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-Strong winds and rains tear up the roof of a house in San Vicente at the height of TyphoonWilda's onslaught of Saipan.

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A WASHED? Ship-Ashore, Saipan's favorite restaurant and bar, is gon~, at least for a fewdays until repairs are over. The only floating bar and restaurant, Ship-Ashore was notspared by Wilda's fury.

2 hurt as ceiling collapses

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>"W3nning-up" themainen-gines)"This. process is .takingtime due to .the fact that thepower plant is located on the .western shore and the equ ip­mem is moist.The humidity iscausingtheenginestowarm uprather slowly," CUC's public

.: information office said yester­day.

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SUPERTyphoonWilda lived uptoexpectations and battered the is­lands mercilessly for twodayswithwinds and rains strong enough tocause majorflooding and render anumber of peoplehomeless.

According toPublic InformationOfficer Bruce Lloyd, there wereabout 9CX) people housed in thedifferent shelters as of 10:00 a.m,yesterday, with numbers dccrcas­ing as the heavy downpour sub­sided.

"We arc still assessingthedam­age," saidLloyd when interviewedon thephone yesterday afternoon.

"I can say that the situation ispretty much undercontrol althoughthere may have been substantial

STRONG gusty winds mov­ing about 120 miles an hoursent the ceiling of a commer­cialestablishmentcrashingona teenagestudent and a maninSanJose at the heightof supertyphoon WildaTuesdaymorn­ing in San Jose.

Injured were LeverSolomon, IS, first year stu­dent at Northern MarianasHigh School and Joey DelaCerna, 41, beautician atJeanine Beauty Salon in SanJose.

The parlor is owned by onePablo Solomon, 66.

.Dcla Cerna sustained aneight-stitchwoundinhis right

damage due to the heavy floodingin a lot of places. Anyway, we'rejust aboutclearing theroads; at the

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hand.Solomon suffered from a 12­

stitch woundin tltelcIt sideof hisface.

The incidenthappened 10 a.m.TuesdayinsidetheJeanine BeautySalon.. The' injured teener is a grand­sonofof theestablishmentowner.

No other peoplewerereportedinjured.

DelaCernasaid thatpriortotheincident, part of the ceilingshowed sign of caving in. at thefirstsurgeofsupertyphoonWilda.

The Variety learned that atabout lOa.rn., theelderSolomon,tried to fix the ceiling at theparlor's receiying room.

samctimcwc'rcconsolidatingdam­age assessments," said Lloyd.

Hegaveno figures as to thetotaldamagewrought byWilda butsaida consortium of government agen­cies areworking on it.

According totheGovemor's PIO,14 people from theFederal Emer­gency Management Agency(FEMA) arccoming overbytodayto make their own assessment ofWilda's damage.

"But whether toqualify for fed­eral disaster assistance, '1 don.tknow.Perhaps, thingsmayhave tobe handled on thelocal level," saidLloyd.

Meanwhile, over at the Com­Continued on page 10

He reportedly later calledDela Cerna, the other victim,his other grandson, AllanSolomon, 17, and wife Aida.54, to assist him.

"We were not aware thenthat the ceiling was about to.give way," Dela Cerna said.

"Moments later it collapseabove us," Dc1a Cerna added.

Dela Cerna said a four-bulbcapablefluorescent lamphous­ing hit hishandand the youngSolomon.

The elder Solomon's wifeand grandson Allan were nothurt.

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REDEN Cabilla tried to salvagesome bottles and cans containingingredients he uses every night incooking fordozensofcustomers at-the Ship-Ashore restaurant andKaraoke bar.

Holding a boule of cooking oil,Cabillasaid they left the windowsof the wooden ship open beforesuperTyphoonWilda battered theisland.

"Wenormally do thateverytimea storm strikes- Saipan,' the Ship­Ashore cook said yesterday whilehe and another employee gatheredwhatever theycouldsalvage. Theydidthathopingthatthewinds wouldjust pass through. the windows attherestaurant andsparethevessel.

But the opposite happened, thecook lamented. Saipan's favoritenight spot is gone, at least for themeantime ,until repairs could bemade.

Although the three-decker ves­selwasproperly "anchored," itdidnot endureWilda's fury and tiJtedontheothersidetowards thenorth.

Supplies and appliances includ­ingsix freezers andtelevisions setson the first deck were completelyunder water. The deck also haslivingquarters init.Thevalueofthesupplies and appliances was notknown.

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Long lines at the McDonald's Drive- Thruattest to hearty appetites etterthe island-wide power outage prevented residents from eating freshlycooked meals.

This guardhouse was thrown up by Vvilda'spoweriul winds and tendedhard atop CHC's back gate.

; ....•~ ..Coconut tree lies smack on the road in Garapan rendering it impassablefor big vehicles.

Apick-up wades through the flooded area near the DLNR office in LowerBase.

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It's cleaning time. Marianas Printing employees sweep the debris scattered at the parking lot of their officein San Jose yesterday morning.

A storeowner (right) gestures to passing motorists about the danger posed by downed power Jines anddebris.

Chinese garment workers gather outside their barracks after the "AllClear Condition" was declared, apparently ready to work again after awhole day-off.

Moored but sinking boat (or what's left of it) braves Wilda's strongcurrents at Smiling Cove.

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a contentious midterm electionseasonathome inwhichhis Demo­cratic Party is expected 10 sufferheavy losses.

"TIle time has arrived for allparties to follow the brave andhopeful inspiration of Israel andJordan," Clinton saidin daybreakremarks at lie White House beforeheading to nearby Andrews' AirForce base for lie IO-hourflight ioCairo.

"Today I embark on a missioninspired by a dream of peace - adream as ancient as lie peoples Iwill visit, a dream that, now, afteryearsof struggle, has anewchanceof becoming a reality."

TIlC region has been rocked rc­pcatcdlyby violence,includinglastWednesday's deadly bus bomb­ing in Israel.

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Christopher said it would not hap­pen as a result of this trip. "Welook for action," he said.

On threats of violence, Christo­pher said Clinton would not haveembarked on the trip if officialsdid not feelthey could ensure ad­equate security.

As he left for the five-day trip,Clinton sought to prod other na­tions in the region to follow theexample of Israel and Jordan andbury ancienthostilities.

"This trip ismore thanacerebra­tion.of another importantstep to­ward peace; it's an opportunity 10pursue new steps," Clinton said indeparture comments thatappearedto be directed mainly at Syria.

The trip isClinton's fourthover­seas this year, and offers him achance to turnaucnt ionaway from

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the signing of a historic peacetreaty with Israel.

The most closely watched stopon the trip will be Clinton's visitThursday to Damascus to meetwith Syrian President HafczAssad. Peace talks between Israeland Syria have dragged 011 incon­clusively for three years, andClinton hopes 10 nudge themalong.

Chrislopher cautioned againstany breakthrough, saying il maybe six months before Clinton'svisit bears fruit.

"I do think President Assadundcrxiand« till' concept that avisitor PrcsidentCIinion is some­tllin)! that deserves a response ,"Christopher said. "But whether itwould be visible on this trip, I'dcaution you a)!ainst basing toomany expectations on it."

Axkcd whether the UnitedSlates was prepared to take Syriaoff the list of terrorist nations.

by the time the train hailed ncarthe next town. Chakradharpur.

Rescuers were searching forbodies inside the charred coachand railroad officials said the tollcould rise.

Injured passengers were ad­mitted to a hospi t al inChakradharpur town, about IgOmiles (290 kilometers) west ofCalcutta.

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Christopher lOld reporters on AirForce One en route here. "Eithergel along with Barnas or gel alongwith brae I and us."

Beginning a three-day, six-na­rion visit, Clinton and his wife,Hillary, arrived al I a.rn. (2J()()GjvlTTuesday) and were greetedby Egyptian President HosniMubarak and his wife, Suzanne.

Together, they made a late-nightvisit to the tomb of Egypt's un­known soldier and the tomb o!Anwar Sadat.thc Egyptian leaderwho made peace with Israel.Clinton bowed his head in silcmprayer alter placing a wreath ateach monument.

The pyramid-like memorialstands across the street from thereviewing stands where Sad.u wasassassinated by Islamic cxtrcrn­ists in 19X I.

Clinton was to meet withMubarak and Araf'at later in themorning and then fly 10 Jordan for

:2 a.rn, (2100 GMT) while cross­ing Bihar state.

The cause of the fire was notimmediately known, UnitedNews of India said.

The fire was noticed by rail­road officials as the train passedLoiapahar stat ion. Electric ilyconnection 10 train 's engine wasimmediately switched off, butthe coach was engulfed in flames

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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - PresidentClinton opened a fast-pacedMiddle East trip Wednesday .urg­ing a united stand against "thedesperate enemies of peace," asthe United Slates demanded thatPLO chief Yasscr Arafat crackdown on the Muslim extremistgroup Hamas.

Just hours before Clinton wasto mel'I with Arafat. U.S. Secre­tary of Slate Warren Christophersaid the Palestine Liberation 01'­ganization leader must choosebetween peace with Israel or tol­erance of Harnas,

Christopher suggested ttralArata: use his I 1.0()()-person sc­curuy force against the Harnasmilitants blamed for last week'sbloody bus bombing in Tel Avivand the kidnaping and executionof an Israeli soldier.

"I think it's one or the OI.11er,"

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NEW DELHI. India (AP) . Anearly-morning fire broke out in asleeper coach on a moving ex­press train Wednesday, killing atleast 27 passengers and severelyburning 13others. a news agencysaid.

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Another alleged rape victim issaid to he getting impatient forlackofprogressonhercomplaint.The woman, 23, complained lastmonth thatshe was rapedseverallimes by her male employer.

Gill said the woman's case isstill"under continuing investiga­tion."

