n ,:'.W[\11 lIBRARV tiLl nl CO • .. ,.11 •... '.:' -' Torres sitsin gallery beforeleaving the chamber. Torres, denied the chance to speak, leaveshis plaDII on th6 floor. ., .. - nun I ",nIl Mrll1ll"ll't"-' fWEALTH LE 'SLATURE SENATORJuanS.·,arras (right) raiseshandforachancs tospeaJc on theSenatefIoorduring TuesdaJY'sS«lSlon. leaders: No deal nor. "He (the governor) knows he has a say although he cannot di- rectly intervene. Hecanpointout the adverse actions thathavebeen going onat CUC andhecaninflu- encetheboard toseethelightand initiate the corrective measure that is needed," Villagomez said. Manglona. on the other hand, saidthat unless heis made aware of information and proof of any alleged wrongdoing, he would think Guerrero had done a good jobinsteering the Commonwealth out of its problems on utilities years ago. "It's unfairtoblame everything onRaywhen we may also havea part in CUC's problems because we have held the welfare of our poor and low income families above CUC's business sense," Manglona said in an interview yesterday. "We have to be reminded that CUC. under Ray Guerrero, has until now ruled against rate in- creases for commercial andresi- dential customers even if such a proposal haslong beeninthecan," he said. As the day ended yesterday, onlythe Senate responded favor- ablyonManglona's request, pass- ing Senate Bill 8-134 in a late evening session Tuesday to au- thorize the release of$4.8million for CUC topayoffthe Shell debt, chargeable to the government's utilitybills. continued on page 3 By Rafael H. Arroyo Last day to order fuel from Shell TODAY is the day for the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to come upwithaletterofcredit to support afuelpurchase fromShell, for delivery on Feb. 14 to ensure continuous operation of CUC power plants. ,. Anthony J. Nicholson, in a letterto acting Governor Benjamin T. Mimglona yesterday, said"wecurrently haveashiporderedand scheduled-to arrive in Saipan on or about 14 February." Normally, CUC's fuel requirement must be ordered 30 days prior to loading to allow time for processing at the refmery in Singapore. Nicholson said his company was able to reduce the period to 15 days, hence today's deadline. . , Hesaidthenext scheduled ship would come.bere in the middle or latterpartof March. CUC'sfuel supply is expected to last until Feb. 14. To arrange a special ship will take about 39 days, Nicholson said. Product and ship ordering/nominating takes 30 days, loading in Singapore one day and steaming to Saipan eight days. ,,"So, notonly willtherebea long time delay butalsosignificant extracosts," Nicholson said. (NL) , . Senate passes bill to bail out CUC THE HOUSE of Representatives will not hold any session to ap- propriate money for Common- wealth Utilities Corp. unless CUC Executive Director Ramon S. Guerrero is removed, Speaker Thomas P. Villagomez said yes- terday. In an interview, Villagomez saidthe appropriations billpassed by the Senate Tuesday to bailout CUC from its $4.8million obli- gations with Shell Marianas would not be entertained by the House. "Whether we act on it or not, there willstillbecrisisaslongas Ray Guerrero is in office. As far asI amconcerned, wearehelping CUCbypushingforhisremoval." Villagomez said yesterday. The speaker virtually slammed the door on the proposal to use government funds to pay for CUC's fuel bills, even as Com- monwealth leaders warned of an impending power crisis should Shell Marianas cuts off CUC's fuel supply. Acting Governor Benjamin T. Manglona asked Villagomez and Senate President Juan S.Demapan Tuesday to convene the Legisla- ture and act on the bailoutmea- surefor CUC.• Villagomez insisted that Guerrero be ousted despite Manglona's claims that the ex- ecutive director's removal lies with the CUC Board and is be- yond the authority of the gover-
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has a sayalthough he cannot directly intervene. Hecanpointouttheadverse actions thathavebeengoingonatCUC andhecaninfluencetheboard toseethelightandinitiatethecorrectivemeasurethatis needed," Villagomez said.
Manglona. on the other hand,saidthatunless heis made awareof information andproofof anyalleged wrongdoing, he wouldthink Guerrero had done a goodjobinsteeringtheCommonwealthout of its problems on utilitiesyears ago.
"It's unfairtoblameeverythingonRaywhen wemay also haveapart in CUC'sproblems becausewe have held thewelfare of ourpoor and low income familiesabove CUC's business sense,"Manglona said in an interviewyesterday.
"We haveto be reminded thatCUC. under Ray Guerrero, hasuntil now ruled against rate increases for commercial andresidential customers even if such aproposalhaslongbeeninthecan,"he said.
As the day ended yesterday,onlytheSenate responded favorablyonManglona's request,passing Senate Bill 8-134 in a lateevening session Tuesday to authorize therelease of$4.8millionforCUC topayofftheShell debt,chargeable to the government'sutilitybills.
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By Rafael H. Arroyo
Last day to orderfuel from ShellTODAY is the ~ast day for theCommonwealth Utilities Corp. tocomeupwithaletterofcredittosupportafuelpurchasefromShell,for delivery on Feb. 14 to ensure continuous operation of CUCpower plants.
, . Anthony J. Nicholson, in a letterto acting Governor BenjaminT.Mimglonayesterday, said"wecurrentlyhaveashiporderedandscheduled-to arrive in Saipan on or about 14February."
