By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

THE CNMI government and the United States Drug En­forcement Agency (DEA) have renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) over the· weekend, it was learned yesterday.

The signing was originally scheduled Thursday, but ac­cording to Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio's public information officer, Tenorio has asked the

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Attorney General's Office to "look into" the MOU first.

"The governor wou Id Ii ke to see the MOU expanded," Mark Broadhurst said Thursday.

He said the renewal of the MOU "calls for one DEA agent to be stationed in the CNMI. The governor wants two agents."

Under the MOU the CNMI government and DEA signed last February, DEA and local law enforcement agencies of

the CNMI and Guam will co­operate to "prevent the' spread of the drug menace" in the Marianas.

"Any aspect of the drug net­work will be investigated," a DEA official told the Variety last February.

"Whether or not it is the sales, the distribution, the smuggling or manufacturing. The whole realm of the drug culture will be looked at."

Broadhurst said the gover-

nor has been consistent in asking federal assistance in the CNMI's "war against drugs" policy.

"He likes to see more of this assistance," he said.

"We have a serious drug prob-

ties !em just like in any place in the US. We 're small enough that we can get a handle on this but we still need the assistance of the­(Federal Bureau oflnvestigation) and DEA."

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)S'1}uggled intothe CNMI_ are ·. ':~ow coming:from Mexican . )~gs :via Los· Angeles, the ·;govemor'sPublic Infonnation By Mar-Vic C. Munar

Variety News Staff GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio said Friday he wants the new regulations on.the Gar­ment Industry Moratorium Act to be either modified or revoked. · The regulations, prepared by

a newly created executive panel, would allow the hiring of about 8,000 new garment workers.

Speaker Diego Benavente has said the new regulations vio­lated Public Law 10-9, the gar­ment moratorium act. He has

disclosed plans to ask the court to stop the enforcement of the regu­lations which took effect Sept. 3.

"I was a little bit surprised also when the issue was raised," Tenorio said. "I didn't know that the regulations would allow the hiring of additional 8,000 work­ers."

He said he had signed the regu­lations, thinking that it would only create a textile panel that would review the requirements for the hiring of garment workers.

"I thought what the panel would

do was just to determine whether there is a need to hire more workers," Tenorio said.

Commerce Secretary Pete delaCruzhassaidthenewregu­lations only provided for the

· . establishment of a worker pool, and. the imposition of quota for each garment factory.

But Benavente is worried that the regulations would actually authorize the entry of7 ,805 new workers in addition to those al­ready in the Commonwealth.

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Officer Mark Broadhurst said · Thursday. .

Broadhurst said the infor­mation came from visiting U;S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials.

A significant portion of il­legal drugs circulating in the CNMI is believed to be from Asian countries.

Criminal Justice Planning Agency's Joaquin T. Ogumoro, in a report submit­ted to the Governor's Drug

Mark Broadhurst

Task Force last March, said marijuana and methamphet­amine ("ice") are the most widely-abused drugs, after al­cohol, in the CNMI.

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CNMI seen as one of the world's top per capita consumers of beer, alcohol

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

THE CNMI has one of the highest rates of per capita consumption of beer in the world, according to the Department of Public Health Ser­vices.

The DPHS 1995 report showed that people in the Commonwealth take in excess of $4 million. per year of alcoholic beverages.

Consumption is mostly in the studied in a systematic fashion. form of beer, but also includes Many of these alcohol related distilled beverages, wines, and diseases are a significant cause of spirits. both outpatient and inpatient treat-

There are four to five clearly ment at the Commonweal th alcohol-related deaths per year in Health Center. the CNMI, the DPHS report said. The DPHS said the public health

The report indicated that there impact of alcohol use in theCNMI are many other deaths where al- has not been studied in detail. coho! may have been a contribut- "The list of illnesses caused by ing factor, but these have not been Continued on -page 6 ---------------~-.... ,~'{f 1·:~lj£/. ·-·.. . ... t2·:.~.~- .

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New . ai PM sought Parties maneuver a:fier Banharn resigns By PATRICK McDOWELL

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The six parties fom1ing the government quietly maneuvered Sunday to select a new prime minister after forcing [l.mh,m1 SiJpn-archa to resign. but the fr,,m-runner seemed LUJlikely to ease 11 ,,rry over Thailand's flagging cc,,nomy.

Banham, 64,announcedhisresigna­uon Saturday as the price of face-sav­ing support from ,his coalition partners in a censure vote where he was accused of corruption, lying and mismanaging the economy.

Eyes downcast, Banham pledged at a news conference to step down by next Saturday and tum over power to a coalition ally. His daughter, Kanchana Silpa-an:ha, a legislator who has been inlplicated in a land swindle, burst into tears.

Banham won the vote minutes later -as his career lay in ruins. But financial analysts noted that the same old coali­tion faces would still be in charge and that the ouster represented less a turn­ing point in Thai politics thanacontinu-

ation. The parties held private meetings

Sunda~ to ~p?uta way forward. Key numstnes like tmance, commerce, in­dusrry, defense and interior were ex­pected to be parceled out to ensure support.

Thefront-JUllllertosucceedBanham was Defense Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudll, a fonner supreme military commander with a strong anned forces following. Foreign Minister Arnnuay Viravan was ex­pected to get the crucial finance portfolio.

Chavalit leads the New Aspira­tion Party, with 57 seats, second in the coalition behind the 91 held by Banham's Chan Thai.

Thai radio reported that Snoh Thienthong, secretary-general of Chart Thai, said New Aspiration should be given the chance to form the new government - implicitly boosting Chavalit' s candidacy.

Chavalit, meanwhile, claimed tllllt

Iran launches _war gaines in the Gulf· . . . . . . . . .

TEHRAN,Iran(AP)- Iran' sarmed forces conducted war games on Sun­day to commemorate the 16th anni­versary of its war with neighboring Iraq.

The Iranians conduct many such exercises each year, and it did not appear that thelatestmaneuvers were in response to the recent U.S.-Iraq confrontation.

Naval units of the paramilitary Is­lamic Revolution Guards Corps and the army were taking part in the exer­cises being conducted between the port city of Bushehr and Kharg is-

land, official Tehran radio reported. Speedboats equipped with rocket

launchers practiced maneuvers on the first day of the exercises Sunday, the radio report said

Divers will also simulate diving fromhelicopters,sea-to-shoreattacks, and mining and de-mining of terri­torial waters, the radio reported.

Tehran radio did not specify thedurationofthewargames, but said they were part of "Defense Week," launched Saturday to mark the start of the 1980-88 war with Iraq.

Kurdish rebels attack gov't mine, bus, kill 7 ELAZIG, Turkey (AP) - Kurdish rebelsattackedasrare-ownedminenear this eastern town, killing four private guards and an employee, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

· !n a separate attack further east, rebels stopped a minibus traveling to a town near Lake Van early Sunday moming,killingthedriverandhisuncle, Anatolia said. The rebels did not hmm the otJ1er passengers in the vehicle.

The rebels fled before security forces reached the scene after both attacks. The mine attack came Saturday night.

It wa, not clear why either tlli'get was chosen by the guerrillas of the

Kurdistan WorkersParty,PKK, which normally attacks security forces.

Attacks by the guerrillas on troops have increased in the last two months, following a major spring offensive by the Turkish army to wipe out the PKK from the region. The military claims it has killed more than 1,000 rebels during the offensive. Rebels were e,timated to number around 5,000 before tile cam­paign.

The 12-year-old conflict between the autonomy-seeking PKK and the Turkish anny has claimed more than 21,000 lives.

Six post offices bombed on troubled French isle AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) - Bombs exploded outside six post offices be­fore dawn Sunday in the latest attacks on government buildings on this troubled French Mediterranean island, polic.e said.

The bombings across southern Corsica targeted offic.es in Cargese, Sagone, Cauro, Afa, Sartene and Ajaccio, the island's western port. No injuries were reported, but the blasts caused considerdble damage, police said on customary anonymity.

There was no claim of responsibil­ity, but suspicion fell on Corsican na­tionalists fighting for greater autonomy

from Paris. Corsicahas been plagued by a nearly

nightly ritual of bombings and other attacks usuaJly aimed at French au­thorities after reported attempts at ne­gotiations broke down in July.

Violence between rival nationalist groups ha, also shaken Corsica in the past year.

The separatists, among other ethnic groups fiercely opposed to Franc.e's highly centraliz.ed government, have waged a 20-year fight for wider au­tonomy on the island, an economically depressed vacation haven off France's southeastern coast

he had not personally led the push to oust Banham and that the decision had been reached jointly by the coalition parties.

However, Chavalit has been cam­paigning for the premiership in recent weeks, floating the idea of a "Dream Team" of experts to revive the economy as a contrastto Banh am' s stacking key posts with cronies.

But financial analysts noted that Chavalit was not trusted or liked by much of the business community and said that the infh'ence of out­side experts was unlikely to over­come the vested interests of the political parties.

'Thailand has emerged as an eco­nomic powerhouse in Southeast Asia in recent years, but the country's political institutions have failed to keep up with supercharged

growth.Thelastmilitaryregirnestepped down only in l 992 after bloody street protesl,.

Recentciviliangovemments,always weak due to multiparty coalitions needed to hold power, have fallen under allegation~ of corruption.

Banharn's 14-month-oldgovern­ment, run by provincial political bosses like himself, was widely per­ceived as filled with graft and l!n­able to run an increasingly complex country.

Recent economic news has been bad, including sagging exports, downgrading of the country's credit rating, and the stock market's worst showing in three years.

Banharn or members of his gov­ernment had been accused of ac­cepting bribes, looting a bank, frr­ing corruption fighters, engaging

in land swindles and illegal log­ging, intimidating the press and blocking political reform. No crimi­nal charges have been filed, although some ministers are being investi­gated.

During three days of censure de­bate, Banharn was even accused of lying about his nationality. The op­position claimed that his fatheremi­g'rated from China in 1937, five years after Banharn was born.

If true, Banharn would not be a native-born Thai and thus would be ineligible for national office. He could theoretically be liable for prosecution for falsifying electoral registration papers. ·

Banharn was also accused of pla­giarizing his master's thesis. Sun­day, a handful of students from his old university demonstrated out­side his home and demanded that he renounce the degree.

S8.ddani praises his army for firing on US' lVarplanes

By HAMZA HENDAWI BAGHDAD,Iraq (AP)-Inoneof his few public statements recently, PresidentSaddam!i~aviSQiy praised his army for "liberating'' partofnorthemlraqandforfuingat u.s;warplanespa1rollingtheskies,

SpeakingduringacabiIK:tm:et­ing late Saturday night. Saddam agairi said he no longer recognized the· "no-fly'' zones over northem

. and southern Iraq.that a U.S.sled . alliance bas been enforcing.

But he didn't say whether Iraqi foo::es wouldresumefi.ripgrnissiles at U.S. and allied plaries, an action

. that would almost certainly lead to renewed confrontations with the United States. ·

Tensions between the · two countries have eased since Iraq ·. announcedSept.13thatitwoul.d no longer fire at U.S. planes enforcing the zone. c. Iraqitroops were welcomed when they stormed into the . northern Kurdish city oflrbil on Aug. 31 to help one Kurdish

. faction defeat a rival group, Saddam said.

"The marvelous reception of our valiant army reflected their

authentic patriotism," he said. With thehelpof thelraqianny, the

Kurdistan Democratic Party s~ept through northern Iraq and now con­lrols virtually all of the Kunl.ish "safe haven" established by die United Suites and its allies in 1991 to protect

. 1heKmds against Saddam. .. The Uni~States~ with missile strikes on Sept. 3 and4 and

. extended the no-fly zone over south.­em hag.

Whiletensi~haveIECededsorril>. what, the UnitedStates has ~ ahead with· a· militmy buildup ·that totals 30,000 soldiers, 200 planes and ~5 ships in the Gulf. · "The people of Iraq and their

anned forces have foiled the con-. spiracies of the foreigner and his · a~mpts to partition Iraq through the(no-tly zones),'' Saddam said.

. "The fighters of the air defense corps · represented the whole of Iraq when they challenged the American · aggression, despite (America's) advanc.ed technology and weapons," he added.

The Iraqi army fired several mis­silesatU.S. warplanespatrollingover JraqonSept 11 and 12, butdidn'thit any.

Thealliedjetshavecontinuedtheir patrols, flying as many as I 00 sorties adayoverthenorthernandsouthern air exclusioruuy zones.

Meanwhile, a Sunday editorial in an Iraqi newspaper made a scathing attack on U.S. foreign policies, say­ing they were based on the "law of the jungle."

Babil, ·published. by· Saddam's elde&son.Odai,saidthe UnitedStates was "endeavoring to rule the world with terrorism and naked force."

Also,about350additional U.S. soldiers arrived in Kuwait early Sunday morning and more were expected later in t,he day, said Lt.

·Col.Thomas Nickerson, a U.S. military spokesman. ·· They are among the 3,500 sol­diers from Fort Hood, Texas, be­ing airlifted to the emirate. All will be in Kuwait within the next two to three days, Nickerson said.

ABsoonaseachbatchoftroops arrive, they gathertanks,armored fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment that has been stored in Kuwait since the 1991 Gulf War and head tow;u-d the Iraqi borderwherethey are participat­ing in war games.

Anti-abortion lawn1aker leads in Lousiana's senatorial race

By GUY COATES NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A state lawmaker who championed a bill to ban all abortions held a very narrow IeadinearlyretumsfromLouisiana's primary for a closely contested U.S. Senate seat

.Two Democrats were close be­hind Republican state Representa­.f:ive Woody Jenkins, with thetoptwo­finishersinSaturday'sprirnary likely to meet in a November runoff.

Former state tr~asurer Mary . Landrieu led in most pre-election polls, and for months second place had seemed lo belong to Demo­cratic Attorney General Richard leyoub (pronounced EYE-yoob ). But he faltered in the polls recently

undernegative publicity over his use of campaign money and as some Republican leaders rallied around Jenkins.

Ftfteencandidalesinall werecom­peting to succeed Democratic Sen. Bennett Johnston, who is retiring af­ter 24 years.

Wilh2 percent of precincts report­ing, Jenkins had 11,584 votes or 24 · percent, Ieyoub had 10,526 votes or 22 percent and Landrieu had I 0,328 votes or 22 percent. David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader who made strong runs for Senate and governor in recent years, was back in fifth place with 7 percent.

Two exit polls suggested a one­two finish for Landrieu and Jenkins,

although they disagreed on the order. Under Louisiana's tmique open

prirnarysystem, whichhasbeenchal­Jenged in court, all candidates run on the same ballot regardless of party.

With so many in the race, no one was given much chance of winning themajorityneededtoavoidaNov.5 runoff. ·

lbatrnade the second runoff spot a highly sought prize, especially for Republicans who had ambi­tions of electing their first senator from Louisiana since last century. For Democrats, holding Johnston's seat is crucial if they are to stand a chance of overcoming the cwrent 5347RepublicanmajorityintheU.S. Senate.

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SHOWN in the photo are the two high-speed vessels that would ferry passengers between Saipan and Tinian. The vessels are now docked in Singapore and are expected to be ;hi~~e ; into t/:le CNMI next month. · · "

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

TWO high-speed vessels that will · shuttle passengers between Saipan and Tinian will arrive next month, the gov­ernment announced Friday.

Thet.wo vessels which have a capac­ity of333 each will be provided by the Tinian Shipping Company, Inc., which h:L, forged a joint venture witl1 the Hong Kong Entertainment Overseas Investment to put up ca,ino facilities on Tinian.

Government spokesperson Mark Broadhurst the coming of the new ves­sels would be the answer to the trans­portation problem that earlier beset the now defunct Lone Star Casino on Tinian.

Broadhurst said the vessels arc ex­pected to lx;shippcd into the Common­wcaltll from Singapore on Oct. 20 and will be operational by November.

'These will offer a new mode U'illls­portation between the two islands," Broadhurst said.

The calamaran diesel-engined ves­sels would take pa,sengers on a three­minuteride between Saipan and Tinian.

Michael Chow.deputy general man­agerofTinian Shipping, said the provi­sion of new vessels wa, pait of his company's commiunent to help pro­mote tourism in the CNMI.

'These ferry services not only pro­vide an alternative for the two islands· residents, but also can atU-Jct more tourisl, to stay additional days on Saipan and Tinian," Chow said at Friday's

Tenorio to try talking Borja into running with him. again

By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio has said he plans to meet today with Lt. Gov. Jesus Borja to talk him into running with him (Tenorio) again in next year's election .

"The whr: le idea is to talk to him (Borja) about the possibility of us running together again," Tenorio said Friday.

Tenorio and Borja are both seek­ing the nomination of the Demo­cratic Party.

The party has yet to decide whcthcr or not hold a primary.

Party chairman Benigno M. Sablan earlier said the adminis­tration party "will do all it can to reconcile the differences" be­tween Tenorio and Borja.

He has called for a dialogue between the two top executive leaders to avert having to hold a primary which, the Democrats fear, might polarize the party.

In December last year, Tenorio announced that he would not nm for another term. Such announce­ment was followed by his en­dorsement of Borja.

Taf.ing a cue from the gover­nor, Borja later announced a list

of possible running mates, namely Maria Pangelinan, Frances Borja and Esther Fleming.

Tenorio later changed his mind, and announced his intention to join the race.

"Many people have asked me to run again, and it's nice of them to do that," Tenorio said.

