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Attao 'warned' on Hawaii trip

Villagomez says any 'improper' travel 'will be dealt with' By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

NEWLY-named Hawaii liaison officer Vicente T. Attao can bring his staff and their families to Ha­waii, but the incoming adminis­tration of governor-elect Pedro P. Tenorio will "go after them," the chair of the Tenorio transition team said yesterday.

"This is improper," Dr. Jose T. Villagomez said, referring to Attao's memo on the "need" for the staff and their families to be flown to Hawaii.

"This outgoing administration has four weeks left before they 're out and they still want to penalize the c,ommunity with this costly transfer despite the current bud­get situation," Villagomez said.

''This will cost a lot, and know­ing them they will probably fly

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first class," he added. "My only advice for them is

'Go ahead but we'll go after you afteiwarcls."'

Villagomez said the contracts of all the people named in Attao's memo will be terminated once the new ad­ministration is sworn into office.

Meanwhile, he added, the transi-

lion team has already asked the Of­fice of the Public Auditor to look into the planned transfer.

"I've heard ( outgoing Gov. Ftuilan C. Tenorio) is not signing the travel authorizations-we hope it's true," Villagomez said.

Attao in a memo to Robert Guerrero, who succeeded him as spe­cial assistant for administration, said he will need to bring his staff and their families to Hawaii to "efficiently" cany but his duties.

Those needed to be flown to Hawaii include Bernie S. Cabrera­ltibus and family, Gregorio V. DL Guerrero and family, Antonio DLG. Cabrera and family, Vincent S. Attao, Vicky Tudela and her children, Doraine S. Camacho, Nicanor Norita and family, Jeffrey Tomokane and Pedro C. Cruz and fai_nily.

School administrators and SCBE members !;lather for a group photo during a S(?B~ meeting Thursdc!Y to present recent House Resolutions commendtng four schools for the 6-year accreditatJOn they have obtained.

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Tenorio cites need to • • • ra1se m.1TI1m.11m. wage

By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

LOCAL and non-resident work­ers may soon heave a sigh of relief when plans to increase the minimum wage next year push through.

The incoming CNMI Admin­istration on Friday revealed plans to draw up measures to increase the existing $3.05 per hour minimum wage when it assumes office January next

year. Governor-elect Pedro P.

Tenorio said he will meet with the members of the community, including the business sector, for a possible minimum wage adjustments.

Tenorio hinted the creation of a mulit-sectoral committee to map out recommendations on minimum wage adjustments which will be submitted to the

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INS. rejects· 'Guam-o.nly' Philippine visa waiver WASIIlNGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Immigration and Natu,ral­ization Seivice has rejected Guam's Philippine visa waiver pilot program proposal. .

Guam Delegate to U.S. Con­gress Robert Underwocxl, · said 'This comes as a very great disap­pointment" following months of good-faith. efforts by his office and the Philippine Waiver Task Force to have the test program implemented.

The pilot project proposed the entryofnomorethan lOOvisitors from the Philippines per month, for no longer than a 15.-day stay.

It also was proposed that appli­cations for such visitor entrie$ originate in Guam, ensuring a lo­cal contactfortracking and return

. confinnation pmposes. u.s~ Federal law currently al­

lows a Guam-only visa waiver program for countries with visa denial rates ofi 6.9 percentor ·

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less. To qualify for non~visa . entry into the United States, a visadenialrateof2 percent is· required.·

"Unfortunately, the deni.al rate for the Philippines," Underwood said,<'is still more than 30percent, 'even though it has declined from the 60 . percent :rate when we began· looking into a pilot program." ·

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TCGCC member charged with gov't vehicle 'misuse'

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THEA TTORNEY General's Of­fice has charged a commissioner of the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission for alleged misuse of public vehicle ..

Martin San Nicolas was charged with two counts of "misuse of government vehicle, lack of mark­ing on government vehicle, and lack of government vehicle li­cense plates."

Assistant Atty. Gen. Alan Lane in the complaint said that San

Nicolas last Nov. 28 "unlawfully operated a government vehicle (TCGCC) for purposes other than official government business."

Lane said San Nicolas drove the vehicle "at a time other than normal working hours and with­out written authorization in his possession from an official with expenditure authority to certify that the use of the vehicle outside normal working hours is for offi­cial business purposes."

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Appeal on Teno eligibility expected to be filed today

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE CHAIR of governor-elect Pedro P. Tenorio's transition team yesterday said an ::µpeal

, , to reverse the Supenor Court f; ruling on Tenorio's eligibility ti is expected to be filed today at b'I the Supreme Court. r.',1 Dr. Jose T. Villagomez, in ~:J an interview, said lawyer !2J Sebastian Aloot has informed ~ the govemor-elect's attorneys

that the appeal will be filed ~ today.

"We 're not worried of .course," Villagomez said. "I'm

' more worried about the Pack­ers and the Buccaneers foot­ball game that I'm watching."

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RP police nab 25 in anti-kidnapping drive MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Officials announced Monday the arrest of25 suspected kidnappers in a major anti-kidnapping drive following public protests over an upsurge in abductions.

The uproar over the kidnappirigs forced President Fi­del Ramos to sack the national police chief, Recaredo Sarmiento, on Friday.

"We will not tolerate further kidnappings in this country," said Justice Secretary Teofisto

Guingona, who presented the sus­pects at a news conference. Some had unexplained bruises on their faces.

"This is a quick response and warning to all who defy the law," said Guingona, who also heads the Presidential Anti-Crime Com-mission. _

An upsurge in kidnappings, mostly of wealthy Chinese-Fili­pino traders, has led to criticism of President Fidel Ramos, whose administration already is con-

Japan authorities detain 72 .Chinese illegal immigrants TOKYO (AP) - The coast guard stopped a fishing boat off Japan's southwest coast and arrested 72 Chi­nese susi;ected of trying to enter the countty illegally, maritime officials said Monday.

1heboatwasstoppedSundaynight off Amami-Oshima, 1,300 kilome-

ters (780 miles) southwest of Tokyo, saidShinichiro Y anagidaof the Mari­time Safety Agency.

The occupants of the boat- 61 men and 11 women -were arrested Mon­day on suspicion of violating immi­gration law by notcanying any pass­ports or maritime identification.

fronted by economic problems caused by a regional currency cri­sis.

Guingona said some of the sus­pects were involved in the recent kidnapping of Ignacio Ong, son­in-law of business tycoon John Gokongwei. Ong .died last week along with four abductors in a shootout at a police roadblock.

Also arrested were suspects in the killing of Gordon Tan, a young trader shot to death when he re­sisted suspected kidnappers north of Manila on Nov. 27, Guingona said.

Police officials said the 25, in­cluding two women, were arrested at hideouts in metropolitan Ma­nila and several provinces in a series of raids that began early last week.

Guingona said all of those ar­rested confessed their participa­tion in the kidnappings.

Police confiscated rifles, hand­guns, several cars, hand-held ra­dios and a chain and padlock used on an abducted ethnic Chinese woman.

Teresita Ang-See, a prominent anti-crime crusader, commended police for the arrests but said they should find the masterminds and government protectors of kidnap groups who could otherwise eas­ily form ne'w groups after their subordinates are arrested.

"This would deter future kidnappings. This will calm the people who are living in fear day in and day out," she said.

1tea l.i:r.-u~~ o:f ' 2Koreasto . resume food. aid dialogue

SEOUL, South. Korea (AP)­South Korea's Red Cross pro­posed to its North Korean coun­terpart Monday that they meet in Beijing Dec. 22 to discuss addi­tional food aid to the famine­stricken North.

. The South Korean Red Cross made th_e proposal in response to a North Korean suggestion in No­vember that both sides meet in Beijing "as soon as possible' to discuss new aid.

South Korea so far has deliv­ered I 00,000 tons of food to the North. In proposing the new talks. South Korea asked for more strin­gent outside monitoring of future aid. ~

Many South Koreans suspect that some of the intem:itional re­lief goods given to the Nonh has been diverted to the country's military. No11h Korea has den it'd the allegations.

Two consecutive years 'of flooding and a drought this sum­mercompounded years of chronic mismanagement of North Korea's collective agriculture and resulted in acute food shonages.

North Korea says it has lost 1.8 million tons of com and rice to natural disasters this year, about one-third of the irrain it needs annually for its 24 ;1illion people.

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New tax system eyed By Aldwln R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

THE Northern Mariana Islands will witness big change~ in the tax collection SY.Stem when the new CNMI administration assumes office next year, it was learned

. during the weekend. Governor-elect Pedro P.

Tenorio said he will immediately form a Tax Task Force to map out plans for the possible implemen­tation of a simplified tax collec­tion system in the Marianas.

"Immediately after I take of­fice, I will once again form a tax task force to come out with a

Teno to form task force to simplify NMI tax collection simple and fair tax system which for a simplified taxation system form tax rate and the scrapping of will benefit the private sector and for the community," he added. excise tax, excluding tobacco, al-also the government," he said Finance experts said a simpli- coho! and personal commodities during a roundtable discussion fled taxation system would mean worth over $1,000. with the Society of Professional · highercomplianceamongtaxpay- But various sectors feared that Journalists. ers which would eventually lead the replacement of sales tax with

Tenorio said there is an imme- to more revenues for the govern- a flat rate would adversely affect di ate need for the government to ment. the tourism industry, which is the draw up recommendations for a Outgoing Governor Froilan C. highest revenue-earnerarnong simplified and equitable taxation Tenoriohasearlierfonnedamulti- other CNMI industries. system for the CNMI. sectoral task force to study the The United States Internal Rev-

He said the present taxation possibility of a flat tax system, in enue Code, which has remained scheme is "too complicated" and an effort to boost the CNMiis unchanged for 19 years, has been that there is a need to review the revenues. strictly enforced in the Northern existing system. "We have to look The flat tax proposal was also Marianas, though the CNMI

expected to lower the individual implements its own taxation laws. and corporate tax burden, as well This developed as Tenorio ex-as attract foreign investors into pressed doubts the CNMI gov-the Marianas. ernment will be able to generate

The finance department previ- the projected $262 million rev-ously suggested a IO percent uni• enues for 1998.

"I am not sure if we are going to collect the $262 million 1998 rev­enues projections. I am worried about that," he stressed.

The Senate leaden,hip, last month, asked assurance from the CNMI Planning and Budget Of­fice that its $262 million projec­tion of 1998 revenues is correct, and whether the 1997 projection revenues of $247 million turned out to be correct.

The Public School System may yet get its $56 million piecemeal budget unless the $262 million projected revenues for 1998 is proven accurate.

Senator Paul Manglona was earlier quoted as saying that he will .Jean toward support­ing the PSS budget if the $262 million projection for 1998 is correct ..

Gov't intensifies fight against TB

By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

IN AN efforttoreducecasesoftuber­culosis in the Northern Mariana Is­lands, the government is intensifying its campaign against the ills of the viral lung disease.

Governor Froilan C. Tenorio dur­ing the weekend said his aclminJstra­tion is recognizing TB as among the ,major health problems in the Marianas.

This has apparently led Tenorio to declare the second week of Derem­ber as tl1e Tuberculosis Awareness Weck, which was aimed at creating public awareness against the ills of the disease.

TB kills more people than any other infectious disease - an esti­mated three million people a year, including almost 300,CXX> children under 15 years old.

At current rates of infection, there · areover7,CXXJdeathsandover24,CXX> new cases everyday. In 1993, the World Health Organization declared the worsening tuberculosis epidemic a global health emergency.

In the Pacific, Saipan has the high­estrateoftuberculosis, whichishigher than tl1e cases reported anywhere in the United States mainland.

Dr. Artin Mahmoudi, in a previous interview, said at least 150 for every 100,CXX) persons in Saipan are in­fected or are sick with TB, which is

significantly higher than the rate in the US mainland at eight cases per I 00,CXX> populatioIL

The Commonwealth Health Cen­ter has recorded an increasing trend in TB cases, blaming the influx of for­eign workers which comprise most of the CNMI's labor force.

Adiseaseethnicityreportfumished the Variety indicated 47 percent of TBcasesontheislandwereFilipinos, followed by the ChamoITD, Chinese and Carolinian communities respec­tively.

A report from the WHO said an estimated two billion people, or a third of the world's population, are already infected with TB, while an additional 300 million people are expected to be infected with the dis­ease.

Tenorio said many fllness such as diatetes or kidney failure increase the rsk of developing TB, "while it takes the combined efforts of the Depart­ment of Public Health, the outlying clinics, physicians,nurses, health edu­cators and everyone to beat TB."

"By coming together, we can de­feat the disease that was once called 'thecaptainofall these men of death'," the governor said in a media state­ment.

Tenorio is also urging the public to take a proactive role in assuring "op­timum" care against preventable dis­eases.

Frank M. Eliptico of the Governor's Public Information Office welcomes a group of NIKE Japan tennis players who arrived yesterday for training here on Saipan. Photo by Lallo c. Younis

Cing says there is 'shortage' of funds at Tinian Mayor's Office

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

SOME EMPLOYEES working for the Tinian mayor's office did not get their pay checks du ring the last payday due to a possible shortage of funds, Sen. David M. Cing (D­Tinian) said yesterday.

Cing, in an interview, said the "payless payday" came after the employees got only 40 hours worth of salary on the previous payday.

Citing information supplied by some of the employees, Cing said the lack of funds may have been caused by the "lump sum" salaries given to contract workers before the Nov. I elections.

Cing said the employees have already complained to the officials at the mayor's office, but were merely given "vague excuses."

"Somebody in the mayor's office or in the Finance De-

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partment should come forward to tell these employees the truth," Cing said.

Meanwhile, he added, he will ask the Finance Depart­ment to "double check" the financial state of the Tinian mayor's office.

Cing said he will also look into rumors that the contract

workers given "lump sum" salaries before the elections are still on the payroll.

"You pay employees 'lump sum' for their unused annual leave and only because they 're already quitting their jobs," he said.

"But there is something go­ing on here if they received their lump sum and are still holding on to their positions," Cing said.

Shortly after the Nov. 1 elec­tions, which saw the defeat of the senator's Tinian Indepen­dent slate to Mayor Herman M. Manglona's Unity-Demo­crat ticket, Cing vowed to work on reducing the excess spending at the Tinian 's mayor office.

He cited, in particular, the "notoriously" high number of exce-ss and often illegal hiring of full-time employees even without having the necessary funding for it.

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:4:MARlANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIBWS-TUESDA..Y~ DECEMBER 'cJ. -1'997

SC shoots down 'no-knock' search By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE CNMI Supreme Court has re­versed a decision of the trial court con,·icting a man of illegal posses­sion of a gun and less than a !IT'JJTI of CI}stal m;than1phetarnine following a "no-knock" search conducted by police officer,.

TI1e hil!h llibunal rnled that since there is n; stntutory authority to issue "no-knock" search warr.rnts in the Commonwealth, the trial judge did not have the autl1ority to issue such semi::hwm-JI1tagainstdefendantJesus Akiyama Aldan.

