be liablefo1 thequal· ity of the property listed for sale in th~ Nolte, or for an·, fault or defect in lhe dessriplion thereof. Buyers shall nol be entilled to rescission, damages, or any olher remedy on account thereol.

Conduct of Sale a. Reserve. The auc11on sale may be

he~ wilh reserve. The reser1e pr~e on any property offe1ed for sale may or may not be d1scbsed to bd· ders, in sole disc1e\~n ol the unde1s1gned.

b Rights and duties or auctioneer Consistent wrth the ~ws. customs. and usages ol the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar@na Islands oov· erning auclions sales, the ur.ders~ned shall have·1he lollowmg righls ana dul1es m conducting lhe aucton sale: (t) to wilhd1aw the property listed tor sa1e ,n lh1s Nolice belore sale or belore a bid lor such property is accepled: (2) to adjourn lhe sale without notice at any time before any specilic ptoperty is slruck olf, without incurring any liabil,~ whalsoever thereby: ar.d (3) to iejecl, on behall ol lhe seller, any or all bids, lor any reason.

c. Bids. Bids may be submitted in al-vance for any or all of lhe property l~ted in this Nol ice The h1ghesl of su:h bds w,11 automat,cal~ be consil· ered the oper.ing bd tor the ilem. Advance bids may be submrtled only 11 w11tmg. signed by lhe bidder, anl delivered lo the law olfices ol White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting, Joelen Center, Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The bddei assumes all risk ol nor.­delivel)', lale d~ivel)', or mis-delivel)' ol bids. Anv per· son,. including lhe P~intitt, may bd in person at the aucion sale, whelher or not such person has subml­ted in advance bd.

d. Disputes. The unders~ned may re-submit any property listed in this Notice ii a dispule a11ses as lo any bd ti'ereon.

E!!!9rcemenl ol Auction Sale. a. ~. Every successlul shall pay

to the undersigned a deposil ol ten percenl (tlll'o) ol the purcharn price immedialely atter the sale is con· summaled. Paymenl shall be in cash or by certilied check. The balance musl be paid to the Plainlitt. in caie ol White, Pierce, Mailman & Nutting. wnhin three (31 days lrom lhe date ol sale, in cash or by cert1f1ed check. II the balance is nol so paid, P~1n1,11 w,11 relam the deposit as liqudaled damages, and will again offe, the property for sale.

b. . Memorandum of Sale. II requested bv the undersigned, e.el)' successlul bdder must sgn a Memorandum of Sale, immed@lely atter the sale ol any property ,s slJUck oH at auclon.

c. Court Approval Required. Evel)' sale is subject to approval by the Court. The auctioneer makes no warranties 01promises with respecl to court approval al the sale, including but not limrted to lhe time ,n which such app1oval may be granted. No de­lay m the granting of court app1oval shall be ground for any cla,m, ad1ustmenl. or ,escission by any successful bidder. The successlul bidde1 will be promptly rotil1ed 11 and when court approval ,s granted. . Change ol Te,ms and Condrtions. The under­

signed and the Pla,nliH reserve the rig hi lo change any ol the terms hereol by announcement, w,itten 01 oral, made belore lhe auc\lon sale or at the commencement lhereol. and such change or changes, by virtueol lhrs clause. shall be bmdmg on all bidders by consl1uc1ive not~e.

DATED. th,s 2nd day ol May. 1997: Isl JOHN B. JOYNER. Auctoneer

Employment Wanted

Job Vacancy Announcement

01 WAITRESS SUPERVISOR (RES­TAURANT)-Salary: $3.05-9.25 per hour 02 PUBLIC (GUEST) RELATION REP­RESENTATIVE-Salary: $3.05-11.75 per hour 02 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary: $3.05-4.75 per hour 01 AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour 02 KITCHEN HELPER-Salary: $3.05-4.30 peer hour 02 COOK-Salary: $3.05-5.50 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER, CAR­PENTER-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.05-6.25 per hour Contact: SUWASO CORPORATION dba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club Tel. 234-7000(517)W65479

01 NIGHT AUDITOR-Salary: $4.20 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Salary: $4.20 per hour 01 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Sal­ary: S3.05 per hour Contact: MODERN INVESTMENT, INC. dba Saipan Ocean View Hotel(5/ 7)W65480

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S3.25 per hour Contact: SAIHON DEVELOPMENT, INC. (5/7)W65481

