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By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

POHNPEI Gov. Del Pangelinan yesterday said talks about limited entry for Micronesian migrants to the CNMI is causing "unneces­sary strains" in Federated States of Micronesia-CNMI relations.

"I hope that we do not come to that point (limiting the entry of Micronesians)," Pangelinan said.

"Rather than doing that, we should just try to resolve the prob­lem (by asking) the federal gov­ernment that they live up to their obligation."

Micronesians and their leaders, he said, are "very concerned, and they would like to help in the reso- Del Pangelinan

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i DFW official fears snakes ! may be here by 'hundreds'

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

OFF for work? Be sure to check the car's trunk. Chances are a Brown Tree Snake has managed to creep its way inside to spend the day's rest and move else­where too.

Though the nocturnal tree­dwelling creatures that they are, these snakes, according to the Department of Lands and Natu­ral Resources, prefer cozy, dark places to hide and sleep in dur­ing daytime.

Government, which has stepped-up its campaign against this snake species, plans to add more to the present 150 snake traps clustered · around jungle

patches near the ports, accord­ing to Scott Vogt of the DLNR 's fish and wildlife division.

The said traps which have been laid down almost a year ago, Vogt said, have not caught any Brown Tree Snake thus far though.

"We already have 150 traps and we plan to put up with more in the future," said Vogt.

There is no official estimate on the number of such snakes in the island but Vogt said there could be "hundreds" of Brown Tree Snakes by now.

"Its impossible to say exactly just how many Brown Tree Snakes there are by now," said

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re ations' lution of this issue."

Pangelinan said the issue on the Compacts of Free Association is "very clear that a commitment was made and it has to be fulfilled."

The Pohnpeian governor, who is on an unofficial trip to Saipan, met yesterday with some of the estimated 1,000 Pohnpeians resid­ing in the CNMI to "discuss is-

. sues," including that on Compact impact.

He paid acting Gov. Jesus C. Borja a courtesy visit earlier in the morning but the issue was not brought up.

Borja on Friday said the CNMI

may have to limit the entry of FSM migrants if the federal government· refuses to reimburse the CNMI of the c9sts of unrestricted Micronesian entry.

Richard Miller, an economist from the Department of the Interior's policy division, said on Thursday that the federal govern­mentis notobliged topaytheCNMI, Guam and Hawaif for the social costs of allowing Micronesians into their jurisdictions.

Miller, at the same time, said that the CNMI has control over its own immigration, and can limit the stay of Micronesians who enter the Com-

monwealth. Borja said the CNMI govern­

ment will maintain that the federal government should pay.

A report submitted by the De­partment of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) made no rec­ommendations on reimbursing the CNMI, Guam and Hawaii.

The most that the federal gov­ernment can do, Miller in an inter­view said, is to increase technical assistance to these islands, and to come up with new legislation that wou Id lessen the "adverse effects" of the Micronesians' unlimited entry.

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Board of Education Vice Chair Esther Fleming (from left) Board Member Marja Lee Taitano (partly hidden) and Board Chairman Don Farrell express irritation over the budget standoff that leaves the Public School System without a budget for fiscal year 1997. The three board officials held yesterday a press conference at the PSS Conference Room.

BOE seeks fiscal autonomy, exclusion from gov't budget

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

THE BOARD of Education is asking the Legislature to remove the Public School System from the budget process and allow it to manage its own financial affairs.

Board officials, at yesterday's press conference, said they were tired of politics getting in tl~e way of the education system.

Establishing PSS' fiscal au­tonomy can be done by amend­ing Article XV of the Constitu­tion via either legislative or popu­lar initiatives, board chairman Don Farrell said.

Article XV of the Constitution guarantees PSS at least 15 per­cent of the general revenues of the Commonwealth. The board

wants such provision to become a permanent funding source of the education agency.

"We are proposing a mechanism wherein the burden of appropriat­ing budget for PSS would be taken off the Governor's Office and the Legislature," FarTell said.

Board memb.;r Marja Lee Taitano, for her part, said 15 per­cent is not enough to operate the system but "it is better than noth­ing."

The government estimates a gen­eral revenue of $247.36 million for fiscal year 1997. Education officials are targeting at least $37 million which accounts for 15 per­cent of the total expected revenue.

The 15 percent share is 25 per­cent lower than the amount appro-

priated for PSS in the proposed $237 million budget for fiscal year 1997, which was thrown out by

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POIINPEI Gov. Del Pangelinan yesterday said talks about limited entry for Micronesian migrants to the CNMI is causing "unneces­sary strains" in Federated States of Micronesia-CNMI relations.

"I hope that we do not come to that point (limiting the entry of Micronesians)," Pangelinan said.

"Rather than doing that, we should just try to resolve the prob­lem (by asking) the federal gov­ernment that they live up to their obligation ...

Micronesians and their leaders. he said, are ··ve1y concerned, and they would like to help in the reso- Del Pangelinan

New system to shorten wait for entry permits

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Immigration has reduced the number of documents required to obtain entry permits for nonresi-dent workers recruited in the Philippines. ,

A public notice issued by the labor division's legal counsel, Dan Aguilar, states the new documentation system which is aimed at expediting the issuance of entry permits, will take effect on Oct. 24.

· '"The changes are being implemented as part of the streamlining efforts to make the Manila Liaison Office a complementary office of the CNMI Department of of Labor and Immigration," the notice reads. ·

The department's action was prompted by criticisms from em­ployers and recruiters who have complained of the snail-paced processing of entry permit applications and other required papers.

"The ongoing streamlining process may result in additional changes, but the general public will be made aware of any other changes before implementation," the notice further reads.

Under the new system, all documents required by the Liaison Office will be obtained from the Philippines.

Only the following documents will be needed for MLO verifica­tion:

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DFVV officiaJ fears snakes may be here by 'hundreds'

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

OFF for work? Be sure to check the car's trunk. Chances arc a Brown Tree Snake has managed to creep its way inside to spend the day's rest and move else­where too.

Though the nocturnal tree­. dwelling creatures that they arc, these snakes, according to the

: Department of Lands and Natu­, ral Resources, prefer cozv. dark \ .

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patches near the ports, accord­ing to Scott Vogt of the DLNR 's fish and wildlife division.

The said traps which have been laid down almost a year ago. Vogt said, have not c1ught any Brown Tree Snake thus far though.

"We already have 150 traps and we plan to put up with more in the future." said Vogt.

There is no official estimate on the number of such snakes in the island but Yo!!t said there ) could be "hundreds" of Brown ! Tree Snakes by now. !

"Its impossible to say exact~y ! just how many Brown Tree Snakes there arc by now," said

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lution of this issue." Pangelinan said the issue on the

Compacts of Free Association is "ve1y clear that a commitment was made and it has to be fulfilled."

111e Pohnpcian governor, who is on an unofficial trip to Saipan. met yesterday with some of the estimated 1,000 Pohnpeians resid­ing in the CNMI to "discuss is­sues," including that on Compact impact.

He paid acting Gov. Jesus C. Borja a coui1esy visit earlier in the morning but the issue was not brought up.

Borja on Friday said the CNMI

may have to lfmit the entry of FSM migrants if the federal government' refuses to reimburse the CNMI of the costs of unrestricted Micronesian entry.

Richard Miller, an economist from the Department of the Interior's policy division, said on 11mrsday that the federal govern­ment is notobliged topay the CNMI, Guam and Hawaii for the social costs of allowing Micronesians into their jurisdictions.

Miller, at the same time, said that the CNMI has control over its own immigration, and can limit the stay ofMicronesi:ms whoentertheCom-

monwcalth. Borja said the CNMJ govern­

ment will maintain that the federal government should pay.

A report submitted by the De­partmentofthe Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) made no rec­ommendations on reimbursing the CNMI, Guam and Hawaii.

The most that the federal gov­ernment can do, Miller in an inter­view said, is to increase technical assistance to these islands, and to come up with new legislation that would Jessen the "adverse effects" of the Micronesians' unlimited entry.

The Compacts of Free Associa­Contmued on page 16

Board of Education Vice Chair Esther Fleming (from left) Board Member Marja Lee Taitano (partly hidden) and Board Chairman Don Farrell express irritation over the budget standoff that leaves the Public School System without a budget for fiscal year 1997. The three board officials held yesterday a press conference at the PSS Conference Room.

BOE §eek§ fi§cal au.tonom1.~z o J;;

exclusion i1tonr1t gov9t budigett By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

Tl IE BO/\RD or hlucation 1s :1sking the Legislature to remon: the Public School System rrom the budget process and allow it to m:111a):'.L' its own rinancial all:1irs,

Board officials. at ycskrday ·s press CDnkrence, s:1id thc·y \\'ere tin:d or p()litics gc·tti11g in till' w:1y or the educ:1tillll systl'lll.

htahlishing PSS' riscil au­tonomy can he done hy amend­ing Article XV or the Constitu­tion \'iaeithcr legislative or popu­lar initiati\'es. hoard chairman Don l-':1rrcll said.

Article XV of the ( '011stitutio11 ~uar:llltecs PSS at least I :'i per­:-cnt or the general rc\'enucs or the ( '0111mo11wealth, The hoard

wants such provision to become a permanent rundin[! source or the educ1tion agency.

"We arc proposing a mechanism wherein the burden of appropriat­ing budget for PSS wou Id he taken oil the ( iowrnor's Oilice :111d the I .L' g isl at urc." I :arrc 11 s:1 id.

Il0:1rd lllL'lllh,r i\l:irj;1 Lc·c· Tait:lfl(), r()r lic·r part. s:1id I :'i pn cc·nt is l]()l l'lllHigh (() llpc·r:1tl' the systc·111 hut "it is better 111:111 llllth­mg.

The go,,ern mcnt estimates a gen­eral re\'L'l1UC or $247J(1 million for riscal year I lJlJ7. Education officials arc targeting at least $37 million which accounts for I :'i per­cent of the total e .\pccted revenue.

The I :'i percent share is 2:'i per­cent !own than the amount appro-

priated i'nr PSS in the proplbCd s2:n million budget forfisctl year I lJLJ7. which was thro\\'n out by

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Dengue fever kills 132 in New Delhi

By RANJAN ROY NEW DELHI, India (AP) -Nearly 5,000 health department employees sprayed insecticides in residential neighborhoods Monday to battle mosquitos that have caused an outbreak of den­gue fever, killing 132 people in less than two months.

Health officials in the capital city of JO million people have refused to declare an emergency despite the deaths, but said they have intensified fumigation of waste-water pools since the deaths began to be noticed in the last week of August.

On Monday, six people died. Nearly 3,000 patients have so far been admitted to government­run hospitals, United News of

India news agency said, quoting local government officials. More than 240 people were admitted Io government hospitals qn Mon­dav alone.

Scores more deaths could have gone unreported among poor people who cannot afford to go to hospitals for treatment. There was no figure for the number of dengue patients in private hospi­tals, United News said.

Most of the deaths have oc­curred when patients suffered hemorrhaging of internal organs or died of shock or heart failure after being infected by mosqui­tos that breed in stagnant water.

Although officials admit that the dengue outbreak has lasted longer than they expected, they

said it c01.J!d not be called an epidemic because the death rate was not more than 20 percent of all the people admitted in hospi­tals.

"We can't yet say that the rate is going down or going up," said D.N. Singh, a health department official.

Officials had hoped that once the monsoon rains ceased th mid­September, the mosquitos that carry the dengue virus would stop breeding. But now they say that because the weather had re­mained warmer than usual, the mosquitos did not die off.

"Now the weather has started cooling. We hope that the out­break will be contained within one week," Singh said.

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Officials were trying o arrange a meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with U.S.envoy Dennis Ross shut­tling between the· two leaders Monday night.

Both sides warned of a possiole last-minute snag, but the atmo­sphere appeared markedly im­proved over the past weeks' acri­mony. Palestinians walked out of peace talks last week after Israel demanded better security for set­tlers in Hebron before it withdraws troops from the West Bank town as promised. They returned to the table the following·day.

Foreign Minister David Levy said agreement on Hebron was expected within days.

"If there is no last-minute set­back, an agreement is close," he said. "It is not a matter of weeks, but maybe even a few days."

Agreement on Hebron would go a long way toward rescuing the Mideast peace effort from the cri­sis brought on by Islamic mili­tants' suicide bombings in Israel last winter, the May election of conservative Netanyahu and last month's deadly gun battles be­tween Israeli and Palestinian forces.

Arafat, who was in Jordan, planned to return to the we·st Bank town of Jericho on Tuesday with Jordan's King Hussein. Palestin­ian officials said a meeting with Netanyahu was possible, but an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity that there were no plans to hold it Tu.esday.

Israel Radio said the sides had already reached broad agreement on the main sticking point - secu­rity arrangements in Hebron, the volatile town where 450Jews live among 94,000 Palestinians.

The Israeli official said an Arafat-Netanyahu summit would be to announce an agreement, but Palestinian officials disagreed.

Israel is and Palestinians resumed peace talks last week after a sum­mit in Washington called to heal wounds from last month's vio­lence. The talks, which focused on Hebron, were scheduled to resume Tuesday in Taba, Egypt.

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House tackles PSS budget today By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

HOUSESpeakerDiego T. Benavente has called for a ''very important" leadership meeting today to discuss the Public School System's budget

Benavente said the meeting will "explore avenues at resolving the Public Scflool System's (PSS) im­pending budget crisis."

The meeting, which is open to all House members, was originally scheduled for yesterday, but there were not enough representatives fora quorum

Five of the 18-member House joinedGov.FroilanC. Tenorio in his two-week Asian trip-Vice Speaker Jesus T. Attao and Reps. Ana S. Teregeyo,Manue!A. Tenorio,Oscar M. Babauta and Karl T. Reyes.

Acting Gov. Jesus Borja has re­~ntly requested the Legislature to

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grant him reprogramming authority for "addressing PSS' s urgent finan­cial needs."

PSS Commissioner William Torres and Board of P.ducation Chairman Don Farrell earlier requested Borja' s

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help in securing PSS' s at least 15 percent share from the expected gen­eral revenue of the Commonwealth as guaranteed by the Constitution.

The education officials are expect­ing at least $37,105,260, which ac-

counts for 15 percent of the estimated $247,368,400 general revenue for fis­cal year 1997.

The two officials are asking for the release of $9,276,315 for the first quarteroffiscal year 1997.

Although the 15 percent share is guaranteed to PSS under the Consti­tution, it would still requirelegislati ve action.

The PSS pfficials request came after Tenorio's veto of the $237 mil­lion proposed fiscal year 1997 CNMI budget

TheofficialssaidPSS cannot oper­ate on a continuing resolution be­cause it did not have an appropriation

under the fiscal year 1996 budget Tenorio line-item vetoed the fiscal

year 1996 appropriations for PSS, which had already used the 1995 budget level during fiscal year 1996.

"We have spent considerable time and energy investigating and discuss­ing our present situation and have come to the conclusion that PSS' s budget status is not currently under continuing appropriation," Farrell and Torres said in a letter to Tenorio.

Farrell, in an interview, warned that "if nothing happens or if status quoremains,"PSS will totally run out of money by December.

Senate asks Finance for _real deficit figure

Former vice speaker loses land dispute with the defunct MPLC

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

SEN A TE Fiscal Affairs Commit­tee Chair Henry DLG. San Nicolas yesterday said that his committee will wait for the Department of Finance figures on the deficit be­fore acting on an $8.5 million supplemental appropriations bill.