He added that the new plans started by his administration had prompted his change of mind.

"We continue doing new things, and there are things that we have started," Tenorio said. "It will take a while before we could finish them so I think we need another four years."

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LOOKING THROUGH GLASSES DAR KL YGovernor Tenorio (right) seems unable to say what's on his mind to his ileutenant governor (left). Occas,on was the turnover of the Utt area improvement project Friday by the Hafa Adai Beach Hotel to the government.

press conference. Hong Kong Overse.i., and Tinian

Shipping have plw1s to put up a 420-five start hotel :md entertainment facili­ties that include casinos on Tinian. The project cost, more than $ l 00 million.

"We hope we can attract more trnir­isl, to come to the CNM I and horc that more people will know about these small beautiful islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean." Chow said.

IAG0.fi1~;~h~g~;-~~-~ I man for beating child

By Ferdie de la Torre Variety News Staff

IBEA TIORNEY General's Office has filed criminal charges against a man for allegedly beating a 13-yem-old child.

A,sistant Atty. Gen. Nicole Forelli charged Siwel Timothy Alexander on Friday with child abuse and assault and battery before the Superior Ccurt.

The complaint stated that last Aug. 5 Alexander "intentionally struck, beat and otherwise inflicted physical pain, injury and mental distress upon a child who was in his custody ... "

The child's "physical and mental health and well-being were harmed and threatened" as a result of the beating, the complaint said.

On the same day, the defendant also allegedly assaulted another person. Alexander was summoned to appear for a court hearing on Oct. 7. Meanwhile, AssociateJudge Timothy Bella1 convicted on Friday a person

for assaulting two female persons last March 15. Following a plea agreement, Bellas suspended the imposition of sentence

for two years against defendant Art I. Norita. It means that if the court found Nori ta to have complied v,ith the terms of

I his probation, the court ~11 vacate the judgment of conviction against him.

Nonta was charged wtth two count, of a,sault and battery, and criminal , mischief.

He entered into a plea agreement by admitting tl1e two counts of a~sault ,md battery charges.

The government recommended the dismissal of the remaining charge. Bellas accepted the agreement

PSS schools scheduled for WASC review in '97 CNMI Public Sd1(xll System Com­missioner William S .Torres announced that the PSS h,L, received the on-site re\'icw schedule by the Accrediting Commission of the Western Associa­tion of Schools and Colleges (W ASC) which will be conducted during March mid Aptil of 1997 for selected CNM! public schools.

111c schools scheduled for a full accrcdiu1tion n:vicw are San Antonio Elementary School. Tinian Elcmcn­taJy and Junior High SchcxJI, Tini.u, High School, Rota High School, Koblervillc Elcment,u,' Schcx1J rn1cl WSR Elemcnuu'V School. .

In a news release, Torrcs noted that all CNMI public schools have previ­ously received accreditation and that the.~e schools arc up for renewal of their acm:ditation.

Torre.~ said he anticipates that one or the.<;e six schqols may join the elite stan1s that Oleai Element,uy School, San Vicente Elementaiy School and Tanapag Elementary School rcceived in Sunc of this year which is accrcdita-

tion for that nn,irnum trnn of six years.

The Commi,sioner also noted that Hopwood Junior High Schoo\ has re­ceived accreilitalion lium tile W ASC foraperiodofth~ycarsa~ilidGarapan Elementary School and GTC Elcmcn­tmy School.

Trnres added that Mariana, High School ha~ received accn.xlitation t~ir two years. The six schools up for re­newal previously had received accredi­tation for tenm ranging tium one to tJu-cc ye;u-s, according to the Cornmis­s1orwr .

The accreditation ofCNMI schools by the \V ASC is critically important because it demonstrates thaloureduca­tional system have been thoroughly reviewed by a professional evaluation team and found to be comparable to state.,ide schools.

Accreditation of Commonwealth public schools by W ASC also helps studenL, to be accepted to colleges and universities in the mainland, acconling to the Commissioner.

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The emergency garment regulations snafu /"!IL i;suance of an emergency regulations by the garment panel

, ,,,;1prise<l of the secretaries of commerce. finance. labor and immi­;ration is illegal, therefore, invalid. That it is illegal and contrary to law naturally follows tlwt it be rescinded immediately.

Common s.:nse dictates that the intent of Public Law 10-9 or the Garment Industry Moratorium Act of 1996 is to limit the quota of a manufacturer based on ·regulatiom in effect prior to October 1 S, 1995. The law permits the issuance of labor certificates and entry permits when the applicant is:

I). Renewing an existing employment contract; or 2). Recruited to replace a non-immigrant alien garment worker whose contract of employment with a qualified garment manufacturer has terminated or will terminate within ninety (90) days; or 3). Recruited to fill an alien garment labor employment quota authorized by the secretary of labor and immigration prior to October 15, 1995.

It is quite clear that the garment panel exceeded its authority under the scope of law. It was only permitted to promulgate regulations to implement the purposes of the law to the extent that they not conflict with the provisions of the Act. The authority is to implement rc~ulations not create new law. What then is the basis of authority wl;cn the panel presumptuously usurped the role solely reserved for the leuislature?

Thi; snafu not only puts the governor in bad light, but it opens the floocJ!'.ates for another bout with unnecessary Marianas Bashing and stancJ~ to ruin the level of stability the industry enjoys today after a !1111~ strU!'.!'.ie to comply with federal and local labor concerns. It uo/q1 ·t t:(J.(e a Qenius to discern the actual intent of the law regarding the quota poot for the industry. The legislature was determined to slam the door shut on quotas when it returned in May and overrode the lifting of the quota. This very action returned garment regula­tions back to October 15. 1995.

lntncsting how the panel lookecJ at itself in the mirror and createcJ a pcrcciH<l emergency situation. Isn't it true, gentlemen, that there nc\cr existed an emergency situation in the instant case~ And isn't it true th:1t emergency regulations are adopted only in special cir­cumsL1nco. i.e., that it is in the public interest or when there is imminent peril to public health. safety or welfare? Isn't it also true that the panel must state in writing the reasons for finding that it is necessary to proceed without prior notice or comment period? Why have you singk handedly deny others their rights to due process?

The garment industry has reached its peak in terms of textile and apparel production destined for US markets. We should ensure continuance of the progress to Jate in terms of compliance. The much maligneJ industry-partly its own fault and partly the over­reaching ofrcgul:nions-doesn't need anymore self-inflicted prob­lems from within. The inJustry has gone through a long trial and error. llrinein~ in new ones who are unaware of these concerns would be a s"tcp-backwards. This action doesn't help new efforts at economic· din·rsification.

Finally. common sense dictates, gentlemen, that interpretation of the la\1 must be given strict construction in light of US Congres­sional concerns about the industry out here. Was it too difficult discerning that the controversy on the industry subsided only in recent months? Was there a neccJ to bring back Lazarus from his era1·c'' There ·s no other choice but to withc.Jraw vour .so-called :mcrgcncy regulations for it was illegal in the first place.

Rumblings in GOP Land A political primary is a very divisive alternative to settling a

difference, i.e., who shoul<l 1·epresent the GOP as the standard bearer in the upcoming gubernatorial race in I 997. As the two camps canvas villages, the more it is evident that the muted though widely spread differences have done nothing but assail the fragile unity in GOP land.

Both camps strongly proclaim that they'd go about the commitment to keep the affairs of the primary in clean fashion. But then one came out saying just that while doing the exact opposite. The other side refuses to dignify such misgivings which reflects its sense of humility and wisdom.

While the rap music of the November 9th primary thunders louder and louder, so does the apparent rift in the two camps which would simply dampen reconciliation after the last vote is counted. I have that strange feeling that whichever camp fails to secure the GOP's vote of confidence is likely to coalesce with tlie other party if forno other reason than to get even.

Such coalescence brings into focus another-rough sailing for the· GOP's ultimate standard bearer. And unless there ·s a sincere sense of camaraderie, most of the long journey would be all uphill. It goes without saying that a fractious sailing simply means endangering the lives of the crew on board. The captain would sail his charted course amidst fearful dark clouds in the heavens. It means he must resort to ocean swells and birds in the skies to guide his canoe safely to the peaceful shores of his destination. Bon Voyage!

JACK ANDERSON and JAN MOLLER

NA'IURAL H.I5ToRY MUr?iEUl'\

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND

Jennifer Smith: The average American WASHINGTON-A top strategist for the House Republican leadership recently conducted an ex­haustive quest to find the average American man - and it turned out to be a woman.

Her name is Jennifer Smith. She is 32. 7 years old and is of "European ancestry." She is married to John Smith, a man fitting the description of Joe six-pack. John rou­tinely drives through yellow lights, and pol­ishes off considerable amounts of beer and pizza every week.

In the preface of his closely guarded cam­paign strategy document for congressional candidates, pollster Frank Luntz painted a composite sketch to help his fellow Repub­licans identify with and relate to the "aver­age American." The picture that emerges, however, holds little resemblance to the "big tent" ideals that Republicans espoused last week at their San Diego convention.

Luntz refused to comment. Neither Democrats nor Republicans ap­

pear to have the inside track with Jennifer Smith. In fact, there are indications she might be saying, "A pox on both your po­litical houses."

But adherents of Ross Perot and his Reform Party are sure to

revel in some of Luntz's findings: Smith is skeptical whether the two-party system is "salvageablc"-or even if it deserves to be saved. She also "hates partisan politics," and is alarmed over the federal deficit. ·

Luntz, who won fame for his 1994 role advising conservatives on the GOP's "Con­tract With America," describes his ficti­tious Jennifer Smith as being "on the for­ward edge of the MTV generation," living in a mortgaged three- bedroom suburban home heated by natural gas, and owning a pet. She enjoys her home, but has thoughts about moving into something larger.

"Jennifer is a happily married mother who watches about four hours of TV a day be­tween work and raising a family," accord­ing to the study, which is drawn from sur­vey data. "She has a high school diploma, but she docs hope someday to get that col­lege degree. She works in a service job, but has higher aspirations. Like her husband John, Jennifer has her own car and drives to work each day. Unlike her husband, she obeys the speed limits and slows down at ye! low lights ...

John Smith stands 5 feet 9 inches and his

weight fluctuates between 165 and 170 pounds "depending on the time of the year." It may also relate to the fact he drinks I l beers and watches about 28 hours of TV per week. "Most impor­tantly, he loves pizza," Luntz's report reads.

Jennifer is a regular churchgoer who prays quietly to herself daily. She worries that the American Dream is only "somewhat alive," and that the country is in "serious trouble, and that some country other than America will be the leading economic power in 20 years."

She apparently does not subscribe to the Reaganesque "shining city on a hill'' metaphor that evoked so much emotion at times during last week's Republican convention.

"Emotionally, Jennifer is frustrated and anx­ious, particularly about crime and the economy, but she is less concerned than her husband, .. the report continues ... She believes the federal deficit is spinning out of control and that her elected officials waste 48 cents of every dollar. Jennifer votes only once every four years, hates partisan politics, and has little confidence in the federal government. She does not trust politicians ... ancJ is skeptical of the media, lawyers and the legal system (though she <lid follow the O.J. Simpson trial almost daily)."

Jennifer Smith is much sunnier about the fu!ure of.her local community, and is also more optimis­tic about the prospects for hi.!r own personal situation.

The Smiths arc neither heartless nor are they bleeding-hearts. They arc charitable people \\'ho desire to help those in need, but arc appal led that their hard-earned tax dollars may be spent on welfare programs that just don't work.

··Fortunately, the Smiths arc patient people, hut their patience is running out," the 1·eport warns. "They arc tired of the prescriptions from the elite· that are too often expressed in complex, wonkish terms .... The Smiths, like the angry voters we now hear so much about, feel that they and their neighbors know what is best for them­selves-and they want Washington out of their lives." '

Mrs. Smith supports the bcurncks of A me rican society: democracy and capital ism. 1 ler problems lie with its institutions, including the presidency, Congress and the rnurts. She· fears that society could "bring her down:· Luntz wrote in conclusion:

"She doesn't believe the (American) Dream is dead (only 15 percent of Americans do) but she thinks it's sick. Jennifer Smith is America:·

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With the monument of Chief Aghurubw in the background, Gov. Tenorio delivers his keynote remarks at the Managaha ceremony.

i'l\vo former CUC Board members, retiree honored

By Rick Alberto

Variety News Staff lWO former board directors of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and a retiree were recently commended by the CUC board for their "public and corporate seivices."

The three honorees are Finance Secretary Antonio R. Cabrera, Governor's Special Assistant for Management and BudgetEliceo D. Cabrera,andRobert ''Rudy''Sablan.

Antonio and Eliceo, who were in the CUC board as ex-officio members, wereremovedasacon­sequence of a public law by the l 0th legislature.

Before being an ex-officio member, Antonio was already sitting in the cue board repre­senting the business community.

The two Cabreras, according to the commendations, which took the form of separate Reso­

l lutions passed by the board in its

lastmeetingtheotherweek,served on the CUC board ''with foresight, providing financial guidance."

1beir ''unselfish endeavors and integrity set an example for util­ity management and staff," the resolutions added.

Sablan retired from the CUC last July after serving it for 15 years.

He was manager of the Water Division for about five years im­mediately prior to his retirement.

'The employees of the CUC Water Division and the entire com­munity utility have grovm to re­spect, admire, and cherish Mr. Sablan' s caring attitude, vast ac­complishments, team spirit, and hwnor," Resolution 96-6 read.

ThcCUCboardextended its best wishes to the Cabreras as they "con­tinue (their) work in public adminis­tration" and to Sablan in all his i future endeavors.

Safety training workshop THE NORTHERN Marianas Col­lege will be offering a free 2-day Safety Health Workshop for em­ployers with barracks. The first day will focus in OSHA barracks re'quirements, and the second day will focus on Safety and Health Programs.

The focus of this workshop will be Labor Camps. Electrical Safety and Fire Protection for Barracks.

The workshop will be at the Hyatt Hotel from 8:00 to 4:00 on September 25th and 26th, the workshop is funded by the U.S. Dept of Interior and the Occupa­tional Safety & Health Adminis­tration (OSHA).

Guest speakers will include Mr Jeffrey Schorr from U.S. Depart­ment oflnterior. Mike Bryer from Wage and Hour and Frank Camacho, th.: CNMI Director of Labor.

In addition, managt.:r Al Johnson stated " We have been working to establish our Occupa­tional Safety and Health Outreach and Training Office in orderto help local employers learn how to com­ply with OSHA's Standard~.'~

Registration will be at the door and you can reserve a seat by ca]]. ing the NMC Occupational Safety and Health Outreach and Training Office at 234-5498 ext, 1102.

Hundreds of people flock the boarding dock of Smiling Cove for the 15-minute voyage to Managaha where Aghurubw Day celebrations were held.

Members of the Carolinian and Chamorro community say prayers and sing songs of praise before the cross marking the spot where the native chieftain was believed buried.

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Senate panel tackles CIP measure again

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

SENATE Fiscal Affairs Commit­iee Chair Henry DLC. San Nicolas (R-Tinian) has called fora commit­tee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to discuss the CIP and fiscal year 1997 budget bills.

HouseBi1l l0-277hasbeeninthe Senate since the House of Repre­sentatives passed it last Aug. 9.

The bill would appropriate $31.867 million for capital improve­ment projects (ClP).

The fiscal year 1997 budget bill, which would appropriate $237,368,400 for government op­erations and expenses, was passed by the House last Sept. 12.

Senate Vice President Paul A. Manglona(R-Rota), who is the Fis­cal Affairs Conunittee vice chair, said in an earlier interview that the Senate is not intentionally delaying the passage of the CIP bill. · "The CIP is not being held up. We're still looking at it and just trying to make sure that Tinian and. Rota get money for road improve-

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ment projects," he said. However, a legislator who re­

quested anonymity said the six senatorsfromRotaand Tiniancould have their way "if they so choose."

"They have the votes, but they 're still tiying not to force the issue, in deference to (Senate President] esus R. Sablan)," the legislator said.

For Saipan, the projects men­tioned in the CIP bill include the

following: • Dump site assessment and slope

stabilization of Puerto Rico, and the design and construction of Kalabera sanitary landfill.

• Road paving and drainage in As Matuis.

• New police and fire station for Tanapag.

• Construction oftheoffsitedrain­age system at Chalan Monsignor Guerrero.

• Design and construction of 60 new classrooms.

Power improvements and new classrooms are among the projects appropriated for Rota and Tinian.

Of the $31.867 million for CIP, $19.12 million came from Cov­enant funds which was matched by theCNMI with$12.747 million of local funds.

The local funds came from de­veloper infrastructure tax revenues ($1.5 million), non-resident worker fees ($2. 7 million), Commonwealth Development Authority loan inter­ests ($3 million) and available gen­eral funds ($5.547 million).

2 suspected thieves arrested By Ferdie de la Torre Variety' News Staff

THE POLICE arrested Thursday night two men who allegedly bur­~Jarized and stole money and other ~ems at an apartment in Susupe.

Police officers served an arrest warrant against Jeffrey Sablan Basa and James Reyes Ayuyu in Koblerv ille.

BasaandAyuyuwerechargedeach with burglary and theft before. the Superior Court.

According to a complaint filed by

Assistant Atty. Gen. Nicole Forelli, the defendants broke into a residence and took jewelry, cash, and camera last Aug. 30.

