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arianas %riet~~. Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 <;&) ews
Whenheassumed hisseatin theSenate,Torres saidhefelt he wasgoing to be working, that is, gettinginvolved in cornrriittee meetings, public hearings and otheractivities. He said he was disappointedwhenhisexpectationsdidnot materialize.
He chided some off-islandmembers for not being in theiroffices often and long enough toenhance the lawmaking process.
This,he said, is the reasonwhythere has been very few publichearings-and committee meetingsin the upper chamber.
"I used to come here at mycontinued on page 3
tion amongmembers, and that isthe atmosphere that I'd like towork in. I carmot workunder thepresent situation in the Senateanymore,"Torres said.
"In my opinion, there's noprofessionalismin theSenateanda lotofhittingback,revenge. Andwith the rate legislativework isbeing done, I can say that there'sno seriousness among some ofmy colleagues," Torressaidin aninterview.
"There is not much beingdoneat the.Senate.If I am not able touse my energy on making laws,then why amI here for. I need tokeep myself busy," he said.
TOP PHOTO shows what's left of the Suzuki sedan driven by ChuanHsiGao after it was hit by the stationwagon (above)drivenbyJuan S. Kileleman in Papago on New Year's Day. Gao was taken to thehospitalin seriousconditionwhileKilelemanandan unidentifiedpassengerwerenot injured, Photos byAbed Younis
By Rafael H. Arroyo
Torres eyes HouseAnimosity. bickerings in Senate cited
SENATOR Juan S. Torres yesterday indicatedhe might runfora seatin theHouseofRepresentatives because he was tired of theanimosity and bickerings in theSenate.
The Saipan senator has comeout publicly thathe maynot seekreelectionand is considering twooptions - going full time as vicepresidentandgeneralmanagerforBank of Saipan or rurming for aseat in the House of Representatives,
"It looks like' there is more activityin the House,more interac-
The charges were filed followingan investigation in October bythe CNMI inter-agency drug enforcementandfmancialcrimes taskforce headed by Assistant AttorneyGeneral StevenPixley.
Meanwhile, a Chinese nationalwho was severely injured in anautoaccident on NewYear'sDaywasreported in stable condition attheCommonwealth Health Centeryesterday.
Chuan Hsi Gao, 46, sustainedbruises and fractures and injuriesin the chest area after the Suzukicarhe wasdriving collided withastation wrgon along the highwayinPapago.
Police said 20-year-old JuanS.K.i1elemanofLowerNavyHillwasheading north toward Kagmanwhenhe lostcontrol of the stationwagon, which veered to thesouthbound lane. Kileleman's carhit Gao's vehicle in the front leftportion.
Police ChiefAntonio Reyes saidKileleman admittedhefell asleeponthe wheel. He and an unidentifIedpassenger didnotsustain injuries,
In anotheraccident, afive-yearoldgirlboysufferedserious burnsin the face when a toy cannonexploded in his face on NewYear's Day. (TMF)
incinerator will be less than$10millionandwillbe cheaperto maintainthan the landfill.
UMDA proposedto financetheconstruction of thelandfillandtomaintainandoperatethefacilityfor 12years,for a totalof$26 million.
ThecommittnentisuMDA'spublicbenefitcontribution andis part. of .a golf course .. arid.resorthotel proposedinMarpi.
Under UMDA's proposal,garbagewiU. be-dumpedIulandfill-cells .which; when
. fl11ed,'would be tOpped with-soiL··. '. ... . . ...
"The Ih.ara furnaCe can'effi-·ciently utilize tIie Wiist,e oil,geI!erated to. enhance.tlieburningprocessand solve this~concern,"NKK said; ~.::':
The 20acresset asideforthelandfill could be used foradditionalhoIIiesteadsitesor for
. eontlnue,d onpag&3
SAIPAN· could have a solidwaste incinerator within eightmonthstosupporttheproposedMarpi landfill, according toNKKConstructionCo.
Thefirm, in partnership withIhara .Furnace of Japan,. propOSed·theincinerator owing tothe.large.land·requirement. ofthesanitarylandfill tobeputupby United Micronesia DevelopmentAsSOCiatlon(UMDA).
"This isa feasible,cost:-er,.fective.aiJ.d~n\firomn~ntally ,: .~und ·sohiiion·lo theprobleIIlof}>uert()·Ric~dUInp, .complet~ly:coiripatible: 'Vith..the..goalsofthegoverqor'sJ,1u1dfI11De.velopment CoIDmittee,.jntliat tIle lifeofth~MaIPnandfil1 .willbeconsiderablyextended,"NKK general manager S.Kobayashi said in a letterto theLegislature. . .. AccordingtoKobayashi, the
totalconstruction cost ofthe
Incinerator readyto run in 8 months
Pange........~........Iguel pleadnot · tyFORMER Community and Cultural Affairs Director Jesus B.Pangelinanpleadednotguilty yesterday to charges of forgery andtheft.
Atthesametime, HenrylloIguel,whowasaccused ofillegal possessionof firearms, ammunition andcrystal methampetarnine, pleadednotguilty.
Superior Court Judge AlexCastro readIguel his rights whenheappeared during yesterday's arraignment withouta counsel.
Iguelwasarrested in Novemberafter police confiscated severalhigh-powered guns, ammunitionanddrugs inside a government vehicleparkednear Iguel's house inGarapan,
The car was issued to SenateVicePresidentFranciscoM. Borja,who is a relative of Iguel, Borjaearlier denied knowledge of thefirearms and drugs found in hisofficial vehicle.
Pangelinan, according to thegovernment'scomplaint,allegedlyforged anendorsement ona checkissued to little league player NedNorita amounting to $1,092. Hewas also accused of cashing anothergovernment check amounting to $220 in a poker establishment
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PUBLIC NOTICEIn the Superior Court of the
Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands
PETITION FOR ADOPTIONNO. 92-109
In the Matterof the.Petition forthe Adoption of
RAFEY B. OCAMPO,minor child,by
JOAQUIN B. PANGELINAN,Petitioner.The Petition for Adoption
ofRafeyB.Ocampo,minorchildofRositaB. Pangelinan beensetforhearingbeforetheCommonwealth Superior Court, Saipan,NorthernMarianaIslands,onthe7thdayof Januaryat thehourof1:30a.rn., 1993.
Any persons who has anyobjection to this petition mayfile his or herobjectionwith theCommonwealth SuperiorCourtatanytimebeforethehearing,ormay.appear at the time set forhearing to present such objectionor interestin theabove-captioned matter.
Dated this 29th day of December,1992.
/s/LouiseC. HofschneiderDeputyClerk of Court
PUBLIC NOTICEIn the supertor Court of the Commonwealth
of the Northem Mariana IslandsCIVIL ACTION NO. 92-1118
BANK OF HAWAII,Plaintiff.
vs.RECO COMPANY, INC.
MortgagorlDefendant-and-
CARMEN C. SASAMOTO.LessorlDefendant.