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By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE DEFUNCT Marianas Pub­lic Land Corp. has won a 1994 land dispute case against former Vice Speaker Luis C. Benavente.

Superior Court Presiding Judge Alexandro Castro issued a deci­sion on Friday favoring defen­dants MPLC and Pacific Resort Development, Inc. (PRDI) and intervenor Joaquin C. Babauta.

In a 14-page decision, Castro ruled that Benavente is not en­titled to any restitution for his improvements at the Ladder Beach property.

The court ruling stated that dur­ing a trial held last July I, Benavente claim,·d MPLC agree cl in 1992 to grant him a public land parcel at Ladder Beach in ex­change for private land in Papago and Tanapag.

MPLC denied that such an agreement was reached. MPLC argued that the alleged agreement does not meet the requirements of the Public Purpose Land Ex­charrne Authorization Act and the ref ore cannot be enforced.

Panofthe land in Papago which Benavente sought to exchange was acquired from intervenor Babauta who, however, main­tained that plaintiff acquired his land through fraud.

Babauta interest in the case is to reclaim his t;tk of the property.

In 1993, MPLC promised to b1se some of the Ladder Beach property to PRDI. For that rea-

son, Benavente also named PRDI as a defendant in the lawsuit.

Castro noted that over the course of several meetings between Benavente and Babauta in the early part of 1991, plaintiff agreed· to assist Babauta in exchanging his 908 square meters of land in Papago with MPLC.

The condition was that once the land exchange was completed, Benavente could purchase 908 sq. meters of whatever land Babauta received pursuant to the exchange for the price of $50 per square meter or a total sum of $45,500.

In view of the agreement, Benavente offered to make pay­ments in advance which Babauta accepted.

At first, Benavente gave Babauta $500. Subsequently, he told Babauta that he would give him $10,000 as long as he signed a document.

On Aug. 16, 1991, Babauta signed a document which he later discovered to be a warranty deed granting Benavente title to the Papago property.

Benavente was said to have purposely defrauded Babauta by misrepresenting to him the true nature of the warranty deed.

The warranty deed is. th,~re­fore. rescinded and declared to he null and void, Castro said.

This is because 13abatlla doc.· not know how to read English, therefore, he did not understand what he signed on that day, Castro said in his decision.

Benavente also allegedly did not give Babauta$ I 0,000 as prom­ised. Instead, he gave Babauta's wife $1.000 and assured her that he would pay the balance in weekly installments of $1,000.

After making a few payments of $300 or less, plaintiffogrccd to provide labor and construction materials for one of Babauta· s children who was building a house.

In addition, Benavente gave Babauta a pick-up truck. Eight months later, however. the trnck was repossessed by a bank.

As of the date or tri;,I, the

amount of cash, material and ser­vices which Mr. and Mrs. Babauta have received from Benavente reportedly totaled $34,018.05.

As to Benavente' s claim that he spent$200,000 on improvements to his Ladder Beach property, the court decided that no restitution be paid as the court felt he has to be penalized.

Benavente, who contended that the property was "promised" to him in exchange for his Tanapag and Papago parcels (including Babauta' s land), was said to have engaged in "misconduct"· as he knew his land exchange never received any approval from the MPLC board.

Castro said Benavente' s deci­sion to improve the land before he received title was not in good faith.

Court record also noted that Benavente was in a hurry to com­plete the land transaction and has had spoken with Japanese inves­tors knowing that other public land in the area was being consid­ered for lease to golf course de­velopers.

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The Senate legal counsel has advised the commi ttce that the bill is unconstitutional.

Steve Woodruff, in an Oct. 7 memo, said that as the CNMI Con­stitution requires, no additional appropriations can be made until the remaining fiscal year 1994 deficit of some $20 million is paid for.

The CNMI Constitution re­quires that a budget deficit should be retired within two fiscal years.

"So we have to check first with Finance if the 1994 deficit has already been covered," San Nicolas said.

Acting Gov. Jesus C. Borja on Friday admitted that the constitu­tional provision on the budget deficit raises a lot of legal ques­tions that has yet to be answered.

House Speaker Diego T. Beuavente, in an interview last week, said that though the consti­tutional requirement on retiring the deficit is a "good provision," he would fund vital public ser-

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vices first if there were only lim­ited funding available.

An administration lawye1· has earlier pointed out that the: consti­tutional requirement on retiring the deficit has no enforcement provision.

Borja,aformerCNMISupreme Court chief justice, agrees.

'The Constitution," he said, "says that it has to be done (retir­ing a deficit) but it doesn't give any enforcement provisions.

"How are you going to do it? Will we allow a citizen to sue the Legislature, and can the court or­der the Legislature to appropriate a certain amount? These are the legal questions that has not been addressed," Borja said.

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Speaker Diego T. Benavente (right) looks on as Acting Gov_ Jesus c_ Borja (center) receives Pohnpei Gov. Del Pangelinan yesterday. The FSM state official paid the CNMI chief executive a courtesy call prior to meeting his constituents on Saipan_

Marianans are US citizens Non-citizens . At a recent ceremonv. the keynote speaker said in his salutary statemellt "My fellow Americans". That triggered the discussion among the indigenous people who felt somewhat strange at their "iffy" identity. I kept my ears to the ground to hear their true sentiments. Some even chuckled at the use of the phrase while most were nonchalant.

"My fellow Americans? I think my 'fellow countrymen' is better suited for we are US citizens while simultaneously non-citizens too". "Can you explain what do you mean by US citizens non-citizens?" "We're US citizens in theory, but non-citizens when viewed against the US Constitution". "I'm not sure where you're coming from, sir?" "Well, representation in the US Congress is a fundamental right of every US citizen". "Sure, but the constitution simply doesn't address the rights of those in insular areas". "That doesn't give Congress the right to deny us such fundamental rights to representation". . . "I think full representation in Congress will require a const1tut1onal amend­ment, ratification from three-fourths of all fifty states". "Are you saying they must make good on their commitment as per the Covenant Agreement?" "That's right and there's no two ways about it either". "The greater question is whether statesiders would agree to grant us full citizenship via full representation". "Maybe or perhaps never given that we really don't matter at all". "But then they must return to basics and reread the US Constitution which says in part "government of the people, for the people and by the people". "I think that's only good for the birds given the mood in the country to keep everybody at the gate and not when they're clubbing Mexicans too". "How sad that nowhere in this equation do we fit yet we're US citizens". "I suppose that's the unique and strange aspect of the US constitution which seemingly is more strange than unique". "If our democratic institutions discriminate against those outside main­stream America, then it tells a lot how even our national leaders treat this issue". "Hold it! Americans in the District of Columbia, the seat of the US Government, aren't represented either". "Well, such an omission doesn't grant them the right to keep us at the gate for being similarly situated". "I think the real question is whether they like us and conversely, do we like them". "For all the excuses and negative bashing that they've leveled against us I seriously doubted that they like us". "They refer to our guest workers as slaves when in fact America was built by real slaves who literally were owned by the white man". "How can anyone reasonably call guest workers slaves when we fly them in by jet, provide them with food and lodging which adds up to about $4.61 an hour?" "You see, a white man wants everybody to see things through his lenses, forgetting that others around the world also have their own pair of lenses". "It's mind boggling how can they level the highest form of hypocrisy against a new government that is only twenty years old trying every ounce of the way to refine its own democratic institution". "I think there are two fundamental fallacies that haunts members of the US Congress. They want to ensure that that institution isn't taken over by people other than White Anglo Saxons and the way to shut the door is to close the gate". "How sad that they know not that they too have their own skillets in the closet such as the spirits of slaves who died down the property of some white man". "I think it's called bypocrisy and why don't we send an E-Mail to Olivia Goldsmith and Caliiornia Congressman George Miller". "Sad that Washington is one town where most men womanize even for a fee and they seem completely blind that prostitution thrives in their own backyard". "Hey, that's a permanent scar of real slavery treating women like consum­able products on the shelf at a grocery store and still have the nerves to lecture us about prostitution?" "But what do we make of ourselves?" "I'll stick to my indigenous identity. After all, we never murdered Indians nor demean a fellow man into slavery nor did we have a history of commercial sex either."

How sad that the islanders are the direct beneficiaries of all these indignities most of which are baseless though highly sellable when they bleed boldly in front pages of newspapers here a11d abroad. I am convinced that "we shall overcome" rlze humiliation that we had to endure. A11d for r~zese, I will never lose sight of tlzefact that I am 011e proud US Ci1izen. That's what being an American is all about-being able to endure with vision and commitment the resolution of these injustices that challenge the fallibility of mankind. We are no exception. God Bless America!

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JACK ANDERSON and MICHAEL BINSTEIN

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Pickle aims to tax profitable nonprofits WASHINGTON - Restrictions on the non­profit, tax exempt institutions of this country are increasing which is good news for the American taxpayer.

A man who has spearheaded the movement to close the loopholes in the growing nonprofit in­dustry former Rep. JJ. (Jake) Pickle, D-Texas, explains it this way:

"The assets and revenue of nonprofits are now 11 percent of the Gross Domestic Product," he said. "They' re no longer just little every now-and­then charities that want to create something to help the retiring teacher or the football coach, or some­body who's been injured. These are big businesses now, and it's growing by leaps and bounds-and some of them should be paying taxes."

Pickle, who retired from Congress in 1994 after serving 31 years, was chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. Wielding a powerful gavel, he con­stantly put nonprofits' feet to the fire.

He had good reason. Most Americans. would be surprised at some of the organizations that have qualified for nonprofit status-like the National Football League, to name one. Many hospitals across the country, which pay exorbitant salaries to their executives and make healthy profits, also avoid paying income tax because of their non­profit status.

Congress tried to correct the situation some years ago by requiring nonprofits to pay an Unre­lated Business Income Tax CUBIT). Under this law, charities and service organizations that oper­ate businesses on the side must pay taxes on any operations that don't serve their primary chari­table function.

The interpretation of this law has been left up to the courts and the charities themselves, which has created much confusion about who should and shouldn't pay. One example offered by Pickle involves one of the largest nonprofits in the coun­try-the American Association of Retired Per­sons.

With 32 million members the AARP takes in more than $300 million a year from membership dues and fees that it collects from various business partners who sell their services to the organization's members.

The group battled the IRS for more than a decade over whether they should pay taxes on "administrative fees" paid them by Prudential Insurance Co., which sells an insurance plan to

their members. Rather than fight the agency in court, which

could have resulted in a protracted legal battle, the AARP wrote the lRS a check for more than $130 million in lieu of taxes.

Pickle-who was normally on the side of the AARP's legislative positions while serving in Congress-thought it was high time that they did come through with the money.

"I think they did the correct thing in finally paying their UBIT, coughing up money like that," he said. "Because they were getting by with just paying nothing. I think the AARP has good leadership. The only thing is, the AARP has gotten so big that they are not just putting out information. They are a big money-making orga­nization

Pick.le says he doesn't have a problem with the AARP, nor with other charities and churches who use their nonprofit status for a good cause. But he worries that too many businesses had taken advantage of the designation, thinking that it's easier to become a nonprofit than it is to just do business. "And that's a bad trend," Pickle says.

One problem with closing the loophole was that the government only had two

choices in dealing with nonprofits who were really running lucrative businesses: Either let them off the hook or cancel their charters and shut tl1em down.

"But the IRS just doesn't cancel that many charters," Pickle told our associate Dale Van Atta. "At lea~t they don't do more than about 20 or 30 a year. And we've got more than a million nonprofits out there."

Though a new law signed by President Clinton gives the IRS more weapons against nonproliL, who don't play by the rules, Pickle believes more restrictions are needed. He wants to tax groups like the Christian Coalition, who've branched out from the pulpit to become a major player in the conser­vative revolution. Pickle is galled that a group that has helped defeat dozens of his fom1er Demo­cratic colleagues is beyond the reach of the IRS.

"They do this because they claim they're just putting out good, religious kind, unbiased, unprejudiciai infonnation on the candidates," Pickle complains. "But do they really have a right to come together and pray together and dcleat together political candidates and avoid taxes al the : same time?"

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5 -·-- -··· -

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Variety f'../e~vs Start MANAGEMENTonk~sof~ J,·ast fl•ut iivc star hotels and a rctai l r:ocrglrn11crate have altogether been alkgedly spending some $1 million in legal battles to keep unions movements in thcinespec­:i\·c· finn:; ai bay.

Elwoud \loll, LOCAL 5 chair­person, in an intcrvic~w, aiso said some ,1flicials, have. at th,: same time. rc,.Pi1cd to threats in an appi!rcnt bid to discourage work­ers from joining unions.

These, he implied, have resulted to the ·'slow progress" of the LO­CAL 5' s union-organizing activi­ties among hotel and other service workers in the CNML

"Unionism is progressing slowly," Mott said."The employ­ers have been spending$ I million fighting unions through legal suits," he added.

"A lot of workers too are fright­ened [to join unions] due to threats of termination," he further said.

Mott nevertheless said "some legal battles" have been won by the LOCAL 5.

Mott identified the establish­ments as the Hafa Adai, the Hyatt, the Saipan Grand and the Dai !chi hotels. He also referred to the men­tioned conglomerate as the JC Tenorio Enterprises.

The Variety tried to reach con­cerned officials of the said firms

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

DAVID Lujan, counsel for Kaelani Kinney, has sug­gested to Larry Hillblom's estate Special Administrator William I. Webster to sell the estate's Continentai shares to gl.'.nerate an estimated $50 million.

In his letter to Richard W. Pierce, counsel for Webster, Lujan said the money gener­ated from the sale of Conti­nental shares would be suffi-

but failed eccpt fnr Ta'.,,~naka \'oshi.ni who, in '.l phon~ i11tt:rview lhi·uugh an intc1vre1,~r. denied tile ailcgations.

()1he!· officia],,. which im lude Issa Mustafa, J·ly:ltt Hotel Gineral Manigcr; Kinushita Izumi. Dai !ch; Genera! Manager; Akira Shigct,1 lbi':u\, Jai Hote1 General Ma11c1gcr: c>J1d Edward Tenorio, JC T,'.nori,1 !enterprises General Manager, were 1101 in their offices yc,,tcr-

Yoshirni, rneanti1ne, al'.:.r, r~­fused to disclose the amount spent hy the finn' s management on a recent labor-related case filed before the court.

"No such threats have ever been made," Yoshimi said.

"These [threats of termination] were allegations brought in an earlier class suit that has been resolved," he added.

He said the total amount spent by the firm on the litigation of the case is "confidential."

For his part, Ron Sablan, chair­person of the Hotel Association of the N orthem Marianas reserved comments on the matter saying he prefer to see this story come out in print first before issuing reactions.

Meanwhile, Mott said close to 100 service workers have so far been terminated allegedly due to union-organizing activities with at least l O of them having been

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. ®£fire of i4e JlJtalJor

Municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan

PURSUANT TO PART II. SECTION 5 (2) OF THE REVISED TINIAN CASINO GAMING CONTROL ACT OF 1989, THE MAYOR OF TINIAN HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONERS FOR THE TINIAN CASINO GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION:

1. MR. LEON G. MASGA 2. MRS. BERNADITA C. PALACIOS 3. MR. ESTEVEN M. KING 4. MR. JOSE P. SAN NICOLAS 5. MR. EDWARD SN. BORJA 6. MRS. SERAFINA R. KING-NABORS 7. MR. JOSE M. DELA CRUZ 8. MR. VICENTE S. SABLAN

IS/HERMAN M. MANGLONA MAYOR OF TINIAN AND AGUIGUAN

cicnl to pay all the 11011-h,~ir­ship claims, the Dl!LI loan, the tax liability lo the CN.'v1I government, and the a:1t ic i­patc d administrative ex­penses for at least two years.