'Toe language of tlle statute is clear. It mandates that an officer shall knock, announce his presence, and wait prior to serving tlie search war­rant," said Justice Pedro M. Atalig andSpecialJudgeDavidWisemanin the opinion issued Thursday. ·

Coutt documents showed that on July 20, 1995 a police officer ex­ecuted an affidavit in support of a no­knock search warrant

Pursuant to the no-knock search warrant nine armed police officers

from the Department of Public Safety entered Aldan's residence witllout aru10W1cing tlleir presence.

Aldan was found sleeping in his bedroom. The search yielded .74 grams of "ice" and a loaded .22 cali­ber rifle, which had expired license.

Following a trial in June 1996, Aldan was convicted. He was sen­tenced to five years imprisonment not subject to suspension, probation, or parole.

Aldan, through counsel Steven Pixley, ap.pealed.

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Wiseman in their opinion said any attempt to escape by Aldan would have been futile considering tJie pres­ence of nine armed police officers and the fact tllat tJie defendant had been roused from his sleep by tlle intrusion.

"The mere allegation that Aldan stated in tJie past that he would de­stroy evidence, without any corrobo­rating facts, and without more spe­cific inferences of exigency; did not justify tJie officers' failure to comply with a statute (on how to execute search warrants)," said Atalig and

Kids, holding candles, take a break on stage at the American Memorial Parks amphithreater after joining the annual Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention parade Wednesday night. Photo by Ferdie de 1a Torre

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Wiseman. Justice Ramon G. Villagomez,

however, disagreed with Atalig and Wiseman.

Villagomez in his separate opinion saidinbalancingtlleindividual'scon­stitutional right to privacy with tJie government's responsibility to en­force its criminal laws, the CNMI Constitution allows a ''no-knock" search warrant upon a showing of exigent circurns.tances.

Exigent circumstances exist when tllereisathreatofphysical violence or where police officers have reason to believe that evidence would likely be destroyed if advance notice were given, court records indicated.

Villagomez said the affidavit pro­vided information that Aldan would destroy any evidence of controlled substance if he knew tllat the police officers were approaching.

In addition, tJie justice pointed out, only 12hours beforehand, Aldan had sold "ice" at his house to a police

informant and an earlier search had prcxluccd marijuana and "ice."

"Under tllese circumstances, the Superior Court correctly found that exigent circumstances existed justi­fying the issuance of tJie 'no-knock' search warrant," Villagomez said.

With regards to gun possession, tJie justice said the court did not err in concluding that Aldan possessed an illegalfirearmatthetimeoftllesearch.

On the penalties, Villagomez re­versed the court's decision. He said tllecourt was not required to sentence Aldan to five years witllout parole.

Superior Court Associate Judge Timothy Bellas found that tJie court was required to sentence Aldan· to five years without parole.

Pixley in a press statement said the high court's opinion is a landmarlc · constitutional decision in thatitfinnly establishesthattllerighttoprivacyfor , all citizens of tJie Commonwealth is an important right guaranieed by tJie Commonwealth Constitutim

By Rick Alberto ~ a ~~t~ fu;t~b1111t jip!ari Vanety News. Staff thatassessestheimpactoftheW'?ject

OVERHUNTING and the filling oo,the~~ll11<l.ho~iJfanmini~ andpollutingofk,calwefuuidsled mIZetheunpact.: ? i i/ \}·· to the extinc~on of the Mariana A ~veloper inay pe gn1111L!fl iu:i. mallard duck, or. ngClflga, which . .incidental . ~ permit. tllarllllgws waslastseenonSaipaninthe1980s; ~~.~ill the ~ffi ~q

· accordingtoaforthoonririgbookon ~~s ~ develcij_)riie~~ • . ecology .•. ·/· ::r:!)i!··· \ '.<····· . •·••yield positive:ri!swis:._·· ...•• \i•••i<·•·t:·:

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The loss of habitat often results 'This specie$ beciu¥ ,extitict .aµ fromdeforestation;acidrain(caused Pagan island and itexisteclonR.c>ta by pollution), and land develop- in prehistoric times. • ._ .-•.. ·. . ... __ , .. · ·. , ...• ment, according to tJie book, which The moor hens were sighted. in is now in printable form. ponds planted wiilisedge afthe

. The book also cites another sig- sewage treat!llent plan(as well nificant threat to species on the !lS at the water l;iazards on the Northern Mariana islands: the in- golf course. __ ... . .... troouctionofnon-nativespedeslike ''The creation· of wetlands at tJie brown tree snake, which has . the .Rota.·Resorthasprovided destroyed nwnerous wildlife spe- suitable habitat for an eri.dan-cies on Guam. gered species.

The book particularly cites the But while the resort paved for Marianafruitbat,orfanihi, and the the return of the Mariana Mariana fragile tree snail as on the moorhens, a, large area of.the brink of becoming endagered or habitat for the Mariana crow and tllreatened. other species was destroyed.

They are among the candidates "It remains to be seen how for listing on tlle federal Endan- seriously wildlife populations gere<l Species Act, although tlley were affected by the develop-are already in the CNMI list, the ment," the book says. book says. It says that the only way to

It says that in order for a devel- preserve the crow on Rota is the opertogetapennitforabigproject protection of its forest..

Sobriety checkpoint in Rota THE DEPARTMENT of Public Safety is informing the general public of Rota that there will be a sobriety checkpoint on Decem­ber 13 thru early morning of De-

cember 14 in the areas of San Francisco Highway.

DPS Rota is set for another so­briety checkpoint on December 19 and 20, 1997.

Oleai PTSA meets today THE PRINCIPAL of Oleai El­ementary School is reminding par­en ts and guardians that the monthly OES PTSA meeting is set for today, December 09, at the school cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

Very important school matters

will be discussed and all parents/ guardians are greatlncouraged to be present at this meeting.

Raffle tickets will also be so on sale during the meeting.

For further information please call 234-6167 or 234-2074.

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Kagm.an eyed for bird habitat By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

TIIE B.OARD of Public Lands has designated the Kagman Wildlife Re­serve area as site for the upland habitat mi ligation bank where devel­opers can "repopulate" bird species tliat may be destroyed by tlieir ongo­ing projects.

DLNRlooks ·_ for missing . -· . radio sets ·.

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

1HE DMSION ofFish and Wildlife has already beenissuedradiosetsforits brown tree snake program. The catch thoughisthatthecommunicationequip­ment are missing, it was learned.

"There are now ongoing efforts to retrievetheradios,'' said outgoing Lands and Natural Resources Secretary Maggie Wonenberg.

Wonenberg said tlle program's fonnercoordinatorwhoisnotanymore employed with DLNR has claimed he too does not have the equipment

Wonenberg refused to name the former official, saying though tllat a case involving "otlier DLNR matters" has been pending against the person at the Office of Personnel Management

'Toe problem with the Division of Fish and Wildlife is that it has to deal witll what has happened in the past

''There was a radio set issued to DFW. But apparently, it is missing," said Wonenberg.

She however failed to say exactly when the radio set was issued.

Wonenberg, shortly after she was appointed by Gov. Froilan Tenorio to the DLNR post in August, it will be recalled, vowed to work on the pur­chase of the communication system, following criticism that DLNR's fish and wildlife division staff, which handles lhe brown tree snake program, has been slow in responding to snake sightings.

This was especially highlighted sev­eral months back when an Oleai resi­dent complained that it took DFW almost two hours to respond to his call ofa snake sighting.

ThecallwasmadethroughtheEmer­gency Management Office. EMO, in turn, tried to get in touch witll DFW which was then already closed for tlle day.

Scott R. Vogt, a biologist who heads the program, it was later on gathered, does not have a rddio nor a beeper where he may be tracked during such situations.

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'Wewilldesignateotherareasupon anauthoritatuve findings whioch may state tllat tlle present one is not enough," said BPL Chair Tomas B. Aldan.

Aldan failed to say how big tJie wildlife reserve area is, though he nonetllelessstressed tllearea, believed to be around 70 hectares, is enough to accomodatetheCNMigovemment's mitigation bank project

Underthisscheme,developerslike tlle Haas and Hayne, are required to finance the "repopulation" of certain bird species like the nightingale reed warbler tllat may be endangered in tlle course of tJie firm's construction of a large golf course in Obyan.

The mitigation bank was origi­nally planned to be situated in Maipi.

'We are hopeful, Haas and Hayne doesnotanymorehaveanexcuse(for the delay ontlleirproject)," said Aldan.

HassandHayne,itwill be recalled, are among several developers whom

Aldan has recently chided for delays in tJie construction of their respective projects on tJie island.

Otllers include the Nakamoto De­velopment which is asking for an extention of their lease agreement's provisions on construction phase.

Aldan said all firms will be utiliz­ing tJie same mitigation site.

These include tlle Bird Island De­velopment Inc. which is building a big tourist facility in Maipi.

In related developments, Aldan said BPLhasgiventheBlackMicroCorp. tlle go signal for the tests it was earlier ordered to conduct on the impact of its quarrying activities to nearby resi­dents and the construction of a multi­million dollar hotel a few hundred meters away from tlle quarry site.

'The tests should not take more than a month," said Aldan.

Black Micro has recently been or­dered to shutdown and operate else­where in the CNMI due to adverse

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effects its operations have caused to the residents.

Large cracks can now be seen on walls of houses lining up tlle road to the firm's Marpi quarry site. The cracks were reportedly caused by explosives detonated by the firm in its quarrying activities.

Black Micro appealed tlledecision saying it will bring in experts from Guam and conduct the tests to deter-

mine whetller their explosives are causing tJie cracks.

The firm has also been asking for a 15-year extention.

Aldan said the company is using tJie explosives tests as a bargaining chip for the extention, which, he stressed, should not be the case.

"Theonlythingwedon'tlikeabout Black Micro is that tlley are saying that if tJie testing turns out good tllen we will execute tlleir extention. I don't want tliat (testing) to be a con­dition," said Aldan.

Aldan said tlle tests were asked because World Corp, which is build­ing thehotel,hassaid it can't proceed with tlle initial stages of tJie construc­tion due to fears the vibrations caused by tlleexplosions could weaken tlleir hotel.

Also,residentshaveexpressedcon­cems tlleir homes may eventually be deslroyed from the explosions' im-pact .

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SC shoots down 'no-knock' search By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

Tiffi CNMI Supreme Court has re­versed a decision of the trial court con\·icting a mm1 of illegal [X)Sses­sion of a gun and less thm1 a gram of crystal methan1pl1etamine following a "no-knock" search conducted by (X)iice office1,.

Tiie high tribunal ruled that since t11ere is no starutory authority to issue "no-knock" search W3Ji'JJJL~ in the Commonwealth, me nial judge did not have t11e aumority to issue such search w::urantagainstdefendantJesus Akiyama Aldan.

'Toe language of the statute is clear. It mandates mat an officer shall knock, announce his presence, and wait prior to serving me search war­rant," said Justice Pe<!,ro M. Atalig andSpecialJudgeDavidWisemmiin the opinion issued Thursday.

Cotu:t documents showed (flat on July 20, 1995 a police officer ex­ecuted an affidavit in sup[X)rt of a no­knock search warrant

Pursuant to the no-knock search warrant, nine armed police officers

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from the Department ofPublic Safety entered Aldan's residence without announcing their presence.

Aldan was found sleeping in his bedroom. The search yielded .74 grams of "ice" mid a loaded .22 cali­ber rifle, which had expired license.

Following a trial in June 1996, Aldan was convicted. He was sen­tenced to five years imprisonment not subject to suspension, probation, orparole. .

Aldan, through counsel Steven Pixley, appealed.

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Wiseman in their opinion said any attempt to escape by Aldan would have been futile considering the pres­ence of nine armed police officers and the fact that the defendant had been roused from his sleep by the intrusion.

'The mere allegation that Aldan stated in the past that he would de­stroy evidence, withoutanycorrobo­rating facts, and without more sre­cific inferences of exigency; did not justify the officers' failure to comply with a statute (on how to execute search warrants)," said Atalig and

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· Wiseman. Justice Ramon G. Villagomez,

however, disagreed with Atalig and Wiseman.

Villagomez in his separate opinion said in balancing me individual 'scon­stitutional right to privacy with the government's responsibility to en­force its criminal laws, the CNMI Constitution allows a "no-knock" search warrant upon a showing of exigent circums_tances.

Exigent circumstances exist when there isa tllreatofphysical violence or where police officers have reason to believe that evidence would likely be destroyed if advance notice were given, court records indicated_

Villagomez said the affidavit pro­vided infom13tion that Aldan would destroy any evidence of controlled substance if he knew that the police officers were approaching.

In addition, the justice pointed out, only 12hoursbeforehand,Aldanhad sold "ice" at his house to a police

informant and an earlier search bad produced marijuana and "ice."

"Under these circumstances, the Superior Court correctly found that exigent circumstances existed justi­fying the issuance of the 'no-knock' search warrant," Villagomez said.

With regards to gun possession, the justice said the court did not err in concluding mat Aldan possessed an illegalfireannatthetimeofthesearch.

On the penalties, Villagomez re­versed the court's decision. He said the court was not required to sentence Aldan to five years without parole.

Superior Court Associate Judge Tnnothy Bellas found that the court was required to sentence Aldan- to five years without parole.

Pixley in a press statement said the high court's opinion is a landmarlc · constitutionaldecisioninthatitfinnly establishes thattherighttoprivacyfor , all citizens of the Commonwealth is an important right guaranieed by the Commonwealth Constitution.

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and poll~ting9fI~ wetlaridsled ~the~~/•· : • ... , .....••... •··•·· to d~ ex~c~9n of ~ Nlariana . A ge~el<;>pe~ ,p.ia)':te ~t¥fl{ag mallai:d · du~ ()I' f g011gai wliich i · incidental. take permittha(hllciws 1NaslastseeJ.1()l!Sai~~19l}%•·.·.··· i ~~ ~ jµ#Je ~~·· .... ~gtoaforthcorajngbookoi:i < ···some · . · · &Ne! J · .. . . . . . . ·.· .. · .......... ·. · · .... ·.· ·. ···· ...... ··· .. ieid 11s.· .•... ••.·. '

econ1ik~m~i~~J~ will~ the fi.rsJ&ill 1.extb&k ontheN~~~~t~; lists• oth(:r ~~ 9f fXti,nction of( S[::eCies, the numbef one being the>

Joss of.habitat . . . . > ' .. / . •····. •.• ·• ·• The loss offutbit!lt often ~suits

fromdeforestation,acidrain(GlUSOO by pollution), . and land develop­ment, according to the book, which

. is now in printable fonn. · · The book also cites another sig-

. nificant threat to species on the Northern Mariana islands: the in­troductionofnon-nativespecieslike the brown tree snake, which has destroyed numerouswildlife sre­cies on Guam.

The book particularly cites the Mariana fruit bat, orjanihi, and the Mariana fragile tree snail as on the brink of becoming endagered or threatened.

They are among the candidates for listing on the federal Endan­gered Sr,ecies Act, although they are already in the CNMI list, the book says.