Normally, CUC's fuel requirement must be ordered 30 daysprior to loading to allow time for processing at the refmery inSingapore. Nicholson saidhis company was able to reduce theperiod to 15days, hence today's deadline. ., Hesaidthenextscheduled shipwould come.bere in themiddleor latterpartofMarch. CUC'sfuelsupply is expected to lastuntilFeb. 14. To arrange a special ship will take about 39 days,Nicholson said. Product and ship ordering/nominating takes 30days, loading in Singapore one dayandsteaming toSaipan eightdays.,,"So,notonly willtherebea longtime delay butalsosignificantextracosts," Nicholson said. (NL) , .
Senate passes billto bail out CUCTHEHOUSE ofRepresentativeswill not hold any session to appropriate money for CommonwealthUtilitiesCorp.unlessCUCExecutive Director Ramon S.Guerrero is removed, SpeakerThomas P. Villagomez saidyesterday.
In an interview, Villagomezsaidtheappropriationsbillpassedby theSenate Tuesday to bailoutCUC from its $4.8million obligationswithShellMarianaswouldnot be entertained by theHouse.
"Whether we act on it or not,there willstillbecrisisas longasRay Guerrero is in office. As farasI amconcerned,wearehelpingCUCbypushingforhisremoval."Villagomez saidyesterday.
Thespeaker virtually slammedthe door on the proposal to usegovernment funds to pay forCUC's fuel bills,even as Commonwealth leaders warned of animpending power crisis shouldShell Marianas cuts off CUC'sfuel supply.
Acting Governor Benjamin T.Manglona asked Villagomez andSenatePresidentJuanS.DemapanTuesday to convene the Legislature and act on the bailoutmeasureforCUC.•
Villagomez insisted thatGuerrero be ousted despiteManglona's claims that the executive director's removal lieswith the CUC Board and is beyond the authority of the gover-
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The car that hit Pilande wasallegedlydrivenbyBorja,47,whoborrowed the vehicle from herdaughter Victoria, 26.
Borja,through hiscounsel JohnT.Lizama, askedthecourttosuppressthestatement he gavetothepolice a day after the incidentbecausehe onlyclaimedresponsibility for the hit-and-run toprotect his daughter who fearedshewouldbe jailed.
Borja, a police officer duringtheTrustTerriotryperiod,wantedthecourttosuppress theevidencegathered fromthecar because hewasnot informed that investigators were examining and takingevidence fromthe caf.(GLD)
ofpoweroperations, untilthenextShell delivery arrives by middleof March.
Presently, CUC is hindered tobuy from other sources of fuelsince doing so would mean abreach of its fuel contract withShell.
Terminationof the contract onJan. 28 wouldfreeCUCfromtheexclusivedistributorshipclauseoftheagreement andenableit tobuyfuel from anothersource. .
"Weareobservingthesituation,but! thinkifworsecomestoworstwe can have fuel for at least 30more days, althoughthe issueoftheoutstandingdebtsmayhavetosettledin court," Manglona said
This will depend on whetherother suppliershave a readysupply of fuel for CUC by Feb. 15,when CUC's reserves will have'been depleted.
CUCChairmanJoseM. Taitanosaid in an earlier interview thatCUC expects some $3.5 millionin revenue collectionby Jan. 31and that $1.7 millionof it willbededicated to the December fuelpayment.
CUC has issued requests forproposals for a new fuel supplycontract. CUC's contract withShell expireson May 1993.
The last option, for whichManglona showed reluctance toresort to, is the declaration of astateof emergency.
"I hate to use this prerogativeunless extremely necessary andunless the health, safetyandwelfare of the people of the Commonwealth is jeopardized," theactinggovernor said.
He, however, indicated hewouldnot hesitateto do so if thewelfareofthepeopleis atstake. "Iwill not be afraidto take any action that willpreventany crisis.Ibelieve the governorstill has theprerogative to usehis emergencypowersifthesituationcallsforit,"Manglona said. (RHA)
Hit-and-run suspectseeks plea agreem.entCRISPIN A. Borja,thesuspect inlast July's hit-and-run incidentthat killed a nonresident worker,has decided to negotiate a pleaagreement with thegovernment.
Borja's decision came aftermorethantwohoursofhearing inSuperior Cdourton Borja's motions to suppress his ownstatement, thepieces of evidencerecovered from a car driven bythe defendant, as well as thestatements of otherwitnesses.
Judge Alex Castro suspendedthehearingwhile attorneys frombothsidesnegotiate apleaagreement.
Thevictim,MelchorS.Pilande,37, a contract worker from thePhilippines, diedfromheadinjuriesonJuly 17,adayafterhewassideswiped by a Nissan Sentra
Manglona baresoptions to avert
• •power crISISACI1NGGovernorBenjaminT.Manglona yesterday bared theoptions available to the governmentto preventanypowercrisisthatmay resultfromthe suspension of fuel deliveries to theCommonwealth Utilities Corp.(CUC). '
These are:... Appropriation of money to
payCUC'sfuelbillstotaling$4.8million;
... Purchase of fuel from othersuppliers; and
... Declaration of a state ofemergency.
''The situatim is stillmanageable, so there is no reason forpanic.We are stillworking onasolution so there would be nodisruptionofbasicutilityservice,"Manglona said in an interview.
The acting governor said he.stillhopesthattheHouse ofRepresentatives would. come to itssenses and approve legislationauthorizing payment for CUC'soutstanding fuelbills.