One year ago, another FilipinohouseworkeronRota.complainedshe was physically abused, de­nied of proper wages and rapedby her employer.

The 38-year-old woman wasevacuated to Saipan on October16, 1993 and was brought to theCommonwealth Health Centerbya concerned citizen for examina­tion and treatment.

She was allegedly raped in asecluded beach area on the earlymorning of that date. Her case instill under investigation, accord­ing to Gill.

saying she is "precluded by myprofessional and ethical obliga­tions from revealing additionalinformation."

The two women were evacu­ated from Rota on November 16,1993, more than a month sincethey arrived in the "friendly is­land" to work as waitresses.

The club owner, a formergov­ernmentofficial,allegedly forcedthem to dance nude before malecustomers. Later, they were soldto various men by force, theirwritten complaints stated. Botharc now employed on Saipan.

Prosecutors have to prove"be­yond reasonable doubt" that aperson is guilty of a criminal of­fense. This means that the gov­ernment must be able to presentenoughevidenceincriminal pro­ceedings. Witnesses' testimoniesarc also crucial.

Meanwhile the male employerof another Filipina who went toRota on September 24, 1993 towork as a domestic helper maynot also be charged with a crimi­naloffense,basedonGill's Octo­ber 18 leucr to the Variety.

Glenda(notherrealname),40,who used to work for a couple inSinapalo I, complained she wasraped by her male employer onOctober 1993. But just like thetwoothercases,hers wasdeclinedby the criminal division on thesame re;lson - lack of sufficientevidence.

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tion in enhancing the competi­tiveness of a municipality in at­tracting investments andbusinesswithin its jurisdiction.

Energizing bureaucracy OJ] Iheother hand. tackles the vital roleof professional goverr~nh:nt per­sonnelinmeetingthedemands ofthe constituents of a municipal­ity.

"It isvery interesting becauseitis an association of Pacific may­ors. It's the first timeSaipan willbejoining this," Deleon Guerrercsaid.

The PACOM president isIgnacio Bunye, Mayor ofMuntinillpa, Philippines. Themembers include. Hawaii, Aus­tralia, Malaysia, SOllth Korea,Peru, Fiji, Papua New Guinea,and Mexico.

By Rafael I. Santos

No justice for 3 Filipinas?TWO Filipino waitresses who

escaped from Rota last year afterthey were allegedly forced intoprostitution have been eagerlyawaiting a governmentactionontheir complaints.

Philippine consular officialswere assured last year that thecomplaints of the two womenwould be investigated and thatappropriate actionwould betaken.

But almost a year after theywere evacuatedfromRotaby hu­man rights advocates, Angelitaand Amalia(not theirreal names)mayjust have tostop waitingand.consider themselves unlucky.

Their femaleemployerand thenumerous mentowhomtheywereallegedly"sold" willnot be pros­ecuted.

According to the AttorneyGeneral's Office, thecasesof thetwo women were "declined" for"lack of sufficientevidence."

"A declination due to lack ofsufficient evidence docs not im­ply anythingabout thecredibilityof the alleged victim, witnessesor the accused," Cheryl M. Gill,chief of the AGO's criminaldivi­sion said last week.

Gill was responding to an in­quiry from the Variety concern­ing the status of a number of al­legedsexualassaultcases involv­ing Filipino women. Gill did notprovide "specifics on the cases,"

THURSDAY,OCTOBER27 • 1994-MARIANASVARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-:S .

Saipan to joinManila confab

By Ferdie de fa Torre

SAl PAN Mayor Jesus S.Deleon Guerrero has expressedinteresttomake the islandamem­berof the PacificAxian Congressof Municipalities and attend Ill,'forthcoming PACOfvl interna­tional conference [0 be held inPhilippines.

DeleonGuerrerotold the Vari­ety that Engr.HectorS. Baltazar,coordinatorfor the Commi It ee ofPACOMConference, senthimaninvitation recently urging him tomake Saipan a member and jninthe conference.

The Philippines will host the14th Congress of the PACOMfrom February20-23 1995 at t1JcWe~in Philippine PlazaHotel inManila.

The theme of the conferenceis"Pacific-Asian Municipalilies:The New Centersof Global Eco­nomic Growth in the 21st Cen­tury."

Citing its theme, DeleonGuerrerostressed theconferenceis importantforSaipanin termsofpossible assistance from othermembers which are closer to theisland.

The mayor claimed PACOMprogram sessions will focus oninformation teclmology and on­ergizing the bureaucracy.

Infonnation technology dealswith the importance of informa-

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Banks hoping to forcecredit unions to pay

staffers say, banksarcseekingtocapitalizeon the record turnover that Congress hasseen in recent years to plead their case to anew crop of lawmakers. Since the bankingcommittees of the House and Senate arcnormally staffed disproportionally byyoungermembers, itmakes evenmoresensefor bank lobbyists to renew theirefforts totax credit unions. This year, 25 of 51 com­mittee members are freshmen. Next yearpromises another large turnover. .

"It will be the second straight Congresswith another fairly large turnover," said astafferon the House BankingCommittee.•So some of the banking (industry) com­plaintsarcgoing tostick withsomeof thesenew members who aren't as familiar withthe issues."

House staffers have told us that banking.industry lobbyists have made the roundstrying to find a sympathetic soul to carrytheir message on the credit union issue.While several freshman lawmakers arc in­irigucdby the idea, bankers wouldpreferamore seasoned Democrat 10 do their bid­ding. Bankers might have 10 wait a longtime. however, because many staffers andmembers of Congress alreadybank at theirown federal credit union, which offerscheaper loans and higher rates on depositsthan otherwise available in Washington.

For bankers, who tend to resist any gov­ernment attempts to t,~x or regulate, .theissueisoneof fai mess. Many creditunions,bankers say, have expanded beyond theiroriginal charters to lakeon new customers.Although credit union members arc sup­posed to be bound by a "co.mmon bond"_a placeof employmelll, a neighborhood orarural district-bankers complain thattheseruleshavebeenset asideor ignoredinmanycases as somc credit unions expand to in­cludeseveral comp,!nies or operate in sev­eral states.

Sofar,theirargumenl isn't winning manyconvertson Capitol Hill."This isone issuelhat never goes away," complains crFditunion expert Mike Welch. "There is anongoing effort by the banks to get thecredit unions taxed. The banker~ arc hav­ing a rough time getting Congress excitedabout it since (he banks themselves arcmaking obscene Profits compared to thecredit unions. It's hard for them to con­vinceanycongressman that they're suffer­ing."

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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

WASHINGTON-Someofthe bestsmall­loan bargains in the country-creditunions-arc being challenged once againby an old enemy, commercial banks.

With less than a 7 percent share of alJdeposits in the country, and relatively un­taintedby scandals or bankruptcies,creditunions rarely receive the media attentionIhat follows the commercial banking anduiru: industries. But sources on CapitolHill are predicting that this relative ano­nymity will soon come to an end.

According toseveral congressional staff­ers, banking interests are once again gear­ing- up toconvince membersof Congressto tax credit unions. Helped by a powerfullobby, bankers arc sccking to end a taxexemption that they claim is depriving theU.S. Treasury of hundreds of millions ofdol Ltrs per year.

Commercial banks have been trying foryears 10 end the tax exemption ih.u creditunions Ir;lditionally have enjoyed, SinceI():.;(). credit unionIk'posils hay,' increasedsi.\ldd.calin~ upanever I;lr~el s!lare ol'thefunds t!l:11 \lould otherwise~o to banksandthrifts. Since credit ullions ;Ire depositor­rUll. nOll-profit illstitutiollS, most creditunions arc able to oller heller rates andlower fees rhan mosl cOllllllercial institu­tions. They're also less regulated thanbanksor Ihrifts.

"The bankershavegoneoverboardlateIy.in fingering the credit unions as the en­emy,"asourceon theHouseBankingCom­mittee told our associate Dale Viin Alta.'They arc const:llllly visiting cornmilleemembers (here)andoveron theSenate sideto talk about credit unions, about taxingthem and so were it not for the politicalactivism of credit union members, thesesmall institutions may have been taxedyears ago. Several years ago, when bankswere lobbying members of Congress toregulateand tax credit unions, the induslryresponded wilh "Operation Grassroots,"which collected 6 million signatures andput 15,000 protesterson the National Mallin Washington. Although the protest willgo down asone of theworst timeddemon­strations in history-the march on Wash­ington iookplace on the same day that theGulfWarbegan-Congress heardthemes­sagenonetheless. TIley left thecreditunionsystem intact.

This time around, some congressional

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Guaha un tradisionat na sunidon tano'ta mauleg ta dimemoria palabrafia.Estazue' un kanta sifia buente ham' fan maagim korasonta gi todo kinalamtentadiaramente, kao basulero osino offisiat publiko hao. Mas baiho rekomenda este nasunido gi famaguonta sa' un tunadana esta na' fugo an sige de unpula' sustansiafia:"Para I Sainamo Muiiga Ingrato".

Baiho pega gi este na man asoda'ta para ke sifia in dimemoria. Para harnyo nimafiaina, esplikaye famaguon miyo haf sustansiafia este na sunido:

"I mafiainamo todo i tiempo, rna .plllan hao pllenge yan haane, deste naanenmafafiagumo, sin hafa na finatane', masufigon todos i minaR0t. pot para un mana'dankulo, avo na hago lokue' nu i patgon, para i sainamo munga ingrato.

"Atan hulo i pilan gi Ianget. man iina sumen suabe. ha iina i hemhom nnchalan,para talie' hinanaota, kulan un saina gi famagllon, ha pUDulan maseha mana, avona hago loklle' nu i patgon, para i sainamo mufiga ingrato."