To the above named defendants: RECO COMPANY, INC.• CARMEN C. SASAMOTOYou are hereBy summoned and notified to fileanyansweryou wish tornake to the Complain~
acopy of which is given you herewith, withintwenty (20) days after service ofthe Summons
, upon you, and to deliver ormail acopy of youranswer to Law Office of Brian W. McMahon,attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is PostOffice Box 1267, Saipan, MP96950, assoonaspracticable after filing your answer orsending itto the Clerk of Court for filing.Your answer should be in writing and filed withthe Clerk of this Court at the Civic Center, .Saipan, MP 96950. Itmay be prepared for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerl< of thisCourt by messenger ormail. Itisnot necessary for your to appear personally until furthernotice.If you tail to fiie an answer in accordance withthis Summons, judgment by default may betaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By Order of the above Court:Dated this 5th day of November, 1992.
Is/Margaret PalaciosClerl< of Court 12/15,22,29 lIS
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same day without the benefit of apublic hearing to address the concerns of those who may bedisplaced by such a transaction.·
There was undue haste in thedisposition of some matters in theSenate without the ramificationsbeing fully analyzed and addressed, Tares said.
"1need information on the billswe are having but it seems someof us are being left in the dark,that's why there is no commondirection. Our house is so divided," he said.
He attributed this to animosityamong some members caused bythechangeintheSenateleadershipin August last year, when a groupof senators ousted President Joseph S. Inos and replaced himwith SenatorJuan S. Demapan.
Torres finds Inos' ouster as"unconscionable," saying it waspolitically motivated. "Just be-·cause afew people were unhappywith one individual because thatindividual was a threat to theirpolitical aspirations in their districts, they knocked him out. Ifind that very unprofessional,childish and undemocratic,"Torres said.
Continued from page 1
TIJESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1993 -MARIANAS VARIETYNEWSANDVIEWS-3
SENATORJuanS.'Torres (left) withyoungerbrotherWilliam, commissionerof PublicSchoolSystem.
Torres... ~__(Senate) office, five days a weekbut I found myself all alonemostof the time while some memberscome 'in Tuesday and leaveThursday evening:We cannot beproductive with this kind of a
. 'setup," he Torres.According to Torres, most
senators rack the drive to fullydigest the mechanics of the billsbeing introduced in both theHouse and the Senate. He said alot of bills were passed by theSenate without committee reports.
Torres cited as an exampleSenate Bill 8-133, which will allow theMarianaIslands HousingAuthority (MIRA) to grant a feesimple title to a local companywhich is proposing to buy an 8.4hectare property in the northGarapan area.
The bill wasintroduced on Dec~mber 29 andwaspassed onthat
resort. It lags far behind in termsofwhat's internationallyacceptedas world class resort.
Howfitting toothat thesefundswould be forthcoming given thedwindling revenue being generated locally. Coupled with this isthe fact that Covenantfunding forthenext sevenyears is being doneon a dollar per dollar basis. Inshort, we must begin to fend forourselves given the constant increase in demand for -rnorerevenue which run up againstcompeting interest for the samedollar be it at the global village orwithin the Pacific Basin. Well, I cansleepwellwithmyconsciencethatup aheadlies abrighterfuturefor our people and children.Happy New Year!
ter of Labasa.The storm appeared to have
missedFiji's vital tourist resorts.Raineased in Suva late Sunday
and the cyclone was reportedheading toward a small group ofislands east of the city.
Kina delayed the shipment ofrelief supplies to areas 'affectedby Cyclone Nina, which killedthree people and left 10,000homeless in the Solomon Islandschain on Friday.
The Solomon Islands form anarchipelago in the southwest Pacific with a population of about300,000.
Fiji, with a population of720,000, is made up of more than300 islands in the western SouthPacific, about 2,200 kilometers(l,400 miles) northeast of Australia.
the start of their projects throughcompletion. It would revive thedown turn in the local economyand hopefully we should be seeing a rebound before the end of1993.
I thank our developers and investors for choosing to putinternationally acceptedresortsonour islands. This should presentstiffer competition for other destinationsin thePacificBasin TheCNMI visitor industry wiil expand beyond the type and qualityof amenities which we seem tohave accepted as high standardfacilities-elocal staiJ.dard.Herecomessomethingbetter thanwhatwe've seenthissideof thePacific.Indeed, Mariana Country Club(Kan Pacific) isn't my idea of a
costof the incinerator would de-.pend on the items mentioned inthe original request for proposal,suchas thevolume expected to beincinerated and the design life ofthe facility.
"Ifdesired, we can provide operations and' maintenance trainingfor the government agencyorprivate operator to be selected tooperate the incinerator," he said.
Part of the training would be inJapan and the rest would be onsite in Saipan with the completedplant.
Membersof theLegislature arereviewing all alternatives for thelandfill project to arrive at themost feasible waste disposal facility that would suit the island'sneeds. (RHA)
Call 234·7272 (PABA)
Give information of about crimes commi!!ed
SUVA,Fiji (AP) • Cyclone Kinapounded Fiji late Saturday night,killing at least nine people andwashing away.dozens of homesin theSouth Pacific country, officials said.
Seven other people were injured, 11 were missing at sea ontwo boats and more than 1.000have been evacuated to shelters,said a spokeswoman for the Disaster Management Center.
The official, who spoke onconditionofanonymity;saidmostof the fatalities occurred on VitiLevu, the main Fiji island.
The storm flooded "parts 'of thecapitalof Suva and the whole cityhadno electricity,authoritiessaidMedia reports said riot policepatrolled the .city-Sunday nightafter looting in the northern cen-
Kina death tollin Fiji rises to 9
Jr's...Affordable housing for first
time homeowners would also befunded This program ought togive those who cannot secureloans from commercial banks oreven through MIRA the opportunity to build safe and sanitarydwellingfor their families. Fundsfor this program would be funneledorimplemented throughtheCommonwealth DevelopmentAuthority. It augurs wellwith theever increasing number ofhomestead recipients whichwould have numbered by morethan two-thousandearly in 1993.
1 am rather .touched by thegenerosity of these developerswhowouldalsobecontributingdown the stretch-large sums ofmoneyto the local economyfrom
othercommercial purposes sincethe incineratoronly requires3,000to 5,000 square meters, with ashto be accommodated in a relatively smaller area at the Marpilandfill. It will be capable ofburning wet food waste, hospitalwastes, construction wastes, andcan easily handle garment industryanddomesticwastesinamatterof hours.
The incinerator was proposedto be installed in Lower Base.withthe ash taken to the preparedlandfill areas in Marpi.
Kobayashi saidNKK andIharahave performed initial field surveys and made preliminary technical designs at its expense todeterminehow the project will goon.
According to Kobayashi, the
.Incinerator... Continued from page1
ByGiffJohnson
MAJURO - It has been the "tradition" in the Marshalls thatmostgovernment-related activities(except parties) shut down abouttwo weeks before Christmasanddo not rev up again until after theopening of the Nitijela (parliament) the first Monday of everyJanuary. December 1992, however, broke with the norm.
First there was President Bush'sdeclaration justbeforeChristmas of'a disaster for 11 outer isIaritls as aresultofdamagefromTyphoon Gay.Thathas led to thenow-familiar assault by FEMA official last weekand thison theislands to takereliefapplications and assess damages.