It says that in order for a devel­operto get a pennitfor a big project

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J!Ond~.plante~ with. sedg~ ~tJhe se~age treat~ent plant ~s "."~11 as at the wate(hazards ·on tlle golf cou~. . > · ··· .. · , ... '/

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gered'species .• ···········,\\..... /\: •. · •• r:• But while the resort pavecl for

the return of the Mari aria moorhens, alarge·.area of~e· habitat for the Mariana cr9w and other species was destroyed. ·

"It remains to be seen how seriously wildlife populations were affected by the develop­ment," the book says.

It says that the only way to preserve the crow on Rota is the protection of its forest.

Sobriety checkpoint in Rota THE DEPARTMENT of Public Safety is informing the general public of Rota that there will be a sobriety checkpoint on Decem­ber 13 thru early morning of De-

cember 14 in the areas of San Francisco Highway.

DPS Rota is set for another so­briety checkpoint on December 19and20, 1997.

Oleai PTSA·ilieets today THE PRINCIPAL of Oleai El­ementary School is reminding par­ents and guardians that the monthly OES PTSA meeting is set for today, December 09, at the school cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

Very important school matters

will be discussed and all parents/ guardians are greatlncouraged to be present at this meeting.

Raffle tickets will also be so on sale during the meeting.

For further information please call 234-6167 or 234-2074.

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Kagman eyed for bird habitat By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

THE B!)ARD of Public Lands has designated the Kagrnan Wildlife Re­serve area as site for the upland habitat mitigation bank where devel­opers can "repopulate" bird species that may be destroyed by their ongo-ing projects. ·

DLNRlookS' . for missing radiosets .• By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

THE DMSION offish and Wildlife hasalreadybeenissuedradiosetsforits brown tree snake program. The catch though is thatthecommwlicationequip-­ment are missing, it was learned.

''There are now ongoing efforts to retrievetheralios,"saidoutgoinglands and Natural Resources Secretary Maggie Wonenberg.

Wonenberg said the program's formercoordinatorwhoisnotanymore employed wim DLNR has claimed he too does not have the equipment

Wonenberg refused to name the Fonner official, saying though that a case involving "other DLNR matters" has been pending against the person at the Office of Personnel Management

"Toe problem with the Division of Fish and Wildlife is that it has to de.11 with what has happened in the past

''There was a radio set issued to D~. But apparently, it is missing," saJd Wonenberg.

She however failed to say exactly when the radio set was issued.

Wonenberg, shortly after she was appointed by Gov. Froilan Tenorio to the DLNR post in August, it will be recalled, vowed to work on the pur­chase of the communication system, following criticism that DLNR's fish and wildlife division staff, which handles the brown tree snake program, has been slow in responding to snake sightings .

This was especially highlighted sev­eral months back when an Oleai resi­dent complained that it took DFW almost two hours to respond to his call of a snake sighting.

ThecallwasmadethroughtheEmer­gency Mmiagement Office. EMO, in tum, tried to get in touch with DFW which was then already closed for the day.

ScottR. Vogt, a biologist who heads the program, it was later on gathered, does not have a radio nor a beeper where he may be tracked during such situations.

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''Wewilldesignateotherareasupon anauthoritatuvefindingswhiochmay state that the present one is not enough," said BPL Chair Tomas B. Aldan.

Aldan failed to say how big the wildlife reserve area is, though he nonetheless stressed the area, believed to be around 70 hectares, is enough to accoip.odatetheCNMigovemment's mitigation bank project

Underthisscheme,developerslike the Haas and Hayne, are required to finance the "repopulation" of certain bird species like the nightingale reed warbler that may be endangered in the course of the firm's construction of a large golf course in Obyan.

The mitigation bank was origi­nally planned to be situated in Marpi.

''We are hopeful, Haas and Hayne doesnotanymorefutveanexcuse(for the delay ontheirproject) ," said Aldan.

HassandHayne,itwillbereca\led, are among several developers whom

Aldan has recently chided for delays in the construction ofmeirrespective projects on the island.

Others include the Nakanloto De­velopment which is asking for an extention of their lease agreement's provisions on construction phase.

Aldan said all fums will be utiliz­ing the same mitigation site.

These include me Bird Island De­velopment Inc. which is building a big tourist facility in Marpi.

Inrelateddevelopments,Aldansaid BPLhasgiventheBlackMicroCorp. the go signal forthe tests it was earlier ordered to conduct on the impact of its quarrying activities to nearby resi­dents and the construction of a multi­million dollar hotel a few hundred meters away from the quarry site.

'Toe tests should not take more than a month," said Aldan.

Black Micro has recently been or­dered to shutdown and operate else­where in the CNMI due to adverse

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effects it~ operations have caused to the residents.

Large cracks can now be seen on walls of houses lining up the road to the firm's Maipi quarry site. The cracks were reportedly caused by explosivesdetonatedbymefuminits quarrying activities.

Black Micro appealed the decision saying it will bring in experts from Guam and conduct the tests to deter-

mine whether their explosives are causing the cracks.

The finn has also been asking fora IS-year extention.

Aldan said the compmiy is using the explosives tests as a bargaining chip for the extention, which, he stressed, should not be the case.

"The only tllingwedon 'tlikeabout Black Micro is that they are saying that if the testing turns out good then we will execute meir extention. I don't want that (testing) to be a con­dition," said Aldan.

Aldan said the tests were asked because World Corp, which is build­ing the hotel, has said it can't proceed with the initial stages of the construc­tion due to fears the vibrations caused by the explosions could weaken their hotel.

Also, residents have expressed con­cerns their homes may eventually be destroyed from the explosions' im­pact

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Bill to d Teno 'events' By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE SEN A TE may hold a ses­sion next week to work on the budgets of governor-elect Pedr-o P. Ten;rio 's transition

·committee, the funding for the Jan. 12 inauguration and for the CNMI's Covenant Section 902 negotiating team.

Senate Vice Preside•lt Paul A. Manglona (R-Republican), whq is the incoming Senate president. yesterday said the Senate leadership has decided to hold one or even two more sessions before the end of the year to address "pressing·· leg­islation.·

Included in the Senate's pri­ority are the bills to :i.mend the CNt\11 retirement law, the ,:il:1ry adjustment for govern-11,ent employees and the Pu.b-1 ic School System's $56 mil­lion ··piecemeal" budget.

To be given "special atten­tion." however, is the funding

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for the CNMI' s negotiating panel to the so-called Section 902 talks with the Clinton ad­ministration.

With the expected resump­tion of the talks when gover­nor-elect Tenorio is sworn into office, Manglona said the Senate should start locating the needed funding for the CNMI's panel.

"One of the governor-elect' s priorities is to improve rela­tions with the federal govern-

Notice of Intent to . Relocate Branch

Bank of Guam hereby gives notice of its intent to relocate its Tinian Branch from its current site at No. 1 Palayo Street, Tinian, MP 96952 to a new location on the Ground Floor of the F. V. Hof~chneider Bldg_., Sanjose Street, Sanjose Village, Tinian, CNMI 96952.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our Tinian Branch at (6 70) 43.3-3258.

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ment, so I think the Senate can be of help by already set­ting aside the needed funds for 902," Manglona said.

Governor-elect Tenorio, in an earlier interview, vowed to reestablish communications and improve CNMI's rela­tions with the Clinton admin­istration.

CNMI-federal relations have turned from "bad to worse," after President Clinton announced in May that federal immigration and minimum wage Jaws should now be ex tended to the North­ern Marianas.

Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio re­sponded by intensifying lob­bying efforts in Congress, and

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by winning support from U.S. Republican lawmakers.

The governor-elect said, however, that his administra­tion will no longer continue the confrontational stance of the outgoing governor.

He said he will also resume the Covenant Section 902 talks with the Clinton administra­tion, but added that the "fed­eral takeover" proposal may no longer be included in the agenda.

There are already three fed­eral takeover legislation filed in Congress since April.

Section 902 of the Covenant, the political document that governs CNMI-U.S. relations, provides for regular consulta-

tions between the Common­wealth and federal· govern­ments "on all matters affect­ing the relationship betwen them."

CNMI's political and busi­ness leaders believe that ap­plying federal immigration and minimum wage Jaws to the Commonwealth will be disastrous to its economy, which is heavily dependent on· the free flow of cheap, alien labor.

Citing the support from U.S. House Republicans, however, Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio has said that the current GOP­dominated Congress will never pass any federal take~ over bill.

P.O. Bo.x 678 • Saipan, CNMI 96950 Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio shakes hands with Sha Un, member of a visiting Chinese delegation, during an exchange of souvenirs. The delegation was here Friday looking at trade prospects with the CNMI.

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Torres' opposition won't sway decision on Nakamoto- BPL

By Jojo Dass Variety News Sf.a.ff

THE BOARD of Public UUlds has expressetl concerns that Nakamoto Development, which is building a five-star hotel in Garapan, may be afaced with problems involving its project's funding sotrreeS in Japan.

Nakamoto officials have been pro­posing that BPL allow an extension of their lease agreement's construc­tion phase, saying they have finally found a financier.

"'There's a possibility that since Nakamoto has found a second finan­cier, there could be a legal case against it involving the first one," said BPL Chair Tomas B. Aldan.

''Let'spresumethatthefirst(fman­cier) sues Nakamoto. The second financier may pull out upon learning about this. And we're sitting ducks," he explained.

"We want to make sure." BPL, sources said, is verifying if

there indeed is a case i:ending against the private developer in Japan.

Aldan said BPL has asked NakarnolOtosubmitastatementprov­ing that the firm has purchased all fourlots it needs to construct the five­star Le Metidien Hotel.

Aldan said an approval of Nakamoto 's request "all depend on their report and our findings."

Meanwhile, Aldan said Represen- ·

tative Stanley Tones' recent request asking BPL to deny Nakamoto's i:e­tition for an extension will not have a bearing on any decision of the Board regarding the matter.

"TheBoarddecidesbasedonmer­its of the case," he said.

Torres, it will be recalled, wrote Aldan a letter asking that the petition l:e rejected saying the firm has alleg­edly been using the extension for­mula on lease agreements "to buy time" while looking for a financier.

Torres proposed instead that the leased land be used for a cultural center highlighting "our ancestor's way of life."

His proposal stemmed from ar­cheological findings suggesting that the construction site was an ancient burial ground .

At least six human remains, 1:e­lieved dating back to the i:eriod l:e­fore foreigners began colonizing the islands, were recently dug out

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Wonenberg, upon learning of the incidentwhichhappenedwhenDLNR has yet to fonnally have its secretary, hasvowedlOworkonthcacquisitionof the communication equipment

"I am still working on it," she as­strred.

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Teno to 'revarnp' gov't By Aldwin R. Fajardo Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR-elect Pedro P. Tenorio on Friday hinted the possible retention of s'ome in­coming government officials to office when his administration

.assumes position in January. . But Tenorio promptly added that the recommendations will come from the transition com­mittee reviewing the perfor­mance of various government offices and officials.

He also said the "firing sprees" of the present adminis­tration came to him as a surprise because he did not encounter similar incidents when he first assumed the CNMI gubernato­rial seat.

Tenorio said, however, he does not believe the firing of

government officials by the out­going leadership were intended to jeopardize his assumption to office next year.

The incoming governor also e_xpressed concerns about the possibilities of the ifiredi offi­cials celebrating a "blue Christ­mas" because they were un­timely rendered out of service.

"It's sad because how can one probably provide for a family of seven when he is untimely fired off," he said.

At the same time, Tenorio confirmed a pending reorgani­zation of government, adding that the transitional committee is already reviewing govern­ment agencies and will soon come up with some recommen­dations.

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make government agencies more effective.

He said there are existing con­tracts employing highly-paid consultants including those who are outside the Commonwealth but added they could not get copies of the contracts yet.

"I believe yes, we do have,.

unfortunately we can"t get some of the contracts, like I say, for some reasons I don't know, we can 'tget them but we will wait," the newly-elected governor said.

Tenorio mentioned the possi­bilities that his camp may raise

. the issue of the open-govern­ment policy to get some the con­tracts, adding that there may be expiring contracts that has to be reviewed.

He said the are some restric­tions on governor signing pro­fessional services contract since the legislature must review and pass the proposal, as well as make sure that there must be an appropriation for that specific contract, because otherwise, it will be in violation of the law.

"So the only remedy that we can do is to file an injunction

but again it will take time," Tenorio said.

He stressed he is particu­larly concerned about some employees being fired and transferred from on depart­ment to another.

"We have a concern there are so many things that are going on and I donit have the com­plete document to present at this time. There are some employ­ees that are being transferred from one department to an­other," he added.

Tenorio said his administra­tion will try to reduce as much as possible the size of the gov­ernment, though he said they may encounter difficulties han­dling the'streamlining since the present administration has been "signing new contracts."

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The CNMI Council for the Humanities, in conjunction with

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CNMI Covenant. The purpose of this forum, entitled "The Covenant: The Next Twenty Years", is to revisit the Covenant

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Council \Vants changes in 'handicapped parking act'

By Gerr R. Cayabyab, Jr. Variety News Staff

THE GOVERNOR's Develop­mental Disabilities Council Ex­ecutive Director Thomas J. Camacho last week asked House Speaker Diego T. Benavente to amend the law on handicapped parking.

Camacho. made the request basedonGDDC'sresearch,analy­sis and information received from concerned citizens with disabili­ties and parking owners which suggested that Public Law 8-34 needs change.

"We also believe the enforce­ment section needs some amend­ments to strengthen its weak­nesses," Camacho stated in a let­ter,

Thomas J. Camacho

According to Camacho, GDDC has analyzed eight ADA issues that the public· should be aware of.

Among these include standard­ized permanent and temporary

placards, identification of disabled persons, local standards inconsis­tent with ADA, accessible park­ing standards, lack of enforce­ment (unauthorized vehicles parked at designated accessible stalls), vehicles encroaching and/ or blocking designated accessible parking space, accessible route (walkways, sidewalks, pathways, etc.) to accessible parking and maintenance of accessible fea­tures.

Camacho said the law does not specify the size of a permanent and temporary placard to be is­sued.

Camacho recommended that placards be standardized to 4 inches in width by 8.5 inches long and made of hard paper or plastic.

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Wonenberg outlines critical issues incoming DLNR chjefmust tackle

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

THE KAGMAN irrigation sys­tem, the call for a halt on the bombings atFarallon de Medinilla island and the brown tree snake program are among critical issues that the new head of the Depart­ment of Lands and Natural Re­sources must work on, said out­going DLNR Secretary Maggie Wonenberg.

Wonenberg, who is tendering her resignation at an "appropriate time," said she will have to keep herself employed.

"I have to work," she stressed. "I don't have plans right now,

but I know I will work because I need to."

Wonenberg said there are "so many critical issues facing the department that nqt one is over the other."

"One can not compare the criti­cal importance of the irrigation system and the contracts for that particularproject in Kagman with the move to stop the bombings at the Farallon de Mendinilla Is­land," she said.

"And the brown tree snake too,

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is likewise important." Wonenberg expressed hopes

the incoming DLNR chief would tend to these ongoing concerns.