Achog 'mano este na kanta 'nai huhufigog, ensegidas ha pegayo' guato gipasensia na parte gi korasonho ya ha tutuhon milag halom giya guaho sensianhinimidde. Kulan mohon gaige si nanaho yan tataho na ha pipipet yo ' gi fina' kantonkanrit pot no bai' basnag. Ensegidas lokue' hanae 'yo' minetgot para baihoadahenmaisayo' gi maseha hafa bidadaho. Hu guaddia sinseramente hinanaoho guihe nahaane.

Mas metgot este na sifienten inadaheyangin dumeskansa hao unrato gi silensiona patte gi hinasomo ya mangagao hao as Yuus ayudo pot para un rnanae' pinasensiayan minesfigon gi oran chinatsagamo. Este na chinatsaga ti malirnitte gi matiriat.Chinatsaga ha embrarasa machuot i sueno na pas gi hinasomo, kontodo ayo siha namomenta 'nai unfagchae ' didog na ginadon osino problema kao person at osinomembron familiamo.

Este na exsisio hana' memctgot mas lokue ' fuetsata mafigomprende yanumekufigog pot para tafan makornprende yan maekuiigog. Pot ihemplo.diaramente,mampos hit man listo rumespuesta opinion otro sin tanae ' i prohimo chansa para huexpressia lokue' sentimentofia. Ti monhahayan finofia, esta manman o'oppe hit.Pareho este yan konbetsasion bulacheria 'nai la kodo uttimofia.

Lao estira ha' i talin pinasensia ya unckufigog unrato hafa sentimen toiia piot unpatgonmo na scso un suppone na dispasio osino tai mamaulcg. Guaha 'nai mapoteste ta exsisia (urnckuf !!O!!) rason sa' imod u 'nai man makreansa osino manmaluloghit ti umaya yan hafa t~l planenca urninplanra gi p;ltgonta. Chamo yiyitc' wayanpinasensia sa' kontodo hago mismo man mires« pinasensia 'nai est:lha hao ~i kan:iinana yan tata. Tare.uno pago kumayon t(xlo tina' halom t.mo pot 11:1ra lISiil~1

patgonmo rnalofan sin ugatloll. \1:1:-; homlu este na rclaxion Y;lI1~in unlui-vnpargonmo na uninayud.. lll;lIl!2ayon.

An D:llJlellgo, konc rll<.!lls P:ILI i C;illl:l Yuu-, y:1 inl.m h.uny: 1!11:\[] ho-rne Illi~:l.

Fanuc' fal1l:1~1I()n na Sllllll'll illll)IlILI:llc na u:.cll:lh:ll11l'I~( II na lin:I'!:I' espilu;ll !2 iy;\siha sa' ~inel; este 'nai m:il"all:lI~;I!2() \ensi;1Il 1]]( ILlt !2i btl;l l.1( ILitl. :-:a komprentlehaf' sus~ansiaiia i Dies :-:a Tinago '{lIus. :-:a h:olllprende h:lra illlpollansi;lJla itinayuyot ginen i korasonta. Fanuc' ]()kue' h;ll"a na presi\() na ul'allla' taorao gimaseha haye na prohimo. Chachalanc i pargon S;\' siemprc masimielllo, komo pallegiya guiya, i mauieg na checho kilisyano. Sicmpre ha a~radese minapo[ mafiainaiiaya giya guiya mismo ha impJanta gi famaguolllla achon mal/leg na t'in;lI1a 'gllc potkustull1bren van tradision kutluran rano'ta.

Gi displ;es de [(xio minapotmo krull1eansa yan 11I1l111]()g ellnao na patgon.siempre lokuc' guaha 'nai ull1emah~lbii~ IlU i maiiainalla mientras ha kakallla gifina' silcnsio ~i korasoniia "Para'i S;liil;11l10 \lufiga Ingr;lto". Silla ha' tlltuho'lagona guclln:;o na momelllO an maII() ll1ahalangiia. I mimilalag nalago' nos potminahalafig, lao pot c1idog agradesemiellloIla ni minapot nana yan tata haanc yanpuenge pot para umana' dankulo. Sen mas Si Yuus \;1:Iasc.

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If theminimumwagewereim­mediatelyincreasedto$4.25perhour,thiswouldhavetobepassed

on tohotel guests,theHyattgen­eral manager said. "Smaller ho­tels would suffer the most," hewarned.

Because of the "uncertainty"about wages, it is very difficultfor hotels to plan and budget forthe future, Grauers said.

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Clifforda 10%across-the-board surchargeand reduction of tax rebate, is asimple approachwhich everyonecan under and plan for, Grauerstold the Variety.

As to the issue on minimumwage,Grauerssaidthe industry isnot yet ready to absorb a newincreasebeingpushedby thegov­ernor which calls for about 75%hike.

"We can't absorb that increaseovernight. We have to pass it onto our consumers," he said in an

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been done to see if the cap isfeasible for the commonwealth."

"An arbitrary limit on the im­portation of workers, not basedon anystudy or substantivefoun­dation, that is imposed by law,could prove detrimental [0 theeconomic development of theCNMI," Grauers told the Housecommitteeon tourismtwo weeksago.

Grauers testified in behalf ofthe IS-memberhotelassociation,expressing some disagreementswith the provisionsof the Housebill.

HANMIis alsoconcernedwiththe proposed comprehensivehealth insurance outlined in theHouse measure.

Grauers, who took over asHANMI president early thismonth,saideveryhoteI spendsanaverage of 5800 just to hire oneemployee. Any additional fees,he said,wouldbe"overly burden­some to small businesses andemployers with a small workforce."

Tax reforms and a number ofbills on wages arc alsoamong the"tough challenges" thatthehotelsarc facing.

HANMIreiteratedthatonly theSaipan Chamber of Commerce'sproposed tax reform package isacceptable to hotel owners. Thechamberproposal,whichcalls for

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HANMI President: New lawsare choking hotel industryNEW PIECES of legislationhave been choking the hotel in­dustry-and smaller hotels arelikely to suffer the most if theselaws arepassed, theHotelAsso­ciation of the NorthernMarianaIslands said.

"A rash.of new laws makesour livesmuchharder,"Cliffor'dGraucrs, the new president ofthe association told the Varietylast week.

Grauers was referring to anumberof measuresconcerningalien labor,minimum wage andtax reforms that are pending inthe House Representatives.

The HANMI president wasparticularly" concerned withHouse Bill No. 9-272 which re­quiresprepaidhealth care insur­ance and proposes a cap on thetotal alien work force.

Under the measure, the num­ber of alienworkerswillhave toremain between23,000-25,000.Grauers warned that a cap willprevent the hotel industry fromexpanding.Hotelswouldnotalsobe ableto giveguests thelevelofservice they expect if the cap isimplemented.

At present, 75% of the em­ployeesofSaipan hotelsare for­eign workers. Graucrs again la­mented that "no research has

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1994 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS~7

A CANADA-based importer ofSaipan garmentproducts is waryof the effects a proposed $4.25minimum wage may have on hisbusiness and is thus lobbyingtheSenate against its passage.

AlchampTradingCanadaLtd.,reputedly the buying office forDillard's Department Stores intheUnitedStates,lastweekwroteSenatePresidentJuanS.Demapanasking that caution be exercisedindecidingon thewageproposal.

"Weare very concerned overthe issue,"Alchampgeneralman­agerSunnyYeungtoldDcmapan."If your government decided toincrease the minimum wage, webelieve such increase will be re­flected on'our cost and will defi­nitely create a great obstacle forus tocontinuedoingbusiness withOnwel Factoryon Saipan."

Demapan is sponsor of a billcurrently on the Senate commit­tee level raising ·the minimumwage from the current $2.45 anhour to the federalleve\ of $4.25,across the .board starting July1995.

The bill is similar ;to that pro­posed by Governor Froilan C.Tenorio, only that the latter wascalling for a two-stepimplemen­tation of the federal rate - thegarmentindustryfirstandallotherindustries a year after.

The current wage law in theCornmonwealthprovides fora30­cent increase each.year, a payhike supportedbytheprivatesec­tor.

Although the Senate seems in­clinedtowardssupportinga$4.25imposition, the hike may not seefruition if theHouseof Represen­tativesmaintains itsoppositiontoit.

Recentremarksmadeby HouseSpeaker Diego T. Benavente in­dicate thattheruling leadershipinthe lower chamber may not gowith the proposed hike in that itmay prove to be a drastic jumpmany businesses may not with­stand.

The Senate has passcuDemapan's proposal on the firstvote. The Senate Fiscal AffairsCommitteeis said to be consider­ing it for possibleendorsement tothe full Senate.

Meanwhile, theworryaboutthesuddenjumpinpaycominucswithAIcharnp the latest one to air itsconcern.

Yeungin his letter to Dcmapanpointed out that his tradingoutfit

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Wilda's fury virtually 'de­formed' thepopularMicroBeach.The beach side located near theleft portion of the pavilion im­mersed in waistline-deepwater.

The water reached the second­ary road making it impassable tolight vehicles.

"It looks like a lake wasformed," said a kibitzer chancedupon by Variety team yesterdaymorning.

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Floor Leader Urusemal re­sponded by saying it is legal.But, he added, it is illegal toincur debt on behalf of the Na­tional Government prior to ap­propriations for such expendi­ture by Congress.

Kosrae Senator Claude Phillipexpressed his fear that Congressmay be setting a precedence.Addingthat theStates haveoptedto assume responsibil ity overeducation which was once a con­current area of responsibility ofthe national and. state govern­ments. Now, 111e National Gov­ernment is being asked tofinancethe costs, said Phillip.

Yap Senator Isaac Figir urgedhis colleagues to leave politicsout and consider the hardshipsstudents arc facing by not actingfavorably on the measure.

In another floor action, Con­gress passed unanimously C.B.No.8-290, by State's vote onsecond reading, after adoptingseveral amendments.

