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Ma11glona in By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE GOVERNMENT filed yes­terday a $2-million lawsuit against fonner Rota Mayor Prudencio T. Manglona and six other persons over an alleged fraudulent acqui­sition of public land.

The Office of the Attorney Gen­eral filed the civil suit before the Superior Court seeking $1 mil­lion in punitive damages each from Manglona and Abel S. Barcinas, fonner government sur­veyor.

Assistant Atty. Gen. Thomas E. Clifford named Manglona and Barcinas as fraud defendants for allegedly orchestrating and direct­ing the fraudulent land grab and re-survey.

Clifford also included in the suit Manglona' s father, Prudencio M. Manglona; Antonio T.

Manglona; Benjamin T. Manglona; Vincent A. Manglona; and Benita A. Manglona.

The five Manglonas were named title defendants as the first cause of action was brought to clear title on the adjoining public land.

The AG asked court's judgment for actual damages against the defendants and declaration that the Survey Plat and Certificate of Title of the questioned land are void.

The Variety tried to contact the former mayor for comment but failed. His son, Sen. Paul A. Manglona, when reached declined comment saying he will be refer­ring the matter to counsel.

In the 17-page c,omplaint, Clifford said Prudencio M. Manglona submitted a claim for 3.0 hectares in the Tatgua region

Wage hike by April 1 unlikely

By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff

THE PROPOSED minimum wage increase may not take effect April 1st as the Senate yesterday decided to put off the vote possi­bly until after the upcoming visit of a US Congressional mission to Saipan.

In an interview with the Vari­ety, Senate President Jesus R. Sablan said he opted not to calen­dar House Bill 10-158 for action during yesterday's session so as not to risk defeat of the measure in the upper house.

The deferment leaves not much time for the Senate to meet before the April 1 target, prompting Sablan to say chances are "slim." He, however, said he may be push­ing for an April 15 effectivity date.

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there were only four votes for the April 1st wage increase as of yes­terday so he had to do something to avert the imminent demise of the proposal.

"There was not enough votes to have the measure passed so I did not take the risk," said Sablan. "Even if the April 1st effectivity date is not achievable, at least the issue of a 30-cent minimum wage increase is still alive."

House Bill 10-158, which seeks to increase the CNMI minimum wage from $2.75 to $3.05 by the first day of April, was passed by the House of Representatives weeks ago.

If enacted into law, the measure will move forward the effectivity date for the increase which was previously set at July 1st.

Under Public Law 8-21, the CNMI minimum wage was to in­crease by 30 cents each year until

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of Rota on April 25, 1958. Inl959, the Land Title Officer

for the Rota District issued deter­mination of ownership (also known as "Title Determination" or 'T.D.") giving the title.

On June 16, 1987, Clifford said Prudencio T. Manglona, who was then the Mayor of Rota, came into the Land Commission Office and requested to re-survey T.D. 397 on behalf of his father.

The mayor was identified in the Coconut Village Hotel Corporation's annual report as the lessor ofT.D. 397 to the Coconut Village Hotel which is located in the property. Prudencio T. Manglona

Clifford said the 1986 report indicates: "Tatgua Rota 3 hect­ares leased by Mayor Prudencio T. Manglona, 40 years term."

The next report, however, which was made after the ballooning of T.D. 397, omits any indication of the size of the lot leased, said the government lawyer in the com­plaint.

Clifford pointed out that it is unknown what the lease itself says, since that lease cannot be located at the CNMI Recorder's Office.

The Coconut Village Hotel, which was partially owned at the

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MicrOnesianS' right to work, residein the.CNMI upheld

By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

THE COURT has upheld the right of Palau and Federated States of Micronesia citizens to reside and work in the CNMI as non-aliens, repudiating a memorandum issued by the Attorney General's Office in September 1994.

District Judge Alex R. Munson, in an order, directed Acting Atty: Gen. Sebastian Aloot, Assistant Atty. Gen. Virginia Sablan, Acting Labor and· Immigration Secretary Thomas Sablan; and Immigra­

. tion Director George F. Camacho to reinstate the non- , alien. .status of Margie Blelai · · Syed, of Palau, and Temsina

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Ludwig, of the FSM. The court also directed the de­

fendants to reinstate the "non­alien, immediate relative" status of the two women's husbands, l:>oth from Bangladesh.

Margie's husband, Islam Wahidul Syed, since 1991 gotthe surprise of his life when his "non­alien IR" permit was changed to that of "alien IR''."when )],e applied for renewal in May 1995. He was required to post a cash bond of $714.

Syed was not given any prior notice of change of immi~ration status.

Ludwig's husband since Octo­ber 1992, Abdur Rahim Chowdhury, also received a per­mit as "alien IR" in November

Sebastian Afoot 1992.

Ludwig and Chowdhury were required to post a "return travel" bond of $1,400.

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The House of Representatives in session yesterday. The two houses of Legislature met back to back to . reschedule a joint session for the purpose of hearing and receiving the governor's state of the Commonwealth address and the Washington representative's annual report.

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US m.ulls China nuke sales By BARRY SCHWEID

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration is cod­dling U.S. business interests in China by not taking more imme­diate action against the Beijing regime on evidence of its nuclear exports to Pakistan, a key critic of the administration has charged.

The administration, after a White House meeting on the is­sue Tuesday, admitted that a de­cision on just how to respond to China will not occur soon as it sifts through the evidence.

"This is an exceedingly com­plicated issue,'' said State De­partment spokesman Nicholas Bums. "I wouldn't lead you to believe a decision is imminent. The secretary has not yet made a detennination.''

Senate Foreign Relations Com­mittee Chainnan Jesse Helms ac­cused President Clinton of ignor­ing U.S. law, human rights and nuclear issues in a desire to avoid offending American companies intent on investing in China.

'The size of the Chinese mar­ket has blinded far too many to the Chinese threat," Helms said at a lecture sponsored by the Heri­tage Foundation, a conservative research institute. "Ideally, we slam China for fueling the South Asia arms race and demonstrate our own seriousness in fighting proliferation.''

"Communist China considers itself prepared to step into the role of a dominant world power,'' Helms said, "yet demonstrates time and again that it has neither

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the maturity nor the decency to handle the role."

On Secretary of State Warren Christopher's desk is a report by Robert Einhorn, his senior ad­viseron nuclear nonproliferation, who held two days of talks last week in Beijing largely about the Pakistan connection.

A White House meeting was called Tuesday to consider op­tions in light ofEinhorn's report, including a possible ban on im­ports from Chinese companies engaged in suspicious trade with that South Asian country. The immediate concern was a sale last month to Pakistan of specialized magnets that can be used in cen­trifuges that enrich uranium, a key ingredient of nuclear arms.

The meeting ended without a decision after 45 minutes of de­liberation among Christopher, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright and Anthony Lake, the national security assistant. No timetable was set for taking a decision. the White House said. Among topics considered were China's trade privileges and a human rights record a State De­partment report recently de­scribed as deplorable.

The painstaking review is be­ing held against a backdrop of a welcomed easing of tensions in

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the Taiwan Strait and a deter­mined U.S. effort to maintain good relations with China in order to settle troubling trade and human rights disputes.

Richard H. Solomon, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs during the Bush administration, said the decision­making delay cannot be justified.

The administration's China policy came under attack in a House hearing room Tuesday. Rep. Christopher Smith said that by giving China preferential trade status despite its dire human rights

record, Washington puts "profits ahead of people.''

"We are strong enough and prosperous enough that we have no need to accept blood money," Smith told John Shattuck, assis­tant secretary of state for human rights. Smith chairs the House International Relations' human rights subcommittee.

Christopher breaks away next month from trips by President Clinton to Japan and Russia to meet in The Hague, Netherlands, with Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen.

Clearly hesitant to offend the Chinese leadership or to spoil the atmosphere for the Netherlands meeting, Christopher and other senior administration officials are trying to balance the touchy U.S.­China relationship with the de­mands of a 1994 law requiring punishment of countries that vio­late curbs on the spread ofnuclear weapons technology.

For its part, China dismissed as hearsay and unfounded the alle­gations that it exported weapons technology to Pakistan and mis­siles to Iran.

Verdict expected soon for confessed Rabin assassin

By DAN PERRY TELA VIV,Israel(AP)- Yitzhak Rabin's confessed assassin, who has exasperated his judge and many other Israelis with unrepen­tant joviality throughout his three­month trial, faced a verdict and likely sentencing in a Tel Aviv courtroom Wednesday.

Yigal Amir, a 25-year-old former law student, will get life in prison if convicted of murder, and up to 20 years if the court accepts the defense's argument that he was not fully in control and con­victs him of the lesser manslaugh­ter charge.

It appeared to be a closed case: Amir was caught at the scene and has confessed to shooting Rabin in hopes of stopping his peace process with the Palestinians. A grainy amateur video shows a man resembling Amir waiting by Rabin's car and lunging forward to shoot him as he was about to leave a Tel Aviv peace rally Nov. 4.

Still, the trial has transfixed Is­raelis, who were stunned and deeply shaken by Rabin's killing - the first high-level assassination in their history. The broadcast of the shooting video in December was watched by a record TV audi­ence.

Leah Rabin, widow of the late

premier, said she was not inter­ested in hearing the verdict, how­ever.

"I don't expect anything," she said in a phone interview. "I will not watch the verdict. This man (Amir) doesn't interest me. All I know is that he killed my hus­band."

Amir told the court he did not mean to kill Rabin but only to para! yze him, a statement that was entered as a not guilty plea.

His sometimes chaotic defense has challenged police forensics, suggested there may have been another shooter and argued Amir was obsessed and therefore not responsible for his actions.

The trial frequently took on a circus-like atmosphere, with Judge Edmond Levy admonish­ing the defendant and his law­yers.

Witnesses have struggled with the broken Hebrew of de­fense lawyer Jonathan Ray Goldberg, an American immi­grant who was the lead attorney at the start of the trial, and at times Amir himselfhas taken overcross­examination. Two lawyers as­signed by the court to work with Goldberg resigned, and the final team of three remains divided.

"Goldberg is an extra, he is not doing anything," his col-

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league Shmuel Flishman said Tuesday.

Flishman said he would ap­peal a murder conviction to the Supreme Court. He said man­slaughter was justified because "the accused's ability to make decisions is warped because he sees the world in one dimension.

"He sees his goal and cares noth­ing for the consequences,'' Flishman said.

According to the charges, Amir decided to kill Rabin sometime after the premier signed his peace accord with the PLO in Septem­ber 1993. He allegedly recruited his brother Hagai and friend Dror Adani to help him.

Cuba official: US J>lanes invaded Cuban air space

By JOHN RICE MEXICOCITY(AP)-Cuba'sfor­eign minister said in Havana on Tues­day that two small planes from the United States violated his count:ry's air space over the weekend, accord­ing to reports from Cuba

While the U.S. State Department in Washington said Cuba has com­plained of the alleged violations, an official said U.S. radar monitoring found no evidence of any flights.

It was the fo,t report ofU .S.-based planes making unauthori7.cd flights over the island since Cuban MiGs downed two planes piloted by mem­hers of an exile r , .. ganization on Feb. 24.

In Miami, Jo,,_ Ba.,ulto, leader of 1Jic organization, Brother.; to the Res­cue, said his member, made no such

flights over the weekend. "We haven't even flown close to

Cuba," he said There were conflic!i~g reports

about the timing of the alkgcu incur­sions. Reporters in Cuba quoted dip­lomats as saying Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina told them the flights were spotted on Saturday and Mon­day.

A State Department official in Washington said Cuban officials no­tified the U.S. Interests Section in Havana on Satun:lay that two aircmft penetrated to within five miles of Cuban coast.

On Sunday, theCubansnotifiedair trnffic contml in Mian1i that another violation had taken place that morn­ing. th<.: otfo:ia1 said.

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were checked and turned up nothing. ''We feel very confident of our

information,' ' said theofficial,speak­ing on condition of anort)'1lllty. ''Ibm is certainly a possibility the Cubans are fabricating this."

According to thereports,oneof the incursions took place over Guanabo Beach, about 15 miles (24 krns) east of Havana

The accusation came as represen­tati vesof the International Civil A via­ti on Organization were in Havana to investigate the Feb. 24 incident at the behest of the U.N.SecurityCoun­ci!.

The United States charges that the planes shot down Feb. 24, operated hy the Florida-ba<;e,d group Brothers to the Rescue, were over intema­tiona1 waters. Cuba denies the claim

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Return of Tinian land sought By Rafael H. Arroyo Variety News Staff Adriano wants buy-back deal for island elude the area being considered

as site for the planned VOA relay A DAY after the US agreed to return 16 hectares of leased land in the Tanapag Harbor, a Tinian lawmaker is making another pitch -the total return ofTinian leased land by the military.

Rep. Joaquin G. Adriano, en­couraged by the Tanapag Harbor deal, introduced House Joint Resolution 10-10 yesterday, urg­ing US Congress to consider re­linquishing US interest on the remaining Tinian leasehold.

"From its inception, the land leased to the US military on Tinian has been greatly underutilized and lies idle the majority of the time," wrote Adriano in his bill.

According to the Tinian law­maker, the release of the land would greatly enhance the eco­nomic potential of both Tinian and the Commonwealth as a whole, reduce dependence on fed­eral aid and instill a sense of self­sufficiency.

"The land is not being put to its highest and best use and this has become a major stumbling block to development," said Adriano. The land is so big and the military never used it. It's a waste," said Adriano. "If we could take this

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land back, we can use it for our people and forour economy," said the lawmaker.

TheCNMigovernmentin 1983 signed a lease agreement to make available 17,799 acres of Tinian land for US military use, includ­ing 177 acres of land in Saipan' s Tanapag Harbor and the entire island of Farallon de Medinilla.

In return, the US paid the CNMI approximately $19 million for the total leasehold.

The lease was provided for in the Covenant and was to run for a

Farrell explains PSS US-pref ere nee policy

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By Mar-Vic C. Munar

THE PUBLIC School System·s policy to give hiring preference to US citizens "has nothing to do with racial prejudice," a top rank­ing education board official said yesterday.

Board of Education Vice Chair­man Don Farrell issued a press statement explaining the agency's policy which has drawn criticisms from some quarters.

"Let's make it clear that hiring US citizens rather than non-US citizens has nothing to do with racial prejudice," Farrell said. "It is an act of economic reality."

The PSS recruitment policy, Farrell explained, is a matter of giving a fair deal to American tax­payers "who contribute millions of dollars to our public school sys­tem."

"We owe it to the bus driver from Portland, or the bank teller from San Diego, or the hotel worker from Honolulu, who has suffered while putting his or her child

through college to offer it to a non­US citizen," the hoard official said. "We are obligated to do this by both federal and local law, if not by conscience."

By hiring US citizens, Farrell said, "the American tax dollars taken involuntarilyoutofthe pock­ets of American workers will be retained in America."

"Non-US citizens, on the other hand, are ohl igated to send a cer­tain percentage of their income back to their home country," Farrell said. "If we hire non-US citizens, then that money llows out of the Com­monwealth and out of American, and that is not good for either the Commonwealth or America."

A large percentage of the CNM!'s teaching force is rnmposcd of non­resident teachers, particularly Filipi­nos, many of whom have been work -ing for the PSS for several years now.

Aside from tl1e PSS policy, the new alien-hiring law has also put at stake the jobs of several nonresident teachers.

The new law, which allows the government to continue hiring non­resident workers, imposes restrictions on PSS recruitment of alien teache1,.

Farrell said thec<lucation agency's preference for US-certified teach­ers represents what the commu­nity wants.