ThenjustbeforeChristmas camethesigningofanagreementbetweenthe Asian Development Bank andgovernment officials fora $7.7million loan - the Education MinisterPhillip Muller called the "greatestChristmas gift that the governmentcan give to future leaders of theMarshalls" - tooverhaul thedeteriorating Marshalls' education system.The five year plan to build newschools, improve theCollege of theMarshall Islands and retrain allMarshallese elementary schoolteachers while bringing in dozensperhaps more than 100 outsideteachers as temporary replacements-istobelaunchedtowards theendof1993,following theADB'sapprovalprocess.
The ADB deal was followed bythree daysoftalksamong Marshalls,Palau and Federated States ofMicronesiaofficialstocometotermson a new treaty for the College- ofMicronesia system. Theoutcome isa treaty thatwill giveindependenceto each of the threecolleges in theislands - Micronesian OccupationalCenter in Palau, the College ofMicronesia in Pohnpei andtheCollegeoftheMarshall IslandsinMajuro- underthedirection oftheirown tobe-established boards of regents.They will retrain a certain level ofcooperation for several federally-
t Marshall Islands sceneIHoliday season in the tropics
funded programs thatrequire it Theterms must be approved by therespective legislatures, but in theMarshalls, at least, approval is assured.. Andthencametheannouncementfrom thePresident's office thattheMarshalls wouldhavea newMinisterofHealthandEnvironmentcomeJanuary 1 - and that it would. be awoman, thefirstintheCabinetsincethegovernmentwasfonnedin 1979.Evelyn Konou, afour-term senatorfrom the southern atollofJaluit, wasnamed to replace Henchi Balos ofBikini. BalosisonlythethirdCabi-.netminister in13yearstostepdown.Konou is the onlywoman in the33seat Nitijela. In the early days ofconstitutional government she wasan opposition leader, but in morerecent timeshasjoinedforces withthe commanding majority party ofPresident AmataKabua. Formanyyears shehas beenon theNitijela'shealth, Education andSocial AffairsCommittee, andhadchaired it'since1992.
Thecountrydid taketimeoffforthe usual hectic Christmas celebration. Dozensofgroups,knownas "jeptas" (chapters), practisedsongsand dances fromas farbackas Octoberthat theyperformedonChristmas day inside islandchurches throughout theMarshalls.The performances • that used touse uke1eles and guitars-butnowadays rely heavily on electronicorgans, electric guitarsandamplifiers-shakethechwchesandthethousands ofpeoplepicking thepewsand lining theoutsidew;noows. Theonly difference to the Christmascelebration is what'many peoplecommented on as a downturn inthenumberof groupsdancingandsinging,a sign of the"modernization" of the Marshallsas it movesone step further from its customsof old.
Thelevel ofgovernmentactivityinDecember faroutpacedtheChristmascelebration, a twist that shows 1992prochicedanaltogetherunusuaIhalidaypt'riod.
Respectfullyyours,Piola B.Camacho
Stop pokeroperations
Dear Editor:As a yOlmg concerned citizen of
Saipan,Iwassurprised anddisappointedtoread andlearn fromyour Editorial,entitled"Drugs, Alcohol andPokerMachines (December 18, 1992), thata topofficial of the government has been arrested and accusedandeveneventuallybe arraigned and tried for theft, all because of gambling(pokermachines).
I cannotanddonotblameourlegislators who thinktheyhave foundaneasyway of raising revenues and the enterprising individualsandbusinesseswhotry to profit from the .misfortunes ofothers,but shouldhaveatleastweighedcarefully and thoroughly the gainsagainst the losses to our societybeforelegalizing and putting up poker machines.
How many more lives and familieswouldbe ruinedbeforeour finelegislators and eldersnotice the ills thatgambling is doing our society. I've askedmyselfseveraltimesbeforewhypeoplegamble, is it loneliness? or is it the loveof money? All I canthink rightnow isthe compulsive gambler who, becauseof his pathologicalurge to gamble, becomes dishonestbecause oflosses, thuseverybody and everything becomessubservienttohisurgethatabnostalwaysleads to marital strife and eventuallyleads to separationor divorce. Imaginethenumber ofyoungpeoplewhowillbeneglected becauseof broken homes.
I, therefore,inmyhumblecapacityasa young concernedcitizen, like to.appeal to the Governor, our legislators, tofmd a wayto stoptheoperationof thesepoker machines just like they did illGuam, a larger and more progressiveisland than Saipan.
. I admit I amtoo young to tacklethisbig problemheadlongbut theonlyconsolationI canfindrightnowis thatthereare people and newspaper like yourswhoareconcerned inbringingtheillsofgambling to the government.
Again, I say thankyou for givingmetheopportunitytovoiceoutmy opinionon thisproblemandmay Godblessyouandyournewspaper. InclosingmayI beallowed to quote an old proverb that Ihaveread somewheie, towit,"Hethatishastening to gainricheswillnotremaininnocent."
Member ofThe
Associated Press
<i:l1993, Marianas VarietyAll Rights Reserved
P.o. Box231,Saipan MP96950-0231Tel. (670) 234-6341/7578/9797Fax: (670)234-9271
2·M.AIUA'NAS VARlETY NEWS AND-YIEWS·TUESDAY-JANUARY 5, 1993
NickLegaspi EditorRafael H.Arroyo BeporterMa Gaynor L. Dumat-ol Reporter
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***Political Undercurrents: I am sure every political aspirantof stripe
has begun surveying his chances for a certain public office. Thegubernatorialrace ought to includesome heavy fireworks. The Senaterace ought to be the same. But I have heard such heavyweights asSpeakerTom Villagomezand CongressmanJess Anaoas prospectivecandidates for the two Senate seats from the GOP side. There's alsoSenator Juan Torres. I wonder who the other side would be fieldingagainst this group. It could be a long and winding road, right?
***Brighter Economic Future: It's good to close this year with some
senseof optimismthatsomethingwillworkright whenthefirst sunraysbeam across theseislandson thefirst of January 1993. My saluteto ourlawmakers for setting in motion the new machinery for prosperitybyvoting for the land leases for the third senatorial district
Kudos toRepresentatives Hofschneider, Speaker Villagomez, Attao,Benavente, Torres, Frank Camacho, Cris Guerrero, Jess Mafnas,Teregeyo, Borja, formerSpeakerGuerrero,Reyes, Maratita, Quitugua.JunPan, Palacios, Flores, and others who gave their positive votes torevive thelocaleconomy. Mypersonalsalute to SenatorsDaveCingandhis delegation for their courage and generosity in helping the thirdsenatorial district in its quest for a better economic future. The samefelicitation alsogoes to SenatorsPaul Manglona, Ed MaratitaandJuanTorres. Thanks a millionfor the billions of dollars in investments thatwill come to the islands throughyour courageous vote of confidence.
Through youreffortswe willhaveseen theconstructionof acompletepublic school facility in Kagman-s-elementary and high school-inadditionto watertanks for allpublicschools throughoutthe island. TheDandan Homestead Subdivisionwill get funds for a sewer system, alandfill and waste reductionprogram in Marpi, to name a few.
continued on page 3
CUC's Priorities Set? ForCUC's executivedirector toassert thatthelegislature has its priorities confused reflects more adequately, if not,truthfully,how hehas allegedlysquandered,mismanaged andmis-usedpublic funds of the very quasi-independent governmental agency herepresents.