Lujan also cited that an­other asse: that may easily be: liquidated is the estate's 57 percent holding in Bank of Saipan.

The lawyer said he believes the estate owns around 285,000 BOS shares.

At $20 per sh,irc,, Lujan

on lht: 1nattcr. He :,aiJ that u1 kc.i.·,l :SC of !lil:.--._·

\\101lcrs v..c:re Ln1pl 1.1yi.::..:~ uf li·ic JC Tenorio Enterpri,;cs ar1J tk Hyatt Hotel ,vh1k son re 1 J u1;1,cr:, wc:rc from the Saipan GranJ II,,­tcl, !Oofwhichwercthc,rness,tid to hwc hccn pui b11,·k I(, ·-.,. ,1,-];

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Mott .,,,id, has tcrmi11,1c,~d "' l,'c1c:1 6 emplnycs alkf.Cd!y :': 1r the :..;~1111e:

reason. Disrnissal froin work anc.l thrccJ.ts

of termination, Mot, admitted, ''have been effective but only on a short-term basis."

He said that consequently, work­ers have tended .to become "diffi­cult to organize."

S:tid, the L°'ta[C CC\ll J'C,l:l/t:'. )~ mil Ii on hdorc ; ,, ., c, s.

"'This can he suppkrncnt,1i hy the Sctic ur the:, csle1tc' s oth(r a~sct:~ in Saipan, c.;; .. th~ 20 units held by the estate solely, the 20 units owned by the estate and (Joe; Lifoifoi. the San Roque Beach Devel­opment, asseto of the l1ouse. apartments and land." he said in the letter.

;\ sale of the BOS and other assets \viii yield the cstal.c at

least S7 million before t,.t.\es,

Elwood .Mott

"[L<; difficult but not impossible to organize under present comli­tions," he said.

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Live Dungeness Crab Throughout the month of October, you can enjoy a Crab feast.

is the catch of the month at

THE (}-i1NESE RESTAURANT

Starting with Hot and Sour Crab soup.

Next to Live Dungeness Crab Steamed to perfection with chili sauce.

or sautel!d with sweet & sour, ginger garlic or black bean sauce.

Your next course is the fantastic Crab fried rice. Finish off with Sago tTcam.

All this for just $35.0D at

THE HINESE RR>TAURANT

All items also available TO GO!

The Chinese Restaurant is ;>pen for Lunch 11 :30 a.m. to '.':00 p.n1 Dinner 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.111.

Closed on Monday,.

6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- OCTOBER 16, 1996

Abilities center opens at NMC By Rick Alberto Varie.ty News Staff

THE C.N .M.I. Abilities Cen­ter opened yesterday at the Northern Marianas Coilege School of Education in Fina Sisu, making the Common­wealth one step friendlier to people with handicaps.

The opening of this facility

was one of the activities held during the first of three days of activities to observe. the National Disability Employ­ment Awareness Month.

Another activity held yes­terday was a workshop on em­ployment opportunities for people with disabilities.

The Abilities Center will

provide training and services for persons with disabilities.

According to Roy Fua, director of the School of Education, a wide. range of resources will be made available in the center, including educational programs, assistance to service providers, and a link to service providers in the United States, specifically the San Diego

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Employers, are you ready to deal ~lt. (l with unions in your workplace?

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Are you and your employees well-informed on how

a union will affect your business and your employees' jobs?

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cordially invite you to attend a seminar on how to respond when the Union knocks on your door ..

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State University, or SDSU. It was through the efforts of the

SDSU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center and the NMC University Affiliated Program that the center has been realized.

Fua said the collaborative project was supported by the School of Education.

"The NMC School of Educa­tion will continue to develop programs and services that will enhance the lives of indi­viduals with disabilities and their families," he said.

The workshop was aimed at increasing the awareness of assistance, training,andemploy­ment available for disabled per­sons.

Participants from throughout the Pacific region presented suc­cess stories of employed people with disabilities.

Keynote Speaker Mark Obatake, directorofHawaii Inde­pendent Living, who is himself a living testimony to successfully employed persons with disabili­ties, cited statistic.s indicating in­creased employment of per­sons with disabilities.

In the United States, he said, the employment ratio of per­sons with disabilities in­creased from 23 .3 percent in 1991 to 26.1 percent in 1994.

He also said more persons with severe disabilities were working.

In the CNMI, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is tasked with eliminating unem­ployment and promoting indepen­dence among individuals with disabilities.

Other agencies that cater to the handicapped include the Client Assistance Program, the North­ern Marianas Protection and Ad­vocacy Systems, and the Governor's Developmental Dis­abilities Council.

These agencies and other ser­vice providers on island have es­tablished the Pacific Islands Com­munity Conference, or PICC, whose mission is to "create and support the development and implementation of program plan­ning that will directly assist indi­viduals with disabilities and their families."

Today the CNMI Employee of the Year will be announced and honored with a luncheon at the Dai-Ichi Hotel.

Tomorrow, two panel discus­sions will be held at Joeten-Kiyu Library to try to address the CNMI consumer and employer needs. The panels will refine objectives that will prepare individuals with disabilities for employment.

'Third man' in Tala.fofo shooting gets arrested

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE THIRD of five suspects in the shooting and robbing a Chi­nese man at Talafofo Beach last June 27 was arrested Friday af­ternoon.

Immigration authorities in­formed the police that Zheng Xun Chen was in their custody.

Chen has a pending warrant of arrest in connection with the Talafofo Beach incident.

Courtinfonnation showed that five Chinese men blocked Rui Ping Cheng's car at the parking lot of L&T Gannent Factory in Lower Base.

The suspects drove the victim

to Capitol Hill then brought him to the beach where he was beaten for refusing to give money.

One of the suspects grabbed the victim's wallet containing $3,000 cash and 20,000 Japa­nese yen.

The victim was then shot with a rifle on the forearm.

Chen was allegedly the o~e whosearchedthevictimandstole the latter's wallet containing the money.

Chen's entry permit expired last Feb. 8.

Two other suspepts identified as Guo Xi()ng Chen and Jian Ben Yu were recently arresied and charged.

Bill: No driver's license for applicants under 18

By Zaldy Danclan Variety News Staff

A BILL filed by House Minority Leader Dino M. Jones (D-Saipan) wouldprohibittheissuanceofdriver's licenses to persons under 18 years of age unless they are either enrolled in school or have already graduated.

Current CNMI law allows those who are at least 16 years old to apply for a driver's license.

House Bill I 0-302 would still al­low persons who are 16 or 17 years old to obtain a license, but they either have to show a high school diploma, a GED or other diploma equivalent, or proof of their full-

time enrollment in an accredited high school.

The bill states that drivers under 18 years of age account fora "dispropor­tionate number of accidents" and is­suance of tickets for traffic violations.

'Therefore, the Legislature find~ that it would be well advised to pro­hibit issuance of drivers licenses un­der 18 if those persons has dropped out of, or been dismissed from, high school."

The bill states that it would serve two policy goals:

To encourage students tocomplete high school, and to reduce the num­ber of high-risk younger drivers.

WEDNESDAY,'OCTOBER 16, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7

Tenorio to US: Review Compact . By Mar-Vic C. Munar

Variety News Staff FORMER Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio is asking the federal government "to seriously review" the contents of the Compacts of Free Associa­tion.

Tenorio, who is seeking reelec­tion, issued the call in reaction to a statement earlier made by De­partment of Interior official Rich-

ard Miller that the federal govern­ment "does not have a statutory obligation" to reimburse the CNMI, Guam and Hawaii for the costs of unrestricted entry of Micronesians into their islands.

Miller has said the CNMI is al­ready receiving federal money that . can.be used to defray the Compact

· impact. "It will be good if the United

States will seriously review the content of the Compacts, and con­tinue to assist us in the expenses we incur from migration of Micronesians into out islands," Tenorio said.

Tenorio said the CNMI govern­ment should also play its part by . "proving the adverse effect of Micronesians' migration,"

"If we can prove it, then US Con-

911 phone at Grotto vandalized By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

1HEfirstinsthlledsolar-powered9I l telephone facility at the Grotto div­ing site in Marpi has been vandal­ized, it was brought to the attention of the Variety yesterday.

The solar panel made of hard glass

set atop a JO-foot pole is shattered, although it still holds in one piece.

Fortunately, the phone still works. Marianas Visitors Bureau Anicia

Q. Tomokane tried to use the phone to check if it still worked, and was glad it did.

But she deplored theactofvandal-

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Meanwhile, '\5sistant Atty. Gell.James. r.l'orcroS!l fil~d ·onFridc1y charges .. against .11 miin-.vboi\V:1$. l:Onvicted .. Jor .. maulit1g .. a •Chin~se •. ·.·•

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Former Governor Pedro P. Tenorio inspired the confidence of investors by providing responsible government and

creating a stable environment for business. The economy was strong,

tourism grew steadily, revenues increased by $50 million, and a $14

million surplus ·was achieved.

The TENO-PEPERO team knows that it takes careful planning to develop

our economy.

ism, and asked whoever did it to "think twice" before thinking of do­ing similar acts of vandalism in other places.

The same 911 facility, which cost $4,500 to install, is found in Ladder Beach, another isolated area fre­quented by divers and other tourists.

According to an employee of the MVB Field Office, the solar panel was probably hit with a gun, not a rock or stone.

Tomokane said it was "amazing" that the panel setup high was hit right on target

"There's absolutely no gain for the individual or individuals responsible for doing that (vandalism)," Tomokane said.

"I ask him or them to think twice before doing that again in other places," she added.

She said the culprits or their loved ones might need the phone facility "one of these days."

Sultanul Shaid, who guards the area from 7:30 am. to4:30 p.m., said the act of vandalism was probably committed when the place was un­guarded.

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gress would be receptive to our re­quest," Tenorio said.

Tenorio said his administration was; not bugged by the migration issue because "at the time I wa<; in office the number of Micronesians immi­grants in the CNMI was not that big."

Tenorio 's runningrnate Senate PresidentJesus Sablan said he could

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"We accomodate Micronesian stu­dents and residents. I don't know about statutory obligation but the fed­eral government made an agreement to defray the costsof:he Compacts," Sablan said.

eighties.the government has spear­headed a shift from an agrarian­based economy to a more industri­alized economy which is less de­pcndenton the British market. How­ever.exports are still predominantly agricultural commodities .

A pioneer in social reform, New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, in 1893.

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Release of jo11rnalists hailed WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP)- A Tongan court ruling freeing two journalists and a legislator struck an important blow for freedom of the press, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Times of Tonga editor Kalafi Moala, deputy ooitor Filo Kalafi Akaolaandpro-democracylawmaker Akilisi Tohiba were imprisoned on Sept 20 for 30 days by the Tongan Legislative Assembly.

They were jailed after being found in contempt of the assembly.

The Times of Tonga published details of an impeachment motion

against Tonga's justice minister be­fore it was submitted to the Legisla­tive Assembly.

The minister, appointed by the king, wasallegedtohavereceivedhis daily allowance for attending l..egis­lativeAssemblysession whilehewas in Atlanta leading Tonga's delega­tion to the Olympic games.

TonganChiefJusticeNigelHarnp­ton, a former Ouistchurch attorney, ordered the immediate release of the three men Monday night after an all­day hearinginNukualofa, the Tongan capital.

Strong quake hits Solomons HONG KONG (AP) - A major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7 occurred off the Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, Hong Kong's Royal Observatory said.

The quake, which struck at 07:35 a.m. Tuesday Hong Kong time (23:35 GMT Mon­day) was centered about 560 kilometers (336 miles) west

north-westofHoniara, capital of the Solomon Islands, the Obser­vatory said.

The Solomon Islands are lo­cated about 3,200 kilometers (1,984 miles) north north-east of Sydney Australia.

An earthquake with a magni­tude of 7 is considered major and is capable of widespread, heavy damage.

Auckland civil liberties lawyer Bany Wilson, who argued for the men's release, said Tuesday the con­tempt finding was a "grave injustice" and he was delighted it had been overturned.

"The judge's ruling that the jour­nalists and MP had been jailed in violation of Tonga's constitution has far-reachingirnplicationsforthefree-

dom of the press in Tonga and the Pacific," he said

The secretary of the New Zealand section of the Commonwealth Pres.s Union, Phil O'Reilly, called the jailings an "outrageous act" showing contempt for democratic principles and freedom of the press.

"The only crimes these jmnnal­ists committed was to report that an

MP had submitted some papers to Parliament and the contents of those papers," he said

Wilsonsaidtherulingwouldleave the Tunes off onga free to get on with the business of publishing at a time when Tongans were hugely inter­estedin what was going on ingovem­ment and in how their taxes were being spent

Miriung's body arrives in capital PORTMORFBBY(PNS)-The for embalming today. Tomorrow af- Miriung was gunned down with a

lxxiyof~Bougainvillepre- temoonaRequiemMasswillbeheld highpowered weapon. He also had !pier, Theodore Miriung, was flown atPortMoresby'sStMary'sCatholic shotgun pellets scattered all over his tothePapuaNewGuineacapital,Port Cathedral. On Thur.;day Miriung's body. Moresby, from Buka Monday after- body will be flown back to Bukaon a Dr.JohnNobete, whoassisteddoc-noon for a state funeral this week. It chartered Air Niugini flight and on to tors at the hospital, says the bullets was received by Minister for Provin- Arawa in Bougainville on a PNGDF from the weapon had penetrated the cia1 Affairs and Local Level Govern- plane. The body will be buried at heartandlungscausinginternal bleed-ment Peter Barter, NBC reports. RwnbavillageFridayafteraRequiem ing. A statement from the premier's

MP for North Solomons Province Mass at 10 'clock in the morning. office in Buka says Miriung's body John Mornis and other members of Preliminary medical exarnina- was mutilated badly by bullets from parliament from Bougainville and a lions show that the North an Ml6 assault rifle. small but emotional crowd of Solomons premier, who was as- ThePost-CourierreportsthatBRA Bougainville people were al.so at the sassinated Saturday night, died rebels have denied being involved airport to receive the body. instantly from four gunshot in the murder, according to a radio

TheNationalnewspaperreportsthat wounds to the back and chest. interception of a conversation be-the bodywillremainatFuneralHome SohanoHospitalauthoritiessaythat tween rebel leaders Joseph Kabui

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Meanwhile, international and PNG leaders continued to express shock and sorrow at the assassina­tion.

The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre today condemned the as­sassination of Theodore Miriung by as yet unidentified assassins. Speaking on behalf of PCRC, Lopeti Senituli, said in the last 18 months, Miriung was the catalyst for resumption of negotiations for

We invite you to celebrate Customer Appreciation Week, October 21 through October 25, 1996. a peaceful and political solution to the war in Bougainville.

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. assassination MELBOURNE (PNS}-TheAus­tralian government says the assassi­nation of Bougainville premier, Theodore Miriung, will only make it harder to achieve peace on the island Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says Australia is shocked and saddened at Miriung' sdeath, and condemns the killing in the strongest possible terms, Radio Australia re­ports.

