14,465 face riskofflood in Saipan

LOUJohnson, managerofWorfdExpress TravelAgencyinSanJose,was on a bargain hunt in HongKongrecentlywhenshe met formerPhilippine President Corazon AqUino, also looking for itemsonsale.

ATOTAL of 14,465 Saipan resi­dents or more than one-third oftheisland's43,345 population livein houses or work in buildingsexposed to flooding andmudslides, this was learned re­cently.

Thetotalnumberofpeoplewhocould be affected by floods ormudslides was cited in an appli­cation to participate in the Na­tional Food Insurance ProgramadministeredbytheFederal Emer­gency Management Agency(FEMA) .

In the event of a destructiveflood or tidal wave, affectedSaipan residents would also beeligible for FEMA claims.

According to the applicationprepared by the Building SafetyOffice, 148outof the8,120 resi­dential structures; 153outofl,50gsmall business structures and71out of other structures in Saipanare situated in areas subject toflooding or mudslides.

Theapplicationforflood insur-

ance program was prepared fol­lowing the enactment of a lawintheCNMI thatmade theNorthernMarianas eligibleforFEMA cov­erageduring suchdisasters,

TheCNMI mustcomply withafederal requirement thatresiden­tial andcommercial structures inflood-prone areas be covered byflood insurance, Building SafetyOfficial Francisco Q. Guerrerosaidyesterday.

In an interview, Guerrero saidthathisofficedrafted amapiden­tifying areas where structuresmust be covered by flood insur­ance.

Guerrero saidhisoffice wouldsoonmakepublicthelistof areaswhere residents have to obtainfloodinsurance coverage.

He said it is time NorthernMarianas residents prepare forsuch disasters, like the heavyflooding in 1978causedbyaweekof continuous heavydownpour.

A person who owns a houseworth $100,000, for example,

would have to pay a yearly pre­miumofabout$125forhishouseand itscontents to be covered bya federally subsidized flood in­surance.

DianaB. Herrera, arepresenta­tivefromtheFEMA home officein San Francisco, conducted aseminar Friday for Saipan-basedinsurance companies which want,to provide federally-subsidizedflood insurance coverage in theNorthern Marianas.

Aside from having thehousesand buildings insured, Guerrerosaid his office was consideringthe possibility of increasing thewind load requirement for win­dows.

At present, windowsfor newstructures in Saipan are re­quired to withstand winds asstrong 155 miles per hour. Tomake the houses and build­ings safer, Guerrero said hisoffice must raise the windload .requirement to 185mph.(GLD)

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.1A GROUP of investors led bySaipan businessman MannyPangelinan hasapplied foraca­sinolicense in Tinian, this wasarmounced yesterday by theTinian Casino Gaming ControlCommission.

(See relatedstoryonpage 10).Commissioner Freddy U.

Hofsclmeidersaidinastatementthat theapplication of SalaMi-

cro-LinkInternationaUnc.wassub­mined with the required applica­tionandinvestigativefees onMarch5.

The application is the secondfiled with the commission sincelastyear. Still pending is the hotel'casino proposal of Tinian Invest­ment Corp., which is owned bylocal investors.

Thecompany plans toconstruct

afive-star, 3{)().;.roomhotel/casino,Construction, which will be doneinphases, isexpected tobeginuponissuance of a casino license.

First phase calls for the con­struction of thecasinoanda lim­itednumber of roomsto satisfy aminor siting requirement by theCoastal Resources ManagementOffice. OncetheCRMmajor sit­ing permit is granted, the com-

pany will begin constructionof the second and final phase.

Commission Executive Di­rector William M. Cing andChairman Joseph M. Mendiolaaccepted the application in thepresence of TinianMayor JamesM. Mendiola and commissionmembers.

Thecommission is stillaccept­ingapplications from prospective

casinooperators, but thenum­ber of licenses to be issuedislimited to five in accordancewiththeTinianCasinoGamingControlActof 1989.

Any inquiries should bedirected to William Cing,executive director, TinianCasino Gaming. ControlCommission, P.O. Box 143,Tinian MP 96952.

Torres pleads guiltyto 'ice' importationSAIPANresident JuanW.Torres confirmed Judge Edward

, pleaded guilty to the charge of Manibusan said the law states aimportation of crystal metham- mandatory two-yearincarcerationphetamine or"ice"yesterday, the for suchoffense.dayhe was supposed toface trial Manibusan likewise imposed abefore theSuperior Court. 6p.m. to9 a.m. curfew forTorres

The guilty pleaprompted gov- pending sentencing. He will beernment to recommend a two- sentenced on May 4.year jail term instead of themaxi- Torres was arrested with hismum five years for the Saipan brother Jesus on April 22 afterresident who was caught with53 botharrived fromGuam.grams of ice after arriving at the Customs inspectors, acting onSaipan International Airport on a tipfrom theDepartment ofPub-April 22, 1992. lie Safety's Special Operations

The seized icehad a maximum Bureau, found the53grams oficestreetvalue 'of$90,000 inSaipan. in the shoesof Juan.

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land lease contained the bestbrackish water for aquaculture,specifically for the raising ofshrimpand fish.

Thisproposalmaybeoneof theoptions Tinian leaders are seek­ing to include in their list.Babauta tookinterestonthelease­back issue after Tinian leadersproposedthe openingof negotia­tionsfor theuseof the leasedlandor a portion of it. They said theUS Department of Defense maynot have much of a need for aTinian military installation in asmuch as the Cold War had al­ready ended with the breakupofthe formerSoviet Union. (RHA)

-Identifyproposednew uses;-Specifywhowouldcontrolthe

land;-Develop variousoptions- low

impact option, moderate impactoptions, or full impact options.Such an approachprovidesflex­ibilityandoffersthepossibility ofan incremental approach; and

-request for considerationshouldbe intheformofaletter,oreven better, a local resolution toWashington Rep. Babauta re­questing him to continue to pur­sue the issue.

The US militaryhas been leas­ing about two-thirds of the islandsince 1983for defensepurposes.Considering that the initial leaseisfor 50yearsasper agreement, itmay takeforty more yearsbeforethe land may be used for eco­nomic purposes.

In defining the proposed landuses, Tinian Senator David M.Cing recalled that several yearsago, a study was commissionedby the University of Hawaii ontheviabilityof aquacultureontheisland of Tinian.

The study found that the wet­land located within the military

KEISAKU Manabe (secondfromright), president of KirinBreweryCo. ofJapan which ownsSaipanSpring'Valley Brewery Co., operatorof Boga Boqamicro-brewery and restaurant in San Roque, during a recentvisit with his wife (third from right). Also In photo are FU)io Nakazawa (left), BogaBagaplant manager,Kazuteru Sudo, generalmanager, and Kirin directorKoilchi Ishii. .

WASHIN9TON RepresentativeJuan N. Babauta yesterday ex­pressedoptimismthat theTinianmilitary land lease-back issuewould be resolved administra­tively.

He said, however, that before"pursuingfurtherdiscussions onthematter,CNMIand local lead­ers must developa proposal thatdefmes the proposed uses of theland."

Babauta recently called for ameeting with Tinian leaders tobrief them about his earlier dis­cussions with the House Com­mitteeon ArmedServicesChair­man Ronald Dellums about thepossibility of getting back theTinianland leasedto the militaryunder section802 and 803 of theCovenant.

He told members of theTinianlegislative delegation, includingTinian Mayor James Mendiola,that specific steps must be takenbeforenegotiations withDellumswerecontinued.Babautaproposedthe following:

-CNMI and local leaders needto defineproposednew uses withsomelevel of specificity;

TUESDAY, MARCH 9,1993 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEws-3

Babbitt SWOIn in as DOl secretaryBRUCE Babbittwassworn in as ranching and trading business in tion to be Interior secretary, also 1985. He has been a memberof47th secretary of the Interior on the 1880s. Aftergraduating from wasnationalpresidentofthenon- the Advisory Council onJanuary22. the University of Notre Dame, partisan, non-profit League of Intergovernmental Relations and

Babbitt was governor of Ari- wherehewasStudentBodyl'resi- Conservation Voters. was a memberof the Councilonzonafor nine years (1978-1987) dent, he received a Masters De- In 1978he served as amember ForeignRelations, and theGrandand attorney general of Arizona gree in geophysics from the Uni- of a Presidential commission to CanyonTrust.in 1975- 1978. In 1988he was a versity of Newcastle in England investigate the nuclear accident Described by the Almanaocandidate for the Democratic which he attendedas a Marshall at three Mile Island. He was a of American Politics as one of.Partynominationfor president. Scholar. He graduated from founding member of the Demo- America's "mos t original"

Born June 27, 1938, Babbitt HarvardLaw School in 1965. cratic Leadership Council and governors, his advocacy ledgrew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, Babbitt,whowasinprivatelaw servedas chairmanof theDemo- to passage of a nationally ac-where his family pioneered a practiceat thetimeofhisnomina- cratic Governors Association in claimed state water manage-

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He cited sentencing of mur­der suspects and drug traffick­ers as among proceedings dur­ing whichcamerasCould be al­lowed.

District Court Judge AlexMunsonsaid in thesameforumit would be best that coveragebe allowedonly in proceedingsin the appellatecourt.