Through the Oversight Hearings sometime earlier this year, thelegislature found that developers' contributions are missing and wereallegedlyused onprojectsotherthantheirintendedpurposes. Is thiswhyCUC's executive director wants more of these funds at his disposal toiriflict additionalunbridled and unaccounted for expenditure of publicfunds?
Mindyou, sir, the legislaturehasfound out thatof the $99 Millioninexpenditurepaid via CUC's checks bearing only your signature someanomalies surfaced, including the fact that you have not been able toaccountfor theexpenditureofmorethan$30Million. Yetyoustillinsistthat the legislature's prioritiesareconfused? Admitting the truthhurts,huh?
Hasit everdawnedonyouwhy thelegislaturehas shiftedexpenditureauthorityfrom your agencyto thatof the director offmance? Isn't thisSuggestive and reflective of your inability to manage public funds?Needwe stretch the truth,sir. I amquite certain that you too agreethatfinancial management,large or small,has never and will.never everbeyour forte. .
In summary,1 wonder if it isn't you who's confused over your ownprioritieswhichshouldinclude-as criticallyvital for youroperationa soundfinancial managementsystemthatdisposes (appropriately) themeager fiscal resources of CUe? It's too obvious, sir, isn't it? Andwhat's this default notice being served CUC by Shell Oil Marianas?Gee, it's beginningtosoundlikea realbrokenrecord, right? Thanksforgivingus thisyear's CUCtheme: "It seemsI've heard thatsongbefore."Felis Pasgua yan Ano Nuebo!
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TaiwanandChinahaveimproved.Since the Nationalist govern
ment eased restrictions in 1987,Taiwan'sindirecttrade withChinavia HongKonghasboomed.Thetwo Chinas traded$5.78 billionof goods in the first nine monthsthis year, a 31 percent rise fromthe same period last year, andTaiwanese investments in Chinanowexceed $4 billion.
Lastyear,Taiwanrepealed43year-old wartime provisionsagainst China, and in July abolishedan outpost on the islandofKinmen, 1. 1/2 miles (2.4 kilometers) off themainland, thathadmonitored Chinese movements
By Shirley Lai
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Taiwan continuesto buildup military
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Afteryears of political- isolation,Taiwan's Nationalist Chinesegovernment is pursuing a flurryof major arms deals despite theeasing of tensions in one of thelast flashpoints leftfrom theColdWar.
Arcbrival China accuses Taiwan of promoting an arms race,butTaiwansaysitspurchasesarefor self-defense andposeno strategicthreattotheCommunists onthe mainland.
This affluent islandof 20 millionpeoplehasbeenactingswiftlybecause of its bulging bank account from booming trade, itsagingweaponry anditspersistentrivalry with the mainland, eventhough their relations have beenimproving.
Taiwan notchedits first majordeal in September, when PresidentBushliftedadecade-oldbanto approve the sale of 150 F-16fighter jets to Taiwan. The dealwith general contractor GeneralDynamics Corp., valuedat about$6 billion,wassignedin November.
In mid-November, local newsreports said Taiwan signed contracts with Frenchcompanies tobuy60 Mirage 2000-5warplanesworthaboutdlrs2.6billionandatleast1,500air-to-airmissiles.Thereports wereconfirmedbysources .knowledgeable about the deals,but Taiwan and Francehave declinedcomment.
Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a longcivilwarwiththeCommunistsonthe mainland. Since then, bothhaveclaimedtobe the legitimateruler of all China.
Chinaopposesanysaleofmilitary equipment to Taiwanor anyrelations withTaipei that appearto give the Nationalist government officialrecognition.
In a possible sign of things tocome,Chinaon Dec. 23 orderedFrancetocloseitsconsulateinthesoutherncity of Canton.
It was China's first formal actof retaliation after repeatedwarnings thatFrancewouldpayaheavypricefor the sale,but Chinese companies also have beenstalling on planned deals withFrenchbusinesses.Themovesareintended as a warning to otherEuropeancountries thathavebeenconsidering weapons sales toTaiwan.
China also vehemently protested to the United States overtheF-16deal,threatening astrong,but unspecified response.But sofar, Beijinghas not actedagainsttheUnitedStates, whichisChina'sbiggestexport market and a major sourceofhigh-technology andinvestmentmoney.
Chineseleadersalsothreatenedto use force againstTaiwan if itdeclaredindependence.
Yet theweapons purchases apparently were'not prompted bynewpoliticalfearsonTaiwan.To'the contrary, relations between
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Common eating disordersNEW YORK (AP)• KimAlexis, CarolAltandBeverly Johnson sharesomething more thanmodelingstardom.
All threeweretoldto loseweightwhentheystartedtheircareers andall three eventually suffered from eating disorders.
Alt,31,saidshewaspromisedatrip toRomefor amodelingjobif shelost5kilograms (12pounds) in amonth.Shefaintedduring herfirstjob.Today,at55kilograms (127 pounds),"I eateverything inmoderation,"the 5-foot-8-inch (1.73-meter) brunette told People magazine for itsJan. 11 edition.
Johnson, 5-foot-9(1.76-meters), said she-was bulimic and anorexic'beforejoiningOvereaters 'Anonymous sevenyears ago. Johnson, whoonce weighed 103pounds,today weighs 120.
"Inourprofession, clotheslookbetteronahanger,soyouhavetolooklike a hanger," said Johnson, 38. "It willneverchange."
Alexis,32, said she triedevery fad diet andonce didn't eat for four<lays. Today, the 5-foot-1O (l.78-meter) blonde weighs 62 kilograms(138pounds)and concentrates on eating healthyfood.
Vicki wants to be Dinah ShoreNEWYORK (AP)-VickiLawrencemaylooklikeCarol Burnette,butshe wants to be Dinah Shore.
Lawrence, 43, says she wants to have normal people on her newsyndicated talk show"Vicki!"
"Ifyouwatchothertalkshowsfor a week, youbegintofeelyou'rethelastnormal persononearth,"Lawrence toldPeoplemagazineforitsJan.11 edition. "I just want to have fun and talk to normal people.
"1 grewup with MikeDouglas and Merv GriffinandDinahShoreand I miss that. I'd love to be the Dinah for the '90s.". Lawrence startedherTVcareeron CBS's "The CarolBurnett Show"after sending Burnette a photograph highlighting their resemblance.The show was canceled in 1979after a 12-year run.
In 1983,Lawrence tookherroleasthegrandmother1ywoman withtherazor-sharp tounge to NBC with the show"Mama's Family," whichaired for nearly two years.
Mormon chiefin hospitalSALTLAKE CITY(AP) -MormonChurchPresidentEzraTaftBenson,93, was responding to treatment for pneumonia Sunday, a churchspokesman said.He remained hospitalized in seriousbut stable condition.
"He continues to improve," said spokesman DOn LeFevre.Benson, leader of the 8.4 million-member Utah-based churchsince
1985,hasbeenin frailhealthfor thepastfewyears.Hewasadmitted tothe hospitalThursday.
All work makes Jack richNEW YORK (AP) - All workand no playhasmade JackNicholson arich boy. Nowcommanding a reported$10millionapicture, the55year-old actor told Entertainment Weekly that he no longerneeds apaycheck.