The bill was intended toamended Public Law No. 8-93,which appropriated 51.3 millionfrom the General-Funds for fis­cal year ending September 30,

By THOMAS C. PANHOLZER

POHNPEI - Peacekeeping ef­forts on theislandofBougainvillehave broken down as rebel lead­ers refuse to attend peace talks,and the SouthPacificpeacekeep­ing force, consisting of Fijian,Tongan, andVanuatutroops,sentto protect negotiators from bothsides have gone home.

After spending 12 days inBougainville,38Tongan, and 104Fijian troops arrived in Suva to­day to a welcoming crowd. TheTongans were later sent toNuku' Alofa, Tonga's capital.And Vanuatu troops were flownhome in Australian troop carrieraircraft.

According to aRadioAustralianews release the force was sup­ported by Australia and NewZealand.

Rebel leaders from theBougainville RevolutionaryArmy complained that the forcecould not betrusted to guaranteethe protection of Francis Ona,BRA political leader.

The much celebrated peaceconference was the latestof fail­ures of Papua New Guinea tobring about a peace to the six­year war on that island.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1994-MARIANAS VARIETYNEWS ANDVIEws;.9

THE 8TH Congress of the Fed­erated States of Micronesia hasendorsed a $2.9M appropriationfor education across the states,the first major action taken bylegislative body in months,

A news release from thePresident's Office indicated thatCongress has adopted StandingCommittee Report No. 8-277, onC.B. 8-281, by Healli, Educa­tion and Social Affairs, to appro­priate $3 million from the Gen­eral Funds for Fiscal Year end­ing September 30, 1995, forschool needs throughout theFSM. The Committee report rec­ommended to change 53 millionto 52.9 million which wasadopted.

The breakdown would giveChuuk 51.4 million; Kosrae$100,000; Pohnpei 51 millionand Yap 5400,000. All for edu­cational purposes.No travelcostsnor purchase of vehicles fromthis fund.

Congress Vice.SpeakerDohsisHalbert convened lie 15111 dayof the current session, 30th-dayfourth regular session of theEighth Congress, last week. Allmembers present but SpeakerFritz and Senator Mackwelungwho were excused.

During the floor debate, it wasnoted that $200,000 of the $1.4million for Chuuk State was in­tended for matching, $1 FSM forevery $2 Chuuk Suite pays di­rectly to creditors to retire someof Chuuk State's education re­lated debts.

Question of legality of Con­gress to appropriate money topay debt was raised by PohnpeiSenator Christian. ContendingthatChuuk State should use its

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Science" is designed to develop alearning experience in sciencebeyond those normally availableto minority undergraduate' stu­dents at the college.

The program is supposed toprepare underwater science au­diovisual material.

Also, Mobil Oil Micronesia,Inc. Scholarship Foundationhasawarded scholarships for theyear1994-]995 to three students:Mayleen Tolcnoa (Tulensru),Alvina Berry, and Shrew Robert.

must gel control of 111e situationbefore the college moves into itsbrand new buildings in Palikir.The new campus is scheduled tobe completed by June 1995.

In other COM-FSM news:Thecollege has been awarded aS30,ooO grant under theMinorityScience Improvement Programfrom the United States Depart­ment of Education.

According to Moses, the col­lege project, "Lessons in the La­goon: An Underseas summer of

Anti-chewing policypushed at FSM College

POHNPEI - A betel-nut-get­tough policy is just a spit's dis­tance away at the College ofMicronesia-Federated States ofMicronesiamaincampus,locatedhere.

COM-FSM president Susan'Moses has issued a spitting ulti­matumtochewers - comeupwithaworkablesolution to preventthespitting inclassrooms,bathroom,and on the sidewalkswithin threemonths and implement it!

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Moses said that if 111C studentgovernment cannot work out apolicy with students, then as ofJanuary] 6, ]995, betelnutchew­ingwillbecomejust anotherchap­ter in the history of the school.

Moses said that the students

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FSM renews defianceto nuclear dum.pingPOHNPEI -The Federated States ing feasibility study for a perma-of Micronesia government has ncnt storage facility for the dis-once againreiterateditsobjection posal of a portion of the world'sto 111e Marshall Islands conduct- nuclear material on an uninhab-

1-------------------------------------------- ited atoll in the Marshall Islands.An announcement from. the

.govcrnmcnt's Departmentof Ex­temal Affairs was sparked as re­action to Marshalls minister forForeign Affairs, Phillip Muller,statement to the UN General As­sembly requesting the UN mem­ber states to consider its proposalto conduct the study.

The DEA pressrelease saidthatits United NationsMissiondeliv­ered a statement at the UN Gen­eral Assembly last week stronglyopposing the study.

It alsorestatedalongheldpolicyofsupporting theMarshallIslandsin gelling full rehabilitationof itsislands damaged by U.S. nucleartesting, however, the FSM gov­ernment said it was "deeply con­cerned about Minister Muller'sstatement," and that storingnuclear wastes was contradictoryto the purpose of rehabilitation.

Harshwords wereexchanged acouple of months ago, when theMarshalls originally stated that itintended to conduct the feasibil­ity study. The two nations areboth in Compacts of Free Asso­ciation with 111e UnitedStates andnormally maintain good relationswith each other.

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Makhachkala is the capital ofthe autonomous republic ofDagestan and is located on theshore of the Caspian Sea about1550 kilometers (960 miles)southeast of Moscow. Rostov isabout750 kilometers (465 miles)northwest of Makhachkala.

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on a peace-seeking mission to theMiddle East, wondered whyJones' lawyers "chose this sig­nificant day to put on this mediaevent."

plane, he said.The hijackers were believed to

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The jet remained at theMakhachkala airport, where itstood at the end of the runway.Authoritieswerenegotiating withthe hijackers.

"Our goal is to have as manyhostages as possible released assoon as possible," Pctrcnko said.

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Robert Bennett, said he "will notdignify the performance of Jonesand her attorneys bycommentinguponil."

Bennett,notingthatClintonwas

five crew members aboard theplane, Tomarovsky said.

The hijackers, who claimed tohave suitcases packed with ex­plosives, said they wanted to flytoIran. The Russian Foreign Min­istry has askedsurrounding stateswhether they would be willing toallow the plane to land,Tomarovsky said.

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haspublicly offered asettlement inthe$1.2 billion suit on behalf of about10,(0) Filipinos murdered, torturedand imprisoned during her husband's2O-YC<lT rule.

In 1992 aU.S. DistrictCourt juryinHawaii found the Marcos estate liablefordamages inthe case.This year, thejurysettheliability atS1.2 billion. Mrs,Marcos hasappealed theruling.

If the lawsuit were limited toFerguson,"wewouldsecktotake thepresident'sdeposition underoathasamaterial witness ofwhathappened inthehotel room," Joseph Cammarata,oneofJones,attorneys, saidatanewsconference. The alleged Clinton­Joro;ncctingoccurrcdinLittleRock,Ark, in 1991.

Clinton's lawyers sayincourtpa­persthattheimmunity they areseek­ing for the president should be ex­tendedto Ferguson. Afederal judgein Little Rock, Ark., is consideringthe matter.

"In the endI know I will get mygood name and reputation back,"Jones said during the news confer­ence,her voice quavering.

Clinton'slawyer in the Jones case,

crime and unrest since the Sovietcollapse. .

The hijackers demanded thatthe pilot return to Makhachkala,where. the plane landed 18min­lites later. Then the hijackers de.manded $2million inU.S.dollarsin ransom,said VladimirTomarovsky, aspokesmanfor theFederal Counterintelligence Ser­vice;

The hijackers later released 13passengers, including four chil­dren, leavingninepassengersand

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It was the first time thewidow ofousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos

WASHINGTON CAP) - PaulaJones' lawyers said Tuesday theywillpursuesexualharassmentallega­tions against President Clinton evenifhewinsacourt ruling thathecarmotbe suedwhile in office.

Clinton is seeking tohave theha­rassment case dismissed on groundsofpresidential immunity.

But Jones' lawyers said even ifClinton succeeds, they will pressahead withcharges againstArkansasstate trooper Darmy Ferguson, whoallegedlyaskedJones tomeetGimonin ahotelroom

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MOSCOW (AP) • Two hijack­ers armed with a grenade and aknife seized a Russian passengerjet with 27 people aboard, de­manding $2 million in ransomand safe passage to Iran, officialsreported Wednesday.

The hijacking occurred Tues­day night 13 minutes after theYak-40 left Makhachkala insouthern Russia, heading forROSlOv. Itwasthelatest in astringof hijackings in southern Russia,which has become a hotbed of

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The victims were released bythe hospital personnel at.3 p.m.the same day. (AAPD)

rebuilt in 1968. Designs of the de­cades-oldvesselshowed thatitmusthavebeenbuiltinAustralia or NewZealand, he said inan interview.

Itwasfound marooning inPapuaNewGuinea, he added.

The ship sailed all the way toSaipanwhere it was first used for"sunset cruising" by its Australianowners until it wasabandoned nearthe CharlieDockarea.

Bufton's restaurant waspopular­ized by his wife who servedsteakand lobster. It was destroyed bysuperTyphoon Kimin1986butwasrebuilt byBufton. In 1990,theship­restaurant was sold to Little wholateraddedthebar.

"Ifeelsick," Littlesaidwhile look­ingathis restaurant fromtheshore.

For the meantime, tourists andotherbar-gocrs willmiss thepopu­lar hangout as it may take severaldaysbeforeit couldbe repaired.

beingtakenQY PSSschoolbusestotheConventionCenterwheretheywill be temporarilysheltered.

The American RedCross, NMIChapter, on the other hand is alsodoing their own assessment,afterwhich a determination will bemade on how to assist typhoonvictims.

