Guerrero, Tenorio's .executiveassistant tasked to coordinate thevisit, the De Lugo trip shouldhave been joined in by otherrnern-bers of the Natural ResourcesCommittee if not for the currentelection year in the US.

He added there were a numberof US Congress members whohave long wanted to see first-hand the real labor situation on

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ments firms and the work placesof non-resident workers.

He departs for Honolulu at 7:40p.m.:

De Lugo whirlwind visit ofSaipan is part of his final tour ofthe insular areas prior to his re-tirement after the last session ofthe current 103rd US Congress.

He is said to have ruled againstanother term of office.

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He comes in 8:40 a.m, aboardContinental Airlines commercialflight number 977 from Palau.With the Virgin Islands delegateare IIA StaffDirector Jeffrey Far-row, IlA Minority ConsultantManase Mansur, Natural Re-sources Subcommittee on Over-sight and Investigations ChiefCounsel Linda Chase and mili-tary escort Harry Rouse.

From the airport, the visitingdelegation is scheduledfor anieet-ing with Governor Tenorio andLieutenant Governor Jesus C.Borja at the Governor's Office.

This will be followed by meet-ings with members of both theCNMI House of Representatives

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By Rafael H. Arroyo

A VISITING delegation from theUS House of Representativesheaded by Virgin Islands' Del-egate Ron De Lugo arrives SaipanFriday for a first-hand assessmentof the alien labor situation in theCommonwealth.

De Lugo, who chairs the USHouse Subcommittee on Insularand International Affairs (IlA),will meet with local leaders led byGovernor Froilan C. Tenorio aspart of his one-day Saipan itiner-ary that also includes inspectionvisits of garment: factories, con-struction and other alien laborsites.

Abraham asking for.new DPHES facility

By Rafael H. Arroyo

THE DEPARTMENT of PublicHealth &Environmental Servicesneeds a new facility to house sev-eral of its divisions and offices,acting Director Isamu J. Abrahamyesterday said.

Speaking before a public hear-ing called by the Senate Commit-tee on Executive Appointmentsand Governmental Investigation(EAGI), Abraham outlined pro-grams he termed as necessary toimprove the quality ofhealth carein the Commonwealth, includingthe construction of a Primary

Health Care Facility apart fromthe existing CommonwealthHealth Center complex.

"We all know we have a popu-lation explosion, both in terms ofour rising birth rate and the immi-gration of people from other is-lands and the mainland US. Thecurrent health facility can nolonger house the hospital, plusPublic Health and administration,so we need to pursue the con-struction of a new facility,"Abraham told Committee Chair-man Esteven M. King when ques-tioned about his plans for the de-partment.

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By Rafael I. Santos

SOME accounting procedures at the Commonwealth UtilitiesCorporation have not been strictly followed, resulting to theaccumulation of travel advance account balance to a substantialamount, a draft report on cUC's accounting policies indicated.

The report was part of the results of the management audit of theutility firm which was conducted last year by Metzler & Associ-ates.

While CUC' s financial accounting policies are reasonably welldeveloped, several of these policies have not not been adequatelyenforced by the management, the draft report said.

According to Metzler and Associates, travel liquidation proce-dures have not been adequately enforced, causing a continuinglarge balance of travel advances with the end,of each fiscal y.ear.This is in violation of CUC' s policy that requires employees tosettle their travel accounts within five working days after travel hasbeen completed, it said.

In some cases, employees were provided additional advancesfor travel while carrying an unliquidated balance, it added.

The audit firm's report showed that from $8,318 travel advancecontInued on page 8

SNM clears Iastsnag to project

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THE LAST remaining snags inthe golf course resort complexproject of Siriyama NorthernMarianas Corporation (SNM) inRota has finally been settled topave the way for the full blastconstruction of the long-delayedproject.

The families of Luis M. Ayuyuand Consolacion P. San Nicolashave both agreed to vacate theportion of the SNM project sitethey have both earlier laid a claimon inexchange for monetary com-pensation and alternative landproperties elsewhere in Rota.

According toacompromise andsettlement agreement entered intoby Ayuyu, San Nicolas, SNM andMarianas Public Land Corpora-

tion, the two families are to re-ceive $100,000 each from SNMto facilitate their relocation and toreimburse them for any damagesthey may have suffered in theland dispute.

Such an amount will be offsetthrough a waiver by MPLC oftwo years rent supposed to bepaid by SNM.

As of late, the Ayuyu familyhas vacated the SNM land. TheSan Nicolas family is expected tomove out of their land situatednext to the proposed SNM club-house near the fairway.

The agreement which got thelast needed signature Wednesday,also gave a six-hectare land ex-change each for the two familiesoutside the SNM lease area, to

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economy is partly powered by thegarment industry. Aside fromcon-tributing at least $30 million to theCNMItreasury everyyear,theorga-nization said it has been a drivingforcein theeconomic developmentof thecommonwealth.

According to the association, itspresence heremakesshipping com-panies alive as well as other busi-nessesthatcaterto theneeds ofgar-ment industries. If garment manu-facturers decide to pull out, thesebusinesses would be affected andmight follow suit, the associationprojected.

This pullout would have an ad-verse effect on the economy. Thechamberwouldliketo find outwhatspecific impact would thegovernment'sproposal haveon theoverall economy.

It also wantsto findout howwillthe government be able to controlinflation which is likelytofollow asbusiness operating costs will riseunderTenorio's proposal.

At the same lime, the businessassociation wants an informationasto "the responsibilities of the em-ployerin regards to housing, medi-calcareandactions of theiremploy-eesundertheproposed legislation."

Employers are mandated by theCNMIlaw to provide medical careto theirworkers andhousing to non-resident workers.

Thechamberofcommerce isalsodemanding an explanation whyex-isting groups. whoarenormally con-sulted onlegislation ofthistypewerebypassed this time.

treatment.Sablan was caught through

the help of Gaspar's fellowcashier who was able to jotdown the plate number ofSablan's pick-up van whichshe used to flee the scene ofthe robbery.

Before the November 14trial, Basse said he will filepre-trial motions. He declinedto elaborate- as to what mo-tions he would be filing soon.

Thursday for shoplifting after hewas noticed hiding two packagesof frozen shrimps inside his shirt.

The shrimps cost $5.49 each.InSanJose, thiefstoleonevideo

tape, $ 10 cash and keys inside avehicle which was parkedin frontof Saipan Bowling Center Fridayat 12:43 a.m.

In Navy Hill. aman complainedFriday morning that his threechickens each worth $300 werestolen.

of which was furnished to the Vari-ety yesterday wassent last week tothegovernor. TheletterisdatedAprilI, a holiday in the CNMI.

Itwasthelatestactionbytheorga-nization on the controversial pro-posal that has received a cold re-sponsefrom lawmakers.

Tenoriohasproposed tothelegis-lature that thecurrent$2.45 hourlywageratebehikedstarting nextyear.The first businesses to implementthe new law, if approved, are thegarment manufacturers.

While legislators welcomed theproposal coaly,theSaipan GarmentsManufacturers Association voicedstrong opposition against the pro-posal, dismissing it as "unaccept-able in itscurrentform."

SGMA members havewamedthatthegarment industry would beforcedto closeif the newwage increase inimplemented. Theyhaveinsisted thatgarment manufacturers can notsur-vivewiththe$4.25 hourly wagethatmatches thecurrentU.S. minimumwagelevel.

The chamber on the other handwascautious in dealing with the is-sue and declined to give any com-mentsregardingTenorio's wagehikeplan.

Jones, inhislettertothegovernor,inquired if the present administra-tionhaseverconducted studiesiden-tifying thealternative economic ac-tivities should thegarment manufac-turers decideto leavethe common-wealth asa result oftheimplementa-tionof thewagehike.