An affidavit of a police investi­gator showed that a caller in­formed DPS about a burglary and thdt case occurred at the former Island Fiesta Building.

Investigators gathered that the two victims found that their rooms were ransacked when they re­turned home after they went on shopping.

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A witness, however, saw the suspects who ran away upon seeing him.

On the same night, responding police officers picked up the two suspects. The two allegedly admitted committing the crimes.

The suspects surrendered the sto­len items to DPS. Some jewelry were missing.

The defendants also alleged! y ad­mitted burglarizing and stealing at Dollar Rent a Car. barracks in Koblerville recently.

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alcohol in lengthy and includes acute intoxication, alcoholism, liver cirrhosis, heart disease, neu­rological disorders, cancer. and a variety of other conditions," said the report.

In addition, the DPHS said, the combination of alcohol use, a rap­idly growing populatio_n with its increase in motor vehicles, im­proved infrastrncturc, and a re­lated increase in driving speeds, is making alcohol-related motor

vehicle accidents .a major public health threat.

The association of alcohol use and c.lomestic violence is also an increasing public health conrern.

Among the DPHS goals and objectives is to perform a detailed epidemiological investigation on the public health impact of alco­hol and illicit drug use in the CNMJ.

The department is seeking to work with the Division of Mental Health Services to coordinate edu­cational programs aimed at re­ducing alcohol apuse and illicit drng use.

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More work needed for NMI to get delegate Babauta "A GOOD DAY for the people of the NM!'' says Babauta

Reversing the position it took in August, the House Resources Com­mittee, chaired by Rep. Don Yowig (R-AK), today approved a North­ern Marianas Delegate bill.

"This is a most important step foiward," explained Resident Rep­resentative Juan N. Babauta after the Committee's action. "Never before has a Northern Marianas Delegate bill been approved by a Congressional Committee.

"Itisagooddayforthepeopleof theNMI."

Before the vote Guam Congress­man Robert Undexwood (D) made a strikingly eloquent speech in fa-­.vor of equal representation for the JastareaoftheUSwithoutavoicein Congress. "Wehavea: true friend in Mr; Underwood," said Babauta It was Underwood who first intro­duced a Delegate bill in l9IJ4 and ~gan the legislative process that todayreached.thestageofCommit­

.tee approval. Babautacautior.ed,however, that

"there are still many steps to be taken before we have a representa­tive in Congress.And we must con­tinue to w01k hanl and not waver from our goal." .. After the Committee adjourned,

Babauta met with Elton Gallegly (R-CA) whose introduction of the bill last Thursday set up today's vote. "Let the people of the North­ern Marianas know wehaven'tfor­gotten them," said Gallegly.

Gallegly is well aware of how much the people of the Northern Marianas want a representative in Congress. During bis remarks prlortotbevote, Gallegly pointed totherepeatedpetitionsoftheCNMI Legislature asking. congress for a seat F.ach of the last three Legisla· tiires have· passed joint resolution calling for a CNMI Delegate. He made reference to testimony by

Babauta met al.so with George Miller(D-CA), whohadletthevote against the Delegate bill in August Today, Miller simply reminded the

Committee that passage of the Del­egarebill didnotmean that there was any· less concern about labor and immigrationproblemsintheCNMI. Butheacknowledgedthataspartof theUnitedStarestheMarianasshould have a voice in Congress.

Babauta has often expressed the same theme. ''Twenty years ago we voted overwhelmingly to join the United States. Now, as US citizens we have a responsibility to partici­pate in our national government. That's why we want a Delegate in Congress.

"Butwealsohavearesponsibility to live up to the ideals America stands for. That means treating all member of our society with justice.

''I intend to continue working to­wards both those goals."

"And I hope all the people in the NorthemMarianas-members of the public and elected officinls alike · will also keep up the effort."

Babauta particularly acknowl­edged House Speaker Diego T. Benavente, Senate President Jesus R. Sablan, and all the members of the CNMI Legislatures, past and present; past and present members of Saipan, Tinian and Rota Munici­palCoW1Cils;pastandpresentSaipan, Tmian and Rota, and Northern Is­lands Mayors; former Governor Pedro P. Tenorio; fonner Gover­nor Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero and former Lt Governor Benjamin T. Manglona; for their support.

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DFA: Ban criminals from working abroad PSYCHO ca,cs like criminals and tl1e memally dis[llrhcd should he h;UTed from working abroad, Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo L. Siazon Jr. said yesterday.

Siazbn issued the warning following the verdict of the Bnmei Supreme Court finding OCW Farida AmandoronJosc guilty of murder but insane at the timeoftl1e commission of the crime. She narrowly escaped death after a Filipino psychiauist testified that she was suffering from a psychiaaic disorder.

Earlier, the DFA made a policy of baning potential OCW s from leaving the country if found to have criminal records. Their applications for passports are rejected.

This policy wa, implemented after several Filipino OCWs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, held hostage some household members of a Saudi family in 1993.

Some of them were found to have criminal record,, according to Ambassador to Riyadh Romulo fapaldon. Chronicle

Gov't finances getting better TIIE PHILIPPINE posted a consolidated public sector surplus of Pl 4.1 billion during the first half of the year.

The surplus was a reversal of <he P4.5 billion deficit expected for the pericxl and more than three times higher than the P 14.1 billion surplus recorded for the same period last y=.

The excess fund, came from the P9. 7 billion surplus of the national government, thenetca,h flows of the Social Security and theGSTS totalling P8.2 billion; theP5.5 billion net income of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; the positive cash flow of P5.2 billion of the Oil Prize Stabilization Fund largely due to the P9-billion subsidy infused by the state-owned Philippine National Oil Company, the income of government financial institutions totalling P2.7 billion, and the lower-than-pro­grammeddeficitofthemonitoredgovernment-owned-andcontrolledcorporations.

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A SHOOTING crew from Japan and Los Angeles, USA, finished yester­day the filming of three versions of a television commercial promoting the CNMI and to be aired in Japan next January.

The commercial will be the first project of its kind that the Marianas Visitors Bun:au has embarked upon in an aggressive campaign to promote theCNMI in the midst of stiff compe­tition from other destinations.

The filming alone cost $300,000, but airtime fee will be worth over $1 million.

On Friday the Variety witnessed the filming of the parasailing scene actedoutby MissCNMIUniverse '% BelvilynTenorioinnearby Managaha island For that particular scene alone it took the crew to record itnn film for some ty.,o hours.

There were four talces, li,(ld the third one was selected as the best The · . previous day there was one perfect take but the lighting from the swi left much to be desired

Thepara.sailingscenewasshotfrom above with the aid of a "Flying Cam," or a flying camera--shaped like a three-foot-long helicopter controlled by remote.

The inventor of the Flying Carn himself,EmmanuelPrevinaire,piloted theFlyingCarnfromaboatHecame all the way from Las Angeles with his mechanic, Marc Asmode, and cam­era operator, Robert Ebinger.

This was only the fourth time this filming technology was used in the Asia-Pacific area. Previnaire, a Bel­gian, who is now based in LA, said they used the Flying Carn in various

Man_get~·10 days· in jail for theft·of . . · company funds

By Ferdie de la Torre VarietY, NeNs Staff

THE SUPERIOR Court ordered on Friday a man who stole money from Triple J. Motors to spend ID days in jail.

Following a plea agreement, Associate Judge Timothy Bellas sentenced Rudy C. Sablan to two years' imprisonment, all sus­pended except the first 10 days.

Bellas required Sablan, among other things, to pay $1,200 in res­titution.

The Attorney General's Office charged Sablan last April 17 with theft.

Court information showed that between Nov. 14, 1995 and Jan. 24, 1996, Sablan as an employee of Triple J. Motors, received $1,200 from two customers.

The money was intended to be deposited with the company, but the defendant kept it for his own use, according to the complai11t.

The defendant, through coun­sel BricnS. Nicholas, entered into a plea agreement with the govern· ment represented by Assistant Atty. Gen. Alan Lane.

Sablan pleaded guilty to the of­fense.

In exchange, the AGO agreed not to revoke Sablan' s suspended sentence and probation in a 1995 criminal case. .

The court accepted the agree­ment.

film projects in Thailand, Korea, and Japan before. . .

Previnaire got an Academy Award for technical achievement for his in­vention.

Ms. Naoko Asai, account supervi­sor of the Tokyo-basedl & S Coip.­the official ad and PR agency of the MVB-is coonlinating the produc-

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tion of the commercial. The top honchos ofl & S' account

management group ill, Client Ser­vices Director Takahiko Izawa, and Account Group Manager Y asushi Shiba, arrived on SaipanFriday to see theprogressoftheshootingactivities.

Fa~ this commercial I & S hired Koichilto,ofHATCorp.,asproducer

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i l: and Good Day Saipan/Japan (whose According to Naoko, the 15-Su.-< presidentisEiichiTezuka)whichpro- ond commercial will be aired daily ii vided support staffs and manpower. startingonthesecondweekofJanuary ~ Forcornmercialfilmdirector,I&S 1997 for about a month. !: hiredthemulti-awardedJapanesepho- The commercial will be viewed ~ tographerKazuyoshiMiyoshi, whose in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

,, • 'T ~ latest collections have been compiled It is considered as the oiggest $300,000 FOR 1 s~MIN. COMMERCIAL. A remotely controlled Flying into bookfo~entitled The Four Sea- one-time media exposure project Cam hovers above the sea near Managaha island to capture a fleeting sons ofBeautiful Japan (Shogakukan to promote the CNMI as a travel moment of parasailing Ms. CNM/ Universe Belvilyn Tenorio. Press, 1996). destination.

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8-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- SEPTEMBER 23, 1996

Speaker asks AGO how it stands on new garment regs

By Rafael H. Arroyo document and on the notice announc- 15, 1995 levels. ·

Hafa Adai Hotel improves Utt area

Variety News Staff ing the ne~ rules. · · SPEAKER Diego T. Benavente is Inaninterviewlastweek,Benavente awaiting the Attorney General's po- said he may initiatea taxpayer lawsuit silion on the newly-promulgated to preempt the new regulations. emergency regulations governing In his Friday letter to Dunlap: Saipan's garment factories. Benavente asked that the AG review

In a Jetter Friday 10 ru;li"" AG the new regulations and convey his .._ findings to the Lemolature nnm· edi-Robert C. Dunlap, Benavente aired E>'""

his concerns about the legality of the ately. . ri:;w regulations, stressing they di- The spesker reiterated that the new rectly contravene the Legislature's promulgation violates PL 10-9 as it intent in enacting Public Law 10-9; purportedly provides for a potential the Garment Industry Moratorium 7,805 additional garment wodcers for Act of 19%.. the industry.

The speaker is curious about what ''The Tgl1lations ~ the _statu-the Office has to say about the new tory definitions of both quotas and regulations after learning that lheAG gannentworkerpool," saidthespeaka: •. · maynothaveapprovedofthenewset "RalhertbanimplementingP.L 9-10, f ~,1;,t1· in tennsoflegal suffi the new regulations directly oontra-

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=,1,.:~"" as only the s•=.•hrn><: of · plicitlyclearinPL9-10thattheLeg­~; Pedro Q. Dei:&;,An- · islahire intends to reimpose the garc tonio R. Cabrera and Thomas 0. ment moratoriumthat was).ifled 'in . =~=~~~~~ ·. ~~~f;!;·~~ .·

"This freeze was intended to apply toboththenwnberof garmentmanu­facturing licenses as well as the total number of workers in the industry," the speaker said. .

He~dtjiisintentcouldbegle&Jed in the following portions of PL 9-. 10: ..

•Section 5602 of the Act which places an absolute prohibition on the issUllllce of new licenses;

•Se.ction5604 which prolnl,its the issuance of both entry permits and non-resident wotirer certificates to gamient' worlrers unless it is a re­newal, a replaceme.llt, or filling · a quota authorized prior .to Oct 15, 1995· .. ···

•~on5607reestab~a"gar­ment worker pool,". but the~ insists such section restricts. itto pro-• 'OcL 15 1995 levels; ·.·.· i i · .· ....

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GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio has cited Hafa Adai Beach Hotel for em­barking on and finishing a project that made the Utt area in the Garapan tourist district more pleasing to the eye.

"'This is the kind of projects that make our community more attractive, and I encourage every business to undertake similar projects," Tenorio said during the turnover ceremony Friday.

The Utt area is where the offices of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs are and is used by the public and several groups for recre­ational and cultural activities.

The area-managed by the Caro­linian Affairs Office-is also used for meetings and ceremonies.

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pala-palas,achildren' smini-pruk, and acanoefonnthePuluwatlslands. The canoe is listed on the National Regis­ter of Historic Places.

The Hafa Adai Hotel spent over $225,000 to improve the park and recreational facilities as part of its community development program.

Amongtheimprovements the hotel made in the area were the construction of curbs and sidewalks, landscaping,

· paving of the Uttparkinglot,drainage improvements, the construction of a sedimentation channel undert the drainage ditch, and adding water stor­age tanks. The sedimentation channel would improve the Saipan Lagoon's water quality by trapping sediment from storrnwater runoffs.

The governor also cited the project undertaken by Hafa Adai as a "fine example of cooperation between the private and public sectors."

"I welcome opportunities for busi­ness andgovemmenttoworktogcther inawaythatenhancesourcommunity setting," he said

He said he would like to see the Garapan area as a "bustling center of commerce" as it once was in the old days. "Garapan was histori­cally an active business commu­nity and seat of government. Old pictures show the area as a busting center of commerce."

To resurrect Garapan,.he said, "we must make this kind of im­provements throughout the area. There will be sidewalks for resi­dents and visitors alike, we will have trees and flowering shrubs, proper parks and pedestrian walk­ways that invite the visitors to venture out into Garapan in comfort, without fears for their safety or the distraction of waste."

THE CNMI Department of Public Health in collaboration with the Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services will be holding a Workshop on Regulation and Enforcement of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics & Devices, at the Multi-Purpose Center, in Susupe, today Sept 23 thru Friday Sept 27.

Two Guam Environmental Health Specialist from the. Food, Drugs and Cosmetic Section will be conducting theworkshoptovariouspcrsonnclfrom the CNMI governments and agencies, including the Depa11ment of Public Health Sanitation Office; Department of Finance's Division of Customs Ser­vice, Department of Public Safety, DL&NR's Division of Agriculture Quarnntine Section, including Tinian and Rota personnel from the Sanitation Office and Customs Service.

The Goal of the Workshop is the sharing of experiencing in regulating and enforcing the lmJXlrtation, distri­bution, and marketing of foods, drugs, cosmetics and devices in CNMI.

These Objectives includes: Identify­ing specific needs and requirements for effective implementation of the type of enforcement actions to take on im­JXlrted foods, drugs, cosmetics and de­vices at the port of entry and domestic establishments; and the understanding of he relationship, network and col­laborationbetweenenforcementrelated departmentsandagenciesintheCNMI.

1f you need additional information of clarification, please conract the Deputy Secretary, Division of Public Health, Department of Public Health, at Tel. 234-8950.

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Dead man ordered arrested By Mar-Vic C. Munar Variety News Staff

WHAT could be a worse act of des­ecration than ordering the arrest of a dead man?

Thuswasthecaseofadeadconvict whom Superior Cornt Judge Miguel Demapan has ordered arrested for contempt of court's sentencing order.

The man, whom the Variety de­cided to identify only as J.S., was convicted for traffic violation in No­vember 1994. He was ordered to perfonn 200 hours of community seivice work, and placed on a five­year probation.

On Sept. 17, Demapari. recom­mended the issuance of a bench war­rantand set a $300 bail forJ.S. for his "failure to complete his community work seivice."

According to the Court's own records, J.S. died last June 9, almost three months prior to the issuance of the warrant

1f this was some kind of a joke, ChiefPublicDefendcrDanDeRienz.o dido' t find it funny.

DeRienzo filed Friday a motion to withdraw the bench warrant "out of respect for the dead and respect for the grieving family."

DeRienz.o said the court's blunder indicated "a symptom of a much larger problem facing the Probation

What's GTA doing here? Torres asks

By Zaldy Dandan Variety News Staff

GUAM TELEPHONE Authority (GTA) has participated in the bid for a Federal Communications Commission license to provide personal communications ser­vices in the CNMI.

A member of the CNMI Legis­lature wants to know why.

"GT A is a Guam government entity. What's their business here in the CNMI which has an en­tirely different telephone system from Guam?" the legislator who requested anonymity said in a phone interview last night.

"Is this another ploy to counter (Micronesia Telecommunications Corp.'s) fiber optic project?" he said.

GT A is said to be against MTC' s fiber optic cable project.

The legislator said he only found about GT A's "new role" in a Sept. 19 letter from Guam Sen. Tho­mas C. Ada who bas invited House Speaker Diego T. Benavente to· the Sept. 25 hearing of the Guam legislature's committee on water, utilities and electronic communi­cations.

"Why does a government agency of Guam want to partici­pate in a commercial business in a different political entity?" the leg­islator said.

Ada said the hearing will re­view the GTA's rece'nt participa­tion in the FCC bid.

"As the license would allow GT A to establish operation in the CNMI, I would like to offer an invitation to you to participate in the hearing as either an observer ortoprovidetestimony," Ada said.

Office and our criminal justice sys­tem."

"A request for and issuance of an arrest warrant for the lifeless should not occur in a system which is func­tioning properly," DeRienzo said

Authorities concerned must have been remiss on their job, DeRienzo · said.

a considerable amount if time in the hospital prior to his death."