Wonenberg, shortly upon as­suming post last Aug., vowed to stop the ongoing, unhampered U.S. Navy bomb runs on FDM saying the military exercises pose a threat to the island's ecological suucture.

Her efforts, insiders said, were howevermadesur,posedly in vain as the war drills have been man­dated under the Covenant which integrated the CNMI into the US political system.

"So far, it's a deadlock," said

one DLNR official requesting anonymity.

Meanwhile, with its canine unit having been activated and a 24-hour holding facility for all in­ccimingcargoes being worked out with the Commonwealth Pores Authority, DLNR's brown free snake program is reportedly still being hampered by the lack of one necessity: communication equipment.

Wonenberg had vowed to ac­quire radio sets for the program only to find out that radios earlier issued have been missing (sec re-lated story). .

The Kagman irrigation project, which showed signs of finally getting off the ground a few months back, still has to be ironed out.

"I just hope the incoming sec. retary, whoever he or she maybe, will tend to these matters," said Wonenberg.

Wonenberg said her option is to take employment with the pri­vate sector or with another gov­ernment agency,

"The sure thing is that I wiil work. I need a job," she said.

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'No takers' as open hunting season in Sariguan continues

Department of Public Safety's Santa Claus joins students from different Saipan schools during Wednesday night's Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention annual parade in Garapan. Photo by Ferdie de 1a Torre

By Jojo Dass Variety News Staff

SARIGUAN Island has been de­clared as an open season hunting ground with no limit on the catch for the past ten years.

This was dondn a bid to con­tain the threat posed by the grow­ing population of goats and other· feral animals that have been caus­ing irreparable damage to the area's vegetation and top soil.

Unfortunately though, nobody seemed interested in going on hours-long boatride to the place and go hunting, said Fish and Wildlife Deputy Director Rich­ard Seman.

Now, the CNMI government is afaced with the task of hauling away all of the estimated 1,000 wild goats and rehabilitate the island.

"Ten years ago, we amended our rules and regulation on hunt­ing. WedeclaredSariguananopen season with no limit," said Seman.

"We were hoping that people would just take advantage of the amendment. But nobody had the real desire to go there and hunt,"

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he lamented. "We did not neglect the island

to the point where the feral ani­mals' threat is now considered in its advanced stage."

It has taken government the past year to prepare for the "cleans­ing."

Seman said the project could take off early next month with the arrival of a biologist contracted through the Honolulu Fish and Willdlife Service office to assist the local DFW.

"We did not decide on this project overnight," stressed

Seman, noting some opposition DFW has been receiving over the project.

The opposition stemmed from questions on where the goats will be transferred, among other is­sues .

Former Lands and Natural Re­sources Secretary Benigno M. Sablan, it will be recalled, had earlier said the animals will be given away to Saipan livestock raisers.

Northern Islands Mayor Joseph Ogumoro had expressed reserva­tions on the plan saying that he should be informed on what DFW plans to do with the goats since the island falls within his jurisdic­tion.

Seman, meanwhile said all nec­essary eq11 ipment and supplies have now been put in place on the island.

He said Kurt Kessler, the biolo­gist who will be in charge of the project, is expected to arrive on Jan. 14,

"He (Kessler) will ivork very closely with our staff," said Seman.

· Deputy ,DPS com_missioner seeks classified rank for post By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

DEPARTMENf of Public Safety DeputyCommissionerforOperation Lino S. Tenmio ha~ requested for a restJucturc of his position to that of a

police major. Tenorio in a letter to then DPS

Commissioner Jose M. Castro said after careful thought and consider­ation he decided it would be most beneficial to him and his family ifhe

will step down from an unclassified position to that of a classified rank.

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~~-: Elsewhe~e in .the Pacific Fiji PM urges help for Cooks, PNG relief MP's get behind Skate SUVA (Pacnews)-Fiji 's prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has launched an ap­peal to help the Cook Isl ands and Papua New Guinea.

Rabuka said banks would open special accounts for do­nations towards the relief and rehabilitation work that is be­ing undertaken in both coun­tries and those who want to donate food and other items can contact the Red Cross.

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Guinea Prime l\linistcr I3ill Skate is confident he has the numbers.to thwart any moves by the Oppostion to wrest power from him.

In a show of solidarit)' Sun­Jay. Skate's image-builders orchestrated a media confer­ence at the Prime Minister's official resi.dence, Mirigini

House, with about 20 minis­ters and MPs in attcnJancc, the Post-Courier reports.

And if it's true that Sir Michael Somare's National Alliance has joined Skate, the National Capital District MP will be in a much stronger position than before the Mujo Sefa sect;et tapes controversy.

The Post-Courier reports that Somare could not be reached Sunday night. but if his N.\ hadjoiiied the govern­ment. it is because the Mem­ber for East Sepik <loes not like sacked Deputy Prime Minister Chris Haivcta.

Skate said he would an­nounce his deputy this week.

Meanwhile, Opposition deputy lea<lerMasket Iangalio has moved to the government after forming a n;w political party with two ministers and vice ministers. Enga Gover­nor Peter Ipatas said the

Solomons· to pay USP debt HO:\IARA (Pacnews)---:­Solomon lsbnds education min­ister. Rodney Mani. has again said the government will settle Solomon Islands· SUS7 million Jcbr with the Llni1·ersity of the South Pacific by Ju11e next year.

Mani said he's pulling a paper to cabinet next week on a sched­ule to pay up the debt which has been accumulating since 1995.

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,la!C. Mimi said that despite the fi­

nancial con,traints, his govern­ment will ensure the country's debt with the USP was settled by· next June.

United Resources Party had been formed at a secret meet­ing just outside Port Moresby Sunday.

Members include Transport anJ Civil Aviation Minister Phi lemon Embel and Roy Yaki among others.

In a related move, four Pangu Pati deputies met Prime Mini.ster Skate Sunday an<l assured him that the party was still with the government.

Speaking at the launching Friday in Suva, Rabuka said the people of the Cook Isl ands and PNG are suffering from rhe loss of ho11Jes and from sh?rtage of food, and it is im­portant for Fiji to show its willingness to help them, the Sunday Post reports.

The Cook Islands was badly hit by tropical cyclone Martin last month, and pans of PNG are suffering from a drought which has covered the coun­try since January.

Australian Army Chinook helicopters await the arrival of emergency food aid onboard an Australian Air Force Hercules C-130 transport plane at the Kiunga airstrip Thursday in Papua New Guinea. The C-130's cargo of rice and flour was airlifted to 6,000 refugees from Indonesia's lrian Jaya facing food and water shortages. AP

Samoan MP charged with careless driving APIA (Pacnews)-A Samoan Member of Parliament has been charged driving with negligence cm1sing death.

Aana Alofi No. I MP Suafoa Launisi was charged by police after a pick up he was driving allegedly struck and killed a policeman on November 25.

This has been confumed by Po­lice Commissioner Asi James Blakelock.

TI1e policeman, Mathew Seiuli, 21, died instantly after being struck while crossing the road at Malie

village on the night of November 25.

Suafoa first entered Parliament after last year's general elections. He won tlie Awm Alofi No. 1 · as a candidate for the Samoa National Development Party (SNDP), but later defected to the ruling Human Rights Protection Party.

Police Commissioner Asi said the MP was taken into custody Saturday but was later remanded at libetty. The MP is scheduled to appear in the Magistrates Court next Tuesday to enter a plea.

Nauru settles $26M debt CANBERRA (Pacncws}--llie Rc­publicofNauru isrc])Jrted tohavepaiJ Aust $38.S million ($US26m) to settle a long-nmning dispute witli mi Austra­li,u1 property developer over its J"iur­clwse of the controversial Queen Victoria Hospital site in Melbourm:'s central business dis­trict.

·n1e site was bough! by tlic Nauru Government in 1994 from property developer David Marriner for$49.5 million ($US33.34m) - just six months after Marriner bought the land from the Victorian Govern­ment for $12.5 million.

Under tlic deal, Nauru paid a deposit of $11 million ($US7.4m). witli tlie n:maining $38.5 million due in Sep­tember tl1is year.

Wl1en Nauru failed to meet tlie pur­clmsc sel!lcmcnt deadline, Mm1"incr

took legal action anJ regained posses­sion oftlie site. Nauru w,l, unsuccess­ful in two appeals against 1.be decision.

In mrngreementreached Sunday full details of which have not yet been revealed- Naum will retaintl1c site mid will drop legal actionagainstMarriner's comp,my.

·nic Austrafom Firnmcial Review lmsquotedasPJkesperson fortlieGov­cmmcnt of Naum a, confirming tlrnt Nauru is considering developing gar­dens mid ,ITT underground carpark on tl1e old hospital site.

llie spokesperson said tl1e court de­cision to revert the site to Marriner wouldhavecostNauruits$1 I million dCPJSil.

In addition, if Marriner sold tlic site for less tltm1 tl1c m11ount contracted wit11 Nauru, it would have been liable for tl1e difference.

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RP m.urder suspect battles extradition TORONTO (AP)-A Philippines murder suspect was taking his battle against extradi~ion to an Ontario court.

Lawyer Wes Wilson will argue· that a decision by former Justice Minister Allan Rock to permit

· Rodolfo Pacificador' s Lo be turned over to Philippines authorities should be quashed at a hearing beginning Monday in Ontario Court, general division.

Failing that, Wilson will seek to have Pacificador released on bail from the city's Don Jail, where he has spent the last six years.

The hearing before Justice Michael Dambrot, scheduled to last two weeks, will involve con­tentions that the charges Pacificadorfaces including mur­der and four counts of attempted murder are politically motivated, and that in absence of an indepen­dent judiciary, his chances of get­ting a fair trial are remote.

In an affidavit filed with the court, Pacificador stated his inno­cence and maintained he fled the Philippines after the overthrow of the Ferdinand Marcos regime in 1986 because he was "'genuinely· afraid for my life."

Although his flight occurred about a month after the assassina­tion of Evelia Javier, he said he did not realize at the time that he and his father, a Marcos loyalist, faced charges in the homicide.

"When Javier was initially gunned down, there were news-

RPexports . . · increase 23%

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Phil­ippine expotts temained strong in October, growing 23 percent from a yem· earlier to $2.32 billion despite Asia's recent financial turmoil, the government said Monday.

For the first IO months of tl1e yem·, expot1s also climbed 23 percent to $20.69 billion, the National Statistics Office sai<l.

Unlike in the Philippines, cxpotts have slowed for some other South­east Asian nations hit by tl1e regional cutTcncy ciisis.1l1c crisis has inflated inte,est 1:ttes and slowed economic growti1.

Electronics and components re­mained the Philippines' top doll:u· e:micr for October, 1x1sting a 39 per­cent incn:asc to $1.09 billion. 'Ille pro<lu_ct group accounted for 47 per­cent of all exports.

Garments accounted for7 per­cent of total exports for the month but declined 11 percent from a year earlier to $167.4 million be­cause of stiff foreign competition and steep local labor costs, the agency said.

Computer periphci:1ls conttib­l!lcd 6. 7 p;rccnt of total ex pott n:­ccipts for October. or $154.9 mil­lion, a huge improvement from the yca1·-earlicr $65.8 million.

Once aJain, the United States was the Philippim:s' larges! mar­ket, accounting for 34 percent of total exports. The second biggest market was Japan with a 17 JlL'.r­ccnt sh:u-c.

lmprnts :u\; :umounced sqxu,1tely by the government each month.

paper reports regarding the inci­dent, but none of them ever men­tioned me as being involved in the shooting," Pacificador told the

·court. Explaining his father had been·

assistant majority leader of the pro-Marcos CBD party and that he managed his father's constitu­ency office in Antique province, he said that before he left he learned that "50 or 60 armed men had raided our family home in Manila looking for myself and my father."

Reaching Canada via the United States in I 987, he immediately filed for refugee status. Although an adjudicator found a "credible basis" for the refugee claim, the process has been on hold pending the case outcome.

Pacificador has no criminal record in Canada or the Philip­pines.

~orke'.s prepare to m_ove large lanterns to be loaded onto a van Wednesday for distribution to different areas m Manila. Lanterns will be put up on electric post as part of the city's decorations for the yuletide season. AP

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re offers 'flexibilit ByCHARLESJ.HANLEY

KYOTO, Japan (AP) - U.S. Vice President Al Gore, faced with Euro­pean demands for more, offered new American flexibility Monday on cut­ting back gas emissions tied to global wanning.

His speech brief and without spe-. cific new proposals got a lukewanm

welcomefromEuropeandelegates to the 150-nationconference, which was entering the final three days of talks onanewintemationalclimatechange accord

Before Gore spoke, the leader ofa small Pacific island nation one that may someday be imperiled by global wanning's rising waters appealed to the industrial powers to end their bickering and cut greenhouse emis­sions soon and shruply.

"No nation has the right to place its own misconstrued national interest before the physical and cultural sur­vival of entire countries," said Kinz.a Clcxlumar, president of Nauru.

He expressed disappointment in the U.S. position particularly and said industrial nations would be commit­ting "cultural genocide" if they failed to control emissions adequately.

Differences between Europe and Americaoverhowdeeplytocutgases has stood as a major obstacle to cornpletionoftheKyotoProtocol,an unprecedented global agreement to control energy use in the2 l stcenuuy.

European governments, environ­me:ntal.ists and olhers had been look­ing fora more ambitious U.S.offeron reducing carlx:m dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

On a lightning one-day visit to the negotiations, Gore said the United States would not "promise what we cannot do."

The vice president then announced to the delegates he had just spoken with President Clinton by telephone Monday morning, and "I can instruct our delegates right now to show in­creased negotiating flexibility" if the eventual plan preserves basic prin­ciples of the U.S. position.

Administrntion and congressional sources reported a key condition for deeper U.S. gas reductions remained the "meaningful participation" in cut­back plans by developing countries, which thus far have been exempted.

India's environment minister, speaking after Gore, responded to that suggestion.

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28 to Governor Froilan Tenorio ex­piessed support with Tenorio' s re­quest

"After careful evaluation and dis­cussion with Cabrera, I am being informed that this is possible and with your approval, we can immediately process his personnel action," Castro toid the governor.

Tenorio last vacated a police captain's position before being ap­pointed as deputy commissioner for operations.

Such restructure will change Tenorio's political-appointed posi­tion to a civil service position.

commitments for developing coun­tries," said Saifuddin Soz.

European reaction to Gore's re­marks was restrained

"I hope this means the Americans arenyingtogetclosertoaresult,"said RittB jerregaard, the European Union environmentoommissioner. She said the U.S. position thus far has been "far too mcxlest"

American environmentalists wel­comed the signal of movement from Gore. Alden Meyer, chainnan of a U.S. environmental coalition on cli­mate change, called it "a real break­through."

But William F. O'Keefe, head of the U.S business lobby Global Cli­mate Coalition, said he was "very disappointed and troubled by refer­ence to increased negotiating flex­ibility." His group, ledbycoalandoil companies,contendsenergyrestraints will lead to an economic slowdown and job losses in the United States. ·

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U.S. Vice President Al Gore waves as · he arrives at Kansai lntemational Airport, Japan Mon~ day morning to attend the inter­national global warming confer-ence.in Kyoto. AP .

ters of scores of other countries were addressing the historic conference Monday and Tuesday as the paoe picked up toward a Wednesday con­clusion.