SGMA has said that the CNMI

assault with a dangerous weapon.The government filed the

charges last month following adaylight robbery at the Gamesand Poker Kingdom.

Sablan allegedly attacked LeaRosemarie Gaspar, a cashier-at-tendant in the said establishment,withahammerandfled with about$3.000 worth of cash and check.The Filipinaworker suffered headinjuries and was rushed to theCommonwealth HealthCenter for

Chalan Kanoaand in Koblerville.No one was also reported in-

jured in those fires.On the other hand, at Coral

Garden Restaurant in San Roque,unknown responsible took unde-tennined worth of one karaokeplayer and a rice cooker on EasterSunday morning.

At Payless Shopping Center inChalan Kanoa, a man identifiedas Zing Wang was arrested last

Thegovernmental andeconomiccommittees of the chamberis cur-rently reviewing theproposed mini-mum wage increase, Jones said inhis letter. According to him, com-mittee members would like to beenlightened of its background.

"Rest assured of our teamworkcommitment with the governmentnowandinthefuture," Jonessaid intheletter.

Itwasnotclearif theletter, acopy

Sablan is unable to post theamount with the court. Thejudgealsosaid he might consider a thirdparty release.

Basse said he was open to theideaof third party release but saidthere was no third partycustodianyet.

In yesterday's status confer-ence, the court set the trial ofSablan for November 14.Sablanis charged with robbery, theft,aggravatedassault andbattery and

ted from the northwest portion ofEluterioPalaciosapartment inSanAntonio.

It was reported at about 4:05p.m.

Probersarestilldetermining thecause and damage of the fire.

Last February, five fire inci-dents razed residential houses inChalan Laulau, Chalan Kanoa,San Jose, and in Dandan.

In the month of January, twoother fire incidents occurred in

men would like to find out if thegovernment's proposed legislationoriginated fromWashington.

This is among the many issueswhichtheSaipanChamberofCom-merceis seeking answers to.

sees President Dino M. Joneshassentacommunication toGover-nor Froilan C. Tenorioaskingaddi-tional inputssurrounding the sensi-tiveissue"tobetterassistthe[cham-ber] on the proposal.,"

suspect is currently being held on$ 100,000 bail.

Earlier, defense lawyer EricBasse asked thecourt to lower thebail, saying...

Associate Judge Marty Taylorhowever declined to grant the re-quest, apparently because of theseriousness of the charges al-though the court has yet to proveif she was guilty or not.

Taylor instead suggested thathe may accept a property bond if

ing out from the rear portion ofthe Fitzgerald Law Office build-ing on the Beach Road inGarapan.

The fire reportedly destroyedseveral court documents.

DPS investigators are still prob-ing the cause of the blaze.

Meanwhile, another fire razedan apartnient located in San An-tonio last Black Saturday after-noon.

Preliminary investigationshowed thatsmoke wasseenemit-

Katha-Sapi members dance the famous traditional Filipino La Jota Moncadena.

ByRafael I. Santos

MEMBERS of the powerful busi-nesscommunity haveaskedthegov-ernor to clarify whether or not theproposal toraisetheminimumwageintheCNMIwasbeingpursuedbe-causeof a pressure from the federalgovemment.

TheU.S. Congress hasbeenpush-ingforanincrease inminimum wageintheNorthern Marianas. Business-

Lucia to stay injail until the trial is overBy Rafael I. Santos

By Ferdie de la Torre

TUESDAY, APRIL5, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 .,------------------------,---------=~=~

11 Froilan men get EAGI backingTHESENATEStanding Commit- D. Cabrera (Finance); BenignoM. tion by the EAGI Committee due pointees to the full Senate for con- membertothe BoardofTrusteesofteeonExecutiveAppointmentsand Sablan(NaturalResources);Pedro to the controversies surrounding finnation. the Northern Marianas Island Re-GovernmentInvestigations (EAGI) Q. Dela Cruz (Commerce & La- their appointments. The following appointees ap- tirement Fund.yesterdayannounced their unoffi- bor); and Isamu J. Abraham (Pub- The committee yesterday again peared to entertainquestions from At theconclusionof yesterday'scialendorsementfor theconfmna- lie Health & Environmental Ser- held a scheduled public hearing the EAGI Committee yesterday: publichearing,theEAGICommit-tion of five department directors- vices) were given positive ratings. meanttogatherinoreinputoncabi- Dela Cruz, Abraham, Juan B. tee announced their official en-designate under the Froilan C. On the other hand, the appoint- netand otherappointeesof Gover- Tudela, acting resident executive dorsement for the confirmationofTenorioAdministration. ments of cting directors Jose M. norFroilanC. Tenorio. for Indigenous Affairs; Jeannette the followingappointees:Antonio

Accordingto anews release sent Castro (Public Safety), and It was the third hearing day for D. Sablan, Carlos Shoda, and R. Sablan, Acting Senior Landyesterdayby the Committee, act- MargaritaOlopai-TaitanoCultural the panel to grill Froilan appoin- Xavier A. Castro,appointed mem- Commissioner, Tudela, Mikeing directors Elizabeth Salas- & Community Affairs) are still tees. Underthe law, thecommittee bers to the CUC Board of Direc- White,JeannetteD.Sablan,Shoda,Balajadia (Public Works); Maria under consideration for confirma- is tasked to recommend such ap- tors;andMichaelWhite,appointed and Xavier A. Castro.

ROBBERY suspect Lucia C.Sablan may have to be confinedinside the Department of PubicSafety's pre-trial detention facil-ity until her trial on four criminalcharges is over.

Sablan was escorted back tojail after yesterday's status con-ference at room C of the SuperiorCourt during which arequest toreduce her bail was denied. The

Gov't asked to clarify wage hike issues

TWO separate fire incidents gut-teda law office in Garapan and anapartment in San Antonio overthe Holy Week, the Departmentof Public Safety said yesterday.

No one however was injured inboth incidents, the DPS said.

Initial police investigationshowed that it was reported lastH~ly Thursday at 3:26 p.m. thatthick smoke was observed com-

Holy Week fires hit law office and apartment

ons," the KCNA report said.The U.N. Security' Council

adopted by majority vote a "presi-dential statement" Thursday thatincluded no ultimatums. It urgedNorth Korea to allow IAEA in-spections of nuclear facilities atYongbyon, 90 kilometers (56miles) north of Pyongyang.

China, North Korea's only ma-jor ally, is considered best- posi-tioned to influence its neighbor.and is expected to send a high-rankingdelegation to North Koreathismonthto helpdefusethecrisis.South Korea's Yonhap NewsAgency reported.

InTokyo,South KoreanForeignMinister Han Sung Joo and Japa-nese Prime Minister MorihiroHosokawaagreed in talks'MondaythatChina' s role wouldbe crucial,and should be expanded. KyodoNews Service reported.

assistance" to the Red Cross,whichplans toevacuatethousandsof Muslims and Croats fromPrijedor, the Bosnian Serb newsagency Sma said.

Prijedor police chief BogdanDelic said a Serb and a Muslimwere detained for questioningwithin hours of Karadzic' s order.They were released later but sev-eral others are under suspicion.he said.

A Red Cross official is to meetKaradzicon Monday toseekguar-antees that non-Serbs who wantto can leave and those who staybehind will not be harassed.ChrisJanowski. a spokesman for theU.N. relief agency in Sarajevo.said at least 7,000 people wouldlikely be evacuated.

Critics say such evacuations byinternational relief agencies ef-fectively help the Serbs clear theregion of non-Serbs.