"The parents and community members have demanded that we recruit fully certified US teachers for every classroom in the Com­monwealth," Farrell said. "It doesn't matter if they are Chamorro- Americans, Carolin­ian-Americans, Filipino-Ameri­cans, Hawaiian-Americans or stateside-Americans-just as long as they are US citizens."

period of 50 years with an option to extend for another 50 years at no additional cost to the US gov­ernment.

But should the US no longer require use of the lease property, there was a provision in the lease agreement that allows the CNMI to lease back the land for its own use.

On August 1994, the US and the CNMI government signed a leaseback and disposal agreement for the unconditional return of some 600 hectares of the Tinian leased land and the leasing back of some 3,000 hectares by the Commonwealth at the cost of about $2 million.

Only last Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja and US Navy Pa­cific Commander Rear Adm. David L. Brewer III signed an­other agreement that allows the CNMI government to buy back part of the Tanapag Harbor lease for port-related development.

Both parties agreed to a $937,482 CNMl payment for the land.

Given the fact that the recent BRAC Commission has recom­mended the closure of many mili­~ary installations around the world,

station. Adriano thought it would be an opportune time to initiate discus- "There is a question because sion for the release of the leased the VOA facility is to be built parcels. within the lease area. If we are

According to Adriano, a study going to ask for the whole prop-has been conducted after the 1994 erty back, there has to be a provi-Tinian leaseback deal and that it sion that would allow that project found the available land may not to continue," said Benavente. be enough to address the island's "This is a supported project on economic development needs. Tinian and so it must not get af-

"Right now, we need to move fected." along so we can accommodate As to the return of most of the our tourists on Tinian. So we are Tinian land, Benavente said he planning hotels, golf courses, and would support a buy-back. of course, the two casino projects "For sure, we are going to have that have gotten going," said to pay for it. They leased the prop-Adriano. erty and they paid us for it. Ifwe

AskedwhathethinkstheCNMI want to buy or lease it back, we could offer in return, Adriano said must pay them. Theonlyquestion he would like to see another buy- is whether or not they need and back arrangement and that he we want it. Wewantitandifthey would seek the support of the don't need it, then we'd like to central government on it. have it and I am sure it's not going

"We must find a way to pay to be free," said Benavente. back the money we took for the According to the speaker, the land. As you know, right now, opportunity has to be allowed for Tanapag Harbor has been par- Tinian to develop in as much as tially returned so 1 think we have there is a scarcity of usable land in a chance in negotiating back the the island. land," said Adriano. "The problem of development

House Speaker Diego T. on Tinian is because majority of Benavente, when asked for com- the property is owned at this time ment expressed support for the by the federal government," said idea but maintained it should ex- the speaker.

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Miss CNM! Universe '96 Belvifyn A. Tenorio receives the key for the new Hyundai Accent from Robert H. Jones, President of Triple J. Motors. Triple J allows Tenorio to use the car for one year as part of her prizes for winning the pageant.

I Tenorio meets Osaka mayor : OSAKA Mayor Takafumi I 1somuro received Gov. Froilan [ C. Tenorio and his delegation ' in his conference room last

Friday. He welcomed the Gov­ernor to Osaka and expressed his desire that Osaka and the! Commonwealth work together in the future.

Tenorio led a delegation of CNMI officials who graced the opening of the Marianas Visi­tors Bureau's Osaka office last week.

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blem, an~ that the st.ones were c-::-1 the endunng foundat10ns of an- '-·.;·. _,· .. ~.r· cient Chamorro houses. "!JII, c;p-

"May this latte stone be a sym- -~,. bol of the strong foundation underflying the relationship be­tween Osaka and the Common­wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands", he said.

The mayor presented the gov­ernor and his delegation with several gifts, including a CD promoting the city of Osaka. Froilan C. Tenorio

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GUINE gi alacha, i san papa' na guma lehislatura, ha apprueba subridan sueddo para todo empleao giya Marianas. Lao malagoyo' dumeka un 'rato este na aksion komo uno gi retirao na empleao gobietno.

I para u fan manae subrida man suette sa siiia ha kubre i mamamaila' na hatsadan pres ion fektos gi tenda siha. Tunguon' na masusesede hatsadan fektos ensegidas de ma 'apprueban nuebo na subridan sueddo.

I mapropopone na lai siempre daiiosu gi pottamonedan man retirao. Hu sasafigan este rason na i mamamaila' na hatsadan fektos taya' fuetsa manmanae' man retirao para u guaha pare ho na kinubre gi mattiron gaston nesesidat.

Ayo na mafiainata i man machochu' deste finagpo gera ni mampos dididi' ha gagana komo retirao mas u fan mas a pet ginen subridan sueddo gi man machochochu' pago. Estague' na rason na hu sosoyo' i lehislatura na u fan man a tan un 'rato gi ha propopone na lai.

Ahe' ti man hohosguan ham ni man retirao. Lao repara pot fa bot sa' ni sikera hatsadan Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) para i man retirao gi este na kuentas miyo. I punto: Mas ham man mamadese sa' mientras pare ho ha' in gagana gi sakan, i .presion fektos, fuetsao u fan mahatsa ginen i mapropopone na subrida.

Gi konsiderasion areglamenton linahyan, debi u guaha mas inadahe para ke sina in ataha sumapet patte gi publiko ni ti Jumalafigag i guaguan na presion fektos yan otro siha attikulon iinala'. Debi mohon u guaha inekufigog publikoi 'nai sifia ta abalua bintaha yan disbintaha gi mapropopone na lai. Espesifikamente, debi ta estudiaye kao i inpropopone na as unto Jinafigag ni fuetsan ekonomia.

Mauleg u guaha subrida lao gi hilo estudiao yan kulao na besis. Responsablidat miyo nu i lehislatura para in estudiaye gi hilo fakto na infotmasion kao ti una' keyao i linala' tao tao ta i mapropopone na minimum wage. Gi hilo' este, debi u guaha konsiderasion para i man retirao sa' kontodo este siha na taotague u fan pilalopu' nu i mahatsan pres ion fektos.

Debi mo hon i man ma gas tau fan listo gi hinemlo' man retirao 'nai mun a' ayao i programa mi yon yan mi yon gin en i fondofia para u mahatsa nuebo na fasilidat kotte yan otro siha na fasilidat gobietnarnento. Gi mismo tiernpo, taya' kinubre gi hechuran COLA lao miyon yan miyon mana fan gugupo pot nesesidat otro fuera ke retirao. Ti komprediyon este na kuentas ya solu un 'tatamudo ni taiiga, bachet yan litiko sifia surnufigon pot ti ha komprende.

Mampos kadada' hinasota gi mafiainata ni manmachochu' deste finagpo gera pot para tafan sifia gumacha' i es tao linala' ni tagogosa pago. Estague' na grupo i gumagana i mas tagpapa' na sueddo gi programan retirao. Siha mumerese dafigkulo na konsiderasion ya dudayo' kao magahet na infafiaonao muna fan chatsaga mas linala' niha gi subridan sueddo ni siempre ha totbus hulo' presion fektos ya ni hafa na ayudo manmanae' gi pareho mattiro.

Afafiielos, gi kada humuyofigyo' gi fina' linahyan ya hu lie' i rnaiiainata siha seso hu hufigog madiskute hafa na man a' fan sesetbe salape' programan retirao gi otro siha asunto mi yon yan miyon ya tatnai man mahaso kinalamten niha. Hu hoka ennao na sentimento sa' taya' justisia para in ekstende gi este siha na maiiainata 'nai i dididi' na ginanan niha mas fifiifiot ni mamamaila' na mattiro-hatsadan presion fektos.

Estague' na rason na hagas hu poiigga hamyo pot hafa sustansiaiia un 'taotao ni ha atrebigue' gi checho' linahyan tat komo Jehislatura. Lao buente ilegmimiyo na huegon politika hu adbabansa gi este na pahina. Ahe ', asunton yan sen ti men ton publiko hulalagnos sa' megai besis 'nai ni uno gi entre hamyo malago' u mekufigog hafa dicho asunto siha ni sumasapet i taotao gi entero sofigsofig Marianas.

Nigapiia na haane kumuentos un' menhalom na taotaota ginen i komunidan bisnis na marnpos guaguan bumisnis guine. Tinatitiye este ni man tai' konsensia na taotaota pot hafa signifikasonfia un' fachuchue' i peso, yan i daiiosu na man er~ 'nai guaha gi entre hita umu 'usa i programan food stamps. N1 uno gi entre este na chinatsaga sifia umayuda i komunidan bisnis ni prumebeniniye fondu i gobietnamento para u kubre nesesidat publiko. Debi tafan daiia ya tana' guaha inaya gi todo kinalamten pot linala '. taotaota. Si Yuus Maase !

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Grand Canyon Indians have been hit hard SUPAI, Ariz.-In a small community nestled in the depths of the Grand Canyon several hundred American Indians know what it is to be between a rock and a hard place.

Their quandary is this: Cuts in Indian aid programs will require them to be more self­sufficient, but their primary means of sup­port- tourism-cannot be greatly expanded without risking environmental damage to the Grand Canyon and their community.

The Havasupai, literally meaning the "people of the blue-green waters," are the only tribe allowed to live inside the canyon. Although the canyon is their ancestral home, it took a lawsuit some years ago for the Havasupai to be allowed to return there from the plateau above.

The small tribe of more than 400 actually lives in Havasu Canyon, a side canyon that was carved by the Havasu River. The river's beautifully clear turquoise-blue water cas­cades over three spectacular waterfalls be­low the village before emptying into the Colorado River.

Its remote location can only be reached by heiicopter or a steep eight-mile trail that begins 3,000 feet above the canyon floor on the Hualapai Hilltop. Although the all-day trip is grueling, 25,000 tourists make the hike each year, as does the U.S. Postal Ser­vice via "pony express."

Our associate Dale Van Atta recently vis­ited and spoke to tribal leaders-few of whom would speak on the record-about the impending cuts in Indian programs. Though the Havasupai are not easily excitable, they're clearly concerned about the tribe's future. "A lot of meetings. Meetings, meet­ings, meetings," one of the leaders said, laconically, shaking his head.

The Havasupai are not rich, but neither are they destitute. For instance, their high-school age children are sent to a California board­ing school. But their houses are pre-fab qual­ity, some of them resembling shacks. There are no cars or motorcycles; transportation is by horse or on foot. Groceries brought in by mule or helicopter are taken home in a wheel­barrow. Alcohol is forbidden by the Tribal Council (though a case of Budweiser goes for $50 under the table in some homes).

Most Havasupai are employed by the vari­ous Indian programs that operate, among other things, an elementary school and a dinic. Driving the mule-and_-horse train also_

pays well and employs tribal members. In 1995, the tribe got $213,563 as a direct "tribal priority allocation" payment, which is the only unspecified federal subsidy they receive. The latest conference report on the Interior Department appropriation would cut that to $179,700. Other tribal programs might be cut by as much as 25 percent through the con­gressional appropriations process.

Besides the federal government, the tribe's only other income comes from the tourists who visit their scenic preserve each year. The number had been on the upswing until the devastating flood of February 1993.

The village has been flooded before, but never as severely as three years ago. Flood waters collected behind a private dam that broke, sending a 15-foot-high wall of water crashing down 2,265 feet to the village be­low. No one died, but the damage it did to Havasu Falls seems irreparable.

"Those falls have been our lifeblood," says Wayne Sinyella, the tribal chairman. The tribe has sued the owners of the dam for improper maintenance. The dam is part of a cattle ranch owned by the family of Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, who does not par­ticipate in the family cattle business.

Sinyella estimates that the tribe lost $2 million through property damage, lost in­come and expenses.

Three years after the flood, tourism has rebounded to pre-flood levels. But the tribe says it can't accommodate any more visitors without risking environmental damage. "We would love to get more tourists, but now we know it would put our home at some environ­mental risk," one tribal leader said.

Recently, the tribe has tried to diversify into the fastest-growing American Indian enterprise-casinos. But due to their remote location and proximity to a treasured na­tional park, the Havasupai are the only one of Arizona's 21 tribes that could not have a casino.

So they worked out a deal with the town of Williams Ariz., which is 75 miles away. The city agreed to cede lOacresofcitylandtoafederal tribal trust, in return for a percentage of the casino proceeds. It was imaginative, amt would have been lucrative, but Gov. Fife Symington nixed the deal.

That puts the tribe right back where it started, facing a diminishing federal subsidy with nowhere to turn- between a rock and a hard place.

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Letters to Editor · Farrell: No prejudice

Dear Mr. &litor, I was shocked and dismayed to see that your journal took an unsigned letter that called me, of all people, prejudice, and then ran itas a "news" story, without attempting to verify thesourceoftheletterorcontactme.

I did receive a copy of that un­signed letter, whichlread, took note of, and then discartled, because it was unsigned. Unsigned letters are generally cheap political back stabs, without true substance, and not wor­thy of concern.

Inthiscase,however,becausethe attack was launched against the management of the Public School Systemandits branches on Tinian, I have asked the commissioner of education and the principals ofTinian elementary and Tinian high school to respond to me, in writing, regarding the status of our recruiting effort to ensure that every classroom at a Tinian public school is being managed by a fully certified teacher of U.S. citizenship.

Let's make it clear that hiring U.S. citizens rather than non­U.S. citizens has nothing to do with racial prejudice.

Every year the citizens of the United States of America con­tribute millions of dollars to our public school system. We owe it to the bus driver from Portland, or the bank teller from San Di­ego, or the hotel worker from Honolulu, who has suffered while putting his or her child through college to offer those out of work Americans a job in our American public school sys­tem, before we offer it to a non­US citizen. This is not an act of prejudice.

I appreciate the non-residents who came to work for our public school system when we needed help. Some of them are very good, and if they are replaced, we will miss them. However, that does not absolve us of our

responsibilities as US citizens. There are two basic reasons for

the policy decision to hire US teach­ers. Frrst, if we hire US citizens, then 1BE American tax dollars raken in­voluntarily out of the pockets of American workers will be retained in Arnericaand that is goo:ifor America Non US citizens, on the other hand, are obligated to send a certain per­centage of their income back to their home countiy. If we hire non-US citizens, then that money flows out of the Commonwealth and out of America, and that is not goo:i for either the Commonwealth or America. This is not an act of preju­dice, it is an act of economic reality.

Second, the Board of Education didnotmakethisdecisioninavacuum. The members represent their elector­ate. The parents and community members we represent have de­manded that we recruit fully certified, US teachers for every classroom in every school in the Commonwealth. It doesn't matter if they are Chamorro-Americans, Carolin­ian-Americans, Filipino-Ameri­cans, Hawaiian-Americans, or stateside-Americans - just as long as they are US citizens.

We have not yet been fully suc­cessful, but we are increasing the percentage of US teacpers annu-

1 ally, and our student evaluations,, particularly in English language skills, are showing the result. That is not an act of prejudice, it is the decision of the majority of voting US citizens in this democratic re­public.

I do not expect an apology for the despicable publication of an unsigned letter that libeled me. I do hope, however, that your journal will not allow its objectivity to be compro­mised by thesensiti vityofthis issue in our multicultural, multi-racial com­munity.

Sincerely,

DON A FARRELL

D.A.R.E. on Rota and Tinian Dear Editor.

The intention of this letter is to elu­cidate misinformation relating to the D.A.R.E. Program and to in­form the public that borh Tinian and Rota are in joint effort with Saipan on "War Against Drugs."

In the past I have seen articles in the news media whereby, Tinian and Rota are being-excluded from the coverage regarding issues per­taining to the DARE Program. I believe that it is time that someone express a view on this so that Tinian and Rota would as well be recog­nized on the DARE issue.