. "Shouldthelegislativesolutionfail, thenext stepis theadministrative solution that has to beworked out by CUC itself,"Manglona said.
ShellMarianas,whichsuppliesdieselfuelforCUC'spowerplantson an exclusive basis, has givenCUC until Jan. 28 to settle itsarrears or risk future fuel shipments.Failuretopaywould alsomean the termination of CUC'sfuelsupplyagreementwithShell.
CUC's fuelstockwilllastuntilFeb. 14,whenthenextshipmentis scheduled to arrive hadnot theShell-CUC deal tum sour.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely. Should theLegislature not comeup withthemoney, we mayhaveto openupour other options," Manglonasaid.
Manglona saidCUCmay buyfuel on cash basis from othersources, just enoughfora month
the territory.The British colony also was
traumatized by a spateof armedrobberies, 'an astronomical jumpin student suicides and a NewYear's Eve stampede whichclaimedthe lives of 21revelers.
Manysoothsayers arepredicting another rough year for theterritory, which passesinto Chinese Communist hands in 1997(Yearof the Ox).
Fortune tellerAbelYeung saysthe cherubic Patten, nicknamed"Fat Pang" in Cantonese, shouldgoon a diet ifHongKong wantsto ensure smoothsailing and stability.
"I knew there wouldbe problems as soon as he arrived (inJuly). Previous governors havebeen much thinner, and Pattenshouldtrytobelikethem," Yeungsaid.
Yeung derives his forecastsfr~ theChineseprinciple offengshui,or geomancy. Thelocationsof objectssuch as houses, chairsor tombs are thought tohavegreatimpacton the fortunes of a family, a city or even a country.
placed the late strongmanFerdinandMarcos in the"peoplepowerrevolution."
Mrs.Aquinoreleasedhundredsofimprisoned leftistsandpermitted 'a greater degree of politiealtoleranceofleftwingideas. Someof the former prisoners left theparty and organized their ownleftwinggroups.
Althoughthenewgroups weresmall, they competed with theCommunists on university cam-.puses and other traditional recruitinggrounds. Asa result, thepartybeganlosing strength intraditional sources of members.Reyesandtwootherformerranking communists, who werefreedon bail-last yearfollowing peaceinitiatives by President FJgelRamos.
Reyes has been identified bySison as among those allegedlyseeking to undermine theparty.
Sison has lived in the Netherlands since his release in 1986.Reyesandothersclaimhehaslosttouchwithchangesin Philippinesociety.
Thecenterwasabout340kilometers (211 miles) offshore' fromMatsue,which is 6OPkilometers(373miles)westofTokyo. Itsaidthat there was no direct link betweenthetworecentearthquakes.Tuesday's quakewasfeltacross awidearea.It registered a threeonthe Japanese seale of seven inOnahama, 200 kilometers (124miles) northeast of Tokyo, andone in 26 other cities fromShimonoseki,onthesouthernendofJapan's mainislandtoKushiro,on the northern island ofHokkaido, some 1,600 kilometers (1,000miles)away.
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HONG KONG (AP) - DengXiaoping will defy the GrimReaperforanother yearbutChrisPatten,theBritishcolonial governor, must lose some weight forHongKongto regainconfidencein its future.
That's the fortune tellers' linefor theYearoftheRooster, whichChinesewillusherinSaturdaybyfeasting, gambling, paying respects to ancestors and blurting"Kung Hei Fat Choy!" the NewYear's cry of congratulations.
For Chinese around the globe,the Lunar New Year is the mostimportantfestival oftheyear.TheYearof theRooster_ Year4691,if you're counting _ replaces theYear of the Monkey in accordance with the Chinese zodiacalcalendarof 12 animals.
ManyHong Kong Chinese sawthe Year of the Monkey as an"annushorribilis" thatsawconfidence plummet as China andBritainsluggeditoutoverPatten'splans to increase democracy in
Leftists may formnew group in RPMANILA,Philippines (AP)• Aformer Communist leader saysthe split within the rebel movementmayresultinformation of anew leftist organization to challengetheCommunistPartyof thePhilippines.
Divisions in the 24-year-oldpartystemfromapowerstrugglebetweentheexiledfounder, JoseMaria Sison,and younger members who remain in the Philippines.
Each faction has publicly denouncedthe other.
In an interview publishedWednesday by The ManilaChronicle,RicardoReyes,fonnergeneral-secretaryoftheparty, saidthe dispute could lead to a realignment in theunderground.
''There is the real possibilitythat a separate movement mayemerge,"Reyessaid."The broadleft is in a periodof realignment,regrouping andreorganization."
In fact, the process of realignmentbeganin 1986 whenformerPresident Corazon Aquino re-
person dead, 600 injured andwidespread damage in thenorthern, mainly rural island ofHokkaido.Thattemblormeasured7.8 on theRichterscale.
The latest earthquake occuredat 11:40p.m. (I44OGMT) Tuesdayandwascentered500kilometers (310miles)beneaththe seabed of the Sea of Japan, whichseparates Japan and Korea, theCentral Meteorological Agencysaid.
The agency said there was nodangerof tsunami waves becausethe quake's center was so deep.
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NYSE volume cameto anestimated 283.11 million shares asof4 p.m.EST(2100 GMT), against195.98 million in the previoussession.
The NYSE's composite indexlost0~68 to 239.65.
markets and technologies. IBMpledged further change.
"Our fmancial results are notacceptable tousorourshareholders:'IBMChairmanJohnF.Akerssaidin a statement.