More people were forced fromtheir homes in Prijedor on Satur-day, and one person died ofwoundssufferedThursday,bring-ing the toll in recent days to 20,Janowski said.

Prijedor, 110 miles northwestof Sarajevo near the Serb strong-hold of Banja Luka,has been thesite of some of the worst ethnicterror of Bosnia's two-year war.It had 112.000inhabitants beforethe war, about 44 percent Muslimand 5.6 percent Croat. U.N. aidofficials say about 6,000 Mus-lims and 3,000 Croats remain,along with 55,000 Serbs.

About 200J)OO aredeadormiss-ing in Bosnia's civil war. whichbegan in April 1992 when ethnicSerbs rebelled against Bosnia' ssecession from Serb-dominatedYugoslavia.

"The call for compliance withthe safeguards agreement and ad-ditional inspection...doesnotmakesense at all for the DPRK (NorthKorea) now in a publicly recog-nizedspecial status," said the For-eignMinistrystatement.monitoredin Tokyo Monday.

Pyongyang maintains that it de-servesthespecialstatusforcancel-ling a decision to formally with-draw from the treaty.

It demanded an apology fromthe International Atomic EnergyAgency, thenuclearcontrolswatch-dog, for "joining force with theUnitedStatesinitsintriguesagainstthe DPRK."

"If the U.N. Security Council istruly to discharge its mission. itshould take issue with the UnitedStateswhichisgravely threateningpeace and security of the KoreanPeninsulawithhugenuclearweap-

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Gorazde and said a new tank bat-talion had moved in Saturdaynight.

U.N. military observers re-ported shelling and infantry andartillery battles on Saturday. Oneperson was killed and twowounded in shelling of a refugeecamp. U.N. spokesman Maj. RobAnnink said.

The shelling of Gorazde re-sumed in recent days after gov-ernment troops made inroadsagainst Serb forces in northernBosnia. where the Serbs are try-ing to keep control of a narrowland corridor linking their hold-ings in the east and west of thewar-ravaged republic.

Serb forces who hold 70 per-cent of Bosnia fear that the newfederation between Muslims andCroats may tum into a militaryalliance. They have rejected of-fers to join the federation. optinginstead for union with neighbor-ing Serbia.

The Bosnian Serb militaryclaimed Sunday that a "generalMuslim offensive" was continu-ing on all fronts.

In northern Prijedor, the U.N.HighCommissioner for Refugeesreported the killings of 20

non-Serbsandaccused BosnianSerb authorities of acquiescing inthe attacks.

Vladimir Lukic, head of theBosnian Serbs' self-proclaimedgovernment. wrote the agencysaying its reports were "com-pletely inaccurate and biased."

But Karadzic, who is far morepowerful. took a different tone.

Heordered an investigation andurged local officials "to ensurefull safety to members ofminori-ties in the town and to offer every

The Washington Post reportedSaturdaythatNorthKoreaisaboutsixmonthsawayfromdoublingitscapacityto produce plutonium.

Perry said the United Stateswould use "imaginative and ag-gressivediplomaticactions,"tostopNorth Korea from becoming anuclearpower, adding that Wash-ingtonwouldseekeconomicsanc-tionsifthesituationdoesn' tchangein six months.

"It's conceivable where thoseactions might provoke the NorthKoreansintounleashingawar.andthat is a risk that we're taking."hesaid. But despite the increasinglyharshrhetoric,therewas no imme-diate militarycrisis. Perry added.

NorthKoreahassoughttoevadethenuclearcontrolsrequiredbytheNuclearNon-proliferation Treaty,which it signed almost a decadeago.

U.S. congressman FrankMcCloskey,D-Ind.•who attendedEaster services atSarajevo cathe-dral. It was the first Easter notmarredbyshelling in two years inthe multiethnic Bosnian capital,where a cease-fire is in its eighthweek. About 17 percent ofSarajevo's pre-war population of600,000 was Roman CatholicCroats.

Although Sarajevo is quieter,"It is obvious that this war is stillnotsoclosetoitsend,"McCloskeysaid.

Bosnian radio reported Serbshad launched a heavy tank andinfantry attack on Muslim-ledgovernment forces around

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But the Bosnian Serbs' self-declared interior ministry laterconfirmed that 16 people werekilledbetweenMarch29andApril1. and said it was a "criminal actby so far unidentified perpetra-tors."

In the eastern Muslim enclaveof Gorazde, residents cowered inshelters under heavy Serb bom-bardment.Bosnian radioreported.The town has been under Serbsiege for more than a year.

BosnianPremierHarisSilajdzicappealed for international help inGorazde and Prijedor and warnedthat "the whole peace process isseriously at stake."

He spoke after meeting with

N.Korea rejects UN call for nuclear inspectionsBy BRAVEN SMILLIE ing" its nuclear program.

North Korea is under increas-inginternational pressure to proveit isnotdeveloping a nuclear arse-nal. For more than a year, it hasmaintained that its nuclear pro-gram is peaceful while barringU.N.-affiliated inspectors fromfacilities that can produce pluto-nium, which can be used to makenuclear weapons.

On Sunday, U.S. Defense Sec-retary William Perry said theUnited States was willing to riskprovoking a war to keep the reclu-sive Communist regime fromstepping up development ofnuclear weapons. -

In an appearance on NBCtelevision's "Meet the Press,"Perry said theCentral IntelligenceAgency believes North Korea al-ready has as many as two nuclearbombs and is working on more.

TOKYO (AP). North Korea onMonday rebuffed a U.N. appealfor complete inspections of itssuspect nuclear sites. and said itplans to "normalize" its nuclearactivities.

A Foreign Ministry statementaccused the United States of ma-nipulating the U.N. SecurityCouncil, whose members votedlast week to ask North Korea toallow thorough international in-spections.

"Since the United States hasopted ... to put pressure on theDPRK (North Korea), we cannotbutnormalizeourpeacefulnuclearactivities ...." said the statementcarriedbythe North's official Ko-rean Central News Agency.

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SARAJEVO, .Bosnia-Her-zegovina (AP) -While thousandsjammedSarajevocathedral on thecity's first peaceful Easter Sun-day in two years, fighting contin-uedalongSerb-Muslimfront linesin other parts of Bosnia.

Bosnian Serb leader RadovanKaradzic ordered an investiga-

- tion into events in Prijedor innorthern Bosnia, where 20 Mus-lims and Croats were reportedkilled in ethnic tertor.

Earlier some Bosnian Serb of-ficialsdenied the killings and de-nounced the U.N. relief agencyreporting them as biased.

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Liabilities:Deposit accountsNotes payableAccrued interest payableOther liabilitiesIncome taxes

Total liabilities

LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

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$ 3,3131,0823,433

139,365786

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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND$ 150,081 STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

govemment tocover expenses and ev-erything.

"Now wecan spend the money toother things...it really helps the Koreanstudentsbecause we cannot afford tobuy it.its very expensive," Meldromstressed.

Those who attended thetum overofthe books were Hahn, KWAvicepresi-

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITIONDecember 31, 1993

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TOTAL ASSETS

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONDecember 31, 1993

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ASSETS LIABILITIES

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TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,538 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 12,538

Membersof theKorean communitydonate 370bookstoJoeten-kiyuPublic Library.Inphotoare(fromleft toright)Hyun-DukJang, Bi-Kyung Park, Eun-Sil Hahn, Young- Chun Kim, Sung- Mo Kang, Kilchu Chung, RichardMeldram, Eun-SoonHwang, and Young-Ae Seh.

fundaybetweenthem andthelittlegirlswho would be appearing during theEvening Gown competition.

Thefundaywouldbeanopportunityforthecandidates toknow eachotherand enjoy therides, games, entertain-ment, adventures and attractive give-aways, reports from Manila said.