01 PURCHASING MANAGER-Salary: $2, 100.00-2,300.00 per month 02 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 PROGRAMMER, INFORMATION SYSTEM-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: $4,000.00-4,400.00 per month 01 CARPENTER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 GOLF COURSE (MAINTENANCE) LABORER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 BARTENDER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD. Tel. 322-4692(5/7)W65482

02 STOREKEEPER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 PAINTER-Salary: $2.90-3.30 per hour Contact: YCO CORPORATION dba YCO Servistar Hardware/Liberty Plaza/ Liberty Sportshoppe Te!. 235-6604 (51 7)W65483

01 MARINE ENGINE MECHANIC-Sal­ary: $634.40 per month Contact:TUGSAND PILOTS, INC. Tel. 322-7788(5/7)W65484

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 CASHIER-Salary: S3.05-3.BO per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary: S3.05 per hour Contact: MODERN OFFICE FURNI­TURE & SUPPLIES, INC. (5/7)W65527

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: $2.90 per hour 02 CARPENTER-Salary: $2.90 per hour Contact: ANTONIO M. CAMACHO dba Nang o·c11a Enterprises Tel. 235-0927(5/7)W228956

01 ESTIMATOR-Salary: S3.D5-5.00 per hour 02 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary: $3.05-5.00 per hour 02 AUTO BODY FENDER-Salary: $3.05-5.00 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.05-6.00 per hour Contact: B & R CORPORATION dba Beach Road Auto Repair Shop Tel. 234-7184(5/7W228958

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03 SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR-Sal­ary: S1 ,000.00 per month 01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary: $1,000.00 per month Contatt: BIG OOG CORPORATION dba Big Dog Dive Station Saipan Tel. 322-2363(5/7)W228959

02 GAS STATION ATIENDANT-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: AA Enterprises, Inc. dba Tanapag Service Station(517)W228969

05 WAITRESS-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Salary: $3. 05 per hour Contact: AMERICA G & G TRADING DEV. CORP. LTD. dba Friend's Home Club Tel. 235-0578(517)W228960

05 SEWER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 10 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER· Salary: $3.05 per hour Contacl: AMERICAN LANGEIHE CORP. Tel. 235-7550(5/7)W228961

01 MARKETING SUPERVISOR-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: TAJ MAHAL CORPORATION dba Jayce Collection & Mini Mart Tel. 234-3760(517)W228962

01 WAITER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: MARGARET/ROBERT SAN NICOLAS GUEVARRA dba Manpower Services Tel. 233-1109(517)W228963 ---·- - --------

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02 GARBAGE COLLECTOR-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: J.H.J. CORPORATION Tel. 233-4321 (5/7)W228966

01 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER­Salary: $2,600.00 per month 01 TOUR COORDINATOR-Salary: $7.55-8.50 per hour 02 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Salary: $7.03-7.62 per hour Contact: CREATIVE TOURS MICRONESIA, INC. Tel. 322-7417(5/ 7)W228968

01 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary: $3.00 per hour 02 COMMERCIAL CLEMER-Salary: S2.90 per hour Contact: SAM MARIANAS, INC. Tel. 322-3444(517)W228967

01 ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL TECH­NICIAN-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: BISNESS MAMI SAIPAN INC. dba MIOPAC MICRONESIA Tel. 234-0475(5/7)W228973

02 MASON-Salary: S2.90-310 per hour 01 COOK-Salary: $2.90 per hour 05 CARPENTER-Salary: S2.90-3.10 per hour Contact: D & S CONSTRUCTION, INC. Tel. 234-6397(5/7)W228976

01 COST ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S4.00 per hour Conlact:TOWNHOUSE, INC. dba Town House Shopping Center (5/21)W65746

05 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT­Salary: $3.05-4.50 per hour 05 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Salary: $3.05 per hour 03 AUTO BODY FENDER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: TINIAN SHIPPING CO., INC. Tel. 233-1133(5/21 )W65748

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT­Salary: $3.05-6.50 per hour 02 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary: $2. 75 per l1our plus S6.25 flat rate commission Contact: JOETEN MOTOR COMPANY. INC. (5/21)W65755

01 WELDER, COMBINATION-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 AUTO PAINTER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: FELICIDAD DLC. LIFOIFOI dba FDL Ent. Tel. 288-2455(5/ 21)W229142

02 WAITER-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: AUSIA INT'L. (SPN) INC. Tel. 235-0971 (5/21)W229143

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-21

01 PAINTER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: T & B INTERNATIONAL, INC. dba Union Auto Repair Shop Tel. 235-0329(4117)Th228691