Behind the soenes in the complex, highly technical talks, negotiators were juggling a bagful of adjustable features timetables, reduction levels, the gases to be covered in an effort to find a U.S.-European compromise.

'"Thedifferencesarenotenorrnous. They're capable of being overcome inthenextfewdays," said U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an observer at the talks.

But the Connecticut Democrat was less optimistic about another dispute, the u_s. effort to win concessions from developing na­tions on emission reductions, a feature the Senate demands for eventual ratification in Washing- · ton.

The l 0-day conference wraps up two years of negotiations to

strengthen the 1992 Climate Change Treaty, by setting legally binding limits on 34 industrial nations' emissions of carbon di­oxide and other greenhouse gases, mostly byproducts of fossil fuel buming, that trap heat in the at­mosphere. The United States pro­duces 24 percent of global carbon dioxide.

International scientists reported in 1995 global temperatures had increased about 0.6 degrees Cel­sius ( 1 degree Fahrenheit) in the past century, apparently in part because of the greenhouse effect

They projected temperatures would rise up to an additional 3.5 degrees Celsius (6 degrees Fahr­enheit) by 2100, shifting climate zones,unSettlingregional weather and raising sea levels up to 95 centimeters (37 inches), inundat­ing islands and shorelines, includ­ing low-lying areas of Florida and Louisiana.

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Patients dying in N. Korea By RAYMOND CHOW

HONG KONG (AP)- People are dying io North Korea because of a shortage of medical supplies, and doctors have to perform surgery without anesthesia, a relief agency said Sunday.

Dr. Eric Goemaere, director gen­eral of Medecins Sans Frontieres, said hospitals and clinics in North Korea have "nothing to offer to the patients" because of the collapse of the medical system.

Goemaere, just back from a weeklongvisittoNorthHarngyong, a province of more than 3 million people bordering China, said many patients are dying at home.

"Becausetherehavebeennosup­plies to the hospitals for the past three or four years, the doctors have not been able to help and patients have chosen to stay at home to die," a statement from the group said.

Korea is not like famines in Africa, where people have died directly from lack of food, U.N. officials say North Koreans are dying from disease brought on by food short­ages and the collapsing health care system.

Reckoning the scale of North Korea's problems has been diffi­cult because the isolated, secretive communist country has not given relief workers access to all parts of the country.

During his trip, Goemaere said there was no visible sign of wide­spread famine, such as skeletal people collapsing from starvation . in the streets.

However, there were signs of food shortage in the country.

"People are scavenging for the last grains of rice after the harvest has been taken in," the statement said.

There are "no antibiotics,-no an­tiseptics, only traditional herbal drugs," Goemaere told a news con­ference.

He said many people in the prov­ince were suffering from pneumo- · nia because of the cold weather, and that diarrhea and skin diseases were also common.

A video footage shows an infant suffering from malnutrition in the North Korean province of Kangwon. Relief groups estimate at least 1 million people have died in a large-scale famine, after years of flooding and a drought this summer compounded years of chronic mismanagement of North Korea's collective agriculture. The footage, released by Medecins Sans Frontieres Sunday was taken in November. AP

Goemaere said that in the moun­tainousregion,onlymaizewasgrown but this crop is easily affected by drought

MSF has been working in North Korea since 1995, when it provided emergency assistance after floods. ·

In 1997, the agency distributed 2,200 tons of spring barley seeds to increase agricultural production.

He also released a videotape of appendix surgery being performed without anesthesia on a you·ng woman in a hospital in the southern province of Kangwon.

The patient was tied to the oper­ating table and dirty scissors were used instead of scalpels. The woman, who suffered great pain, died two days later of infection, Goemaere said.

He said there was no reliable ,statistics on the number of people

who have died because of the col­lapse of the medical system.

His delegation visited four cities in North Hamgyong, the northern­most province, which Goemaere said is very isolated from the rest of country.

Two years of flooding and a

drought this summer- compounded years of chronic mismanagement of North Korea's collective agri­culture.

Reliefgroupsestimatethat I mil­lion to 2 million North Koreans may have died in the famine.

While the situation in North

Since July this year, eight of its employees have been running a medical and nutritional emergency relief program in three southern provinces.

Health official says bird fl:u outbreak on humans unlikely HONG KONG (AP) - The death of a second person in Hong Kong from an influenza strain previously found only in bird-s and poultry does not indicate the disease can be spread among humans, a se­nior health official said Sun­day.

Dr. Paul Saw, who heads a special investigation team that includes u:s. medical experts, said there was no cause for

panic because "the evidence does not suggest that the dis­ease is widespread."

A 54-year-old man, who was not identified-, died Fri­day, and a 13-year-old girl is still in hospital after she was stricken with the HSNI influ­enza A virus.

In May, a 3-year-old Hong Kong boy died after contract­ing the virus, the first known case of human infection. Last

month, a 2-year-old boy sus­pected of having the virus was hospitalized but recovered.

"Our initial findings of the first four cases have shown that the virus does not appear to have human-to-human transmission," said Saw, who is Hong Kong's deputy direc­tor of health.

"To rule out this possibility, we need further tests and fur­ther investigation," he told a

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news conference, which also was attended by Dr. Keiji Fukuda, an expert from the U.S. Centers on Disease Con­trol in Atlanta.

The Hong Kong government also has called on the World Health Organization to investi­gate the cause of the mysterious cases.

"Our findings have also shown that in all these cases, they do not share a common single source,"

said Saw. "The four cases are not linked to one another."

Blood tests will be conducted on family members, relatives, colleagues or schoolmates who have been in touch with the pa­tients, health experts said.

Saw said that since the first case was confirmed in August, the government has introduced a surveillance program that suc­cessfully picked up the follow­ing three cases.

A vendor catches a cock in a poultry shop, Sunday in Hong Kong, where people are alarmed by the spread of H5N1 influenza A virus that was previously f(!und only in birds and poultry. Two more people may have caught this rare btrd flu and one has died bringing to four suspected or confirmed cases. AP '

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Demonstrators protest the lack of medication for those living with AIDS Sunday in Abidjan: Ivory. Coast, f!t the opening ceremony of the 1 oth International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Tr~nsm1tted Diseases 1n Africa. Most of the more than 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who carry the virus that causes AIDS don't even know they have it, Dr. Peter Riot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/ AIDS, told the conference Sunday. AP

AIDS expert says m.ore than 20 million affiicted in Africa ABIDJAN,IvoryCoast(AP)-More than 20 million people in sub-Sa­haranAfricacany the virus that causes AIDS, and most of them don't even know it, an expert on the disease told an international conference Sunday.

''The situation in this region is un­precedented," said Dr. Peter Piot, executive directorof the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/ AIDS, or UNAIDS.

Piot was addressing the opening session of the 10th International Con­ference on AIDS and SexuallyTrans­mitted Diseases in Africa, a five-day gatheringbringingtogetherhundreds of researchers who will discuss meth­ods forstemmingthedisease 'sspread on the continent

French President Jacques Chirac was also to address the gathering.

Morethan20millionoftheworld's

By BRENNAN LINSLEY KIGALI,Rwanda(AP)-The U.N. human-rights chief on Sunday criti­cized Rwanda's human-rights record, saying the Tutsi-led gov­ernment lacked a committed policy of reconciliation while Hutu rebel attacks made lives in parts of the country virtually im­possible.

The· government, meanwhile, dismissed her statement as "un­fortunate and inaccurate," but promised to cooperate.

Mary Robinson, the newly ap­pointed U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said arbitrary arrests, killings and prolonged de­tentions in overcrowded jails have risen dramatically in past few moths.

"Atthemoment,the situation is a very serious and a bleak one," said the former Irish president. "There has been no movement toward reconciliation."

Robinson said diplomats and · aid worlcers described the situation in

30 million known AIDS cases are living in sub-Saharan Africa, accord­ing to figures from UNAIDS and the

· WorldHealthOrganization,Piotsaid One in every 13 men and woman between the ages of 15 and 49 are caniers of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

But he said that UNAIDS esti­matesthatnineoutoflOpeopledon't know they are infected and there­fore never seek medical assistance or arrange future care for them­selves and their children when they become ill.

The developing world's lack of access to the latest, and most ex­pensive, treatments plays a majorrole in the spread of the disease in Africa, according to Piot, who noted that many industrialized countries were seeing a drop in AIDS deaths as a

northwestern Rwanda, where most of the violence is concentrated, as a "war situation."

Security has deteriorated rapidly in parts of Rwanda, where ambushes and attacks by Hutu rebels and reprisals by Tutsi-led army have left at least 6,000 people dead since the beginning of the year, according to the London-based Amnesty International.

From April to June 1994, at least half a million minorityTutsis were slaughtered during a cam­paign orchestrated by the then­extremist Hutu government.

The current government, which took power in July 1994, says the Hutu rebels returned late last year along with more than I million refugees who fled to neighboring countries in fear of reprisals for the massacres.

During her four-day mission to the country, Robinson met twice with President Pasteur Bizimungu and Vice President Pau!Kagame to

result ofnew therapies whose price is far beyond the reach of most Afri­C811S.

"Only a very small proportion of people in the developing world have access to these treatments," said Piot

UNAIDS currently is involved in efforts to launch a program in Ivory Coast that would make some AIDS drugs available to patients at subsi­diz.ed prices, but even if drug compa­nies taking part in the plan slashed their prices by half they would still be too expensive for all but a very fewivorians.

The solution, Piot said, is an "unprecedented global effo1:t'' to make drugs more accessible in developing countries and to im­prqve health services so that more people-can be tested andrespond early to the disease.

ay to persuade them to cooperate more readily with the U.N. human­rights monitors and to investigate allegations of abuses.

Robinson arrived Thursday, a day after a second Hutu rebel raid on a prison in Bulinga, where at least 500 Hutus being held pend­ing trial on charges of genocide escaped. Raiders hacked six Tutsis to death and wounded three sol­diers.

Bulinga is about 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Kigali, which is at the heart of Rwanda. Robinson said she was aware of the government 'scommitmenttoresolv­ingtheproblem throughpublicaware­ness, education and confidence­building, but that it lacked coor­dination and structure.

Also, she said she discussed with officials the establishment of an independent Rwandan hu­man-rights body, which would be a vehicle for investigation of abuses by police and military.

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El Nino powers storm By DENNIS ANDERSON

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The season's first storm strengthened by El Nino soaked Southern Cali­fornia on Saturday, flooding people out of mobile home parks and blocking the Pacific Coast High­way.

Rain began falling Friday, but the tempest saved its strongest punch for later. While the Santa Barbara area had 9 inches of rain over24 hours, the National Weather Service said Laguna Beach had 6.34 inches Saturday morning alone.

"We've had a tremendous amount offlooding activity," said Capt. Scott Brown of the Orange County Fire Authority. "Most of our storm channels and drainage culverts are near crest."

The Pacific Coast Highway was closedduringthemorningbyflood­ing at Huntington Beach.

The storm also brought snow and ice to the mountains north and east of Los Angeles. Interstate 5 \\las closed for three hours north of the city because of slippery pave­ment inTejon Pass, at an elevation of only 4,100 feet.

The Orange County Fire Au­thority had a backlog of street flood­ing reports.

Orange County firefighters had to use inflatable boats to evacuate elderly residents of two mobile home parks in Huntington Beach afterwaterfilled streets and rose up to doorways early Saturday.

No injuries were reported there or inland at Lake Forest, where several cars were swept into a storm

channel, Brown said. The weather service posted se­

vere thunderstonn and flash flood warnings for parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties after radar detected strong wind, heavy rain and large hail. ·

In West Los Angeles, a lightning bolt hit a palm tree at3:30a.m. anct" shattered two dozen windows of an apartment building, residents said. No one was injured.

"I thought it was a bomb. We were very scared," said Bobby Kohanbasher, 15.

Heavy winds and rain cut power in many areas. .

In Riverside County, flooding damaged 18 homes, some heavily. Some residents had to go to a Red Cross shelter, said fire Capt Pixie Evans.

Standing on top of.his RV, John Gurney surveys the damage at his place of employment, the Black Forest BMW Services in Costa Mesa Calif., Saturday. The shop owners, Randy and Vicki Nelson said that everything under three feet was ruined. The storm from the Pacific Northwest, strengthened and bent southward by the El Nino warm water condition, soaked Southern California, flooding people out of mobile home parks and blocking the Pacific Coast Highway. AP •

Klan rally brings protesters BELOIT, Wis.(AP)-Hundreds of shouting people were kept back from a Ku Klux Klan rally Satur­day where hocxled Klansmenrailed against blacks, homosexuals and Jews.

Ku Klux Klan G_rand Dragon Mjchael f_vfcO_ueeney, second from right, addresses a crowd of protesters and supportf!rS dunng a KKK ral!Y m Be/01t, Wis., Saturday. About 17 Klan members in hoods of black or white stood with red crosses outside a courthouse and denounced laws protecting minorities and others. AP

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Police armed with shields and batons used high fencing to pre-

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vent the estimated 400people who protested the demonstration from getting too close to Klansmen.

Protesters shouted "Death to the Klan" and "Police and the Klan go hand in hand," during a speech . by Michael McQueeney, Grand Dragon of the Wisconsin KKK.

There was at least one physir:al clash between Klan supporters and protesters, but police had no infor­mation on arrests.

It was unclearwhy the Klan chose this city of 36,000 people near the Illinois state line for its demonstra­tion. Authorities believe it was be­cause of the city's high minority population.

Police had asked Klan protestors to avoid the demonstration and at­tend instead a "unity rally" at Beloit College. About 1,000 people at­tended the rally, officials said.

WESTON, Fla. (AP) - A man depressed about financial problems shot and killed his wife and two teen­age children as they sat at the break­fast table and then turned the gun on himself, police said Saturday.

The bodies of Daniel Vitaver 53 his wife, Magaglia, 50, dauihte; Cynthia, 19, and son, Eduardo, 16, were found at the breakfast table of their rented home in an affluent gated community. Investigators think the shootings occurred Thursday morn­ing.

Vitaver' s brother, Pablo, found the bodies Santrday when he went to the home to check on the family. He told authorities he grew worried because he hadn't teen able to reach them since We<lnesday.

TUESDAY,DECEMBER 9, 1997-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ANDVIEWS-17

Lawrence Watson, right, a surrivor of the bombing of Pearl Habor takes a photograph during the memorial wreath-tossing on the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum Sunday in New York, in recognition of the fifty-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Habor. Water from the remains of the USS Arizona, a battleship which was sunk in the attack on Pearl Habor, was sprinkled on the wreath before it was cast off the Intrepid. AP

House panel: White House papers should be 'public' WASHINGTON (AP) - The Congressional Research Service is siding with a House panel in a fighr overwhetherintemalWhiteHouse documents pertaining to a proposed Indian gambling casino are pro­tected by executive privilege.