The Miss Universe competition isexpectedtospotlight thebustlingMetro-Manilaarea, ametropolisof4citiesand13 municipalities aswell asotherareasofthecountry.

Tourism officials arealso taking ad-vantageoftheevent topromote tourisminthis part ofAsia-Pacific.

Tourist arrivals in the Philippineshave been attheir lowest levels duringthepastfew years due to concern onpeaceandorder.Widespread reportsofkidnapping andother criminal activi-ties haveaffected thecountry'stourismindustry.

ThePhilippines usedtohave oneofthehighest tourist arrivals in the Asia-Pacific region, however thenumber ofvisitors have declined.

Japan's statistics shows that only205,830 Japanese tourists visited thePhilippines in1993. Incomparison, thenumberofdeparture from Japan totheNorthemMarianaswas313,732 in1993.

Philippine tourism officials areopti-mistic thatwiththeimprovedpeaceandorder situation and theholding of theMiss U eontest would prove to theworld that thecountry isnotasbad asitisprojected intheinternational media,buta good place forinvestment and atourist paradise.

GOVERNOR Froilan C.Tenoriohasdismissed RosePangelinan ashisSpecial Assistant for Women's Affairs, citing "chronic absence ofattention toworkdemands and mostrecently...abandonment of duty."

TheWomen'sAffairs position isestablished intheCNMIConstitution,withthe appointee serving as a member of theGovernor'sCabinet.

Ms. Evelyn Fleming-David who currently works at the Women'sAffairs Officehas agreedto takeovertheposition on an actingbasis.

In a letter to Pangelinan, GovemorTenorio noted that she had notattended anEasterfunction sponsored byher officelastSundayandhadpreviously failed toperformotherduties andresponsibilities atWomen'sAffairs.

"This conduct is unbecoming a member of ourCabinetandcannotbepermitted tocontinue. Givenyourperformance, there isnoalternative butto terminate your services as Special Assistant for Women's Affairs,effective immediately," GovernorTenorio's letter said.

"Women's affairsofficer dismissed"

By Rafael I. Santos

CLOSEto I ()() countries andterrito-ries, among them the NorthernMarianas and Guam, are expectedtoparticipate in the 1994Miss Uni-verse Beauty Pageant to be held inManila nextmonth.

Information emanating fromMa-nila indicated thatatleast91 countriesandterritories from east to west aresending their representatives to theannual beauty contest.

The listhowever is still tentative.The Miss Universe pageant will

beheldatManila'sPhilippine Inter-national Convention Center, locatedalong the famous Roxas Boulevardarea.

AllPhilippineembassies andotheroverseas postshavebeen instructedto facilitate issuance of visas to allcontestants, entourage, organizers,support staff and media from theparticipating countries.

The Philippine government hasalsodirected embassy and consularofficials toassist visitors whointendto visit the country during the pag-eantwhichwillbe heldfrom May7to21.

It would be the second time forManila to host this intemational ac-tivity. In 1974, Manila hosted thesamecompetition whichwaswonbya contestant fromAruba.

Contestants from allovertheworldare expected to arrive on April 25.Xmong theearly activities of theMissUniverse candidates is a get-together/

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS AND VIEWS-S

NORTHERN Marianas Island stu-dents particularly Koreans can nowstudy and learn more on the richKorean culture, historyandarts.

Yesterday, the Korean Women'sAssociation donated a total of 370Koreanbooksworth$7000toJoeten-Kiyu PublicLibrary.

TheKWAlikewise donated$500worth of checkto the library.

Eun-Sil Hahn, KWA Vice Presi-dent, out of 379 books, including asetofKorean encyclopedia, 322weregiven by Moon Youn Jin, a ladymember of the South Korea-basedHome Club.

Hahnsaid the rest were providedbythe Korean Consulate.

The books contain Korean cul-ture, arts, architecture, history, mu-sicandothers allwritteninKorean aswell as in English language.

Hahn explained that the Koreancommunity worked hard to find

Students now can learn about Korea at libraryBy Ferdie dela Torre meansto make the booksavailable Richard Meldrom, Library di-

forthestudents especially theKore- rector. expressed gratitude for theans nowstudying or growing in the generosity shown bytheconcernedCNMI. Korean community.

"We saw before that the library "It's wonderful.. (because) wehad only a few Korean books and cannot afford topurchase thesekindmostly old ones," Hahn said. "Ko- of books," Meldrom said.reanstudents hereevendon't know Hepointed out that the library re-moreabouttheircountry." ceives only $50,000 yearly from the

Sheurged thestudents to read.thenew books whichsheconsidered asveryvaluableandbeneficial forthem.

The lady Vice President said the"valuable" four books are KoreanFolk paintings, Early Korean Ty-pography, The Folkcrafts of Korea,andKorea 100Years AgoinPhotog-raphy.

These books are governmentvaluable possession intended forKorean nationals located inacertaincountry. The reading materials arenotavailable in bookstores.

Thereareabout2,000Koreans inthe NMI. About 500 of them arestudents, Hahnsaid.

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million worth of radar equipmentprovided by the United States,Germanyand Italy, an $8 millionair pollution monitor, 14camerasand hundreds of rolls of film anddigital tapes.

It will be a picture-taker' spara-dise.

The astronauts plan to take upto 14,000 pictures of more than400 spots on Earth (but primarilythe 19 supersites) to supplementthe radar imaging. They expecttomap 5 percent of Earth's surface.

"The exciting part of the mis-sion is the geography," said pilotKevin Chilton. "I can sit forhourswith an atlas, ... I particularly liketo fantasize what it would be liketo visit the various countries andlands around the world, places Iknow I'll never get to in this life-time. So it's neat to beable to flyover them and photograph andimage them."

The radar equipment is an up-graded version of what's flownbefore on space shuttles andcivil-ian satellites. The main objectiveof this mission is to see how wellthe radar works and whether iteventually could fly on a satellitefor continuous Earth mapping.

Abus-sizeradarantennaaboardEndeavourwill transmit pulsesofmicrowave energy toward Earthin three frequencies, or wave-lengths, and measu

re the amount of energy re-flected back. The radar wavescanpenetrate clouds, volcanic dust,vegetation, ice and dry sand.

The mission isexpected toyield32 trillion bits of radar data, ortheequivalent of 20,000 encyclope-dia volumes. Fifty-two scientistsin 13 countries will use the result-ing images to better understandEarth's changing environment, inparticular deforestation, soil ero-sion, flooding, snow distribution,volcanic eruptions, earthquakefaults and ocean currents.

If the radar performs as ex-pected, scientists will get a peekat how much vegetation is leftbeneath the treetops and canopiesof the rain forests. And historiansmay get clues to past civiliza-tions; the radar will survey theSahara for ancient river drainagesand scan Oman for more detailsabout what's believed to be thelost city ofUhar, uncovered a fewyears ago by shuttle radar andother spacecraft sensors.

NASA plans to fly the radarinstruments on Endeavour againin August to observe Earth's en-vironment in a different season.Jones is to fly on that mission, aswell.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.(AP) - They've been studying formore than a year, poring overatlases and traversing the worldtoget readyfor thisdown-to-Earthspace shuttle mission.

Aftercompleting whatainountsto a college geography degree,six astronauts bound for orbit thisweek expect no trouble findingand photographing some ofEarth's mostenvironmentallysen-sitive areas.

While the astronauts take pic-tures from 138 miles (222 kms)above, the Amazon River, theAndes, the Alps, Patagonia, theGalapagos Islands, the Saharadesert, Death Valley and othersites will be scanned by whatNASA says is the most sophisti-cated radar sent into space forenvironmental purposes.