"Money hasn't really been the issue with me for quitea while," hesays in themagazine'sJan.8 issue."I just dowhatI feel like- that?s allthere is to it." .
Nicholson - currently starringin "A FewGood Men"and"Hoffa" has spent muchof his fortune on works by Picasso and otherfamousartists.
The ~agazine reports thathis bathroomdecor includes a watercolor"with tWI) women withtheirtongues ineachother's mouth" anda toiletseat witha real rattlesnake embeddedin the Lucite lid.
Diana, sons catch wavesCHARLESTOWN,Nevis(AP) - PrincessDianawanted to goexploringon thisCaribbean island,but her youngsons wanted tocatchsomewaves_ andthe sons won.
Theroyaltriospentthefirst twodaysof theirvacationatIndianCastleBeachon theisland's south side.
Diana planned to visit a different beach Saturday, but Princes William, 10, andHarry,8, insistedon going again to IndianCastle for itswaves,security officialssaid.
Diworeanorangebikinianddidnotspeaktoreporters, whowerekeptat a distance.
The princes spentChristmas week with their father,Prince Charles,whileDianaspenttheholidaywithher brotherand hisfamily. Charles,41, and Diana, 31, separated in December.
Nevis,population 10,OOO,.is aformerBritishterritory thatnowispartof the two-island nationof St. Kitts-Nevis.
Britishphotographers saidDiana is scheduledto leave theislandonTuesday.
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for mv, providedmoney for themovie, along with the government.
The plot centersaroundKeiko,an office worker who discoversshe got the AIDS virus from a
.college boyfriend:Desperate forcomfort, she goes to bed severaltimes with a new boyfriendwithouttellinghimsheisinfected.Ashe sleepsbesideher, sheturnson the gas in an unsuccessful attempt to kill themboth.
Keiko also faceshospitals thatdo not accept AIDS patients andco-workers who joke about thedisease _ as many Japanese do.The mother of the man who infected Keiko says her son, wholies dying in a back room, is"traveling overseas."
FewJapaneseknowpeoplewhohave testedpositive for theAIDSvirus, but doctors say thatis onlybecause sufferers are afraid tomake their condition public.
Japanesetraditionally viewserious illnesses or disabilities assourcesof shameandsignsof sinin a previous life., Some families investigate the
background of potential in-lawsforundesirablequalitics theythinkmight damage their reputation,such as an ancestor belonging tothe former "burakumin" outcastcommunity. Such undesirabletraitsnow includea relative withthe AIDS virus.
WhenAIDSfirstsurfacedhere,itwasinvariably tracedtoforeignsources. Since intravenous druguse is rare and the homosexualcommunity keeps a low profile,manyJapanesebelieved there waslittle risk of contracting AIDS.
"In thosedays,we thought thatif we avoidedanalsexandstayedawayfrom foreigners we'd be allright.I didn't worryatall,"Hiratawrote in the popular weeklyShukanBunshun.
arm's length,eventhoughsecrecyand the belief it is a foreigners'diseasehas helpedspreadAIDS.Officials still stress that manypeopleinfectedwithHIV inJapanare prostitutes from SoutheastAsia. Sufferers can face socialostracismand medical neglect.
Hirata Withheld his real nameduring his remarkable news conference, which made the nightlynews and was featured in majornewspapers and magazines. Although he wanted to help otherAIDSsufferers,he saidhe didnotwant to causeembarrassment forhis family."
A World Health OrganizationexpertonAIDSpredicted inmidDecemberthatthenations ofAsiawill soon replace Africa as theregion with the most new mvinfections each year.
The government is widelyblamed for failing to educatethepublic aboutAIDS. It is tryingtomake up lost ground with warnings that casual sex is risky andexhortations that AIDS sufferersnotbesubjecttoprejudice. Newgovernment programs to fightAIDSareannounced almostdaily.The media has jumped on thebandwagon with a barrage ofAIDS-relatedtelevisionprograms,including documentaries, gameshows andsex education shows.
Part of the crusade includes thefirst featurefilm byamajorstudioon the issue.
Tearfulaudiences cringeas thedocudrama "Hug Me, Then KissMe" driveshomeitsmessagethatAIDSis not a foreign diseaseandthat its victims must be treatedwith compassion.
But it is American basketballstar MagicJohnson _ not a Japanese celebrity _ who introducesthe movie. A foundation established by Johnson, who retiredfromplayingafter testingpositive
CMLACTION NO. 92-1526MARLITA VILLA,
Plaintiff,'IS.
KWONG CHOI LAI. LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAI LAI,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I. IIand III,
Defendants.SUMMONs
To: RICHARD K. LAI'(ou are he!eby summoned and notilied
to liIe any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy 01 which isgiven you herewith, WIThin twenty (20) daysalter service ofthissummons upon you and to. deliver or mail acopy of your answerto WISE MAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2ffJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor filing.
• Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court at Saipan, MP96950, ft may be prepared am signed for youby your counsel and sent to the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor you to appear personally until further notice.
11 you fail tolile an answer in accordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybetaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of tbe above court.Dated this 18 dayof Nov., 1992.
fsIBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court
1j5.11,18.2S(3633)
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ofthe Northern Mariana Islands
By Elaine Kurtenbach
TOKYO (AP) - Although hefrequented gay bathhouses anddidn't use condoms, poetYutakaHirata didn't worry much aboutAIDS.
Now he knows he was deadwrong, and so does the rest ofJapan. Hirata caused a nationalsensationwhenhebecamethefirstJapanesetopublicly acknowledgehecaughttheAIDS virusthroughsex.
Hirata_ whousedonlyhis penname _ made his announcementin October, long after ··tlie· firstAIDS cases surfaced here in themid-1980s. But thosecases werelinkedtoforeigners, causing afalsesenseof security.
That complacency hasbeenreplacedby dreadas the numberofconfirmed casesstarts to soar. Inthe first 11 months of 1992, 424cases of AIDS or infection withmv, the virusthatcausesAIDS,werereported_almostdouble thenumberreported in all of 1991.
In all, some 500 cases of fullblown AIDS and 2,500 cases ofinfection with Hl.V have beenconfirmed in Japan. Health officialsestimatethereare atleast 10undiagnosed cases for everypersonknowntobeinfected. Butthe fatal illness is still treated at
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PUBUC NOTICE·Inthe Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands
PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court otthe Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands
CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,
Plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOILAl,lU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAI tAl,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,
Defendanis.SUMMONS
To: SIU LING LAIYou are hereby summoned and notified
to tile any answer YGU wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy 01 which isgiven you herewith, within twenty (20) daysalter serviceof thissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopy of your answer to WISE MAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7. Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor filing.
Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court atsaipan. MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed Jor youby your counsel and sent to the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger o~ mail. /Iisnot necessarytor you 10 appear personally until further notice.
Ifyou fail to file an answer in accordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint. .By order of the above court.Dated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.
/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court .
1/5.11.18.25(3633)
CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA Villi,
Plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE KLAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I, IIand III,
Defendints.SUMMONS
To: GEORGE K. LAISAMUELYou are hereby summoned and notified
to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you rerewith,withintwenty (20) daysalter service olthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswer to WISEMAN ANDEASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or serning it to tile Clerk of this Courtfor filing.
Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis CourtatSaipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk 01 thisCourt by messenger or mail. ltisnot necessaryloryou to appear personally until further notice.
I!you fail tofile an answer inaccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default rrraybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complairt.By order of tIEabove court.Dated this 18day of Nov., 1992.
Mernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCourt
1/5.11.18.25(3633)
2 KITCHEN HELPER-High school grad.2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2./5perhour.1 (Marketing) SALES MANAGER College grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$l,DOO per month.1 (Store) SUPER\iISOR -High schoolgrad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary:$ 4.05per hour.1 COOK -Hiqh school grad. 2 yrs.experience. Salary:$2.50 perhour.Contact: ANTONIO S. CAMACHO dbaWESTPAC FREIGHT, P.O. Box 2048Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No.322-8798/5537(1/19)T/1 0023-.
PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth
01 the Northern Mariana Islands
CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,
Plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING; SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE K.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,
Defendants.SUMMONS
To: KWONG CHOILAIYou are hereby summoned and notified
to lile any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you herewith, within twenty (20) days after serviceofthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopy of your answer to WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Bo~ 2607, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of this Courtfor liling.
Your answer should be in wr iting andfiled with the Clerk 01 this Court at saipan. MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent 10 the Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnol necessaryfor you 10 appear personally unti Ifurther notice.
I!you tail to file an answer in accordancewittl this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of tbe above courtDated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.
/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court
1/5.11.18.25(3633)
CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,
Plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOILAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVID WAILAI, GEORGE KLAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,
Defendants.SUMMONS
To: DAVID WAILAIYou are hereby summoned and notified
to liIe any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you herewith. within twenty (20) daysalter service ofthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswerto WISEMAN ANDEASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it tothe Clerk of this Courtfor filing.
Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis CourtatSaipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk ofthisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot nec".SSaryfor you to appear personally until further notice.
I!you fail tofile an answer in::ccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybetaken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the above court.Dated this 18 day of Nov., 1992.
/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCourt
. 1/5.11.18,25(3633)
PUBUC NOTICEInthe Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth
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2 AUTO MECHANIC4 AUTOBODYREPAIRER2 AUTOELECTRICIAN4 AUTOPAINTER - Highschool grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 perhour. ....1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - Collegegrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $5.DOperhour. .Contact: ROMAN B. MATSUMOTOdba GARAPAN SAFEWAY MOTORS.P.O. Box694,Garapan, Saipan, 96950,Tel.No. 234-5765 (1/19)T/10040.
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PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court.of the Commonwealth. ofthe Northern Mariana Islands
PUBUC NOTICEIn the Superior Court ofthe Commonwealth
of!he Northern Mariana Islands
CIVIL ACTION NO. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,
plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEIYING, SIU LINGLAI,DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGEK.LAI,SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I,IIand III,
Defendants.SUMMONS
To: SAMUEL K.LAIYou are hereby summoned and notified
to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you herewith, within twenty (20) daysalter serviceolthissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyofyouranswerto WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isP.O. Box 2fJJ7, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk of tl)is Courtfor filing.
Your answer should be inwriting andfiled with the Clerk ofthis Court at Saipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor youto appear personally unti Ifurther notice.
IIyou fail tofife an answ~r inaCcordancewith this summons, JUdgment by Default may"be taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the above court.Dated this 18day ofNov., 1992.
/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk ofCou~
1/5.11.18.25(¥i33)
CIVIL ACTION Nil. 92·1526MARLITA VILLA,
Plaintiff,vs.
KWONG CHOI LAI, LU MEl YING, SIU LINGLAI, DAVIDWAILAI,GEORGE K.LAI, SAMUELK. LAI, RICHARD K. LAI, PETER K. LAI, andDOES I, IIand III,
Defendants.SUMMONS
To. Peter K. LaiYou are hereby summoned and nolilied
to file any answer you wish to make to thecomplaint, acopy of which isgiven you herewith, within twenty (20) daysaller service 01 thissummons upon you and to deliver or mail acopyolyour answer 10 WISEMAN AND EASON,whose address isp.o. Box 2607, Saipan, MP96950 as soon as practicable alter filing youranswer or sending it to the Clerk 01 this Courtfor filing.
Your answer should be in writing andfiled with the Clerk of this Court at Saipan, MP96950. Itmay be prepared and signed for youby your counsel and sent tothe Clerk of thisCourt by messenger or mail. Itisnot necessaryfor you 10 appear personally until further notice.
I!you fail tofile an answer inaccordancewith this summons, Judgment by Default maybe taken against you for the relief demanded inthe Complaint.By order of the abu't'e courtDated this 18 day ofNov., 1992.
/slBernadita A. SablanDeputy Clerk of Court
1/5.11.18.25(3633)
2 BEAUTICIAN -High school grad. 2yrs.experience. Salary:$2.15perhour.Contact: LYDIA DUENAS LACAT dbaDINGSON CORPORATION, P.O. Box5433 CHRB, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No.234-1588 (1/19)T/10056.
1ACCOUNTANT - College grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$900permonth.Contact: TAESANCO.(SAIPAN) LTD.dbaTAESANTOURS, CallerBox PPP423, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 2348853/54 (1/19)T/3646.
14MASONS19 CARPENTERS5 PAINTERS - High school equiv., ~yrs.experience. Salary $2.15 per hour.3 CIVIL ENGINEER - College qrad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $1.500 permonth.Contact; E.C. GOZUM & CO., INC.dba,TSK-ECG/EMILIO GOZUM MAN- .POWERSERV., p.o. Box 2310, Saipan,MP96950, Tel. No.322-07541.0517 (1119)T/l0053.
1HE OPERATOR1 MECHANIC HELPER1 BLOCK MAKER1CRUSHER'OPERATOR-High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.30per hour.1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary$2.50 perhour.3 CARPENTER - Highschool grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.45 - $4.65per hour. •4 PLUMBER - Highschool grad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $2.30 - $4.45 perhour.4 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. salary.$2.30 - $3.75 perhour.2 ELECTRICIAN - Highschool grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $2.30 - $5.00perhour.1AUTOMECHANIC-Highschool grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.35 perhour.1 DISPATCHER - Highschool grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.40 perhour.1 (LATHE) MACHINIST - High schoolgrad., 2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.70per hour.Contact: CONSTRUCTION & MATERIAL SUPPLY, INC. dba CMS, P.O.Box 609, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-1267/1268 (1/19)T/3648.
1 CLUB SUPERVISOR - High schoolgrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1,800permonth.Contact: VICENTE M. SABLAN dbaHOT'SPOT NIGHT CLUB, P.O. Box616, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 2350592(1/19)T/1oo42.
1SUPERV1,SOR - High school grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary $4.05 perhour.Contact: CERON HEAVY EQUIP. &PARTS LTD., P.O. Box 1095, Saipan,MP96950, Tel.No.234-8128/235-5069(1/5)T/09987.
1ASSISTANTMANAGER- High schoolqrad.,2yrs.experience. Salary $3.00-$6.00perhour. -Contact: ROMAN B. MATSUMOTOdba GARAPAN SAFEWAY MANPOWER AGENCY, P.O. Box 1459,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No. 234-5765(1/19)T/10041.