Your recent article dated March 22, 1996, (DARE Program Gradu­ates 124),SaipanDPS is constrained to extend the DARE Program to Tinian and Rota by lack of man­power. Pleasepermitmetorespond that, since the implementation of the DARE Program in the CNMI, TinianandRotaha~beendelivering the program all along to both Public and Private educational institutions.

Initially, there were five police officers certified to instruct the ·, ".RE Program not only two from

Saipan as implied. Primarily, there arethreefromSaipanone each from Tinian and Rota for a total of five certified DARE instructor in rhe I CNMI.

Unfortunately, the one from · Saipandepartcdfiomthepoliccforce to venture on a diverse law enforce­ment field. It seems that Tinian and Rota are being left out of the media coverage and not being recognized for its efforts connected with the DARE Program.

Yes indeed this is because of the non-existence of media coverage on island. Perhaps, Tinian and Rota should recount future development on DARE activity to your office for publication.

To conclude, may I bring to light that Rota experienced its foremost DARE Graduation on the 14th of this month and Tinian's third this coming May.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

IKE AQUININGOC j D.A.R.E. Instructor

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Borja supports US fishing rights bill LIEUfENANT Governor Jesus C. Borja yesterday urged the US Senate to support amendments to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation an Mangement Act to foster fisheries de­velopment in the Northern Marianas and other Pacific Insular areas, a news release from the Administration said.

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to meet on March 28th to deliberateon theseandotherproposed amendments to the Magnuson Act

In a letter to the committee, Borja said he strong! y supported the Pacific insular area provisions in this draft bill.

At a Senate hearing in June 1995, Borja offered a series of amendments to the Magnuson Act to recognize the Commonwealth's interests in devel­oping the fisheries in the waters sur­rounding the Northern Marianas and in obtaining revenues from those fish­eries. Many of the provisions pro­posed in Borja' s testimony before the joint

hearingoftheSenateCommitteeon Indian Affairs and the Subcommitteee on oceans and Fissheries of the Senate Comittee on Commerce have bee inccrproated into the draft that will be considered by the Commerce Commitee.

The Lt. Governor said yesterday he is very pleased by the language in the Senate staff draft

"It appears, that the Senate is taking

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seriously our position that the Com­monwealth must be an equal player in managing the fisheries in the waters surrounding our islands," said Borja

The Senate amendments would do a great deal to further fisheries devel­opment in our waters and to increase the Commonwealth's revenues from those fisheries. We have a ways to go yet, but the Senate staff draft is a big step forward."

The draft amendments offered by the IL governor and incorporated in the current Commerce Committee staff draft would authorize the Secretary of State with the agreement of the gover­nor to negotiate and approve Pacific insular area fisheries agreements to allow foreign fishing in the waters swrounding the CNMI and other Pa­cific insular areas.

Revenuesderivedfromtheseagree­ment, would go into the insular area treasury. The agreements would be made at the request of and with the concurrence of the governor of the affected insular area

The draft amendments would also allow violations of the Magnuson Act in the Commonwealth's water to be prosecuted in the Federal District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. Those violations are cwrently pros­ecuted in the District Court of Guam.

While strongly supporting the draft amendments prepared by rhe staff of

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the Commerce Committee, Borja urged the committee to include lan­guage he earlier proposed to recogniz.c that the fisheries around the Northern Marianas are for the benefit of the people of the Northern Marianas and not for the United States generally.

He also urged inclusion of his pro­posed amendments to allow the Com­monwealth to participate in regional tuna management efforts with the na­tions of the South Pacific Forum and to allow the Commonwealth to conserve and manage local fisherie~ if the Fed­eral Government had not taken action for their conservation and manage­ment

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6-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-MARCH 28, 1996

Date reset for Babauta address able to deliver his. By Rafael H. Arroyo

Variety News Staff

THE LEGISLATURE has postponed today's planned joint session where the annual reports of the governor and the Washington representative were originally scheduled to be heard.

Yesterday, Benavente said a postponement was necessary as per Babauta' s request so the joint session is set for Tuesday, 9 a.m. at the Multi­purpose Center in Susupe ..

"We weren't sure if the

In back to back sessions yes­terday, the House of Repre­sentatives and the Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolu­tion I 0-4 moving the March 28 schedule to April 2nd, even as Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio on Tuesday officially informed them he would not be able to deliver his state of the Com­monwealth address yet.

Earlier th is month, House Speaker Diego T. Benavente said the March 28 joint ses­sion would be held to receive the report of Washington Rep­resentative Juan N. Babauta even if Tenorio would not be Juan N. Babauta

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Washington Representative able to deliver his state of the made it in time for tomorrow's Commonwealth address by delivery but we were told be- Tuesday although he has pre-forehand there could be some viously said he may just mail travel problems," said his report to the Legislature. Benavente. In a March 26 letter to the

"We moved for the post- presiding officers of Legisla-ponement at his request and ture, he said he would not go also because we want to give for the March 28 schedule. him time to prepare," said "I regret that I will be unable to Benavente. give it at your joint session this

As things turned out, Thursday. I feel that it would be Babauta arrived yesterday on premature to deliver this address an afternoon flight. He was before I have met with the earlier expected to arrive Governor'sCouncilandhavesub-Tuesday in time for the Thurs- mitted my budget for FY 1997," day address. said the governor.

As for Tenorio, it remains Article Ill Section 9(b) of the unclear whether he would be Constitution directs the governor

to report at least annually to the Legislature regarding the affairs of the Commonwealth and new measures that are necessary or desirable.

Public Law 7-7, on the other hand also directs Babauta to re­port annually on the official ac­tivities and matters requiring the attention of the government and people of the CNMI.

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time by title defendant Vincent A. Manglona, was considering adding additional bungalows and building a mini-golf course.

Clifford said from June 16 or 17, 1987 through June 19, 1987, the govennent survey crew assigned to Rota conducted the sham re-survey of the land

Barcinas, who was the senior gov­ernment surveyor on Rota at the time and headed the government survey office, directed the sham re-survey.

"It (re-survey) ignored the original claim and Determination of Owner­ship. It disregarded the three Japa­nese monumenL, and the one U.S. monument that had been located and then agreed upon by all adjoining landowncrsonMay9, 1975,"Clitfonl said.

Instead, the lawyer said, the re­

survey was based on Ba.n::ina., · clircc­tions to place three new comer mark­ers which expanded T. D. 397 onto public land.

All markers that Barcinas directed his subordinate., to place, had no flag, ribbon, paint, or other identification marking where the new boundaries were to be placed.

"At no time during the re-survey were there any government represen­tatives present other than the survey­ors," Clifford said"No other adjoin­ing landowners were present.."

On June 20, I 987 Barcinas and his surveyors returned to the land, cleared and surveyed a line directly from comer no. 3 to comer no. 4 of the

property so that the boundary line was clearly visible.

Barcinas' private surveying com­pany, Luta Surveying Service, re­ceivedacheck for $500 forthosefew hours' work

Clifford said the money was in­tended to keep the surveyors quiet about the details of the re-survey.

Two days later, public land repre­sentatives visited the site where they had shared sandwiches and drinks with Barcinas and one or more of the title defendants.

Clifford claimed that the represen­tatives did not walk to the boundaries or look at the difference between the original property and the newly ex­panded T.D. 397.

Juan Manglona., then senior Land Commission official, signed the Sur­vey Pl at indicating that it was pre­pared for and satisfactory to the Land Commission.

Mayor Manglona, Barcinas and Juan Manglona trnvelled to Saipan at the government's expense to hand carry the Survey Plat for signature by Barcinas supervisor and to have the Certificate of Title issued.

OnJune28, 1987,A=lioOcasion, then Chief Surveyor to the CNMI government, signed the Plat certify­ing that it was fully in conformance with applicable law.

Ocasion signed it ba'>ed on the intentional misrepresentations of Barcinas, Clifford said.

Felipe I. R uak, then the Senior Land Commissioner and Juan

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This Certificate of Title, executed just IO days after the initial request thatT.D. 397 be re-surveyed, Clifford said indicates that T.D. 397 contains an area of morethan9hectares(92,475 square meters).

Ruaksigned the CertificateofTitle without knowledge it was based on a fraudulent re-survey, and substan­tially expanded the original Determi­nation of Ownership.

Clifford said Juan Manglona now admits that the sham re-survey and corresponding issuance of the Cer­tificate of Title occurred as a direct result of the instructions, pressure and influence of the former mayor.

J t1.an was not includedin the suit for voluntarily coming forward to admit what occurred in 1987.

In a 10-day time frame, Clifford said a 28-year-old Determination of Ownership and al 2-year-old confir­mation of that Determination were casually disregarded as the former mayor orchestratc<l the nippling of the land

Clifford said the former mayor planned and orchestrated the fraudu­lent re-survey and resulting Certifi­cate ofTitle becausehewantedthelot to be expanded to facilitate the Coco­nut Village Hotel Corporation's ten­tative plans to build more bungalows and a mini-golf course.

As the Mayor, Clifford said Manglona used his position to exert undue influence and pressw-e to ac­complish his plans of !rippling the pmperty at the expense of adjoining public Janel

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Task Force submits master plan to governor

Water conservation top priority By Rick Alberto Variety News Staff

Water conservation and other measures to increase the supply of water will have priority over the building of a desalination plant, utilities officials said yes­terday.

Members of the Governor's Water Emergency Task Force pre­sented to Gov. Fro ii an C. Tenorio 21 recommendations embodied in the Saipan Water Master Plan drafted by Winzler & Kelly.

The members, led by Common­wealth Utilities Corp. Executive Director Timothy P. Villagomez, said recommendations I to 12

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the federal minimum wage level of $4.25 is reached.

The 1996 increase should have taken effect January I st but was postponed for six months as per recommenda­tion of the Wage and Salary Review Board.

H.B. 10-158 seeks to shorten the waiting for the next wage increase in light of the criti­cism the CNMI has gotten from the federal government on the issue of minimum wage.

In a recent Saipan visit, In­terior official Allen Stayman and US Senators Frank Murkowski and Daniel Akaka warned about possible federal intervention if the wage in­crease was not implemented as earlier scheduled.

In an apparent effort to avert a clash with the US on the issue, Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio submitted to the Legislature the legislation seeking to cut short the wage hike delay from six to three months

But according to Sablan, a majority of senators are cur­rently leaning against the April I wage hike so he moved to defer action on the mea­sure.

"What's the use of pushing it when it would get defeated. If that happened, we would have had a serious problem than if we just held off action and let the bill remain alive."

During yesterday's inter­view, Sablan said he remains committed to having a wage increase soon so the CNMI can live up with its reform commitments with the federal government.

"I am now trying to com­promise with the members. We may have to reset the effec­tive date as some members want an opportunity to bring the wage issue up with the US Congress staffers that are set to arrive April 1st," said Sablan.

The president said some is­land senators are very con­cerned about the effects of the proposed wage increase on the two less-developed islands of Rota and Tinian so it may be wise to go cautious on the is­sue.

would first be tackled before the 3-million reverse osmosis water treatment plant (recommendation 13).

Recommendations 1-9 are ways to increase the water supply and improve its quality.

"Based on the Water Master Plan, we're gonna continue the first nine recommendations. Those are an ongoing process that the task force is tackling now," Villagomez said.

He said recommendations 10-12, involving the building of stormwater and surface-water treatment facilities, would be next tackled.

"We are in a delicate balance so I want island senators to discuss it further so we can have a clearer understanding. I have told them that it would be more beneficial for us to push for the wage hike as this is part of our commitment to the federal government under the reform initiative," said Sablan.

Recommendations 1-12 are as follows:

•Implement water conservation measures; find and correct leaks;

•Repair/replace leaking pipes in the main distribution in the main distribution system;

•Continue USGS (United States Geological Survey) program for test drilling and installing addi­tional wells to increase the water supply;

•Upgrade the quality of water from existing wells;

•Alter the distribution system to allow the water system to operate properly with the service zones;

•Upgrade booster pump stations to solve existing and projected pres­sure problems;

•Regulate and charge fees for the private use of groundwater re­sources on Saipan;

• Adopt regulations that will en­courage wastewater reclamation at golf courses and reduce the de­mand on groundwater supplies;

•Encourage the use of rainwater

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catchments through tax incentives and low-interest loans;

•Study the feasibility of imple­menting a stormwater diversion/ treatment system in the Sadog Tasi area;

•Study the feasibility of imple­menting a surface water catchment at the CMS/BMC Quarry; and

•Study the feasibility of imple-

menting a surface water treatment facility using Lake Susupe as a source supply.

Villagomez said the task force would re-evaluate the "time frame and schedule" before entertaining any of the other recommendations.

"This is not to say that RO (re­verse osmosis plant) is out of the question. This is justto say that we will try to find the cheapest and the best way to provide water to the public," he told the Variety.

Villagomez also clarified that all of the 21 recommendations are considered "priority number one," adding that they were just "ranked."

Villagomez said the desalina­tion plant was ranked number 13 to "allow the Corporation to try to tackle the first 12 and see whether they're gonna work out."

"Iftheydoworkout, then maybe numberl3isnotneeded,ormaybe it's not needed now, it's needed two years from now," Villagomez added.

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8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY- MARCH 28, 1996

The region

Marshalls not impressed with treaty By Giff Johnson For the Variety

!vLAJURO -The United States, France and Britain signed the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone treaty this week, but the Marshall islands isn't impressed.

Foreig11 Ministers Phillip Mullersaid in an interview yesterday that "itdoesn' t mean much to us." France already finished its nuclear testing, and the United States hasn't made a commit­ment to cleaning up nuclear waste al -ready in the Marshall Islands, he said.

Muller made an oblique reference to the Marshal ls pursuit of anuclearwaste storage facility by noting that the lack of U.S. action has led the Marshall Island~ government to pursue alterna­tive actions, including discussions for a nuclear waste repository that would house "local" nuclear waste as well as those imported from other nations.

"It's ironic that the US has signed the treaty but it hasn't acknowledged the SouthPacificForum'srequeststowork out a solution to the nuclear problems

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OFFICE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE The Civil Service Commission will hold HEARINGS on April 2, 3, & 4, 1996, at the Commission's Office in Capitol Hill, Saipan. The board will convene at 9:00 a.m. on all days. Additional in­formation concerning the hearings is available at the Commission's office in Capitol Hill, Saipan.

AGENDA APRIL 2, 1996

I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL Ill. HEARING ON GRIEVANCE OF

MARIA DELOS SANTOS IV. ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA APRIL 3, & 4, 1996

I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL Ill. HEARING ON APPEAL OF ADVERSE ACTION

OF ALFRED F. TAITANO IV. ADJOURNMENT

ls/EUGENE A. SANTOS Chairman, Civil Service Commission

(in the Marshalls)," he said. The US conducted 67 nuclear tests

in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958.

The Marshall Islands is one of !he few island nations that has refused to sign the treaty. "Signing the treaty would force us to live with nuclear waste," Muller said, because it prohib­itstransportationanddisposalofnuclear wastes in the region.

"We already have nuclear storage,"

he said. As long as the cwrent situation exist\ we will continue to look at other avermes (for disposal). If the US is not prepared to help us, "wewillfindothers who will help us," Muller said.

"We want to rehabilitate these is­lands-takethecontaminatedsoilaway, put it in a safe place, or in a repository built by a third party,"

Muller said that although there were several islands contaminated by nuclear tests, the "main concern is the Runit

Ex-PNG envoy to UN says France has hidden agenda A Former Papua New Guinea am­bassador to the United Nations, Renagi Lohia, claims the French government has a hidden motive for the pacific region. Mr Lohia says this is indicated in the use of French Polynesia's president, Gaston F!osse, to sign the Rarotonga Nuclear Treaty on behalf of the French government, national radio NBC reports.