Otherwise,hesaid,howcouldhave the Probation Office concluded that J.S. ''willfully" or"openly" defied the court's order.

Who knows why the warrant was issued despite the existence of J.S. 's death record

need to revoke of issue warrants." The Probation Office, for example,

does not write letters to make any attempt to contact a probationer, DeRienzo said.

"Very often," he added, "the Probation Office will use the court simply to get a probationer's at­tention. This is like using a sledge hammer to swat a fly."

file charges of request warrants without imposing upon them a requirement to try to work some­thing out with a probationer first, we ourselves, as officers of the court become designated proba­tion officers by default," DeRienzo said.

Had the Probation Officec.onducted an investigation DeRienzo said, it wouldhavefoundoutthatJ.S "spent

The problem, DeRienzo, "is that the Probation Office is making erro­neous evaluations with respect to the

"As long as we continue to en­able the Department of Probation to

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hoon lashes eastern Japan By P.H. FERGUSON

TOKYO (AP)- Strong winds and rains from Typhoon Violet lashed eastern Japan on Sunday, uproot­ing trees, knocking over telephone poles and grinding major train, air and ferry service to a halt.

The typhoon hammered Tokyo

andtheneighboring,heavily-popu­lated regions of Kariagawa and Chiba prefectures (states) with winds ofup to 126 kilometers (78 miles) per hour, the Central Me­teorological Bureau said.

A 62-year man was missing af­ter being swept into a rain-swollen

river in Chiba, Fuji Television re­ported. Another man suffered a head injury from broken glass, the report said.

Eighteen homes in nearby Saitama prefecture (state) were flooded, Kyodo News reported.

Driving rains pelted Tokyo with

between 250 and 300 millimeters (IO and 12 inches) of rain as of 1 :00 p.m. (0400 GMT), weatherauthori­ties said.

Another 100 to 150 millimeters (4 to 6 inches) were expected.

Most television stations ran spe­cial bulletins throughout the day

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The faithful waved small flags arid shouted/'Vive the pope!," as the annored popemobile made its way through the crowd. ,

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with updates describing the storm's progress across the region near the capital.

Dozens of domestic and at least IO international flights were can­celed, KyodoNewsreported. More cancellations were expected as the storm neared Tokyo's international airport, which is in Chiba prefec­ture.

Many major train Jines in Kanagawa and Chiba suspended service, and television showed a stretch of rail bed under several inches of muddy brown water.

Some bullet train service was suspended, and others were ordered to run at reduced speeds, the report said. .

The storm's strongest winds were expected to hit the Tokyo area at around 3:00 (0600 GMT), weather authorities said, but from early morning howling winds bar­reled over trash cans, whipping up small trails of wet trash throughout the tidy capital.

At least one tr~es was uprooted on the nearby island of Oshima, southeast ofTokyo, an official there said. Television footage also showed a toppled telephone poll.

There were no reports of inju­ries.

Train service to Tokyo's inter­national airport on the Narita Ex­press was suspended because of typhoon damage to rail beds, Japan's national broadcaster re­ported.

Among the hardest hit by the storm was the outlying Hachijo Island, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Tokyo.

The island was also jolted with a moderately-strong earthquake Sun­day. The quake, withapreliminary magnitude of 5.3, rocked the small island at 11:29 a.m. (0229 GMT). It was centered about 50 kilome­ters (30 miles) beneath the earth's surface.

Domestic flights and ferries to outlying islands were canceled until further notice.

Boat warnings were in effect as waves in the naturally sheltered To­kyo Bay swelled as high as 3 meters (yards), and on the coastal Sagami Bay they reached 6 meters (yards) high, weather authorities said

Television footage showed break­ers crashing over the tops of jetties at several different locations.

Authorities were on the alert for possible flooding from rains run­ning off the foothills that dot Kanagawa prefecture (state).

Typhoon Violet was the 17th typhoon to hit Japan so far this year.

At 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT) Sun­day, thecenterofthe typhoon was moving northeast, almost directly parallel to the coastline of Japan's main island of Honshu.

The Boso Peninsula, just east of Tokyo in Chiba prefecture (state) would be the hardest-hit point on Japan's mainland, weather authorities said.

The typhoon was expected to hit there in mid-afternoon and then continue churning northeast at about 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour, a course which would bring it back out to sea, where it was ex­pected to dissipate over the Kuril lslands by Tuesday morning .

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1996-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-11

Escalating tension between two Koreas

North, South take casualties ByY.J.AHN

KANGNUNG, South Korea (AP) - Two North Korean agents were killed in gun fighting over­night, the Defense Ministry said Sunday. Two South Korean sol­dier were also killed in mountainside ·clashes with com­munist infiltrators from a stranded submarine.

It brought to 20 the number of North Koreans killed or found dead since their abandoned sub­marine was discovered off Kangnung, 140 kilometers (90 miles) northeast of Seoul, early Wednesday.

South Korean troops opened fire after spotting a North Korean infiltrator on a mountain slope shortly afterdaybreakSunday, of­ficials said.

The intruder returned fire in what ministry officials described as a "fierce gunfight." The North Korean was killed after a thirty­minute shootout, they said.

In a mountain slope 500 meters (yards) away, South Korean sol­diers waiting in ambush spotted and killed another North Korean intruder in a shootout late Satur­day, they said.

In was not immediately known if other North Koreans had been involved in the two shootouts.

One South Korean soldier was killed in the shooting. Another soldier was injured but later died at hospital Sunday, bringing the total South Korean fatalities to three.

The shootouts took place about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from where two North Koreans killed a South Korean soldier and then disappeared into the mountains Saturday.

Sporadic, gunfire cracked through the night in several steep mountain ravines and into early Sunday, Yonhap TV, a state­owned cable service, reported. All the reported gunfire took place within a few miles of rugged mountains near the coastline.

Thousands of soldiers, assisted by helicopters and sniffer dogs, continued the five-day-old man­hunt, believing that five more North Koreans may still be at large.

"We believe the restoftheNorth Koreans are within our cordon. Our troops are pressing on," said military spokesman Col. Kang

Jun-kwon. In the first two days of the

search, 18 North Koreans from the grounded submarine had been killed or found dead, and one was captured. In the following two days, South Korean soldiers had exchanged gµnfire, but the North Koreans had eluded what South Koreans called an "airtight cor­don."

According to the single cap­tured agent, Li Gwang Su, 31, five compatriots still remain at large. They include c;spionage agents, trained to survive for days in extreme situations.

Most of the North Koreans were members of the crew who had landed when their submarine beached at South Korea's north­east coast, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the heavily armed Korean border and 140 kilome­ters (90 miles) northeast of Seoul.

Hoping to lure the North Kore­ans out, loudspeakers in the area blared a taped message by the captured agent.

"I am alive. Let's all liye through this and begin a new life," Li said.

Defense Minister Lee Yang-ho

9 persons arrested for handing out pro-democracy pamphlets in. Burma RANGOON, Bunna (AP) - The military regime· Sunday, disclosed the arrests of nine youths for hand­ing out pamphlets at democracy leader AWlg San Suu Kyi's week­end rallies, stepping up their recent policyofslowlybi:eakmgbermove­ment while leaving her untouched.

The New. Llght of Myanmar newspaper, controlled by the state like all Burmese media, reported that the youths, including one girl, , hadbeenrecentlyarrestedoncharges of disrupting the nation's peace and tranquility and would be punished accordingly.

Labeling the youths "delin­quents," the newspaper said that they distributed anti-government pamphlets aimed at inciting unrest during the "Saturday and SW1day roadside talks on University Av­enue" outside Suu Kyi's home.

The arrests reinfooced an emerg­ing pattern of the authorities arrest­ing activists of Suu Kyi' s National LeagueforDemocracy,incitingrela­tively littleintemationaloutcry, while leaving her alone. ·

JeilingSuu Kyi, the 1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, or again slapping her under hc.mse arrest would draw a stonn of protest and

probably result in economic sanc­tiOllS, at. least from some Western countries .

But by nibbling away at the rarik­and-file, the .ruling junta, officially known as the State Law and Order . Restoration . Council, is effectively neutralizing Suu Kyi without having to take any action at her personally.

Theresulthasbeenfeltatweekend raI!iesoutsideSuuKyi'shome, which have dwindled in attendance in re­centweeksfromabout2,000to l,500. Despitetheharassment,theralli.esare virtually the only opposition forum allowed in the countty. ·

'Those who belong to the Na­tional League of Democracy are ha­rassed all the time," Suu K yi said in hertalkSaturday. "Ifyoulookathow hardthepeopleofBunnahavehadto struggletoachievetheirrights,[think you willagreethatthey deserve all the help they can get"

At least 60 pro-democracy activ­ists have either been arrested or sen­tenced to long prison terms in recent weeks, some on alleged offenses as obscure as making videos of failed rice crops that would point out failed agriculwral policies.

Toe regime has rebuffedSuuK yi' s repeated calls for dialogue since re-

leasing her from six years of house arrest in July 19'J5. In May, hun-

, dredsofhersupporterswcrerounded . up to prevent a party congress. Most were later released, but thoseidenti­fiedaskeyactivistshaveremainedin prison.

The regime was emboldened in July after scoring a diplomatic coup when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations granted Burma ob­serverstatus. ASEANhasrefused to join protests over Bunna' s human­rights record, saying it will notinter­fere in the country's internal affairs.

Bwma hopes to become a full member next year, which would provide the regime with a diplo­matic and economic shield against protestsorsanctions from other coun­tries,

The military has ruled Burma since 1%2. Opposition candidates overwhelmingly won democratic elections in 1990, but the regime never honored the result and parlia­ment was never allowed to convene.

SuuKyi,51,daughterofBuima's independence hero, Aung San,

, emerged as the leader of the pro­democracy movement in 1988 dur­ing street protests that were brutally · suppressed by the anny.

Suharto to discuss dispute with Mahathir JAKARTA,Indonesia (AP)-Presi­dent Suharto will visit Malaysia in mid-October to discuss issues in­cluding the disputed islands of Sipadan and Ligitan, a palace of­ficial said Sunday.

The official, who spoke on con­dition of anonymity, said it would be one of a series of routine visits among the leaders of the Associa­tion of Southeast Asian Nations.

ASEAN groups Indonesia, Ma­laysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei and Vietnam.

Armed forces chief Gen. Feisa! Tanjung said Saturda~ in Bandung, WestJava,thatSuharto and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad would seek a solution to the dispute over Sipadan and Ligitan, tiny islands along the two countries' border in

theSuluSeaoffBomeolsland, 1,166 kilometers (7 30 miles) east of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. ..

Malaysia has suggested taking the issue to the International Court of Law, but Indonesia has insisted that the court should bea last resort.

Senior officials of the two coun­tries have met several times but failed to reach agreement on the islands.

has said that a turning point in the manhunt will come around Sun­day, promising that the residents of Kangnung and nearby villages will be able to return to normal life soon.

In a separate episode Sunday, a South Korean army private de· serted his unit after firing on col· leagues and injuring nine, offi­cials said. Soldiers hunting for the deserter established road­blocks in the region 100 kilome­ters (62 miles) away from the manhunt for the North Koreans.

Intelligence officials said the sub was believed to have been on a mission to land spies and sabo­teurs. They said the craft was manned by officers, including a colonel, from the North's special guerrilla forces.

The captured infiltrator told in­vestigators that their mission was to .spy on air defense and navy facilities, the Defense Ministry said.

But officials could not explain some aspects of the bizarre infil­tration, including the 11 intruders

found dead together ,,o,ll with gun­shot wounds in their heads. They were discovered in a mountain clearing hours after the sub wa, found stranded off meters (yards) off the coast.

Officials initially theorized that 10 of them, unarmed, were shot dead by an 11th man who later turned his pistol on himself to avoid capture. Officials said Fri­day, however, that all were be­lieved shot by automatic rifles, which were not found on or near the scene.

Officials were also puzzled about the fact that the intruders were found to be poorly anned. In one shootout, three intruders were killed and only one of them was found armed with a pistol.

On Saturday, officials, quoting the captured intruder, said the sub­marine has infiltrated into South Korea's east coast at least once a year since 1994.

The two· Koreas are still techni­cally at war, having signed only an armistice after their I 950-53 Korean War.

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Ceasefire has limits in Liberia By TINA SUSMAN

TUBMANBURG, Liberia (AP)- In a dark.hovel in thecountryside,a young woman with both arms sliced nearly to !he bone flopped her paralyzed hands up and down and wailed in bewilder­ment: "I can'tdoanythingwith them."

Blood oozed from the festering wounds, inflicted bYropes use.<! to bind heranm behind her back during a rebel attack two weeks earlier. ·

An emaciated old woman sprawled

on thefilthyfloornearby, pleading for the grown sons she said were some­where in America

This is what passes for peace in Liberia.

A cease-fire agreement in August brought a new head of government, new promises of disarmament, plans for May elections and security to the capital, Monrovia, after weeks of war­fare.

Butthemaimed, woundedandhun-

gry - even starving - people outside Monrovia, and the gunmen blocking aid workers from reaching them, show the limits of peace in this wasted na­tion.

'The cuncnt cease-fire is not a cease-tire, neither in the southeast nor obviously in the area leading to Cape Mount and Bomi counties," said U.S. Ambassador William Milam, refer­ring to vast stretches of countryside where gunmen this week blocked aid

NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION

The Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (NMHC), formerly the Mariana Islands Housing Authority (MIHA), is soliciting sealed bid for th~ Rehabilitation of the Section 8 Housing Units in Rota. Bid must be in dupli-­cate, must be marked RFP-NMHC-05/96 and must be submitted to the Corporate Director at the NMHC office at Garapan, Saipan, until 10:00 a.m., local time, Friday, September 30, 1996, at ·which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after the above deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances ..

A bond of fifteen percent ( 15%) of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security bond may be in the fonn of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond made payable to the NMHC. The bidder is required to submit the following documents with the proposal (1) a copy of his/her business permits in compliance with the Contractor's Registration and Li­censing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (2) current financial statement; (3) a listing of existing and past projects, in­cluding dates of completion; ( 4) a listing of manpower with copies of employee's CNMI issued work pennits; and ( 5) a completed listing of equip­ments. Plans and scope of work of the project is available at the respectiye NMHC offices at Garapan, Saipan or at Songsong Village, Rota. A non-refundable payment of $150.00 is required for each set of the plan and scope of work. Check should be made payable to "NMHC". Toe bidder is required to sub­mit with his/her proposal, name( s) of employee( s) and their title( s) who are designated and authorized by the company to inspect the individual hous­ing units for the purpose of submitting bid estimates. This list shall be sub­mitted upon payment of the $150.00 for the plans and scope of work. Toe NMHC hereby notifies all qualified bidders that minority and business enterprises will be accorded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this request for proposal and bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, and national origin in consideration for an award.

Pre-bid Conference for this project will be held at 2:00 p.m., local time, September 18, 1996, at the NMHC Office, at Garapan in Saipan. Questions concerning the plans, scope of work and Special Provisions should be sub­mitted prior to the conference. The NMHC reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any imperlection in the bid proposal in the interest of the NMHC.

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convoys from reaching hoogry civil­ians.

Whatever the reason given, the bot­tom line appears to be that despite publicly proclaiming the end of the war just weeks ago, Liberia's six war­lords are vying for one last chunk of power before they disarm.

"What they' re saying up there is completely different from what they say down here," said Tarek Elguindi oftheU.N.WorldFoodProgramashe drove through the countryside along a neglected highway lined with aban­doned, war-battered villages and charred vehicles.

Five months after April's ooprec­edented warfare in Monrovia, and seven months after rebel fighting made coootry roads impassable, the food program and other aid agencies last week began venlllring to Tubmanbmg, 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Monrovia, to see how civilians iso­lated by the war had fared.

In Tubmanbmg, a city of about 35,000, people left without aid since February, the first signs of desperation were the trees: most of their tops were lopped off by people searching for edible leaves. Famished civilians gulped handfuls of oorooked bulgur wheatbeinghandedoutbyreliefwork­ers.

There are no official figures on deaths from starvation, but some lcical residents said anywhere from five to 15 people died daily in the city before the food began aniving. Aid workm fearrnorestarvationdeaths in the bush.

More than I00ofthemostseverely malnourished people were taken to Monrovia hospitals for treatment last week, and aid agencies planned to continuedistributions to Tubmanbmg.

But the food handouts can't help those wounded in rebel raids still tak­ing place

in the forested hills just a few min-

utes drive outside Monrovia. They also can't help hundred.~, and

possibly thousands, of others trapped by gunmen in other M:as of the COWi­

try, including Cape Mount and Borni counties in the northwest, and a vast stretch of the southeast where a team trying to verify cease-fire compliance has repeatedly been thwarted by fac­tion leaders' warnings of clashes.

The fighters' excuses for not pub ting down their weapons are as old as the 7-year-old war, which has per­sisted through 14 peace accords and killed more than 150,000people, most of them civilians.

''We want disarmament to take effect, but we want to be sure it will be simultaneous," said Brig. Gen. Commings B. Totaye, field com­mander of the Ulimo-J faction in con­trol ofTubmanburg.

It's this stubborn distrust among rival factions that destroyed the Au­gust 1995 peace accord, which had established a six-person ruling council of both civilians and war­lords and promised elections by August 1996.