At the same time, hundreds ofscientists and graduate studentswill act as "truth squads," mea-suring the vegetation, soil mois-ture, snow, water and weatherconditions at 19 "supersites" soNASA can compare the findings.

Endeavour is to blast offThurs-day on the nine-day flight, part ofNASA's Mission to Planet Earth,aprogramtostudythehomeplanetfrom space. The countdown wasscheduled to begin Monday.

"Our planet is unexplored inmany regions, and we lack firmnumbers on what's going on inthe ecosphere," said astronautThomas Jones, a planetary scien-tist and former CIA engineer.

NASAis takingtechniquesusedto explore other planets, like theMagellan probe's radar mappingof Venus, and applying them toEarth to learn "what's going on inthis world so we can make theright decisions about how to liveon it properly," Jones said.

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"I washappy to have theoppor-tunity to do a comedy again" in-tervened Kathleen Turner whowaspresentatthe interview. "Janeis a fun role to play. She is a superwoman,she can kill a person five-ways-three without using herhands. She is strong andcunning,yet extremely charming."

a definite kinship to thecomediesof the 1930and '40s," commentedDennis Quaid. "Two spies-with ababy-trying to make it as a familyin the '90s, while stayingon topoftheirgame in theespionnagebusi-ness." "A couple who dares tochallenge the entire world."

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The Easter program ended at 8p.m.whentheKatha-Sapi andFili-pino audience joined together insinging "Ako Ay Pilipino," a Fili-pino song of patriotism.

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themostpopulardancesperformedinanysocialgatheringsbytheSpan-ish "senoritas" and "caballeros."

Themostapplaudeddancenum-ber was the "Tinikling," the mostpopular Filipino dance which de-picts the movement of the long-leggedbirdknownas"tikling" as itgracefullymovesaroundinsearchof food.

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traditionalTinikling dance.

"Mazurka Mindorena","Polkabal", and "La JotaMoncadena."

MazurkaMindorenaisa festivaldance of the high society ofMindoro during the Spanish pe-riod while Polkabal is a popularballroomdanceduringtheSpanishtimes.

La Jota Moncadena was one of

tive impression hounding the in-dustry.

"Mr. De Lugo has been a truefriend of the CNMI and hasproven supportive of our goal ofeconomic growth. As far as theindustry is concerned, we will beas open and honest with him astoour true state of affairs," saidPierce in an interview yesterday.

He added that member-firmsof the association welcome anyavailable opportunity they canget to acquaint anyone interestedwith the true picture of the indus-try.

possiblelevels,"said Abraham.Moreover, theactingdirectorsaid

policiesand procedures shouldbedevelopedto streamline the medi-cal referral system if it was to re-mainequitableandcost-effective.

"Also, in the interestof provid-ing the best of primarycare to allourcitizens, weshouldreachouttoourTinianandRotafacilities withassistance in terms of equipmentandmanpowersupportto increasetheirdiagnostic andservicecapaci-ties," he said.

Emphasizingon howtheCNMIgovernmentcouldgive the bestofhealthcarewithoutcompromisingquality or quantity,Abrahamrec-ommendedmoreprivatesectorin-volvementinthedeliveryofhealthcare.

"This will greatly help to en-courage community participationin rnalking thesystemworkbest,"said Abraham. "As importantly, Ihighlyrecommendsteppingupef-forts to encopurage our yout toenter the health professions." headded.

The next dance was. "Maglalatik," a war dance depict-ing a fight between the Muslimsand the Christiansover the "latik"( a residue after the coconut milkhas been boiled).

"Kuratsa" followed. Itis acourt-ship dance which is usually per-formed during fiestas and socialgatherings.

Katha-Sapi continued theirshowwith the "Himig sa Nayon,"a mu-sic and dance which express thecharacter, mood and sentiment ofthe simple countrypeople.

The groupendedthesecondpartof the show with two moredances-"Ti Silaw" and "La JotaCabanggan."

Ti silaw is a dance with showsthe warning signs made by thewomenfolkstotheirhusband-fish-ermen out at the sea of an ap-proachingstorm,

Bymeansoflight, theyguidethefishermen safely to the shores.

On the other hand, La JotaCabanggan is a courtship danceperformed by the bride and thegroom at a feast on the eve of thewedding day.

It depicts the courtship tech-niques done by the groom, likewhispering by the window, secrettouching of the bride's feet underthe table and following the girlwherever she goes.

Katha-Sapiproceededtothelastpart of their show dubbed as"Awitan" consistingofdanceslike

De Lugo. . .=-co=n.:.:t:.::.ln:.::u-=-ed=-.:.:.fr-=-o:.::.m:...!.p:...:.a~g-=-e_1 _Saipan, including Chairman alienlaborfactoriesandworksitesGeorge Miller. to see if those reported problems

Mainland news accounts of the do exist and whether they are be-Saipan situation depicted harsh ing addressed," Guerrero said.working and living conditions, He added that DeLugohas alsoincludingwidespreadexploitation indicated interest at finding outofthepredominantlynon-resident how Governor Tenorio has faredworkerpopulationof thegarments in his calls for wide ranging re-industry. forms in government.

"We view this trip as of utmost Asked to comment about theimportance as it will accord Mr. De Lugo trip, Saipan GarmentsDeLugo thechance to see Saipan Manufacturers Association Ex-firsthand anddispelpreconceived ecutive Director Richard Piercenotionsof how bad the labor situ- said theassociation welcomestheation here is," said Guerrero. congressional visit as it affords

"He will be out here to inspect them achance tocorrectthe nega-

By Ferdie de Is Torre

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Katha-Sapi performs grand Easter Sunday show

Abraham. . . .::.c:.=o~n::.t1:.:nu=:e::.::d=-f:.:r=:.om~p:.:a::.;;gt::e~1~ _used to house several divisions emrnent-operated CHChas latelyunder the department, including been under the watchful eyes ofPublicHealth, Dental, Medicaid, the citizenry after the TenorioVocational Rehabilitation and administration made it an issue inEnvironmentalQuality. the last elections.

"As our mental health prob- Moreover, the need for a morelernsare also increasing because efficient and cost-effective medi-of growing public awareness and cal system has become more ur-efforts to remove any stigma as- gent, owing to scarce financessociatedwith these problems, we and a ballooning $18 millionalso need to pursue. construction. worth of unpaid hospital bills.of a mentalhealth facility or half- "With resources scarcityareal-way house," said the Health offi- ity, we should continue to edu-cial. cate our people how they can be

Abraham appeared before the more responsible for their per-committee yesterday during the sonal and their family's health,"secondlegofEAGI confirmation said Abraham.hearings called for cabinet and This, he added, would necessi-other appointees of Governor tate implementing more preven-Froilan C. Tenorio. tive health care programs.

Insisting that the CNMI health "Programs need qualitypeoplesystemisagood system, hecalled to run them, especially medicalon efforts to ensure that CHC is t I providers of primary care. Weoperated as a busines~ enteprise must there~ore contin.ue to attractwherein cost of operations could board-certified caregivers tocon-be fmancedor recovered through tinue our commitment to primaryfees collected. care. Adjunct to this, they should

Health care in the Common- be given training opportunities towealth as delivered by the gov- maintain their skills at the highest

FILIPINOCommunity andtouristsalike witnessed the grand EasterSunday show of traditional Fili-pinosongsanddances at La: FiestaSan Roque's Jamboree Plaza.

The Easter show started at 5:30p.m.withLaFiesta'shouseband-Freddie Saints Band which per-formed local and western stylemusic along with some Filipinoold hits like "Dahil Sa 'Yo" andothers.

The program became livelybroughtby audienceparticipation.Thecrowdclappedtheirhandsandsangalongwith the performers.