In an opinion issued last Wednesday and released Satur­day by the House Government Reform and Oversight Commit­tee, a specialist in the American Law Division ofihe research ser­vice advised Rep. Dan Burton, the committee chairman, that the White House privilege claim is without foundation.

"We conclude that under the current state of the law, and in light of the nature of the docu­ments and the circumstances un­der which they were produced, it is likely that a reviewing court would hold that none of the privi­leges claimed are sustainable be­fore your committee, but that the White House has not, by the pro­duction, waived any assertable privileges it might raise in a court action even if the committee

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man who fatally shot his girlf1icnd after a domestic dispute held police at bay for six hours Satur<l:1y before app:u·­cntly taking his own life.

A police officer m1d a county she1ifrs deputy were shot acciden­tally by collea1crucs during the stand­off.

'lhc episode began around 6:30 a.m. whcnanoff-dutyTravisCounty sheriffs deputy went to the house of neighbor Victoria Treminio, 44, to investigate a domestic scuffle. Sev­eral ofTrcminio's relatives were in the home at the time.

The deputy called police for help. By the time they arrived, Treminio's 43-year-old boyfriend, Ignacio Martinez, had shot her several times with a handgun, police said.

should publicly disclose the ma­terial during the course of its pro­ceed in gs," wrote Morton Rosenberg.

:Toe issue is not whether the committee can get access to the documents, but whether it can use them in a public hearing. The White House has voluntarily given the panel all, or essentially all, of the disputed papers, but main­tains thatthey cannot be publicly disclosed by the committee be­cause they are protected by ex­ecutive privilege.

Burton, R-lnd., wants to use them at a public hearing.

The · internal White House memos, reviewed by The Associ-

. ated Press in October, show that despite warnings that White House involvement would be "disastrous" and "political poison," presidential aides contacted the Interior De­partment three times in 1995 about an Indian casino opposed by a Democratic fund-raiser.

The aides inquired about the pending decision on whether to approve a Wisconsin casino

sought by three tribes and learned weeks in advance that Interior was likely to rule in favorofriva] wealthy tribes opposed to the project, the documents show. The tribes that won later donated more than $270,000 to the Democratic Party.

The meinos show that a lobby­ist-fund-raiser for a tribe oppos­ing the casino pressed the White House to intervene. Federal court records show the lobbyist sug­gested to Democratic officials around the same time that he could get some tribal members to attend a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser for President Clinton.

Interior Secretary Bruce Bab­bitt has acknowledged telling a lawyer that top White House aide Harold Ickes pressed him to re­ject the casino application. But Babbitt subsequently said there was no pressure, that he was just trying to brush off the lawyer, an old friend, and that he made the · decision "wholly on the merits, without any regard to campaign contributions."

Crews recovering oil spilled from freighter

DUTCHHARBOR;A.13ska(AP) -Cleanup crews have now recov­ered nearly 25,(XX) gallons of thick bunker fuel ~-pilled from a Japanese freighter that went aground near here.

Andncwinforrnationhasre<luced the estimate for the total amount spilled to somewhere between 50,000and80,000gallom,saidPetty Officer Adam Wine of the Coast Guard.

The 368-fciot vessel lost its M­chor and ran aground in heavy seas on Nov. 26 near Dutch Harbor, a busy fishing port 800 miles south­west of Anchorage. Two crewmen were killed

· Officials originally thought the ship was carrying its full capacity of 160,000 gallons of fuel, Wine said. But now it appears the ship ha<l 122,000 gallons aboard when its anchors drngge<l in a st01m and the ship ended up firmly aground.

On Friday, workers remove<l about 57,000 gallons of fuel from the ship, leaving just residual amounts in the hull

Then, on Saturday, they ocgan scooping up oil from the 3,500feet of beach affected by the spill. Workers also were on the job cleaning Summer Lake. Most of the lake's shoreline was oiled by the spill.

ByJOHNIAMS MOSCOW (AP) - As long as airports are built near residen­tial areas, accidents like the c.-ash of a military cargo jct into an apartment building in

Siberia arc bound to happen, an aviation expert said Sun­d av.

l'aul Duffy. a Moscow­based aviation writer and con­su lr:111r. sai<l il was d:mgcrous

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COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY

CPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICE OF MEETING

Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, Section 11, GovemorFroilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors, hereby give notice that the regular meeting of the CPA Board of Directors will be held on Friday, December 12, 1997 at I 0:00 a.m. at the CPA Conference Room, Saipan Seaport Office, on Saipan.

The following items are on the agenda for the above-referenced meeting:

I. PRELIMINARY MATIERS I. Cal I to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Adoption of Agenda 4. Adoption of Minutes (10/24/97 & ll/17/97)

· II. CORRESPONDENCE Ill. COMMITIEES REPORT

I. Finance Committee a. Adoption of Financial Statements

2. Seaport Facilities Committee 3. Airport Facilities Committee 4. Personnel Committee

IV. EXECUTIVE REPORT I. CPA Tenants Christmas Party

V. OLD BUSINESS I. CPA Ports Revenue Bond

- Resolution No. 04-97 2. Salary Increase

VI. NEW BUSINESS I. Supplemental Budget Request No. 98-02

VIL PUBLIC COMMENT(S) VIII. (Executive Session) LEGAL COUNSEL'S REPORT IX. ADJOURNMENT

All interested persons are welcome to attend and to submit written or · oral testimony on the above agenda items.

ls/VICTOR B. HOCOG Chairman, Board of Directors

November 22, 1997

A soldier car;/es Sunday remains of the An-124 cargo plane, that crashed Saturday in the Siberian city of Irkutsk killing at least 62 people. AP

to have residential areas near airports.

"If there are residential buildinl!s in line with a run­way. ev~entually there will be an accident,'' he said. "People will l!Ct killed." ·

In ;ecenl years, Russia and other former Soviet republics have been pla&ued by a series of deadly air crashes. Ex pens have blamed poor mainte­nance, safety violations and cost-cutting.

A military An-124 jumbo jct-sized cargo jet apparently. losl power seconds after take­off from an airfield near the city of Irkutsk on Saturday and crashed into· an apartment house. Killing dozens of people.

Dul'fy said there could be a number of reasons for .Satu1·cJay's crash. including b,1d fuel. pilot error, c:nginc failure or poorly stored C,ffgo.

Russian ol'l'icials acKnowl­cdgc thal aviation safety stan­dards plungd after the Soviet collapse in 199 I. But they ,tr­~u<: th,11 ,t bianK<:t condcrnna­tion is unfair and say comli­tions ~ire in1proving.

Du fl\ agreed. '"Three years ago. in I 994, there was area­son lo feel concern over com­mercial aviation safety ... he said Sunday. "'Now, ii is basi­cally about as safe, or more safe, than in the West. ..

The deadliest crash in Rus­sia since the 1991 Soviet col­lapse also occurred in Irkutsk, when a Tu-154 went down in 1994, killing 124 people. There were al least nine other fatal crashes that year. three oflhcm involving military air­craft.

i\nd. in one of the most glar­ing lapses of safely that year. ;111 Airbus i\-310 passenger jct slammed into a snowy hill­side in Siberia en route from

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The tail of an An-124 cargo plane, that crashed in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, leans against an apartment building as rescue workers survey the scene Sunday. The plane, carrying jet fighters to Vietnam, crashed seconds after taking off. AP

Moscow lo Hong Kong. Kill­ing all 75 people aboard. In­vestigators said the son or one or the pi lots had been al the controls.

The military. ,1·hosc plane w c n l down S ,1 l u rd ,I y and whose crew \\',IS al the con­trols. has separate wocs. mainly stc1111ning frcim ;1 lack or cash.

i\ir Force (ien. Victor Prudnikov said <.",1rlicr this year llwt Russi,111 combat pi­lots on averngc were logging only ahoiJt I 9 hours of flying

tim..- annu,illy bcL·ausc of fuel shortages and J,1d or funding for tr;1ining.

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Arafat on West Bank:

'US wants substantial pullout' CAJRO, Egypt (AP) - Palestin­ianleader Yasser Arafat said Sun­day that his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine AlbrigbtshowsWashingtonbacks his demand for "a substantial" l<;raeli withdrawal from the West Bank.

Osama el-Baz, a top adviser to Egytian President Hosni Mubarak, quoted Arafat as mak­ing the remark in reporting to Mubarak on his talks Saturday with Albright. She said after the meeting that she expected a "cred­ible further redeployment" by Is­raeli troops.

"Arafat sees that the American position as represented by Presi­dent Clinton and Secretary Albright is encouraging and that the American side is convinced by the Palestinian position that withdrawal should be tangible, Sl!bstantial and credible," el-Baz told reporters.

On Friday, Albright urged Is­raeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to turn over a sizable chunk of the West Bank to the Palestinians, but her drive to get Mideast peacemaking moving was rebuffed by Netanyahu.

She also said that "bold deci-

sions" were required on both sides. Arafat also complained that

Netanyahu is procrastinating in implementing the I 993 and I 995 Oslo accords with the Palestin­ians, el-Baz said after the Pales­tinian leader met Sunday with Mubarak.· ·

The Israeli Cabinet has condi­tioned even a limited pullback of Israeli troops in the WestBankon Arafat's Palestinian Authority providing more security for Is­rael.

"From a practical side, Arafat believes that .the Israeli position does not help to push peace for-

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright looks at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. during their joint press conference in a Parisian palace Friday. Netanyahu, on a two_-day visit to Franc_e, sa,~ that Israel is committed to achieving peace with the Palestimans, but excluded a ma1orrole for Europe m helpmg unblock the peace process. AP

Appeal. • • Continued from page 1

for it," he said, adding that Aloot and the Democratic Party should "give up."

"The community thinks so, too," he added. · . ''They already had their day in court, but we heard that this law­suit is coming from (outgoing Gov. Froi!an C. Tenorio) himself which we tend to believe because there is no way ( former congress­man Manasses Borja) could have afforded the legal costs involved," Villagomez said.

It w.as Borja, a member of the Democratic Party leadership, who filed the lawsuit challenging the governor-elect 's eligibility to serve an unprecedented third term. · The CNMI's only two-term governor, Tenorio sought and won the Republican Party's guberna­torial nomination last year and went on to defeat incumbent Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja in the Nov. 1 gen­eral elections.

The govemor-elect's camp has maintained that the constitutional amendment limiting the gover-

nor to two tenns was ratified dur­ing the Republican Tenorio's in­cumbency and therefore does not apply to. him.

Superior Court Associate Jus-

tice Edward Manibusan in his Dec. I ruling agrees.

He said the constitutional amendment can not apply retro­actively.

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ward but rather to procrastinate," el-Baz said.

Later, Arafat told reporters at Cairo's airport that the Palestin­ians insist Israel fulfill all agree­ments it signed earlier"and top on them the redeployment" in the

West Bank. The Palestinian leader flew to

the Gulf state of Qatar. He is ex­pected Monday to leave for Iran to take part in a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Con­ference.

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Tenori'o ... fered by major economies in Asia including the deprecia­tion of other Asian countries' currency.

Tenorio said it is more likely for the CNMI to suffer the effects of economic crisis in some major Asian countries since the Marianas is nearer to the Asian region than it is to Washington D.C.

"As we all know, Asian countries are experiencing all kinds of problems and we are I 0,000 miles away from

·Washington D.C. and if there is an impact in this area, that will affect our economy," he said.

He said his leadership will be working closely with the members of the business com­munity and the public sector to come up with some recom­mendations as to how the CNMI government can handle the minimum wage issue.

TCGCC ... Continued from page 1

The new governor, who will be taking his third gubernato­rial term, also expressed opti­mism his administration will hardly find ·difficulties work­ing with the Federal Govern­ment, citing principles of ne­gotiation.

"I always believe in nego­tiation. I don't believe in confrontation ... That's the rea­son why some people label me as not a fighter (because) I am not a fighter," Tenorio said.

He added his leadership will discuss issues confronting the Mariana Islands with diplo­macy, while stressing that he will not tolerate any confron­tation because lwe would like to work together.i

"And if we could prove that we meet our requirements to the Federal Government, I am sure they will be very willing to work with our· administra­tion," he continued.

unlawfully operated a vehicle belonging to Department of Labor and Immigration last

filed Thursday said the vehicle Nov. 28. wasnotclearlyandlegiblymarked The AGO recently charged "as such on both front doors." Rufino M. Mendiola, an em-

The same vehicle ·did not ployee of the Department of bear a government license Lands and Natural Resources, plate number, Lane added. for unlawfully driving DLNR

San Nicolas was summoned vehicle to a poker joint on to appear in court this Friday. Tinian last Nov. 26.

Last week, the AGO also Violating misuse of govern-charged Margaret B. Iba of ment vehicle law carries a maxi-Tinian for alleged misuse of mum penalty of three days' im-

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of San Roque, Saipan passed away in the Grace of our Lord on Friday, December 5, 1997 at the age of 67.

Born: December 19, 1929 Predeceased by: · Wife: Dolores Duenas Babauta (Deceased) Mother:Maria Miyasaki Babauta (Deceased) father: Juan Cruz Babauta (Deceased) Father and Mother In-Law: Jose Villagomez Duenas (Deceased)

Nieves Palacios Duenas (Deceased)

Children, Spouses and Grandchildren: Daniel & Remedio Q. Babauta (Jally, Jervy, Lufo) Merced & John S. Pangelinan (Marji, Christopher, John, Raina, Fae, Nikki) Edward D. Babauta & Thelma C. Brazas (Ted Curt) Lydia & Noel Q. Taisacan (Lorraine, Lyvonn, Don Felix) Thomas & Sylvia S. Babauta Norbert & Kimiyo T. Babauta (Delynn, Norbert Jr., Russell, Randy, Ryan) Carmen & Diego DLG. Camacho (Primitiva, Diego Joaquin) George & Eunice S. Babauta (La Jeanna Nikkine, George Jr.) Sandra & Franklin T. Sablan (Sanivette, Nieves, Francine) Brothers and Sisters and In-Laws: Manuel M. & Ana B. CDeceased)Babauta Santiago M. & Carmen N. Babauta(Deceased) and Noboki Babauta Jose M. & Maria L. (Deceased) Babauta Jesus M. & Petra R. Babauta Miquel M. (Deceased) & Anuncia Q. Babauta Luisa B. & Victorino (Deceased) Castro Solidad B. & Felix Sasamoto Maria M. Babauta & Joaquin C. Duenas

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Brothers/Sister In-Laws & Spouses: ~,.,,,~..._ ...... Pedro P. (Deceased)) & Lucia A. Duenas Antonio P. (Deceased) & Dolores F. Duenas ~ Jose P. & Rufina I. Duenas " Rita D. & Robert (Deceased) Hawkins Antonia D. & Tony Dela Rosa ' Ignacio D. & Trinidad (Deseased) C. Duenas Martina D. & Vicente Camacho Maria D. & Mike Weineger

He is additionally survived by numerous uncles, aunts, cousin, nephews, and nieces.

Rosary is being said nightly at 8:00 PM at his residence in San Roque . Last respects may be paid at on Saturday , December 13, 1997 beginning at 8:30 AM at his residence . Mass for the Christian burial will be at 3:00 PM at San Roque Church , followed by burial service in Tanapag Cemetery.