Few of the nearly 2,000 foreign­ers who fled in a U.S. military evacuation during the "April Cri­sis" from April 6-May 27 have returned. And the spirit among the Liberians who lost their homes, busi­nesses, friends and families is one of depression and hopelessness.

"Our future is bleak," said Tho­mas Wah Wilson, 42, who had just opened a chicken- and pig-farm­ing business with three partners when the crisis sent him into hid­ing and wiped out his animals.

Many express doubts about the ability ofRuth Perry, the new chair of the Council of State and Liberia's first female leader, to control the warlords who have defeated so many previous peace accords.

NORTHERN MARIANAS HOUSING CORPORATION

Pursuant Public Law 8-41, Sectio'n 11, Governor .froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Northern Marianas Hous­ing·Corporation (NMHC) Board of Directors, are hereby giving notice thatthe regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on Thurs­day, September 24, 1996 at 10:30 a.m, at the NMHC Conference Room in Garapan, Saipan. Discussion will focus on the following Agenda. The public is welcomed to attend.

AGENDA I. PRELIMINARY MATIERS

A. Call to Order/Roll B. Adoption of Agenda C. Adoption of Previous Minutes: June 25, 1996

II. SUGAR KING II SUBDIVISION A. $2.6 Million Appropriation B. Plans for Property Disposition

Ill. REAL ESTATE INVENTORY IV. SECTION 8 HOUSING SUBDIVISION

A. Annexl B. Rota Subdivision - Request for Proposal

V. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT A. Saipan Recreational Facility (NMC) B. $500,000 Projects and 5-Year Warranty C. Ribbon Cutting, Tinian Children's Park

!! VI. H.B. 10-238-$10 MILLION MPLT ~ VII. HOME LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES l VIII. HAZARD & MORTGAGE INSURANCE

IX. CORPORATE DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. Fiscal Reports B. Mortgage Credit Divis1on C. Program & Housing Division D. Technical Maintenance

X. OTHER MATIERS XI. ADJOURNMENT NOTE: Pursuantto Public Law 8-41, Section 13, an Executive Session may be held on discuss certain items noled on the above agenda.

ls/JUAN S. TENORIO Chairman of the Board

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By RAYMOND CHOW HONG KONG(AP)-Someteary­

eyed and others waving cheerfully, a small group of protesters set sail Sun­day fora three-day trip to a chain of uninhabited East China Sea islets that Japan administers but China claims.

The protesters plan to raise a Chinese flag on the islets, known as the Diaoyu islands in Chinese and Senkaku islands in Japanese.

J apanesecoastal authorities have said they will tµm the boat back if it tries to enter its territorial waters.

"We emphasis that our protest will be peaceful but we are also prepared to sacrifice ourselves to protect our islands," said spokesman David Chan.

Th~ group of .I 8 protesters, all maleandagedbetween25to68, were

dressed in green T-shirts and wore red headbands.

The cargo ship was chartered by the Alliance of Worldwide Chinese for the ProtectionofDiaoyu Islands. It canied 42 accompanying journal­ists and 19 crew.

It was renamed the "Bao-Diao," or ''Diaoyu Islands De fen dee' for the trip.

''Wehavetakennoweapons,"said Captain Ngai Lup-chee. "IftheJapa­nese shoot at us, we will get away."

He said the group would avoid direct confrontation, and planned to use speedboats to land the protesters on the islands.

The group has asked for protection from the Chinese navy.

They expected to return to Hong Kong by Saturday. .

Participant Angus Chan, 28, said

he was not prepared to die for the islands.

"If they really want to fight, that's government's stuff, and not really a normal citizens responsibility," he said.

In Hong Kong, thousands have taken to the streets since last July, bumingJapaneseflagsandtrarnpling on effigies of Japanese leaders after Japanese nationalists put up a light­house and markers on one of the islands.

The islets are about 175 kilome­ters ( I IO miles) northeast of Taiwan and claimed by China, Taiwan and Japan.

Last Sunday, more than 10,CXXl peoplemarchedinHong Kong' slarg­estprotestinrecentyears,demanding that Japan give up its claims to the islands.

Demonstrators shout slogans and hold a model of a Japanese war ship outside the Japanese consulate to pmtest_ Japan's c_laifr! to_ the uninhabited Diaoyu islands, 180 _kilometers (11 O miles) northeast of Taiwan, wh(ch fle·among r,ch f1shmg grounds ~nd po_tentially lucrative g_as d~posits. The islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Japan. Tf;mpers have r,sen smce Japanese nationalists put up a lighthouse and war memorial on one of the islands m July. AP Photo

I Mac~u votes in last legislative i election under Portuguese rule 1. By MARCUS ELIASON Sixty-two candidates are running, 1

MACAU (AP) - Asia's oldest I2morethanin 1992.Eightseatsare . colony voted in its 11st legisfative directly elected by proportional rep-i election unclerPrntugueseruleSun- resentation, with the ,.votes being

clay, with a record numberof candi- shared among I 2 parties. Eightothers , elates vying for seats that will give were indirectly elected and shared

them a say in the running of Macau among business, labor and commu-under Chinese rule. nity le.aders who ran uncontested.

Pro-China candidates were ex- Theremainingsevenareappointed peeled to win most of the eight ·by the Portuguese governor, Gen. directlyelectedseatsonthe23-mem- Vasco Rocha Vieira ber Legislative Assembly. Pro-<le- Macau,famouschletlyforitsgam-mocracy sentiment, much weaker blingindustry,retumstoChinesesov-inMacau thaninneighboringHong ereignty in December 1999, 2 1/2 Kong, will be measured by the sup- yearsafter HongKong,andclosesthe port given to two liberal incum- bookonWestemcolonialisminAsia. bents, Ng Kuok Cheong and LikeHongKong,Macauhasbeen Alexandre Ho. promiseditwil!.runitsown domestic

Long lines formed before polling affairs and remain capitalist . started at 14 chUit:hes schools and But where Hong Kong is deeply government offices throughout the divided over how to deal with OJ.ina, tiny21-kilometer(l3-mile)enclave and its most popular politicians are in warm, cloudy weather. China's fiercest criti~ Macau over-

Polling stations opened at 9 am. whelmingly supports its return to . (OlOOOMlj and were to close II Orlru:se sovereignty and open criti- '. hours later. Of the· population of cism of the Beijing government is 410,000, I 16,445haveregisteredto rare. vote. · China has vowed to disoand Hong

Kong's legislature when it takes overon July 1, saying it was elected under rules it never agreed to.

Macau, on the other hand, has been promised that the legislature being elected Sunday will -;;traddle the handover and serve until 2001 - · a year longer than usual -with all legislators staying inofficeprovided they uphold the constitution China has writtenfor2Ist-cennuy Macau.

Chinese leaders frequently ex.fol Portugal's cooperative attitude and contrast it with the difficulties they have experienced in Hong Kong.

Just last week, Olinese Premier Li Peng told thepresidentofLUSA, the Portuguese news agency, that "thetransitioninHong Korigwillbe

· successful, but in Macau it will be more easy."

Macau, on the we.stem e;dge of the Pe.ad River e.staary that flows· out of southern China, became a Polfllguese colony in 1557, 284 years before the British established Hong Kong on ihe eastern side of the river.

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~-;;;;;;:~H p~;;~~;;.';;''H !1 CPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS c\ r,1 I:

r) N O T I C E O F M E E T I N G ,J ,, '1

Pursuant to Public Law 8-41, Se,:tion 11, Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and Lt. Governor Jesus C. Borja, through the Commonwealth Ports Authority Board of Directors, are hereby giving notice, that the regular meeting for the CAA Board of Directors will be held on Friday, Septem­ber 27, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. at the CPA Seaport Office Conference Room, Charlie Dock, Puerto Rico. Saipan. I tl The following items are on the agenda for the above-relerenced meeting:

,i I. PRELIMINARY MATIERS 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Adoption of Agenda 4. Adoption ol Minutes (August 20, 19961

II. CORRESPONDENCE Ill. COMMITIEES REPORT

1. Adoption of Financial Statements 2. Other Committees report

IV. EXECUTIVE REPORT V. OLD BUSINESS

1. Rota Gas and Appliance Company 2. Rota Terminal and Transfer Co. re Insurance

~- NEW BUSINESS ·~ VII. PUBLIC COMMENT(S) (1, VIII. (Exe,:utive Session) LEGAL COUNSE~S REPORT

IX. ADJOURNMENT ~ All interested persons are welcome to attend and to submit written or oral testimony on the

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Chairman, Board of Dire,:tors [j Date: September 16, 1996 :.:_._.,.~..! . ..!~::J:i.WH &:f"!1C1":!'US''.Z:::rt2U'"""'~:;>,....,.,·,cr:::r;:;rr"':-~·-~ 4 ·:;~.2:,.~...:,:.z:"'.._"":'t:;;...

Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands

: I Coun~D~ f@rr ~th~ HMffl~rfflitle$ Ir

REQUEIT FOR PROPOSALS #1 \J

The CNMI Council tor the Humanities announces that funds are now available to support projects that focus on the ethnic and cultural diversity of the CNMI. The Council invites individuals, nonprofit groups and organizations to submit proposals that will generate community discussion and understanding of cultural and ethnic differences and that explore a number of topics such as but. not limited to: the cultural and economic impact of Asia on the CNMI; the signifi­cance of recent and distant migration patterns in the Pacific; and the origins of beliefs, myths, and ste­reotypes associated with racism. For more informa­tion and an application package, call Ron Barrineau at 235-4785.The CNMI Council for the Humanities is a nonprofit, private corporation funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

14-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- SEP'fEMBER 23, 1996

'The First Wives Club'

Dealing with 'lost' husbands By DAVID GOODMAN

NEW YORK (AP) - The battle between the sexes is unlikely to completely cool down after the thorough working over it gets in "The First Wives Club," ,;n over-the-top farce that pits dumped wives against philan­dering husbands.

With excellent performances from Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and a host of sup.er-snappy one lin­ers, it's hard not to have a good time for much of the

In loving memory of our mother, grandmother. great grandmother, We the family of the late

movie. But what might have been a

truly great comedy is marred by a message that gets too heavy-handed and by a few truly ghastly cameo appear­ances near the end from Ivana Trump and Kathie Lee Gifford. •

The film opens with a flash­back to Graduation Day 1969

· at a tony New England col­lege. ~r:enda, Elise and Annie are giddt college girls with Gidget flips and Jackie 0-style

NICOLASA CASfflD SABLAN

I:

"MElANG" Would like to invite our relatives and friends to join us as we remember her in prayers on her Eight Year Anniver­sary. Daily rosary will be said at the residence of Ramon C. Sablan in Garapan (Pagan Ville), at 8:00 p.m. begin­ning Tuesday, September 24, 1996 to October 02, 1996. A special mass will be offered on October 02, 1996 Wednesday, 6:00 a.m. at Kristo Rai Church. Dinner will follow at the residence of her son Ramon Castro Sablan and Angie Aldan at Pagan Ville in Garapan.

Kindly join us The Family

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Raymond Hocog Manglona

pumps. On the brink of head­ing out into what looks like glorious lives, they exchange matching pearl necklaces and pledge to "be there" for each other for ever.

Fast forward about 20 years and - predictably- their privi­leged dream lives have begun to fall apart.

Elise (Hawn) has become a -~mous movie star, but also a lush -.and plastic surgery ad­dict. For Elise, there are only three roles for women in Ho!-

. lywood: "Babe, district attor­"'t ney and Driving Miss Daisy." Meanwhile, her movie pro­

ducer spouse, whom she helped to get into the busi­ness, is absorbed with his new "project," the career of shapely Phoebe (Elizabeth Berkeley), while Elise is marked down to play the role of Phoebe's mother.

Brenda (Midler). now a sen­sible housewife, is mourning the loss of her electronics­magnate husband Morty to mincing, stiletto-wearing bimbette Shelly (Sarah Jessica Parker).

Then there's Annie (Keaton), a Connecticut mom in a suburban Martha Stewart home. She's recently sepa­rated from her rakish ad ex­ecutive husband and naively believes that as soon as they finish working out their "is­sues," they'll get back to­gether.

When the fourth member of their college gang (Stockard Channing) takes a ·swan dive off her sumptuous Fifth av-

'

I: 1!

The family of the late Lucio Masga Manglona and Raymond Hocog Manglona invite all relatives and friends to doily holy mas offerings starting September 15, 1996, to September 23, 1996 - 6:00 a.m. at San Francisco de Borja Church in Songsong Village, and 7:00 p.m. at San Isidro Church in Sinapalu Village. Final holy mass on Sep-tember 23, 1996, at 6:00 a.m. will be followed by a responsal cer­emony at the San Jose Cemetery in Songsong. The family requests your presence to join them at their residence --District #1 for an t

[ _ appreciation dinner on September 23. 1996, at 6:00 p.m. Your ·::.i..'? <- (ffii~ .. prayers and your warm thoughts of our beloved Lucio and -i (~

;,,=, Raymond are greatly appreciated.

~1•'· Milagro H. Manglona (Bago) and Children

enue apartment after her ty­coon ex-husband remarries a twentysometh.ing blonde, the roommates are reunited.

Over a boozy apres funeral lunch, the trio discover their common problems and spend several hilarious minutes dish­ing men and younger women.

Eventually, a plan is hatched - separate their wealthy husbands from their money and, by extension, t!'ieir self-respect.

The project requires the help of Brenda's designer boss (Bronson Pinchot) and Ma­

Jfioso uncle (Philip Bosco), Arllj'ie' s lesbian daughter (Jen­nifer-Dundas), wealthy social­ite Gunilla Goldberg (Maggie Smith) and many implausible, but funny situations.

The three actresses perform throughout with tremendous comic flair and seem to be having the time of their lives.

Hawn, mugging, p'outing, weeping and crowing, is in her element as the self-ab­sorbed aging sex kitten. Keaton has been appearing in comedies throughout her ca­reer, but she hasn't really goofed it up quite like this since her days making movies with Woody Allen. Midler de­ploys her superb talents, and isn't at all cramped by her

character's dowdy wardrobe and lifestyle.

Director Hugh Wilson ("Police Academy" "Guarding Tess") does a fine job with the glamorous ManhaHan loca­tions that serve as backdrops to the sparkling dialogue and slapstick humor.

1itill, all is not as it should 'be with,/'The First Wives Club." --~

The film be'gins to run out of ideas in the second half, and starts to become a little tiresome. After a while, it gets harder to see a swanky Con­necticut housewife and a fabu­lously rich actress as under­dogs. And socialite Goldberg is openly admired for acquir­ing her fabulous wealth from her four former husbands.

This funny movie does an excellent job of skewering the superficiality of its well-de­served targets, but comes a little too close itself to cel­ebrating another kind of shal­lowness.

The Paramount Pictures re­lease, which opened Friday, runs 104 minutes. "The First Wives Club" was produced by Scott Rudin. The screenplay is by Robert Harling ("Steel Magnolias," "Soapdish") from the novel of the same name by Olivia Goldsmith.

Special thanks go lo his Excellency Bishop Thomas A. Camacho, Father Roger Tenorio, Fr. Isaac Ayuyu, The Altar Servers, The Cathedral Choir, and to those who joined us in the Holy Mass and Chrislian Burial, Nightly Rosary, Donation and Preparation of Food, Picnic Tables and Canopy assislance, and to those who donated in monetary assistance will be forever cherished.

Again, Thank You and God Bless you all.

234-7272

.:i '

Tenorio . . . Continued from page 1

The muin intent of PL I 0-9, the speaker says, is to restrict off­island recruitment.

"!fit is true that the regulations violated the law,'" Tenorio said, "then I may have to rescind or modify it."

Tenorio said, before signing the regulations, he had asked the At­torney General's Office to review

Drugs ... Continued from page 1

Ogumoro said cocaine and "ice" are smuggled into the CNMI, while marijuana, a large of sup­ply of which is also smuggled into the Commonwealth, continues to be available locally in smaller quantities.

The illegal narcotics often ar­rive on commercial air passen­gers and air cargo.

Smaller quantities are brought into the CNMI by ocean-going sea vessels and through the postal system.

Ogumoro said the drugs are

it. "I don't know if they did,"

Tenorio said. "But definitely I did not hear from them. There was no concern raised by the AG's office so I signed it."

PL 10-9 aims at freezing the garment worker quotas at their pre-October 1995 level.

The legislation was enacted in compliance to the Department of Interior's recommendation for the CNMI to keep immigration at the 1992 levels.

usually sourced from Japan, Thui­land, South Korea, Belau, Feder­ated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, Hawaii and even as far as the U.S. mainland.

"Ice," the "diug of choice for local residents," comes mainly from the Philippines, according to Ogumoro.

He said statistics showed that from 1990 to 1995 the Depart­ment of Public Safety seized over 5,395 grams of"ice," with a street value of about $9 million.

Drug addiction in the CNMI is believed to be the major cause of such criminal activities as bur­glary, theft, prostitution and cor­ruption in the government.

a. MARIANAS VISITORS BUREAU M BOARD OF DIRECTORS

I NOTICE OF MEETING I Pursuant lo Public Law 8-41, Section 11. Governor Froilan C. Tenorio and LI. Governor Jesus C. Borja. through !he Marianas Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. hereby give nolice. Iha! the regular meefing for lhe MVB Board of Directors will be held on Thursday. September 26, 1996 at 11 :00 a m. at tile MVB Conference Room. 2nd floor, Joelen Oandan Burldrng.