"We are taking aggressive actions to improve our competitiveness andprofitability by addressing theaccelerating changesthat are sweeping our industry,while adjusting for weakenedbusiness conditions throughoutthe world," hesaid.
Analysts saidIBM's quarterlyandannualresults wereconsistentwith or slightly worse than expectations. ffiM reduced fourthquarter earnings by $7.2 billionbefore taxes to pay for its latestrestructuring. up from$6 billionestimated when the cuts were
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Among themajor issues oninvestors' minds areClinton'splansfor economic and tax policy andwhat proposals he will make forhealth-care reform, The DowJones average of 30 industrials
Without a $1.9 billionbenefitfrom accounting rules changes,IBM would have lost $6.87 billion lastyear.
The big blues at 79-year-oldBig Blue are staggering: ffiM's
.sales fell for an unprecedentedsecond straight year, while jobcutstotaled40,000andwillreachnearly 100,000 over three yearsby theendof 1993.
IBM's stockextended declinesthat have dragged it fromabove$l00a sharelastsummer tolevels unseen since 1975. IBMfell $1.125 to $48.375 in heavyNewYorkStockExchange tradingofmorethan5million shares.
Like otherbig companies thatdominated an industry, IBM hasbeenbatteredby a hugebureaucracy and a failure to innovatequickly enoughto embrace new
NEW YORK (AP) • The stockmarket ran into a late squall ofselling Tuesday, unable to breakoutofthesluggishpattern thathas.prevailed sofar in 1993.
Before the trading daybegan,. International Business Machinesissueda yearend earnings reportthatabout matched WallStreet'sexpectations.
ffiM posted an operating lossfor the fourth quarter of 8 cents ashare, before special charges thatswelled the total loss to $9.57 a
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IBM posts $5B loss;faces bleak future
Mart fails to rise from slump
By Stefan Fatsls
NEW YORK=(AP) - IBM onTuesday announced theworstfi-
.nancialperformance ininUScorporatehistory -includingalossofnearly$5 billion for 1992 - andforecast more bleaktimes duringa far-reaching restructuring.
The financial disaster at thepioneering computer companyfeatured double-digit sales declines of core products and aquarterly lossfromregularoperations_ IBM's first ever_ in thelast three months of theyear. International Business MachineCorp.•snetlosses of$5.46billionfor the fourth quarter and $4.97billionfor the yeareclipsed earlierlosses atAmericanTelephoneand Telegraph Co. and GeneralMotors Corp.
Exchange ratesNEW YORK (AP)- Foreign Exchange, NewYorkprices.Ratesfor trades of $1 million minimum.
FOREIGN CURRENCY DOlLAR ININ DOLLARS FOREIGN CURENCY
Taiwan NT .0393 .0393 25.45 25.42Thailand Baht .03914 .03914 25.55 25.55Turkey Lira .000116 .000116 8630.06 8630.06UAE.Dirham .2723 .2723 3.6727 3.6727fUruguay Peso .000277 .000277 3604.01 3604.01ZVenzuel Boliv .0124 .0124 80.6500 80.4500Yugoslv NewDin .00133 .00133 750.00 750.00ECU: European Currency Unit, a basket of European currencies.TheFederal Reserve Board'sindex of thevalueof thedollaragainst10 other currencies weighted on the basis of trade was 91.88Tuesday, off1.25points or 1.34percentfromFriday's93.13. Ayearago the index was 88.00.a-auction result, Moscow Foreign Currency Exchange, c-commercial rate, d-free market rate, f-financial rate, y-official rate, zfloating rate.Prices as of 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1900 GMT) from TelerateSystems andothersources.
investmentsbyGermans andraisedemand forinvestments denominatedin German marks.
In addition, the unprecedentedfmancial losses announced byInternational Business MachinesCorp. had apsychological impacton the foreign exchange market,traders said, making the dollarlook less attractive. IBM said itlostnearly $5billionin 1992, theworstforanyAmericancorporationin history.
"Folks were looking at thehealthofpreviously untouchableblue-chipcompanies:' saidCurtisPerkins, a currency trader atChemical Bank in NewYork.
JohnNelson,vicepresident andchief dealer at the New Yorkbranch of ABN-Amro bank, saiddoubts about Bill Clinton's ability todeliver oncampaign promises also had aroused some dollar-selling sentiment. Over thepast few weeks. for example,Clinton has backtracked onpledges tocuttaxes onthemiddleclass and to end forced repatriationof Haitian refugees.
"There's concern about a continuation of what we've seen _broken promises:' Nelson said."Thishascaused people to questionhis credibility.
"Across theboard, you're seeing a decline in nonperformingassets. Improvingcreditquality isverygoodnews{ortheindustry:'Berrysaid.
Erensel said the 1992 resultssignal theindustry is"turning thecomer"astheexplosion ofdelinquentloans andforeclosed property subsides..
The star of theday was WellsFargo. whose stocksoared $8.50to $94.50 a shareafterreportingfourth-quarter earnings of $58million against a loss of $231millionfor the fourth quarter in1991.Theprofitablequartercameaftermuch nail-biting by investorsovertheSanFrancisco-basedbank's future in light of the depressed Califomia economy.
"Peoplehavebeenveryapprehensive:' Berry said.