.As of press timeyesterday,Ty­phoon Wilda Bulletin No. 15 re­ported an "All Clear Condition"for Saipan, Rota, Tinian,Anatahan and Agrighan.

Wilda is said to have movedaway from the Marianas andslowly decreased in intensity.

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Not minding the deep cut in hishand, Dela Cerna rushed theyounger Solomon to the Com­monwealth Health Center fortreatment.

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As each engine warms up, the down, followed by Capitol Hillutility will continue to energize and Sadog Tasi," the news re-the other transmission lines. "It's lease said.importanttoknow thatonly those The utilityrcccived-ll callsthatlines that are not damaged can be powerpoleswerelcaningordown.energized. CUC crews arc re- Many of these calls were repeat.maining on the scene to com- The utility estimates only 5-6plcte the problem spots: polcsweredamagedwhichispre-Koblcrvilleand Kagmanreported cisely why the utility is able tothe most number of power lines provide electricity so quickly.

We, the family of the late

Would like to invite all our relatives andfriends to join us in prayers aswecommemorate the First Anniversary ofOur Loved One.

Nightly rosary will be said at 8:00 p.m.beginning Thursday, October 20, 1994 thruFriday, October 28, 1994, at their residence in ChalanKanoa Dis!. 113.

HERMAN PANGELINAN{"BOllS")

FIRST ANNIVERSARY ROSARN

Asof5:00p.m.,Liulc,knownforhis Elvis costumes andsongs,wastryingto"secure"theboatwith thehelpof somefriends while his em­ployees continued cleaning theres­taurantarea andthe bar.

Waitresses interviewed by theVarietysaidtheyweretoldbyLittle"not to worry" about theirjobs.

Repairsof theship areexpectedto follow when the weather stabi­lizes.

The Ship-Ashore boat is a resultof the years of repair by itsoriginalowner,DonBufton.

Bufton, who is originally fromCalifornia, salvaged theshipin1981after obtaining the papers neededbeforehecould"restore" it. Hethen

. transformed it intoa restaurant andbeganoperating it in 1984.

Bufton, who inspected the shipyesterday afternoon, said the shipmust have been built in 1910 and

Over at the Department of Fi­nance, Finance Secretary MariaCabrerareported thatWilda 'sstrongwindsrippcdoffboardsatFinance'sAutomated Data Processing sec­tioncausingrains tocome inthroughthe windows.

.Before long, the office wasfloodedwithequipmentanddocu- •mcnts soakingwet.

Emergency ManagementOfficePIOMarkPangelinan, whenaskedforasituationcr, alsodeclined com­ment saying information is stillbeing compiled.

He,however, saidevacuees fromschools with no place to stay are

cut rrom me upper poruon or OIS

left eye up to his check bone,Dela Cerna said.

"It was the metal sheet in thefluorescenthousingwhichcut hisface and my hand," Dela Cernanarrates in a phone interview.

There was no serious damage

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therestaurant wasintactas well asthe upper deck where the bar islocated, although someportions ofthebar's roofweredestroyed. Sev­eralUSandJapanese notesstapledon theceilingwerenotblownawayby Wilda's powerful winds.

Thebillshavethenamesofsomecustomers whowenttothepopularGarapanbarforthefirsttime.Whenthetyphoon signal wasraisedShip­Ashore employees covered thenotes withplasticto protect themfrom the winds.

The damage wroughtby Wildaon the restaurant and bar was notknown.ButSaipan'sElvisPresleylook-alikeJackLiule,ownerof thefamous barandrestaurant, saidhehad invested 5300,000in it.

A crop damage assessment isbeingprepared by theDepartmentof Lands and Natural Resources,butindications arerifethatfarmersmay have sustained the heaviestlosses.

Lloydsaid, heisstillawaiting fora damage assessment from bothRota andTinian, whichhe said iscurrently beingworkedon by thelocal mayors' office.

On theotherhand, CUC and theDepartment of Public Works arcsaid to be conducting their ownassessment on damages to theirproperties and on government fa­cilities.

Joey R. AgultoThomas John R.

Ryan R. Agulto

Rodney R.

Dora A.lnasElaine InosEloise InosChristine InosFleuretta InosDoreen R.

By early Tuesday, concreteschoolbuildings at Marianas HighSchool and other public schoolswere teeming with people, mostlythoseliving innon-concrete houses.

AttheheightofthetyphoonTues­day, island power was turned to­tallyoffasthesupertyphoon lashedatSaipanwithhcavyrains andrnaxi­mumsustained winds gustingup to160miles per hour.

Such strength sent some boardsand roofs flying at the same timeuprooting a substantial number oftrees andplants in Wilda's path.

Bylateafternoon yesterday,therewerestill an undetermined numberof evacuees staying at the Conven­tionCenter, theirhomesreported tohave been heavily damaged byWilda's fury.

Grandchildren:Maryann M.AgultoJoseph M.AgulloClarissa M.Agulto

She issurvived by her Children & Spouses: Eleanor A. AguonJesus & Dolores Agulto Kathy M. AgultaDolores &Eloy Inos Aileen M.AgultaJose &Cynthia Agullo AgultoModesta & Pedro Bartolo Gerald M. Agulto

AgultoShirley M. AgulloErnestina M.AgulloAgultoArlene A. MasgaErica A. Masga

She is predeceased by:Husband: Thomas Concepcion Agulto

ofChalan Kanoa Dist. #3 was called toher eternal rest on Monday, October 17, 1994atthe age of79.

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monwcalth Health Center, Lloydsaidelevenpeopleweretakeninfortyphoon-related injuries. Therewereno deaths reported.

The moreserious of the injuriesreported wasone involving a handinjury thathad to get operated onLloyd said there were also around40pregnantwornen broughttoCHCduringtheduration of thetyphoon,whichmeantsome 15 to 20 farni­lies staying there overnight Tues­day.

Residents were reportedly hiedoff tovarious shelters startingearlyMonday evening in anticipation ofyet thestrongest typhoonto hit theMarianas inyears.

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Last respect may be paid onFriday Oct. 28, 1994 beginning at8:00 a.m. until 3:45p.m. atthe residence ofMr. & Mrs. Eloy Inos in Dandan. Funeral Mass will be offeredat4:00 p.m. the same day atOur Lady ofMount Carmel Cathedral in Chalan Kanoa.Burial will follow atChalan Kanoa Cemetery.

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1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary $500per month.ContactANELlACM. BUENAFLORdbaAW-Aereeme Enterprises. P.O. Box1432, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235-1492.(11109)W/17153. .

1MECHANIC,AUTO- Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $250 perhour.Contact ALFREDO PARAS dba AI'sCorporation. P.O. Box2229 CK,Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No.235-8245.(11/09)W/17151.

EMERGENCY(POLICE)

4 SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTORS­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $1,500 per month.Contact: SEIKO'S MARINE CENTER,INC. P.O. So)( 664, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 235-6640.(11/02)W/17097.

1 RETAILSTOREMANAGER·Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$1,200­$1,250 per month.1GENERALMANAGER - Collegegrad.,2 years experience. Salary $2,000 permonth.Contact: AZUL, INC. dba Dear Island.P.O. Box 5142 CHRB, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 233-2084.(11/03)TH/17104.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSlslANT ­Salary $4.00 per hour.Contact: AUGUSTIN K. CASTRO, JR.dba ACJ Enterprises. P.O. Box 1584,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­7856.(11/03}TH/17103.

1 MASON1 PAINTER1 ELECTRICIAN1 PLUMBER1 REINFORCING STEEL-WORKERHigh school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.45 per hour.Contact: ROY ENTERPRISES, INC.P.O. Box 2268, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234·8020.(11/02)W/17096.

NEW JOBOne COOK and One BARTENDER needed. 3 to 4 years

experience ill working for Restaurant and Bar.Salary starts from $2.75 and up. Apply atEagle's Putt

Snack Bar or at Younis Art Studio at Garapan.Tel. 235-8917, 234-6341fl578.

1 MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICIAN1 SEWING MACHINE MECHANIC1 BLDG. MAINTENANCE REPAIRER10 PRESSERS, MACHINE10 HAND PACKAGERS10 CUTIER MACHINE1 COOK10 (Q.C.C.) QUALITY CONTROLCHECKERS60SEWINGMACHINEOPERATORS­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.45-$6.05 per hour.Contact:JINAPPAREL,INC.AM 1068,Caller Box 10001, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 234-3252/3,(11/02)W/17094.

4 NIGHT CLUB WAITRESSES - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45 per hour.Contact: MOGAMBO INC. dba CafeMogambo.Box 10000PPP157, Saipan,MP969S0. Tel.No.234-3118.(11/02)W/17095.

2 DISC JOCKEY· High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.45-$3.00per hour.2 WAITRESSES, NIGHT CLUB - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45 per hour.Contact: GEMS CORP. dba Coco Club& RestauranLP .0. Box 1519, Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No.234-3777.(11/02)W/17093.

HELP WANTED • SALES PEOPLEIf you can answer "YES" to thefollowing Questions callmefor a lifetime opportunity.

1) Doyou likemaking loIs of money?2) Doyou have your owncar?3) Doyoulike meeting people?4) Doyou likeworking on acommission plan?5) Are youlookingfor a career?6) Are youawinner?

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Tel.: 234-8230/233-8231

Attn: Sales Manager, Triple J WholesaleP.O. Box487,lower Base Saipan, MP96950

Ph. 670-323-6504 Fx.670-322-o432

1 SALES REPRESENTATIVE - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45-$4.25 per hour.Contact: PEACE CORP. dba MamaStore. P.O. Box 1519: Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234·7794 (11/02)W/17092.

1 GEOLOGIST - College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $1,500 per month.Contact: SANG YOUNG CORPORA­TION dba Water Well Drilling. P.O. Box2877 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-7100.(11/02)W/17091.