04 COOK-Salary: $3.05-3.99 per hour 01 COOK SUPERVISOR-Salary: $3.05-3.46 per hour 01 CHIEF COOK-Salary: S1, 100.00-1,250.00 per month 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.05-6.15 perhour Contact: SAIPAN HOTEL CORP. dba Hafadai Beach Ho1el Tel. 234-6495(51 14)W65624 --------------

01 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Salary: $800.00-2,000.00 per month 01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: $800.00-2,0DO.OO per month 01 SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR-Sal­ary: S800.00-2,000.00 per month Contact: UNITED FRONT CO., LTD. Tel. 235-1870 or 234-5050 c/o NIS(S/ 14)W65627 ---- ··-------

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $5.00 per hour Contact: SAMMY S.Y. LEE dba K & L En1erprises Tel. 235-7562(51 14)W22906D

D5 PAINTER-Salary: $2.90 per hour 03 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: $2.90 per hour Contact: E.C. GOZUM & CO., INC. (5/ 14)W229061

01 SALES CLERK-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: DINO M. JONES dba Recruit­ing Agency Tel. 322-8151 (5/ 14)W229062

01 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary: S3.05 per hour Contact: ARTHUR S. ANULAO dba Arthur's Enterprises Tel. 234-0692(5/ 14)229063

·---01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary: S3.35 per hour Contact: MASCOT CORPORATION Tel. 235-2998(5/14)W229064

01 ELECTRICIAN MOTOR REWINDER-Salary: S3.55 per hour Contact: JRS ENTERPRISES CORPO­RATION dba Electro Hauz International Tel. 234-0692(5/14)W229065

10 LINEMAN (ELECTRICIAN)-Salary: $4.00-7.00 per hour 01 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-Sal­ary: $800.00-1,200.00 per month Contact: GTS ENTERPRISES, INC. dba GTS Construction Tel. 234-0779(5/ 14)W229066

01 HOUSEKEEPING/CLEANER-Sal­ary: S3.05 per hour Contact: ST. MARKS INC. dba Sunset Resort Club Tel. 235-2112(51 14)W229067

02 WAITRESS-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: THE SAMURAI CORP. dba Hyaku-ban Resl./Southern Cross Trop. Rest. Tel. 234-3374(5/14)W229068

01 AIRCONDITION & REF. TECHNI­CIAN-Salary $3.05 per hour Contact: ANTHONY B. CEPEDA dba A.C. A/C & Ref. Co. Tel. 235-2133(5/ 14)W229070

01 WAITER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 WAITRESS-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: G.I.S. ENTERPRISES INCOR· PORATED dba Majaraja I & II Tel. 235-5333(5/14)W229071

02 CORRUGATED COMBNING MA· CHINE OPERATOR-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: NICl\'S AND MICHAEL'S CORPORATION dba Saipan Golden Dragon Paper Product Factory Tel. 234-3311 (5/14)W229075

01 MECHANICAL ENGINEER-Salary: $2,000.00-2, 100.00 per month Contact: EMC2 MECHANICAL, INC. (CNMI) Tel. 322-3532(5/14)W229076

01 WAITRESS-Salary: S3.05 per t1our Contact: SUK KON JO dba Korea town Restaurant Tel. 234-3011 (5/ 21)W229148

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01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Salary: S7.03 per hour Contact: CREATIVE TOURS MICRONESIA, INC. Tel. 322-7417(5/ 21)W229144

02 BOAT MECHANIC-Salary: $305-4.00 per hour Contact: QUINCY CORP. dba Micronesian Marine Tel. 234-9696(51 21)W229145

01 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: FELIX FITIAL, ROGER SUMP ANG & JESUS ROCHA dba FJR Ent. Tel. 233-0906(5/21)W229147

02 DRESSMAKER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 02 BEAUTICIAN-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: CARMEN C. CABRERA dba The Perfect Look Tel. 235-5665(5/ 21)W229149

10 SECURITY GUARD0Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: PETRINA ENTERPRISES dba Security Guard Tel. 235-6457(5/ 21)W229150

01 CHIEF MECHANIC-Salary: $1,000.00-1,250.00 per month Contact: SHIMIZU CORPORATION Tel. 234-5438(5/21)W229165

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:

I need houseworker, 40 hrs week

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Call atter 4:00 p.m.

WANTED House Keeper/ Farmer/ Grounds Keeper

S300/Month Live-in or Live-out Must have local references

Tel. 256-1008 6:00-7:00 a.m. or 7:00 - 9:00 .m.