He said there is no way hecould allowcameras in the dis­trict Court without permissionfrom higherjudicial authority.

"Some people want privacyof their business and legal 3.f­fairs," Munsonsaid.

If people are interested ori aparticular case, Munson saidthey could go to the court andlook at thefileor read thenews­papers. (GLD)

awarded to Shimizu in partner­ship with Dai Nippon. EfrainM.Camachoand Associates willbeconsultingengineers. (NL)

PresidingJudgeAlexCastrosaidhe would push the idea of allow­ing cameras in the courtroom inselected proceedings.

Castro, also guest at Friday'sforum, said he had asked the barassociationfor its positionon theproposal.

The new presiding judge saidthat when he took his oath ofoffice,he promisedto supporttheconstitutional rights to freedomof the press and right to fair trial.

He said the rule that prohibitscameras is "antique." The rulewasformulatedpartly becauseinthe past, cameras tend to disruptcourt proceedings because theywere noisy and needed severalpersons to be set up. With thelatesttechnology,however,videoand photographic cameras arehandy and cause only minimalnoise, if any.

"The present rule should bemodified to take into account

which will centralize thehotel's electrical andairconditioning facilities.

Theexpansionprojecthasbeen

Cam.eras m.ay beallowed in court

Jose DalaCruz

SUPREMECourtChief JusticeJose Dela Cruz is open to theidea of allowing cameras in thecourtroom, provided the com­munity agrees to it.

"Let's experimenton it first,"Dela Cruz saidduring a discus­sionorganizedby thelocalchap­terof theSocietyof ProfessionalJournalists,Friday.

The chief justice stressed,however, that if an experimentis conducted, media coverageshould be allowed only in se­lected court proceedings.

Consent of the plaintiff, de­fendant and other parties mustbe sought to allow camerasandvideocamerasincourt proceed­ings.

More discussions and refin­ingofguidelines areneededevenbefore the experimental periodcan push through, Dela Cruzsaid.

Last month, Superior Court

UtilitiesCorp.fora sewerhookup.Yesterday's ground break­

ing ceremony was for a two­storey mechanical room,

HAFADAIBeach Hotelheldgroundbreaking ceremonyforpartoneof thefimilphase~fitsexpansion projectyesterda. Participating in theceremonial groundshoveling are(from left):HafadaiPresiden:Yutaka Kurihara,stockholder Herman Guerrero, GovernorLorenzo I. Guerrero, SpeakerThomas P. Villagomez, actingSaipanMayorDavid Igitoland CRMAdministratorJoaquin Villagomez.

Good Choice-2ndRunnerUp-MichelleSablan

of SuccessVicePresident ofProduction- Winner -Lisa Kinsella ofGood

Choice- 1stRunner Up - Lulu Wang of

SuccessVicePresident of Personnel and

Corporate Secretary- Winner - Carolyne Aldan of

MAC- 1stRunner Up- James Reyes of

JAGGVicePresident ofFinance- Winner - Anthony Reyes of

JAGG- 1st Runner Up - Joanne

Weathersbee ofMACVice President of Marketing- Winner - Michelle Cabrera of

MAC- 1stRunnerUp-MichelleSablan

of SuccessPresident- Winner - RonnaDaley ofGood

Choice- 1stRunner Up - Sarah Tupas of

JAGGJAofSaipan isalready gearing up

for the 1993 - 1994 school year.Companies interested in contribut­ing to this economic program cancontact Heidi Yelinat 234-8438 orRoy Morioka at 234-6100.

Hafadaiwouldbe the biggestho­tel in the CNMI. This distinctioncurrently belongs to Dai-IchiHotel, whichhas 415 rooms.

In an interview before thegroundbreakingceremony, Igitol,who is also chairman of theMarianas Visitors Bureau, saidone reason why the CNMI wasnot getting a bigger share of theJapanese tourist market was thelack of accommodations here.

Hafadai's expansionprojectwill help solve that problem, hesaid.

In his remarks, Guerrero saidHafadai enjoyed an occupancyrate of 90 percent in 1990,some­times even exceeding 100 per­cent. In 1992occupancyrate av­eraged 87 percent.

Guerrero said the expansionprojectwouldincreaseHafadai'scontribution tothelocaleconomy.In 1992, he said the hotel paidover $1.4 million in the form ofgrossreceiptstaxandhoteltax.Inaddition, the company advanced$3 million to Commonwealth

JUNIOR AchievementofSaipanhascompleted its third year involving115 high school students from threeSaipan high schools.

thefour JAcompanies andspon­soring companies involved in the1992-1993 school year were:

MAC-Micronesian AchieversCorporation - MTC Sponsor

JAGG-JuniorAchieversGo-Get­ters- Pacific Islands Club Sponsor

Good Choice - Delloitte & Tou­cheSponsor

Success-J.C.TenorioEnterprises,Inc. Sponsor

Following arethe winners of the1993 awards:

JACompanyofthe Year-Winner - Good Choice, Spon­

sored byDelloitte & Touche- lst Runner-Up - MAC, Spon­

soredbyMTC- Honorable Mention - JAGG,

Sponsored byPacific Islands ClubBestTrade Fair- Winner - Good Choice, Spon­

sored byDelloitte & Touche- lst Runner Up - JAGG, Spon­

sored byPacific Islands Club- Honorable Mention - MAC,

Sponsored by MTCSales Person of theYear- Winner - Michelle Cabrera of

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HAFADAI Beach Hotel brokeground yesterday for pan one ofthe $45 millionfinal phase of thehotel's expansion program.

The final phase involves theconstruction of an 18-storeytower, which will be-thehighestin theNorthernMarianas. Hafadaidirector Pete Igitol- said the pro­posedtowerwouldadd160roomsto increase Hafadai's rooms to440, from 280 at present.

The project is expected to becompletedin 1995.

JuanT. Guerrero, formersena­tor and currently vice presidentandboardmemberof SaipanHo­tel Corp. (owner and operator ofthe hotel), said the expansionproject will bring the company'stotal investment in the CNMI to$85 million.

Saipan Hotel Corp. is a jointventurebetweenKintetsuNipponTourist Ltd. ofJapan and localinvestors ledbytheGuerrerofam­ily.

Igitol and Guerrero said thatupon completion of the project

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is currently accepting housing loanapplications under its program with theGuam Savings & Loan Association at

9% to 12% fixed interest rate for a termup to 30 years.

/s/ELIZABETH H. SALAS-BALAJADIADirector of Public WorksDate: 3/3/93

Sealed proposals must be submitted to the Office of thechiefofProcurement and Supply by 2:00p.m. on March 19,1993. Contractors shall be prepared to submit performancebonds of 15% of the total project cost for Phase l(A) aridPhase 1(B) within five (5) days of Notice to Award.

Interested individuals are urged tocontact MIHA at its offices in Garapan,Saipan, San Jose, TInian or Songsong,

Rota for more information and/orapplication processing.

1/22,29115,12,19,26, 3/2,9.16

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSDPW·RFP-00253

DPW will award a contract initially for the excavation ofPhase l(A) for Cell #1. At the discretion of the Director,DPW may award additional excavation of Phase l(B) forCell #2 pending completion of comprehensive solid wastemanagement planning documents for the CNMI. DPW isnow soliciting proposals and price quotations (includingunit cost) for completion of both Cell #1 and Cell #2 .

Selection will be based on the following criteria:* Qualifications and experience in hard rock

excavation* Experience in controlled blasting* Availability for immediate mobilization* Cost* Ability to complete Cell #1 in less than 60 days

and Cells #1 and #2 in less than 120 days.

DPW reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if it isdeemed in the best interest of the CNMI Government.

Homesteaders and property ownerswhose lots lack existing infrastructuremay be assisted under this program.

Sanitary Landfill Excavation

Due to the extreme priority of this project, excavation ofPhase 1(A) must be completed within 60 days. Phase 1(B)also must be completed within an additional 60 days, ifawarded by the CNMI Government. Blasting may berequired for the completion of excavation for Cell #1 andCell #2. Blasting must be conducted so as to minimizefracturing below the base of the excavation, Designs andspecifications may be reviewed during normal businesshours at the Department of Public Works.

The CNMI Depanrnent ofPublic Works is soliciting sealedproposals from qualified construction firms for the Phase Iexcavation for the Marpi Sanitary Landfill for Saipan.Phase 1 shall include hard rock excavation and site prepa­ration as stated in designs and specifications available fromDPW.

ing his arrest.Jesus' counsel PatriciaHalsell

said Jesus' Miranda rights wereviolated whenquestioned bycus­toms authorities. (GLD)

at Marianas High School.Another appropriation of

$389,000for theconstructionofawaterreservoirinKanatTabla,asproposed by Rep. Stanley T.Torres, including the necessaryroadsleading to thereservoir andthe water distribution system toChalanKiyaandSanJosevillages.

H.L.B. 8-26 appropriates the$9.5 million contribution of Pa­cificResortDevelopment, whichis also planing a golf courseandresort villa project in the ObyanBeacharea.