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

II.

Preliminary Matters a. Roll Call b. Adoption of Agenda c. Adoption of Minutes · July 26. 1996 meeting Chairman and Committee Reports a. Chairman b. Ad Hoc on Personnel Comm11tee (Dir. J. Bo~a) c. Policy Review Committee (Dir. M. Fejeran) d. Budge! Committee (Dir. M. Hocog) e. PR & AD Committee (Dir. J. Ayuyu) f. Tourist Site Developmenl Committee (Dir. F. Abraham)

fl/. Managing Director's Report a Management Reports

1. Marketing 2. Public Relations and Community Programs 3. Research 4. Accounting 5. Field Operations

b. Update on Board and Commitlee Malters c. Miscellaneous Correspondence

IV. Old Business

v. a. Discussions. wilh CPA regarding MVB otrice b. MVB Organrz21,onal Chan . New Business a. Proposed vrs1110 the CNMI ol Mr. Charles Seaborn by rnvilation ol Senator E. Hocog b Update 0,1 dcve1opmen1 w11h Huss1t.:n tour opcrntors

VI. Miscellaneous VII. Announcenients VIII. Adjournment

Isl Antonio S. Guerrero Cha1mian. B0arcfof0irec1ors

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-15

AUCTION SALE Commonwealth Development Authority

IN THE SUPEAtOn COURT OF THE COMMONl'.'EALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.A~iOS

COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

Plaintiff, VS.

HENRY DLG. SAN NICOLAS and ESTELLA C. SAN NICOLAS, Defendants.

Civil Action No. 88-918

NOTICE OF FIRST SALE

The Cor'lmissioner of the Department of Public Salety. hereinafter referred to as auctioneer and lhe Development Corporation Division of !he Commonwealth Development Authority, hereinatter referred to as CDA, hereby give notice that all of the righl, title, and interest of the defendants • Henry DLG. San Nicolas & Estella C. San Nicolas· in the following described real property situated in Tinian will be sold at an auction sale:

1. Tinian Municipality: 121.lfQ, ~ (formerly Loi No. 008 T 49( as shown on the Division of Lands and Surveys Official Cadaslral Plat No. 006 T 03, dated April 26, 1983, on fife in said office, said land containing an area of 906 square meters. more or less, including all existing and permanent improvements on the real property: and 2. Tract No. 035 T 06 containing an area 0125.000 square meters, more or less, as shown on the Division of Lands and Surveys Ollicial Survey Pia! No. 035 T 00. dated February 27, 1976, and including all existing and permanent improvements on the real property. The auction sale will be open to

the general public and will be held at the Department of Public Safety OH ice, Susupe, Saipan, at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, subject to the following announced terms and conditions.

1. Reserve. The auction sale shall be held with reserve.

2. Right and Duties ot Auctioneer. Consistent with the custom and usage and applicable law of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands governing auction safes with reserve, auctioneer shall have the foflowing rights and duties in conducting the auction sale:

a.) To withdraw the property listed for sale in this announcement before sale or before a bid for such property is accepted.

b.) To adjourn the sale without notice al any time before any specific property 1s struck off, without incurring any liability whatsoever thereby; and

c.J To reject. on behall o!tne seller. any and all bids.

3. Minimum Bid. The minimum bid for any propeny listed in this notice shall be lhe tolal amount of principal. inleresl. allornevs fees and costs of sale due and owing CDA by lhe defendants or the appraised value of the property • whichever is greater.

4. Deposit Payment. A deposit ol ten percent (10%) of !he purchase must be paid on the day of the auction sale. The remaining balance will be due within ten (10) days of the auction sale. Failure to make payment of the remaining balance within !en ( 10) days will result in forteiture by !he buyer of the ten percent (10%) deposit, and any and all of !he buye(s righls, ti!le and interest in any of the aforementioned property wifl revert to GOA.

5. Change of Terms. Auctroneer and GOA reserve !he right of change any of the terms of conduct and enforcement of sale by announcement. written or oral, made before the auction sale or at the commencement thereof, and such change or changes, by virtue of this clause. shall be binding on any buyer by constructive notice.

Dated this 21st day of August, 1996.

is/Commissioner of the Department of Pubflc Safety

1•, filf S .1,:rirc:;r1 (OUi"H OF HiE

(OJ 1F/i,','U!fr, 'J 'ti[ 'iGRIHEflll MAAIA!lA ISL.ANDS

COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

Plaintiff, vs. FRANCISCO W. TORRES · and DfANA C. TORRES, Defendants.

Civil Action No. 93-1066

NOTICE OF FIRST SALE

The Commissioner of the Department of Public Satety, hereinatter relerred to as auctioneer and the Development Corporation Division of the Commonwealth Development Authority, hereinafter referred to as GOA, hereby give notice !hat all of the right, title, and interest of !he defendants • Francisco W. Torres & Diana C. Torres· in the following described real property srtuated in Gualo Rai. Saipan, will be sold at an auction sale:

Lot No. E.A. 881-12, containing an area of 930 square meters. more or less. as more parlicutarly described on Drawing/Cadastral Plat No. 2080/82. the original of which was registered with the Land Registry as Document No. 14190 on the 7th day of May, 1982. This includes afl improvements.

The auction sale w,11 be open lo !he general pubic and will be held al the Department of Public Safety Office, Susupe, Saipan, at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, subject to !he followrng announced terms and conditions:

1. ~ The auction sale shall be hefd wilh reserve.

2. Rights and Duties of Auctioneer. Consistent w1!h the custom and usage and applicable law ot \he Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands governing auction sales with reserve, auctioneer shall have !he following rights and duties in conducting the auction sale:

a.) The withdraw the property listed for sale in this announcement before sale of before a bid for such property is accepted.

b.J To adjourn the sale without notice at any time be1ore any specific property is struck oft, without incu~ing any lrabilily whatsoever thereby; and

c.) To reject, on behalf of the seller, any and all bids.

3. Minimum Bid. The minimum bid for any property listed in this notice shall be !he total amount of principal, interest. altorney·s fees and costs of sale due and owrng GOA by the defendants - or the appraised value of the properly -whichever is greater.

4. Deposit: Payment: A depos11 of !en parcent (10%) of Ifie purchase pnce must be paid on the day of !he auction sale. The remaining balance will be due within !en (10) days of the auction sale. Failure lo make payment of the remaining balance wrthin ten ( 10) days will result in forteiture by the buyer ol the ten percent ( 10%) deposit, and any and all ot the buyer's rights, title and interest in any of the aforementioned property will revert lo GOA

5. Change of Terms. Auctioneer and GOA reserve the right to change any of lhe·rerms of cooduct and enforcement el safe by announcement, wrilten or oral, made before the auction sale or at the commencement thereof. and such change or changes, by virtue of this clause, shall be binding on any buyer by constructive notice.

Dated this 21th day of August, 1996.

is/Commissioner of the Departmenl of Public Safety

Ill THE SUPER10:i cou>H OF THE

CQlmQNWE.A.LTH (.f f,..E f!OPT11E?ll ~tRIM,A ISWH:G

COMMONWEALTH DEVELQPMENT AUTHORITY,

Plaintiff, VS. GUILLERMfNA C. CEPEDA, Defendant.

Civil Action No. 91-1082

NOTICE OF THIRD SALE The Commissioner of the

Department al Pubiic Safety, hereinatter reterred to as auctioneer. and the Development Corporation Division ot the Commonwealth Development Authority, hereinalter referred to as CDA, hereby give notice that all ol !he right, title, and interest of the defendant· Guillermina C. Cepeda· in the following described real property situated in Saipan and Tinian will be sold at an auction sale:

1. Land situated in Dandan. Saipan Municipality, Commonweatth of the Northern Mariana Islands, known as Lot No. 1691:11,1, and containing an area of 1,135 square meters, more or less, as more particufaMy described on Drawing/Cadastral Plat Number 2072/81, the originaf of which was registered with the Land Registry as Documents No., 11917, on !he 4th day of May, 1981. This includes afl improvements located on the property. (This property was earlier appraised at $231,000.00); and 2. Land situated in San Jose Village, Tinian Municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. known as Lot No. QQ1.I1!l, and containing an are of 1,246 square meters, more or less, as more particularly described on Drawing/Cadastral Pfal No. 001 T 00. the original ol which was registered wilh lhe Land Regrstry as Document No. 100-A, on the 23rd day of July, 1970, inc/udrng all improvements. (This property was earlier appraised at S92.000.00)

The auction sale will be open to the general public and will be held at the Department of Public Safety Office, Susupe, Saipan, at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, subject to the following announced terms and conditions:

1. ~ The auction sale shall be held with reserve.

2. Rights and Duties of Auctioneer. Consistent with !he custom and usage and applicable law of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands governing auctron sales wrth reserve. auctioneer shall have the following rights and du11es in conductrng lhe auction sale

a.) To withdraw the property lrsted for sale in this announcement before sale or before a brd for such property is accepted.

b.) To adjourn the sale w:th0,,1 notice at any time before any spec1i1c property rs struck olf. w,thoul ,ncurnng any iiabi'ii!y whatsoever :hereby: and

c.J Tore1ec1 en beoalf of !he seller c:my 2n::1 JI/ bias.

3. Minimum Bid. The pro;ie~y 1s ollered without a minimum bid.

4. Deposit Payment. .~ deposit ot ten percent (10%) ol the purchase price mlist be pdid on the day ol the auction sale. The remarning balance will be due within !en (10) days of the auction sale. Failure to make payment of !he remaining balance within !en ( 10) days will result rn forteiture by the buyer of !he ten percent (10%) deposit, and any and all of !he buyer's rights. tilfe and inleresl rn any ol the aforementioned property will revert to GOA.

5. Change of Terms, Auctioneer and CDA reseNe the rig hi to change any of !he terms of conduct and enforcement of sale by annouccement. written or oral. made before the auction sale or at the commencement thereof, and such change or changes, by virtue ol this clause, shall be binding on any buyer by constructive notice.

Dated thrs 21 lh day of August. 1996.

is/Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety

16-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- SEPTEMBER.:o..:2c:-:3"-, .:..::19_,_9.=-6 _____________ _

OUTSIDE SALES. . Triple J Auto Center has on immediate opening for an outside sales person in Parts Wholesale Division. Experience preferred but will train. Flexible schedule and working hours.

> Excellent salary & commission plan. > Campany provided transportation while working. > Full benefits and retirement plan. > Management appartunlry possible.

Apply In person to Don Owens n TRIPLE ..J MOTORS Beach Road, Garapan

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

SALESNIAN (Night Route)

4:00 PM - 10:0 PM EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

Please apply in person at: WESTERN SALES TRADING COMPANY

(Near Philippine Consulate, San Jose, Saipan) NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

. .

HELP WANTED . .

X-RAY TECHNICIAN LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Apply at: PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER D' Torres Building Middle Road, Garapan Tel. No. 233-8100

CHILD CARE WORKER (Part-Time)

CALL: NANG DAYCARE TEL. 235-KIDS

LOCAL HIRE ONLY!

MODERN BUILDING ACROSS HYATT HOTEL • 1st FLOOR •2nd FLOOR • 3rd FLOOR

5,000 ft2 (Approx.} 5,000 ft2 (Approx.} 4,000 tt2 (Approx.)

CALL287•2168

FIRST FLOOR OF HOT 98 BUILDING. LOCATED IN GARAPAN, MIDDLE ROAD BETWEEN

HAPPY MARKET II AND ORIENTAL HOTEL S~ AREA APPROX. 1200 SQ. FT. $1,500 A MONTH.

CALI. 233--0510 OR 234-7119. LEAVE ME$.43E.

LOST PASSPORT MS. HAN JING LONG LOST HER CHINESE PASSPORT NO. 141670446 WHEN THEIR APARTMENT BURNED LAST WEEK, SEPTEMBER 13, 1996. SO SHE DECLARE HER PASSPORT NULL AND VOID.

CNMI PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CNMI GOVERNMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP NO. RFP96-0153 FOR: JANITORIAL SERVICES

OPENING DATE: OCTOBER 07, 1996 TIME: 2:00 P.M.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS MAY PICK UP BIO FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PROCURE­MENT AND SUPPLY, LOWER BASE, SAIPAN.

ls/EDWARD B. PALACIOS

ANTED WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

3 BEDROOM HOUSE (OCEAN VIEW PREFERRED)

1 OR 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT

PLEASE~ 2 3 4 • 9 6 9 6 . CALL: "'2 3 4 • 1· 8 0 8

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Call 234-7119 or 233-010 Leave Message IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF HEILIAN, PAD-TING, BY: PEDRO C. SABLAN IGNACIA M. SABLAN.

ADOPTION NO. 96·97

NOTICE OF HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT ON October 10, 1996, at 1 :30 p.m., in the , the PETITIONERS for adoption in the above entitled case will be heard.

DATED THIS September 16., 1996.

ls/DEPUTY CLERK

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Activists nix plan to place controls on foreign funds JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Leaders of two civil rights groups have denounced a general's suggestion that for­eign aid to private activist groups should be regulated, the newspaper Jakarta Post re­ported Sunday.

Lt. Gen. Syarwan Hamid, the armed forces' chief of sociopolitical affairs, has said some private groups were us­ing foreign aid against the In­donesian government.

"Foreign aid must be regu­lated and it should be used for the interest of the nation and not against the national inter­est," he said.

Objections came from the executive directors of two groups that offer free legal aid to the public - the Legal Aid Foundation and the Institute for Research Policy and People's Advocacy.

"They cannot do that," Nursyahbani of the foundation was quoted by the Post as say­ing.

"If the government can have financial relations with other governments, why should it prevent the public from having similar relations with their counterparts abroad?" he asked.

The foundation receives funds from various foreign or­ganizations including the Ford Foundation.

Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara of the institute said there was a communications gap between the government and private organizations.

"Rather than making pub­lic accusations, the authori­ties should take (organiza­tions) suspected of violating regulations to court," Nusantara added.

Some private organizations have been strong critics of the government.

The government has blamed the unauthorized Democratic People's Party for rioting that left at least five people dead in Jakarta on July 27. It has said the group received aid from Australian trade union organizations.

Budiman Sudjatmiko, leader of the leftist group, and Muchtar Pakpahan, chairman of the country's biggest inde­pendent trade union, have been arrested and charged with sub­version in connection with the riot.

The riot erupted after a mili­tary raid on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party, where supporters of Megawati Sukarnoputri were protesting her ouster as party leader by a government­backed rival.

Megawati, daughter of in­dependence hero Sukarno, has filed suit to challenge her ouster and also plans to sue the government for rejecting her list of candidates for par­liamentary elections next year.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER_ 23, l 996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND V:IEWS-~Z

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02 STRIPPER/CAMERA-Salary:$3.05-5.00 per hour Contact: YOUNIS ART STUDIO, INC. dba Marianas Variety News & Views Tel. 234-6341 (9/30)M62354

04 SECURITY GUARD-Sa)ary:S3.05 per hour 04 DRESSMAKING-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: ARCHITECTURAL PROD­UCTS OF CA. (SAIPAN) dba OBJ Man­power Services Tel. 233-1454(9/ 30)M225869

04 DRESSMAKER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: VMG INTERNATIONAL COR­PORATION CASH & CARRY dba Tai­toring Shop Tel. 235-44 71 (9/ 30)M225870

02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$900.00 per month 10 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: LEONCIO & MARICRIS T. dba Saint John Elect. & Const. Co. Tel. 235-0256(9/30)M225871

02 SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Hard­ware Supply)-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: CHOI CORPORATION dba Korea Hardware Tel. 234-7413(9/ 30)M225872

01 OFFSET PRESS OPERATOR-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: R & M ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Printers Tel. 322-3043(9/ 30)M225867

01 SUPERVISOR-Salary:$3.10 per hour Contact: PRINCE ENTERPRISES LTD. dba S.M. Mart Tel. 235-5841 (9/ 30)M225865

01 MAINTENANCE, BUILDING RE· PAIRER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: AL & R CORPORATION dba Roppongi Night Club Tel. 235-8680(9/ 30)M225862

01 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 02 BUTCHER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 RETAIL STORE MANAGER-Sal­ary:$1,000.00 per month 01 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: TRI-ALL INTERNATIONAL CORP. Tel. 234-1610 (9130JM225864

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$600.00-800.00 per month Contact: KAIZOKU CORPORATION dba Sunrise Tours Tel. 322-5304(9/ 30)M225877

01 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTOBODY REPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$850.00 per month Contact: KIM ENTERPRISES, INC. dba Auto Repair Shop & Motor Vehicle Salety Inspection Tel. 322-0469(9/ 30)M225878

01 POWERHOUSE MECHANIC-Sal­ary:$4.15 per hour Contact: PACIFIC MARINE & INDUS­TRIAL CORP. Tel. 322-6181(9/ 30)M225879

02 TRANSLATOR-Salary:$3.50 per hour 10 WAITER/WAITRESS-Stilary:$3.05 per hour 03 JANITOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 04 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: USA SMILE - XIMEILING PARTNERSHIP dba Sun Island Para­dise Night Club Tel. 233-4101 (9/ 30)M225873

02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:S3.0G per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:S3.05 per hour Contact: TRANSAMERICA CORPORA· TION Tel. 234-7833(9/23)M61927