Downer said the most fitting me­morial to Miriung would be an early end to the Bougainville conflict and a lasting peace on that unfortunate is­land. He said the Australian govern­ment stands ready to play it5 part in helping PNG to bring this about, including through an increase focus onBougainvillein its aid programmes.

Miriung played an important role in two rounds of peace talks held in Cairns last year. Downer told the Australian parliament that Miriung was a compassionate and humane man, conunittedto finding a peaceful resolution to. the 8-year conflict on Bougainville

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9

RP's APEC preparations hit MANILA,Philippines(AP)-Corn­munist rebels accused the govern­ment on Tuesday of using security preparations for next month's sum­mit of Asia-Pacific leaders as cover for a crackdown on dissenters.

Luis Jalandoni, spokesman for the Netherlands-based leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines, made the accusation in a statement sent to news agencies in Manila

J alandoni said intelligence agents

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· can no longer own cars, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWW A) reported. .

The information was relayed to the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs, with a copy furnished OWW A chief Wilhelm D.Soriano.

An article published in the Arab News in Saudi Arabia, it said that expatriates whoseidentificationpaperslistthemas"Iaborers"arebannedfromowningand driving private cars.

However, the ban, does not apply to the laborers who now hold driving licenses and own private cars.

Such laborers can renew their licenses as well as their registration but are not allowed to purchase brand new cars.

The ban is aimed at reducing the number of cars owned by expatriate "laborers", the source added. 7he Manila Chronlcle

Foreign capital surge 178% in 1st half THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday that

net foreign investment inflows surged 178 percent to $1.604 billion (P42.02 billion) in the first six months this year compared to only $5.399 billion (Pl4.86 billion) in the same period last year.

BSP officials said the amount represents direct and portfolio invest­ments of $5.399 billion (Pl41.45 billion) compared to outflows of only $3.795 billion (P99.43 billion).

The net inflow position of direct and portfolio investments in the Philippines during the period indicates there were more foreign invest­ments made in the country than the investments taken out during the period, the BSP said. The Ph/1/pplne Journal

Ramos boasts of better bureaucracy THE GOVERNMENT'S determined efforts to streamline instructions and make the bureaucracy more effective and responsible to the public is gaining headway, according to Philippine President Fidel Ramos.

He said the establishment of one-stop shops has enabled the public to transact business in just one location, simplified procedures in the processing of documents, and improved the delivery of government services .

The Chief Executive himself has set an example of how to beat red tape by acting quickly on problems brought to his attention in Malacanang, during his weekly regional Cabinet meetings and in his unscheduled trips to the provinces.

The President has included energizing the bureaucracy among his five priority programs. The Philippine Journal

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are fabricating plots, including al­leged plans to assassinate leaders at­tending the Asia-Pacific E.conomic Cooperation summit next month, as an excuse for raiding suspected rebel ~deouts in Manila and neamy prov­rnces.

"Such fabrications are a prepara­tion for a crackdown against legiti­mate dissent," said Jalandoni, who represents the rebels in preparatory talks with the government on ending a 27-year Communist insurgency. . In a related development, police on Monday arrested three people in Mariveles town in Bataan province and another person on board a bus in San Fernando town in Parnpanga province on suspicion they were APEC saboteurs.

Police said the three people arrested in Bataan were carrying 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of dynamite and three .45-caliber pistols.

ThesuspectarrestedinPampanga was canying IO grenades, a smoke grenade and a .357-caliber revolver, police said

JalandonialsochargedthatRamos is using the APEC meeting to rid Manila of squatters. The government plans to remove 66,000squatterfami­lies in the capital this year but says it is because they are living in danger­ous locations. ·

The security preparations include forming a "strike force" made up of

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fighters from the Army's 70th Infan­try Battalion pulled from counter­insurgencyassignmentsinthreenorth­em provinces.

The strike force will be deployed aroundthel8,000-hectare (44,460-acre) Subic Bay Freeport, a former U.S. naval base 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Manila being devel­oped into a tourist and industrial cen­ter.

TheunitraidedaCommunistrebel camp in Hagonoy town in Bulacan province outside the Subic freeport late last month. No rebels were found but a cache of weapons was seiz.ed.

The strike force is part of the

26,000-strongsecurity force assigned to the APEC meeting.

The APEC surrunit, which will include U.S. President Ointon, will be held at Subic on Nov. 25.

About (,() percent of the freeport area is forest-covered, including some of the nation's last remaining virgin stands. The military says Communist New People's Army guerrillas and arrncdcriminal gangsoperateneamy.

Alsoattendingwillbeleadersfrom Australia., Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia., Ja­pan,SouthKorea,Malaysia., Mexico,· New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand_

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Comn:\odoreEriberto Varona.the who ·will decide what charges will navy area commander, said the un- · be filed against them. marked l~foot (36-meter) boat • The Philippine navy bas seized wasloadedwithavarietyoflivefish lOotherforeignboatsinthe area and wheri the patrol found it offMapun arrested 142 other foreigners who IslandintheTawi-Tawiarchipelago have either been deported qr atthesoutherntipofthePhilippines. handed over to naval officials

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10-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- OCTOBER 16, 1996

Thailand finance minister quits BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - office that saw the Thai stock said at a news conference that Finance Minister Bodi marketslumptoathree-yearlow. Bodi submitted his resignation Chunnananda resigned Monday Chatu Mongkol Sonakul, the to Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-after a stormy 4 1/2 months in ministry's permanent secretary, archa, who has dissolved Parlia-,---------------------------, ---~ COLL FOR ARTWORK ~ I . •.

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SOUTH PACIFIC CONFERENCE EXHIBIT - Oct. 25 - Nov. 1, 1996

1he heads of s1ate and representatives of most of 1he Island nattons of R:Jlynesla. IVelanesla and Mcronesia wll be on Island to attend 1he South A:x:lfic Conference meeting, tc be held In the CNM.

Pn art exhibit wll be held In conJunctton wtn 1hls meeting, for 1he IAslt\ng heads of state. 1he v.ort< for tnls exhibit should be for sale. 'There Is nc regls1Totton fee. .All Interested or1ists must deliver their v.ort< to 1he tv'!Jlt\-F\Jrpose Center In Susupe betv.een 0::tober 21 through 23. .All v,.orl( must be accompanied by an invent()('{ listing containing 1he Name of 1he artst. tte of w::irk medium and prlce.

Wt11 the ortlst:; permission v.ork wll be kept for the Island A11srs E><hlblt. v..Hch wll fdlow 1he SPC Exhibit.

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Tne Island A11srs Exhibit Is the largest contemporary arts exhibit of 1he year. Tnls yeo(s exhibit v.111 Include be hed at and wll Include the nbbon cutting for the CNM's new gallery at the old Conventton Center building on Capitol fill Qocated by the Capltd HIii Fbst Office.)

$j A11st:; are limited to tnree submissions each. ~I media Is acceptable and reglstra!on Is free .. W:x1< .jJ may be submitted to the l\1s Council Office on Copltd HIii from November 5 thol..Qh 8. />11 \'.0!1< must ,;, be accompanied by an Inventory list containing 1he Name of the Mst. ffffe of v.orii. and the price of ~ t11e v.or1< at for sale.) f!,_;,. _j

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f Crafts makers ore encouraged to submit "-O!l< fa sole at tnls exhibit. Chlstmas or1ented crafts. hand­made gift !terns and general art and crottv.ork wll be accepted. \i\br\< should be delivered to 1he l\1s Council Office by December 4. 1996.

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Chatu Mongkol said Bodi has asked that the reason for his resig­nation not be disclosed. The res­ignation is effective immediately.

The Thai economic establish­ment has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks ·as the once-sizzling economy shows

signs of slowing down. Exports are slowing, the cur­

rent-account deficit has climbed to a staggering 8 percent of gross domestic p~oduct, and forecasts of GDP growth have been revised downward several times this year.

Current estimates of GDP growth are about 7 percent, down from 8.6 percent last year.

NolleJ;'\Vlnning··_ .•. J:>isnop.•···r.aps 'o}?P:P0§Sion'>of ~ast:·%or · SYDNEY, A.llStralia (AP) - Belo said Indonesian rnlnisters Nobel Peace Prize co-winner whoregularlyvisitedEastTirnor, Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes sometimes for . political propa-Belo spoke out Tuesday against ganda, never spoke. to country Indonesia's oppression in East people. · · Timor just ahead of a visit to the "Thesarnesituation(remains), province by President Suharto. · you know," lie said.

"If you go to the houses of the "But you cannot doubt the real people ... yomvill feel that there is problem of the feelings of the stilfoppression,"Bishop Belo told people." . . ·. . . Australian Broadcasting Corp. ra- Belo called on Indonesia to dio. start listening to the East

"Soldiers everywhere, watch- Timorese. . . • . ingyou, hearingwhatyou'retalk- "They should have sufficient ing about." intelligenceto hear the people's

Suharto will visit the former aspiration to sit down·· and to Portuguese colony, annexed by dialogue." Indonesia in 1976, to inaugurate lndonesiacondemnedthejoint · a giant statue of Jesus later on awardlastweektoBeloandAus-Wednesday. tralian°based EastTirnorese ac-

.. Belo, the head of East Timor' s tivist Jose Ramos-Horta Roman Catholic Church, said he Estimates··. of the'.number of doubted whether Suharto's visit people killed by@litafy action,. would accomplish much. . · starVation ordisease between 1976 · "I don't know how much,, will and1980rangeashighasg60,000,

beaccomplishecl,-he said on.ABC out ofapre-invasion pop?lation Ra:dio, . of650,000. ·

Nation[!list Chinese flags decorate. a pedestrian overpass near apart­ments m Hong Kong Wednesday, m preparation for Nationalist China's ,yational day celebrations last Thursday. The celebrations may be the last m Hong Kong for the Nationalists since the British territory will come under

.. the control of the mainland Chinese government next year. AP Photo 1

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11

468 Korean students go on trial SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -A record 468 militant students went on trial Tuesday on charges of staging violent pro­North Korean protests in Au­gust that resulted in a major government crackdown on campus activism.

A record 5,597 ·students were detained following the

. violence. One police officer was killed and more than 1,000 police and students were in­jured.

The students were among some 7,000 who gathered at Seoul's Yonsei University for

an annual rally, timed to coin­cide with Independence Day on Aug. 15.

Violence erupted wI1en stu­dents protested the government's ban on the rally, which it said was pro-North Korean. This year's protest was led by a more militant group of students.

· After a 12-day standoff, thousands of police, backed by helicopters pouring down tear gas, stormed a classroom building where thousands of students were holed up, defy­ing a government order to sur-

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. TAIPEI, Taiwan (A~}- Offi~ cials of Taiwan's state-run.Chi­nese Petroleum Corp. on Mon, day canceled plans to atten~ a meeting with a company in China, throwing in doubt the future of cooperation between the two companies.

The Taiwanese company should '.'first seek stable devel­opmentathome before expand• ing overseas," said E:conomics Minister Wang Chih-kang.> ..

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render. After a week-long investi­

gation, formal charges were brought against 468 students. Ten faced manslaughter in connection with the police. officer's death.

Others were charged with violence or pro-North Korean activities that carry sentences of at least three years in prison.

Because of space problems, the students were divided into groups of about 30 to stand trial at four courthouses in Seoul.

It was the largest number of students to face trial for

campus violence. The previous record was set

in 1986 when less than 400 were tried and convicted in connection with a similar con­frontation.

The government outlawed this year's rally as pro-North Korean because students sup­ported the North's demands to end the U.S. military pres­ence in South Korea.

Students also took North Korea's stand backing Korean peace talks between Pyongyang and Washington only, excluding Seoul:

Taking advantage of nega-

tive public sentiment sparked by the protests, the govern­ment launched a major crack­down on campus activism, which officials believe is in­stigated by the North ..

Police are still looking for more than 40 student leaders who allegedly organized the rally. ·

The Korean Peninsula was partitioned into the commu­nist North and the capitalist South following independence from Japan in 1945.

The two sides fought a bitter war between 1950-1953 forwhich­a peace treaty was never signed.

Two former presidents, Chun Doo-hwan, left, and Roh Tae-woo, second form left, stand with former generals for their charged with treason, mutiny, and corruption at the Seoul Court House. AP Photo

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Kremlin intrigue takes new turn MOSCOW (AP) - In a new twist to the scandal now gripping the Krem­lin, the former head of a secretive fund-raising group on Monday threat­ened to sue his successor for corrup­tion.

Boris Fyodorov said Col. Valery Strelersky was guilty of squandering money belonging to the National Sports FWld, which has gone bank­rupt.

"I want to clear my own name and

the team that has worlced with me," Fyodorov told a press conference.

Fyodorov, ousted from the fund last May, told reporters he will appeal his dismissal in court and might sue Streletsky.

Last week, Fyodorov filed a peti­tion with Russia's prosecutor-gen­eral, fmrnally accusing Streletsky' s patron Alexander Korzhakov of try­ing to extort $ 40 million for him.

Thescandalseemsintendedtodam-

age a possible alliance between Korzhakov and the popular national security chief, Alexander Lebed. It also might give credibility to critics' claims that Kremlin insiders wield undue influence and engage in shad­owy doings.

Korzhakov was head of the presi­dential security service and one of Boris Yeltsin's closest aides until he was fired this summer in a pre-elec­tion Kremlin housecleaning.

Lolldon··•lawniakers·accusediof 'planting' questio~s for ~oney U>NDON (AP) • The House of CommQns Speaker called Monday .. for an investigation imp allegatiom that some lawmakers accepred pays mems from busines.wen for asking Qlanted que&ions in :he House. •·

Speaker Betty Boothroyd told the Commons: "Very serious al.­legations have been widely made about the conduct of a number of members. Indeed, the reputation of the House as a whole bas been called into question."

The accusations date back to 1994 when lawmaker Neil Hamilton resigned as Corporate Affairs Minister in Prime Minister John Major's Conservative gov­ernment He quit following allega­tionsbyMo.bamed.AlFayed,Egyp­tian-bom owner of the London de­partmentstoreHamxls, thathegave Hamilton cash and favon; for ask. ing planted questions aimed at em­barrasrung a business rival.

Fresh accusations concerning Hamiltonandotherlawmakers, most ofthemmembersofMajor' s govern­ing Conservative Party, surfaced this month in The Guardiaµ and other London newspapers.

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· made known," the Speaker said. his ministerial post insisted he It was not immediately clear if haddonenothingwrongandsaid

the inquiry will cover just. heplannedtosuetheTheGuard­Hamilton or include allegations .. · jan which broke the initial story. of more"systematic corruption ButOnOcU,Hamiltondropped against other lawmakers as welj. the lawsuit against The Guam-

. The Guardian reported that ian shoitly before it was due to Hamilton received payments in cash be heard in court; saying he did· and kind worth 10,000 pounds ($ not have enough money to pay 15,800) for introducing other clients the legal costs but still insisting he to lobbyist Ian Greer, who was em- had done nodnng wrong. ployed by Al Fayed. Hamilton'swithdrawalofthelaw-

The Parliamentary questions for suitpromptedTheGuardiantoprint Harrodswereposedinthelatel980s, new accusations against him and when Al Fayed and his two brothers other lawmakers about allegedly were battlingTmy Rowland, the then accepting payments ..