Underthebill,$1.5millionwillbefor theconstructionofthesew­eragesystemsinNavyHill,ChinaTown, Gualo Rai, and parts ofSan Jose village, while another$1.5 million will go to OleaiandGarapan elementary schools.Also, $1.2 million is to be appro­priatedfor the construction of 14newclassrooms attheKoblervilleElementarySchool.

About$1millionwillgofor theestablishmentof amortgage pro­gram for first-time homeownersunder the' expenditure authorityof the executive director of theCommonwealth DevelopmentAuthority, andanother$1millionfor theCommonwealth Museum.(RHA)

. - power lines or a sewerage spill,resulting in.delays which couldbelife-threatening.

DPS,under the proposed mea­sure, is mandated to apprehendpossible abusers of governmentcars, but Reyes insists the policeare to use their judgment alsosuch thattheydo not apprehend aCUC vehicle when they noticethat it is responding to a specificneed.

On the issue of why CUCemergency personnel should beexempted from taking their ve­hicles home,Reyes said if this isdone,thenfire, andpolicevehiclesand ambulances should also besent home.

"Even our police'officers, fire­men and ambulance drivers usetheir own vehicles to work, sowhy shouldn't our CUC person­nel," he said.He maintainedthat if CUCis al­lowed to be exempt from thisproposedmeasure, the probabil­ity of abuse is not eliminated,becauseif a car is takenhomebyan employee, there will not beenough reason to prevent himfrom using it for otherpurpose.

"One way or another, we musttake a stand. We may entertainsomeflexibility, but that's it.Therestrictive use of vehicles is amust," said Reyes.(RHA)

Jesus.The dismissal of the complaint

against Jesus came two monthsafter the same court granted amotion to suppress the statementhe gave to customs officers dur-

contributionofUnitedMicronesiaDevelopmentAssociation, whichis alsoproposinggolf courseandresorthotelprojectinMarpi, alongwitha sanitarylandfill to replacethe PuertoRico dump.

Under Attao's proposal, $3millionofthetotalamountwillbeused for the construction of anelementary and a high school inKagmanwhiletheremainderwillbe for the paving of roads andconstruction of culverts and astorm drainage system in the AsMatuishomesteadsubdivision.

To augmentfunds for the con­struction phase of the proposedKagman elementary and highschoolprojects, another$l millionwill be appropriated, this timecomingfrom the $4 millionpub­lic benefit contribution fromSuwaso Corp., operators of theCoralOceanPointGolfClubandResort.

Other projects to benefit fromthat, are as follows:$1.1 millionforsecondary roadpavingprojectsthroughout the island under theexpenditure authority of themayor; $700,000 for buildingrenovations at Hopwood JuniorHigh School; $500,000 for theconstruction ofsportsfacilities InChalan Kanoa and Susupe: and$300,000forbuilding renovations

Reyesdepartment head to commute toand from work in a governmentvehicle.

According to Guerrero, theserestrictionsdonotconsiderCUC'sround-the-clockoperatingsched­ule and the regular necessity forCUCpersonnel totravel officiallyafter normal workinghours.

He also noted that under thesamebill, anemployeewhois oncall must either use his owncar,go first to CUC to pick up agovernment vehicle, or have apreviously written authorizationwhenever called after normalworkinghours.

He was worried about CUCpersonnel being stoppedby Pub­licSafetypersonnelseveraltimeson the way to an emergencyadding that in cases of downed

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implicatedhis brother,claim­ing it was Jesus which broughtthe ice from Manilaand that theyonly switchedshoes in Guam..

On Feb. 9, the SuperiorCourtdismissed the charge against

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$22.5M eyed for Saipan projectsREPRESENTATIVE Jesus T.Attaohaspre-filedfourlocalbillsseeking touse$22.5milliongen­erated from four recently ap­proved development projects inSaipanforvarious projectson theislaIld. .

House Local Bills 8-23, 8-24,8-25and8-26listpriorityprojectsin -S.aipan, mostly for the con­struction and improvements ofschool facilities and infrastruc­ture systems as well as othercommunity relatedprojects.

H.L.B. 8-23 appropriates the$4 millioncontribution byObyanBeach Resort Associates, whichis planning a golf resort hotelcomplex, as follows: $1 millionfor the construction of a waterdistribution system attheKagmanII Homestead; $1 millionfor theconstruction of a sewerage sys­tem for the Dandan Homestead;$700,000 for the construction ofa gymnasium for the MarianasHigh School; $300,000 for theNMI BoysScouts; and $500,000eachfor theconstruction ofwatertanks and procurement and in­stallation of water pumps at allpublic schoolson the island,andthe construction of the CNMIYouth Center.

RL.B. 8-24 appropriates $5million from the public benefit

By Rafael H. Arroyo

REPRESENTATIVE Pete P.Reyes yesterdayopposed the re­quest by Commonwealth Utili­tiesCorp.ExecutiveDirectorRayGuerrerofor exemptionfrom therestrictionsor the use of govern­ment vehicles under House Bill8-48.

In an interview, Reyespointedout that althoughcertainexemp­tionscouldbe considered, thein­tent of thebill should be carriedthrough to preventabuseof gov­ernment cars.

"I agree that certain aspects ofCUC's operations shouldbecon­sidered.as well as thoseof someother 'agencies, but an outrightexemption may be farfetched,"saidReyes,whochairstheHouseJudiciary andGovernmental Op­erations.

Guerrero, in a letter to Reyeslast week, said some provisionsof the bill would interferedwithCUC's functions. He cited thesection of the bill that says nogovernmentvehicle can be usedoutside of nomial working hourswithout written authorizationfrom "an official with expendi­ture authority."

He also cited the provisionwhichmakesit illegalfor anyoneother than an elected official or

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CUC won't be exemptfrom car use limits

its prestigious awardSaturdayasthe year's best filmmaker for hisbrooding, violent Western"Unforgiven."

The victory makes Eastwoodtheodds-onfavorite at the March29 Academy Awards presenta­tion,wherehe is up for best actorand best director for"Unforgiven,' which is also inthe runningfor best picture.

Eastwood, who had never hadan Academy Award no~inationbefore, noted that it was strangethauhetnbutes arepouringinfor"Unforgiven" 35 years after hebecame famous on the Western

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Japanese community", FredLord,general manager forSaipanCableTV said.

The NHK programming can beseenexclusively on SaipanCableTV Channel 11 from 9 pm. untilII p.m. Therewillnotbe anaddi­tional chargeforthis programmingas it is partof thebasic service.

Saipan Cable TV continues toupgrade thequality andquantity ofits programming on the basicser­vice.

MarianaIslands brochures, bagsandbumper stickers.

Organizers of the fair reportedmore than 50,000visitors duringthe first day alone.

Interested parties wanting toplay cupid to the newly hitchedKoreans include airline compa­nies, hotel chains,householdap­pliance companies, wedding or­ganizers, jewelrycompanies and,not surprisingly, other govern­ment tourismoffices.

Asiana Airlines helped theMVBKoreansaleseffortoutwiththreeround trip tickets to Seoul.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP)• During 35 years in Westerns,Clint Eastwood made a nameforhimself withjust abouteveryonebut his peers.

Now,withnineOscarnomina­nons and a prestigious DirectorsGuild of America award, the starof such films as "High PlainsDrifter,""PaleRider"andtheepic"TheGood, theBadandtheUgly,"seems to have convinced them,too.

TheDirectors GuildofAmericawas the latest to come around,when it presented Eastwood with

SAIPAN Cable TV announcedyesterday a formalized agreementauthorizingthem todistributeNHKprogramming fromTokyo.

The programs thatwillbe airedare: The Evening Network, theNHK series Hirari", The'Best ofGolf, andYukaini- on Stage.

SaipanCableTV andNHK willcontinue to work together to in­creasethe programming availabletocablecast. "Ourgoalistohavea24-hour channel dedicated to the

tinationfor the newly wed.That newmarketwas thefocus

for the recent three-day Weddex'93, aconsumertradeshowspon­sored by the AmericanEmbassyin Korea and Korean Air, whichalsowooedpotentialKoreanvisi­torstoSaipanfromgeneralgroupssuchasmarriedcouplesandyoungmen and women.

MVB sent staffers Judy S.Chong,whoistheMVBresearch!marketingmanager, managementinternKathyT.Palaciosandmar­keting assistant Gus M.Kaipattothe event, armed with lots of

Saipan Cable signcontract with NHK

Clint Eastwood earns-respect from. peers

By John Horn

"'1~~1•··SYDNEY~· •••A~ti-~i~·.(A.~r·.E·More ••than••400,<xx>Arolunteers·in 650cities andtownsacrossAustralia braved crocodiles.snilisandsteamytemperaruresSunday td roundup Illore than2O.(XX) lOIlS ()frllbbisb.

The occasion .··.w~sthecountry'sfifthannual nationalcleanupday. .

Butcleaners did notsnap upcrocodiles they.disturbed onQueensland state's Cape YorkPeninsula. And theylet snakesatTennant Creekinthe North­ernTerritory slither away in the37-degree Celsius (98F)heat

ThecleanupnearAyers Rockoffered a lucky break for aparaplegicGermantourist, whowas rescued byvolunteers afterhiscarbecame bogged inasanddune about a mileI l ri kms)fromthemainroad.