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01 SIGN PAINTER-Salary: S3.15 per hour 01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: R & M ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 322-3043(5/21)W229166

01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 MASON-Salary: S3.05 per hour 02 CARPENTER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE-Salary: S3.05 per hour 02 LIGHT & HEAVY EQUIPMENT OP­ERATOR-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: PETRINA ENTERPRISES dba Construction Tel. 235-6547(51 21)W229201

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: S3.05 per hour 01 OPERATIONS MANAGER-Salary: S3.25 per hour Conlac\: PETRI NA ENTER PRIS ES dba Recruiting Agency Tel. 235-6457(5/ 21)W229202

05 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: PETRINA ENTERPRISES Tel. 233-7464(5/21 )W229174

01 WAREHOUSE WORKER-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour Contact: KWEK'S ENTERPRISES SAIPAN INC. Tel. 234-7243(5/ 21)W229203

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,... Excellent filing ability.

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1> Good business correspondence preparation. I> Chamorro and/or Japanese language abilities helpful.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

WDI Saipan, Inc. offers an excellent employee benefit plans including medical insurance and 401 K.

To apply, please send your resume or apply in person at:

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qualilied candidates shauld a11ivc p1omptly al 900 am Applicants will not be accepted after 9:00 a.m. Interviews w:11 proc::!ed 1:nmcd1~tel~ a!ter 1n1l1al screening. Selected c2rd1da!es s~culd t't: pr:'~w:u 1J1 Jn .1,1 day even!. Pro!ess1oncl a~pearance and business attire is essen1,al. Candidates selected for the Flight Attendant positions must be prepared to attend training In Guam on June Z, 1997.

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1997 Saipan Men's Major Baseball

Brewers too much for Sunrisers Team Standings W L UMDA Aces 6 D Miller Lite Brewers 4 2 Toyota Wheels 4 2 Kautz Glass Glazers 4 2 Team Palau 2 4 Typhoons 1 5 Sun risers D 6

By Frank M. Palacios and Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

JOHN ACOSTA recorded the third

triple double in lea6'l!e history a, the Miller Lite Brewers withstood Sunrise rs' 11 run barrage in the last three innings for a 21-18 victory last Mondaynightinthe 1997SaipanMen's Major League Baseball at the Frnn­cisco M. Palacios Ball Field.

The Brewers' centerfielderwent5of 6 stints at bat en route to duplicating the feat first accomplished by E.d Kapi!eo in 1985 and matched by Joseph Tenorio in 1986.

The Brewers opened the first inning

Wednesday Pinbusters League

with a five run blast for an early 5-0 lead. TheSunrisers scored a run in their own half of the first but Miller went 10 a six run tear in the second for a com­manding l 1-1 lead.

The Sunrisers, however, had their own six run rampage in the bottom of the second lO stay within four runs of the Brewers, The team, however, went scoreless in the next four innings while theiropponentsaddedeightmoreruns­two in the third, three in the fourth and three in the fifth- for a 19-7 lead.

WST dUIIlps Trash King, 3-1 By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

WST AlITO Repair pounded Trash King with two big opening games to hack out a 3-1 victory to strengthen its hold of the top spot in the Wednesday Pinbusters League al the Saipan Bowl­ing Center.

WST, which vaulted on top the stand­ings last week,rolled932 and 1,048 pins in the first two lanes tooffseta third game loss to hike its overall win loss mark to 38-14 or a three game advantage over second-running Holiday Shop.

Tra,h King could only muster 850 ,rnd 916 in it, opening gan1es. The team's third game effort of 1,010 pins averted a WSTsweep. The losses kept Trash King at ninth in the overall stand­ings with an 18-34 slate.

Holiday Shop survived UIC's hot streak in tl1e first two ganies to salvage a2-2drawintheirlanes9and !Oaction.

UICknocked l,052and998pinsbut couldn't finish off theiropponents as Holiday Shop bounced back in the third game with a 54 pin win.

Bombers ... Continued from page 24

llipled and scored twice and Pisan hit a 2-run inside the park homer and scored 3 times to lead Kepelol offense. Vic Dukor was 3 for 3 with a walk scored 3 times and Wills Takeo was 2 for 2 and scored twice for Odesangel.

JET Turtles 6, Budget Angaur 1 Turtles scored 3 times in the third, 2

times in the 5th, Lucian George led off with a tri pie and scored on his brotlier' s (Patrick George) homerun and once in the 6th. Al Aguon doubled ,Uld scored in the 6th and Francis George tripled in the 5th but did not score. With th is 6 to I victory Turtles and Warriors arc tied for first place in "A" Division. Felipe Sablan was perfect 3 for 3 but never scored as the rest of the team could combine two hits.