Your thought and prayers are appreciated.

From the family

TUESDA:Y; DECEMBER 9, 1997 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-21

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01 F·& B MANAGER-Salary:$700.00-S2,350.00 per month 02 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.05-3.75 per hour 04 COOK-Salary:S3.05-6.25 per hour 04 WAITER, RESTAURANT-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.50 per hour 02 WAITRESS, RESTAURANT-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.25 per hour 02 GREENSKEEPER-Salary:$3.05-5.25 per hour 03 SECURITY GUARD-Salary:$3.05-5.75 per hour . 03 PUBLIC (GUEsn RELATION REP­RESENTATIVE-Salary:$3.05-10.50 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE WORKER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.75 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05-5.00 per hour 01 AIR CONDITION/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05-5.00 per hour 04 HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.50 per hour 01 CASHIER-Salary:$3.05-3.75 per hour 02 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Sal­ary:$3.50-10.00 per hour Contact: SUWASO CORPORATION dba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club Tel. 234-7000(12/2)T69400

01 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary: S3.50-5.00 per hour plus S 100.00 per month housing allowance 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Salary: $3.05-4 .00 per hour Contact: ISLAND APPAREL, INC. dba Island Apparel Tel." 288-3442(12/ 9)T24742

02 CAR RENTAL CLERKS-Salary: $3.05-3.60 per hour Contact: NESTOR R. ABLOG dba Gen­eral Fashion Center Tel. 233-6243(12/ 9)T24744

01 OFFSET OPERATOR-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: PACIFIC PRINTING PRESS INC. Tel. 233-6243(12/9)T24745

02 CARPENTERS-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 01 PLUMBER-Salary:$3.15 per hour Contact: LUIS TAIMANAO CAMACHO FEED STORE CORP. dba L.T. Camacho Feed Store Corp. Tel. 234-7497(12/16)T24832

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$528.67-800.00 per month 01 SEAMSTRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFIC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba Tessie's Corner Tel. 234-5224(12/16)T24827

01 COOK (HELPER)-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE/l.SSISTANT-Sal· ary:$3.05 per hour 01 WOOD CARVER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TIRSO J. ADRIATICO dba Micronesia Woodcraft Ent. Tel. 235-7631 (12/16)T24814

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04 WAITRESS/WAITER (NIGHTCLUB) -Salary:S3·.05 per hour 10 DANCER-Salary:$3.15-4.00 per hour 01 BARTENDER/BARTENDRES-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: STARDUST CLUB Tel. 234-5520(12/16)T24817

01 COMPUTER SERVICE TECHNI­CIAN-Salary:$550.00-800.00 per month 01 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER-Sal· ary:S 1,000-1,800 per month Contact: SAIPAN COMPUTER SER­VICES Tel. 234-9110(12/16)T24819

01 SEXTON (MAINTENANCE)-SAL­ARY: S4.68 per hour Contact: BISHOP TOMAS A. CAMACHO dba Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Tel. 234-3000(12/16)T24842

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $1,000.00-1,200.00 per month Contact: SILK ROAD CORPORATION dba Saipan Country Road Tel. 234-7300(12/9)T24746

01 HOUSEKEEPING-Salary: $3.10 per our Contact: SAIPAN KORESCO CORP. dba Saipan Koresco Resort Club Tel. 28-6001 (12/9)T24747

01 WAITRESS (REST AURAND-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 COOK-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: FAR EASTERN GENERAL MERCHANDISE INC. dba Diamond Chinese Rest. Tel. 234-8188(12/ 9)T24749

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Salary: $2,000.00 per month 03 SEWING MACHINE REPAIRER-Sal­ary: $3.05 per hour 02 PATIERN MARKER-Salary: $3.05 per hour 01 SHIPPING COORDINATOR-Salary: S3.05 per hour Contact: JIN APPAREL, INC. Tel. 234-3252( 12/9) T24 !50

01 MAINTENANCE-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: DOLORES A. CABRERA Tel. 288-0704(12/9)T24751

02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary: $4.00 per hour Contact: BRIGHT MORNING STAR CO., INC. TEL. 234-7700(12/9)T24753

01 MASON/GENERAL MAINTE­NANCE-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 CARPENTRY/GENERAL MAINTE­NANCE-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: FTD, LTD. Tel. 322-3366(12/ 9)T24754

07 GOOK-Salary: $3.05 per hour Contact: HAI JI ENTERPRISE, INC. dba Delicious Food Service Tel. 235-1823(12/9)T24757

o, ACCOUNTANT-Salary: $3.50-5.00 per hour plus $50.00 food allowance per month. Contact: CHONG'S PROPERTY MGMT. CORP. dba Chongs Property Mgmt. Corp. Tel. 234-6560(12/9)T24761

04 WELDER-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour 01 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour Contact: GAUDENCIO C. MACALINAO dba Unity Trade Service Inc. Tel. 322-7461 (12/9)T69542

01 GRAPHIC ARTIST-Salary: $3.05-5.00 per hour Contact: YOUNIS ART STUDIO. INC. dba Marianas Variety News & Views Tel. 234-6341 (12/9)T69538

02 SALES REP.-Salary: $3.05-4.00 per hour Contact: PELLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 233-9298(12/9)T69555

02 WAITER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: NINO'S, INC. Tel. 233-9298 ( 12/9) T69553

02 DELIVERY RT. TRUCK DRIVER­Salary: S3.05-3.75 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary: $3.05-3.75 per hour Contact: SAIPAN ICE & WATER CO., INC. Tel. 233-9298(12/9)T69554

01 MAINTENANCE WORKER (BUILD­ING REPAIR)-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFIC AMUSEMENT INC. Tel. 233-4397(12/16)T24815

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$650.00 per month 01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3. 05 per hour Contact: RTS TRADING CO. LTD. dba PapaAudiovision Ctr. Tel. 322-3012(12/ 16)T69669

01 LUBRICATION SERVICER-Salary: $3.05-3.15 per hour 03 EQUIPMEIIIT PLANT TENDER-Sal­ary: $3.05-3. 15 per hour 01 QUARRY DISPATCHER-Salary: $3.05-3.15 per hour 02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Safary: $3.05-3.25 per hour 02 ELECTRICIAN-Salary: $3.05-4.25 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary: $3.05-4.00 per hour 01 CARPENTER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour 01 AUTO BODY REPAIRER-Salary: $3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: CONSTRUCTION AND MA­TERIAL SUPPLY. INC. dba CMS Tel. 234-6136(12/9)T69571

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02 STOCK CONTROL CLERK-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.35 per hour 01 FRONT OFFICE MANAGER-Sal­ary:S1 ,700.00 per month 01 ACCOUNTING MANAGER-Sal­ary:$1. 700.00 per month 02 MAINTENANCE ENGINEER-Sal­ary:$3.05-4.35 per hour 01 ASSISTANT MANAGER-Sal­ary:$800.00-1,200.00 per month 02 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05-3.50 per

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Also born on this date are: John Milton, poet; Beau Bridges, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Kirk Dougl,is, and John Malkovich, actors; Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, congressman and Speakerofthe House; Tom Kite, golfer; Dick Butkus, football player and ac­tor.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)-Like your Sagittarius neigh­bor, you may find your energy waxing and waning in an inconsis­tent fashion throughout the day.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - You may have to tend the truth slight! y today in order to ensure the success of a new plan. Take care that you don't stoop to falsehood.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 2I) -Stick to the plan today and you'll come out on top. The moment you try to improvise, you may oc risk­ing some of your success.

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Sixers defeat PIIlLADELPHIA (AP) - Allen Iverson scored 27 points and Jerry Stackhouse had 20 Sunday as Philadel­phia 76ers ended a three-game losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 93-78. Iverson shot 9-for-18 from the fie!~ and had seven assists:

Allan Houston had 27 points for the Knicks, who have lost three of their last four and four straight road games.

Patrick Ewing scored New York's first six points but was held tojust four more theremainderofthegame.Ewing played only six minutes after halftime and sat out the entire fourth quarter as NewYork fell behind by 25.

Pistons 93, Raptors 83 In Toronto, reserve Jerome Will­

iams had 20 poipts and 11 reboundsas the Detroit Pistons snapped a four­game road losing streak.

Chiefs ... Continued from page 24

The Chiefs outgained Oakland ( 4-10) 418-93, and beat their oldest rival for the 15th time in 17 meetings·with 27 first downs to five for the Raiders in their first shutout since 1990

Packers 17, Bucs 6 Brett Favre threw two ID passes to

become the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 30 TDs in four consecutive seasons as the Packers ( 11-3) won their third straight divi- . sion title in a game billed as Tampa's biggestsincethe I 979NFCtitlegame.

The Bucs (9-5) now have to beai either the Jets on the road or Chicago at home to earn their first playoff ocrth since 1982.

Giants 31, Eagles 21 Tiki Barber ran for 114 yards,

Danny KaneU threw three touchdown passes and Jessie Armstead had two interceptions, one returned fora touch­down, for the Giants (8-5-1 ), who can clinch the NFC East with a win at home next ·week over Washington.

"We said amongst each other that we had to step up," said Armstead,

Potter ... Continued f~om page 24

Potter,a21 yearsoldteacherofSan Vicente Elementruy School won the 4.2 mile Plumeria Turkey Trot up to Mt. Tapotchau in a record time of34 minutes.

Two days later he won the Beach Road Pathway Fun Run.

Halverson the female Athlete of tl1e Month, won the women's divi-

Sprewell ... Continued from page 24

is that, in t:his instance, there's been a rush to judgment. I think the league has overreacted," said Hunter, who is black.

Sprewell received a one-year sus­ix:nsion Thursday, a few hours after theGoldenState Waniorstenninated the final three years of his four-year, dlrs 32 milliol) contract for attacking coach P J. Carlesimo at practice last Monday.

Witnesses said he grabbed Carlesimo in a choke hold and threat­ened to kill him. About 15 minutes later, Sprewell returned to practice and confronted the coach again be­fore being pulled away.

The players' union has filed griev-

John Wallace scored 23 points for the struggling Toronto Raptors,who extended their fumchise-record losing streak to 16 games.

Grant Hill had 20 points and IO rebounds for the Pistons, while Brian Williams finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.

Damon Stoudamire had 21 points and nine assists for Toronto.

Bucks 97, SuperSonics 91 In Milwaukee, Terrell Brandon, who

cametoMilwaukeeinathree-waytrade that sent VinBakertoSeattle, scored20 points andthe Milwaukee Bucks over­came Baker's 29 points to beat the Seattle SuperSonics.

Ray Allen also sc.ored 20 for Mil­waukee, while Annon Gilliam added 19 and Glenn Robinson 18.

Baker, traded to Seattle on Sept 25

who led a Giants defense that had three interceptions, two fumble re­coveries and foursacks as they all but knocked the Eagles (6-7-1) from the playoff race.

Redskins 38, Cardinals 28 Jeff Hostetler threw for 226 yards

and three touchdowns in his first start in relief of Gus Frerotte, out for the season with a broken hip.

Brian Mitchell returned a punt 63 · yards for a score and Cris Dislunan

SC-Ored on a 29-yard interception re­turn as the Redskins (7-6-1) stayed a game behind the Giants in the NFC East

Jake Plummer was 19-of-38 for 337 yardsandfourtouchdowns, three to Rob Moore for Ariz.ona (3-11 ).

Patriots 26, Jaguars 20 Drew Bledsoe, whohasnotthrown

an interception in his la~t three games, was 26-of-35 for 234 yards and two touchdowns as the Patriots (9-5) kept at least a share for first in the AFC East, where they hold all the tiebreakers.

Before a record crowd of73,466, the Jaguars (9-5) lost for the first time in 13 home games and also missed a chance toclinchaplayoffberth. Their

sion of the Northern Marianas Na­tional Body Building Championship that was held at the La Fiesta Tropical Plaza.

Other outstanding performances by athletes during the month of No­vember were Jerome Ierome who wontheMen'sdivisionoftheBody­building Championship; Sean Seman, who won the boys divi­sion in the Plumeria Turkey Trot; Dean Palacios who won three

ances against the NBA and the War­riors, arguing that the penalty was excessive. The case will oc heard by Fordham Law School Dean John Feerick no earlier than Jan. 4.

Sprewell and Tellem have con­sulted with attorney Johnnie Cochran, who successfully defended O.J. Simpson on murder charges.

Sprewell is expected to make a statement Tuesday or Wednesday. Carlesimo did not return phone calls Sunday.

Commissioner David Stem and the Waniors were applauded by many, including several black Na­tional Basketball Association play­ers, for meeting force with force and sending a message that the league would not tolerate what it called "pre­meditated assault"

"I think there was a public outcry,

in a deal that brought Brandon and Tyrone Hill to the Bucks from Cleve­land, hit a fade away from the baseline that pulled Seattle to 91-89 with 52 seconds left.

But Allen coun(ered with a basket and Baker picked up his fifth and six fouls over the next 30 seconds, the last oneleadingtoBrandon'stwofoulshots that put Milwaukee ahead 95-89 with 23 seconds remaining.

Pacers 99, SWJS 97, OT In Phoenix, Reggie Miller hit a 13-

foot (4meter) baseline jumper at the overtime buzzer to give the Indiana Pacers their sixth consecutive victory.

With 25 seconds remaining, Miller took a midcourt inbounds pass from Mark Pope, drove to the baseline and fired an arching shot over Phoenix's Jason Kidd that swished through as the

last two games_ against Buffalo and Oakland-are on the road, where they are2-4.

Colts 22, Jets 14 Marshall Faulk ran for a season­

high 133 yards, and the Colts regis­teredaseason-higheightsacks to win for the eighth time in their last nine games on the road against the Jets (8-6). .

It was only the second win in 14 games for Indianapolis, knocked the Jets out of a first place tie and left them needing to win their two final games to make the playoffs

49ers28, Vikings 17 Steve Young threw for two touch­

downs and ran for a third as the 49ers (12:2) finally beat a team with a winning record, although the Vikings (8-6) are on a backwards roll _ this was their fourth straight loss. The victory came after a 44-9 loss in Kansas City.

Randall Cunningham, who was out of football last year, played well in his first start since Sep­tember 1995, completing 16of31 passes for 178 yards in relief of BradJohnson,outfortheseasonafter neck surgecy.

events in the All Schools Swim­ming Championships and Jenny Pereda who led her San R<,que School team to the Soccer Cham­pionships.

Student Athletes of the Month for October should have been both John Reyes Jr. who plays for the Toyota Wheels and Tennis player . Ramsey Lemaich.

The association apologizes to John for omitting his name.

at least a concern in the public that things were sort of getting out of control, and I think the league had to demonstrate that they are in control," Hunter said.

"I think that the league is posturing because of the strong possibility that the current collective bargaining agreement was going to be blown up, and so I think that what they want to do is to send a message to the players that they're in con­trol."