In Brisbane, 25 toilet seatsand a pile of unused women'sunderwear were-among thelootfound by 2,000 volunteers.

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Juan Ramon.AuthoritiessaidRamon,whowas

shotin thehead,wasapparently hitbypolicegunfire. Hiswounds werenot self-inflicted, said RodneyCrow, an investigator with themedical examiner'soffice.

Police saidtheyfound Ramon'sbodylyingamid anarsenal ofriflesand other loadedweapons.

Officers whoarrivedonthescenesaidtheyweren'timmediately ableto go to the slainofficer's aid be­cause the gunfire from the housewasso intense.

TheofficerwasidentifiedasGaryHires,48. He was an I8-yearvet­eran of the force, saidpolice dis­patcherMonica Sanders.

Haltom Citypolice saidRamonwasthesonofapoliceofficer inthenearbycity of Hurst. The eighth­grader apparently had received abad gradeon a recent reportcardandwasUnhappy about being dis­ciplined byhisparents, saidCmdr.Wayne McQueary. The parentsreportedlywentoutandlefttheboyhome tostudy.

PROCpassport,hadaRussianiden­tificationcardandvisaandshowedtwo tampered business permits.

The entry permits were easilyfoundtobefraudulentbecausetheystill bore the name of a formerimmigration chief.

Investigators are looking at thepossibility thatthePROC nationalhas a contact in Saipan who pro­videdhim withthefakeentryandworkpermits.

Another PROCnational wasar­restedSaturday afterhe showedatampered Singaporean passport toimmigration authorities upon ar­rival at the airport.

Lin Ming, 23, was also foundcarrying a fake entry and workpermitfor theCNMI.

Lin~s PROC passportwasfoundstrapped to oneof his legs.

Inspector Roman T. Cabrerachecked Lin after seeing that thename in the Singaporean passportheshowedwasnotincluded in theairline'smanifest (GLD)

.vehicle,foundabrownpaperbagwith an undisclosedquantity ofdried marijuanaleaves.

Ramangmau is facing the.charge of illegal possession ofcontrolled substance while theminor would be charged withtheft.

AlsoinGarapanFriday,'amanlost $2,000 worth of electronicequipment and $1,700 cash to aburglar.

The still unidentified burglarforced open thefront door of thehouse of Rodney Stewart.

The theft incident was re­ported to the police at 2:4,6 .p.m. (GLD)

HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP)­A policeman's 14-year-old son ­apparently enraged afterbeingdis­ciplined for a bad grade - openedfire from his house, killing a po­licemanandwounding threepeoplebefore he was shot dead, policesaid.

Thethreewoundedcivilians, twoof them teen-agers, were listed inserious condition Sunday at twohospitals.

The officerwhowaskilledwasshot several times when he an­swered a call Saturday afternoonreportinggunfire inthearea, policesaid.

"Theofficerpulled upinfrontofmy driveway and just as he wasputting it in park, a bullet wentthroughthewindshield andhithiminthechest,"saidShaunaCoulson,an l8-year-old neighbor.

Astheshootingcontinued,aspe­cialdetachment ofofficers arrivedandfiredseveral shots atthehouse.Thenofficers using stungrenadesstormed the house Saturday nightandfoundthebodyof l4-year-old

IMMIGRATION authorities ar­restedaPeople'sRepublicofChinanational beforedawnyesterday forallegedly carrying a fraudulentRussian identification card andhundreds ofcounterfeit CNMIen­tryandworkpermits.

JianRongYin, 43,wasarrestedat 2:40am. at theSaipan Interna­tional Airport, Deputy Immigra­tionChiefFrankP.Villanuevasaid.

JianpassedbyHongKongthenSeoul before coming 'to Saipanaboard Asiana Airlines.

Among. the items seized fromJian were 186 fake immigrationentry permits and 233 work per­rnits,13fakealienregistrationcardsand12filledupbutfakeentryandworkpermits forPROC nationalswhowere supposed to workwiththree Saipan-based companies­Han Kook Corp., American SeaCorp. andNewSeoul Corp.

Immigration officers Tony P.Sablan and John Rabauliman in­vestigated nan who was using a

Teenage sniper, copkilled in shootout

PROC national arrestedfor carrying fake permits

POllCE found marijuana in avehicle during an investigationof a theft incident Friday, thiswaslearned yesterday.

At 7:15 a.m, Friday, Commu­nity and Cultural Affairs Direc­tor Eleanor Cruz reported thattwo men were trying to steal asignaldevicefroma governmentvehiclenear the DCCAoffice inGarapan.

Policerespondedto the reportand arrested a youngman under16 years old and TomasRamangmau, 23.

Police then impounded thepickupof Ramangmau and, dur­ing an inventory of things in the

Theft suspects' caryields marijuana

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reformers\Vhocurr~ntly havetheupperhandinthepartylead­ership.appear confident that,unlikein 1988-89,highinflationwill nottrigger popularunrest,

The CentralCommittee com­munique also endorsed reform

... ofpartyandgovemmentorgans,including staff reductions,Xinhuasaid.However,no suchreforms are expected to comeout of the National People'sCongress' upcoming sessionbecause of continued behind­scenes fightingover which de­partmentsshould be cut.

Xinhuaquoted.thecommuni­que as saying simply that "it isnecessary to strengthen theleadership in'real eamest.Iand)make an overall plan."Showing theparty's continueddetermination to prevent anypolitical liberalization, thecommunique said, "It is-neces­sary to firmly safeguard politi­cal stability and unity (and)strengthen political and ideo­logical work."

gone.Ramos leaves Tuesday on a

four-day visit to Japan in hopesTokyo will increase aid and in­vestmentto helpfill the gapleftbythe Americans.

Fordecades, thepresenceof theUSbaseshadbeenoneofthemost'divisiveissuesin Philippinesoci­ety. Although surveys showedmost Filipinos supported the USpresence, a small but influentialintellectual elite considered it avestige of colonialism.

Those sentiments were sharp­ened because of American sup­'port for the late strongmanFerdinand Marcos, who wasousted in the 1986 uprising thatinstalled Ramos predecessor,CorazonAquino, in power.

Mrs. Aquino was surroundedby a cadre of center-leftadviserswho were deeply resentfulof USsupportfor Marcos.

and said she asked Catholics topray for the children'ofSomalia.

On Monday, Sammy Senoren,seniorvicepresidentofthePhilip­pine Daily Inquirer, said he hadseenbluelightsstreakingthroughthe sky and a blue-green circlewith glowingedges near the sitewheretheVirginwassaidtohaveappeared.

Senoren did not describe theevents as an "apparition,"but hisdescriptionwassimilartothoseofothers who assumed the strangecolors were linked to the Virgin

. Mary's supposed appearance.

other miraculous events, such asthesunchanging coloranddanc­ing in the sky.

On Sunday, theCatholicBish­opsConference ofthePhilippinessaid a committee headed byCavite Bishop ManuelSobrevinas would investigateclaims by theboy, Judiel Nieva.

Another investigation has al­readybeencommissioned by thebishopof La Union, Rev.Salva­dorLazo,whosedioceseincludesAgoo.

Duringthegathering Saturday,Nievaappearedbeforethecrowd,claimed to have seen the Virgin

the top party and state posts forthefirsttimeintwodecades: Pre­mier Li Peng is expected to beappointed to a second five-yearterm.

Xinhua said the CentralCom­.mittee decidedtQ readjust, ap­parentlyupward, the growthtar­gets in the 1991-95 nationaleconomicplan.

The plan; which called for 6'percent annual growth in grossnational product, was written in1991, when conservatives weretrying to rein in the economy inthe interests of social stability.But last year,senior leaderDengXiaoping ordered a reswnptionof bolder market-style reformsandfastergrowth, with theresultthat GNP grew12.8 percent.

Inflation also resurged to 6.4percent.nationallyand14percentin some cities, and economistshavewarneditwillgohigherthisyear because the energy, rawmaterials andtransportation sec­tors cannot keep pace with de­mand. However, the economic

tiatives shouldbe undertakenforourcommonobiectives whichareforthebenefitofbothourpeople."

The letter, portions of whichwerereleasedby the RamosAd­ministrationonSunday,urgedthereview be carried out "at thehighest level," meaningthe twoheads of state.

Despitetheendof the USmili­tary presence, the two countriesremain linked by a Mutual De­fense Treaty. The United Statesis also the Philippines largesttrading partner, buying about athird of thiscountry's exports.

Thoseexports include garmentsandagriculturalproductscoveredby special quotas underlongstanding arrangements whichwere indirectly related to themilitarybases.

Philippine officials are nowconcerned thatthequotaswillbephasedoutnowthat thebasesare

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C()~unjstParty· SllP:RQJj"~.~\rapid growth rate JQ~;~bj.n.aBEllING (AP) -CommunistParty leaders expressed sup­portSundayforcontinuedrapideconomic growth despite re­centwarnings fromexpertsthatthe policy is leading to infla­tion and shortages.

The official Xinhua NewsAgency said the party's Cen­tral Committee decided inathree-day meetingthat"thefa­vorable domestic and interna­tional opportunities should begraspedtospeedupthepaceofreform, openingand the mod­ernizationdrive."