Mr Lohia sees this as an attempt by France to elevate the level of-

one of their territories, at the same level as the independent countries. Mr Lohia says he knows there is a struggle there, and there is another view from the Tahitians.

He says if the Pacific Islands leaders are going to take issue of that when the time comes, the ef­forts of the French government may lead to pressing us to accept their possition, therefore, when the time comes, we will not be in a position to change that.. .. Pacnews

200 jobs in Solomons at risk ABOUT 200 jobs will be lost, as Solomon Islands National Fisheries Development Lim­ited restructures its opera­tions. News from the company says it's reducing its Tulagi­based pole and line fishing operations, starting this week, SIBC reports.

In a statement, the company says the action is being taken in light of the increasing costs of fishing operations, which are not beinq met by sale val­ues, as well as the very poor fishing conditions which have existed since late last year ..... Pac news

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In the late 1970's, the US Army cleaned up Enewetak Atoll, the site of 43 weapons tests, anddwnped nuclear oontarninated soil and debris into a bomb crater and capped it with cement on Runit Island.

The Marshall Islands wants the United States to take responsibility for the legacy of its nuclear testing pro­gram, Muller said.

D_octorsgo on strike·

DOCTORS at four public hospitals in French Polynesia are on an indefi­nite strike after talks with the govern­ment on pay increases and improve.cl conditions collapsed, RNZI reports. The action bythe60doctorsisaffect­ing healthcare at a total of30 medical clinics.

Head of the doctors' union, Jean Paul Theron, says the strike, which began yesterday, willnotaffectemer­gency services. Doctor Theron says the doctors, most of them from main­land France, are seeking a collective contract covering pay and conditions which are similar to those being of­fered to their European colleagues.

He says they want to be paid 6-thousand-500 US dollars a month. The government says after three weeks of negotiations, the most con­tentious issue is the wage claim Talks between the two sides are expected to resume soon .... Pacnews

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JOB'''VACAR~ltfllff0UHCEMER1 The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) is soliciting applicants for the following positions at the Saipan International Airport:

IlVIF loan OK may boost Yeltsin election chances

Two (2) General Terminal Maintenance The salary for General Terminal Maintenance is a minimum of $502.04 bi-weekly to a maximum of $610 bi-weekly. The employee is responsible for performing repair and maintenance procedures and carrying out terminal repair and maintenance activities. Applicants must have good plumbing skills and ability to repair complicated plumbing fixtures.

The minimum qualif!Cation is any combination equivalent to graduation from high school or GED or trade school with at least one year experience in construction firms or maintenance operations at airports, major hotels or resorts, or commercial building.

Application forms are available at the Security Office, First Floor, Arrival · Building of the Saipan International Airport, or at the Administration Office on the Second Floor of the Arrival Building. Applications must be accompanied by an updated police record dating back five years. The deadline for submission of application is 4:30 p.m. April 5, 1996. For more information, please call the Commonwealth Ports Authority at Tel: 664-3500.

By SERGB SHARGORODSKY MOSCOW(AP)-Thelntemational Monetary Fund's approval ofa$ l 0.2 billion loan to Russia could boost President Boris Yeltsin's chance.s to be re-elected and will provide relief for the counuy' s cash-strapped bud-

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION At the close of business December 31, 1995 ( in thousands of dollars)

! Assets Liabilities and

Shareholders' Equity Cash and due from banks $ 43,939 Deposits

Non-interest bearing Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 8,839 Interest bearing

Total deposits

Federal funds sold, net 11,830 Accrued interest payable

Investment securities 214,081 other liabilities

Loans 368,539

Less allowance for loan losses 7 384 Total Liabilities

Net loans 361 155 Shareholders' Equity Capital stock

Accrued interest receivable 3,833 Paid-in surplus

get. ThelMFs Board of Directors ap­

proved the three-year loan, its sec­ond-largest ever, at a meeting Tues­day.

SinceIMFhead.MichelCamdes.sus recommended the loan last month, the Russian government has met nearly two dozen preconditions, in­cluding abolishing most export du­ties, taking steps to boost budget rev­enues and keeping fucal and mon­etary policy within IMF-set limits.

The first $340 million portion of the loan couldanivebefore the end of this month.

The cash inflow would provide a major boost for Russia's cash­strapped budget Tax collections are running far below targets as the Fi­nance Minisuy scrambles to meet a Mar. 31 deadlineforpaying off about $2 billion in back wages.

The government has slashed

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$ 184,563 425 535 610,098

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Premises and equipment 30,716 available-for-sale securities 34 Retained earnings 51 362

Total shareholders' equity 76 515

Other assets 15 116 Commitments and contingencies Total Liabilities and

Total assets i 689,509 Shareholders' Equity $ 689,509

COMMONWEAL TH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS BRANCHES Statement Of Condition

Assets

Cash and due from banks

Loans

Less allowance for loan losses Net loans

Accrued interest receivable Premises and equipment

Other assets Due from Headquarters

Total assets

At the close of business December 31 1995

$ 5,058,945

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519,685 3,994,366

977,225 51,510,940

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Liabilities

Deposits

Non-interest bearing Interest bearing

Total deposits

Accrued interest payable

Other liabilities

Commitments and contingencies

Total Liabilities

$ 29,783,520 96,482,925

126,266,445

531,255

119,169

$126,916,869

The audited reports of Bank of Guam and Bank of Guam - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Branches, are available for public review at the office of the Director of Banking, Department of Commerce and Labor, Capitol Hill, Saipan.

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spending and sharply boosted bor­rowing to raise cash.

But the loan could have a political effect as well.

Payment of the back wages and social measures to help those hurt by the rnarlcetreformsof recentyearsare crucial points of Yeltsin's election campaign building up to the JW1e 16 balloting.

Millions of discontented Russians impoverished by the dismantling of the state-run economy are now sup­portingtherevivedCommunistParty, whoseheadGennadyZyuganovle.ads Yeltsin in the presidential polls. The Communists were the top vote-get­ters in December's parliamentary election.

The influx of cash might help Y eltsinfulfill some promises and gain ground against the Communists.

BackinFebruary, Camdessusesti­mated that e-0stly pre-election prom­ises can be paid for within the tight limits of the loan deal. But he warned that if monthly monitoring finds vio­lation of monthly limits, "we would just intenupt our support.''

Some political analysts have viewed Camdessus' recommen­dation to approve the loan as a direct WestemboostforYeltsin,something the IMF director denies.

Others say it is rather a long-term measure designed to keep any Rus­sian government, even one not led by Yeltsin, on the refonn track - \lllder the threat of withdrawing significant financial support.

Underthedeal,Russiahaspledged to continue tough anti-inflation poli­cies and extend reforms in such areas as agriculture, foreign trade and privatization.

However, it is doubtful the loan as such will have any long-lasting effect on the Russian voters, pre­occupied by concrete social and economic hardships and the war in Chechnya. For many of them, Yeltsin's promises - and fulfill­ment of them - are coming too late.

George Bush in Syria on Mideast tour DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -George Bush flew in to meet with Syrian leaders Tuesday on the eighth stop of his Middle East tour.

BusharrivedfromBahrain, where hevisitedtheheadquartersoftheU.S. Fifth Fleet deployed in the Persian Gulf.

He was greeted at the airport by Syrian Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddamand wastomeetwithPresi­dent Hafez Assad before going to Lebanon later in the day.

Bush is highly regarded in Gulf states and other pro-Western Arab countries for his role in putting to­getherthemultinationalcoalitionforce which drove Iraqi troops out of Ku­wait in the 1991 Gulf War.

Syria, Iraq's sworn Arab enemy, contributed twci anny brigades to the coalition.

Bush's Middle East tour has al­ready taken him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.

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9 more Japanese banks in the red TOKYO (AP) - Nine major Japa­nese banks expect to report losses for the fucal year ending March 31 be­cause of write-offs of bad loans, in­cluding those to failed housing lend­ers.

Thereleaseoftherevisedeamings forecasts late Tuesday confirmed expectationsthatmostofJapan' slarge banks would go into the red this fiscal year in an efforttocleartheirbooks of bad loans to failed housing lenders, or 1)useIL''

The three commercial banks -Asahi,Daiwa,andSakura-joinedsix trust banks in predicting losses for the fiscal year.

Twoothermajorbanks, Sumitomo and Dai-Ichi Kangyo, lowered their earnings forecasts but predicted that they would manage stay in the black for the year despite the write-offs.

The nine banks annowicing ex­pectedlossesTuesdayjoinedsixother banks who have already said they would lose money for the year be­cause of loan losses.

Sanwa, Fuji, Takai, Hokkaido Takushoku, the Industrial Bank of JapanandtheLong-TennCreditBank of Japan have all previously an-

nounced their intention to take losses dwi.ng the fiscal year.

That makes at least 15 of Japan's 21 major commercial and trust banks that will definitely go into the red for thefiscalyearabouttoend Twoother banks, Nippon Credit Bank and Nippon Trust Bank, have not yet announcedrevisionsofeamingsfore­casts but analysts expect them to also report expected losses.

Actual earnings reports for the fis­cal year ending March 31 will be announced in late May.

TheJapanesepublicisalsosharing the pain of bailing out the bankrupt housing lenders. An unpopular bail­out plan calls for some $6.5 billion to go toward bailing out the companies.

The founding banks are expected to bear much of the bad debt burden incurred by reckless bonuwing at the housing lenders, which is expected to reach about $75 billion.

Butthebanksarealso writing down bad loans to many other borrowers who went bankrupt or otherwise became unable to pay back loans, many of which were taken out during the speculative boom in the 1980s.

Japanese MPs urge gov't to delay breakup of ~TT TOKYO(AP)-Agroupofruling coalition's labor-backed So-coalition lawmakers have urged cial Democratic Party, who thegovernmenttodelayaplanto fear a loss of jobs and claim breakupJapan's largest domestic that a divided NTT would be telephone company until next less competitive. year. "It is difficult to reach a con-

An influential advisory panel clusion (on the breakup) within last month recommended split- this fiscal year," which ends ting up the giant Nippon Tele- March 31, the task force said in a graph and Telephone Corp., the statement late Tuesday. former government telephone Breakup of NTI has been de-monopoly, into three com pa- bated for a decade, and the pro-nies by March 1999. posal was expected to face diffi-

A government decision had culty finding support, even amid been scheduled this month. steady overseas pressure to in-But a coalition task force met creasecompetitioninJapan'stele-late Tuesday and urged the communications industry. The government to hold off until biggest proponent of splitting the the next ordinary parliamen- giant, the Ministry of Posts and tary session begins in January Telecommunications, has argued 1997. that the breakup would lower

The breakup is opposed by Japan's notoriously high labor groups and the ruling costs.

HKshafe prices slump HONG KONG {AP) - Share easing of China-Taiwan ten-price{ ()n th~ Hon,t Kong sions following Tai wan '.s Stpck: Exchange slumped on presidential elections. profit-taking Tuesday. Among properties, Cheung ·

The.Hang Seng Index, the Kong fell l Hong Kong dol-market's key indicator of Jar to 54.00, New World De-blue chips, fe!U 27 .29 points, velopment also fell 1 dollar or 1.1 percent, closing at to 36.60, and Sun Hung Kai 10,984.47. On Monday, the Properties fell 25 cents to index had gained 85 points. 71.25.

Turnover amounted to In the banking sector, Hang 4.872 billion Hong Kong do!- Seng Bank fell 1.25 dollars lars (U.S, $624 million), to 78.25, and HSBC Hold-down from Monday's 4.997 ings fell 1 dollar to I 17 .50. billion Hong Kong dollars Elsewhere, Hutchison (U.S. $640 million), Whampoa fell 30 cents to

Brokers said share prices 48.40, Swire Pacific "A" fell 9pen,edhigherbutthatprofit- 25 cents to 68.75, and Hong ta~ing and futures-led sell- Kong Telecom was un-ing later in thesession erased changed at 15.10. (he gains. Elsewher, Hutchison iPrices had climbed sharply Whampoa fell 30 cents to

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Packard of Hewlett-Packard dies By CATALINA ORTIZ 83.

SAN JOSE, California (AP)­David Packard, a patriarch of

American business and co-founder of Silicon Valley electronics pio­neer Hewlett-Packard Co., died at

Packard died Tuesday of pneu­monia at Stanford University

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DECEMBER 1995 UNION BANK CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands,)

ASSEiS Cash and due from banks Interest bearing depostts in banks Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

Total cash and cash equivalents Trading account securities Investment securities available for sale Investment securities held to maturity (market value of $328,699 and $770,497 as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively) Loans Less: Allowance for loan losses

Net loans Premises and equipment, net Customers' acceptance liability Other real estate owned Intangible assets Other assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deposits in domestic offices:

Demand Interest bearing Savings and consumer lime Large time

Total deposits in domestic offices Deposits in foreign offices

Total deposits Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements Commercial paper Other borrowed funds Acceptances outstanding Other liabilities Subordinated capttal notes

Total liabilities

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock:

1995

$1,749,740 505,000 293,325

2,548,065 83,888

1,377,415

314,316 14,392,363

332,410

14,059,953 331,979 291,284 24,958

101,055 385,182

$19,518,095

$5,557,962 3,838,068 2,238,082 2,618,048

14,252.160 614,948

14,867,108 465,800 757,574 820,388 291,284 450,989 331,369

17,984,512

8 3/8% Noncumulative, Series A, authorized and issued 5,400,000 deposttary shares as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 135,000

182,681 711 ,455 481,279

23,168

Common stock-$5 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 36,536,255 shares and 35,823,964 shares as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively

Surplus Retained earnings Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of laJ(es

Total shareholders' equity

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

UNION BANK· SAIPAN BRANCH BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands)

ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Loans (Notes 3 and 8) Premises and Equipment • net (Nole 4) Other Assets Due from Head Office (Note 5)

LIABILITIES Deposits Demand Savings and consumer time Large lime

Accrued Interest Payable Other Liabilities

1,533,583

$19,518,095

1995

USS4,628,426 72,445,126

487,714 942,321

24,540,925

US$103,044,512

USS29,689,606 51,703,055 21,267,700

102,660,361 317,707 66,444

US$103,044,512

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1994

$1,014,369 1,029.999

285,825

2,330,193 30.909

686,861

779,567 12,360,916

316,802

12,044,114 315.365 190,135 23,192

113,903 353,193

$16,867.432

$ 4.578,863 3,883,425 2.199,048 1,199,313

11,860,649 974,056

12,834,705 716.160 655.414 386,125 190,135 329,152 415,859

15,527,550

135,000

179,120 693.420 337,176 (4,834)

1,339,882

$16,867,432

December 31 1994

US$4,405,760 63,363,802

448,559 563,994

51,350,566

US$120, 132,681

US$34,042,866 54,852,572 30,902,699

119,798,137 281,904 52,640

US$120,132,681

The audit reports of Union Bank· Saipan Branch is available for public review al the Office of the Director Banking, Department of Commerce and Labor, Cap·1tol Hill, Saipan.

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Medical Center, where he had been since March 16. His chil­dren were with him when he died, said Hewlett-Packard spokes­woman Mary Lou Simmermacher.

Packard, with partner William Hewlett, founded the company in a garage with a borrowed $538 and guided it into a $31 billion international business.

Packard retired from active management in 1978, but re­mained the company's chairman until 1993. He was one of the most respected executives in American business. He and Hewlett were renowned not only for the company's success but for theirwidelyimitatedmanagement style that fostered innovation, high-quality products and loyal employees.

Hewlett, in a brief statement, called his partner's death "a loss to the the company and to the country that he loved so well."