Scrvistar 13, Scdi Kau 10 BenMesawent3 for5 (single,double,

triple) and scored 3 times, Richard Borja hit a2-run inside the park homer, Greg C. Camacho was 2 for 3 with a double and triple mid scored twice and Paul Camacho singled, doubled and

Smith ... Continued_from page 24

from Shoe Galleiy, one Sony sports walkman, one Wilson gla'iS shaft um­brella and one disposable c,u11era from Lt Fiesta

Burr wa, awarded a M,uiagaha Is­land Snorkeling Cruise for two from SaipanSunsct Cruise, $1 (Xl gift ccrtifi­catefromShocGallcry,oneSonysports walkm,ui, one Wilson glw,s shaft urn­brella.uid one disposable crnncra from La Fiesta.

'Ilic rest of the top three finishers in botli Men's ,uid Women's divisions received valuable prizes and gift cer­tificates.

The 54 pin advantage gave Holiday Shop a three game series of2,987 pins, edging UICby amereeightpins for the 2-2draw.

The draw gave Holiday a 35-17 mark while UIC fell one rung lower, from fifth to sixth, with a 27-25 record.

Jaridon fell five wins behind WST after drawing its head-to-head matchup to Chong's Corporation in lanes 3 and 4. Jaridon got off to a hot start rolling 1,072 pins against Chang's 990.

Chong's, however, came back in the secondfrnmeknocking 1,037 pinscom­pared toJaridon's 908 pins fora 1-1 tie.

Inthethird,Jaridonhammered 1,017 pins while Chang's could only come up with 973 to grab a 2-1 lead.

Chong 's was able to equalize after the team amassed three more pins in its three game seriesagainstJ aridon,3,(XX). 2,997.

Century Travel bla,ted Saipan Cus­tom Photo, 995-926; 988-941; and%6-99 l (2,949-2,858 pins) for 3-1 victory to retain its hold of fourth spot in the leaderboard.

scored twice to lead Servistar to a 13 to IO victory over Sedi Kau. Eric Kani was3 for4(single, double and a home run) and scored twice, Ned Norita was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and Syl Ada singled and doubled and scored twice for Sedi Kau.

UMDA G_ Force 19, OK&A's 0 G. Force hungry for victory showed

the "B" division what to expect in tenns of firepower when the "cross-over" begins, as they totally manhandled OK&A's by a score of 19 to O in five innings. Jeff Pua w,L'i 2 for 2 (2 run homer and 3 run horner) mid scored 3 times, Leo Bobai scored twice, Ben Hocogwa,pcrfect3 for3 with 2singles anda2-runhomer,Jess0marwas3 for 3 witli a single, double and a 2-run homer, Ton Flores hit a 3 nm homer with the rest of the tcam getting at least a hit and scoring a run. OK&A's as a team had three hit~ in five innings.

Bombers 11, Senyevins 9 Senyevins needed a victory to re­

main the first place team in the "B" division before the "cross-over" games begin, Bombers on the other hand still has a shot in the pennant and most important a play-off sport bombers

In the other age divisions, Saki checked in first in the female 19 and under while Ronald Villafriaand Elain Paplos won the male and female 20-29 bracket.

In tlie 30-39 division, Antonio Flo­rence and Marry Sandlin emerged vic­lorious while Steve Pixley and Ouis Smitosprevailed in the 4D-49age brackeL

All winnersreceivedsport bags from tlie organi?.ers.

A total of 38 ruruicrs saw action in tlic yearly running event organized by tlic Mmimi,L, Visitors Bureau witl1 Saip,ui Sunset Cruise, Lt Fiesta, Pa­cific Gardenia and Saip,ui Di,uimnd Hotel ,L, sponsors.

Proccc(l, of tliis year's tourism nm will be donated to tlie Reef Conser­vancy Corporation.

The victories gave Century Travel a 30-22 slate while leaving its victims at I Ith overall with a measly 16-36 tally.

In other results, Ff Construction registcred the week's lone shutout win afterdemolishing Mean Machine, 983-906; 947-944; and 945-942 (2,875-2,792.pins)whileJ'sRestauranthacked a 3-1 win over the Angel Boys.

With the victories, Ff and J's im­proved to 26-26 and 27-25 slates re­spectively.

In the team's all evenL5, J's Restau­rant rolled the week's best mark in the high scratch game with 973 while Jaridon had the highest high handicap gmne with 1,072 pins.

Chong' sCorporation scoredadouble after knocking 2,697 and 3,000 to win top honors in the high scratch and high handicap series.