2 PRODUCE PACKER4 BUTCHER5 LANDSCAPE GARDENER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.40perhour.5 WAREHOUSE WORKER5 SALESP~RSON - GENERALHARDWARE2 STOCK CLERK3 (MARKET STOCKER) STOCKCLERK - High school qrad., 2 yrs, experience. Salary$2.35 per hour.1 BAKER7 JANITOR (CLEANER)7 WAREHOUSE WORKER1 GARDENER1 ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN1 MASON - High school grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary $2:15 - $4.15 perhour.1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 'College grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$900permonth.1 BAKER - High school qrad, 2 yrsexperience. Salary$500 permonth.3 SALESCLERK - Highschool qrad., 2yrs, experience. Salary $2.50 perhour.2 CASHIER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs,experience.' Salary$2.45 per hour.Contact: J.C. TENORIO ENT. INC.,P.O. Box 137, Saipan, MP 96950, Tel.No. 234-6445/6 (1/5)T/3559.
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1INTERNAL AUDITOR -College grad.,2yrs.experience. Salary$1 ,000-$1 ,200permonth.4 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT College grad., 2yrs. experience. Salary$800- $900per rnosth, .Contact: JOETEN ENTERPRISES,INC., P:O. Box 137, Susupe, Saipan,MP96950, Tel.No.234-6445/47 (1/5)T/3560,
1 ELECTRICIAN4 CARPENTER4 MASON2.PLUMBER - Highschool grad., 2yrs.experience. Salary$2.15perhour.Contact: PEDRO C. SAN NICOLASdba PAB CONSTRUCTION CO.. P.O.Box 1102, Saipan, MP 96950 (1/5)TI09992.
1 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERCollege grad.. 2yrs.experience. Salary$1,200 - $1,800 per month..1 GARDENER - High school grad., 2yrs.e~pgrience. Salary$2.80 perhour.Contact: MICROPACIFIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. dbaSAIPAN GRAND HOTEL, P.O. Box369,Saipan, MP 96950,Tel. No. 234-6601/3 ext. 118 (1/5)T/3557.
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4 CARPENTER1 SHEET-METAL WORKER - Highschool grad.. 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.15 perhour.1H.E. OPERATOR - High school grad.,2 yrs. experience. Salary $2.50 perhour.Contact: H.S. LEECONST. CO., INC.dba GENERAL CONTRACTOR, p.o.Box 440, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-5201 (1/5)T/3558.
1 WAITRESS - RESTAURANT - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$3.50perhour.Contact: L & W AMUSEMENT CORP.dbaLEN'SBAR& REST., P.O. Bo)( 81CHRB,Saipan, MP96950, Tel. No.2348864(1/5)T/3563.
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1 MASON1 CARPENTER1 ELECTRICIAN - Highschool grad.,~yrs.experience. Salary$2.15 perhour.1MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (BLDG.)- High'school grad., 2 yrs. experience.Salary$2.50per hour.Contact: MARGARITA R TENORIOdba SAfPAN' OFFICE SUPPLY, P.O.Box 114,Saipan, MP 96950, Tel. No.234-6272/9242/7892 (1/5)T/3564.
1 PLUMBER - Highschool grad., 2 yrs.experience. Salary$2.50perhour.Contact: RIP STEPHANSON dbaNORTH PACIFIC ENT.,P.O. Box5778CHRB, Saipan, ~P96950, Tel. No,32.2-0934(1/5)T/09989. .
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Edberg, who lost the No. 1ranking to American JimCourier.last year, plays in the 'openingmatch of the $450,000 seasonopener. It is the first-ever Association of Tennis Professionalstennistoumamentheldin theGulf.
The inexperienced Braasch isranked WIst in the world.
But Edberg's task will be farfrom easy as he faces a top-classfield led by world No. 4 GoranIvanisevic of Croatiaand formerGerman world champion BorisBecker, now ranked No.5, whoare hoping to have a crack at thetop prize of $65,000.
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JudithWiesnerbeatMedvedeva6-1,6-4 in just 76 minutes in theopening women's singles butMedvedev leveled thecontestwitha confident6-4,7 -6 (7-4)victoryover ThomasMuster.
The family combination thendownedthemoreexperiencedpairof Muster and Wiesner7-5,3-6,6-2 in thedecisivemixeddoublesas their parentscheeredfrom thesidelines.
."It's nice toplay withsomeonewhoknowsyou,understands youand can help you," Medvedevasaid of her brother.
Medvedev and Medvedeva arebidding to become the secondbrother-sister team to win theevent. Emilio and ArantxaSanchezofSpaintriumphedthreeyears ago.
"We havenothingtolose.Anyone canbeat anyone,"Medvedevsaid.
Medvedeva looked very nervous in her singles match.
over seventh-seeded Austria.Ukraine now faces the top
seeded German combination ofMichael Stich and Steffi Graf.
Tauziat completely overwhelmed the16-year-oldRussianborn Smashnova in a match that.lastedonly39 minutesandendedwith theIsraeli close to tears.
Smashnova made 28 errors,served nine double faults, failedtowinaservicegameandhitonlytwo outright winners against anopponent who hit the ball hardand merely needed to keep it inplay.
Forget played superbly in thefirst set, hitting a series of bigserves and crashing forehandwinners before losinghis way.
"I'm hitting the ball well,butI.need a few more days to get myfootworkright,"saidForget, whospenta weekon asurfingholidaybefore returning to practice before Christmas.
"My mind is in the tennis, butmy feet are still in the surf," hesaid.
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PERTH, Australia (AP)Nathalie Tauziat andGuy Forgetscoredcontrasting victories Sunday night, lifting France to victoryoverIsrael anda place in thequarterfinals of the $490,000Hopman Cup team tennis championship.
Tauziat crushed AnnaSmashnova 6-1, 6-0 in the opening women's singles, but ForgetthenstruggledpastdoggedAmos11ansdorf6-2,6-7(2-7),7-6 (7-2)after being-a break down in the-fmal set. .'
The Frenchpair won themixeddoubles 8-1 in a pro set.
Fifth-seeded France earned ameeting Monday night with thefourth-seeded USteamofMaliVaiWashington and Mary JoeFernandez. The Americanshad afirst roundbye.
Earlier, brother-sister combination Andrei Medvedev andNataliaMedvedeva made a spectacular debut in the tournament,lifting Ukraine to a 2-1 victory
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.helped by a key interception byAil-Prosafety HenryJones.
Special teams also had a criticalcontributionwhenChristierecovered an on-side kick afterBuffalo'sfirstTD~onKen'r>avis'2-yardrun.
But it was the offense thatprovided the most thrills.
Reich found Don Beebe for a38-yardscorejust56seconds afterDavis' TO. Beebe steppedout ofbounds early in his pattern, butthe violationwas not seen by theofficials.
A 24-yardkick by Greg Mont.gomery,theNFL's leadingpunter,helpedsetup Reich's 25-yardTDpassto Reed. Jones' interceptionled to an 18-yarder to Reed,making it, shockingly, 35-31. .
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Later thismonth the team travels to Guamfor the ABC InvitationalSwimMeet on Jan. 15 and16 and Jan. 29 and 30.