Hewlett-Packard chief execu­tive officer Lew Platt said, "We've lost a friend and a great leader who will be missed immensely, but with our eye to the future, we'll do what Dave would want us to do - to build on what he and Bill Hewlett began in 1939."

Packard and Hewlett appeared together in January to attend a speech given by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates at Stanford University.

"I admired him," Gates said Tuesday. "What he and Bill Hewlett did is amazing. They built a company that really weathered change."

"It's difficult to separate Bill and Dave, but they certainly in­vented Silicon Valley,'' said Rob­ert Herwick, presidentofHerwick Capital Management in San Fran­cisco.

Individually, Packard was cred­ited with being the company's dynamic manager, thinking stra­tegically and making tough deci­sions.

While at Stanford University, Packard met Hewlett, another en­gineering student. They. both

graduated iQ 1934 and decided to start their company five years later.

The company, its name decided by a coin toss, produced a variety of electronic products. Its first success was Hewlett's audio os­cillator, a device to test sound equipment. Walt Disney bought eight for the film "Fantasia."

The company grew quickly af­ter World War II, later expanding from electronic and scientific in­struments to calculators and com­puters. When HP went public in 19 57, Packard wrote down the management beliefs he and Hewlett shared- a philosophy that scorned strict hierarchy and for­mality, encouragedindividual cre­ativity and fostered respect and trust of employees.

It became known as the "HP Way" and served as a model for many other companies. Its cor­nerstone was caring for people, admirers say.

"He encouraged everybody. He would go around, and if anybody had any squawk, he wanted to hear them. He would encourage employees to speak out," long­time friend David Minge Brown said in an oral history for the HP archive.

His renown as an administrator was a key reason for his appoint­ment as deputy secretary of de­fense during the first Nixon ad­ministration. In the mid- l 980s he headed President Reagan's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management.

Defense Secretary William Perry called Packard a friend and mentor for many years and "a giant in industry, public service and philanthropy.'' Although one of the richest men in America, Packard lived modestly. Much of his wealth, estimated by Forbes magazine at $3.7 bil­lion, was put into a founda­tion that has given away tens of millions of dollars.

Packard is survived by three daughters and a son. His wife Lucile Salter Packard died in 1987.

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Overdose killed 'Top Gun' producer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movie producer Don Simpson died from a combination of cocaine, seda­tives, antidepressants and anti­psychotic medication, the coroner's office disclosed.

Simpson, found Jan. 19 in the bathroom of his Bel-Air home, also had an underlying heart con­dition which contributed to his death: myocardial fibrosis, or fi­bers in the heart muscle, coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier said Tuesday.

The 52-year-old producer's death was listed as accidental, Carrier said. Toxicological tests discovered the presence of numerous prescribed and over­the-counter medications, Carrier said, including Unisom, Atarax, Vistaril, Librium, Valium, Compazine, Xanax, Desyrel and Tigan. Cocaine was also detected.

Thousands of prescription pills were found in Simpson's home by police investigating the death.

"The interior of the place looked like a pharmaceutical supply house," Detective Brad Roberts said.

Simpson died just five months after a physician was found dead of a drug overdose in the

producer's pool house. Dr. Stephen Ammerman died

Aug.14, 1995,fromanoverdose of drugs that included Valium, Venlafaxine, cocaine and about fout times the lethal amount of morphine. Ammerman's death

was also ruled accidental. Simpson and producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer teamed to make some of Hollywood's most popular movies, including "Flashdance," "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Top Gun."

NYPD officer convicted in sub_way gunshooting

By SAMUEL MAULL NEW YORK (AP) - A white police officer was convicted of second-degree assault for shooting a black undercover transit officer four times in the back during a chaotic chase inside a Manhattan subway station.

But Peter Del-Debbio, 33, was acquitted Tuesday offirst­degree assault in the 1994 shooting of Desmond Robinson, whom he mistook for a criminal. Del­Debbio stared straight ahead as the verdicts were read. Robinson was not in the court­room.

A conviction on the more seri­ous charge would have required Del-Debbio to go to prison. State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried, who set sentencing for May 22, can require only pro­bation for second-degree as­sault.

Some members of the Guard­ians, a black police organiza­tion, have said Del-Debbio fired more quickly than he normally would have because Robinson is black. But neither side intro­duced the issue at the trial.

'Tm satisfied that the jury has rejected defense attempts to attack my honesty, compe­tence and reputation,'' Robinson said in a statement. "The jury . .. found Officer Del-Debbio clearly respon­sible."

Defense attorney James Lysaght promised to appeal, calling the verdict a "trav­esty."

Robinson, 32, testified that he was lying face-down, his gun 2 feet (0.6 meters) away, when he took the last two bul­lets. He was hospitalized about a month with injuries to the kidney, lung, liver, spleen, heart and small intestine.

Del-Debbio, who had a desk job at police headquarters, has been working without his gun and badge since the shooting.· With the verdict, he will be fired, said Police Commis­sioner William Bratton.

Del-Debbio, a six-year vet­eran, fired on Robinson, an eight-year veteran, as the un­dercover officer chased two gun-toting teens inside the subway station.

The scene was pandemo­nium: one of the youths had

dropped a shotgun that went off, and passengers were running, screaming, hiding under subway seats and jumping onto the tracks.

Del-Debbio, who was off duty and heading home, said he picked up the shotgun and identified him­self to passengers as a police of­ficer. Then, he said, he saw Robinson running toward him, gun in hand.

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Rebels hand over dead to families By RANJAN ROY

NEW DELHI, India (AP)­Rebels barricaded inside Kashmir's holiest mosque handed over four bodies of slain com­rades to their families Tuesday, as Indian troops besieged the area for the third day.

Indian officials were negotiat­ing with representatives of the guerrillas seeking to persuade them to leave the shrine, which Kashmiri Muslims believe con­tains a hair of the Prophet Mohammed.

"We are asking them to vacate the holy premises," said

Kulbhushan Jandiyal, a spokes­man fortheJammu-Kashmir gov­emment.

But a rebel spokesman on Tues­day rejected a deadline set by In­dian officials for guerrillas to give up by Wednesday evening.

"We will not surrender. We are not holding any negotiations with the government ," Abdul Gani Naseem of the Jam.mu-Kashmir Liberation Front told reporters in Srinagar.

Troops encircled the mosque . Sunday after a gun battle between local police and the guerrillas in­side the white marble, onion-

Death. and Funeral Announcement

Perla G. O'Connor May 30, 1970 -March 21, 1996 Perla G. O'Connor was called co her eternal resr on March 21, 1996 at 2:30 pm at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu Hawaii where she received her lasr rites. Last respects for Perla may be paid on Thursday March 28, 1996 (tonight) at 6:30 pm at Kristo Rai Catholic Church in Garapan. All who knew Perla are welcome to attend. Her remains will then be brought co her birrh place in Darasa, Tanauan, Barangas, Philippines. She is survived by: Husband-Jefferson W. O'Connor Son-Jonathan Paul G. Gunacao Daughter-Jessica Paulina G. O'Connor Parents: Glicerio & Angelina Panganiban Gunacao Sister & Brothers: Bejamin Gunacao, Carlos Gunacao, Aris Gunacao, Winston Gunacao, Ferdinand Gunacao, Maricta Gunacao Brother-in-law and Family Roberr J O'Connor Rowena O'Connor Katherine Sena Kallie O'Connor

domed shrine. There were conflicting ac­

counts of how the battle began and how many people were killed.

Police in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu-Kashmir state, said 11 people - two policeman and nine guerrillas - died in the fighting that began when the mili­tants tried to sneak into the mosque with their weapons.

But a rebel leader inside the shrine told The Associated Press by telephone that 14 guerrillas were killed and 12 policemen lay dead on the mosque's lawns. Po­lice dismissed the claim.

The rebels say the fighting started when police tried to enter the mosque.

The bodies handed over Tues­day included the corpse ofBashrat Raza, commander of a breakaway faction of the Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front that has used the shrine as their base for one year.

Four bodies were handed over to police on Monday night. Three bodies, including two of police­men killed in the fighting were recovered by police on Sunday.

Earlier, the rebels said they would not surrender the bodies until reporters were allowed to reach the compound and witness the confrontation.

The area around the shrine re­mained sealed off.

Also Monday, Indian authori­ties issued a call on all guerrillas

to surrender by Wednesday and urged the public to stop sheltering them, or else "face stem action.''

Hundreds of Kashmiris have surrendered in the last year in well-publicized ceremonies, in exchange for money and prom­ises of jobs and "rehabilitation." Most of them move to areas under military control to protect them­selves against retribution by the militants.

Muslim guerrillas and In­dian troops have been fight­ing for six years in Kashmir, the only Muslim-majority state in predominantly Hindu India. More than 12,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since 1990.

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Protesters carry a carboard coffin, banners, and pictures of their relatives whom they say died while working abroad to demand justice for Filipino migrant workers during a ralfy near the presidential palace in Manila. The rally coincides with the one-year anniversary of the death of Flor Contemplacion, a Filipina women who was hung in Singapore. AP photo

Death and FuneraJ Announcement

Ronald Salas

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DeBrum born on July 1 l, 1950, passed away in the Grace of our Lord on March 24, 1996 at the age of 45. Survived By His: Brothers & Spouse: Edmund S, DeBrum & Leriza S. DeBrum

Leslie S. DeBrum & Eloise Kennely Sister: Ida S. DeBrum Niece & Nephew: Robert & Felicia S. DeBrum Predeceased by his:

' Father: Robert Anthony DeBrum Mother: Felisisima Salas DeBrum

Rosary is being said nightly at 8:00pm at the family residence in Chalan Kanoa Dist. #2.

Last respects will be held on Monday April I, 1996 at 9:00am. Funeral Mass will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral. ' Christian Burial will follow after the mass at Mt. Carmel cemetery. Your •

, presence and prayers are greatly appreciated. , • ' , Si Yu'us Ma'ase' • ,

Mandela lawyer denies.· report of Winnie assault JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -President Nelson Mandela's lawyer has denied a newspaper report that Mandela was assaulted by his ex-wife, Winnie, after they separated in 1992.

Wim Trengove, who repre­sented Mandela in the divorce case last week, called the report "devoid of any truth.''

A weekly newspaper reported Sunday that the former Mrs. Mandela, who now uses the name Winnie Madikizela­Mandela, attacked her husband more than once, and that a body­guard once drew a firearm to protect the president. The re­port was attributed to an uni­dentified source.

Trengove said Monday that Mandela was "disturbed and up­set" by the report. He said the newspaper, City Press, never attempted to verify the report with Mandela or the president's office.

Mandela, 77, and his ex-wife were divorced last week after 38 years of marriage. Mandela

spent 27 of those years in prison . until his release in 1990, fol­lowed by four years of negotia­tions that culminated with the nation's first all-race election in 1994 that brought him to power. During the divorce hearing, Mandela accused his ex-wife of having an affair. The judge granted the divorce despite re- · · peated attempts by Madikizela­Mandela to get the hearing post­poned.

Madikizela-Mandela, 60, is a prominent ANC official and a member of Parliament. Ini-: tially appointed as a deputy minister in Mandela's Cabi­net, she was fired last year for insubordination.

She was continually banned and harassed by apartheid po-.. lice for her activism while Mandela was in prison. In 1991, she was convicted of .kidnap:. ping and assault involving the .. beating of four young men · by her bodyguards at her. Soweto home. After an ap~< peal, she eventually.· p~id ~· fine in the case. · ·

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Execution of police killer sparks unrest

By ADNAN MALIK MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) · With its first execution in 20 years, the government of Bahrain has underlined its determination to stamp out 15 months of political unrest.

But the execution Tuesday of a dissident convicted of murdering a police officer triggered a new wave of street clashes and opposition warn­ings of worse to come in Bahrain, a key financial cen­ter in the Gulf.

The London-based human rights group Amnesty Inter­national expressed dismay at the execution, saying it fol­lowed "a trial which ignored internationally accepted hu­man rights standards.''

It called on Bahrain's emir, Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, to prevent further executions.

As word spread Tuesday of the execution of 29-year-old Isa Qambar by firing squad, angry Shiite Muslim villagers on the tiny island took to the streets, burning tires and pelt-

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_D_ E AT H A N D F U N E R A L. A N N O U N .c E M E_ N T

Col. Benjamin Franklin Aguon Leon Guerrero

AptH s; 1951 - March 22, 1 996 Deputy Chief of Police

Guam Police Department OfToto passed away.on Filday, March 22, 1996

at GuamMerriorial Ho$pital attlie a~e ot 44.

In his death he now folns his: Maternal Grandpare~ts: Joaqufn.T. & Ana S. Aguon Paternal Grandparents:

Jesus 5. & Maria 5. Deleon Guerrero :\folher: Delores Aguon Deleon Guerrero (Lola) Sister: Theresa Leon Guerrero Toves Father-In-law: Jesus Santos Perez B rothers-ln-Law:

Joseph Cepeda Perez; Vicente Castro Babauta Aunt: Isabel T. Laguana Closest Friend: Peter Laguana

His Peaceful Spirit and Memories will live on in the hearts of his: Father: Pedro Sablan Deleon Guerrero, Saipan Wife: Julie Perez Leon Guerrero Children:

Benjamin Franklin A. Leon Guerrero II Peter Jesse P. Leon Guerrero Jesse Ray P. Leon Guerrero Sheena Marie P. Leon Guerrero Lolana Evette P. Leon Guerrero

Brothers/Sisters & Spouses: Annie L.G. & Jesus E. Santos, Santa Rita Joaquin (Roy) A. Leon Guer(ero, Saipan Raymond A. & Erlinda M. Leon Guerrero, Toto Melinda L.G. & Tito Alepuyo, Saipan Peter A. & June N. Leon Guerrero, California Vivian A. & Vincent Afaisen, Okinawa Aldebert A. Leon Guerrero & Carol Palling, Saipan Jesus B. & Linda Babauta

Reared Brother: Francis and Karen Leon Guerrero, Kansas Jose C. Laguana Terry & Raymond Aguon Antoinette & Michael Morta Rita & Victor Lucuals Elizabeth & Joseph Apiag Joseph Laguana Rita Taitingfong

"B.A."

Mother-In-Law: Esperanza Cepeda Perez, Barrigada

Brothers & Sisters-In-Law: Delia P. & Jose S. San Nicolas, Pagat Mangilao Marie P. & Charles Sourgose, California Helen P. Masga, Talofofo Priscilla P. & Francis Rivera, California Rita P. Babauta, Talofofo Jesse C. Perez & lune San Nicolas, Barrigada Francis C. Perez, California Christine P. & Rudy B. Duenas, California

He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and great nieces and nephews.

Rosary is being said daily at 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. at his residence in Toto.

Viewing will be Thursday, March 28 at San Agustin Funeral Home, Harmon, Guam from 12:00- 2:00 p.m. Last respects may be paid on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the residence. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Toto at 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow immediately at Guam Memorial Park in Leyang, Barrigada.

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ing police with stones. Security forces responded

with tear gas and rubber bul­lets, and made an undeter­mined number of arrests. There were no reports of inju­ries.

Opposition groups decried Qambar's execution as "po­litical murder," and warned in statements faxed from exile that it would lead to spiraling violence.

Shiite opposition groups have been pressing the Sunni Muslim-dominated govern­ment for political reforms and improved social conditions, including restoration of a par­liament dissolved in 1975, and better job opportunities.

Shiites make up a slight ma­jority of Bahrain's 500,000 citizens, and many have a stan­dard of living much lower than that of Sunnis, the dominant sect in Bahrain and other Gulf Arab countries.