The Central Committeemeeting was held to makepolicyandpersonnel decisionsthat willbe rubber-stamped bythe legislature, the NationalPeople's Congress, later thismonth. Xinhua said the com­mittee approved new leadersfor stateposts, but did not dis­close any details.

Itiswidely believed thatpartyGeneral SecretaryJiangZeminwillbemadepresident, uniting

MANll-A, Philippines (AP) ­Filipino bishops will investigateclaims that the Virgin Mary ap­pearedtosomeof thehundreds ofthousands whogatheredover theweekend ata townin thenorthernPhilippines.

More than 300,000 peoplemassed Saturday in Agoo, 120miles(190kms) northof Manila,aftera12-year-oldmysticclaimedto have seen the Virgin on thefirst Saturday of every monthsince 1989.

Most of the crowd reportedseeingnothing, butafewclaimedto have seen the apparition or

Bishops to probe apparition

By Robert H. Reid

MANILA, Philippines (AP) ­With the Philippines disappear­ing from America's foreignagenda, President Fidel Ramoshas proposed a meeting withPresident Clintonto rebuildrela­tionsstrainedafter the closingofUSmilitary bases.

The Philippines, America'sonly former colony, had beenamong the chief recipients of USeconomic and political supportbecause of the presenceof majorair andnaval facilitieshere.

But in' 1991, the PhilippineSenaterefusedanewleasefor theSubicBaynavalbase, andthelastAmericangarrisonhereclosedlastNovember.

In a letterto PresidentClinton,Ramosurged a meeting because"our perceptions of each otherhave to be updated, and new ini-

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Clint.••.televisionseries"Rawhide." "I'vemade my mark with Westerns,"he said. "It's ironic it comesaround with this kind of film."

He said he felt "Unforgiven"was aspecial movie. "But on theother occasions of my life, Ithought they were special. too,"he said of his other films.

OtherEastwoodmoviesincludethe Westerns "For a Few DollarsMore," and ''The Outlaw JoseyWales," as well as the "DirtyHarry" films, comedies like" AnyWhichWay ButLoose," in whichhe played opposite an orangutan,and "Bird:' the biography of jazzgreat Charlie Parker thatEastwood directed.

Not until the DGA honor and"Unforgiven's"nineOscarnorni­nations had the contemporaryWestern been awarded much re­spect The last pure Western towin a best picture Oscar was1931 's "Cimarron."

The hybrid "Dances WithWolves," which falls into a cat­egory all its own, won in 1991.

Eastwood claimed not to un­derstandthehisioricalimportanceof the DGA victory. In the 45­year history of the award, onlythree winners haven't gone on towin the best director Oscar.

"I don't know' anything aboutall that," he said.

In addition to the best filmaward, the DGA presented sev­eral other honors Saturday night.

The guild's D.W. GriffithAward for lifetime achievementwent to director Sidney Lumet,whose films include "Network,""Dog Day Afternoon," "Serpico"and "Twelve Angry Men."

The television awards went to:"Seinfeld," best comedy series

for the episode "The Contest,"directed by Tom Cherones.

"Northern Exposure," bestnighttime dramatic series for theepisode"Cicely," directedbyRobThompson.

"Wonderworks," best daytimedramatic show for the episode"You Must Remember This," di­rected Helaine Head.

'The Tonight Show," best mu­sical-varietyshow,directorBobbyQuinn.

outweighed the danger.Most of the people now baaed

fromtheirhanesootbevok:aDo'Sslopes still live in prefabricaledhuts erected alID9st two yeanago.

"Ineedahomenot too far awayfromaschQOi, .so I'd like to live inthesamem where I used to, butit isn't safe," Mrs. Yolrota said,balancing ber youngestchild OIl ahip.

Authorities have established a$500million fundfor low-interestloans to rebuild homes destroyedby the volcano. But most peoplewholost theirhomes also lost their'land and livelihoods in the ava­lanche of ash and hot rocks thatsweptdownthe4,48S-foot(1;367­meter)mountain,

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wooldcoosidertxmbingthemoon­lain to stop ordivert future ava­lanches,AkihikoYamauchi,whocommands the soldiers,declared:"Absolutelynot!"

UkemanypeaksinJapan,Mount.Unzen is revered as a god, despiteits destructive potential.

"Themountainhas beenabless­ingto thetownfor over 200years,so thepeoplehere feel theyshouldendure,"Yamauchi said.

Villagers know the under­ground fires that supplyShirnabara's hot springs are thesame that, in 1792, killed 15,000people in Japan's worst volcanicdisaster.

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fishingporton thenorthern islandof Hokkaido spent more than aweekwithoutgasfor cookingandheating after the most powerfulearthquake in 10yearshit theareaJan. 15. It killed two people andinjured646.

Japan's military recently tookjournalists on a tourof itsfacilitiesatUnzen,where100soldiersmoni­tor the mountain's constantheavings and puffings with high­performance radar, night-visioncameras and other sophisticatedequipment

They standreadyto help rescueresidents fromfuturedisasters, butthere is not much they or theirtechnology can do to help thosealready victimized.

Asked whether the military

her husband and threesmall chil­drenin the sleepyhotspringsresortof 43,000 people, 600miles (%6kilometers) southwestofTokyo.

Living under a volcano in thenationmostpronetoeruptionsandearthquakeshasgiventheYokotasplentyof practicein gaman,a COIl­

cept that includes stoicism, sur­mountinghardship and a fatalismborrowedfrom Buddhism.

Japanhasabout1opercentof theworld's seismic activity, but itsovercrowdedcitiesareill-preparedto deal with the naturalcalamitiesthat strike with alarming regular­ity.

Usually, thepeople's reactionisto mustertheirgamanandhold onuntil things getbetter.

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SHIMABARA,Japan(AP).Thesurvival of this volcano-afflictedtown exemplifies "gaman," thespecial endurance that kept Japangoing for centuries before it be­cameaneconomicandteehologicalmarvel.

Mount Unzen erupted for thefirst time in almost 200 years onNov.17,1990.Sevenmonthslater,anavalanche of hotrocksfrom thevolcano swept throughShimabara's outskirts, killing 43people and leaving nearly 2,300homeless.

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"We did not rebuild AtlanticCity .because that was not ourjob," Carver said.

"We produced the money forthe city to take whatever actionwasnecessarybut ... therewasnoagenda as to what Atlantic Cityshouldbe," he said.

Formostof the decade, Atlan­tic City wasengulfedin poltticalcorruption. Twornayors-MichaelMatthews and JamesUsry- werecharged with taking cash underthetableafterseparateundercoverprobes. .

"That was the fundamentalproblem," said LouisToscano, aspokesman for Mayor JamesWhelan. "You had an explosionin the industry, the boom of the'80s, but you had local govern­mentunableto takeadvantage ofit becauseof politicalchaos."

Stategovernmentdidnotcoveritselfwithglory, either. "Upuntiltwo years ago,a goodportionofthe promise of casino gamblinghad been unfulfilled," said Gov.Jim Florio.

There are efforts afoot to usecasinorevenues to transform At­lantic City witha new $250mil­lion convention center, an ex­pandedairportanda$450millionface lift for thecity atlarge.

But thesemeasures alone willnot solve Atlantic City's prob­lems:

• Between1973 and 1976, thecityaveraged4,700majorcrimesa year, includingrape, burglary,murder and armed robbery,saidPoliceChief Nicholas Rifice. In1990,there were 14,416 crimes.Two thirds of those occurred inthe casinos. There havebeen in­termittent investigations of mobinvolvement in the construction,thecasinos and theirunions.

• Atlantic City's populationdropped from about 40,100 in1980 to.38,OOO in 1990. Eachnight, said Barry Durrnan,presi­dent of the Atlantic City RescueMission, there are 800 to 900homeless people on its streets.Othercitiesof similarsizemighthave30to40homeless people, hesaid.

• City officials say gamblingalso has slammed the city's in­frastructure. More than 1,100buses and75,000cars traveleachday to the city, whichstill lackstimed traffic lights.

The bottomline: "It still lookslikeSouthBronxbythesea,"saidJamesW.Hughes,associate deanat the School of Planning andPublicPolicyat Rutgers Univer­sity and author of "The AtlanticCityGamble,"whichstudiedthecasinos' impacton thecity.

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. (AP).Atlanticcity was desperate.

The seaside resort town thatboasted the nation's first board­walk, the famed Steel Pier anddivinghorse, wasdecayingfast in­the 1960s.and 19708. The num­ber of visitors and jobs wereplummeting.

"What we had was nothing,"said thenGov. BrendanBryne.

Nothing, that is, except thepromiseof gambling.

"Help Yourself. HelpAtlanticcity. Help New Jersey," said aflier urging state residents to ap­prove casino gambling. "A yesvote. . . will help balance taxes,create jobs, boost the economyand cut downon street crime."

Fifteen years after the firstblackjack chip slid across thegreenfeltatResortInternational,casino gambling instead hasbrought more crime, traffic andhomeless people. It alsobroughtthe mob.

Behind the glass palaces thatline thesea,scoresof dilapidatedhouses areboardedup.