02 CARPENTER-Salary:S2.90 per hour 01 ALUMINUM STEEL FABRICATOR­Salary:$3.05 per hour 05 MASON-Salary:$2.90 per hour 02 PLUMBER-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: TAC INTERNATIONAL CON­STRUCTORS, INC. Tel. 234-7833(9/ 23)M61935

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:S5.50-6.00 per hour Contact: BISNES MAMI SAIPAN, INC. dba Mid-Pac Micronesia (9/23)M61929

02 INTERPRETER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: VICENTE M. CONCEPCION dba Ben and Ki Water Sports Tel. 234-6664(9/23)M225774

05 GARDENER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: FELIX R. & RHONDA F. NOGIS dba FNR Enterprises Tel. 664-3531 (Office) 234-9263(Home)(9/ 23)M225773

10 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90 per hour 10 PAINTER-Salary:$2.90 per hour 10 MASON-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: G.C.G'. & COMPANY, INC. Tel. 288-7166(9/23)M225777

02 MAINTENANCE WORKER (BLDG. MAINTENANCE REP.)-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: PACIFIC DAIKEN CO., LTD. (9/30)M225883

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: EVERNEW CORPORATION (9/30JM225880

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$900.00-2,000.00 per month Contact: PACIFIC TRADING CO., LTD. dba Wholesale/Retail Generat Mdse. Tel. 322-6624(9/30)M62363

01 LIFE UNDERWRITER-Sal-ary:$1,050.00 per month Contact: MOYLAN'S INSURANCE UN­DERWRITER. Tel. 234-2490(9/ 30)M62364

02 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$3. 05 per hour Contact: RENAISSANCE Tel. 234-1310(9/30)M62362

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$6.00 per hour College graduate required & 48 mos_ required. Contact: PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL MARIANAS INC. dba Midway Motors Tel. 234-7524(9/30)M62359

01 CARPENTER-Salary:S2.90 per hour Contact: DR. IGNACIO T. DELA CRUZ dba Ike's House & Land Rental & Con­struction Tel. 234-7248(9/30)M225885

04 CONT. FORM MACHINE OPERA· TOR-Salary:S3.05-3.25 per hour 01 PRESS OPERATOR-Salary:$3.05 per hour 03 OFFSET PRINTER-Salary:$3.05-3.40 per hour 01 TYPESETTER-Salary:$3.10 per hour 01 BLACK & WHITE STRIPPER-Sal­ary:$3.15 per hour Contact: ASG CORPORATION dba Elite Enterprises Tel. 233-2677(9/ 30)M225882

01 AIRCON TECHNICIAN-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: UNITED SAIPAN INVEST­MENT, INC. dba Aims Plus Tel. 322-2077(10/4)M225961

01 CIVIL ENGINEER-Salary:$1,680.00 per month · • Contact: DEV. & ASSOCIATES, INC. Tel. 234-6187(10/7)M225983

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01 REAL ESTATE APPRAISER-Sal­ary:$3.50-8.00 per hour 01 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour Contact: PONCIANO C. & VIVIAN P. RASA dba P & R Enterprises Tel. 234-7712(9/23)M225776

15 CARPENTER·Salary:$2.90 per hour 14 MASON-Salary:$2.90 per hour 05 STEELMAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour 06 PLUMBER'Salary:S2.90 per hour 10 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: BW CORPORATION Tel. 235-2900(9/23)M225775

01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour 05 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OfERATOR· Salary:S2.90 per hour 15 MASON-Salary:S2.90 per hour 20 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90 per hour 10 REINFORCING STEEL WORKER­Salary:$2 .90 per hour Contact: E.G. GOZUM & CO., INC. (9/ 23)M225768

01 STOCK ROOM CLERK-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 02 COMMERCIAL CLEANER-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 CASHIER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 MANAGER, BAR-Salary:$5.00-7.20 per hour 01 WAITRESS-RESTAURANT-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 GARDENER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per ~w . 01 LIFE GUARD-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 02 HELPER, KITCHEN-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 WAITER (RESTAURANT)-Sal­ary :$3:05-3.55 per hour 01 UPHOLSTERER-Salary:$3.05-3.55 per hour 01 ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER­Salary:$1,500-3,640 per month 01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$3.50-4.13 per hour Contact: HOTEL NIKKO SAIPAN dba Incorporated Tel. 322-3311 Ext. 2020/ 21/22(9/23)M61931

02 CONSTRUCTION WORKER-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour Contact: UNICORN CORPORATION dba Unicorn Construction(9/ 23)M225770

01 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER-Sal­ary:$7.21 per hour Contact: CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS/LITTLE ANGELS CHILD CARE CENTER Tel: 235-0720(9/23)M225779

01 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$750.00 per month 01 DRAFTER, ARCHITECTURAL-Sal­ary:$700.00 per month Contact: JESUS LG. TAKAI dba Takai & Associates (9/23)M225778

01 AUDIT SUPERVISOR-Salary:S21.63 per hour Contact: DELOITTEE & TOUCHE Tel. 322-7337/9(9/23)M61938

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01 DISC JOCKEY-$3.05 per hour 01 SEAMSTR ESS-$3.05 per hour 01 TAILOR-$3.05 per hour Contact:CHRISTINE MART, INC. Tel.234-5035(09/23)M 225791

01 GENERAL MAINTENANCE RE­PAIRER- Salary $3.05-$5.25 per hour Contact: DIEGO'S MART, INC. Tel. 234-FISH (09/23) M 61993

01 AUTO MECHANIC-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE AEPAIRER-Sal­ary:$3.05 per hour 01 AUTO PAINTER-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: HERMAN Q. PADUA dba JLP Elht./J&L Auto Repair Shop Tel. 234-3497(9/30)M225876

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05 QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER­Salary:S2.90-3.00 per hour 05 (IRONER) PRESSER MACHINE­Salary:S2.90-3.50 per hour 50 SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR· Salary:S2.90-3.50 per hour 10 PACKING INSPECTOR-Sal­ary:S2.90-3.50 per hour 02 CUTTER (MACHINE) (SUPERVI­SOR)-Salary:$2.90-10.00 per hour 03 SUPERVISOR QUALITY CONTROL CHECKER-Salary:$2.90-3.50 per hour Contact: SAKO CORPORATION Tel. 234-2341 (9/30)M225875

01 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:$650.00-800.00 per month 01 EXPEDITER-Salary:S2.95-3.05 per hour 02 BLDG. GENERAL MAINTENANCE REPAIRER-Salary:$3.05 per hour 01 DRAFTSMAN (ARCHITECTURALJ­Salary:$925.00-1,000.00 per month 01 DIESELAND GAS MECHANIC-Sal­ary:$3.50·4 .00 per hour 01 ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT-Sal­ary:$975.00-1,100.00 per month 01 WAREHOUSEMAN-Salary:$3.05-3.25 per hour 02 ACCOUNTANT-Salary:$900.00-1, 100.00 per month 03 CARPENTER-Salary:$2.90-3.75 per hour 02 MASON-Salary:S2.90-3.50 per hour 02 HEAVY EQUtPMENT OPERATOR­Salary:$3.05-3.75 per hour 01 AIRCONDITION TECHNICIAN-Sal­ary:$3.20-3.50 per hour 01 STOCK SUPERVISOR-Sal-ary:$1,200.00-1,350.00 per month 01 WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR-Sal­ary:$900.00-1.100.00 per month 01 OPERATOR (HEAVY EQUIPMENT)­Salary:$3.05-3.50 per hour 02 SALES REPRESENTATIVE-Sal­ary:$3.05-3.50 per hour Contact: SABLAN ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 234-7749(9/30)M62353

11 SECURITY GUARD-Salary:$3.05 per hour 10 COMMERCIAL CLEANERS-Sa\­ary:$3.05 per hour 04 GUARD, CHIEF-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MARIAN ATALIG dba Renais­sance Tel. 234-1310(9/30)M62361

01 ELECTRICIAN-Salary:$2.90 per hour Contact: KIMCO ENTERPRISES, INC. Tel. 234-3201 ( 10/7)M225973

•CARPENTER •BUSHCUTrER • ELECTRICIAN • LABORER Call: VTI MANPOWER AGENCY

Tel.: 233-0498

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

UNION BAIIK, Plalnllll, .,. JUAN L EVAIIGEUSTA, Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 94·1046

SE~ AMEHIEJ NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tllat, pursuant to an Amended Order Issued by the Court In this matter on May 22, 1996, I will sell, at public auctlo•, to the hlgheot bidder, for current lawful money of the United States. all of the rlgltt, !Hie, and lolerest of Defendanl In and to the followlng properly: ll'acl 2286-19 (part of original Traci 22845

(REMI, A.H. 311. as more partlculatlJ de­scribed on Dn,wlng/Cadastn,l Plat No. 2083/ 84, lhe orlglnal of wblch was recorded Au­gust 2, 1 !184, as Docameol No. 84·1398 at lhe 111flce al Ibo Comrnonwoallh Roconler, Salpan.

The sale will be bold on Friday, Seplember 'l:7, 1996, at the ballf ol 11:00 a.m., at the law offices DI Whit!!, Pierce, Mailman & Nul­ling, Joeten Center, Sasupe, Salpan, North· em Marlana Islands.

The sale wlll be held without .., .....,. ties wllatsoem, whether 11press or illlplled, all ol whlc~ are ben,by eqnss!J dlsclalmed. The sale la sublect to 111111110! by the Court. Tho mlolb• acceptule btd Is $50,000.00. The rltJIII il,-vedblrefect 1BY and all bids, foranrremo1.

DATED, this 2'1il clay al August, 11196.

/l,'.1111111. JOYIER

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01 SUPERVISOR-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: MARGARET SN GUEVARRA dba R & M Manpower Services Tel. 256-3596(1017)M225985

06 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: HONG SIK BAIK BJ GARDEN RESTAURANT (10/7)M225982

05 WAITRESS-Salary:$3.05 per hour 02 COOK-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: PARK'S CORPORATION dba Kung Chun Restaurant Tel. 234· 7129(10/7)M225981

01 OPERATION MANAGER-Sal­ary:$6.00-10.00 per hour Contact: WINNERS CORPORATION (10/7)M225986

01 CARPENTER-Salary:$3.05 per hour Contact: MR. RODRIGO M. CAPATI dba Saipan Woodcraft Ent. Tel. 235-5607(1017)M225987

01 WAITRESS-Salary:S3.05 per hour Contact: LYDIAGAPAS dbaApex Help Supply Service Tel. 235-5558(10/ 7)M225968

01 MACHINIST-Salary:$3.15 per hour Contact: CAMILO A. ORALLO dba Uni­versal Enterprises Tel. 234-3701 (10/ 7)M225976

06 PATTERN GRADER CUTTER-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour 154 OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR-Salary:$2.90 per hour 14 PACKER-Salary:$2.90 per hour 124 SINGLE NEEDLE MACHINE OP­ERATOR-Salary:$2.90 per hour 01 MAINTENANCE MECHANIC-Sal­ary:$3.75 per hour 01 ASSISTANT OPERATION MAN­AGER-Salary:S1,700.00 per month 01 COMPUTER OPERATOR/INFOR­MATION SYSTEM-Salary:S2.90 per hour 01 SEWING MACHINE REPAIRER­Salary:$2.90 per hour 02 COOK·Salary:S2.90 per hour 09 TAILOR (DRESSMAKER)-Sal­ary:$2.90 per hour 01 MASON-Salary:S2.90 per hour Contact: UNITED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Tel. 235-6888(101 7)M225977

1990 75 KVA CATERPILLAR

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APARTMENT FOR RENT STUDIO TYPE WITH AIRCON FURNISHED, UTILITY INCLUDED $400.00 A MONTH AVAILABLE IMMEOtATELY QUIET, SINGLE OR COUPLE ONLY IN KOBLERV!LLE: 288-2222"

WANTED IMMEDIATELY TRUCK OR JEEP. CASH PAYMENT.

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

By Stella Wilder

Born today, you are destined to attract attention almost every­where you go. You will not try to be noticed, but your character and behavior will preclude anonymity, whether you like it or not. When you are young, it will be clear that you have something exceptional to offer the world, and that one or two key talents will separate you from the crowd and start you on a journey that will bring you heartache, but also unparallelecl enjoyment and accomplishment. Ultimately, your longevity will win you the respect and admiration of your peers.

You do not do anything halfway, and even though you are by no means reckless in your approach to life, you are not overly cautious or overly careful either. When the situation demands, you are per­fectly capable of jumping right into the fray.

Also torn on this date are: Ferdinand VI, King of Spain; Walter Lippman, journalist; Ray Charles, singer-songwriter; Julio Iglesias. singer; Larrv Mize, golfer. Mickey Rooney, ac­tor; Bruce Springsteen, singer­songwriter.

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The population of Washington. IJ.C . grew from 16 in lHIU. to 2:u:1r, in 111:>.o

The population of the United Stales was centered east of the Mississippi River until 1980.

By the time it was discovered that the day was loo long in the old Julian calendar, 10 days had been lost; to cor· reel this Oct. 4, 1582, was followed by Oct. 15. 1582.

tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding para­graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

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You may be looking for something to lift your spirits and increase your financial potential as well. However, there will probably not be any new developments today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -You mustn't wait too long between rounds today. You must be willing to work hard if you want to stay on schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - You may have to slow down a little today simply to give your­self time to recuperate after each new burst of increased activity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Only slow, clear and de­tailed instructions will really work for you today. You can't afford to do sloppy or incomplete work at this time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - What catches your eye first to­day will keep your attention for a great deal longer than yo1.1 expect­ed.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today, concentrate on things which can enhance your physical appearance or perfonnance. You

The American Council on Educa­tion's 29th annual survey of college freshmen found that only 31 percent of the first-year students kept up with political affairs.

ln 19!l3, 451 million pounds of toxins were released into the air in Louisiana, more than any other state.

Where a kilometer means 1,000 meters, a petameter means 1 quadrillion meters.

Castle Clinton, which covers just one acre in New York, is the nation's smallest designated national monu­ment.

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AIDES (March 21-April 19) -You may feel as if you're closing in on an important target today, but in fact, you may be further from the truth than before.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You can be creative in your busi­ness endeavors today, but ulti­mately only the most tried-and­true methods will bring you real rewards now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -If you move quickly from one thing to the next today, you won't get caught up in your own minor prob­lems or tiny errors.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -You will not be in the mood for any contrary opinions today, so steer clear of people who have a history of disagreeing with you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - You will only be interested in the facts, so you must work hard to separate the truth from what you know to be only a fabrication.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You may be in the driver's seat all day long, and what you do will de­termine how others will judge your potential in the future.

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Public fire departments responded lo more than 2 million fires in the United Stales in 1994.

Alpha Centauri, the nearest star lo our own sun and the third-brightest star in the sky, is never visible north of 30 degrees latitude.

Florence Nightingale always carried a live owl in her pocket.

Picasso once kept warm by burning some of his paintings.

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Dodgers win NL West showdown SAN DIEGO (AP) - Ede Karros, Mike Piazza and Raul Mondesi vs. Jody Reed. No contest.

The NL West showdown between Los Angeles and San Diego turned into a mismatch Saturday, when the Dodgers used a seven-run fifth in­ning to win 9-2fora I 1-2-gamelead over the Padres.

Ismae]Valdes(IS-7)re-cstablished Dodgers pitching dominance, allow­ing only three hits - including Reed's

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both sides led to a book draw. Essence's Bob Catequista

played the Sicilian Defense against Noli Pamatmat who re­signed on the 38th move shortly after losing a bishop.

On board 3, Glenn Orlina won by defaultagainstJuan C. Tenorio & Associates' Vic Diamzon.

Club Jama's Tom Canaveral trounced Checkmate's Roman

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to tie the ballgame, 88-all, 6:04 left.

Bubos continued his offensive might as he split the lane for a finger-roll to bring back the lead to the Toyota five, 90-88.

Ric Alegre made two back to back jumpers to sandwich two Bubos' charities as the Aces set the last deadlock of the ballgame, 92-92.

Alegre continued his game long brilliance as he scored a three­point play for a 95-92 lead.

Rengu II scored anothertwinner after a failed Toyota offensive to make a five point ballgame, 97-92.

Bubos was fouled and sank his two foul shots, as the Wheels' threatened again, 97-94,4:33 left.

Joe Untalan split his charities to give the Aces breathing room but F. Iglesias committed two consecutive errors as the Wheels searing comeback ran out of gas.

Rengull and Alegre added four more points as the ball-game en­tered its last three minutes with the Aces up by eight, I 02-94.

Iglesias sank two free throws cut back the lead into six. The Aces failed to score on their next offensive but the Wheels failed to

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Game 3 - Fred Kai pat hit a double andagrandslamandknockedinsevcn runs and Joe Tones chipped in with four

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rbis to lead Town & Country Man Hoben to an upset win over

two-mn homer - in seven innings. After Kanus hit his career-high

33rd homer in the fourth, Los Angeles sent 11 batters to the plate in the big fifth. Mondesi, who was 4-for-5, hit a ·three-IU11double and Pi azzahad a bases­loaded, two-run single.

Valdes got the fifth inning going with a one-out bunt single off Scott Sander.; (9-5).

Giants 6, Rockies 2 In San Francisco, the Colorado

Demapan in 50 moves, while on board2,Jama'sMarlon Yucampo, who was in time trouble, accepted Joe Demapan's offer of dr,aw in an endgame where Yucampo was a pawn ahead.