Spot metal prices .NEW YORK (AP)- Spotnonferrous metalprices Tuesday.Aluminum - 55.0cents per IbLondon Metal Exch. Tue.Copper - 1.1015 dollars per pound.Lead- 32 centsa pound.Zinc- 51.-54.97 centsa pound, deliveredTin - -3.8858 dollars per pound.Gold- 329.00 dollars per troy oz.Silver - 3.680 dollars per troy oz.Mercury - 205.00-210.00 dollars per 761bflask.Platinum - 358.00-359.00 dollars troyoz., N.Y. (contract).
Dollar retreats;gold up slightlyNEWYORK(AP)-The us dollar retreated against mostcurrencies Tuesday, a decline tradersattributed to an adverse tax proposal inGermany, a recordlossatIBMandrising skepticism abouttheClinton administration•scredibility.
Goldprices rosemarginally. Atthe New York Commodity Exchange, bullion for current delivery rose 60 centsa troy ounce to$328.60. Republic National Bankquoted gold at $328.80 as of 4p.m. EST, up 70 cents from thedaybefore.
Currency traders saidthedollarweakened early on an announcement from Germany's financeministry thatit hasproposed a 30percent tax on income Germaninvestors receive on foreign mutual funds.
Therewas speculation thatoneeffectof sucha change would betodiscouragedollar-denominated
NEW YORK (AP) - Major USbanks reported strong profits onTuesdayforthefourthquarter and1992as bankers took advantageof low interest rates to clean uplending disasters of the 1980s.
Citicorp, Chemical BankingCorp., Chase Manhattan Corp.•Wells Fargo and Co. and BaneOneCorp. all shareda single underlying theme withtherelease of
"It basically lifts a cloudfromthe sector," said Brent Erensel,vicepresident andbankanalyst atUBSSecurities Inc."Youliterallyhaven't seen thisfor years."
Another leadinganalyst, DavidBerry of Keefe Bruyette andWoods brokerage firm, agreed.
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You are hereby nolifiedthalAnseimo M.lglecias,01 Saipan, Norlhcrn Mariana Islands, haspetitioned !heSIlperior Court 01 f1e CllIIJT10nweaJlh 01 !he Nor1hernMariana Islands lor lellers 01 ministration asministralor of!he eslale ofAnselmo Celis Iglecias, deceased.
The anOineys ofrecord are Theodore R. MilcI1elland Jeanne H. Raypand. P.O. Box 2020, Saipan. MP96950.
Thehearingon!he PeJiJionofAnselmo M.1gleciasissellor 1:30 o'c1od! pm, on FebruaIY 16. 1993. orassoon Ihcroofteras peJitioners can beheard,atf1e SIlperiorCourt 01 f1e COOTTlOIlMllltJ of f1e Northern Mari<r1aIslands. inSIlsupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
All persons inllilesled in!he eslale are notified 10awesr and rontesl IIIsame. il!hey d1oose. Any personinterested may conlest SICh petition by filing 'MillenlW(lSition totoe petition wilh !he CIe1\( 01 CoullAa:t;1f01 any 'Millen~ce 01C4)posilion lhould also besent toIleLaw Office 01 TheoOOre R. Mild1ell. Box 2020.Saipan. MP 96950.
All persons having claimsagainst !he decedent 01hiseslaIe ITIJSl file lheir claims wilh lie Clel1t ofCourtwillin60dlysfor mpublication 01 notice. Any claimsnoIpresenled willin 6Odlysoltlis noIiceshail beforevcrbarred. Aa:t;1fol)'lXlrclaim should alsobesenllo f1e LawOlfieeolTheoOOre RMilchell. P.O. Bax 2020. Saipan, MP96950.
1 HOUSE WORKER - High schoolequiv., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15per hour.Contact: LEONARDO G. ORDONEZdba OED ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box3135, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.2341949(1/14)THl1oo20.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSITANT -CoJlegerad. 2yrs.experience. Salary: $2.15perhour.Contact: Law Offices of DELPRIORE&GUMATAOTAO, P.C., 414W. SoledadAve. Suite 507, GCIC Bldg. Agana,Guam 96910. Tel. No. 233~34 (1/28)TH/1 0140.
2 KITCHEN HELPER -High school grad.2yrs.experience. Salary:$2. 'i5perhour.1 (Marketing) SALES MANAGER College grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$1,OOO permonth.1 (Store) SUPERVISOR -High schoolgrad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$ 4.05perhour,1 COOK -High school grad. 2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2.50 per hour.Contact ANTONIO S. CAMACHO dba
1 COOK - High school grad. 2'yrs.experience. Salary:$2.50-3.00 perhour.Contact: CHEON MI SUN dba HEEMANG CORPORATiON, Caller BoxAM 830 SAIPAN. MP 96950. Tel.No.235-1478 (!l28)TH/10135
3 GROUNDSKEEPER-High schoolgrad. 2 yrs, exprience. Salary:$2.153.25per hour.1 WAITER -High school grad. 2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2.25-3.25perhour.2 SECURITY GUARD -High schoolgrad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$2.353.25per hour.6 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT -Highschool grad. 2 yrs. experience. SaIary:$2.35-3.5O per hour.1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (Building) -High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. SaIary:$2.50- 7.00 per hour.1 NIGHT AUDITOR -Collegegrad. 2yrs. experience. Salary:$3.50-5.50 perhour.1 GREENSKEEPER-Highschoolgrad.2 yrs. experience. Salary: $3.00-4.25perfiour.2 ACCOUNTANT -College grad.2yrs.experience. Salary:$5.20-8;50 perhour.1 (MARKETING)MANAGER,SALESCollege grad. 2 yrs. experience. SaIary:$5.~.OO per hour.1 ASST. MANAGER -College grad. 2yrs. experience. Salary: $1,500-2,500per month.1 YARDWORKER1 COOK -High school grad.' 2 yrs.experience. Salary:$3.ClO-4.50 perhour.Contact: SUWASO, CORPORATIONdba CORAL OCEAN POINTRESORTCLUB, P.O. Box 116- Saipan, MP96950.TeI. No.234-7000(1/28)THI3724
10 DANCER1 BARTENDER7 WAITRESS(NIGHT CLUB)1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, Building-Highschool gra~. 2yrs.experience.SalarY:$2.15 per hour.1 SUPERVISOR -High school grad.2yrs.experience.Salary:$800permonth.1 MANAGER, CLUB -College grad. 2Yrs. experience. Salary: $1,000 permonth.Contact: AL & R CORPORATION dbaROPPONGI NIGHT CLUB & REST.,CalierBoxAAA910Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No.235-8680 (1/28)TH/10139.