The swimmers' times andplaces are as follows:
SABA coachesto meet todayDAVID Demapan, president ofthe Saipan Amateur BasketballAssociation(SABA),,'has calledfor a meetingof coaches today.
Themeetingwillbeheld at thegym in Susupe starting at 5:30this afternoon.
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Allnineof Saipan.:.~ swimmersposted personal besttimesat thismeetas thecompetition wasverykeenespecially inthe11-12yearsand 13-14years agegroups.
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THREE NMI records were broken by Jacoby Winkfield (twoand Joshua Taitano (one) in theInternational Invitational SwimMeetin Guamon Dec. 29- 30.
Winkfieldbrokehisownrecordin'the 11-12 to breaststroke, from37.97 to 37.30, and MikeVillagomez's 100meterfreestylerecord (since19&1), from1:07.62to 1:07.57. Taitano broke JonSakovich's 50 meter backstrokerecord set in 1983of37.28, downto 37.14.
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"Competing indoors is sig- dentedstatureunderwentsomenificantly different," O'Brien immediate repairwhen hesetasaid "Youneverhavetoworry world recordforthedecathlon,aboutconditions. The track is totaling 8,891 points in a meetsmaller. Youchangeyourstride at Talence, France. His longa little.:Running on a banked jumpof 8.08meters (26 feet-6trackis different. Yougo2 1-2 I:4 inches) there. was the bestlaps to the quarter. That's in: everinadecathloncompetition.teresting.' Eventhoughhe was victim-
O'Brien gives the event a ized by the one-shot, suddenmarqueename,knownasmuch death nature 'of the trials,for his Olympic Trials disap- 0 'Brien is not bitterabout thepointment as for his world system.champion status. "I've gotten 'The fairestwaytopickath-
.past it," he said. "It was ago- letes is in the Olympic trials,"nizing until the Games were he said. "It's not always theover. It was a big relief when best way. It's the fairest. Ev-theOlympics ended." erybody has;1 chance thatway.
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kilometer run on a program thathadpolitical undertones as well.
James Barker, 46, an AmericanVietnam War veteran from SanJose, Calif., competed inthemarathon wearing a shirt to honor- the2,264 USserviceman still missingfrom thewar.
"On a verypsychological level,oneof themore painful images oftheentirewarwas theforcedmarchpropaganda exercise of prisonersin the streets of Hanoi," Barkersaid "Realizing thattookplace indowntown Hanoi, oneof themorebenignways toreframethathistoricunpleasant imagewouldbetocometo Hanoi withgo
ad will andcourse those streetsin a marathon, while offering avisual symbol ofongoing concernfor MIA's and possible POW's(prisoners of war)," hesaid.
Graham Edwards, 46, an Australiariveteranofthe VietnamWarwho lost his legs in a land mineblast in 1970, competed inSaturday's to-kilometer wheelchair race. Edwards, nowtheminister for sport and recreation forWestern Australia, said he came"to makenewacquaintances. helpenhance the spirit of sports andfriendship, and help advance thecauseofdisabledpersons insport"
Reich, a backup for his eightNFL seasons, connected withAndreReedfor 17 yards and thego-ahead scorewith3:08remaining.Thatsetoffwildcelebrationson a Bills' sideline, which wasdeathly quietearly in the secondhalf.
ButquarterbackWarren Moon,rediscovering the precision thatbrought four first-half scoringpasses,led theOilers63 yards toDel Greco's tying kick.
The two-time defending AFCchampion Bills, trailing 28-3· at.halftime, fellbehind evenfurtherwhen Bubba McDowell intercepteda tipped pass andwent58yards for a touchdown J :41 intothethirdquarter. It appeared over.
Buffalowasundaunted despitebeing undermanned. Kelly wasout with a knee injury; Thomasleft in the thirdperiod with a ribproblem; star linebackerCornelius Bennett and startingcornerback Kirby Jackson wereout with hamstring woes. Still,the Bills stormed back.
They scored a playoff-record28 points in the third quarter,
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Thong, 33, was third in the 150runner field in 2:51 :41.
Four Vietnamese, German runner Reinhold Happersberger andAustralian BillKelly also fmishedin the top 10. Ninth-place Kelly,who was borninVietnam, now isonassignment from asports institute in Melbourne tohelpsetup asport program in Ho Chi MinhCity.
The top woman runner,Vietnam's DangThiTeo, fmishedin3:25:51.AustralianKaLhrynRosswas third.
Kurtis described thepaceaseasy- "Itwaslikedoing a workout"
Kurtis, a computer systems administrator for Ford Motor Co.,trains on his lunch hour andafterwork and averages 25 kilometers(15 miles) a day.
InotherAsianmarathons,hewontheMalaysia Airlines/Penang International Marathon in KualaLumpur in 1988 and was runnerupin in Bangkok andHong Kongraces in 1987.
AustralianJohnTuckey, runninghis second race of the weekendwith a cracked rib, won a halfmarathon Sunday in 1:16:22.
''Thecrowdsupportwas great.Ifyou were feeling down, peopleyelledouttoyou, saidthe32-yearold Tuckey, who works withVietnamese refugees as an immi-
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NEWYORK(AP).FrankReichthrew fivesecond-halfTD passesand Steve Christie kicked a 32yardfieldgoal3:06 intoovertimetocomplete thegreatestcomebackinNational Football League history, giving the Buffalo Bills a41-38 victory overHouston Oilers in thefirst roundof theplayoffs.
Without injured quarterbackJim Kelly and running backThurman Thomas, ReichralliedtheBillsfroma 35-3 deficit earlyin the secondhalf to reach nextweek's AFC divisional playoffgame against the PittsburghSteelers.
Christie's overtime kick camethree plays after Nate Odomes'interception and a IS-yardfacemask penalty on;HaywoodJeffires. Andit capped a remarkableday of football.
AlDel Grecohad kicked a 26yardfield goal with 12 secondsremaining to forceovertime.
Reich was no stranger to remarkable comebacks, having engineered the biggestrally in UScollege history in 1984 while atMaryland.
HANOI,Vietnam(AP) -VeteranAmerican Doug Kurtis beat British runner Tim Soutar by morethan 10 minutes in Hanoi's firstinternational marathon Sunday,cheeredbythousands ofVietnamese.
"My friends encouraged me,promisedI'd have agood time, andI did," said Kurtis, who beforeSunday's race hadcompleted 132marathons andwon30.
Kurtis, of Northville, Mich.,needed 2 hours, 39 minutes, 14seconds for the26-mile, 385-yard(42.195-kilometer) course aroundthe scenic Lake of the RestoredSword, through thenarrow streetsof theold commercial district andpast the mausoleum of nationalheroHoChi Minh.
The40-year-old Kurtis has run57marathonsunder2:20andholdsthe record for the most sub-2:20marathons inoneyear, 12in1989.His bestis 2:13:34.
Soutar, 37, a lawyer based inHong Kong, finished in 2:50:04.
Soutar, who wonlastyear'sHoChi MinhCity marathon in southernVietnam, saidtheHanoicoursewas abitflatter, andperhaps morescenic, buthe "wasn'tina fit stateto appreciate it."
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