In tl1e individual all evenL,, Paul Pangelinan, Tony S. Reyes, Danny Robles and Wency Lamson produced the best marks in the high scratch and high handicap games and in the high scratch and high handicap series.

scored 3 times in the first inning a behind a back lO back homers by Mel Saki sat and Bart Jackson and a double by Markus Ngiraidong, they scored once in the 2nd, 2 times in the fourth behindJackDiaz's2-run homer and 4 runs in the fifth for the 11 to 9 victory. Tony Luzama hit a 2 run homer and AlfonsoLuzamahita2-runtipletolead Senyevins.

W2!Tiors 27, Red Torch 14 lnaslugfest, Warriors prevailed and

extinguished the Torch by a score of27 to 14. BrJdy Ubedei went perfect 4 for 4 witl1 a walk (2 home runs, one a Grcmd Slam in the first inning and a 2-run shot in tlie 4tli)scored3 timesm1d drove-in a game high 7 rbis, Benancio Aguon was 4 for 5 with 5 runs scored, Wise Aguon was 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored, Mabel Ngimgemelas was 3 for 3 (2 doubles and a lriple) and scored 3 times, Nick Caslro was 3 for 5 with a homer and scored 3 times, Colierwas4 for S with 2 runs scored with the resl of the team hitting at least 2 basehit each. Payton Sakuma hit two 2-run home runs, John Sablan added a 3 run homer and a solo shot and John Yianney went 3 for3 with a run scored for Red Torch.

SSC ... Continued from page 24

Palacios emo;ed the I 00 M back­s1roke GS Lrecord setby JohnSakovich set in 1988 with a time of I :06:87 and set a new Saipan mark in the 200M after clocking 2:24:68.

The 17 year-oldswimmcr also came in first in tlie 50M, IOOM and 200M freestyle events and in the I OOM brea'itroke.

Winkficldspla,hedherway to anew Saipan standard in tlie 8(XlM with a time of 11: 30:91.

Winkfield, competing in tlie 12 mid under girls' division, finished second in tl1c 2(XJM and 4(XlM freestyle, 2(XlM

After holding the Brewers scoreless in the top of tlie seventh, the Sunrisers exploded for eight runs lO cut the lead into four, 19-15.

The Brewers scored a lone run in the top of the eight for a five run lead, 20-15. The Suruisers eked out a lone run in their own half to make it a four run ballgame.

In the homes1retch,Ben Mesa scored his third run of the night to give the Brewers their final point of the night.

Needing at least five runs to send the game into an extra inning, the Sunrise rs' rally loststeamat they could only come up with two for the final score of the ballgame.

The win improved the Brewers win loss slate to 4-2, the same mark being carried by defending champion Toyota Wheels and Kautz Glass Tigers.

The loss kept the Sunrisers at the cellar of the team standings with an anemic 0-6 slate.

Acosta finished his record breaking spree by scoring four runs and knock­ing in four RBIs.

Ralph Yumul andNickD.Guerrero also drove in four RBIs each. Yumul went 3 of 6 with three runs while Guerrero wa~ 2of 4. Jess Stole, George Patrick, Tony C. Camacho and James Ada knocked in one RBI apiece for the Brewers.

Joe Guerrero picked his fourth win of the season. Guerrero gave up four hits, five bases on balls and seven un­earned runs while fanning four batters in six innings at the mound.

Jerome Anao led the Sunrisers' los­ing cause after going 3 of 4 attempL\ at bat scoring two runs and knocking in three RBIs.

Jerome Salas was 3 of 5 with three runs and three RBIs for the losing cause.

Melvin Tudela took the loss after surrendering five earned runs, tliree hit, and three walks.

1997 Saipan Men's Fastpitch League

Sunrisers in 2nd upset win By Ray Palacios for the Variety

TIIE BORJNSABLAN Sunrisers made it two wins in a row last Monday night dealing Hansab' L&TFeedstore Waves a 13-7 loss in the nightcap while defending champions Saipan Stevedore Mauleg remained unbeaten after edging the Cong. Reyes Islanders, 16-12 in the first grune in the 1997 Saipan Men's Fastpitch League at the Susupe Softball Field

Mauleg 16, Islanders 12 Saipan Stevedore Mauleg ex­

tended its winning streak to six after nosing the Islanders, 16-12 in the opening game.

Mauleg peppered the Islanders' bullpen with 16hitsincluding !Ofor extrabase(sevendoubles,twotriplcs and one grandslrun homerun) high­lighted by Greg F. Camacho's in­the-park-grandslam and six RBIs.