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4 CULTURAL DANCER (POLYNESIAN) - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $750 • $900 permonth.Contact: MARINO PRODUCTION INC.dba TAHARAA SHOW, P.O.Box5206CHRB, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.2333255(1/21)TH/1oo75.
For the full year, ffiM took a$11.6 billion inpretax accountingcharges, triple thecomparable accounting charges of$3.7billion in1991.
The reductions gave mM apershare loss of $9.57 in the fourthquarter, compared with a lossof$1.46 billion, or$2.55 pershare, ayearearlier. Quarterly revenue fell11percent to $19.56 billion from$21.97 billion.
For the full year, mM's lossamounted todlrs 8.70pershare. In1991, ffiM lost$ 2.86 billion, or$5.01 per share. Revenue for theyearslipped to$64.52billionfrom$64.77 billion.
A glaring element of the resultswas a$45millionoperating loss inOctober-December period. Thatmeans evenwithout therestrueturingcharge. mM's businesses stilllostmoney for the first time.
For the year, mM stillshowedanoperatingprofitof$I.42billion.but the fourth-quarter decline isespeciallynoteworthybecause thathistorically has beenffiM's strongestperiod.
"That's a stunner for a lot ofpeople, I'm sure," said BobDjurdjevic, president of AnnexResearch,acomputerindustryconsultant.
Theannualloss exceeds a$4.45billion decline in 1991 atGM. Forthe quarter. mM's loss is greaterthana dlrs 4.87billion lossat ATandTinthefourth quarterof1983.
Required accounting ruleschanges loweringearnings_whichmM took in 1991_areexpectedtogiveFoIdMotor Co.a$7.5billionlossforlastyear.
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avoidedbig arbitration awards byreachingearlysettlements.Fielderand the Tigers agreed on a fiveyear, $36 million deal and Ken 'Griffeygot a four-year, $24million contractfromSeattle.
HearingswillbescbeduledfromFeb. 1-21. Players andclubs can·work out a settlement anytimebefore arbitrators issues a decisions.
"Thenextweekiswasted, anyway,"saidMontreal generalmanagerBillStoneman, whois goingskiing. "It takesaweektorecoverfrom the shockof the figure the
Athletics were thefarthest apart.The all-purpose player askedfor$1.95millionandtheA's offered$25,000.
Reserve outfielder ChrisGwynnandKansas Cityweretheclosest He asked for $585,000and the Royals proposed$425,000. the same amountGwynnmade lastseason.
Sevenplayers were offeredpaycuts, including pitchers ErikHanson of Seattle andTomGordon of Kansas City. The FloridaMarlins, who gotshortstop WaltWeiss in a trade with Oakland,offered him $750,000 _ $10,000less thanhe made lastseason.
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Othersasking for at leastdlrs4million are Chicago Cubs firstbaseman MarkGrace, Cincinnatipitcher Tim Belcher andMcDowell.'
Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz,the MVP of the National Leagueplayoffs,isamong23players asking for at least $3 million. Hewants$3.5millionandthe.Bravesoffered$2.9 million.
pens, claiming players ask forbig numbers that almost automatically assure big raises. Lastwinter, Chicago White Soxpitcher Jack McDowell saw hissalaryincrease 814percent from$175,000 to $1.6 million, eventhough he lost in his hearing.
This week, Boston firstbaseman CarlosQuintana is asking for a raise from$340,000 to$850,000 - even though he wasinjuredinanautoaccidentbeforethe season started and did notplaya singlegame. TheRedSoxofferedthe same$340,000.
Lastweek,ownersandtheplayers' unionbegannegotiations onanewlaboragreementThe owners weretheoneswhore-openedthe talks. Even though the arbitration system is set in placeforthisseason, teams wanttochangethe structure by nextwinter.
Overall, 154players havewop.theircases and186havelostsincethe salary arbitration system
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Whilethe leaseagreement providesfor extensions of timeto be givento eitherpartyunderthe leasewheresituations arise thatare beyondthe parties control, as this situation was, the MPLCboard of directors chose to ignorethis provision and attempted tocancel the lease.
7. We ourselves are clean and sound developers. We are not brokers or middlemen. The Nakamoto group consists of majorJapanese enterprises anda governmental bank,etc. Oneofthe reasons whythe Samoan Housing Areaisthemostsuitablelocationfor our project is that such area has historically been the center of the island and remains so today.