A lady member of Visayas-Mindanao Association(VISMINDA)evenjoined thebandand performed "Mated Nila," averypopularold song in thesouth-ern part of the Philippines, to thedelightofthe crowd.

At6:30p.m.,the Katha-Sapi, anaffiliate of the Filipino Commu-nity(CNMI)Inc.,tooktheirturnbyperforming traditionaldances andsongs.

The group first danced the fa-mous "Itik-Itik," a very popularamong the Visayan settlers in theprovince of Surigao (located inMindanao)particularly inthetownsofCantillan,Lanuza,andCarrascal.

The dance which mimics themovements of theduck or "itik" isusually performed as a ballroomdancein socialgatherings.

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this weekor nextweek. Theprob-lems we're concerned about willtake a yearor two to unfold, so wecan befirm,but we canbe patient,too," he said.

However,Perrysaidifthesitua-tiondoesn't changein sixmonths,theUnitedStateswouldmove"outofthediplomaticmodeandintothemodeofputtingpressures"onNorthKorea, including economic sanc-tions.

Asked whether he would ruleout a pre-emptive military strikeagainstNorthKoreaunderanycir-cumstances, Perry said; "I wouldnot rule anything out or anythingin,"

But he wascarefultosaythathethinkswar is unlikely.

"This is notan imminent crisis,"he said.

The North Koreans have arange of option they could takeshort of war, including terror-ism or "military harassing ac-tions," Perry said.

reports on federal spending. So-cialprogramsandgrantsforMed-icaid, family support paymentsandhousingaccountedfor60per-cent of domestic spending, saidU;S. Census analyst RobertMcArthur.

Grants, benefits and subsidieswere up 7.6 percent to $ 892.6billion, while purchasing rose 1percent to $201.4 billion.Payforfederal workers rose 2.8 percentto $166.2 billion.

Alaska, where militarysalariesgive the economy a big boost,remained the top recipientof fed-eral dollars, receiving$7,697perresident in 1993,accordingtothereports.

Nineof the top 10states,andallof thebottom 10,wereunchangedfrom 1992, which surprisedMcArthur. He pointed to popula-tion migrations to the South andWest, decreasing militaryspend-ingandamoreemphasisonsocialprograms.

Second in spending per resi-dent was New Mexicoat$ 6,929,up one spot from 1992 thanks toDepartment of Energy procure-ment in the state.

Virginia, home to major navalfacilities as well as federal agen-cies in the Washington suburbs,climbed from fourth to third, re-ceiving dlrs 6,824 per residentlast year.

Maryland, No. 2 in 1992,dropped to fourth with federalspending of dlrs 6,803perpersonin 1993. Hawaii was next, at dlrs6,017.

Rounding out the top 10 wereNorth Dakota, Massachusetts,Missouri, Maine and Rhode Is-land. Missouri was a newcomer,up from 11th place,whileMissis-sippi dropped out of the top 10.

The bottom 10, same as 1992,were: Illinois, Delaware, Ver-mont, Utah, Minnesota, NorthCarolina,Michigan,Indiana, Wis-consin and New Hampshire.

having a nuclear-free peninsulawouldbe to their advantage."

TheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedNations have been pressingNorthKorea to allow international in-spectors toexamine itsnuclearsites.

In the meantime, the UnitedStatesandSouth Koreahavepost-poned decidingon whether to re-sumejoint military exercises - al-thoughPerry said both sides werediscussing a scheduleSunday.

The Washington Post reportedSaturday thatNorthKoreaisaboutsix months from doubling its ca-pacity to produce plutonium foratomicweapons.

TheUnitedStates' primarycon-cern is to stop any further nucleardevelopment in North Korea, notnecessarily totakeawayanynuclearweapons theynowhave,Perrysaid.

"At such time as we succeedatthat, then we can be concernedaboutrollingbacktheprogram theyhave,"he said.

Untilthen,theUnitedStateswillcontinue to employ "imaginativeandaggressivediplomaticactions,"

vicesand to pay governmentsala-ries.

That was up more than $200per person from the year before.

Overall,thefederalgovernmentspent$1.25trillionlastfiscalyear,according to new Census Bureau

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"We do not want and will notprovoke a war over this or anyother issue in Korea," Perry saidSundayonNBCtelevision's"MeetthePress." "Butwewilltakeaveryfinn stand and strong actions. It'sconceivable where those actionsmightprovoke the NorthKoreansintounleashing a war,andthatis arisk that we're taking."

Perrysaidthe CIA believes thatNorth Koreaalreadyhas as manyas two nuclearbombs and is con-tinuing to develop atomic weap-ons.

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Whiteextremists alsohavefoughttheelections and theconstitution ne-gotiatedbytheANCandthegovern-ing National Party, led by PresidentF.W. DeKlerk.

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TherewillbeboothsinNewYork,Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego,Boston,Houston,Dallas,Philadelphia,Raleigh,Atlanta,Miami,PhoenixandWashington D.C. .

"This is the first time anyone has

Sissyfag, alsoshouted, "Where'stheManhattan Project ... for AIDS?"referring to Clinton's campaignpromise to mount a federal AIDSprogram of that magnitude. "BillClintonlied."

Sissyfag, who was with anothermanwhowasnotidentified, wasledout of the church by parishioners.Secret Service spokesman DaveAdams saidSissyfag agreed togo totheagency 's offices forquestioningandwould notbedetained. Nothreatswere made against the president,Adamssaid.

The disturbance lastedonly 10 to15seconds. Immediatelyafterwards,the minister, the Rev. J. PhilipWogaman, said,"Letusprayforthisyoungman,"andcontinued theser-vice.

The Clintons werespending Eas-ter in Washington, endinga lO-dayvacation, mostofwhich wasspentinSouthern California. The presidentwasheading offagainMonday onafive-day, six-state trip.

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Protesting man disruptsClinton's church service

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WASHINGTON (AP) - AnAIDSprotester shouting fromthebalconydisrupted EasterSundaychurchser-vices attended byPresidentClinton,hiswifeand daughter.

TwoSecretServiceagents sittinginapewdirectly behind theClintonsjumpedtotheirfeetandshielded thecouple after a man yelled, "Save'yourprayers for Bit!Clinton!"

The disruption occurred aboutmidway through the service at theFoundry UnitedMethodist Church,breaking the silence immediatelyfollowing a reading from the NewTestament.

Clinton latersaidhewasnotboth-ered by the disruption. The sameprotesterinterruptedaClintonspeechin December, prompting the presi-denttosaythen, "I'd ratherthatmanbe in here screaming at me thanhaving givenup altogether."

The AIDS protester, whom theSecret Service identified as Luke

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encan relief work~r says her lief group Food for the Hungry to get Miss Himes released. was okay. concern that was discussed Mon-Khmer~ouge capto:s in southern International, said Monday that in Shellquoted from thenote: "We Parts of Kampot province, with day with the U.S. Embassy inCambodia are treating ?er well, response to the KIuner Rouge ran-· are okay. As far as I understand, its sea coast,mountains andjungles Phnom Penh.and asked her office"to "Tell my som demands, the group has of- they want three wells. They are one of the most beautiful areas of Headded thatthedemandforweIIs,paren~ not t~ worry, feredto providea waterdrilling rig beingkind to us in providing food Cambodia, have for years been un- "is not unreasonable, although that is

Melissa I:limes, 24, of S~em, and training in a Khmer Rouge and water. Tell my parents not to der KIuner Rouge control. nottherightwaytomake therequest...~orth Carolina, has ?een ~etame:ct area. worry." The provincial capital is about we are more than happy to provide

:. smce last Th~day in a VIllage in The groupreceived a shorthand- ShellsaidthreeCambodian staff 120 kilometers (75 miles) south- training andwells in these areas."Karnpot province ,:"here she went written message from her Sunday; members of Food for the Hungry westof Phnom Penh. Shellsaid the ShellwasreachedinPhnomPenhbyto.lI?' to settle a dispute over the her first communication since her were still being held with Miss group was being held about 18 ki- telephone from Bangkok.drilling.ofwate~wells.. capture. Himes. A small group of other lometers (II miles) north of the The Khmer Rouge is widely feared. ~ClalS p~evlously gave incor- Aspokesman forthereliefgroup, Cambodians who had been held capital. becausethefanaticaICommunistskilled

reet informatJ~n on her last name Robin Shell, saidMonday that the were released earlier. Shell said therewas concern that hundreds ofthousandsofpeople whenand other details. note was brought out by villagers He said villagers have been vis- his group would be seen as giving itruledCambodia inthe1970's.