The Islanders jumped to a 5-0 lead after one and one half innings sparked by Angel Falig's two run single and Bill Quitano's two doubles.

Mauleg, however, came back in the next lwo and a ha! f innings with 15 runs, behind Camacho'; pinch hit grand.slam to take the lead for good 15-5.

'Ille Islanders avoided the IO run mercy rule when they scored two runs in the top of the fifth· and five more in the sixth off reliever Jess Cast:rotocutMauleg's lead to four,

IM, and in the SOM butterfly. Roberto Santos and Joshua Taitano

likewise scored impressive victories in the Senior Boys Division.

Santoswonthe800Mfreestylewhile Taitano racked wins in the SOM, I OOM and 200M freestyle events.

Audra Winkfield won two events while Noriko Grandinetti bagged one in the girls senior division. Audra emerged supreme in tlie 400M and 1,500 M freestyle races.

In the lower age bracket'i, Davina Palacios emerged ,L, the most prolific swimmer of the SSC tcmn after win­ning seven evenL, in the 14 mid under girls' division.

Davina checked in ,tlicad of the pack in the SOM freestyle; I (XlM buttcrll y, backslroke, and freestyle; 200M back­stroke, freestyle ,uid individual med­ley.

Carlos Feger bagged wins in tl1e 200M IM rnid 50M buttertly in tl1e IO mid under boys while De,m P,tlacios cmne in first in the SOM freestyle.

In tl1e overall st,mdings, Saip,m took lhe lion's share of the awards.

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ERA frontrunnerlinoCamacho entered the grune in tl1e seventh to stop the Islanders comeback bid preserving the win for Mauleg.

Sunrisers 13, Waves 7 The Sunrisers leaned on Jay

Moreshita's two-run lriple and Joe Tudela' s two RBIs to overcome an early 2-4 deficitto win their second consecutive game of the tourna­ment

The Sunrisers scored seven runs in the bottom of the third and the fourth innings to take the lead for good.

Kirk Yirgith led tl1e winners with three RBIs while Mike Muna, Tudela and Moreshita knocked in two RBIs apiece.

Mruio Aguon led the Waves' losing cause with a solo homer and adou-ble.

The Sunrisers improved to 3-4 while the Waves dropped to 4-2.

Pangelinan took first place in the senior division while leammates Jordan and Audra were in second and third.

Saipan bets likewise swept the boys' senior category with David in first, Taitano second and Santos tl1ird.

Feger and Dean wound up second and third in the 9-10 boys' division while Tmniko and Dolores Pangelinan placed in the same order in the 11-12 girls' bracket.

As expected, Davina took top honors in the 13-14 girls' age group.

The Seniors relay team of Jor­dan, Colleen Mac Duff, Grandinetti and Audra look first place in the medley while the freestyle relay team of Davina, Pangelinan, Mc Duff and Jordan also checked in first.

The bovs' 12 and under team of Sho Saso'Jeremy Winkfield, Dean Palacios and Feger wound up scc­oml in the medley and freestyle events.

Absynthc Algaier, the SSC's lone entry in the girls' 10 and under.did very well in the breastroke·events.

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SPORTS Saipan swimmers dominate Guam W Championships Meet

SSC bets set 21 records By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

I 996 Female Athlete of the Y cm· Xena\·ee P,mgelimm broke four age group n.:cords ,md two senior league m,uls of the Guam Swim League whi leJcssicaJ ord,m em-;ed three GS L mm-ks ,md four Saip,m stmidm·ds as Saipmi Swim Club dominated the recent! y concluded A Ch,mipionships Swim Meet held in Mmihoben Swim Club in Guam.

David Palacios also broke oneGSL mrn-k ,md one Saipmi record while 19% Female Student Athlete of the Ye,u· T,miiko Winkfield established a new Saipmi record in the 800 meter freestyle as SSC beL'i established a total of I OGSLand 11 Saip,m records in the Guam swim event.

Pangelin,m. a 14-yem· student of Saip,m Community School, set new Gmml/Saip,m records while bagging first place finishes in the I (X)M back­stroke. 200M butte1tly, 200M back­stroke. ,md 4{X)M individual medley (IM). ShealsosetanewGu,mirecord after finishing second in the 200M IM.

Record breakers-Members of the Saipan Swim Club pose with their trophies after dominating the recently concluded Guam 'A' Championships. With them is SSA coach Jean Sakovich (extreme right). Photo courtesy of Margaret Palacios

Pangelimm clocked I: 14:36 in the I OOM backstroke: 2:41 :85 in the 200M butterfly: 2:38:02 in the 200M

backstroke and 5:32:73 in the 400M individual medley.