Graffiti is spray-painted oncrumbling wooden and steelstructures.

Emptyconcretelostfilledwith'brokenglassand garbage are theplaygrounds for the city's chil­dren,whodon't haveasinglecityswimming pool for recreation.

And other states, includingstatesin the region,are threaten­ing to join Indianreservations ascompetitors forthegamblingdol~lar.

"Fifteenyearsago,AtlanticCitywas a hellhole. Today, it's ahellhole with 12 casinos suckingaway the money," said ArnoldWexler,executivedirectorof theCouncilonCompulsiveGamblingof NewJersey.

The casinoshavehad theirupsanddowns, but theupsareappar­ent. In 1992,casinosreapedmorethan $3 billion from gamblers,and their properties were valuedat about $4 billion, said city taxassessorW. Douglas Stewart.

The gaming halls carry about65 percentof the City's tax bur­den and last year paid a total of$93 million in property taxesalone,he said. Morethan45,000workers are employedin the in­dustry and more than 31 millionpeople visit Atlantic City eachyear.

"We resuscitated AtlanticCityfrom the dead," said ThomasCarver,executivedirectorof theCasino Association of New Jer­sey.

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10 WAITRESS, NIGHT CLUB - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.35 - $3.22per hour.Contact: GHENTERPRISESdba CLUBCHERRIES KARAOKE, CallerBoxPPP687. Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234­8391 (3123)T/10716.

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$4.65 per hour.Contact: SAIPAN ICE INC., P.O. Box1808,Saipan, MP96950,Tel.No.322­9299 (3123)T/4119.

1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.15- $2.50per hour.Contact: JOCELYN N. GATBONTONdba BELYN'S ENTERPRISES, CallerBox PPP425, Saipan. MP 96950, Tel.No.322-5288 (3/23)T/10712.

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1 PHYSICALTHERAPIST-Highschoolgrad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15per hour.Contact: MICRO ASEAN CORP. dbaVIPROYALE HEALTH CENTER, CallerBox PPP 608, Saipan, MP 96950. (3/23)T.

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• With more than two years work experience.• Salary from $60;) monthly and up, based onexperience and knowledge.

1MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, BUILD­ING - High school grad., 2 yrs. experi­ence. Salary$2.45perhour.1 BAGGER - Highschoolgrad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.50per hour.Contact: SIX-TEN CONVENIENTSTORE INC.,P.O. Box13,Saipan,MP96950, Tel.No.234-6671 (3123)T/10720.

1 BARTENDER8 WAITRESS, NIGHTCLUB1 DISC JOCKEY- Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15perhour.Contact: M.S.DEVELOPMENT CORP.dba HEPING RESTAURANT &NIGHTCLDUB, Caller Box AAA 123,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-0365(3/23)T/10709.

1 COOK1 (REST.) WAITRESS - High schoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.35per hour.Contact: K.C. PooNS dba POONSRESTAURANT, P.O.Box1486,Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-6907 (3/23)T/10710.

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1ACCOUNTANT- Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$900per month.1AUTO BODYREPAIRER-High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $800per month.Contact: SJ CORPORATION dba SJAUTOREPAIR SHOP, P.O. Box 196Z',Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-3977(3/23)T/10725.

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2 COOKS2 FASTFOOD WORKERS1 COOK10 MASSEUSES1 DRESSMAKER5 WAITRESSES, NIGHTCLUB2 BEAUTICIANS2 BARBERS - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.1 BARTENDER - High schoolgrad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.25perhour.Contact: HOCOG ENT.INC.dbaE.J.'SGRILL, EXEC. RECRUITING & MAN­POWER, EXECUTIVE SERVICES,PRECIOUS CREATIONS, ETC., P.O.Box2013, CK,Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.234-7863 (319)T/4042.

1 GENERAL MANAGER - High schoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1,500per month.1 ASST. GENERAL MANAGER - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary$600per month.1 CHIEFCOOK - High schoolgrad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$900permonth.1 ASST. CHIEF COOK - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $700per month.Contact: STRINGSTONE ENT. INC.dba BISTRO TEl, Caller Box PPP535,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 322-5417(3/23)T/10723.

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1ACCOUNTANT - Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $5.24 - $5.45 perhour.Contact: MARIANAS VISITORS DE­VELOPMENT, INC. dba M.V.D., P.O.Box5192,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.233-2020121 (3123)T/10714.

1 COMPUTER OPERATOR - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.50- $5.00perhour.Contact: MYUNG SUNG CORP. dbaINTERNATLONAL INSURANCEAGENCY, CallerBoxPPP528,Saipan,MP9695O, Tel.No.234-1941/42 (319)T/10525.

6 ACCOUNTANT - Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$5.20 per hour.Contact: PACIFIC GROUP OF COM­PANIES, INC., Caller Box PPP 687,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235-8391(3/23)T/10715.

1 COOK2WAITRESSES, RESTAURANT- Highschool equiv., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15per hour.Contact: FRANCISCO D. DiAl dbaREIKO'SRESTAURANT,P.0.Box476,Chalan Kanoa, Dist #2, Saipan, MP96950,Tel.No.234-6179(319)T/1 0532.

3 MAINTENANCE WORKERS1 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ME­CHANIC1COOK(STAFFDINING)-Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15­$2.50 perhour.1 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.15- $2.40per hour.1 COOK SUPERVISOR (WESTERNFOOD) - High schoolgrad.,2yrs.expe­rience. Salary$500 - $800per month.Contact: DIAMOND HOTELCO.,LTD.dba SAlPAN DIAMOND HOTEL, P.O.Box 66, Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950,Tel. No. 234-5900 Ext. 265 (3/16)T/4075.

1ACCOUNTANT - Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience, Salary$5.20per hour.2TOUR(COORDINATORS) GUIDES­

.High school grad., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$3.25- $4.00per hour.Contact: STS ENTERPRISES, INC.,P.O. Box3203, Saipan,MP96950,Tel.No. 235-3760 to 62 (3123)T/1 0721.

1ACCOUNTANT - Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$900per month.1 CASHIER - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $2.50 - $3.70 perhour. .Contact: MEITETSU SHOPPINGCENTER, INC.dba MEITETSU MART,P.O. Box 38, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel.No. 234-6230/6458/6985 (3/23)TI10711.

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6 ELECTRICIANS6PLUMBERS- Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15 per hour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMSI, P.O.Box 609, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-6136 (319)T/3912.

2AUTOMECHANIC-Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $500 permonth.Contact: MARIANAS RENTAL COR­PORATION dba NATIONAL CARRENTAUNIPPON RENT-A-CAR, P.O.Box 562, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-8338/7259/7310 (3/16)T/4085.

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1 ELECTRICIAN - Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.50perhour.Contact: JERRYP.CRISOSTOMOdbaJ'S CONSTRUCTION CO., P.O. Box2322,Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No.322­5418(319)T/10531.

1BLDG. MAINTENANCE REPAIRER­High school grad., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$2.15per hour.Contact: JOSEA. ULLOAdbaJOINUSSTORE, P.O. Box 3081, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.234-841 0 (3/9)T/1 0538.

5 IRONING WORKERS - High schoolgrad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15­$3.15per hour.25SEWINGMACHINE OPERATORS­High school equiv., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$2.15- $2.50per hour.Contact: MARIANA FASHIONS, INC.,P.O. Box1417, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.234-8607/08/09 (319)T/10533.

2 BARTENDERS - Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15perhour.10WAITRESSES, NIGHTCLUB- Highschool grad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.45per hour.Contact: MYRA KIMBERLY SAGALdba MYRA'S CLUB, Caller Box MA­454, Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No. 235­9228(319)T/10535.

1 ELECTRICIAN - Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15perhour.Contact: QUEZADA CONSTRUCTION,P.O. Box1038, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.234-8576 (3/16)T/1 0627.

3 CARPENTERS3 MASONS1 PAINTER2 STEELWORKERS2 ELECTRICIANS- Highschoolequiv.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.15 perhour.3 STATIONARY AND/OR ROVINGSECURITYGUARD - Highschool grad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15- $2.40per hour.Contact: CATHYRN C. VILLAGOMEZdbaV & C ENTERPRISES, INC., P.O.Box 1595,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.322-1262 (319)T/10537.

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12SEWINGMACHINEOPERATORS­High school grad., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$2.15- $6.00per hour.Contact: UNOMODA CORP.,P.O.Box1847, San Antonio, Saipan,MP96950,Tel. No. 234-1861/2 (319)T/4045.

1DMSDATABASESYSTEMANALYST- Collegegrad.,2 yrs.experience. Sal­ary $26.21 per hour.Contact: MICRONESIAN TELECOM­MUNICATION CORP., P.O. Box 306,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-6600(3/9)T/4044.

1 LAUNDRY WORKER - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.50­$4.00 per hour.Contact: TROPICAL 'LAUNDRY &LINEN SUPPLY CO., LTD., PO. Box540CHRB, Saipan, MP96950, Tel.No.322-3077 (3/16)T/4081.

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1ACCOUNTANT - Highschoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$2.80per hour.4 SEWERS - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15per hour.1 QUALITY CONTROL- High schoolgrad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50per hour.Contact: COMMONWEALTH GAR­MENT MFG. INC., P.O. Box 741 CK,Saipan,MP96950,Tel. No. 234-7550/51 (319)T/4041.