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for each fiscal year.The audit firm recommended

that the CUC must negotiate achange in financingarrangementswith the CNMI government toprovide amore predictablesourceof long term financing.

It also suggested that a risk as-sessment ofCUC be performed todetermine the level of financialexposure from potential loss ofproperty and liability claims.

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pace as problems over a big por-tion ofencumberedlandpreventedthe SNM project to go full blast.Three families, the Ayuyu, SanNicolas and the Mendiola clanslaid claim to a total of45 hectaresof land in the SNM public landlease area.

The landproblems,whichcameup after MPLC already enteredinto alease agreement withSNM,halted the project in the affectedareas of the land lease.

First to officially relinquishedits claim was the Mendiolafamilywho last January signed a deed ofexchange with MPLC to ulti-mately settle their end of the dis-pute.

According to the deed, the clanwill forever release interest ontheir 40-hectare land in Agusan.On the other hand, MPLC assignsownership ofclose to 40-hectaresof land composed of twoparcels,including the32.2hectaretheclangot in an earlier landexchange forthe Agusan land.

With the Ayuyu and the SanNicolas settlement, the SNMproject is expected to go fullswing.

the internal audit department isinappropriate. The internal auditshould not report directly to theexecutive director but to the auditcommittee of the board of direc-tors toensure independent assess-ment of the financial and opera-tion risks to the corporation.

* The internal audit planningdies not employ sufficient plan-ning techniques in determiningand scheduling its audit activities

Juan DLe. ShaiAntonia B. Sablan

Bernadita C. PalaciosFrancisco B. Evangelista

.Juanis Mo KingLeon Go Masga

Antonio B.. EvangelistaJose K.. Cruz

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Pursuant to Part II, Section (5) of the revised TinianCasino Gaming Control Commission Act to fill vacan-cies created by retirement and resignations thefollowing list of candidates for consideratlon hasbeen composed by the Office of the Mayor:

~ plans to celebrateanniversary ofliberationMANILA, Philippines (AP)-The governmentannounced plansSundayfor major celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the. country'sliberationfromJapan in World War n.

U.S. forcesunderGen.DouglasMacArthur landedon LeyteIslandonOct.20, 1944,and wrestedcontrolof the countryfrom theJapanesewhohad invadedin 1941. .

"Theseeventsshouldbeappropriatelycelebratedto promote, preserveandmemorialize theprinciples, idealsand deedsof Filipinowarveteransasa meansofenhancingpatriotismandlove tocountry,especially amongthe youth of the land," PresidentFidel Ramos said in a statement.

He appointeda commission to plan the festivities.

SNM. . . continued from page 1officially end the land squabble.

According toRobertO'Connor,counsel for the Ayuyu and SanNicolas families, his clients werealready given by SNM $75,000each upon execution of the agree-ment. The balance of $25,000comesonor beforeApril30, 1994.

"We can say that we're glad it'sovernow. We have stood up forour rights and we feel vindicatedwith what we consider as 'justcornpensation.?' said O'Connorin a telephone interview yester-day with the Variety.

"We're pleased with the resultalthough we were unhappy thatwe had to litigate," O'Connoradded.

SNM's proposed golf coursehotel project, tentatively namedRota Country Club, will occupy atotal of 210hectares of land - 150hectares of which are leased pub-lic land while the remaining 60hectares are to be leased fromprivate owners. The project is es-timated to cost around $57 mil-lion.

Notwithstandingapprovalfromboth MPLC and the Legislature,the project failed to go on a faster

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* Cash collection proceduresare sufficient, but improvementsin collection accounting and riskmanagement should be made.

* CUC does not possess accu-rate cost information on its fixedassets to generate an appropriaterate base and cost of service forits operations.

* Lack of appropriate method-ology for determining ratescharged to its customers and thestructure of these rates.

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balance in 1989, the figure in-creased to $154,356 as of Octo-ber31,1993.

Metzler also noted that depen-dence on alien contract workersin the accounting staff has stalledthe progress in upgrading the ac-counting function. The audit finnsaid thatnon-resident workers arewell-qualifiedandhave improvedCUC's financial accounting op-erations,howevertheirshort-termstatus has caused CUC problemswith continuity.

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This is to inform the general public that the Marianas Islands Housing Authority(MIHA) is currently accepting "Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)" Program loanapplications forthe rehabilitation and repairof residential housing units owned andoccupied by very low-income families.

Underthe HPG Program, lowinterest (3%) loans of up to$1 O,OOOwith arepaymentterm of fifteen (15) years will be available for, but not limited to, construction rfwater catchment tanks, septic tanks, septic tanks, additional room(s), repair orreplacement of deteriorating plumbing system and hazardous electrical system,installation of special features for handicapped and/or disabled member(s), addi-tional windows foradequate ventilation, repair orreplacement ofroofs damaged bystorms ortyphoons, and replacement oftin roofing to concrete roof.

In order toqualify forfinancial assistance, homeowners must meet as aminimu m,the following eligibility requirements:

1. Adjusted annual income is less than or equal to the "very low-income" limitsaccording to size of household as established by the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development (HUD).

2. Must own the property forat least one (1) year prior to requesting financialassistance orhave aleasehold on the propertyatleastten (10), years beyond

the term of the loan.3. Property must be primary residence after HPG assistance iscompleted.

The time period for acceptance ofapplications will end on April 30, 1994, orfor aperiod oftime toallow forthe receipt of the firsttwenty (20) applications. Recipientsamong the eligible applicants will be randomly selected by drawing of lots.Those interested in obtaining an application or additional information about theprog ram, should contact the MIHA Central Office attelephone nos. 234-6866/9447/7670n689; Tinian residents call 433-9213; and Rota residents call 532-9410.. .

The"Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)" Program isan equal opportunity program.Discrimination is prohibited by Federal Law.

lsI JOHN M. SABLANExecutive Director

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Inaddition, inascheduleofmar-ket-opening measures submittedlastmonth, thegovernmentgrantedmoreconcessions thanithadprom-ised last year.

"The ministerviolated the trustof the fanners and the people byrevising thescheduleoffarmopen-ings after saying it could not bechanged at all," said presidentialspokesman ChooDon-shik.

Choi In-ki, formerly vice home

peared on ABC television's 'ThisWeekWith David Brinkley."

TheLaborDepartmentreporteda 456,OOO-job surge in non-farmpayrolls in March, the biggest inmore than six years. On the bondmarket, which was open Friday,interest rates soared and pricesposted their steepest drop in fouryears.

Investment banker KennethLipperofLipperandCo.expectedthe stock market to continue tounwind for several weeks.

"The intermediate term is go-ing to be choppy and very scaryand very challenging to the aver-age investor," he said.

Rubin, who also appeared onABC,acknowledged themarket'srecentbehaviorhasbeenunpleas-ant and painful but urged inves-tors to ride it out.