The multi-awarded swimmersub­mitted a time of2:37:9 I inthe200M IM to finish second.

Pangelinan also finished first in the

IOOM, 200M and 800M freestyle events while finishing third in he SOM freestyle.

Jordan, who also competed in the senior division, stamped her class in the I OOM breastroke swimming her

Rocball champs-Macaroni, a team composed of faculty members of the Marianas High School, beat Brotherhood 3-1 in the best five title series to win the 14th Organized World Rocba/1 Tournament at MHS' Pugua Court. The team is made of (standing, left to right) Fa 'aea Talalemotu, Stephan Mucher, Tyce Mister, Cliff White. MVP Brian Karasek, (seated, L-R) Christie Mucher, Brenda Haddox and Kirk Moore.

Pholo courtesy ol Jim Fogor

I 14th Annual Tourism Charity Fun Run

Smith, Burr assert class By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

STUJ\RT Smith clocked 18 min­utes mid 42 seconds while Susmi BuITsuhmitted a timeof2 I minutes mid I 9 seconds to win the overall titles in the Men's ,md Womcn 's Divisions of the recently concluded 14th Annual Tourism Chw·ity Fun

Run held over the weekend at the Mw·ianas Resrnt Hotel.

Smith covered the five kilometer 36 seconds faster than rnnner-up E1ic Gilman and one minute 53 seconds ahead of Diosado Garcia.

Buir, on the other hand, checked in three minutes ,md 36 seconds sooner than Assistant Attorney General

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ond slower behind Foneli for third place.

For his first place efforts, Smith won several valuable p1izes that included a dinner for two in Saipan Sunset Ciuise, $ I 00 gift cc1tificate

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way to first in a new Guam record of l:27:I9.

The 17 year-old swimmer also set new Guam/Saipan and Saipan stan­dards while finishing second in both the 400M IM and 200M backstroke

with clockings of 5 :38:87 and2:38:29. Jordan also checked in first in the

SOM freestyle, 200M IM and 200 M breastroke while finishing fourth in the 200M freestyle.

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1997 Palau /Marpac Men~ Slow pitch League

Bombers halt Senyevins, 11-9 PALAU LEAGUE 1997

TEAM STANDINGS

Division A Warriors Turtles Red Torch Ambassadors Koror Tigers Tarzans MGD Kabekel Budget Angaur OK&A's UMDA G. Force Cool Running Hustlers

By Patrick Tellei for the Variety

Win Loss 9 2 9 2 8 3 8 3 6 5 5 6 4 7 4 7 3 8 4 7 3 8 3 8

Hustlers 11, Tarzans 10 Hustlers m.Ilicd for3 mns to take

the lead in the 7th inning and held Tan.ans to one mn in their half of the inning to preseive mi 11 to 10 victory. Jester Garcia was 3 for 4 and scored 3 times and Al Lizama was 3 for 4 with a tri pie and scored a nm to lead the Hustlers offense.

Fred Kaipatdoubled and hita2-nm inside-the-park homer to lead Tarzans.

Pepsi Spec 18, Tres Rai 15 With the win and Senyevins's

2nd loss means that there is a tied for first place in "B"Division at the end of the first round. Pepsi Spec behind a strong and balanced of~· fense defeated Tres Rai by a score of 18to 15.BradlyNgewakl w.as3

Division B Win Loss Senyevins 9 2 Pepsi Spec 9 2 I Luv You Man 8 3 Bombers 8 3 Tres Rai 7 4 YCO Servistar 7 4 Odesangel 4 7 SediKau 4 7 Stingray 4 7 Kepelol 3 8 COP 47 Tamers 2 9 Aschooschoo 1 10

for 5 with a run, Winsor Peter was 3for4with2runs,DanvinMistahit · a 3-run homer and drove-in 5 rbis Je1y Ayuyu was3 for4with3 mns, Louis Ngirakelau homered and Poland Yamada hit a 3-run homer to lead Spec offense. Joe Palacios wasperfect4for4withahomerand scored 3 times and Abel Celis was 2 for 3 with a walk and scored 3 times to lead Tres Rai 's Offense.

Ambassadors.16, · Odesangel 12

KepelolhadOdesangelnumbers as d1ey scored six times in the first inning to take the lead and never looked back ~nroute to a 18 ·to 12 slugfest win over Odesangel. Ber­. riard.was 3 for4witha triple and a 4-iun inside-the-park homer .and scored 3. ti111es, Nixon Saimon

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