8. We, the Nakamoto group, intend to cooperate with the relevant governmental agencies in order to support CNMI in itsdevelopment of educational, medical and other essential facilities. We are confident that, togetherwith the people in Saipanwhowish prosperity andgrowth of CNMI for peopleof the CNMIdescent, we canassistCNMIby paving the way for co-prosperity andco-existence with the conservation of the naturalenvironment, the fundamentals of human life and the actsof development whichare necessary to social and economic prosperity.
A. We shall voluntarily donate US$1-,500,OOO for the improvement of the water andsewer system in the Garapan and GualoRai Area.
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4. We have fully respected and shared the opinion of the public and the legislator's recommendation that the elderly center isrequiredfor people of CNMIdescent. Sincewe have entered into the lease agreement with MPLC, we have agreed to constructthe Man Amko Center in the Garapan Central Parkatourcost. This is because such area has plentyof greenery and a calmenvironment and thus such areawould be a safe and comfortable place for the elderly people. We trustthat these reasons aresupported by the public.
5. Whenthe resorthotel togetherwiththe beach-side parkis opened, which is scheduled for 1996, the CNMI government will gaintax revenuesof some US$3,000,OOO each year, which will amountto some US$75,OOO,OOO over the 25 year contract period ona simplecalculation basis, andwill givethe CNMIgovernment an opportunity to appropriate those tax revenues for its infrastructureand its educational, medical, and other essential facilities to be furtherstrengthened in the interest of people of the CNMI descentat present and in the future.
6. We haveagreed to provide, among others,the following for the benefitof the general publicand residents ofCNMIin our leaseagreement.
3. We havefully respected andsharedthe opinion of the publicandthe legislators' recommendation that a public park is requiredfor people of the CNMI descent. Thus, sinee we haveentered into the lease agreement with MPLC, we haveagreed to constructabeachside parkinthe Samoan Housing Areaforthe children andpeopleofCNMI,aswellasanaccessroad, parking lotandplaying
facilities for children onthe island. The area of the beachside park incorporated into ouroffer is approximately 7,600 sq. m.
A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLEOF THE COMMONWEALTH
B. The hotelshall include converrlon hail capable of handling at least 1,000 persons. Upon request, thehallshall be madeavailable to any government agencywithout charge.
C. The hotel shall provide Japanese Language classes, free of charge, to up to 50 CNMI descents.
D. The hotel shall train and employ local persons in hotel management.
Dear Readers:
Pleaseallowusto givethis message to the people of theCommonwealth. Weareafraid that accurate information hasnot beenprovidedto the people in connection with our project andwe havefoundthat we sharethe opinion of the publicthatthe public parkand elderly centerare required for the benefit of people's lives in Saipan.
1. On August2, 1991, MPLCentered into a leaseagreement with Nakamoto Enterprises, Ltd. covering an areacommonly knownasthe Samoan Housing Areain Garapan, Saipan. TheCongressman Stanley T.Torresfileda lawsuitinthe Superior Courtallegingthe invalidityofthe leaseagreement mainlydueto abreach ofthe fiduciary dutiesbyMPLC. The SuperiorCourtdismissed the casein February 1992. The court found no breachof MPLC'sfiduciary duties. This casewas appealed to the Supreme Court and theoral argument was conducted and concluded on November 20, 1992.
2. On October 1, 1992, Nakamoto Enterprises, Ltd. reluctantly filed suit in the Superior Court to enforce the lease agreementbetween usandMPLC. MPLConSeptember3, 1992senta letterto uscancelling the lease. Inthat letterMr.William A.Concepcion,Executive Director ofMPLCstatedthat the reason forthe cancellation wasthe failureofNakamoto Enterprises, Ltd. to acquireandtransfer two privately owned lots in the Samoan Housing Areato the Commonwealth Department of Natural Resources (DNR)fora public park. The two lots are ownedby a corporation called Commonwealth Investment Company, Inc. (CIC). We agreed to allthe conditions required by CICand.was able,readyandwilling to payfor the two lotsto secure their transferto DNA. UnfortunatelyCICwasunable, duetodefectsin itsownership ofthe lots,to make atransferofcleartitletoDNR. Thuswewereplaced inthepositionof closing thattransaction with CICwhileCICrefused to provide a fullwarranty deedto DNR sothat the department couldestablishthe park which we further agreed in the leasedocuments to develop.
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Born today, you are determined tobe the best - though when you areyoung it is likely to be anybody's guessjust what field will give you the greatest opporunity to excel. You are likelyto have been born with almost superhuman confidence; you feel, at times-'- and quite sincerely, too! - thatthere is nothing you cannot do, and youare willing to prove it. You have astrong, outgoing personality, but thereare times in which you can be ratheroverbearing.
Your success is likely to wax andwane, and these phases may, at times,prove difficult to cope with as youface the alternating approval and disapproval of your peers. Ultimately,however, your remarkable reputationis bound tooutlive you, and your nameis sure to be respected by generationsto come.