"The key is to keep your bal-ance and keep your nerve steadyand keep your eyes on what youthink is going to happen over thelong term," said Rubin, who be-fore enteringgovernmentwasco-chairman of the Wall Streetpow-erhouse Goldman,Sachsand Co.

Thatlong-termoutlookincludessolid growth at an annual rate ofaround 3.25percent this year andmoderate inflationof3 percent to3.5 percent, he said.

For further informationcall Tel. no.: 234-8484

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To inform friends, family and relatives thatIGNACIA CABRERA ARIOLA (Nan Acha)Passed away on April 4, 1994.

Rosary is being said nightly at the resi-

dence of Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Camacho atChalan Kanoa, district I, Saipan MP 96950

Last respect may be paid at the aboveresidence on SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1994,beginning at 7:30 a.m. Mass 0f Christian willbe at 3:00 p.m. followed by the burial.

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTIGNACIA CABRERA ARIOLA

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Clinton adviser urgessteady watch ofmarket

By DAVE SKIDMORE

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -President Kim Young-sam firedhisagriculture ministerMondayinresponse topublicangeroverSouthKorea's latestconcessions to for-eigndemands forwideropeningofits farmmarket.

LastDecember, Kim had fired12Cabinet ministers when SouthKoreans reacted angrilytoSeoul'spromises toopen its marketto for-eignrice. The pledgewas made atglobaltalks on freer tracie.

TheministerfiredMonday,KimYang-bae, hadassumedhispost intheCabinetreshuffle then.

In a waveof nationwide, some-

Agricultural minister fired for handling of rice market openingminister, was appointed the new Rice, the staple food of the 44 source of income for 6 millionagriculture minister. million SouthKoreans, is themain Korean farmers.

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WASIDNGTON(AP). PresidentClinton'stopeconomicaideurgedinvestors facing stock market tur-moil Monday to keep their nervesteady and stay focused on thegrowing economyand only mod-erateinflation.

"If l wereanormalinvestor,onethingI would absolutely not try todoisout-tradeoroutguessthemar-ket.· ... Nobody knows what themarket'sgoingto do day-to-day,"Robert E. Rubin, director of theNational Economic Council, saidSunday.

TradersonWallStreetwerebrac-ingforanothertopsy-turvysessionMonday when the stock market

. reopens after a three-day Easterweekend. Shakenbyfearsofresur-gent inflation, the Dow Jones in-dustrial average has recorded twoback-to-backweeksofbigdeclinesandwasdownabout8percentfromits peakon Jan. 31.

A govemmenteconomic reportreleased whenthestockmarketwasclosed inobservanceofGoodFridaywas expected to causemore jitterswhen trading reswned Monday.

"I thinkthere'sno doubtthat themarket'sgoing to at leastopenonthedown side," said Chemical Bankeconomist Irwin Kellner, who ap-

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1 PLUMBER - High school equiv.• 2years experience.Salary: $2.45per hour.Contact: DICTA T. TORRES dba TorresFarms,P.O.Box812, Saipan,MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-6287(04/19)T/15237.

1 PRODUCTION MANAGER - Collegegrad..2 years experience. Salary: $8.00-$20.00 per hour.1 SALES MANAGER - College grad., 2years experience. Salary: $8.00-$15.00per hour.4 BUTION HOLE MACHINE OPERA-TOR2 COOK4 CUTIER, MACHINE10 MACHINE PRESSER50 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR3 SPREADER, MACHINE OPERATOR5 TRIMMER - High school equiv., 2years experience. Salary: $2.45-$6.00per hour.4 INSPECTOR (QUALITY CONTROLCHECKER) - High school equiv.,2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$10.00 perhour.4 OVERHAULER (SEWING MACHINEREPAIRER) - High school grad.•2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$10.00 perhour.4 MARKER - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$8.50 perhour.3 PACKER - High schoolequiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary: $2.45-$7.20 perhour.Contact: NEO FASHION INC., P.O. Box1718, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-9642(04/19)T/15238.

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"Myconcentrationalwaysgoeswhen I am winning easy," shesaid. "I tried to fight every pointbecause I knew if sheget to3-2, itwould be difficult for me."

Zvereva looked crisper in theopening set of the finals than shehad in her previous two matches,in which she lost the firsrset be-fore advancing. She brokeMartinez's serve early for a:2-1lead and again broke to even theset at 4-all. However, the mis-takes that plagued Zvereva in herfirst set against Pierce returned.

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"I had some game points therewhich I didn't convert," Zverevasaid."She wasmovingmearoundverywell this match and I had tostruggle a bit."

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TODAY'S SPOHTS: On this day III1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar oftheLosAngeles Lakers broke Wilt Chamber-lain's NBA career scoring record of31,419 points.TODAY'S QUOTE: "The best time Iever had with Joan Crawford waswhen I pushed her down the stairs in'What Ever Happened to BabyJane?'." -; Bette DavisTODAY'S WEATHER: On this day ill1987, near-record flooding contributedto the collapse of a New York StateThruway oridge spanning SchoharieCreek just west 'ofAmsterdam.SOURCE: TilE WEATIIER CIlA1-;NEL· I~UlWeather Guide Calendar: Accord Publishll,g. Lid

TODAY'S MOON: Betweenl()!last quarter (April 2) and newmoon (April 1OJ.

c,i994. NEWSI'AI'EH F.'1TEHI'HISE ASS:,

graph. Let your birthday star beyour daily guide.

\'VEDNESDAY, APIUL6ARIES (March 21-ApriI19) -

It's time to decide just how deep acommitment you are willing orable to make today. It's all up toyou:

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You will not be able to insist onanything today, but your powers ofsubtle persuasion can work won-ders.

GEMINI (Mav 21-June 20) --You'renot likely to respond well tocriticismtoday. You may be worry-ing too much'over a recent minorfailure.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)-Where others would almost cer-tainly draw the line at certain be-haviors, you'll be more than will-ing to experiment today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Yournatural generosity will come inhandy today - provided you areable to enjoy the rewards inherentin giving.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Though you're not one to be care-less, youmay not have the time to-day to do your best work. Employdecorative embellishment'

STELLA WILDER

I WONDER HOW THECOMPOSER COULD WRITE

50MEHHNG SO BEAUTIFUL ..

nGARFIELD® by Jim Davis

YOUR BIRTHDAY

Born today, you are not one tobe easily assessed or judged bythe casual observer; you're not tobe read like an open book. Still,you are more than willing to sharethe important things with thoseclosest to you - though at timesthere are things you won't shareever with loved ones. You are like-ly to suffer through emotionalhighs and lows, but you're not like-ly to endure them alone - foryouare quite adept at taking othersalongwithyoufor the ride.

You never give the best firstimpression, but when you warmup'to a situation or scenario youare quick to relax and open up andreveal the best aspects of yourcomplex personality. You enjoythe best in clothes, food, drink, andhome furnishings - though youare quite adept at making themost fromlittle cash.

Also born on this date are:Bette Davis, actress; Booker T.Washington, author and educa-tor; Spencer Tracy, actor.

To see what is in store for youtomorrow, find your birthday andread the corresponding para-

DATE BOOK

By Stella Wilder

14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1994

EEK &rvillEK ® by Howie Sclmeider

April 5, 1994

PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz

Today is the 95th IIIday of 1994 and the .' .17th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: On this day in1614, Pocahontas, daughter of ChiefPowhatan, married Virginia colonistJohn Rolfe.TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: JosephLister 0827·1912), surgeon; Booker T.Washington 0856-1915), educator;Spencer Tracy 0900·1967), actor; Gre·gory Peck 0916-), actor, is 78; BetteDavis

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