1ACCOUNTANT - College grad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1,200 per month.2 AUTOMATIVE SERVICE STATIONMECHANIC - Highschool equiv.,2yrs.experience. Salary$600per month.Contact: F & J CASTRO CORPORA­TION dba' CASTRO SERVICE STA­TION, P.O. Box282,Saipan, MP96950(3/16)T/10629.

1PROJECTENGINEER-Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1 ,000-$1,700permonth.1 (CONSTRUCTION) ENGINEER,CIVIL-College grad.,2yrs.experience.Salary$1,000 - $1,500per month.3 MASONS - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $2.15 - $2.45 perhour.Contact: TURNER PACIFIC CORPO­RATION dba CONSTRUCTION &PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, P.O. Box1277, Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No.322­2006/7(3/16)T/1 0628.

4 CIVIL ENGINEER - Collegegrad., 2yrs. experience. Salary$800 - $1,100per month.Contact: SHIMIZU CORPORATION,P.O. Box529, Saipan, MP 96950,Tel.No. 234-5438/9 (3/9)T/10523.

6 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS6 HEAVY EQUIPMENTOPERATORS­High school grad., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$2.15per hour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATE­RIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMSI, P.O.Box 609: Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-6136 (319)T/3906.

2 ACCOUNTANT-Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $3.50 - $5.20 perhour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ­Collegegrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$800 per month.1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Highschoolgrad.,2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15per hour.Contact: ALEX C. TUDELA dbaMICRONESIAN REPAIRS, CallerBoxAAA-N 219, MP 96950, Tel. No. 235­3481 (319)T/10524.

2 ELECTRONIC MECHANIC - Highschool grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$3.00perhour.Contact: AUSAKO'S TRADI NG CO.LTD., P.O. Box 2273, Chalan Laulau,Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No. 234-8400(3/16)T/10630.

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1(CHIEF) MAINTENANCE-MECHANICSUPERVISOR - High school grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2,000-$2,500per month.Contact: FLYING ANGEL HOVEr­CRUISES CO., LTD., P.O. Box 5617CHRB, Saipan, MP96950,Tel.No.322­6800/6900 (319)T/10522.

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Prince Philip to drive taxiLONDON (AP) - FIrSt the manarchyagreedto payincometaxes-nowPrince Philip is going to drive a taxi!

The husband of QueenElizabeth Il ordered one of London's trade­markcabs fordrivinghimselfabouttownwhenachauffeur-drivenroyallimousinedoesn't suit the occasion.

Philip, 71, tested a-cab at Buckingham Palace before placing theorder, said a spokesmanfor Metiocab, which makes theboxy taxis.

The$28,000royalcabwill bedarkgreen,ratherthanblack,withgreyvelourupholsteryand carpets. It willhave apassengerseat insteadof aluggage area to allow a security officer to sit next to the driver.

Nolte plays basketball coachHUNTINGBURG, Ind. (AP) • NickNolte,wholived with thehome­less to preparefor the filmingof "DownandOutIn BeverlyHills,"hasbeen showing up lately in the gym. In "Blue Chips," he'll playabasketballcoach. Nolte,Indiana University coachBob Knight, NotreDame coach John Macleod, and University of Evansvillecoach JimCrewsshowedup in thestandsduringa playoffFridaybetweenForestPark and NortheastDubois at the Huntingburg High School gym.

Knight is tutoring Nolte for theupcomingfilm, scheduled to beginproduction in May.

Simon wants to see SaddamPITTSBURGH (AP)- CBSNewscorrespondentBobSimon,whowasheld for 40days by the Iraqi Army duringtheGulfWar, says he'd liketo talk withSaddamHussein.

"He's at thetopofmy 'would most liketo interview' list.I haveafewquestionsforhim," Simonsaid Fridayin a speechto theUnitedJewishFederation.

Simon andthreeCBS colleagueswere capturedby Iraqi soldiersonthe Kuwait-Saudi borderon Jan. 21, 1991, shortly after the six-weekwar began. Iraq's military was crushedby an American-led multina­tional force. The CBS crew, imprisonedin Bagdhad, said they werebeaten, torturedand interrogated.

Cosby gives advice to studentsPHILADELPHIA (AP) • Bill Cosby had some advice for collegestudents that might upset some of theirparents.

"If you're not ready and you don't want to take that education,thenget out!" the actor and comediansaid.

"Get yourselfready - not for the grades,but for the knowledge,"hetold about400 students at Cheyney Universityon Friday.

BothCosby,andhiswife,Carnille, holddoctoraldegreesineducationfrom the University of Massachusetts.

Burke and acting bugINDIANAPOLIS (AP) •ChristopherBurkeisn't surewhenhe decidedto go into show business,only that he's glad he did.

Burke toldthe Indiana Conferenceon DownSyndromeon Saturdaythat he was in a Christmasplay at age 5, "and from that day on, I wasdetermined to be an actor."

But in an interview later, the star of the televisionseries"Life GoesOn" said the acting bug bit him afterchildhood.

When askedabout the differencein the accounts, Burke said with agrin, "Oh, don't believe everythingI said in that speech."

Superbarrio in Mexico CityMEXICOCITY(AP)-Thewinnerandstillchampion...Superbarrio!!The masked marvel, defender of the rights of Mexico City's poorbarrios, wonyetanotherbattlewiththeforces ofbureaucraticofficialdomSaturday, to the delight of all and the surpriseof no one.

The chubbywrestlerdidbattle in a specialringsetup in the Mexicancapital's hugecentralplaza, in abouttopromotea"Yes"vote in aMarch21 plebiciteon political reform for the city.

"SuperbarrioGomez,"whosetrueidentityis acloselyguardedsecret,pounded theevil "Senator No" into the boards in a match of two out ofthree falls, to the delight of some 500 fans.

In a SpOOf of the popularMexican"Lucha Libre;"where"good" and"bad" masked wrestlers fight each other, Superbarrioregularlymeetsopponents representing corruption, electoral fraud, and other "en­emies" of the poor. Superbarrioalwayswins.

Biggest Haman's EarJERUSALEM (AP) • A school for chefs was all ears when it crea~edthe largest-on-recordHaman's Ear. thetraditional pastryfor theJewishholiday of Purim.

The 17studentchefs at Jerusalem's Davircookingschoolused 1,800regular-sized Haman's Earsplus sugaranddoughto bake a quarter-tonconcoctionshaped roughly like a human ear.

"We've documented the ear for Guinness representatives in Israel,who tell us tell it is the largest Haman's Ear on record," DavirspokesmanEli Hacohen told The AssociatedPress.

The concoction,measuring 1.5meters(1.5 yards)across, tookup 80kilograms (176 pounds) of flour, 23kilograms (50 pounds) of marga­rine 16 kilograms(35 pounds) of sugar, 350eggs,5.4 kilograms(11.8po~ds) of walnuts and 7.5 kilograms(16.5pounds)of groundpoppy-seed, Hacohensaid.

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4.0 pointsVladimir Kramnik, Russia,4.0

pointsAlexanderBeljavsky, Ukraine,

4.0pointsJan Timman, Netherlands. 4.0

• pointsValerySalov,Spain,4.0 pointsVassilyIvanchuk,Ukraine. 4.0

pointsEvgeny Bareev, Russia, 3.0

pointsArtur Yusupov.• Russia, 3.0

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pointsLjubomirLjubojevic, Yugosla­

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match Sunday, YugoslavLjubomir Ljubojevic, playingwhite,defeated Spaniard ValerySalov in 68moves.

Theninth roundwasscheduledfor Monday.

The tournament, dubbed theWimbledonof chess,endsMarch14.

Standings AfterEighthRoundVisuanathan Anand,India, 6.0

pointsGarry Kasparov, Russia, 5.5

pointsAnatoly Karpov, Russia, 5.5

pointsAlexiSOOov, Latvia,4.5 pointsGata Kamsky, United States,

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LINARES, Spain (AP)•FonnerworldchampionAnatolyKarpov,playing white, defeated Ameri­can Gata Kamsky Sunday in 77moves in the 11th Linares Inter­national ChessTournament.

Karpov's win in the eighth­round match,whichhadbeenad­journed, moved him into a sec­ond-place tie with world cham­pion Garry Kasparov with 5.5points.

A playerreceivesonepointfora win anda half-pointfor a draw.

India's Visuanathan Anandleads the tournament with sixpoints.

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"It's going to be spectacular, McGirtsaidashishandlerswh;iskedentertaining." himdirectly from theGardento the

Wliitaker'spromoter,DanDuva, hospital for X-rays.saidthe fightwouldbeSept 18at Whilehehasbeenagoodcham-Las Vegas, ''we think." pion, McGirt never got the atten-

Sunday, with a day to think it tionofsomeoftheotherfighters inover, Kingspeculatedon Sept. 9at or nearhis weight class. This wasSanAntonio's newAlamo Dome. to have been his big opportunity,King handles Chavez's promo- butnowhis careeris in trouble:tions. "I knewit wasn't 100percent,"

"We can get 60,000 in there. McGirt said. "I washoping1couldRemember the Alamo," King said getbywithit,butlcouldn't1know"It's going to be a big,big fight" Ineedsurgeryonit,I'm goingtodo

In the meantime, King said, it right Mter1getthis surgery, I'llO1avez would fight another good come backandwinthe title."juniorwelterweight, Terrence Ali, Whitaker, 29, is 32-1 with 1500May8 atLasVegason thesame knockouts since turning pro aftercardwithLennoxLewis 'firstWBC winning a goldmedalat the 1984heavyweightdefense againstTony Olympics. He earnedabout$L25-Tucker. million.