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AfterFyodorov' sdismissalinMay, Korzhakov hadputhisaideStreletsky in control of the Sports Fund, an organization that makes millions as Russia's largestimporterof cigarettes and alcohol.

Korzhakov andLebedhavefm:ged an alliance, and on Sunday, the secu­rity chief cal.led on his constituency in the city ofTula to vote for Korzhakov in parliamentary by-elections. Lebed gave up his seat in the state Duma when he was appointed Security Council secretary in June.

Lebed openly aspires to be presi-

dent,andsomeobservershavespecu­lated that he needs an alliance with Korzhakov to gain access to the cash stockpile and politically charged in­formation supposedly accwnulated by Korzhakov.

Fyodorov questionedtheexistence of such information, and said he fails to understand Lebed.

He also alleged that Korzhakov and Streletsky could somehow be involved in a shooting and stabbing attack against him last summer, but noted that "it is for the investigation" to decide.

Police arrest two suspected IRA men, including fugitive DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Police in­voked anti-terrorism laws Monday to arrest two suspected IRA members, including one who is fighting extradi­tion to Britain, where he is wanted on charges of terrorism and escaping from jail.

The arrests came a week after the IRA exploded two bombs at the British army's main barracks in Northern Ire­land, killing a soldier. It was not known if the men were being linked with that attack.

Police· said they arrested Nessan Quinlivan, 31, the man Britain wants, and another man in the western Irish town of Limerick early Monday. The second man was not identified.

Press Association, the British news agency, quoted unidentified sources in

· the Irish police as saying the men are being questioned about involvement with the IRA and "other IRA activi­ties."

Ireland's anti-terrorist legislation allows police to hold a suspect for up to 48 hours without charge.

Quinlivan and another man, Pearse McAuley, had each been freed on 70,000 pounds ($ l 05,000) bail while they appealedaDublin court's ruling in November that they should be extra­dited to Britain. McAuley faces the same charges as Quinlivan.

Quinlivan, of Limerick, and

McAuley, of Strabane, Northern Ire­land, were first arrested at the Stonehenge prehistcric monument in southemEngland in October 1990 and charged with conspiracy to murder businessman Sir Charles Tidbury and to cause explosions.

Quinlivan and McAuley allegedly used a smuggled handgun to break out of London's Brixton prison in July 1991, shot a passing motorist in the leg and stole his carto make their getaway.

They were arrested separate! y in April 1993 in the Irish Republic on fireanns charges. In October of that year, Quinlivan was sentenced to four years and McAuley to seven.

The pair were freed from Ireland's top-security Portlaoise prison last Oc­tober in response to the Irish Republi­canArmy 's decisioninAugust I994to haltitsarmedcampaignagainstBritish rule in Northern Ireland.

The men were immediately re-ar­rested in connection with the British charges.

They face prison sentences of 18 to 25 years in British jails if convicted of conspiracy to murder and cause explo­sions, and six to IO years if they are found g-..ulty of unlawfully escaping from prison. · The IRA ended its 17-month cease­

fire with a fatal bombing in London on · Feb.9.

Ireland's Pre_s. Mary Robinson l~oks at the headstone of early Irish femm1st Matilda Wolfe Tone dunng unveiling ceremonies at Green­Wood qemetery_ in the Brooklyn borough of.New York. The unveiling 1s the firs_.t American event !n the bicentennial commemoration of the United lrtsh movement, which culminated in the unsuccessful Rebel­lion of 1798. AP Photo

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Final Clinton-Dole debate on

Bill Clinton

By MIKE FEINSILBER WASHINGTON (AP) · At Wednesday's second and final U.S. presidential debate, the ques­tioners will be ordinary Ameri­cans, screened by the Gallup or­ganization to represent everyone but hard-core supporters of Presi­dent Clinton or Bob Dole.

Television newscaster Jim Lehrer has taken some heat from commentators for being bland and, as one critic wrote, "fair minded to a fault" while moderat­ing the first presidential debate and the vice presidential forum.

A debate four years ago be­tween President Bush and Clinton, his Democratic challenger, showed the dangers to the candi­dates of letting citizens take charge.

While the questions can reflect what is on th~ public's mind, they

Ordinary citizens will be asking tough questions also can come from far afield or be downright mystifying.

In the 1992 debate, the evening's third question consisted of a'citizen 's lecture that disarmed Bush, who had been intent on portraying Clinton as ethically unfit for the presidency.

The questioner deplored "the amount of time the candidates have spent in this campaign trash­ing their opponents' character and their programs."

Bush was left floundering a sec­ond time by a question in which the candidates wereaskedhow "the national debt personally affected each of your lives."

The president wound up saying one didn't need to have cancer to discuss the impact of cancer. Clinton turned the question into a more general inquiry about the economy and talked about "people that have lost their jobs, lost their livelihood, lost their health insur­ance .. "

The questioner, Marisa Hall, commented later that Bush was "wishy washy" while Clinton did "a pretty good job." ·

That debate-like Wednesday's - was characterized as the Repub- · lican candidate's last best chance to catch up with his Democratic rival.

If Dole intends to raise charac­ter questions, as advertised, he'd better hope the audience gives him

the opening, said Wayne Fields, a Washington University professor who has written a book on presi­dential speechmaking. Dole would look obvious twisting a question on another topic into a discussion of Clinton's flaws, he said.

"If the audience asks hard ques­tions of Clinton, that's fine," Fields said. "Dole has to hope that's what happens. If he raises the hard ques­tions, it's just not likely to work in this format."

Dole's best opportunity to raise character questions may have al­ready passed. In the first Dole­Clinton debate, moderator Lehrer asked the Republican candidate to name one thing "you'd like voters to have on their minds about President Clinton."

Dole played it safe. He said

any comment "might be miscon­strued," then added, "I happen to like President Clinton personally."

Dole has since decided to be tougher. En route to California and debate prep

arations, he told an audience in Kansas City, Missouri on Mon­day that Clinton "does not have an ethical administration and we're going to go into that in the debate."

In raising character as an issue, Dole is handicapped by his 20-year-old reputation as a "hatchet man," arising from a vice presi­dential debate in which he scowlingly seemed to blame the opposition party for all the "Democrat wars" of the 20th Cen­tury.

And Dole's difficult position is

By MARIAM SAMI Itcameatatimeofdeteriorating CAIRO, Egypt (AP) • Israel's Israeli-Egyptianrelationstriggered president met Monday with by Israel's decision move more Egyption President Hosni slowly on negotiations with the Mubarak, a key Arab-:JsraeH me- Palestinians and by its opening of a diator angered by the pace of the new entrance to an underground Mideast peace process. · tunnel at a site holy to Muslims and

President Ezer Weizman made Jews. The opening sparked riots the trip to smoothrix:kyrelations .. · that killed 79 people. with Egypt de(lpite criticism at · . Weizman did not speak to re­home that he· was overstepping•·.•• porters on anival at Cairo Intema-the bounds of his ceremonial of0 tional Airport, where he was met £ice. by Mubarak. The two men then

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underscored by a poll conducted for CNN and Time magazine that said that half of likely voters think Dole has already engaged in too much negative campaigning. Twenty-two percent said Clinton has attacked hisopponenttoo much.

. drove to the Unity Presidential Palace and began their talks.

Weizman, who has known Mubarak for 19 years, said he hoped his long acquaintance with the Egyptian leader would help calm the increasingly stonny ties.

Mubarak maintains he is only reflecting . the· anger Egyptians feels toward Netanyahu and says he is trying io avoid stronger moves against Israel urged by other Arabs.

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Survived By Wife: Angelina Reyes DLCruz Zarzoso

Step Sons, Daughters & Spouses Alicia DLC./Frank J. Pangelinan (Sylvester, Dione, Francine), William R./Joann A. DLCruz (Angie, Amanda, Jovita, Betty Joe), Antonio R./Doris T. Dela Cruz (Ray, Justin, Joshua, Jeren), Rama R. Dela Cruz (Nicole), Dimis R./Pinky R. Dela Cruz (Porshua, Derek), Zerah DLC./Albert S. Santos (Aldebert, Zelma), Sophia D\Cruz/Fermin Flores (Eric), Thomas RJBalbinaA. DLCruz (Marian, Tamara, Mohana, Dimeasha, Thomas)

Brothers/Sisters In Law: Vicente R./Myrna DICruz; Luis R./Lucy A. DICruz, George R./Herminia B. D\Cruz, Juanita D\Cruz/ Joseph Joseph, Ursula D\Cruz/Ding Galvan, Apolonia DICruz/Jesse Aquino, Maria DICruz/Jose C. San Nicolas, Ricardo R./Tess D\Cruz

Born: May 02, 1924 Died: October 09, 1996 (Kagman //)Formerly from Susupe

Rosary is being said nightly at the residence of his son Dimis DICruz in Kagman II. Last respect will be on October 17, 1996 from 8:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.

Mass of a Christian Burial will be at 4:00 p.m. at the San Vicente Church. -Interment will follow immediately at the Chalan Kanoa Cemetery.

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It's a baby girl for Madonna By BETH HARRIS

LOS ANGELES (AP)-Ma­donna with child is now Madonna and cluld.

A 6-pound, 9-ounce (2.95-kilo­gram) girl was delivered Monday. The Material Girl and her baby,

Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, are fine.

"Mother Madonna Ciccone, fa­ther Carlos Leon and their daughter are all resting comfortably," said

. the star's spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg. "Wewouldliketothank

everyone for their kind wishes.'' Rosenberg wouldn't reveal any

otherdetails, including whether the birth was natural or by Caesarean­section. Reporters, photographers and television crews started gath- . ering outside the hospital at mid-

Ram Singh Chauhan, 43, an Indian record holder far the longest moustache at 6 ft 5 inches, proudly displays his pride, in Bombay. Ram Singh whose moustache measures more than his height comes from a princely family form the central Indian state of Rajasthan and hopes "to be in the Guiness Book some day". His favorite sentence is "A man is incomplete without a moustache". AP Photo

IIF=-UBLIC NOTICE: Pursuant to the provisions of 2 CMG 4141 et sec, the PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Division of Public Lands (Divi­sion\, under the Department of Lands and Natural Resources, hereby gives notice that the Division Intend to enter into an exchange agreement involving the parcels of land described below. Concerned persons may request a hearing on any proposed exchange by Contacting the Division of Public Lands on or by October 14, 1996. If so requested, hearing in the transactions listed below will be scheduled on October 16, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Division of Public Lands Conference Room.

Public Purpose

Private Land

Public Land

RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISmON

Saipan Tract/lot No. 22500-7-G and 22500-G, located in Afetna, containing an area of 240 square meters, owned by Oscar C. Pangelinan.

Saipan TracVLot No. 033 118, located in As Gonna, containing an area of 900 squre meters.

NUTISIAN PUPBLIKO Sigon gi probension siha gi CMG 4141 et sec i PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987, (sino i tulaikan tano para proposition pupbliko na akton 1987) si magalahe as Froilan C. Tenorio yan i segundo magalahe as Jesus C. Borja, ginen i Division of Public Lands (Division). gi pa'pa'i Department of Lands and Natural Resources, ma intenciociona humalom gi kontratan atulaikan tano ni ha afefekta i pedason tano siha ni manmadeskribi gi sampapa. Man interesante siha na petsona sina manmamaise.n inekungok put maseha manu/hafa na priniponi put tulaikan tano. A'agang i Division of Public Lands antes pat osino gi Octobre 14, 1996. Yanggen guaha inekungok marikuesta, i inekungok siempre para i sigiente siha na transaksion u fan makondukta gi Octobre 16, 1996, gi oran alas 9:00 gi eggan gi halom i Kuatton i Konfirensian i Division of Public Lands.

PROPOSITION PUPBLIKO - I Machule' Tana Para I Chalan

TANO PRIBATE

TANO PUBLIKO

- Sitio Numiru 22500-7-G and 22500-G, giya A1etna, ya ha konsisiste 240 metro kuadrao na area, duenon Oscar C. Pangelinan

· Sitio Numiru 033 I 18, giya As Gonna, ya ha konsisiste 900 metro kuadrao na area.

ARONGORONGOLTOWLAP Reel ayleewal me bwangil 2 CMG 414 el sec, PUBLIC PURPOSE LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987. nge Di~isi?n of Public Lands e_arongaar towlap, igha e mangiiy ebwe lliiwelo faluw iye e toolong faluw kka faa. Ararnasye e trp_ali nge emmwel ebwe tmgor ebwe yoor hearing reel inaamwo lliiwelil falaw fa. Aramas ye e tipali nge emmwel ye re trpali reel kkapsal faluw, nge rebwe aghuleey ngali Division of Public Lands, under the Department of Lands and Natural Resources wool me ngare mmwal October 14, 1996. Ngare eyoor tingor bwe ebwe yoor hearing, nge rebwe ayoora reel tali faluw kka faal, nge rebwe tooto wool October 16, 1996, oto ye 9:00 a.m. mellol Division of Public Lands Conference Room.

AMMWELEER TOWLAP - RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISmON

LU'W PRIBET Sfilpan Tract/Lot Numurol 22500-7-G and 22500-G, Afe1na, llapal bwuley yeel nge 240 square meters. faliwal Oscar C. Pangelinan.

FALAWEER TOWLAP Saipan Tract/lot Numorol 033 118, As Gonna, llapal bwuley yeel nge 900 square meters.

day in anticipation of the birth, but nobody got a look at mother or baby. They may have left the hos­pital before the announcement.

The baby, born at Good Samari­tan Hospital, is the first child of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, 38. The 30-year-old fa­ther is a personal trainer and boy­friend to the pop singer and ac­tress.

Madonna pursued motherhood, liked she does most everything, with vengeance and bawdiness. Months before she announced her pregnancy, Madonna told "Primetime Live" she planned to findasuitablecandidate for "the fatherhood gig" by taking out a personal ad.

She didn't hav·e to bother. The darkly handsome Leon was right in her own gym. She hasn't mar­ried him and hasn't said she plans to.

But she did not use him as a "stud service," she says in November's Vanity Fair. And she didn't get pregnant for "shock value," she said.

"I realize that these are all com­ments made by persons who can­not live with the idea that some­thing gQod is happening to me."

Excerpts from "Madonna's Pri­vate Diaries," kept from Jan. 13 to May 29, were published by the maga­zine. The period covers her filming of "Evita" in Argentina, which she com­pleted while pregnant

The film, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical chronicling the life of Argentina's fa­mous first lady, Eva Peron, opens Chrisanas Day in Los Angeles and New York.

In Vanity Fair, Mado!Uladescribes the moment she first saw her fetus during an ultrasound:

"I was stunned when I saw on the ultrasound a tiny' living creature spin­ning around in my womb. Tap-danc­ing, I think. Waving its tiny anns around and uying to suck its thumb. I could have sworn I heard its laugh­ing," she wrote.

Once she was pregnant, the woman who ha~ made a career out of keep­ing herself in the public eye sud­denly became a recluse. Very few pictures of the pregnant Madonna were captured.

After a failed marriage to actor Sean Penn and a string of end­lessly reported flings with celebri­ties such as Warren Beatty and Chicago Bulls bad boy Dennis Rodman, Madonna kept out of sight.

HavingachildissomethingMa­donna has said she's wanted for years. Her mother died when she was a young girl, and she was left, she told a recent interviewer, with "a longing, a feeling of empti­ness.''