A/so born on this date are: PaulScofield, Dctor; Placido Domingo,operatic tenor; Jack Nicklaus, golf-er; Robby Benson, actor. •
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and readthe corresponding paragraph. Letyour birthday star be your daily guide,
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dToda,¥ IS the d21hst gave his team a thrilling 79-77 victory over TODAY'S HAHHay oJ 1993 un. t e Florida State. BY PHIL PASTOHET
32nd day of wmter. At one time. "going steadv" meant youTODAY'S HISTORY: On this day in 1673, TOD~Y'S QUOTE: "Through ~ears of had a special Iril'IHI. No ;lIore. No~ itthe first U.S. postal route was put into ef- experIe~ee I have fou.nd,.that ~Ir o~ers means. a b,attery,powl'n'd bunny that.~ t delivering mail from Boston to New less resistance than dirt. - Jack Nick- never stops.
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broke into tbe.limelight with topplacings by Tracy Feger, AudraWinkfield and a great breasttokeracebyJenniferPierce. The 11-12year-oldgirlswereledbyVanessa,Kosack with a win in the 100meterfreestyleandEmilyJacksm'swinin the tOO-meter butterfly.
Ten-year-oldDanePalacios tooka first in the 200-meter individualmedley, out-distancing hisnearestcompetitor by 18seconds.
Jacoby Winkfield, JoshuaTaitano, Benn Bollayand Robert .Jordanwerestandouts in the boys'11-12 age groupwithmostof thecompetition ,coming from theCNMIteam.
DavidPalacios,JinHanandJohnDowell naileddown several firstsandremainedon top in the 13- 14agedivision.
Saipan's swimmers will returnto Guamfor another ABCInvitation Swimming Meet on Jan. 2930.
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SAIPAN'S Emily Jacksonbrokethe seven-year-old NorthernMarianasrecordin the 100-meterbutterfly to win the event in the14-and-under age group in theOpen ABC Meet in Guamduringthe weekend.
The old record was set byChristiana Haberman in 1986.Emily had to swim in the 14 andunder age group to get into theevent and still managed a firstplace as wellas the NMI retard.
Thirty-one swimmers from theSaipan Swim Club travelled toGuamon Jan. 15-16 andswaminthe first meet of the long courseseason. The meet was an'OpenABCMeetfor all swimlevels andthe first off-island meet for manyof theclub's new swimmers.
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NEWYORK (AP) •Seventy-sixof the 100 players who filed forsalaryarbitration askedforatleast$1 millionTuesday in whatowners hope will be the [mal year ofthe current system.
Rafael Palmeiro, a big winnerin arbitration last winter at $3.85million,leads the list this year at$4.85million. He is seekinga $1million raise following a seasonin whichhehit .268with22homerunsand85RBIsforTexas,whilethe Rangers offered $4.25 million.
Last year, the 137playerswhofiled for arbitration averaged a100 percent increase from$71O,OOOto$I,425.000-whethcrthey won, lost or settled. In fact,only 20 playerswent the full distancetohearings,and 11of themlost to owners.
WorldSeriesMVPPatBorderswas amongnine eligibleplayerswho settled Tuesday before theexchange of figures. The catchergot a $5 million, two-year con-,tract fromToronto.
In another deal Tuesday, freeagent Jeff Reardon. baseball'scareer saves leader, agreed to aminor-league deal with Cincinnati.
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"Every ball I hit in close wascalled out, and every ball he hitout close was called in."
Weiss, a 26-year-oldjourneyman ranked 122 in the world,lacked a weapon with which tothreaten Courier, but he kept retrieving doggedly to take thematch twohours 26 minutes.
Strandlund made 33 unforcederrors in heat that reached'53 C(129 F) on court.
"I played a little better thanyesterday, but not as well as 1should,"saidSeles, whonowfacesPatty Fendick. "I was playingquitedefensively."
Grand Slam Cup winnerMichael Stich struggled withopponentFabriceSantoroofFranceandhis temperbefore winning67 (3-7),6-2,6-2,4-6,6-4.
The match lasted three hours26 minutes in the strength-sapping heat.
AmericanToddWitsken, a29year-old journeyman who neverhasbeenrankedin the top40 andis currently Ill, upset No.9seedRichard Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 1-6,6-1,6-4.
Witsken took two and halfhours to defeat Krajicek, whowas a semifinalist here lastyear before having to defaultthrough injury.
FOUR of~ swimmers whocompeted in theweekend Open ABCMeet in Guam(fromleft):JenniferFurey, Kacie Campbell, Megan Nevitt andAlinaHaas.
MELBOuRNE,Australia (AP)• Defendingchampions JimCourier and Monica Seles scoredstraightset victoriesWednesdayattheAustralianOpen,withSelestaking only 56 minutes to moveinto the third round.
Couriergroundout a 6-2,7-5,6-4 second-round win over fellowAmericanRobbieWeiss,losinghiscoolandunleashing aprofane tirade in the third set. Selestrounced Maria Strandlund ofSweden6-2,6-0despite heat thatrose to 53 C (129 F) on court.
Courier was given a warningforavisibleobscenity aftermaking a rude hand gesture when aseries of line calls went against
, him late in the match. He alsoshoutedanobscenity.
He shook his fist at umpireWayneMcKewenafterthematchand again swore loudly.
"When 1 get screwed over I'tend to get a little upset,"Couriersaid.
It wasplain sailingfor Courieruntil the ninth game of the thirdset,whenhe servedfor thematchat 5-3.He disputedtwolinecalls,cursing angrily, and watchedWeisssave twomatchpointsandbreak back.
Weiss saved two more matchpoints on Courier's serve in the10thgame beforeCourierfinallyprevailed.
"I kept getting the wrong sideof the calls," Courier said. 'The