Hundreds of people have been arrested as suspects in three hotel bombings and ar­son attacks on restaurants, bank machines and other prop-erty in recent months. ·

The strife is the worst in a Gulf Arab country since a civil war in Oman between the mon­archy and nationalist rebels ended in 1976, and Bahrain has been under pressure from its Arab neighbors to act force­fully to end it.

Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, located across a 15-mile (25-kilometer) causeway from Bahrain, is home to a large Shiite population. Across the Gulf, Shiite-domi­nated Iran has posed a threat to the Gulf Arab states since Islamic fundamentalists over­threw the monarchy in 1979 and established an Islamic re­public.

Qambar was convicted in July for the March 1995 slay­ing of senior police Cpl. Ibrahim al-Saidi, 34. ·

Tuesday's execution fol­lowed three court rulings af­firming Qambar's sentence, the last by Bah rain's highest appeals court on March 17. Only the emir, Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, could have commuted the sentence.

The court also upheld a life sentence for another Bahraini and five-year jail terms against four others for taking part in the murder.

The opposition Bahrain Freedom Movement said the execution would not stop the anti-government campaign and could increase violence. "The call for democratic re­forms will be strengthened," it said in a statement faxed to The Associated Press from its exile base in London.

"The murder of Isa Qarnbar is bound to fuel more unrest despite all the measures of col~ lective punishment," it added. "Bahrain now faces a more bleak future.''

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Small film industry shows vitality By BOB THOMAS

LOS ANGELES (AP) -Al­though the big-budget "Braveheart'' was the biggest winner at the Academy Awards, the results prove that smaller films are displaying amazing vitality.

Look at the winners for act­ing performances. Nicolas Cage appeared in a film ("Leaving Las Vegas") that cost $3.5 million and was shot on 16mm film. Susan Sarandon' s victory came in a movie ("Dead Man Walking'') that also was made on a rela­tive shoestring.

In the supporting categories, Mira Sorvino scored in a film ("Mighty Aphrodite") made by tight-budgeted Woody Allen; another modest film, "The Usual Suspects,'' brought the prize to Kevin Spacey.

Only one of the four films was released by a major com­pany. None exactly lit up the box office.

What all this indicates is that mainstream Hollywood con­tinues to produce the lavish, big-name movies that stand a chance to break $100 million gross- also that academy vot­ers are not overwhelmed by big numbers. Other observations on the Monday night marathon:

Sentiment always connects . with the academy audience, and these awards had several moving moments. The first came with Chuck Jones' spe-cial award for his 60 years of hilarious cartoons. The stand­ing ovation said it all.

Kirk Douglas brought the crowd to their feet again. Lis­teners were touched to hear the always vital actor having trouble with his words, the result of a recent stroke.

Winning the award for best documentary feature for "Anne Frank Remembered," Jon Blair brought Miep Gies to the stage. She was the Dutch woman who brought food and news to the Frank family in their hideout from the Nazis. And she rescued Anne's diary from the floor where it was discarded by a German officer. Standing ovation.

When Christopher Reeve ap­peared in a wheelchair at cen­ter stage, the onlookers rose with a mighty ovation. The victim of a horse riding acci­dent, Reeve accepted the re­sponse with composure, and he spoke with perfect diction. He received another ovation after finishing. Conservatives will have plenty to complain about. Emcee Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and other presenters took jabs at the Republican candi­dates for the presidential nomina­tion, including Bob Dole, Patrick Buchanan, Phil Gramm and Steven Forbes.

And those concerned about a perceived decline in Holly­wood morality must have cringed at several off-color comments by Goldberg and Robin Williams

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Execution of police killer sparks unrest

By ADNAN MALIK MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -With its first execution in 20 years, the government of Bahrain has underlined its detennination to stamp out 15 months of political unrest.

But the execution Tuesday of a dissident convicted of murdering a police officer triggered a new wave of street clashes and opposition warn­ings of worse to come in Bahrain, a key financial cen­ter in the Gulf.

The London-based human rights group Amnesty Inter­national expressed dismay at the execution, saying it fol­lowed "a trial which ignored internationally accepted hu­man rights standards.''

It called on Bahrain's emir, Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, to prevent further executions.

As word spread Tuesday of the execution of 29-year-old Isa Qambar by firing squad, angry Shiite Muslim villagers on the tiny island took to the streets, burning tires and pelt-

ing police with stones. Security forces responded

with tear gas and rubber bul­lets, and made an undeter­mined number of arrests. There were no reports of inju­ries.

Opposition groups decried Qambar's execution as "po­litical murder,'' and warned in statements faxed from exile that it would lead to spiraling violence.

Shiite opposition groups have been pressing the Sunni Muslim-dominated govern­ment for political refonns and improved social conditions, including restoration of a par­liament dissolved in 1975, and better job opportunities.

Shiites make up a slight ma­jority of Bahrain's 500,000 citizens, and many have a stan­dard of living much lower than that of Sunnis, the dominant sect in Bahrain and other Gulf Arab countries.

D E AT H A N D f. U N E. R AL A N N O U N C E M ·E N t ,

Hundreds of people have been arrested as suspects in three hotel bombings and ar­son attacks on restaurants, bank machines and other prop­erty in recent months.

The strife is the worst in a Gulf Arab country since a civil war in Oman between the mon­archy and nationalist rebels ended in 1976, and Bahrain has been under pressure from its Arab neighbors to act force­fully to end it.

Col. Benjamin Franklin Aguon Leon Guerrero

AprHS, 1951 - March 22, 1996 Deputy Chief of Police

Guam Police Department Of:Toto passed away on Frlday, March 22, I 996.

at duamMemorJal Hospital at the a~e of 44. ·

In his death he now Joins his: . Maternal Grandparents: JoaqufnT. & Ana S. Aguon Paternal Grandparents:

Jesus S. & Maria S. Deleon Guerrero Molher: Delores Aguon Deleon Guerrero (Lola) Sister: Theresa Leon Guerrero Toves Father-In-Law: Jesus Santos Perez Brothers-In-Law:

)oseph Cepeda Perez; Vicente Castro Babauta Aunt: Isabel T. Laguana Closest Friend: Peter Lagu ana

His Peaceful Spirit and Memories will live on in the hearts of his: Father: Pedro Sablan Deleon Guerrero, Saipan Wife: Julie Perez Leon Guerrero Children:

Benjamin Frankl in A. Leon Guerrero II Peter Jesse P. Leon Guerrero Jesse Ray P. Leon Guerrero Sheena Marie P. Leon Guerrero Lolana Evette P. Leon Guerrero

Brothers/Sisters & Spouses: Annie L.G. & Jesus E. Santos, Santa Rita Joaquin (Roy) A. Leon Guerrero, Saipan Raymond A. & Erlinda M. Leon Guerrero, Toto Melinda LG. & Tito Alepuyo, Saipan Peter A. & June N. Leon Guerrero, California Vivian A. & Vincent Afaisen, Okinawa Aldebert A. Leon Guerrero & Carol Palting, Saipan Jesus B. & Linda Babauta

Reared Brother: Francis and Karen Leon Guerrero, Kansas Jose C. Laguana Terry & Raymond Aguon Antoinette & Michael Morta Rita & Victor Lucuals Elizabeth & Joseph Apiag Joseph Laguana Rita Taitingfong

118.A. 11

Mother-In-Law: Esperanza Cepeda Perez, Barrigada

Brothers & Sisters-In-Law: Delia P. & Jose S. San Nicolas, Pagat Mangilao Marie P. & Charles Sourgose, California Helen P. Masga, Talofofo Priscilla P. & Francis Rivera, California Rita P. Babauta, Talofofo Jesse C. Perez & lune San Nicolas, Barrigada Francis C. Perez, California Christine P. & Rudy B. Duenas, California

He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and great nieces and nephews. '

Rosary is being said daily at 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. al his residence in Toto.

Viewing will be Thursday, March 28 at San Agustin Fu~eral Home, Harmon, Guam from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lasl respects may be paid on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the residence. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at lmm:3culate Heart of Mary Church in Toto at 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow 1mmed1ately at Guam Memorial Park in Leyang, Barrigada.

Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, located across a 15-mile (25-kilometer) causeway from Bahrain, is home to a large Shiite population. Across the Gulf, Shiite-domi­nated Iran has posed a threat to the Gulf Arab states since Islamic fundamentalists over­threw the monarchy in 1979 and established an Islamic re­public.

Qambar was convicted in July for the March 1995 slay­ing of senior police Cpl. Ibrahim al-Saidi, 34. ·

Tuesday's execution fol­lowed three court rulings af­firming Qambar's sentence, the last by Bah rain's highest appeals court on March 17. Only the emir, Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, could have commuted the sentence.

The court also upheld a life sentence for another Bahraini and five-year jail terms against four others for taking part in the murder.

The opposition Bahrain Freedom Movement said the execution would not stop the anti-government campaign and could increase violence. "The call for democratic re­forms will be strengthened," it said in a statement faxed to The Associated Press from its exile base in London.

"The murder of Isa Qambar is bound to fuel more unrest, despite all the measures of col­lective punishment," it added. "Bahrain now faces a more bleak future."

Small film industlY'0;h"i,~;A;rt;JitY

By BOB THOMAS LOS ANGELES (AP) -Al­though the big-budget "Braveheart'' was the biggest winner at the Academy Awards, the results prove that smaller films are displaying amazing vi ta! it y.

Look at the winners for act­ing performances. Nicolas Cage appeared in a film ("Leaving Las Vegas") that cost $3.5 million and was shot on 16mm film. Susan Sarandon' s victory came in a movie ("Dead Man Walking'') that also was made on a rela­tive shoestring.

In the supporting categories, Mira Sorvino scored in a film ("Mighty Aphrodite") made by tight-budgeted Woody Allen; another modest film, "The Usual Suspects,'' brought the prize to Kevin Spacey.

Only one of the four films was released by a major com­pany. None exactly lit up the box office.

What all this indicates is that mainstream Hollywood con­tinues to produce the lavish, big-name movies that stand a chance to break $100 million gross- also that academy vot­ers are not overwhelmed by big numbers. Other observations on the Monday night marathon:

Sentiment always connects . with the academy audience, and these awards had several moving moments. The first came with Chuck Jones' spe­cial award for his 60 years of hilarious cartoons. The stand­ing ovation said it all.

Kirk Douglas brought the crowd to their feet again. Lis­teners were touched to hear the always vital actor having trouble with his words, the result of a recent stroke.

Winning the award for best documentary feature for "Anne Frank Remembered,'' Jon Blair brought Miep Gies to the stage. She was the Dutch woman who brought food and news to the Frank family in their hideout from the Nazis. And she rescued Anne's diary from the floor where it was discarded by a German officer. Standing ovation.

When Christopher Reeve ap­peared in a wheelchair at cen­ter stage, the onlookers rose with a mighty ovation. The victim of a horse riding acci­dent, Reeve accepted the re­sponse with composure, and he spoke with perfect diction. He recci ved another ovation after finishing. Conservatives will have plenty to complain about. Emcee Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and other presenters took jabs at the Republican candi­dates for the presidential nomina­tion, including Bob Dole, Patrick Buchanan, Phil Gramm and Steven Forbes.

And those concerned about a perceived decline in Holly­wood morality must have cringed at several off-color comments by Goldberg and Robin William,

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C\"\l "CTIOM MO. 96-12 In the Matter of the Adoption of MICHELLE LYNAMADAANGCOY a minor child

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: April 18, 1996 Time: 1:30 P.M.

Judge: Manibusan Place: Courtroom B, Superior Court

TO THE OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the peti­tion of Ertinda A. Angcoy and Edilberto A. Angcoy, tor the adoption and change ol name ol the minor child identified in \he petition as 'Michelle Lyn /1.mada Angcoy,' whose name appears on her birth certificate as "Michelle Lyn Amada Alpuerto," and requesting termination of the parental rights of the minor child's biological parents, will come before the Court for hearing on Thursday, April 1 B, 1996 at 1 :30 p.m. at Courtroom B, Su­perior Court, Susupe, Saipan.

DATED this 26th day of March , 1996. CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Is/ Deputy Clerk of Court

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The sight of a million migrating birds land­ing in the bays of northwest Australia 15 years ago spurred a British orni­thologist to campaign for international protection of wetlands along their fly­way from Siberia

The dream of Wetlands Interna­tional chiefFaizal Parish was realized Tuesday as 10 countries pledged to preserve sites along the East Asian­Australasian flyway from within the ArcticCircletosouthemNewZealand.

Sites nominated forthenetworkare in Russia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, PapuaNewGuinea,NewZealandand Australia.

In an agreement known as the Brisbane Initiative, countries signa­tory to the international Ramsar con­vention for the protection of wetlands have recognized the flyway as one of the three great migratory bird routes of

the world. In the early 1980s Parish and a team

ofBritish students, flying light planes

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across the top of Australia, identified for the first time that Eighty Mile Beach and Roebuck Bay in Western Australia were part of a ~jor migration route.

'The sight of nearly one million shorebirds coming in to land there gave me the imperus to return to the region and do something about ensuring their swvival," Parish said.

Now at the UniversityofMalaysiain Kuala Lumpur, Parish has been woQC­ing eversincetopersuadegovemments to preserve the landing places of the plovers, sandpipers, stints and curlews that travel such massive distances.

Birds may fly non-stop between these

vital wetlands: some tagged on the Western Australian coast were found seven days later in China, some 3,100 miles (5,000 km) north, Parish said.

Some of the 60 species that fly the route weigh as little as an ounce (30 grams)yetundertakeannualroundtrips of more than 15,500 miles (25,000 km).

At a ceremony at the sixth Ramsar meeting in Brisbane on Tuesday, par­ticipating countries nominated an initial 24 sites to be part of the network.

"Birds are the friends of human­ity and the conservation of shore-

birds is the responsibility of hu­manity," China's vice minister for forest!)', Wang Zhibao, told the launch of the East Asian-Australasian network Tuesday. Australia's government representative, parliamentary secretmy Sen. Ian Campbell, said it would be a disaster for all nations if any count!)' along the flyway allowed the birds' refuelling stops to be destroyed or re­moved from the network.

Parish told the launch that the net­work would fail unless all countries worked together to provide adequate human and financial reoources to pre­serve the sites.

Reinedy for cancer-causing, heartburn-related problein

By MALCOLM RITIER SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scien­

tists say they've found a way to fix a heartburn-related problem that can \eadtooneofAmerica'smostrapidly

increasing cancers. The cancer is adenocarcinoma of

the esophagus, and it now strikes some 3,000 Americans a year. No one knows why more people are being afflicted, although almost all cases involve people with a condition known as Barrett's esophagus.

The risk of getting the cancer rises as much as 50-fold if a person has the condition, in which the normal lining of the esophagus is replaced by ab­nonnal cells.

That's estimated to occur in about IO percent ofheartbwn patients who have their esophaguses examined,

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and about lOpercentof people with the condition eventually develop the cancer, researcher Dr.

Harinder Garewal said Tuesday at a seminar sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Barrett's esophagus results from a longstanding problem of stom­ach acid getting into the esopha­gus, which produces heartburn. In addition, it appears to require some kind of injury to the lining of the esophagus that heals abnor­mally because of the acid, Garewal

said.

Micronesians Chowdhury was also not given a notice of change of immigration status.

In October 1993, however, Chowdhury's pennit was renewed as "non-alien JR" lli!d no bond wa, re­quired ofhim. Again, hewa,notgiven any notice of change of immigration status.

In October 1994, Chowdhury' s sta­tus was back to "alien IR" and he wa, required to JX)St a $570 bond. He did not receive a notice of change in immi­gration status, a, usual.

Chowdhury renewed his pennit in September 1995 and was again classi­fied a, "alien IR."