With one round left, the top five teams are Yana Law Office, 17.5 points; Saipan Shooting Range, 15.5; Essence of Fortune, IS; Owens Enterprises, 14.5; and Jet Holdings 14.

Round 9 will be held on Sun­day, Sept. 29, at Rambie's Res­taurant.

cash on the opportunity as Ed Cosino was ci;illed for a contro­versial offensive foul. It was also his last as he fouled out in the ballgame.

The Aces missed another of­fensive thrust and Toyota's Dado Viray scored on a gung-ho drive as his team inched closer, I 02-98.

The Aces' victory became clearer when an over-the-back­foul was slapped offBubos' ashe went up forthe rebound with 2:25 left in the ballgame.

Rengull scored two consecu­tive baskets as Toyota's offense went haywire in the stretch.

A turn-over finally sealed Toyota's doom as Alegre stole the ball and fed Rengull on a fastbreakfora IOpointAceslead, 108-98, I :42 left.

The Wheels made four foul shots as against a single free throw by their rivals for the final count.

The Aces took the first half by nine, 57-48, relying on excellent ball movement, good shot selec­tions, good defense. Toyota on the other hand groped for form as they failed to get their rhythm.

The Aces five likewise hustled all night while the Wheels fell into several lapses and crucial turnovers. The two teams meet again for their do-or-die encoun­ter tonight.

M.G.D. in five innings, 18-8. Game4- Newman Techur's two­

run single game Toyota Nuts & Bolts the lead for good in the top of the wight and held on to defeat Sofang I 1-8. Sofruig are three outs away fromwinningthegamcbuttwocostly enur.; allowed Nuts& Bolts to tie the game and force extra inning.

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Rockies, who won the NL wild-card sJX)t last year in just their third season, were eliminated from playoff conten­tion with a loss to the San Francisco Giants.

The Rockies lost for the fifth time in six games, and fell out of the wild-card race. Colorado dropped to 26-52 on the road, the worst in the league.

Kirk Rueter (6-8) pitched seven scoreless innings and rookie Marcus Jensen drove in three runs. The Giants

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into two stages to accommodate the heavy schedule of MHS.

The teams competing in the men's division are the Nails, Ronics, Bazookas, Macaroni (composed of faculty members of MHS), Brotherhood, Sparkers and Doar Doulul.

The Island Girls, Snapper.; and Mwera composed the distaff side of the tournament

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pushing out ozeki Takanonami (9-6).

Wakanohanamisseda 12th vic­tory when he was forced out by sekiwake Kaio (9-6).

Takatoriki slapped down No. 5 maegashira (senior wrestler) Asanowaka (4-1 I) and received his ninth fighting spirit award, worth 2 million yen ($ 18,000), for his I 1-4 record.

No. I maegashira Asahiyutaka threw down komusubi Kotonowaka ( 4-1 I) and received his first fighting spirit award. His 9-6 record included a victory over Akebono on the I 0th day.

A 2 million yen technique prize went to komusubi (junior champion second class) Kotonishiki, who fin­ished at 10-5 after losing Sunday's bout to equally ranked Musoyama (7-8).

No. 4 maegashira Konishiki from Hawaii wasn't fooled by No. 2 maegashiraKotoinazuma' s sidestep-

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loading the bases. Jeter then singled up the middle.

In a game that took 4 hour.;, 45 minutes, there was only one 1-2-3 inning, by John Wetteland (2-3) in the ninth. The Yankees outhit Boston 20-14 but stranded 20 runner.;.

New York, on the verge of win­ning the AL East for the first time in l 5 years, leads the division by four games over Baltimore with eight games left

The magic number is the com­bined number of wins by the divi­sion-leading team and losses by the next closest team it will take for the division leader to clinch the title.

Orioles 6, Blue Jays 3 In Baltimore, E.ddie Murray's 19th

career grand slam capped a six-run sixth inning as the Orioles stayed within fourgamesofNew York int.he AL East

Baltimore also moved one game ahead of Seattle in the wild-card race, pending the Mariners' late game

won lheirlh ird strnightoverthe Rockies. Rueter, acquired from Montreal on

July 30 wiU1 Tim Scott in a trade for Mark Leiter, won his first game in three star1s for the Giants. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out six.

Jensen singled home a run in the fast inning. TheGiantsbrokeopenthe game with five wieamed runs in the sixth again.stJamey Wright (4-4).

Cardinals-Reds, Postponed In Cincinnati, the game between the

In the pre-season games, the Nails routed the Ronics 45-9 in four sets. Nolan Williams was the game 'sheavy hitter with four aces and two goals for a total of 14 points.

In the second match, Anthony ChipwelongledtheBazookasinscor­ing a 24-4 victory over the Islander.;. In the game between Macaroni and Brotherhood,John Rebuenogscored two points off a defensive play as the Brothernood nipped the MHS fac­ulty team, 18-16, in overtime. Rebuenog · led all scorer.; with IO points.

ping, and thrust him out Konishiki, or Salevaa Fuauli

AtisanoeofHawaii,andKotoinamma both ended at 4-11, meaning likely demotion from their present ranks before thenexttoumamentin Kyushu Nov.11-24.

No.15 maegashiraKyokushuzan, orBatbayarDavaaofMongolia,threw down No. 5 maegashiraDaishoho(8-7) and finished at 9-6.

In the 26-member juryo division, No. 4-ranked Yamato, or American George Kalima, threw down No. 2-ranked Oginohana(6-9) and ended at 10-5.

No. 9-rankedSunahama,or Ameri­can William Hopkins, forced out No. I-ranked Tokitsunada (7-8) and fin­ished at 8-7.

No. 8-ranked Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Tsevegnyam Nyamjav, wound up at l 0-5 as he was sent out from behind by No. 6-ran kecf Gojoro ( I 0-5).

No foreign wrestlers had bouts Sunday in makushita, the top jun­ior division. Junior wrestlers have only seven bouts during the 15-

against Oakland. The Orioles had only two hits -

both in the pivotal sixth inning, when they also drew five walks.

Mum1y'ssecondgrandslamofthe season moved the 40-year-old slug­ger ahead of Willie McCovey into second place on the career list, four behind leader Lou Gehrig. It also gave him 75 RBIs for a 20th straight season, breaking the mark set by Hank Aaron.

Twins 4, White Sox 3 In Chicago, Frank Thomas reached

the 40-homermark for the third time in his career, but struck out in a key spot in the seventh inning as the Min­nesota Twin.s beat the Chicago White Sox:

The White Sox, who began the day two games behind Baltimore in the AL wild-card race, have lost four of six. The Orioles played Toronto at night.

Ron Coomer hit a solo home run and Marty Cordova and Rich Becker each had RBI singles a, the Twins won for just the second time in nine games.

Thomas hit his 40th home mn in

St Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was JXJSlponed because of rain and will be made up as a double­header Sunday.

The Cardinals entered the day with a magic number of four for clinching the NL Central. The magic number is the combined number of wins by the division-leading team and losses by the next closest teani it will take for the division leader to clinch the title.

In women's action, the Island Girls edged the Snappers, 30-26 in two sets. Joanne Elimas of the Snapp:r,, was the game's heavy hitter with eight points.

Othergameresultsincludea21 -18 winbytheSpankersoverDoarDoulul in two sets. The Snappers scored their frrstvictoryintwogamesbyoutlasting the Mwera, 28-14 in a two-setter. Elimas led again the Snappers with 14points.

Theregulartoumament begin after all teams have played three practice games each.

day tournament No. 43-ranked Hoshitango, or Ar­

gentine lmach Marcelo Salomon, ended at 6-1.

Three ended at 5-2 - No. 13-ranked Sentoryu, or American Henry Armstrong Miller; No. 15-ranked Daiki, or American Percy Kipapa, and No. 29-ranked Hoshiandesu, or Argentine Jose An­tonio Juarez.

No.35-rankedTakamio,orAmeri­can John Felunga, finished at 2-5.

In sandanme, the second-high­est junior division. No. 42-ranked Kuniazuma, or Brazilian Vander Ramos from Sao Paulo, won the division title with a 7-0 record. Kuniazuma had no bout Sunday.

No. 21-ranked Kyokutenho, or Mongolian Enkhbat Batmunkh, fi_nished at3-4 by pushing out No. 24-ranked Tsukasaryu Sunday.

In jonidan, the third-highest junior division, No. 6-ranked Koryu, or American Eric Gasper. suffered his second defeat against five viclories as he was thrown down by No. 5-ranked Naganuma.

the fa,t inning, connecting for the third strnighl game. The solo shot was his I 0th homer in l l games.

Thom:L, came up wirh rnnners on first mid second in !he seventi1. Mike Trombley strnck out the Wl1ite Sox slugger, preserving a 4-3 kad.

Brad Radke ( 11-15) gave up seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Trombley re­lieved Radke and finished for his sixth save. Wilson Alvarez ( 15-10) was the loser.

Indians 13, Royals 4 In Cleveland, Jim Thome hit

his 37th homer and Tony Pena broke an O-for-24slump with thn:c singles, leading the Clew/and Indians over the Kansas City Roy­als.

Pena drove in four nms and Thome hit a three-run homer. RyanThompsonhitathree-nmhomer and Jeff Kent added three hits for the Indians.

Orel Hershiser( 15-8) allowed thr~ runs on six hiL~ in seven innings.

Thome 's homer off Jose Rosado (7-6) capped a four-run bur.st in the fourthinningthatputC!evel.mdahead 5-2.

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SPORTSPM?Jtlh?t Yana nears crown Aces outrun Wheels

By Erel A. ·cabatbat Variety News Staff By Zaldy Dandan

Variety News Staff Y ANA LAW Office firmed up its hold on first place, defeating Saipan Shooting Range 2-1 in closely-fought games yesterday in the penultimate round of the 1996 CNMI Chess Team Cham­pionship at Rambie 's Restaurant. · With a 2-point lead going into the final round, Yana Law Office can just draw with Club Jama and still emerge victor in the nine­team round robin tournament.

Saipan Shooting Range, which could have wrested the lead yes­terday, takes the bye in the last round on Sept. 29.

Playing black, board I player Rey Yana was preparing for an assault down h-file when Saipan Shooting Range's Pol Mandez launched his own attack along the b-file in a closed Sicilian Deferise game.

Y ana and Mandez had castled in opposite sides with equal chances for their own respective attacks, but a miscalculation by Mandez, who ha_d at one point achieved a slight material advan­tage, in a crucial moment of the game proved decisive.

Yana staved-off the attack

against his king's position, hurled his major pieces at Mondez's kingside defenses and achieved a breakthrough that cost Mandez a piece and two pawns.

Already short of tim~ and with a precariously open position for his king, Mandez resigned on the 38th move.

Yana's board 2 player Almer Santos was a pawn up in an En­glish Op_ening game against Rey Villamar, but soon got into se­vere time trouble.

With less than a minute left in his clock, Santos resigned on the 50th move in what coµld have been a drawn position.

On board 3, Saipan Shooting Range's Junnel Lomantas ac­quired material superiority in a Queen's Gambit Accepted game against undefeated Lou Piliwale.

Piliwale, however, held. on, playing accurate defense with an occasi"onal counteratta.cking thrusts against Lomantas's kingside, gradually regaining material.

By the 44th move, Pili wale was already two-pawns ahead and with a passed c-pawn. Lomantas re­signed on the 53rd move.

In other matches, Jet Holdings

Takanohana -scores<f5th/:~'.; TOKYO (AP)-Takanohana, wh~ alread{h,~ci}iipb4J~i~~:;~~1~F: forced out fellow yokozuna (grand champi~n}AJceooriqoir$uli/·: day and wound up the Autumn Grand Si.im~To~madiin:t:~iffi'.11/

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Thi~ was Takanohana' s fourth 15-0toumament. He.liaddincliec:f3 the tournament's IO million yen($ 92,000ftop pdze ()n}:i4~~{t'.

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Yankees edge Red Sox, 12-11 l'.'EW YORK (AP)-The New York Yankees lowered their magic num­ocr for clinching the AL ER~t to five, overcoming a five-mn deficit Satur­day to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-1 I on Derek Jcter's RBI singtl! in the I 0th inning.

New York tn1iled 6-1, 8-4 and I 1-7, but finally tied the score I I-all in thceighthonPaulO'Neill'sfou1thhit of a game, a liner to second that could have occn m1 inning-ending double play. ·

Wade Boggs singled leading off the 10th against Joe Hudson (3-5), Boston's seventh pitcher, mid took second on Ruben Rivera's sac1ifice. Cecil Fielder walked, Tino Mmtinez flied out and Bernie Williams walked,

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September 19, 1996Results (Thursday)

Gamel -Polm1d Masahm11 hits a homerun and knocked in four mris as Peleliu defeated AR.C. Cool Running 1208. Peleliu ex­ploded for ten mns in the top of the second and never looked back the rest of the way.

Game 2 - Elie Kani's single brought in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as the Ath­letes Foot Sedi Kau upset Lite Hit & Run in the second game, 6-5. JohnAcosta'stwo-runin-the-park and Tony Camacho's solo homer tied the ball game in the top of the seventh before Kanishitwinitfor Sedi Kau.

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routed Poor Pawns 2.5-.5, Juan C. Tenorio & Associates got ran over byEssenceofFortune.5-2.5, Club Jama leads Checkmate 1.5-.5 with a rescheduled board 3 game.

Owens Enterprises took the bye. Jet Holdings' board 1 player

Roel Bince practically smashed Poor Pawns Peter Sibly 's game in 33 moves of the Queen's Gambit Accepted.

Poor Pawns Carl Pogue, on board 2, successfully parried all of Manny Domingo's attempts to dominate the middlegame, but Pogue got into time trouble and lost on time. Domingo won the game using only 20 minutes of the allotted 1 hour.

On board 3, Poor Pawns George Hanus achieved a winning posi­tion against Ed Benavente who did not resign despite being a _queen-down in the endgame. His tenacity was rewarded when Hanus failed to see a stalemate position, giving Benavente a draw.

Playing black, Essence of Fortune's Ely G. Buenaventura had a passed pawn in the endgame against Juan C. Tenorio & Asso­ciates' Jun Baja, but exact play on

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·Rocball tourney begins. By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

THE 1996- l 997World Organized Rocball Tournament gets under­way at the Pugua Court of the Marianas High School (MHS).

Eleven teams has signed up for this year's competition in the boys' division while eight teams will play for the men's category. Three teams are likewise listed to compete in the lady's division.

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THE UMDA Wheels !iurvived a fiery rally by the Toyota Wheels late in the final half to hack out a I 09-102 victory last Saturday to send their battle for the championship of the. 1996 Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands (BANMl)-Miller Lite Men's Basketball to a deciding winner-take~all match tonight at the Gilbert Ada Gym. •

Ahead by 13 points, the Aces watched their lead disappear into . thin air as the Wheels came back on a 19~6 run to tie the ballgame at 84-all with 7:58 remaining in the ballgame.

With top gunner·Edwin Bubos and Frank Palacios converting on backto back triples, the Wheels blanked the Aces for two minutes as they came back from the huge deficit for one of only five deadlocks in the ballgame.

Aces playing coach Steve Coleman immediately sent back Ric Alegre and Junior Rengull into the ballgame. The Wheels took their first taste of the ballgame, 86-84, 7:37 leftcourtesy of Bubos' two charities.

On the return play, Rengull was called for a violation for a crucial Aces' turnover. Bubos scored another twinner to upped his team's. lead in to four, 88-84.

Cole.man scored on a lay-up to trim down Wheels' lead into two, 88--86; Making up for his earlier miscue, Rengull completed a steal

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Eastern posts twin kill By Erel A. Cabatbat Variety News Staff

THE EASTERN Pee Wee and MidgetTeams yesterday scored twin shutout victories over their Western rivals to start their campaigns on impressive note as the 1996 the Saipan Youth Football League started its 3rd season at the Airport Field.

The Eastern Pee Wee selection running of well executed plays scored three touchdowns enroute to a 27-0 rout while its Midget squad regis­tered a 14-0 shackling over their Western counterparts.

With quarterback Tony Sablan, right back Adrian Mendiola and full back Ian Babauta at the firing end, the Eastern 11-12 year old squad was neverintroublethroughoutthegame.

Coached by Jay Santos and Dino Manning, Eastern likewise drew fine defensive performances from Herman Guererro, Dane Lizama and

Joel Palacios. In the I 2-14yearold tussle, tailback

Nathan Tarwal scored on an excel­lent pass by quarter back John Reyes to open up the scoring parade of the Eastern midget team. Reyes com­pleted the scoring by making the kick for a 7-0 lead.

Not to be outdone, Domingo Cruz completed another touch-down attempt as Eastern upped further their lead with 13 points. Full back Harlan Reyes likewise scored on the free kick for the final score and the shut­out victory.

Eastern Midget coach, Fred Guajardo said that the key to the scintillating win was "tl1e kids really played a very aggressive game. They came out there and played vel)' hard for the win. We we're able to play a well-coordinated game."

Jerome Atto is the other coach of the winning team.

SYFL BOOST- Billy Fortune (2nd from left), president of the Saipan Youth Football League (SYFL) accepts the check worth $5,000 from Amigos Golf Club (AGC) president Eli Maravilla in a simple tum-over ceremony held at Coral Ocean Point Golf Course held recently. The amount was raised through a fundraising tournament held by the AGC to benefit youth football. With them are Vic Pascual (from left) of COP and AGC treasurer Arthur Camacho: Photo by Erel A. Cabatbat