She met Leon, an amateur bi­cycle racer, while running in Manhattan's Central Park in 1994.

Report: Bob Geldof's ex-wife arrested on a drugs charge LONDON (AP) - Police arrested Bob Geldofs ex-wife on drugs charges on Monday, a tabloid re­ported, and she said she had been framed.

"Somebody must have planted them," the Daily Mirror quoted tele­vision personality Paula Yates as say­ing, citing unnamed police sources.

Scotland Yard would only con­finn that a 36-year-old woman W3S

interviewed at a police station in Chelsea, the posh westLondonneigh­borhoodwhere Y atesliveswithINXS lead singer Michael Hutchence.

"She was arrested on suspicion of

possession of drugs and was bailed to return to the police station on a date in Decemberpending further inquiries," a Scotland Yard statement said.

Police raided Yates' home last month and reportedly uncovered a cache of opium hidden in a Smart­ies tube. Yates was in Australia with Hutchence and their infant daughter.

Rock philanthropist Geldof, famed for founding the Boomtown Ratsandfororganizing 1985'sLive Aid charity fundraisers, sought cus­tody of their three older daughters afterthe raid He cited "fathers' rights."

Micronesian Tel Bey<md the call

Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation (MTG) is seeking three

(3) Service Order Specialistsm Succes~ful applicant wil! accept customer requests for telephone 1~stallat1on. Prepare service agreements with customers and cut ser­vice orders for telephone service. Update pending service orders ensuring all service order applications are current. Perionns other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Applica~t must posses a high _sch_ool dieloma _9r equivalent, have good. W(l~en and or?I commurncatron skills, ability to communicate wrth ind1v1duals of different nationalities. Three years experience in telephone company business desirable.

Human Resources Office Micronesian Telecommunications Corp.

P.O. Box 306 Saipan. MP 96950

Phone: 670-234-6600 Fax: 670-235-9559

MTC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Applicc!lion or resume must be received by the Human Resource office on or before October 16. 1996.

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Cell-phone theft rising in US By MARY BOYLE

BALTIMORE (AP) - Brigid Fahmy'.s car was parked ·on a busy street for less than an hour when someone smashed a win­dow and stole her cellular phone.

"It was still light out, there were people streaming out of work. I couldn't believe it," Ms. Fahmy said.

Authorities weren't surprised. Cellular phones are being sto­len at an unprecedented rate in Baltimore and in high numbers in most major cities in the United States, often by drug dealers and other criminals who want phones that can't be traced.

The cellular telephone indus-

Ross Perot Jr. crashes car at speedway, but 1s unhurt FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Ross Perot Jr., son of the billion­aire Reform Party presidential candidate, walked away unhurt after slamming his race car into a speedway wall at 150 mph (240 kph).

Perot, 37, a developer who owns most of the land around the Texas International Speedway, was driving his NASCAR-style stock car alone on the track Sun­day when the car spun twice and struck the wall.

"These cars are like tanks ... You've got to try awfully hard to get hurt in one of them," said Eddie Gossage, general manager of the speedway. "He did mash it pretty bad, though. . Gossage said Perot walked

away uninjured but "embar­rassed." His was the first wreck at the 150,000-seat speedway north of Fort Worth, which is set to open in April.

The younger Perot has been handling the real estate develop­ment side of his father's business holdings since before the Texas billionaire first ran for president in 1992.

By JOHN HOWARD SACRAMENT~ Cal~or~a (AP) - An 8-year-old boy and his sister spent nearly two weeks hid­ing in their home, too frightened to seek help, as their mother's body decomposed in a closed bed­room.

The boy finally overcame his fears and deliberately got caught shoplifting food at a supermarket to attract attention, said police, who searched Monday for the children's father on suspicion of stabbing the woman to death.

Robert Castorena vanished ear­lier this month after abruptly quit­ting his job as a high school social studies teacher. Investigators think Janice Castorena, 38, was killed on Oct. I and Castorena left within two days.

try, which last year lost a record $ 650 million through theft and fraud, is fighting back with new technology to make using a stolen phone more difficult.

,"Last year was probably the worst yearforus," said Tim Ayers, spokesman for the Cellular Tele­communications Industry Asso­ciation. "But we think we may be rounding a comer."

Generally, thieves steal a cellu­lar phone and then reprogram it with a stolen phone number, a practice known as "cloning." Most of the time, the person whose phone number has been stolen doesn't realize it until the bill arrives.

That means the criminal can get away with maybe a month of free calling before the phone com­pany disconnects the number.

The greatest hope in the industry's high-tech arsenal against fraud is now "authentica­tion" technology. which is being introduced in some markets around the country. The indus­try expe(.tS it be in place

throughout the United States within a year.

"Cloning as we know it today will become extinct with au­thentication," said Roseanna DeMaria, vice president of se- . curity for AT and T Wireless.

Authentication requires the phone to verify its identity to a receiving station; its electronic serial number must correspond to the phone number issued to that phone. Currently, a phone need only give a valid electronic serial number.

This new feature allows the phone company to more promptly recognize that a number is being used fraudulently.

"The criminal's phone doesn't stay activated as long, maybe two or three days. Then they get discouraged," said DeMaria, who used to prosecute cellular phone fraud in the district attorney's office in New York City.

The industry has also devel­oped new devices that prevent thieves from reprogramming

cellular phones with stolen num­bers and is training police and prosecutors to better fight the criminals.

In Baltimore, as many as 22 cellular phones are stolen a day, according to police. The thefts are typically committed by drug addicts in search of quick money. But the overall opera­tion, which includes reprogram­ming the stolen phones with pil­fered numbers, involves several layers of criminals.

Because the phones are li­censed by the Federal Commu­nications Commission, federal agents are involved. The Secret Service is working closely with the industry to break up wire fraud operations in most major cities.

Black-market cellular phone hot spots include New York, Los Angeles, Washington and Charlotte, North Carolina, said Arnette Heintze, a U.S. Secret Service spokesman.

But there is evidence the problem is reaching into smaller

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areas. Police in Lakewood, Colorado, a Denver suburb, re­port an outbreak of cellular phone theft.

Sal Cinquegrani, a spokesman for 360 Degree Communica­tions Comp., a Chicago firm that provides service to I 00 smaller markets, said that as the big-city carriers develop new anti-thefl technology, "the cellular fraudsters are being driven into new markets."

Police don't have much trouble arresting the smash-and-grabbers and middlemen who resell the phones. But finding the lawbreak­ers who "harvest" stolen phone numbers - using radio scanning devices at places like airports -and the computer hackers who program those numbers into black market phones, is more <lifficult.

In the first half of this year, the Secret Service arrested 259 people responsible for dlrs 7 million in phone fraud, Heintze said.

"We are making progress and having an impact on this crime," he said.

THIS IS TO INFORM ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THE CNMI JTPA OFFICE IS SOLICITING ONE HUNDRED ( 100) APPLICANTS FOR THE YOUTH VACATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM.

PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WILL BE ACCORDED TO THOSE STUDENTS BELOW THE POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINE (ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGE). HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL FUNDING, THE PROGRAM MAY ACCOMMODATE THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERED HIGH INCOME TO FULFILL THE I 00 SLOTS.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1996. No APPLICATION WILL B.E ACCEPTED AFTER THE ESTABLISHED DATE.

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THE CHECKIN 13 ACCOUNT IN THE NAME OF NOi<YHERN f•/iARIANAS SEAFOOD CO., INC. DRAWN AT THE ~

~ BANK OF SA!PAN BEARING THE fi ~ ACCOUNT NU fl.ABER O 100- J 20006 HAS ~ BEEN CLOSED SINCE 1994. DO NOT ! ACCEPT CHECKS WITH THE ABOVE ~ INFORMATION.

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ij, CNMI PROCUREMENT Ai'-!D SUPPLY 1. ~I CNMI GOVERNMENT I

iNVl1~ATiOWJ TO BID . GOVERN CR FROILAN C TENORIO AND LT GOVERNOR JESUS C BORJA, THROUGH THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUclEliENT AND SUPPLY IS SOLICITING COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS FROM QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS FOR THE LEASE OF VEHICLES.

ALL BIDS MUST BE IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED ITB97-0005 SUBMllTED IN DU­PLICATE TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE. SAIPAN. BEFORE 2:00 P.M. OCTOBER 29, 1996. AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE, ALL BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD. ANY BIOS RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED THE CNMI GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHTTO REJECT ANY OR All BIDS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT.

is/EDWARD B. PALACIOS

• CELLULAR PHONE-TELE TAC 200 W /EXTRA BAffERY & CHARGER.

$200.00 CALL: 256-1009 • YAMAHA 4-WHEELER

$800.00 CALL: 256-1009 • TOSHIBA 4 I O CDT-MULTI MEDIA

NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 90 MH PENTIUM PROCESSOR, 810 MB HD, 8 MB RAM,

EXPANDABLE UP TO 40 MB, W/CD ROM $3,000.00

CALL: 256-1 009

VSS Realty Co. Real Estate

BEACH FRONT (Obyan Beach)

Area: 1000 sq. meter Price: $250.00 per sq. meter

(negotiable)

KANNAT TABLA (Susupe Lake & Ocean View)

Area: 10,000 sq. meter Price: $80.00 per sq. meter

(negotiable)

Contact: Herman P. Sablan VSS Realty

DANDAN (Close to Ocean Cliff Line- East Side)

Area: 4,625 sq. meter Price: $50.00 per sq. meter

(negotiable)

CHALAN LAULAU (Adjacent to Chalan Kiya Golf Course Middle Road) (Close to McDonald)

Area: 7,000 sq. meter Price: $115.00 per sq. meter

Tel. 234-77 49/235-6995 Pager: 234-4164

SUBSCRIBE NOW

8Jarianas 'Vc1rietr

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lion hc'tWL'cn the Unikd Stat.:,

and th.: 1-'.:dcrated St:11c, of

\I i,T, ,n,·sia l FS M) and the Re­

pu\11 ir ,,f ivbrshall bland, took

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fc:--:-.i11:Ld \\ ll!"i--.LT·.; ~uch ~h ll'~lL'lh.T:-..

nurse:-.. 1H n1cdical staff. ~.-ng.int·~r~. arc·hitc,ts and certified public ac­

cou1H:1111.,. Recrui1c·rs and business owners

earlier c·omplained that lhc· labor

department required sc1·er:1\ docu­ments they beliel'ed were neither

usci'ul nor relevant lo lhe workers­

job classificalion. Earlier ihc dcparlmenl required

such docun1cnts as n1arriagc con-

.HOUSE FOR RENT $1,000.00 PER MONTH ONE J.BEDRO.OM

2-BATH FULLY FURNISHED

Located at: DENNI HILL PAST CAPITOL IDLL

Contact:

CHITO or STAN at Tel. No. 234-6267

' .. .

dents from thc.,c islands unrc­

stric·ted entry Ill Guam. Hawaii

and the CNtvll. in return for the

federal gol'.:rnment paying for

1hc st1cial custs that may result

rrorn thc~ inf\u:,;, or FSM rni­

g,rants. (i,11· _ 1-'niilan C. Tc1101·in. last

.iul\'. said the the CNMl go\'crn­

mcnl may ha,·c lo ch;:rge stu-

tracls. hirlh ccrtiricale and inco111c

tax returns. In keeping the requirement for

an NB! ckaranc.:. the depanmenl

said such documenl "is 1he most

reliable and c·,imprchcnsivc source

in dctcrm:ning the criminal hack­

gr,iun,1 lif an ;1pplicanl !'rum lhc·

Philippinc'.s. l :ndl'r the Ill'\\' labor pr\>c~:-:~ing

pri'L'~'ill!J"\2 \hl' r\)l]O\\'illg \\di t1,~,

rcq,Ii1n\ ,,r appli,-ants. e111plcl\cr, :1:1d t~r thl'ir rl·pr...·scnt:lli\'t'S:

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Vogl.

C"us1,1111s :111J quarantine per­

snnr1L·I. hl" sJid. arc llU\\' u11<.krgo­

in~ 1rai11ing., to help lhc·m idcn

tif1 :111d ,·:11cil the snake, whid1

111:11 hcc\e g,>llen i1110 1\ic island

lr,,111 ( iu:11111hmugh cargu,:s like

c:1rs. gcncr;tlurs and ctmslruction

1natei1:tl t1mu11g others.

Ranc\0111 night se;1rchcs and

Jocu111cn1ation of the local lizanJ

population toD arc 11011' being done

hy the DLNR 10 nl<lnilorthe pn:s­

encc 01· the snakes.

"lf.ovcrtime. thc lizard popula­

tion declines. lhcn. it is most prob­

able a Brown Tree Snake is inhab­

iting the area:· said Vogl.

APARTMENT FOR RENT 1 BEDROOM; FURNISHED; UTIUTY

INCLUDED; S450'MONTH IN KOBLERV\LlE; SUITABLE FOR SINGLE OR COUPLE

288-2222

FOR RENT .. GARAPAN SQUARE KIOSK

PLEASE CALL: MAC HOMES (SAIPAN) CO., LTD.

TEL. 234-9100

HOUSE FOR RENT THREE BEDROOM WITH TWO (2) BATHROOM CONCRETE PARTLY FURNISHED HOUSE LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO VILLAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR RENT. THE RENT IS $900.00

A MONTH WITH ONE MONTH SECURITY DEPOSIT AS REQUIREMENT. THE BUILDING HAVE POWER, 24 HOURS

WATER WITH A 1,000 GALLON RESERVE TANK (WITH PUMP). ALSO, TELEPHONE AND TV CABLE ARE IN PLACE. FOR MORE

INFO, CONTACT PHONE #234-7497 BETWEEN 9AM TO 5PM.

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l WE BUY U/ED CAR/!

Call: Art Moore at 234-3332 or Ben Lizama at 234-7133

TRIPLE J

dents from FS M who arc en­

rol led in local public schools.

Tenorio complained that the

federal government has yet to

pay the CNMI as provided for

hy the Compacts.

The CNMI, Ciuam and Hawaii

have sued the federal govern­

ment for its failure lo reimburse

them for lhe Compac1·s impact.

/\ Dian St. Makati City) is be­

tween 8 ,Lm. and 12 noon_ D0cu­

mc111s which have completed the c\ear:1ncc procedures may be

picked up between I p.nL and 3 11-111. Documenls arc· rekascd

wi tl1 in four \\'Ork 1ng days after sub­

mi ssiun; lipo11 sub111is,io11_ an

;1d·dh'\\'kd~..:1llL't1t ft._1r111 \\'ill hL' is­,;u,·d 10 11:c· likr wllr,:11 c·u111ai11'

in1·ormali<ln as lu whl'll Ilic dc>CU­:ncnls will h.: rc·[e;\SL'ci. ;\ prc·­

cv~du:ttio:1 is m::dc t(: l~nsurc tl1a1 !Ile s~1brni:--.-·i1'11 is cnmpkk.

".ll'IC'li:,·" llrnwn T"cC Sink,',.

Voft .said. kl'd Pn lizards_

Th,:rc arc·. accC11'ding ln ·him.

somC' 29 "rciiahlc" Brown Tree

Snake sightings for t~.c p:ist ten

years :1dding th:ll al lc:ast five such

sn;1kcs h:tl'e been caugh1 t,ms Lu.

Brnwn Tree Snakes. accui-ding

10 the DLNR. arc not a native

inh:1bilant or lhe island.

ll has been know!1 to thrive in

Northnn Aust:·a\ia. New C,uinea

anJ Guam.