1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. - Salary$2.45 per hour.Contact: JOSE T. TAROPE dbaChemiBoy En!. P.O. Box 1970, Saipan,MP96950.Tel.No. 235-2815.(10/26)W/17024. .

1SALESCLERK - High schoolequiv., 2yearsexperience.Salary$5.00 perhour.Contact: DFS SAIPAN LTD. P.O. Box528, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­6615.(11/03)TH/!0556.

1 COOK2 KITCHEN HELPERS - High schoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary$2.45­$2.65 per hour.1 SPORTS COORDINATOR - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45-$3.00 per hour.Contact: DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD.dba Saipan Diamond Hotel. P.O. Box66, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­5900 Ext. 278.(11103)TH/10550.

1 SALES MANAGER - Salary $1,000per month.Contact: DOLLAR UP SOUVENIRMART INC. P.O. Box 1787,Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234·6206.(11/02)W/17100.

1 WAITER1COOK - High school equiv., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.45 per hour.Contact: 'ADOR DEVELOPMENTCORP. dba Ador Chinese Restaurant.P.O. Box3087, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234·2394.(10/26)W/17020.

1 MANAGER,OFFICE - College grad.,2 years experience. Salary $1,800­$2,500 p~r month.Contact: CHONG SAN SAl PANRESORTEL ENTERPRISES, INC.Caller BoxPPP532,Saipan, MP96950.Tel. 233-6349/234-1057.(11/01)T/17087

1 ARCHITECT - College grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $700-$1,000 permonth.1 MECHANICAL ENGiNEER - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal·ary $800·$1,000 per month.Contact: BLACK MICRO CORPORA­TION. P.O. Box 545 CK, Saipan, MP96950. Tel. No. 234-6800/6549.( 11/02:)W/10537.

1 COMPUTER OPERATOR - Highschool equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.50 per hour.Contact: BASIC CONSTRUCTIONSUPPLY. P.O. Box 331, Saipan, MP9695q. Tel. No. 234-7666.(10/26)W/10446.

1AUTO RENTAL CLERK - High schoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary $2.50­$3.00 per hour.1AUTOMECHANIC-Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $3.00 perhour. •Contact: ISLANDS DEVELOPMENTCORPORATIONdba Dollar RentA Car.SVRB P.O. Box 7149, San Vicente,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288­5151.(11/02)W/10541.

1 OUALITY CONTROL (CHECKER)SUPERVISOR - College grad., 5 yearsexperience. Salary $9.10 per houF.Contact: DOKO SAIPAN INC. P.O. Box1847,Garapan,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-1301.(1 1I02)W/17089.

1 ACUPUNCTURE - College grad., 2years experience. Salary $1,700 permonth.Contact: KYUNG HEE CORP. dbaKyung Hee Acupuncture Clinic. CallerBox AAA 921, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 235·6666.(10/26)W/17021.

6 AIRCRAFT & pnWERPLANT ME­CHANICS1AIRLINEMAINTENANCERECORDSSPECIALIST-High schoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary $7.25 per hour.Contact: PACIFICSEINOASAHI AVIA­TION, INC. PPP-318 P.O. Box 10000,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 288­7412.(10/26)W/10448.

1 CARPENTER1 WOOD CARVER2 CLEANERS, HOUSEKEEPING4WAlTRESSES(Restaurant)-Highschoolgrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$2.45perhour.1MASON -Twoyearsexperience. Salary$2.45per hour.Contact: HANHWATRADINGCO., LTD.PPP622 Box ,OOסס1 Saipan,MP 96950.Tel. No.234-2070.(10127)TH!17031.

1 (COMPUTER) PROGRAMMER, IN­FORMATION SYSTEM- Collegegrad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$700-$1,200 permonth.Contact: SAIPAN COMPUTER SER­VICES, INC.P.O.Box 2148, Saipan,MP96950. Tel. No. 234-9110.(10/27)TH/17034.

2 MASONS - High schoolgrad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$2,45-$3.00 perhour.Contact: M.S.VILLAGOMEZ INCORPo­RATEDdbaMSVConstruction Company.P.O. Box 7, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.234-61 08m23. (1 0/27)TH/10457.

1 ASSISTANT MANAGER . Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Salary $5.80per hour.Contact: MAGUSA INC.lROMEORAMOSdba Romesons'. Caller BoxAAA508, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235·7233.(11/03)TH/17109.

2 ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS - Highschoolgrad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$2.45perhour,Contact: LEE'S INC. P.O. Box 1691,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234-3848/7768.(10/27)TH/17029.

1TYPESETIER3 CONTINUOUS FORM MACHINEOP­ERATORS- Salary$2.45per hour.1 ELECTRICIAN - Salary$2.50 per hour.Contact: ASG CORPORATION dba EliteEnterprises. Caller Box PPP 273, Box10000, Saipan, MP 96950.Tel. No. 233­2677/6465.(10/27)TH/17035.

1 MECHANIC, AIR CON· High schoolgrad., 2 years experience. Salary $600per month.Contact: NITTO SAIPAN, INC. P.O.Box 605 CK, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234·3548.(10/27)TH/17048.

2 MASONS1 CARPENTER· High school grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary$2.45per hour.Contact: MARIA CAMACHOARIZALAdbaSystems Services Company. P.O. Box752, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­5334.(10/27)TH/17025.

3 MASONS1 CARPENTER - High school grad., 2yearsexperience. Salary$2.45per hour.Contact: BRIANP.REYESdbaBPR Pro­fessionatServces. P.O.Box2368, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No.234-1618.(10/27)TH/17027.

1 BARTENDER - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $3.00 perhour. .1WAITER, NIGHTCLUB- High schoolgrad.,2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.45­$3.00 per hour.Contact: ELBERT B. QUITUGUA dbaHighway Star Music Bar & Rest. P.O.Box 1522, Saipan, MP 96950.(10/27)TH/17037.

4 ACCOUNTANTS - College grad., 2years experience. Salary $4.00-$8.00per hour.2 CARPENTERS· High schQol grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.45·$4.00per hour.1 PAINTER· High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$2.45·$3.00 per hour.2 DRESSMAKERS1WAREHOUSE(SUPERVISOR), Highschoolgrad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$2.45·$3.50 per hour.4 SUPERVISORS(SALES)· Highschoolgrad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary $2.45·$3.75 per hour.1AUTO MECHANIC· High schoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary $3.00·$4.00per hour.Contact: JESUS B. YUMUL dba yeOCorporation. P.O. Box 932 CK, Saipan,MP 96950. Tel. No. 23'5-6604/05.( 11/03)TH/10548

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1 ASSISTANT MANAGER - Salary$1,000-$2,800 per month.1 CASHIER- High schoolgrad., 4 yearsexperience. Salary$2.45·$3.85perhour.4 SECURITY GUARDS1GREENSKEEPER -Highschoolgrad.,2 yearsexperience.Salary $2.45-$3.75per hour.1 CIVIL ENGINEER - College grad., 4yearsexperience.Salary$1,000-$2,600per month.5 COOKS - High school grad., 2 yearsexperience. Salary$2.45-$5.00 perhour.5 HOUSEKEEPING,CLEANERS- Highschool equiv., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45-$3.50 per hour.1 ELECTRICIAN - High school grad., 2years experience. Salary $2.45-$4.25per hour.1 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR­Highschoolequiv., 4 years experience.Salary $2.45-$5.00 per-hour.1 AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45-$3.50 per hour.1WAITER,RESTAURANT- Highschoolgrad.,2years experience.Salary $2.45­$3.25 per hour.Contact: SUWASO CORPORATIONdba Coral Ocean Point Resort Club.P.O. Box 1160,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel.No. 234-7000.(10/27)TH/10450.

1 MANAGER, CLUB - College grad., 2years e;xperience. Salary $1,500-$1,800permonth.Contact: BAZAARCOLLECTION INCOR­PORATED dba Paeck~ Karaoke Box.P.O.Box3577CK, Garapan, Saipan, MP96950. Tel, No. 233-6349.(10/27)TH/17044.

1 MANAGER, OFFICE- College grad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$1,800permonth.1SUPERVISOR, CONSTRUCTION -Highschoolgrad.,2 years experience. Salary$1,750permonth.2 CARPENTERS - High schoolgrad., 2yearsexperience. Salary$2.45perhour.Contact: MICHELLE HS LEE dba YaleConstruction Co. AM 341 Box 10001,Saipan, MP96950.Tel.No.234·2777.(10/27)TH/17043.

1ASSISTANTFACTORY MANAGER­Collegegrad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $5.80-$10.00 per hour.2 ELECTRICAL REPAIRERS (MAiN­TENANCE)10 HAN!) PACKAGERS5 MAINTENANCE WORKERS - Highschool grad., 2 years experience. Sal­ary $2.45-$10.00 per hour.1SEWINGSUPERVISOR- High schoolgrad., 2years experience. Salary $4.05­$10.00 per hour.25 MACHINE PRESSERS (PRESSOPERATORS)2 MATERIAL CLERKS20 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKERS20 CUTTERS, MACHINE60 SEWINGMACHINE OPERATORS­High school grad., 2 years experience.Salary $2.45-$7.00 per hour.Contact: SAM MARIANAS, INC. P.O.Box 1630,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No.322-3444/5/6.(10/27)TH/17036.

1 MANAGER, TRAVEL AGENCY - Col­lege grad., 2 years experience. Salary$1,800 per month.Contact:PRINCESANG MUN PAKdbaPrinceManagementCo. P.O.Box7331,Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 235­3953.(10/27)TH/17032.