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PERTH, Australia (AP)- Japanmaintained its perfect record intheAsianbaseballchampionshipsSunday, defeating South Korea11-4in the goldmedal final.

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14.MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-TUESDAY-MARCH 9, 1993

GARFIELD® by Jim Davis

EEK &MEEK® by Howie Sclmeider

Englanddraws 1-1with Korea

Courier beatsFerreirain CaliforniaINDIAN WELLS,Calif. (AP)­Jim Courierovercame 38-degreeCelsius (tOO-degree Fahrenheit)temperatures to beat SouthAfri­can WayneFerreira6-3,6-3,6-1Sunday to win the $1.7 millionChampions Cup.

Courier, the top seed and theNo. l-ranked playerin theworld,earned $235,000 for the victorywhile No. 14 Ferreira,appearingin his first tournament fmal thisyear,received$123,000.

Courier,22, reliedon his pow­erful serve to dominate Ferreira.Courier lost only eight servicepoints in the first set, one in thesecondset and six in the third.

The twowentto deucetwiceinthe second set before Couriergainedadvantage witha shot thathit the topof the net andcrawledoverforawinner. Ferreiradouble­faultedto give the set to Courier.

TheonlygameFerreira,21,wonin the third set was his first ser­vicegame.Carrierwenton towinthenext five games.

ThevictoryranCourier'srecordin 1993 to 17-1. Ferreira, ranked17th in the world, is 13-5.

Graf finished witha 98 mph (158kph) ace, her third.

"I couldn't reach the ball like Iwanted to," Sanchez Vicario said."Maybeif! feelbetterit would bea different match."

Theinjury didnotkeepherfromplaying a doubles matchafterlos­ing to Graf.

SanchezVicario, whohasbeentrying to come to the net more,had success there in the'first setbut stayed 'On the baseline afterthat.

Graf improved to 18-3 againstSanchez Vicario and earned herfirst title sincethe VirginiaSlimsof Philadelphia in November.Graf, who lives only 10 minutesfrom the Delray Beach TennisCenter,alsowonthis tournamentin 1987, 1989and last year.

. Perli~tweightci"ovm against.Terrence Ali-and Julian Jack­son risking his WEC.middle­weight title against GeraldMcClellan. .'

"It will be a super extrava..ganza.anexcitingnightofbox­ing, thebest fightingthebest," .Kingsaid,dippingintohisres­ervoir of hyperbole.

Now ·the self-proclaimedworld's greatestpromoterwas.warmingtothetask,andforthenext several minutes, Kingwowedhis wearyaudience.He .mentioned at various timesWilliam Jennings Bryan,Excalibur, Thomas Carlyle,King George, the 13 originalAmericancolonies -notinclud­ing Las Vegas - Paul Revere,King Arthur, Sir Lancelot,PatrickHenry.LordActonandfmallyWinstonChurchill. HehadwontheLewis-Tuckerpro­motionwithabid of dlrs 12.16millionandhewasgoingtogethis money's worth.

"With Chavez and Jackson,too, it's a 20-milIion-doIlarshow,"he said."Idon'thave tosell it. It sells itself,":

- thetop-seededGrafwon$75,000.Sanchez Vicario, seeded second,won $30,000.

Sanchez Vicario entered thematch with plenty of momentumafterlosing onlyfive games in herprevious two matches. But Grafbrokeservefivetimes, andherownserve overpowered SanchezVicario. Duringonestretchofthreeservice games, Graf lostonly twopoints.

"Shehasbeena greatchampionandshe'sstillverygood," SanchezVicario said. "You really have toplay your best to beather."

Thesecondsetwasonserveat4­3 whenSanchez Vicario requesteda three-minute injury timeout so atrainer couldwrap her thigh. Shemoved poorly in the fmal twogames, andlostthelastoneatlove.

against one bogey and finishedwith a 12-under-par 276 total,earning 18 million yen($150,000).

Hamilton shot six birdiesagainst twobogeys inafinalround68 and finished at 278. He re­ceived 10million yen ($83,000).

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WIle heavyweight belt- or oneresembling it - into aLondongar-bagepaiL .

Thatact.encouragedbyBowe'smanager,ROCk Newman,createdanother.heavyweight championand,ultimately. abig bucksunifi-:cation fight down the road. "Iwant to thank Rock," King said.'''Wittingly or unwittingly, he is .responsible for this event"

For Tucker, this represents asecondchance. He won .the IBFheavyweight title,stoppingBusterDouglas in 10 rounds May 30,1987.Barelytwomonthslater,helost the title on a 12-rounddeci­sion to MikeTyson. He had bro­ken hisrighthand 10days beforethat fight. Personal and manage­rialproblems, as well as handsurgery, kept him sidelined formost of 1989, 1990and 1991.

"The biggest promoter inbox­ingbelievedin me and gaveme asecondchance,"Tuckersaid."I'mnot goingto give you a bunch oflip service. I'm going to win thetitle."

The cardwill includetwoothertitle fights, with Julio CesarChavez defending the WBCsu-

ByH'alBock

NEW YORK (AP) - Doti..King, that studentofhistofy ­boxing and otherwise -sur-

. veyed the vistafrom the 65tbfloorofaManhattanskyscraperSundayandrecalledthatin thatsame room 19 years ago, heannounced the Rumble in theJungle - George Foreman vs.Muhammad Ali.

Now he has ·WBC champLennox Lewis against ex­champTony Tucker May 8 attheMirageinLas Vegasandifhistory doesn't repeat itself;jhat's not because King isn'ttrying.

"We have anotherphenom­enal event:' KiIig told a box­ing crowd still bleary-eyedfrom 'the previous night'sPernell Whitaker-BuddyMcGirt fight. "It's one phe­nomenal event after another."

ForLewis,it willbe thefirstdefense' of the title he wasawarded outside the ring after .RiddickBowewontheunifiedchampionship from EvanderHolyfield. then dumped the

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Shechuckled and added, "Youhavenoticed, I'm sure."

ThenGraf'ssenseofhumorwentbackunder wraps. Since her firsttournament title at age 16, she'sbeenreluctant to cracka smile inpublic. Thesedaysherfocus is onwinning more championships, andthat'snojoke. "I've neverthoughtabout reaching acertainamountofwins," Grafsaid. "I'mnotfmishedyet I'll probably care more after­wards, but not right now. Everytournament youplayis anewone,andyoudon't reallylookback."

Still only 23, Graf ranks sixthamongwomenintournamenttitles.MartinaNavratilovaleads with163.

For her first championship of1993 - andherfourth in thisevent

KEDOIN, Japan (AP) • HajimeMeshiai shot a 3-under-par 69Sunday andbeat American ToddHamilton by twoshots in the 100million yen ($833,000) TokenCorporationCupgolftournament,the season opener on the JapanPGAtour.

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DELRAY BEACH, lila. (AP) ­SteffiGrafearnedher 70th careertitleandher firstthisyear, beatingArantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-4,6-3Sunday at the Virginia Slims ofFlorida.

Gnu crafted the win using herfavorite weapons, theforehand andserve. Sanchez Vicario had pre­dietedamatchwithlongrallies,butGrafhitwith toomuchpace to letthe Spaniard find her rhythm.

Thevictory total meansnothing,Graf said,but winning means ev­erything-even ina tournament thatrivals Monica Seles and MartinaNavratilova choseto skip.

"Manyplayers-someofthemen- think the Grand Slams are' theonlyonesto win,but I don't think

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Whitakerset to meetChavez

By John Nelson

NEW YORK. (AP)- AlthoughPernell-Whitaker didn't know itat the time,therewasn't as muchat stakeagainstBuddyMcGirt ashe thought. .

Whitaker was going to get tofight undefeated Julio CesarChavez,one way or the other, inwhat could well be the biggestfight of 1993.

Whitaker scored a close butunanimous 12~round decisionover McGirt Saturday night atMadisonSquareGarden,winninghis thirdworldchampionship, theWBCwelterweight title.

Now, he'Il fightChavezinSep­tember, either at Las Vegas orSan Antonio, as a welterweight,If he'j lost, promoter Don Kingalready had made arrangementsforChaveztofightfor Whitaker'sIBFjunior welterweight crown.

Chavez, of Mexico, holds theWBCjuniorwelterweighttitleandwould be going after his fourthworldchampionship. He alsohasheldjuniorlightweightandlight­weighttitles.

"I was always preparing forBuddy McGirt," said Whitaker,who wasn't told until after thefight that the paperwork forChavez was all but completed."Chavez was not on my mind.We're going togettogether. We'11seewho's the best fighterpound­for-pound.

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