It is beliewd lo have reached

S;tipan through sea vessels drop­

ping off cargoes by the ports.

Brown Tree Snakes an; usual!y

brown in color in daylight but arc

yellowish on the underside at night

when caught by a flashlight.

They move considerably at night

and can change place of dwelling

from one end of the islanJ to the

other in less than three days.

The presence of these snakes in

the island, Vogl said, is "alarm­

ing." Brown Tree Snakes pose a par­

ticular th real to the island's nati vc

bird population since they prefer to

make tree branches their "home."

Brown Tree Snakes in Guam have

caused the extinction of 9 of the 11

native bird species in the said island.

There have also been reported

incidents of Brown Tree Sn:.ikes

having been found inside cars' trnnks

in Guam.

These snakes too arc .u1 economic

threat ,L, they have known to cause

an almost weekly power outage in

the said isltmd.

ll1e DLNR has hau several n:­

prn1cu sightings of the said snake

species since the late 1980\. The

most recent thus f:u- w,L, that rc­

po11ed from the Gualo-Rai area l,L,t

Sept. 29.

@?Cappy 7 Otit C21JefJfJin9 ~ nniJ)ecsacy

To Albert & Carmen

6aniban Coming from

Ronnie of AC Beauty & Barber Shop

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996- MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-17

~8'/ar:ianas %rietr~ -Cla.ssified Ads· , Sectio·ll 0

Employment Wanted

Job Vacancy Announcement 0

01 BAKER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: WINCHELL'S INC. dba Winchell's Donut House Tel. 235-0247(10/30)W226274

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Salary:$900.00 per month · Contact:CALVARYBAPTISTCHURCH Tel. 234-6026(10/30)W226265

01 HAND PACKAGER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: JAMES B. K. JUN dba Jun's Enterprises Tel. 234-7415(1 Of 30)W226264

01 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER-Sal­ary:$1,000.00 per month Contact: UNITED PACIFIC CORP. dba Demapan Engineering and Const. Co. Tel. 234-7800(1D/3D)W226262

01 BUSINESS CONSULTANT-Sal­ary:$528.00 per month Contact: PETE A. TENORIO & ASSOC. Tel. 234·8555(10/30)W226216

01 INTERNAL AUDITOR-Sal-ary:$1,000.00 per month 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 WAREHOUSE WORKER-Sal· ary:$3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICER· Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL CORP. Tel. 234-1603(10/30)W226259

02 CARPENTER·Salary:S2.90 per hour 02 MASON-CEMENT-Salary:$2.90 per hour Conlacl: LT & R ENTERPRISES Tel. 235-1436(1 Dl30)W226261

01 CERTIFIED PUBLIC (ACCOUN­TANT)-Salary:$5.00 per hour 01 BAKER-Salary:$3.70 per hour 01 STORE SUPERVISOR-Sal-ary:$1,900.00 per month Contact: MEITETSU SHOPPING CEN· TER, INC. dba Meitetsu Mart/Penny's Meitetsu (Rota) Tel. 234-6230(10/ 30)W62B87

01 HOUSEWORKER (COMMERCIAL CLEANER) Salary: $3.05 per hour Monday - Saturday Flexible ·40 hours per week Contact: DAVID A. WISEMAN dba Ser­vices Unlimtted (10/16)W62550

01 DESIGN (GRAPHICS) & ADVER­TISING-Salary:$900.00 per month Contact: LAWRENCE A. LEE dba Larry Lee Associales Tel. 322-1096(101 16)W62418

01 ASSISTANT OPERATION MAN­AGER (FACTORY)-Salary:$4.50-6.50 per hour Contact: WINNERS CORPORATION Tel. 235-1805(10/16)W226069

01 SALES CLERK-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: BERNA DITA C. TAITANO dba J & B Enterprises (10/16)W226070

01 SALES CLERK, FISH-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: BERNADITA C. TAITANO dba J&B Enterprises/J&B Fish Mobile Tel. 288-0411 (10/16)W226071

01 MAINTENANCE, REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3_05 per hour 05 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 05 DANCER-Salary:$3-05 per hour Contact: MALLE CORPORATION dba Tokyo Tower Lounge TeL 235-8680(101 16)W226073

· 01 ADTOBODY PAINTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTOBODY REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05per hour Contact: MOTION AUTOMOTIVE RE­PAIRER CENTER, INC. Tel. 235-3481 (10/16)W226066

01 ADMINISTRATIVE MARKETING MANAGER-Salary:$1, 1 oo_oo per month Contact: UBP-JCT REMITTANCE PLUS (SAIPAN) INC. Tel. 235-2403(10/ 16)W226068

20 TAILOR (DRESSMAKER)-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour 20 IRONING WORK (MACHINE PR ESSER)-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(10/ 16)W226067

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$1, 150.00-1,400.00 per month Contact: PACIFICA INSURANCE UN­DERWRITERS, INC. (10/16)W62411

01 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRE­SENTATIVE-Salary:$6.00-10.00 per hour Billingual with the Japanese language to assist sales clerk during shopping time; maintains good rapport with hotel management. Plus $425.00 housing al­lowance per month. 01 SALES CLERK-Salary:$3.00-6.00 per hour Must be able to explain product; does inventory; billingual in a foreign lan­guage. Plus $425.00 housing allowance per month. Contact: DFS SAIPAN LIMITED (101 16)W62412

01 ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR SALES DEPARTMENT-Salary:$2.90-3.50 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASS/STANT-Sal­ary:$2_90-3.50 per hour 01 OVERHAULER-Salary:$12.00 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$9.00 per hour 01 ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR RE­CEIVING SEC.-Salary:$7.50 per hour 01 TIMEKEEPER-Salary:$3.50 per hour 09 GARMENT, INSPECTOR-Sal­ary:$3_ 10 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour Contact: UNO MODA CORPORATION Tel. 234-1861{10/16)W62413

05 AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT M ECHANIC-Salary:$900.00-2,400.00 per month Contact: PACIFIC ISLAND AVIATION, INC. Tel. 234-3600(10/16)W62414

01 WELDER-Salary:$5.25 per hour Contact: SAIPAN LAULAU DEVELOP· MENT, INC_ dba LaoLao Bay Golf Re­sort Tel. 256-8888(10/16)W62417

01 REPORTER-Salary:$850.00-1,000.00 per month Contact: YOUNIS ART STUDIO, INC. dba Marianas Variety News & Views Tel. 234-6341 (10/16)W62421

01 COMPUTER OPERATOR-Sal­ary:$4.00 per hour Contact: ANTONIO M. ATALIG dba Atalig Law Office Tel. 234-7800(10/ 16)W226064

03 WAITRESS/WAITERS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: H & D CORPORATION dba Gold Star Nite Club Tel. 233-5111(10/ 16)W226081

01 BAKER-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: BOSTONIAN, INCORPO­RATED dba Bostonian (10/16)W226074

02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$1 ,250-00· 1,450_00 per month Contact: TOWN HOUSE. INC. dba Town House Shopping Center, Payless Supermarket _Tel. 235-6351 ( 10/ 23)W62446

02 STORE SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:$1,1 OQ_00-1,300,00 per month Contact: TOWN HOUSE, INC. dba Payless Supermarket (10/23)W62447

02 DEPARTMENT MANAGER-Sal­ary:$1, 100.00-1 ,300.00 per month Contact: TOWN HOUSE INC. dba Town House Shopping Center Tel. 235-6351(10/23)W62486

02 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Sal· ary:$1,550.00-1,650.00 per month Contact: MARIANAS FAST FOOD INC. dba Kentucky Fried Chicken Tel. 235-6351 ( 10123) W62487

30 FINISHER (FINISHING WORKER)­Salary:$2.90-3.15 per hour 20 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR SUPERVISOR-Salary:$2.90-3.15 per hour f,0 CUTTER (HAND CUTTER)-Sal­ary:$2.90-3_1 O per hour 330 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.90-3.10 per hour 30 PRESSER-Salary:$2.90-3.15 per hour 40 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:$2.90-3.15 per hour Contact: AMERICAN PACIFIC TEXTILE INC. Tel. 234-1501(10/23)W62489

01 REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN­Salary:$3.05-6.00 per hour Contact: SY'S CORPORATION dba Pacific Gardenia Hotel (10/23)W62491

01 COMMERCIAL DESIGNER-Sal­ary:$3.50-5.00 per hour Creates, and design graphic material. Ability to operate a Rolan Camm-1 Vinly Cutter_ Plus $425.00 housing allowance per month. 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER(BLDG. MAINTENANCE REPAIRER)-Sal­ary:$3.10-5.00 per hour plus $425.00 housing allowance per month_ 01 PROMOTION MANAGER-Sal­ary:$2,600.00 per month Responsible for the day operations of the Japanese Market Division; 2 yrs. marketing experience; 2 yrs. supervisor . experience_ Plus $425.00 housing al­lowance per month. Contact: DFS SA/PAN Tel. 234-6615(10/23)W62492

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$2,000.00-2,400.00 per month Contact: TOWN HOUSE INC. dba Town House Shopping Cante~ Payless Su­permarket Tel. 235-6351 (1 0/23)W62493

03 TOUR COORDINATOR-Sal­ary:$750.00-1,750.00 per month Contact: TASI TOURS & TRANSPOR­TATION INC. Tel. 235-9373(10/ 23)W62499

10 WAITER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MARIA ELENA B. PROVINCE dt>a E2JP2's lnl'I Manpower Agency Tel. 235-4237(10/18)W226118

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 05 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 BUILDING MAINTENANCE RE­PAIR-Salary:$3_05 per hour Contact: CHINESE GOOD CENTER dba Canton Restaurant/Canton Plaza Tel. 234-7236(10/23)W226182

02 REFRIGERATION AND AIRCON MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$675.00 per month Contact: J'S MALOTTE CORPORA­TION dba Char's Thrilty Mart Tel. 235-7093(10/23)W226183

05 YARD/GROUND MAINTENANCE­Salary:$3.05 per hour 03 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: RAYMOND SABLAN TENORIO dba Lawn/Maintenance Tel. 235-6176(10/23)W226188

01 DRESSMAKER-Salary:$600.00 per month Contact: TEODOSIA V. DAVIS dba Arabella's Dress Shop Tel.235-6841(10/ 23)W226184

APARTMENT FOR RENT Luxury Apartment

=Fully Furnished = Two large bedroom =24 Hour water supply =Laundry facility =Split type condttioner eve!)' room

EVERGREEN CONDOMINIUM Na Hill Call: 234-6789•322-5004

DEADLINE: 12:00 noon the day prior to publication

NOTE: If some reason your advertisement is incorrect, cal\ us immedk:ltely to make the necessary corrections. The Mananas Variety New1o and

! Views is responsible only for one incorrect insertion. We reserve the light i to edit. refuse. reject or cancel any ad at any time.

04 WAITRESS (N/C)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 04 DANCERS-Salary:$3.05 per hour 03 SINGER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: WESTERN PACIFIC ENT., INC. dba Kimchi Cabana Night Club & Restaurant Tel. 234-6.622(101 23)W226173

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$1 ,000.00-1,200.00 per month Contact: JIN YONG AMERICANA, INC. Tel. 235-2811(10/23)W226174

. 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$4.61 per hour Contact: CNMI SERVICE STATION, INC. Tel. 234-833B(10/23)W226175

. 10 WAITRESS (NIGHT CLUB)-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour

, Contact: ROK FACTORY CORPORA­, TION dba Club Genux Tel. 235-0405(10/

23)W226176

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$1,500.00 per month Contact: MICRONESIAN BROKERS (CNMI), INC_ Tel. 322-0318(10/ 23)W226177

01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: DOLPHIN PACIFiC (SAIPAN), INC_ Tel. 234-6331(10/23)W226178

01 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: RODRIGO DELA CRUZ PEREZ dba RP Enterprises Tel. 234-6331(10/23)W226179

02 MACHINE PRESSER {PRESS OP­. ERATOR)-Salary:$2.90-3.20 per hour

50 SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS­Salary:$2.90-3-20 per hour

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Born today, you never forget yourneritage, and you derive a great dear of inspiration from learning about your background. Indeed, it is likely that your entire life will be dedicated to increasing your understanding of what you have inherited from others. You will enjoy finding out what you have in common with people who share your background. You can be pragmatic and harsh in your approach to difficult issues, but you have the ability to solve prob­lems quickly because you are so creative.

You spend much of your time alone because of the nature of your work, but you prefer to mix and mingle with other people who share your thoughts, dreams and aspirations. Sometimes. however, vou're not the best team player. You can be too self"absorbed.

Also born on this date are: Da,•id Ben-Gurion. first Israeli prime minister; Engene O'Neill, p\ayv.Tight; Manute Bo\, basket­ball player; Angela Lansbury, actress.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -You can be more intellectual in your approach to even the most creative matters today, Try to stick to the schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - You may drift from the beat­en path today, but you will not be penalized for doing things your own way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan-19) - Make suggestions cautious­ly today, and don't take any advice or warnings you receive lightly, re­gardless of the source.

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Packers nip 49er QT .

Jl By DAVE GOLDBERG

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Chris Jackc's 53-yard field goal 3:41 into overtime gave the Green Bay Packers a 23-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in 'the season's most dramatic game. .

Jacke, who had tied the game Mon­day night with a 31-yarder with eight second, left in regulation, kicked the longest field goal in NFL history to win an overtime game.

The real hero forGreen Bay, though,

wa, Don Beebe, the veter.in wide rc­cciverwho caught 11 pa,ses from Brett Favre for 220 yards, including a 13-yarclerthatset upJacke' s winning kick.

Jacke's winning kick was one yard longer than Mike Cofor' s that won an overtime game last sea,on for India­napolis over the New York Jet,.

The teams were tied at 17 when San Francisco's Marquez Pope intercepted a pass by Favre with 2: 13 left and returned it 12 yard, to the Green Bay 12. That set up Jeff Wilkins' 28-yard

Goalie apologizes LONDON (AP) - Mark Bosnich, Aston Villa's Australian goalkeeper, sent an open letterof apology Monday for giving a Nazi-style salute to Tottenham fans.

Bosnich, who is under investigation by poLice and the Football Association for the gesture, said he did not intend to offend anyone by his action during Saturday's game at White Hart Lane.

The salute provoked an outcry from Tottenham fans, many of whom are Jewish.

Bosnich, who received a yellow card following the incident, insisted he was merely mimicking the 1V charac­ter Basil Fawlty from "Faw ltyTowers" as a ·~ocular acknowledgement of the crowd's banter" towards him.

Tottenham fans have taunted Bosnich over an incident 18 months

Sorestram .. Continued from page 20

''If you're one shot up, or one shot down, it's a whole different feeling," she said. "I didn't feel any pressure at all."

Davies had fallen into a third-place tie with J uii Inkster before Inkster took a 9 on the par-4 14th.

Inkster' s disastrous hole, which she followed with a bogey, allowed Dawn Coe-Jones, who shot the day's best round, a 6-under 66, and Liselotte

2 Saipan ... Continued from page 20

The prestigious international seven­a-side rugby tournament drew a total of24 participating teams from all over the world Fiji, Western Samoa, New Zealand, South Africa, Viet­nam and Japan are expected to field in tough teams for this year's tour­nament.