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1 CONTROLLER - College grad.,2yearsexperience. Salary$1,400per month.1 STOCK CONTROL SUPERVISOR ­Highschool equiv., experience preferred.Salary$2.58perhour.Contact: RONAW D. SABLANrna SY'sCorp./Pacific Gardenia Hotel. P.O. Box144, Saipan, MP 96950. Tel. No. 234­3455166,(10127)THl10452.I·' .

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He also said Continental's lat­est financial results reflected animprovement. Continental an­nounced Tuesday that iIS 1994third-quarterearnings soared 147percent to 530.6 million, or S1.03per share after preferred stockdividends. That compared withnet income ofS I 2.4 million, or 53cents per share, for the same pe­riod a year ago.

Nonetheless, the numbersmasked weakness. Without a spe­cial S23.4million gain this quar­ter because fewer frequent fliermiles have been cashed in,Conrincntals earnings wouldhave been 57 million. Not count­ing special items a year ago. thecompany would have lost S39million.

Revenues were 51.5 billion forthe quarter. vs. 51.6 billion a yearago.

Daniel P. Garton, senior vicepresident and chief financial of­ficer, said the carrier was "stillwell below an acceptable profitmargin relative to the invcsimcntin our business."

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newspaper The Guardiall.The businessman accusl'd

them of accepting J"laymenlsfrom Harrods in exchange rorasking planted qucstions in Par­liamenl.

Smith admilled he did. ButHamillon denied the ~t1kPlioll'

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capture a part of the cost-divertedtrade and invcsuncnt Irom Jupan."Dowling said.

In terms of domestic demand,Dow!ingsaid Ihe com inuing stockmarket boom :md LU"l', in rl':ilwages boosted conxumcr confi­deI1Cl'.

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On a rer counlry h:t,is. f)lmllngsaid \la\aysia and Th:\ibnd willpost rapid g.ains. \Lilay,ia'sgrowth is projeClcdat X.X perct:nt

'They're losing a strong man­ager with a track record like his.This is a man who achieved a 101,"he said. "The financial rcorgani­zation he oversaw was a trcmcn­dous achievement."

Ferguson said he would remaina director of the company andserve as a consultant on overallstrategic planning and direction.He was also named a principal at

Air Partners L.P., a controllingshareholder of Continental.

Gordon Bethune, Continental'spresident, will assume overall di­rcction of both strategic and day­to-day operations, the carrier an­nounced. However. he told air­line analysts in a telephone con­ference Ihat il would up the boardof directors 10 name a new chiefexecutive officer.

Bethune. who said he firstlearned of Ferguson's resignationon Monday, deflected questionsabout whetherthe board asked forFerguson's resignation.

"I think he wanted to exploreother options for himself andcouldn't do that as chid cxccu­live here,''' Bethune said. "WhatBob was doing was on track withwhat we want to do."

Ferguson, 45, had been chiefexecutive since August 1991. Hesaid his Continental tenure "hasbeen one of the most cxhilartingexperiences of my professionallife."

LONDON (AI') - Amid a gov­ernmenl corruption scandal andresignation of two ministers, busi­nessman Mohamed AI Fayed de­niedTuesdaynight trying loblack­mail Prime Minister John Major.

CorporalC Affairs Minisll:f NeilHamilton quit Tuesday followingaccusations last week by AIFayed,the Egyptian-born owner ofHarrods, London's ocst known de­partmenl slore.

Northern Ireland Millister TimSmith quil Thursday as SlXlfl as AIFayed's acclJsationsagainst himandHarnillon appeared in the London

MANILA (AP) - SoutheastAsia's rapid economic growth isexpected to reach 7.3 per cent bythe end of 1994and 7.7 per centby 1995, the Asian DevelopmentBank said Wednesday.

The projection by the Mani)a­based bank was issued followinga workshop on the Asian eco­nomic ou[look.

1.Malcolm Dowling.the hank '.sassistant chic f economi,l. saidAsia's per capita illcome is grow­ing at more than Iwice [he raIl' ofille rest of the world.

Dowling said Ihe growth is isattributed to high rates of savingsand investment, open trade andindustrial policies, control of theinnation rail' and public deficits.

He said tllC strenglhening of theyen againsl the dollar also helpedimproved economic performance."It provides newly induslria1i/.-

Continental's CEO resignsBy LAURA TOLLEY

Two British ministers quit over scandal

High economic growth inSoutheast Asia to continue

HOUSTON (AP) • Robert R.Ferguson III, who Jed Continen­tal Airlines through its secondbankruptcy reorganization. quitunexpectedly Tuesday as chiefexecutive officer and vice chair­man.

The surprise resignation ofFerguson, a respected airline man­agement vctc ran, came the sameday the carrier announced disap­pointing quarterly financial rc­sults, No reason was given forFerguson's departure except thathe wished to pursue OUlCr careerchallenges.

But Ferguson's resignation wasseen as ominous for Continental,which has corne [0 symbolize theups and downs of the U.S. airlineindustry.

It has emerged from bankruptcytwice, cut COSIS drastically andtried to survive in a brutally com­petitive struggle low-cost carrierSouthwest Airlines. But its Con­tinental Li te operation disap­pointed the company this sum­mer by losing money and Conti­nental is ranked worst of the ma­jor airlines in customer com­plaints.

Analyst Michael Boyd, presi­dent of Aviation Systems Re­search in Golden, Colo., saidFerguson's departure didn't bodewell.

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"Jcrusalcm...is thecapital of thePalestinian state, whether or notIsrael and Jordan like it."

Arafat's strike order exemptedthe PLO-ruled Gaza Strip andWest Bank town of Jericho, butmany Palestinians there also re­jected the treaty as a sellout.

"All the Arab leaders havestarted trading Palestine, andKing Hussein is one of them,"said Nahed Abbas, 32, a taxidriver and supporter of theMuslim militant Hamas move­mcnt.

"Hussein is selling Palestineand he is selling Jerusalem."

In an apparent attempt todefuse the tensions, U.S.President Bill Clinton metArafat in Cairo. He praisedArafat's effort to rein inHamas, which has carried outthree major anti-Israel attacksin recent weeks.

Clinton said Arafat was"very keen to put the violenceof Hamas to an end." He alsoeased Palestinian concerns bysaying international aid wouldnot be linked to progress 111

curbing terrorism.

ficer Francisco de la Cruz was alsotiedtoapostandasignslungaroundhisneckTherebels alsofledwithhisgun.

Both officers were freed by rc­spending policemen.

"Because of the twoincidents, wehavebcenordcrcd10bemorevigilantinguarding against possible attacks,"F-lorendo said.

TI1C brigade hasbeen responsiblefor over a hundred killing of policeofficers in Manila in the late 1980s.The killings stopped after a strongpublicbacklash.

Mideast war, said it.will nevergive up sovereignly over theunited city.

A Fatah leaflet faxed to newsagencies Wednesday warnedHussein to stay awayfrom Jcrusa­1cm.

The monarch has been invitedby Israel topray at Jerusalem's AIAqsa Mosque, the third holiestsite of Islam.

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post in nearby Blumcntritt district,was handcuffed by suspected Bri­gademembers. Asigm,saying'tno toextortioo"wa'lslungaroundhisneck.

OnMonday, policeofficerMarteBensol wasmanning thestreetinthebusy Baclaran district in suburbanParanaquc when the guenillas heldhim at gunpoint and tied him to alamppost with his own handcuff,policesaid,

The rebels fled with the Bensol'srevolver.

The secondincident Mondaywasinsuburban Muntinglupa. Police of-

movement declares that Jerusa­lem is under the control of thePalestinian people, not of KingHussein," read graffiti in the WestBank town of Hebron.

The Israel-Jordan accord guar­antees Jordan's King Hussein acontinued role in running theMuslim holy places in Arab eastJerusalem, which the Palestinianswant as the capital of a futurestate.

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credulous when she was re­jected sight unseen by a po­tential suitor after he learnedher birth date.

"I would rather not meet himif he is particular about thosethings," she said.

The superstition also hassubtler legacies. Some 1966­born women say that becauseof the aggressive image asso­ciated with their birth year,they tread carefully in male­dominated Japan.

Hiroko Ijima, a 28-year-oldtranslator, said that after shelearned as a child about thesuperstition, she consciouslycultivated a calm, gentle de­meanor.

Tam ami Akashi , another1966 baby, remembers her fearwhen she first heard that fe­males born that year wouldbecome fierce and domineer­ing.

"I really wondered whetherI would grow up to murder myhusband!" said Akashi , whomarried this year. .

The superstition surround­ing 1966 births is derived fromthe Chinese zodiac. Every 60years comes the "hinocurna"year, its written characterscombining the powerful ele­ments of horse and fire, over­laid with dominance or force­fulness.

The gunmen, described to be"youthful-looking" fledon fOOL

No group claimed responsibilitybutthestyleofthcattack raisedsuspi­cions that it was carried out by theAlexBorcayaoBrigade,abreakawayfactionoftheCommunistPartyoflhePhilippines.

TheBrigadehasannounced acam­paignagainst "crooked"police.

"If the '(brigade) was involved, Iam just requesting them not to hunmy men," Police SuperintendentCipriano Herrera said. "There aremoreserious criminals thancrookedpolicemen. Why don't ihcy targetthemfirst, If theywant to cmbarassdishonest policemen. That would beokay with usas long ay they don'tshootthern.Theyhavefamilies also."

TbeshootingofFajardoisthefourthincident involving a police officersinceMonday. However,in theear­lierincidents, traffic policemen weresimplyhandcuffed andleft inpublicplaces.

OnTuesday,policeofficerCecilioArandia, who was manningan OI.It-

in administering holy sites inJerusalem. The Palestinians wereboycotting the ceremony.

Scores of Palestinian activistsenforced the strike, yelling clo­sure orders over loudspeakers asthey moved from shop to shop incities and towns throughout theWest Bank.

Taxi and bus services werestopped. Some taxis were pulledoff the road and passengers forcedto get out.