The Immigration's action of chang­ing the status of the two Bangla'ideshis stemmedfromaSept.13, 1994,memo­randum from Assistant Atty. Gen. Henry Wigglesworth to Camacho which stated that any person who is not a US citiz.en, US national, or a "penna­nent resident" should be deemed an alien.

Camacho had told the court that although he bad not seen Wigglesworth's opinion, he believed theCNMl Immigration wa,relyingon it to recla,sify Micronesians from non­aliens to aliens.

Munson disagreed with the de­fendants' argument that the plain­tiffs had suffered no injury because no steps were taken to deport them, saying the change of status was itself cause for injury.

Nobody knows what would cause such an injury in people, he said.

The new treatment involves

stopping the acid's appearance with a drug, re-injuring the lin­ing of the esophagus with a hot probe and then letting the injury heal without the stomach acid

around. The treatment wiped out the

esophagus problem in six pa­tients, he said. Their esophagus linings healed to become nor­mal cells again.

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ment of the defendants that the change in status was not an "offi­cial" act of the CNMI government.

"This argument is puzzling and unpersuasive, given that defendants have never disavowed or revoked the edict, and have come into court to defend it ... ," Munson said.

He said the defendants were "acting under the color of the Commonwealth law in denying to the plaintiffs the right to equal protection guaranteed to them by the US Constitution under the 14th Amendment, w; made applicable to the Commonwealth underCovenant § 50 I (a)"

Munson also said the plaintiffs were denied of procedural due process, hav­ing been deprived of their right to live and work without notice and an Op(Xlr­tunity to be heard, as well a~ denied equal protection of the law since "law­ful resident aliens are entitled to equal protection."

Margie and Ludwig, Munson said, have the right to "enter into, establish residence, and work in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," being citizens of Compact states.

Under the Compact, of Free A,so­ciation between the US and the FSM and Palau, any of their citiz.ens "may enter into, lawfully engage in occupa­tions, and establish residence in the United States and its territories and JXlSsessions without regard to [speci­fied paragraphs J of the Immigration and Naturalization AcL"

Munson said Syed and O:iowdhwy, as husbands, have the rights to be ac­corded "immediate relatives" of"non­al.iens."

The plaintiffs' reclassification in their status ''was and is invalid under the federal law, the Covenant, and the CNMI law," Munson said.

I KEEP SAIPAN. CLEAN -AN.D· BEAUTIFUL -.

"Although theCNMI has allowed plaintiffs to reside in and work in the CNMI during their pendency of this lawsuit, plaintiffs have been injured and continue to suffer injury in that their right to remain in and work in the CNMI has been terminated and they are subject to the threat of im­mediate deportation at any time," Munson said in his order granting the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and denying the defen­dants' similar mot.ion.

Munson also branded as "puz­zling and unpersuasive" the argu-

The court also awarded the plaintiffs attorney fees and costs.

The plaintiffs were given until April 5 to submit their attorney fees petition and cost bill.

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Announcement 02 LAUNDRY WORKER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: FABRICLEAN OF CNMI, INC. dba Marianas Cleaners Tel. 234-6239/ 5323(3/28)Th223271

01 SECURITY CONSULTANT-Sal­ary:$3.50-$4.50 per hour Contact: PACIFIC SECURITY ALARM, INC. Tel. 234-5626/235-5067(3/ 28)Th223272

03 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$3.00 per hour 05 MAINTENANCE REPAIRERS-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour 03 MASON-Salary:$2.75 per hour 05 HOUSEKEEPING CLEANER-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: BIEN SEIKO INC. Tel. 322-7 410(3/28)Th223273

01 REFRIGERATION & AIRCON TECHNICIAN-Salary:$3.50 per hour 02 ELECTRONICS MECHANICS-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: SAM CORPORATION dba Sam Electronics & Watch Repair Tel. 234-5419(3/28)Th22327 4

01 ELECTRICIAN (MAINTENANCE)­Salary:$3.00-$4.00 per hour Contact: S.T.R. CO., LTD. Tel. 234-8395(3/2B)Th223275

01 TRAVEL AGENT-Salary:$800-$1,000 per month Bilingual in Japanese language Contact: R & C TOURS SAIPAN, INC. Tel. 234-7 430(3/28)Th223276

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$1,500-$4, 100 per month Contact: SAIPAN BOTANICAL GAR­DEN CO., INC. dba Saipan Botanical Garden Tel. 234-3488/256-7780(3/ 2e)2232n

01 WAITRESS (N. C.) -Salary:$2.75 Per hour CONTACT: ACTIVE CORPORATION dba BLUE LAGOON NIGHTCLUB Tel. 233-4807/08(3/28)Th223278

01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Salary:$4.50-$4.75 per hour 01 CONSTRUCTION WORKER-Sal­ary:$3.50-$4.75 per hour Contact: HAWAIIAN ROCK PROD­UCTS CORPORATION Tel. 322-0407(3/28)Th223270

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$5.20 per hour Contact: PACIFIC HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION Tel. 234-9380(3/ 28)Th223267

01 AIRCON MECHANIC-Salary:$600-$1, 100 per month Contact: SAMSUNG ENTERPRISES. INC. Tel. 234-9380(3/28)Th223268

02 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: LEADER CORPORATION Tel. 234-0421/235-2440(3/28)Th223265

02 TOUR COUNSELOR-Salary:$2.75-$3.50 per hour Contact: POINT LAND MASTER, INC. dba Wooree Travel Service Tel. 235-2464(3/28)Th223266

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$600-$900 per month 01 SALESPERSON, GENERAL -Sal­ary:$2. 75-$3.00 per hour Contact: BB'S CORPORATION dba K­World Shop Tel. 235-3890(3/ 28)Th223264

01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Salary:$750 per month' 01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT­Salary:$800 per month Contact: PAN PACIFIC INT'L INVEST­MENT LTD. dba Saipan Island Tour Tel. 322-B852{3/28)Th223269

01 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal· ary:$725-$800 per month Contact: GETAWAY TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. dba Getaway Travel Agency P.O. Box 3146 Saipan(4/04)Th605B

01 PLUMBER-Salary:$2.75-$3.00 per hour Contact: PAULO A. BASTO dba P. Basto Plumbing & Elec. Services Tel. 288-0291 (4/04)Th22336B

01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: ADVANCE TEXTILE CORP. Tel. 322-5798/99(4/04 )Th223369

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: J&S CORPORATION Tel. 234-3078(4/04 )Th223371

02 DIVING INSTRUCTOR HELPER­Salary:$700-$1, 100 per month Contact: GREECE 1965 INC. Tel. 233-1965(4/04 )Th223373

01 HOUSEWORKER-Salary:$200 per month Contact: DR. JOSE VILLAGOMEZ Tel. 234-617 4(4/04 )Th223364

05 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: ONWEL MFG. (SAIPAN) LTD. Tel. 234-9522/25(4/04 )Th223363

01 SALESPERSON-Salary:$3.00 per hour Contact: DIEGO B. SONGSONG dba Saipan Drugstore Tel. 322-3530(4/ 04)Th223366

01 ASST. PROJECT ENGINEER-Sal­ary: $1,000-$1,700 per month Contact: NK3 CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. Tel. 322-1808(4/04)Th223375

02 TRANSLATOR & BEACH STAFF­Salary:$3.00-$5.00 per hour Contact: L.L.A. CORPORATION dba Marine Sports Tel. 234-5858(4/ 04)Th223367

01 ORGANIST/ (PIANIST)-Salary:$500 per month Contact: NOMINANDA LIFOIFOI KOSAKA dba Magnificat Music Center Tel. 322-3137(4i04)Th223350

01 DRESSMAKER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: VIVIAN K. PANGELINAN­CRUZ dba Holiday Shop Dressmaking & Tailoring Tel. 233-6910(4/ 04)Th223351

02 PRESS/OFFSET OPERATOR-Sal· ary:$2.75-$3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFIC PRINTING PRESS, INC. Tel. 234·1917(4/04)Th223352

01 MECHANICAL DRAFTER-Sal­ary:$550-$1,300 per month Contact: EMC2 MECHANICAL, INC. (CNMI) Tel. 233-3532(4/04)Th223353

01 INSTRUCTOR, SPORTS (DIVEMASTER)-Salary:$4.53 per hour Contact: MOC, INC. Tel. 233-2090(4/ 04 )Th223359

07 WASHING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.75 per hour 05 DRYING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: HIP SHING (SAIPAN), INC. Tel. 322-8989( 4/04 )Th223362

03 MASON-Salary:$2.BO per hour 02 CARPENTER (Finish/Rough)-Sal­ary:$2.95-$3.25 per hour 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.95-$3.25 per hour 01 PAINTER-Salary:$2.95-$3.25 per hour Contact: V.C. CONSTRUCTION Tel. 322-1262( 4/04 J Th223349

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contract: JRP ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 234-6614(4/04)Th223354

10 WAITRESS (CLUB)-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: UNION DEVELOPMENT CORP. dba Hana Music Box Tel. 235-5252( 4/04) Th223355

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01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: LORAINE MUNA dba Land­mark Enterprises Tel. 233-2462(4/ 04)Th223356

04 AUTO PAINTER-Salary:$2. 75-$5.00 per hour 05 AUTO BODY FENDER-Sal­ary:$2.75-$7.00 per hour Contact: B&R CORPORATION dba Beach Road Auto Repair Shop Tel. 234-7104/6019(4/04 )Th223357

02 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary:$2.75-$4.00 per hour Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION Tel. 234·680016549(4/04)Th6056

01 STOCK CONTROL CLERK-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: H & Y CORPORATION Tel. 234-6756(4/04 )Th223361

02 ICE CANDY MAKER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: TOSHINOR U. CHINEN dba Chinen Ice Candy Manufacturing & Store Tel. 234-6233(4/04)Th223358

01 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, BUILDING-Salary:$3.50 per hour 01 KITCHEN HELPER-Salary:$3.75-$4.00 per hour 01 BARTENDER-Salary:$3.50-$4.00 per hour Contact: L & W AMUSEMENT CORP. dba Len's Bar & Rest. Tel. 234-8864( 4/ 04)Th223365

02 FRONT DESK CLERK-Salary:$2.75-$3.05 per hour 03 MECHANICAL ENGINEER-Sal­ary:$800-$1,500 per month 02 TRAVEL COUNSELOR-Sal­ary:$4.00 per hour 04 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$2.75·$3.05 per hour 03 GEN. MAINTENANCE WORKER BLDG. -Salary:$2.75-$3.05 per hour 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$2.75-$3.05 per hour Contact: FAMILY ALLIANCE CORP. Tel. 234-9219(4/04 )Th223360

01 CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR­Salary:$3.50 per hour 04 PAINTER-Salary:$2.75 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$600 per month Contact: NEW BUILDERS INC. Tel. 234-9636( 4/04) Th223372

01 MAINTENANCE MAN-Salary:$2.75 per hour 01 WELDER-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: VARGAS CORPORATION Tel. 235-0297(3/2B)Th223260

04 CAFETERIA ATTENDANTS-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour 04 COOK-Salary:$3.30 per hour 02 DRIVER (CATERING)-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: MARGARITA KINTOL Tel. 288-0964(3/28) Th223229

01 FOUNTAIN SERVER-Salary:$2.75-$3.50 per hour Contact BIG DIPPER ICE CREAM Tel. 234-9352(3/28)Th223259

01 MAINTENANCE MAN ·Salary:$2.75 per hour 01 WELDE R-Salary:$2. 75 per hour Contact:VARGAS CORPORATION Tel. 235-0297(3/29)Th223260

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3.75 per hour Contact: ELIZABETH M. MENDIOLA dba F. P.J. Enterprises Tel. 233-3808(3/ 28)Th223262

02 GAME ATTENDANT-Salary:$2.75 per hour Contact: GOLDEN BIRD CORPORA­TION Tel. 233·1041(3/28)Th223263

26 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR­Salary:$2,75 per hour Contact: MICRONESIAN GARMENT MFG., INC. Tel. 234-6236(3/ 28)Th223258

01 CARPENTER-Salary:$2. 75-$3.05 per hour Contact: EMILIO P. QUIATCHON dba E.Q. Construction Tel. 234-8827(3/ 28)Th223254

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$4.00-$5.77 per hour Contact: PACIFIC EAGLE ENTER­PRISES, INC. Tel. 234-7914/1210(3/ 28)Th223255

02 CONSTRUCTION (LABORER/ HELPER)-Salary:$2.75-$3.05 per hour Contact: YCO CORPORATION dba YCO Servistar Hardware/Liberty Plaza/ Liberty Sportshoppe Tel. 235-6604/5(3/ 28)Th5938

01 GENERAL MANAGER-Sal-ary:$1,500 per month 01 CHIEF COOK-Salary:$800 per month 01 ASSISTANT CHIEF COOK-Sa\­ary:$700 per month 04 NIGHT CLUB WAITRESS-Sal­ary:$488-$1,000 per month Contact: STRINGSTONE ENTER­PRISES INC. dba Bistro Tel. 322-5417(3/28)Th223257

01 ELECTRICIAN -Salary:$3.00 per hour Contact: FELIX A. SASAMOTO dba F&S Rental Services Tel. 322-1889(4/ 11 )Th223447

01 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$4.50-$5.50 per hour Contact: ATTY. JAMES S. SIROK, ESQ. dba James S. Sirok, Attorney at Law Tel. 234-7796(4/11 )Th223440

01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE-Sa\­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: MIDWEST TRADING COR­PORATION Tel. 234-8379(4/ 11 )Th22343B

01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$2.75 per hour Contact: MARINE TOUR CORPORA­TION TEL. 234-5598(4/11)TH223436

03 WAITRESS-Salary:$2. 75-$4.00 per hour 01 WAITER-Salary:$2.75-$4.00 per hour Contact: JUAN S. TENORIO dba J.E. Tenorio Bldg. Tel. 234-6420(4/ 11)Th6042

01 INSTRUCTOR, SCUBA DIVING­Salary:$1,200-S1 ,500 per month Contact: MARINE TECH (SAIPAN) INC. dba S2 Club Tel. 322-5079(4/ 11)Th223441

04 STEVEDORE 2 -Satary:$2.75-$3.15 per hour 01 FORK LIFT OPERATOR-Sal­ary:$2. 75-$3.15 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC­Salary:$5.35 per hour 01 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Salary:$5.35 per hour Contact: SAIPAN STEVEDORE COM­PANY, I NC. Tel. 322-6469 ext. 15( 4/ 11)Th61008

02 FRONT DESKCLERK-Salary:$2.75-$3.15 per hour 01 FRONT MANAGER-Salary:$900-$1 ,400 per month 01 RESERVATIONS MANAGER-Sal­ary:$900-$1 ,400 per month Con\act: MICRO PACIFIC DEVELOP· MENT, INC. dba Saipan Grand Hotel Tel. 234·6601/3 ext.112(4/11 )Th6050

01 GRAPHIC ARTIST-Salary:$500 plus $200 housing allowance Contact: LAWRENCE A. LEE dba Larry Lee Associates Tel. 322-1096(4/ 11)Th61012

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SAIPAN

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Phone: 234-1240 or 234-9084

APT.fNEWJ FOR RENT 1 BED ROOM RJRNISHED IMMEDIATE OCCUPAH(Y, GOOD HOT & COW WAITR AND POWER $450.1)(). PlR MOI/TH. UTIUIY INCLUDID. SUrrABlf FOR SINGU OR

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

CIVIL ACTION NO. 95-1148 GAU DELIA AZURtN-RUIVlVAR, Petitioner versus RAYMOND F. RUIVIVAR, Respondent

SUMMONS TO THE ABOYE~AMED RESPONDENT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and notified lo file any answer you wish to make to the Patmon tor Divorce al which is given you herewith, within thirty (30) days attar service al this Summons upon you.

YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE IN WRITING and filed with the Clerk of Court, at Saipan CM 96950 and S81Ved upon petitionefs counsel, Atty. Joe Hill, P.O. Box 917, Susupe, Saipan, CM. It may be prepared and signed tor you by your counsel and sent to the Clerk of this Court by messenger or mail. It is not necessary tor you to appear personally until further notice.

If you fail to file an answer in accordance wilh lhis Summons, judgment by detault may be taken agains\ you lor the relief demanded in lhe Petition for Divorce.

By order of the above Court:

is/ Deputy Glen< al Court Superior Court Commonwealth of the Northern Manana Island

Daleo lhis 11th day of December, 1995.

TMS Corporation has an immediate opening for one (1) lottery operator.

High School Graduate or Equivalent For information, contact Donna at: 322-8841

Local hire preferred

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YOUR BIR,THDAY

By Stella Wilder

Born today, you go about your business in a quiet, confident and unassuming manner. Even though you are determined to succeed, you advertise your intentions with your persistence and resolve and not with any outrageous claims or bizarre behavior. In fact, you pre­fer to be thought of as entirely nor­mal even if you aren't' You thrive on attention when it is appropri­ate, but you insist that your pri­vate life remain very private. Not one to talk about yourself often, you would rather talk about issues that affect the world.

Even though you may not think you are very interesting, others will find vou fascinating and even irresistible at times. You can count on being the center of attention more often then not, and you may have to work harder and harder to avoid the spotlight.

Also born on this date are: Dirk Bogarde, Ken Hll,ward, ac­tors; Reba McEntire, smger; Di­anne Wiest, actress.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresl?onding para­graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

BARBS BARBS BY PHIL PASTORET

Folks who finish a statement with "and so forth" haven't the faintest idea of what follows "and so forth."

As anyone can determine by read­ing news stories out of Washington, intelligence reports and intelligent re­ports aren't the same thing.

Next time someone tells you a rabbit's foot is a good-luck charm, just consider what happened to the rabbit.

Tip for the ambitious: Horsing around on the job does not make one a prime candidate for the t.eam.

FRIDAY, J\1ARCH 29 ARIES (March 21-April 19) -

If at first you don't succeed, you may want to move on to something else. There is no law that says you have to try again.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Follow your instincts today, and mal:e your own rules when and where you can. It will be important for you to continue to define your own stvle.

GEiHINI (May 21-June 20) -Tact will be required today, and you can benefit greatly by engag­ing in polite negotiations revolving around a sensitive issue. Do not guard your opinions too much.

CANCER (June 21-Julv 22) -Play it safe today, and trust that you'll get all you need from that special someone who rr,aily knows how to give you what y(,u want.

LEO (July 23-Aug .. ?'.,~ - Your needs will be more complex at this time than they have been at any time this year, and it may take you some time before you fully under­stand them yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You should not act prematurelv or make any rash decisions today. Make sure that you are calm, col­lected and rational at all times.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) -

Coming soon: spaghetti sauce in de· signer colors for sloppy eaters.

A flight through a thunderstorm is a great refresher for those who say they've forgotten how to pray.

NASA spends millions lo listen for space signals from beings out of this world. We just listen to the neighbors, for free.

Does anyone recall when drug­stores didn't sell tractor parts and dis­count marts didn't sell prescriptions?

The problem for us in writing things down before we forget them is that we can't recall where we put the pad and pencil.

You will receive someone's sup­port and blessing today, but you ,vill be on your own once you get down to business. You can accom­plish a great deal.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -You may have to travel far today to get where you want or what you want. Take care not to lose touch with home for too long.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Make sure to stick to the schedule vou've agreed upon with others today. You v,rill not want to have others waiting for you unnec­essarily.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - You may have to be friendly to someone today to open a win­dow of opportunity for yourself in the nick of time.

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PISCES <Feb. 19-Manh 20) - You may find that you are merely going through the motions for a time today. Later on you will enjoy a timely stroke of luck and some inspiration.

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Arizona expansion team affiliates with Mexican club PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks, hoping to mine an­other source of talent and win base­ball fans in Mexico, completed an affiliation agreement Monday with a team in the Mexican League.

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explode with paint The paint splatters upon impact

and leave a mark on a player indicat­ing he was hit and out of the game.

Tournament rules vary. The game is usually played in forested areas to re­semble guerrilla warfare, or clear areas for an wban gunbattle setting.

Jay Cruse, one of the active mem­bers of the group, described it as an advenrure sportthatinculcates the value of self- discipline, honesty and honor.

In a paimball match, one dishonest playercouldspoil thewholegameoran entire tournament

Once hit by an opponent, a player must honestly declare he is out of the game by walking out of the field with his paint gun held above his head-not hide his paintmarlcsand continue shoot­ing at his opponents.

'This sport is not for cheaters and short-tempered people. It is for those who understand the value of the game. The sport is about adventure, not much on killing. The players are nor­mal people, not military people. It's not violent as what some think," Cruse said.

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The Diamondbacks, a 1998 ex­pansion team, will field teams this summer in the Arizona Rookie League, the instructional Domini­can Summer League, and the short­season Class A Pioneer League. They also will furnish up to eight players to Visalia of the Class A California League.

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an eight-point halftime deficit and beat Cleveland.

The Bullets ended a string of 10 road losses against Cleve­land dating to Dec. 22, 1990, at the old Richfield Coliseum.

Washington also pulled within 3 1/2 games of Miami in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Con­ference.

The Cavaliers led 53-45 at the half after shooting 69 percent from the floor, but they scored just 36 points in the second half.

Stress reliever Most sports tire athletes at the end of

.a won or lost game, while paintball relieves a player of mental and physical stress.

A team must out~martandoutgun its opponent to win a sk.innish. In doing so, adrenaline circulation in a player's body increases as the pressure mounts and relieves him of stress after the game, especially when a game is won.

"It relieves you a lot of mental and physical stress afterworl<lng all week," Cruse said.

Starter cost Some of the members of the Out­

laws already own a complete line of basic, accesory and maintenance equip­ment worth about$2,000 a set But one could get started with the ba~ic set worth $350 which includes one paintgun, mask, reloader and air tank.

Outlaw members could refer a per­son interested to acquire the basic set of equipment to a Guam-based supplier.

Growing sport The group has started coordinating

with another group in Guam for a tournament series here and looks for­ward in expanding its contacts hope­fully in Japan and the Philippines.

"It will take at least a couple of years for us to reach the level of off-island competition. Hopefully, Cruse said,

But they had no pipeline into Mexico until scouting director Don Mitchell and national supervisor Clay Daniel set up a meeting sev­eral weeks ago with Owls president Manuel Canales Escamilla and gen­eral manager Samuel Lozano Medina. Diamondbacks senior vice president Roland Hemond made an additional trip to Nuevo Laredo over the weekend to close the deal.

Under an accord between major league baseball and Mexico, U.S. teams are not allowed to sign Mexi­can players unless they are under

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A loser team earns one point There is no point credit in case of a tie.

Team ranking for the playoff will be detennined by the accumulated points earned in the elimination series.

IntheMay25 playoff, the fifth placer will play against the fourth placer with the winner playing against the third placer in game two.

The winner in game two will clash with the second placer in game three. Whichever team wins will play the top team in the elimination.

The top lt'am in the elimination se­ries needs to beat its challenger in !lie championship only once, while the challenger has to win two successive

we'll see that day comes," Cruse said. . Recently, the Outlaws ·have been

recieiving calls from people interested to join their group.

''We don't really recruit or encour­age people. We ask them to try it, then

contract to a Mexican professional team.

"It gives us the right of first re­fusal, so to speak," Garagiola said about the affiliation with the Mexi­can League, considered roughly equivalent to Class AAA leagues. "And then, if we see an amateur that we like, we can ask them to sign him so we can get him into our system."

A similar arrangement exists be­tween the sport and Japan, and Garagiola said the Diamondbacks are thinking about setting some-

games to win the title. Following the speedball champion­

ship, the organizers will hold aone-on­one Top Gun Tournament

Players will play once in theelimina­tion. The winners will play against the otherwinnersonceuntil theseriesends up with only two remaining players for the championship.

Speedhall team rosta-Mag It Jay Cruse, Jeff Stein, J=

Dubrall and Big Al SSC Pan~ Side A: Luis De

Leon, Ray Kluge, Joe Guem:ro and Jun Pangelinan

SSC Panthers Side B: Moses Sibitang, TonySonoda,JasonCamacho and Greg Castro.

Torres Young Budz: Chris Pangelinan, Norman Tenorio, JD Tenorio and Frie David.

they get hooked. It depends on what kind of person you are," said Cruse.

Saipan Outlaw members are opti­mistic thesportishere tostay. ''We play paintball to make the sport grow," said Cruse

The group will hold a tournament

thing up in Japan to take advantage of the Feb. 26 hiring ofJimMarshall as director of l>acific Rim opera­tions.

Meanwhile, he was optimistic about the arrangement with Nuevo Laredo, located across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas.

"Part of our overall marketing strategy is to have a presence in Mexico," Garagiola said. 'There's no Mexican League team in Sonora, which would be ideal because it's directly south of us. But this will be a good thing for us."

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series on March 30 and April 27. The playoffs will be on May 25.

The four-man team series will be held at the SPA center, not in the Out­laws' Field. (See related story).

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SPORTS~0M '4K0 11Bl1W0ltt Lakers break Magic's home win streak ORLANDO, llorida (AP)- Los Angeles broke Orlando's 40-game home winning streak as Nick Van Exel scored 22 points and the Lakers went 11-of-l 8 on 3-point shots to beat the Magic 113-91 T ue.sdaynight

&!die Jones was 3-for-3 from 3-point range and had 18 points, while Magic Johnson and Elden Campbell

each scored 14 for the Lakers. Los Angeles also got a boost from Cedric Ceballos' 15 points in his first game since returning from a four-day unexcused absence.

Orlandolostaregularseasongame at home for the first time since March 14, 1995, leaving Chicago (34-0) as the only team with an unblemished

record on its home court The Magic had won 33 straight at

Orlando Arena this season and were tiying to keep pace with the Bulls, who have won a league-record 41 consecutive regular-season home games dating back to last spring.

Knicks 83, Rockets 74 In Houston, John Starks scored 21

points and New Y ode withstood a startling thirck}uart.er comeback by Houston's injury-depleted lineup.

The Knicksalmostblew a22-point halftime lead as the makeshift Rock­ets pulled within three points with 8:25 left in the game before finally succumbing.

through the third quarter. In the fourth, though, Vancouver

got as close as 66-61 before Hill's three-point play with 8:34 left ended the run.

Ha~ 114, Raptors 111

Speedball_ 4~on-4 series to start March 30

Houston starters Hakeem Olajuwon and Robert Horry missed the game with knee tendinitis. Mario Elie, Sam Cassell and Oyde Drexler already were out because of injuries.

In Toronto, Mookie Blaylock scored 26 points and made back-tcr back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Atlanta completed a season sweep of Toronto.

The Raptors had a chance to tie the game at the end, but Oliver Miller missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer. AIR-poweredautomagairgunswill

go blazing at the Saipan Paintball Adventure center in As Lito when the first s~ 4-on-4 Elimina­tion Series kicks off on March 30.

Four local teams and one from Guam have confirmed their partici­pation in the event. namely: Mag It. SSC Panthers Side A, SSC Panthers Side B; Torres Refrigeration Young Budz and the Little Rascals team from Guam. . ,

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Each team will meet all its four opponents twice each tournament day.

Speedball is a derivative of paintball. In a paintball competi­tion, a marked player could play again after a two-minutedisqualifi­·cation, while in speedball, a player who gets hit once is automatically eliminated from the gam~.

Dibble annouces retirement MESA, Arizona (AP) - Fiery Rob Dibble, a two-time National League All-Starandmemberofthe l 99()World Series champion Cincinnati Reds, re­tired from U.S. Major League Baseball on Monday.

The Chicago Cubs were carrying the 32-year-old veteran as a non-roster player this spring.

Dibble, ahard-throwingright-hander .known for his temper and brush-back pitches, missed most of the last two years after arthroscopic surgery on his

right shoulder in April 1994. '1 can't go through anymore what

I've been through the last three years," Dibble said '1t's em~ing and I can't live with it anymore. It's tearing me apart."

Dibble, who was 0-2 with a 24.55 ERA in 3 2-3 innings during spring training, appeared in 385 major league games, mostly with Cincin­nati from 1988 to 1993. He had a careerrecordof27-25 with89 saves and a 2.98 ERA.

The Budweiser series last year was played with more than ten

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man team will clash with• an­other four-man team. The team objective is to earn four points by eliminating all players of the other team, or three points for having more "alive" players at the end of the game, event coor­dinator Jay Cruse said.

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It was the fifth consecutive loss for Houston, all at home.

Pistons 86, Grixllies 75 In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Grant

Hill scored 28 points and matched a career-high with 17 rebounds as De­troitsent V ancouverto its 19th straight loss.

The win was Detroit's eighth straight at home.

Detroit led 43-26 after holding Vancouver to 24 percent shooting in the first half, and basically cruised

Steve Smith added 23 points and Christian .{.aettner 22 for Atlanta, which wori its fourth straight game.

Damon Stoudamire scored 30 for the second straight game, tying his career-high, and Tracy Murray also had 30 for the Raptors.

Bullets 96, Cavaliers 89 In Cleveland, Juwan Howard

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For Big Al and Jay Cruse of Power 99andTonySonodaofPublicWorks, it's the staccato sound of paintball air gun bursting at the Outlaws' Field in As Lito where they play paintball on weekends.

For almost two weeks, the three partly cleared a secluded and semiforest area between Koblerville and Airport Road in As Lito for their paintball playing field

Outlaws' Field Cruse, Sonoda and Al belong to a

group called "Saipan's Outlaws." The group started after a tourna­

ment series last year at the Saipan Paintball Adventure (SPA) center in Ac; Lito, where most of them met for the first time.

"After the tournament, most play­ers wanted to continue playing the game. Lots of us ended liking the hobby. We started to become friends, and from there, we kept coming back to play," said Cruse.

In their desire to hold their games in a realistic setting, they first chose an area in Marpi. But trees in the area were too dense. Skinnishes were too close and opponents were easy to spot

The group moved to another area in As Lito but they abandoned it because it was unbearably hot The Outlaws held games at the Saipan Paintball Adventure for about six months until they found their present field with big trees and lots of hiding place.

Battle-scarred Armed with top-of-the-line CO2-

powered automatic paintguns, two­way radios, reloaders and smoke gre­nades, these men would take a break from their families on Saturdays and march to the field in camouflage fa­tigues for rounds of make-believe jungle warfare.

In one of their skinnishes, two were "slain", five were "wounded" and one survived without a scratch.

The lone survivor in the raging paintgun battle wac; Moses Sibetang. Amongthe"fatalities"werelanCarr, who sustained several hits in the head and Big Al who was hit in the chest

"Wounded" in the skinnish were Jeff Stein, Louie Guerrero, Jun Pangelinan, Eric David,Jesse Dubrall and Jay Cruse.

Origin Paintball originated in the United

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Waiting ~or thelr.f!tJJct vlc_tlm. Paintba/1 players Wom le.ft) Jun Pang_elinan, Moses Sibitang and Eric David take a sniper pos1t1on behmd an uprooted tree while wa1t1ng for the,r opponents to pop from hiding in one of their skirmishes at the Outlaws' Field in As Lito. The skirmish was in preparation for the Speedb~/14-on-4 Elimination series which will start March 30 at the Saipan Paintba/1 Adventure center.

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