"I'm really proud to represent Saipan in the Guam National Rugby Team. It is a great to represent our home and we are very fortunate to play in the international scene. It really feels good and I think we will learn a lot from this opportunity," lakopo replied when asked of his

Seeds ... Continued from page 20

the first set 1-6 but pulling back to take the match 7-5, 6-3.

In other play Monday, Romania's Irina Spirlea ousted Sandra Kleinova of the Czech Republic after a tie-break finish 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) and Switzerland's Patty Schnyderlost to the Italy's Silvia Farina defeated P:.tty Schnyder of Switzerland 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7).

On Wednesday,hs before she an­nounced her pregnancy, Madonna told "Primetime Live" she planned to find a suitable candidate for "the fatherhood gig" by taking out a personal ad.

Shedidn' t have to bother. Thedarkl y handsome Leon was right in her own

ago when the goalkeeper made a rough challenge on Spurs' former German striker Juergen Klinsmann.

Bosnich said he reacted after fans baited him about the Klinsmann inci­dent.

"I mimicked the 'Ba,il Fawlty' sa-1 uteas a mere jocular acknowledegment of the crowd's banter,"hesaid. "Atno time did it ever cross my mind that the split-second prank at a football match would offend orupset anyone. I was astonished to be booked, let alone to raise the effect it later generated.

"I am very sorry if I offended anybody. No offense was ever in­tended, only comical mimicry. 1 sin­cerely hope that this attempt at humor and the very genuine sorrow at it, offense, will conclude this now unfor­tunate matter.

Neumann, who had a 68, to tie for third at 283.

Inkster finished with a 76 and was at 287.

Sorenstam, last year's player of the year, had her second-worst finish of the year la~t week, a tie for 30th at theJAL BigAppleClassic. She immediately came to Kutztown and worked all day Monday on sharpening her game.

"Normally I don't practice on Mondays, but I was just fed up with the way I was playing last week and I needed to do something," she said.

opinion regarding his selection in the team.

Under tournament rules, all par­ticipating squads will two games each during the elimination round. The teams that will win two games will advance to the cup bracket.

The teams that will score a vic­tory will enter the plate category while the teams that will lose all of its games will drop to the bowl division. Four teams will advance to the semifinals.

The top two qualifier wi II face each other in a single knock-out affair for the title.

The Guam National Rugby Team reached the semifinals last year and hopes to improve the record with the addition of lakopo and Setefano.

gym Shebasn' tmarriedhimandbasn't said she plans to.

But she did not use him as a "stud service," she says in November's Van­ity Fair. And she didn' tget pregnant for "shock value," she said.

"I realize that these are all com­ments made by persons who cannot live with the idea that something good is happening to me."

Excerpts from "Madonna's Private Diaries," kept from Jan. 13 to May 29, were published by the magazine. The period covers her filming of"Evita" in Argentina, which she completed while pregnant

The film, based on Andrew Lloyd. WebberanclTimRice' s musical chroni­cling the life of Argentina's famous first lady, Eva Peron, opens Christma~ Day in Los Angeles and New York.

field goal with I :50 left that gave l11c 49crs a 20-17 lead.

But Favre led Green Bay 69 yarcisin IOplaystoJacke'styingfieldgoaL The drive wa, helped by 20 yards in penal­ties against Steve Israel, a reserve de­fensive back for the 49ers, who wa, called for a 5-yard hands to the face penalty, then penalized 15 more yards and ejected from the game for un­sportsmanlike conduct

The Packers took a 6-0 lead on field goals of30 and 25 yard, by Jacke.

BOE ... Continued from page 1

Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio. Under the vetoed bill, PSS was

supposed to gel $42.5 million. "When we had a session with

the governor, we were promised additional $IO mil lion for teach­ers salmy increase. W c were prom­ised new emergency classrooms. But where are they?" Farrell asked. "We need more than lip service."

FaITell said the political au­tonomy supposedly being enjoyed by PSS "is meaningless" because of the agency's continued depen­dence on the two branches of the government for its budget appro­priation.

Much as PSS wants to give qual­ity education, Farrell said, politics keep cutting in the way.

"There can be no true autonomy

But San Fmncisco scored on thr~c straight [YJS;;cssions late in the second quarter.

Wilkins' 48-yard field goal cut it to 6-3, thm Elvis Grbac found Jerry Rice fortouchdowns of7 and 13 yards in lhe final 2:20ofthe half to send the 49ers off with a 17-6 halftime lead. The second touchdown wa, set up by Dana Stubblefield's tip and interception that he returned to the Green Bay 28.

Green Bay got back in the game midway through the third quarter on

for the public school:; without fi­nancial autonomy," Farrell said.

The present budgetary system "does not allow PSS to plan for the future," Fa1rell added.

For three years. Farrell said, PSS had seen itself being aban­doned in the budget process.

In the fiscal year 1996, PSS operated on the 1995 budget level because Tenorio line-item vetoed the appropriation for the agency.

To stress his irritation, the board chairman hurled to the floor thick volumes of budget docu­ments.

"These things make me sick! They spend thousands of dollars and thousands of hours to prepare them. Every year we sit at the Legislature and are asked ques-

Favrc's 59-yard pass to lkel:x:. who dived ,md caught the: lxtll at the S,,n Fr.mcisco 30 a, Pope flew by him ,md seemed to touch him.

But the officials ruled Beebe, who had IO catches for 207 yard, in regula­tion, hadn't been touched and he got up and ran l11e rest of the way to the encl zone. Favre hit Edgar Benne!! forthe2-point conversion that cut it to 17-14.

Jacke's 35-yard field goal with 3:35 left in the fourth quarter tied the game at 17-alL

tions. I'm tired of watching thcs.; for three years," Fan-ell said.

Farrell warned that PSS will totally run out of money by Dec. 22 if the budget standoff contin­ues.

Results could be the following: Teachers would not get paid. Hous­ing benefits won't be granted; and bonus won't be provided. Or worst, there would be a mass lay off.

BOE Vice Chairman Esther Fleming said the present budget crisis is causing frnstrations and disappointments to the newly re­cruit teachers.

"We brought in new teachers from off-islands. Now they start complaining already. They can:t even find the basic needs in the classrooms," Fleming said.

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SPORTSID1t01Jl¥t IDf1°~~ Lizama bags RGA ''Ace''

By Erel A. Cabatbat beatJess Wabol 'sequally impressive Variety News Staff run by two shots.

JOHN LIZAMA toured the greens Wabolshotalowgross I underpar with a low net65 to crown himself the 71 and had two birdies. His -4 handi-October Ace winner of the cap gave him the second spot with a Refalawasch Golf Association net67. (RGA) monthly tournament held Joe Lizama also had a good day, overtheweekend at the Coral Ocean scoring twooverpar74 but has a-5 Point Golf Course. handicap. He eventually finished

Lizama's net score was seven un- third with a low net 69. der par the golf course's 72. The The tournament, which drew 13 latest Ace winner actually shot an 89 participant, also awarded p1izes for but his -24 handicap enabled him to special categ01ies.

/~:!~~~ cut ~ro~=hed~:2~,~e l (ST.LOUIS (AP) -The defending forhissecondwininaweek,sending f:

:· World Series champion Atlanta the best-of-7 series back to Atlanta. ' · Braves overwhelmed the Cardinals Atlanta's runaway victory, fol-14-0 Monday night to close their lowing two one-run defeats, ended deficit in the NL championship se- StLouis'nine-gamehomewinning ries to 3-2. streak in postseason play. And, it

The Braves silenced the Busch gave the Braves all the more reason Stadiumrecordcrowdof56,782that to think these playoffs would still came to see a clincher with a five-run tum out OK. first inning, then kept attacking in a Four-timeCyYoungAwardwin-frightening display that set league · nerGregMadduxwillpitchGame6 championship series records for hits on Wednesday night against St and most lopsided victory. Louis' Donovan Osborne. If the

BythetimeJavyLopezsingledin Braves win, they'll start Tom the fourth, every Braves batter had Glavine, MVP oflast year's World gotten a hit When he homered to Series, in Gan1e 7. dead center the next inning, Atlanta The Cardinals, meanwhile, will

; Jed 11-0andalready hadsetanNLCS certainlycontinuetohearmoreabout :: record with 17 hits. some of their past failures. Of the 47

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Ceballos in KO -win ANAHEIM, California (AP) -DemelrioCeballos stopped Manuel Gomez at 2: 44 of the sixth round in a lightweight bout

The once-beaten Ceballos, who weighed I 36pounds(62kilograms), floored Gomez, 134 I /2 pounds ( 61 kilogrmns), with a half-minute left in the round Monday night. Ceballos continued to throw punches until the referee stepJ:Xd in to halt the bout with 16 seconds left in the round.

Ceballos, 23, of New York, im­proves to 17-1 with 10 knockouts. Gomez, 25, of Laredo, Texas, dropped to 14-8 with 12 knockouts.

In a scheduled I 0-round welter­weight bout, Antonio Margruito upset Alfred Ankamah, knocking him out in the fourth round.

Margarito of Chula Vista, Cali­fomia, improves to 10-3 with six knockouts. Ankamah of Los Ange­les falls to 16-2 with 15 knockouts.

Youth Volley tilt up By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

Volleyball takes the limelight ,L'> this year's Youth Volleyball Tournament unfoldsonNovembcr 11 attheGilbc11 C. Ada Gym.

·111is yem·'s tournament is open to all volleyball enthusiasts. Schools and villa!!es are also invited to field in tl1cir respective teams in this year's volleyball season.

There will be two a!!C brackeL'> for both the boys' and~girls' divi­sions-the I 2-l 4ye,u-sold,mdthe 15-18 y<.\u·s old categmies.

In hL~t year's toummnent, the Oleai No rem· Spikers ruled both brackeL~ in the boys' division.

On the other h,md, the Aschoscho team ruled the 12-14 age category in tJic girls' competition while the An­gels reigned supreme in the older 15-18 yem· old bracket.

Entry fee will be $300 per team and interested sponsors are most welcome.

For more information, call Elias Rangamar, Tony Rogolifoi, or any staff of the Ada Gym at 234-1 (XJ I or 234-1 (X)2.

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. Lawrence Camacho won the c los­est to pin prize in the third hole. Camacho won a cash prize for his efforts.

In the seventh hole, it was W abol' s tum to win the closest to pin accolade. He received gift items from Pacific · Trading Company.

Finally, the October Ace winner capped asplendid performance when he nailed the nearest to the pin effo11 in the 12th hole. For the feat, Lizama won a gift item.

2 Saipan Rugby players to compete in Thailand

By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

IN A DEVELOPMENT expected to boost the sport in the island, two Saipan based players were chosen to complete Guam's National Rugby Team that will leave today to com­pete in the Bangkok International Rugby 7's Tournament.

Stanley Iakopo and William Setefanoimpressedtheselectioncom­mittee in several exhibition games between the Saipan Rugby team and several Guam-based squads to earn slots in the Guam team.

lakopo, a part time disc jockey of Power 99 and a student of the North­ern Marianas College's Nursing Pro­gram, will competing for his first international tournament.

At 23, he is the youngest player in the team. He first learned the funda­mentals of the game while growing upin Samoa.

Setefano, on the other hand, is from Tonga and works for Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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Lizama's 65 bettered the two un­der par 70 netted by top qualifier Arvin Guerrero when the RGA held its qualifying tournament two weeks ago at the Mariana Country Club Golf Course.

Gurerro failed to sustain his im­pressive run in the qualifying round by submitting a score of I 00 or a low net total of 78.

Ben Duenas scored a 74, putting him in tie for fomth and fifth with

Roman Demapan who toured the fai1ways with the same score.

Tony Rogolifoi ,md Jess Lizama finished with 77 while Ed Flores carded an 80. Joe Mafnas submitted an 83 to round off the tournament's other best scores.

RGA 's nexttournament, the quali­fying round for the November Ace, will be held at Laolao Golf Reso1t.

The day and tee off time will be announced later.

SA/PAN'S PR/DE-Stanley lakopo and William Setefano of Saipan Rugby Club share a light moment after a gruelling day of practice. The two rugby players are chosen to reinforce the Guam National Rugby Team that will compete in the -forthcoming Bangkok lnternatio(!al Rugby 7's Tournament in Thailand. (Photo courtesy or Stanley lakopo)

Iakopo claimed that rugby is a favor­ite sport in the island.

"It takes a lot of heait to play the gan1e. You have to be ready to take all the hm·d hits, the di1ty stuff and the

highly physical aspect of the game," Iakopo said.

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Seeds advance Sorestram ties season mark

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP)- Sixth­seeded Brenda Schultz-McCarthy of the Netherlm1ds defeated Gennany's Petra Begerow6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to tl1e second round of the dlrs 926,<XXJ European Indoors touman1ent Mon­day.

By JOHN F. BONFATTI KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania (AP) - Annika Sorenstam pulled away from Laura Davies on Sunday to win the inaugural Betsy King LPGA Classic with an 18-under­par270 total that tied the season low for a 72-hole tournan1ent

Sorenstam, who shot a 4-under 68 for her second win of the year, matchedTrishJohnson'stotalatlast month's Fieldcrest Cmmon Cla5sic.

TI1e win in the$ 600,000 tourna­ment was worth $ 90,000 and boosted Sorenstam 's season total to $ 667,311, good for third place on the .money list

"When I crone here and played the course, I just felt real comfort­

. able," she saic!".of the 6,075-yard Berkleigh Country Club layout "Maybe I was the only one feeling that way."

Davies, who would have moved into first place on the money list with a win, shot a 73 Sunday and finished at 278.

The$55,855secondprizeboosted­her season earnings to$ 827,483, $ 420 less than leader Karrie Webb, who took the week off.

Davies is trying to become only the second golfer to lead the money lists on both the American and Euro­pean tours - Sorenstam did it last year-but the second-place finish put that double in doubt

"I'm still behind, and Karrie's got a touman1ent in hand," said Davies, whowillbeconwetiilginSicilynext week instead of in the LPGA's San1sung World 01ampionship of Women's Golf, where Webb will be. ''111e· ball is in her court."

Davies started the day tlueestrokes behind Sorenstam and six strokes in front of the rest of the field. Both bogeyed No. 2, butSorenstam bird­ied Nos. 4 and 5, both par-5s.

Davies bogeyed No. 5 after a security guard stepped on her third shot when it came to rest just off the green. After getting relief, Davies chipped within six feet, but missed the par putt.

Sorenstam, who missed only two greens and one fairway, birdied Nos. 7 illld 9, then added her fifth birdie of the round on 15. With the victory in hand, she said she was able to relax and enjoy the end of her round.

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Bulgaria's Magdalena Maleeva, seeded No. 7, won her match against Mirian1 Oremansofthe Netl1erlands in decisive manner, 6-3, 7-5:

Sabine Appelmans of Belgium struggled against Mari,mne Werdel­Witmeycr of the United States. losing

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11:~:!~~&31:~:~,:~l~~\.~:i THE OVER The Reef Yacht Club will have its general meeting on 1l1urs­day, October 17, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Gilbert C. Adu Gym Conference Room.

All members ,md other interested pmties m-c invited to attend the mcet­in!!.

Import.mt matters such ,L~ the elec­tion of new officers for the 1996-1997 sailing se,L~on ,md phmning of future activities will be discussed.

For more inforn1ation, call Mm-k Thomson at 322-2625 at home or 322-7338 at work. (EAC)