"The (mainstream PLO) Fatah

TOKYO (AP) -The year 1966came, and Japan's birthrate"began dropping precipitously.By year's end, it had fallen byone-fourth, a decrease nor­mally associated only withwar, famine or epidemic.

The reason for the one-yearplunge: According to Chinesezodiac-based folklore, girlsborn that year would grow upstrong and powerful, even fe­rocious.

In Japan, where femininityis often equated with thedainty, demure and decorative,these girls were seen as a kindof demographic time bomb ­women warriors in waiting,

Couples worried that with abirthright like that, daughtersbrought into the world in 1966would never find husbands.So many put off having chi 1­dren.

Only 1.3 million babies wereborn in 1966, compared to 1_8million the year before and1.9 million the year after.

The girls of 1966 are nowwomen of 27 or 28. Despiteparental fears, marriage ratesfor these women are in linewith those of the general popu­lation. Still, discriminationdoes exist.

Chieko Hayashi, 28, was in-

Superstition of bad-luck birthyear lingers in modern Japan

By NANCY MAYER

Manila policeman gunned downMANll.A (AP) • In an apparentescalation of Conununist auaeks onpolicemen, suspected Marxist rebelsshotandwoundedancfficerWedncs­dayashewasdirecting traffic ononeof thecity's busiest streets.

Police said the attack took placeshortlybeforenoon (0400 gmt)atthecomer of Tayuman and Avenidastreets in Manila's crowded SantaCruzshopping district.

The fourgunmen, armedwith.45­caliber pistols, shot Senior PoliceOfficer BcnjaminFajardointherightforearm.left shin,andrightknee andgroin, according to hospital emer­gencyroom official.

Anemployceofthccitycnginccr'soffice,whorcquestcdnottobenamed,said one of the gunmen called theofficer'snamebeforeshootinghimatpoint-blank range.

"The shooter was apparently notaiming to kill him," the employeesaid."Hewaspointing hisgundown00 the officer's legs. After he fell,gunmanshothim in the armto makesure thathe cannotdrawhis gun."

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The protest strike, ordered by'PLO leader Yasser Arafat, wastimed tocoincide with the signingof the Jordan-Israel peace treaty,which grants Jordan aspecial role

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Born toda>" you are alwaysready and willing to step in to takeup any slack or undo any errorsthat others may have made.Though you are never one to "lordit over others," you are, neverthe­less, quite confident in your abilityto transform bad into good and de­feat into victory.You're not one toshirk responslbility or shy awayfrom 'a direct challenge of anykind, While others are stumblingaround unsure of what to do in agiven situation, you can be count­ed on to come up with a plan of ac­tion that invites progress and willvery likely prove a startling suc­cess in every way.

You are energetic and experi­mental in both your professionalendeavors and your personal life.For you, romance is a kind of play­ground on which you can do nowrong, despite your often unusualstrategies and tastes. Where loveis concerned, you find the greatestpleasure in pleasing others.

Also born on this date are:John Cleese, actor, writer, CQm­lc;NlloeUe Fabray, actress; Si­moo LeBoo, singer.

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points a!l~-_:,a~p1e-high'~ 1 re­bounds Io .' Lukers.YincenlA~ :6w ledSeattle with

21 points and Gary Payton added19.

The Sonics jumped to an early14-2 lead, but led jusl26-25 afterthe first quarter. Los.Angeles (5­2)scored42-pointsin a 12-minutespan ofthe first half to take a 57­52 lead at halftime.

The Lakers were leading76.-66with 5:1i left in the third quarterwhen the Sanies went on an 18-6run for an 84-82 advantage.

ofspeeding, and wassentenced toa S1,000 fine, 100 hours of com­munity service and two years'probation.

Peck claims Kidd was driving100 mph at the lime of the crash.

Peck's lawsuit also namesKidd's father, Steve, because heowned the vehicle that Kiddcrashed.

Kidd was sued in June by awoman who claimed he slappedher at a party, and a week later bya woman seeking S10,000monthly child support paymentsfor their 7-ycar-old son.

Kidd signed a nine-year, S54million contract with the Maver­icks in August.

doubts about the New York­area sites 'and questions aboutthe - league 's financing ..Rothenberg said he. couldn'ttalk about his financing yet.

"The argument for goingahead in April is momentum,"Rothenberg said. "We've justhad a great World Cup; let'snot miss a beat."

But he said moving tooquickly poses risks.. Rothenberg also said U.S.

coach Bora Milutinovic wason the verge of signing a four­yearcontractextensionthroughDecember 1998. Rothenbergsaid only details of bonusesremainedopen andheexpectedthedeal to becompleted withina week.

collisiononInterstate80, andasksthe courts to make an example ofKidd.

Peck's lawyer filed the lawsuitFridayin Alameda County Supe­riorCourt.It seeks an unspecifiedamount for Peck's medical ex­penses and in punitive damages.

Kidd's lawyer,HenryCruz, didnot immediately return calls forcomment late Monday.

No one was seriously injuredwhen Kidd's sport utility vehiclesideswiped Peck's tar atEmeryville. Kidd's vehiclenipped, andhe ranfromthescene.

Kidd, 21, pleaded no contestlast month to misdemeanor hit­and-run. He also was convicted

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VANCOUVER, British Colum­bia (AP)- George Lynch's 15­foot jumper with 22 seconds leftgave the Los Angeles Lukers, a114-113 exhibition victory over

'the Seattle SuperSonics on Tues-day night.

It was the first exhibition lossfor the Sonios (5-1).

Seattle's Nate McMillan sawhis 3-point attempt fall short withthree seconds left.

Lynch led all scorers with 26points, including 17 in the firsthalf, while Vlade Divac added 23

an announcement Tuesday whenFIFA, soccer's governing body,began its three-day semiannualmeeting. But the news__ confer­ence thatwas planned was calledoff last week. .

"I hopewithin the next 10 daysto two weeks we will be able tomake our announcement,"Rothenberg said, adding he was"circulating legal documents forsignatures."

Rothenberg planned a 12-teamleague to start next April 15. LastJune, two days before the start ofthe World Cup, he announcedsevensites:Columbus,Ohio;EastRutherford,N.J.;Foxboro,Mass.;Hempstead, N.Y.; Los Angeles;San Jose, Calif; and Washington.

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NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S.clubsoccerchampionshipmaynotstartasplannednextspring.

Alan Rothenberg, presidentof the U.S. Soccer Federationand head of the new league,said Tuesday a postponementof Major League Soccer to1996 was possible.

Astimemoveson,"the moreyou have to analyze whetherto start in '95 or '96,"Rothenberg said.

Asked whether that meanttheremightbeaone-year post­ponement, Rothenberg said:"Sure it's a possibility; every­thing is a possibility."

Rothenberg hoped to make'

US soccer league may be delayedBy RONALD BLUM

Third lawsuit filed againstmulti-million dollar rookie--~---OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mul­timillion-dollarbasketball rookieJason Kidd has been hit with histhird lawsuit of the year, this onefrom the other driver in Kidd'shit-and-run accident.

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Kampai in between storms: On October 15th, the FT/SNE team of Yuuki Togawa and Elmer Ermitaniostormed the PABA championship series and bagged the PABA 5th Budweiser Reinforced crown. A doublecelebration followed over the weekend - victory party and Ermitanio's nth birthday. It was also a party beforeanother storm called super typhoon Wilda. Celebrating the events are (front I-r) Ric Alegre, Bert Generao,Dong Parayno, Togawa, Noel Dominguez, (middle row I-r) Tom Alegre, J.R., Warren Villegas,Larry, ObetValdez, Coach Ronnie Bayle, Ivan Gutierrez, Rene Somaoang, (back l-r)Alan Magcalas and Ed Casino.

October 29Startof the2ndAnnualGovernmentInter-AgencyWomen's (GIAW)

Softball League.October 30Start of the 1st CNMI Youth FootballLeague. First game -Southcrn

Division versus Central, 12 noon. Second game is Northern versusEastern, 2:30 p.m. at the new Airport Football Field.

October 31Deadline of registration for the 12thannual Rocball tournament. For

more information, call James Feger at Marianas High schoolNovember 6CNMI YFL match between Northern and Southern Divisions at 12

noon. Central meets Eastern at 2:30 p.m.November 13CNMI YFL match between Eastern and Southern Divisions at 12

noon. Northern faces Central at 2:30 p.m.November 16Deadlineofregistration for theSaipanChamberofCommerce (SCC)

fund raising golf tournament at the Coral Ocean Point resort Club.Submit application and fees at the SCC office, COP Golf Pro-Shop,Guam Savings & Loan. Funds to be raised is for the 1995 communityservice and events program. An additionalof S10 will be paid for lateregistration after deadline.

November 20Start of the second of two elimination rounds of the 1st CNMI YFL.

Eastern meets Northern at 12noon. Central squares off with SouthernDivision at 2:30 p.m. -

November 26Saipan Chamber of Commerce (SSC) fundraising tournament at the

COP Resort Club. Tee off time is 6:30 a.m.. Show time is at 5:45 a.m.November 27CNMI YFL. Eastern meets Central at 12 noon. Southern faces

Northern at 2:30 p.m.SPORTS PAGEREADERS:(Sports Date isanewfeature for Variety sports readers. Schedules ofsporting events will

be carried as often as possible. We encourage schools, governmeru and private sports group10 send upcoming events byfax to: Variety Sports Dale. We also appreciate people informingus ifthere isno more need to carry schedules-to give room to other sports events. We reserve

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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) ­Cuba beat the United States 3-0Tuesday in a playoff game of theWomen's World VolIeybalIChampionship.

It took the Cubans 1 hour and22 minutes to down the Arneri­ans 16-14, 15-5and 15-12 in the

city of Belo Horizonte about 360