Tellem did not specifically say the confrontation between Sprewell and Carlesimo was a racial incident. But he pointed to other incidents involving the coach, including divisive splits last season with black players Rod Strickland and Isaiah Rider of the Portland Trail Blazers.

horn sounded. Miller, scoreless in the first half after

missingallfiveofhisfieldgoalattempts, finished with 19 points as Indiana won its fifth straight on the road on coach Lany Bird's 41stbirthday.

Danny Manning had 25 points for the Phoenix SWJS, who rallied from a IO-point deficit with 3:57 remaining to force overtime.

Nuggets 100, Clippers 92 In Denver, LaPhonso Ellis scored a

season-high 21 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to' defeat the Los Angeles Oippers.

Ellis fueled the rally with ninefourth­quarterpoints as :he Nuggets outscored Los Angeles 30-14 in the final period and won foronly the second time in 17 games.

Anderson .. Continued from page 24

million more in performance bonuses. Six other players also agreed to

contracts before the deadline: •San Francisco brought back a pair

ofpitchers,agreeingtoa$1.42million, two-yearcontractwith left-hander Rich Rodriguez and a $550,000, one-year contract with right-hander Danny Dar­win.

•Texas and left-hander Scott Bailes agreed to a $200,000, one-year deal.

•Anaheim and right-hander Rich Delucia agreed to a $400,000, one­year contract that gives the Angels a $700,000 option in 1999.

•Toronto gave infielder-outfielder Juan Samuel a minor-league contract that would earn him a $420,000 salary if he makes the team.

•Milwauk:eeagreedtoaminor-league contract with outfielder Damn Jackson that calls fora$.550,000 salary ifhe' sin the majors plus the chance to make $450,000 in performance bonuses.

Officials from the union and man­agement agreed to stopped the clock for an hour to give St Louis and Andy B~nes time to work out a new contract, but the team and the pitcher couldn't get it done in the additional time. Benes and other free agents not offered salmy arbitration cannot re-sign with their former teams until May I. Those who were offeredarbitrationhave until Dec. l 9toacceptorrejecttheoffersand may negotiate with their former clubs

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Maslers Division Win Loss Pel Lile Boo 105 60 84 Pacam Bad Boyz 81 84 49 Mom's Bad Boyz 80 85 48 S.S.R. Shoolets 64 101 39 A DMslon: Oleai Beach Rest 96 36 73 Norpac Dart Busleis 85 47 64 R.CA. 85 47 64 Perlect Settings DiafOOMS 68 64 52 Rudy's Dal Shcd<ers 59 62 48 P~s-Tag Attack 27 83 25 Dal Vaders 20 101 17 B DMslon: Oleai Beach Whie Trash 99 55 64 Gesaram Dartbuslers 95 70 58 Oleai Beach Bums 86 79 52 STSAlas 74 80 48 T earn Red llorJ 69 85 45 Team SCS'B' 53 f01 34 C Division: Rudo~ro Oarthoi:s 93 50 65 t.lom's Bad Company 80 63 55 Team SCS'C' 69 63 52 Angus Beel Eateis 62 81 43 Oleai Dart Tarts 48 95 34 Mixed Doubles Division: Bobbie &Oira 100 32 76 Steve & Cassie 81 51 61 Sheie&M~e 72 60 55 Joe&Mlrx:eJ 61 71 46 Greg& Grace 53 79 40 Tom & Carol 49 83 37 Wayne &Jean 46 86 35

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF TliE COMMONWEALT!iOFT!iE

NOR1HERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Bank al Saipan Plainlirf, vs. John T. Sablan and G~ria DLG. Sablan

CIVIL ACJ]ON NO 93-1320 IHIBP NOTICE OE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, pursuant to an Order issued by lhe Court in this matter on December 16, 1997, the Pacmc Medialion Cen1er, through John Joyner, will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, on the terms and cond~ions se! forth hereinbelow, all of John T. Sablan and Gloria DLG. Sablan's right, title, and !nteresl of Defendants in and to lhe following properties; real properties situaled In Saipan, r-.brthem Mariana Islands, ... de=ibe<I below:

A. Lot 005 D 116 (originally Block t, Loi 6), containing an area of 697 square meters more or less, as more particularly desaibed on Drawiog/Cadas1ral P~I No. 005 D CO the original of which was recorded 27 November, 1970 as Document No. 651 at Land Regolry Saipan.

B. Lot 1625 New-13 {forrr<>rly part of Loi 1625 New-RI, which was part of original lot 1625, TO 605}, containing an area of 1,000 square meters, more or less, as more particulaJ~ descriled on Drawing/Cadaslral Plat No. 2046/ B9, the original al wh'chwas recorded 21 February. t9B9. as Document No.B9-0529 at Commonwealth Recorder's Saipan.

C. Loi 1627 [T.D. 442), containing an area ol 13,092 square meters, rmre or less as roore particularly described C?n Asia Mapping Sketch No. 11 (located in Garapan, D~lricl)

D. Loi 005 D 04 (formerly Lo14, Blocf< I), Garapan, Sai)an containing an area of 747 square melers, more or less, as more particularly described on Drawiog/Gadasffal Plat No. 005 DOO, lheoriginal ofwhk:h is registered21 Cdober 1970 at Land Commiss~ri. Saipan. 1. Date, Time and Place al Sale: The Sale will be held on December 16, 1997, at the hour ol .1:30 p.m. al the Pacific Mediation Center, 0/eal Center, 2nd floor, Susupe, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (670)-235-111161 (lei~ 235-807D!fax). ThesalewiUbeopen to the genecalptbli::. 2. lnspeciion of Properties. The properoes described above are present~ localed in Garapan and Gualo Rai, Saipan, Northem Mariana Islands. It is the obligation of lhe bidder to inspect the properties. Failure to insped lhe properties or any portion thereof will not constitute ground for any claim, adjustment. or rescission by any buyer. 3. Warranties arxl Covenants. All propeflies listed ror sale in U,is Notice will be sold in its current condition, and at its current location. The sale will be held Vwithout arrt warranties or covenants whatsoever, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties or merchantability. and.for title lor al1)' purpose whatsoever, all of which warranties and covenants are hereby expressly disclaimed. Neither the unders~ned nor the Plaintiff may give any warranty or covenant, express or ifrl)lied with respect to the property listed for sale in this Notice. Neither the undersigned nor the Plain!ifl listed for sale in this No\Ce. Ne~herthe undersigned nor the Plainlll! shall be ftable !or the qua!ity of 1he properties listed for sale in lhi~ Notice, or for any fault or defect in lhe descriplion thereof. Buyers shall no! be enlilled t:, recession, damages, or any other remedy on account the,eol. 4. Conduct ol Sale.

a. Reserve. The auction sale maybe held with reserve. The reserve price on any p1operty offe1ed lor sale may or may not be disclosed to bidders in the sole discrelion of the undersigned.

b. Rights and Duties of Bank of Saipan. Consistenl with the laws, customs and usages of the Comm:mweahh oflhe Northern Mariana lslards governing auction sales. the Bank of Saip.an shall have the following r~hts and duties in conduciing the auction sale; 1) to withdraw the p1operties ltSled for sale in this Nolk;e before sale or before a bid for such property is accepted; 2) to adjourn the sale without oo1ice al any time before any specific property is sokt ott, without incurring any liabi6ty whatsoe\ler tnereby; and (3) to reject any or all bids, for any reason.

c.Bkis. 8idsmaybesti:lmit1edinadvance for any or all of the properties listed in this Notice. the highesl of such bm will automalical~ be considered the opening bo lor lhe !em. Advanced bids may be submitted only in writing. signed by the bidder, and deliverOO to the John Joyner Pacinc Mediation Center, AAA-399; Box 10001, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, certified mail. The Bidder assumes all rtSk or non-delivery, late delivery. or mis-delivery of bids. Any person, including the Plaintiff. may bid in person at the auction sale, whether or not such person has submitted in advance bid.

d. Disputes. The Bank of Saipan may resubmit any property listed in this Notice if a dispute arises as to any bid thereon .

e. Order ol Sale. The Bank of Saipan rcsciv~ in its sole discretion the riGhtto sell the properties described o10011e rn order of rts choice, until satisraction of outstanding obligatK>ns is made. 5. Enrorcement of Auction Sa!e.

a.Depost Every successtul bidder shall pay to the ur.dersigned a deposit ol ten pe,cent (10'%} of the purchase price immediately after lhe sale is consummaled. Paymenl shall be in cash or by certified check. The balance must be paid to !he Plaintiff, ln care of Pacific Medialion Center, within three (3) days from the date of sale, in cash or by certified check. If the balance is not so p.:iid, Pla.intift will retain the deposit as liquidated damages, and will again offer the property for sale. 6. Memorandum or Sale. JI requested by the undersigned, every successful bidder must sign a Memorardum of Sale, immediately af1er the sale ol any property is struck olf al auction. 7. Court Approval Required and Deed. Every sale is subject to approval by the Court and any and all outstanding Jiens or defects of title. The Bank of Saipan/ Pacific Mediation Center make no warranties or promises with respect to coufl approval of the sale, including but not limited to the time in wh~h such approval may be granted. N{f delay in the granling of court approval shall t>e ground for any claim adjustment or recession by any successlulbdder. The successful ciclder will be promptty notified if any when court approval is granted and a deed will issued pursuant lo 2 CMC Section 4627 and 4629. e)eculed by John Joyner. 8. Change o!Te1ms a:·,d Conditkms. The Banlt of Saipan reserves the righl to change any of the terms hereof by announcement, written er oral, made before the action s.are or aH lhe commencement lhereol and such change or changes. by virtue of this clause, shall be binding on all bidders by constructive notice.

Dated this 23rd day ol Novetrber, 1997.

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'24-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-DECEMBER 9, 1997

SPORTS Potter, Halverson top November athletes

Karen Halverson

By Priscilla T. Castro Variety News Staff

1HE NORTI-IERN Marianas Ama­teur Sports Association has chosen runner Craig Potter and l:xxiybuilder Karen Halverson were the Athletes fortheMonthofNovemberlastweek.

The student athlete of the month

for November goes to Daxyl Ada, a student of Oleai Elementary School .land Quarterback for the Oleai Turtle Team which the school won the 1997 -Aag Football Championship.

Ada threw 20 touch down passes during the season. He canies a 2.5 GPA average.

In the girls category, Jill Pierce a student of the Saipan Community School, Pierce was one of the stu­dents who competed in the Novem­ber 29 All Schools Swimming Meet at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool.

Jill won three events including the relay to help SCS take the division title.

Pierce also competed in the Tan Holdings Jr. Tennis Classics which thewontheJuniorTitlethathappenat the Coral Ocean Point last weekend.

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Sprewell's suspeh.sion · debated as racial issue

By CHRIS SHERIDAN NEW YORK (AP)· Some people, including many blaclcs, think~ qoe­year suspension of Latrell Sprewell from the National Basketball Asrocia- _ · lion was suspiciously toug!L ·- • · _ . _ . . · : : ; , · - ,: : : ; . .' _

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white?Orwhatifthecoachheattack;edwasb1ackL< ·:; , _ · · · .. The racial angle is beinginjx:tedintothede~te:tl'Ver~:NB.! :sloogest non-drug suspension, and -S~well'.s agenr~ to the. controv~. Sunday. _ - _ . _- _

AppearingontheABC1V network,agentAmTellemsaid:'1thinkwhen -you look at it, I don't think the issue of race can be ignored. I think that's the best way-to answer. I think it must be looked into. · · ·

''You have a white coach who has a history of having problems with playera in the NBA Obviously, the players that he's had problems with~ black players." ·

However, Billy Hunter, executive director of the NBA Players Associa­tion, said, ''I don't think that that's the issue at all."

''I think what you've got is a league that's predominantly black and an administration that's predominantly white," he said on the NBC network.

''If there are individuals who wish to read~ race card or race issue into it, they can do that, but I haven 'tfOWld any evidence of that. What I've found

,. ' NEW YORK (AP)-The Green · Bay Packers are just where they

wanttobe-NFCCentralchampi­ons again. But Denver, the best

_ teamintheU.S.NationalFootball League for most of the season, now faces theprospectofentering the playoffs as a wild card.

The Packers (11-3) clinched the NFC Central on Sunday with a 17-6winoverTampaBay, which

• : willhavetowaitatleastonemore ' ; week to clinch its first playoff • '. berth since 1982. They still trail ii:: San Francisco (12-2) in the race i: for home field because the Niners C beat Minnesota 28-11. i : But the Broncos lost 35-24 in ;:: Pittsburgh, falling into a tie in the (\ AFC West at i 1-3 with Kansas [.,J City, whichshutout0akland30-f.i 0. The Chiefs, who clinched at f.~ least a wild-card ~rth ·sunday, f] will win the division if they win tj their final two games _ at San ij Diego and home to New Orleans. ~- It was a big day for a ·1ot of

teams. The Steelers (10-4) not only

,· hurt Denver, but took over the lead in the AFC Central with their winandJacksonville's26-201oss to New England. They also clinched at least a wild-card berth when the New York Jets lost

And the New York Giants , moved a game away from the

~.l:; NFC East title with a 31-21 win k over Philadelphia f: In other games, it was Chicago H 20, Buffalo 3; St Louis 34, New :q ·Orleans 27; Baltimore 3 l, Seattle iJ 24; Atlanta 14, San Diego 3; In­:,j dianapolis 22, the New York Jets f j 14; and Washington 38, Ariz.ona ,,, 28

::J Detroit was at Miami on Sun-"1 -;1 day night. .

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night. Steelers 35, Broncos 24

Kordell Stewart threw three touch­down passes to Yancey Thigpen in the first half and ran for two scores as the Steelers rallied from a 21-7 defi-cit.

Stewart went 18-of-29 for 303 yards, hitting 14 of his last 18 passes, and ran for 49 yards to outduel John Elway, the quarterback he emulated while playing at Colorado. Elway was 17-of-42 for 248 yards and two touchdowns.

Thigpen 'sscoringcatchescovered 33, 69 and 21 yards and came in less

than 20 minutes. StewartgavePittsb.Irghthelead

for the first time with a 4-yard run with 2: 16 left in the third quarter, then finished it off with a 9-yard run with 1 :57 to go.

Chiefs 30, Raiders 0 Most fans at Arrowhead Sta­

dium spent their time watching Denver-Pittsburgh scores go up because the Chiefs dominated so thoroughly.

Rich Gannon ran for a touch­down and threw for another and improved his record to 4-1 in relief of the injured Elvis Gtbac.

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Anderson, Molitor sign new pricey contracts

By RONALD BLUM NEWYORK(AP)-Brady Ander­son, Paul Molitor and Gary Gaetti were among nine free agents who returned to their fonner teams Sun­day, agreeing to new contracts be­fore the midnight deadline to offer playerssalaxyarbitration. Ander-

son got a $31 million, five-year con­tract from the Baltimore Orioles, Molitor got a$4.15 million one-year deal from the Minnesota Twins and Gaetti got a $1 million, one-year contract from the St Louis Cardinals thatgiveshimthechance to earn$ I. I

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,:Nick,·Price wins th~ Million· :_, · I>ollar ChallEinge at ~un .. City ._-;

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