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Manglona condemns US for lack of good faithby Rafael H. Arroyo

Lieutenant Governor Benjamin T. Manglona yesterday issued harsh statements aimed at the United States government fot not negotiating in good faith with regards to the future of US finan­cial assistance under Section 702 of the Covenant.

“I condemn the United States for the manner they have been negotiating with us. I think they should be sitting with us and ne­gotiating in good faith,” Manglona told reporters in a press confer­ence held yesterday at the Governor’s Office.

Coming back from a San Anto­nio, Texas rendezvous with the US President’s 702 special repre­sentative Stella Guerra, Manglona expressed disgust over how the figures being suggested by the US as the level of the next multi­year financial assistance package keep on going down instead of reaching a point where it would meet the figure insisted upon by the CNMI side.

During the Texas meeting, the US side came up with a proposal to give the Commonwealth gov­ernment a $120 million package

for the next seven-year period which was to be matched dollar for dollar by the CNMI for its capital development funds.

Such an amount may be quite a departure from the $102 million suggested during the last 702 meeting held last March in San Francisco, but then Manglona felt

the $148 million the CNMI is compromising for, is unexaggeratedly the real figure that will suit the needs and capa­bilities of the CNMI. ¿p,

Manglona, who is the chairman of the CNMI panel to the 702 talks, said that while the amount being proposed was too low, the

US has even insisted that the CNMI government should match the figure “one-to-one,” which means that the Commonwealth would have to put in another $ 120 million for capital development projects.

It was said that all the CNMI could afford is about $59.2 mil­lion or 28%, but still, that was only if the figure was pegged at $148 million.

“We understand we got to con­tribute our share to address major infrastructure problems like water, sewer, school construction, harbor

and others. But funds matching should not be one-to-one because we could not afford it. We wish we had the money to do that. At least for the first time we are ready to contribute an amount of our own resources which we consider as a hefty sum just to add on to the federal funding,” Manglona said.

During a previous negotiation in S an Francisco on June last year, the US side was said to have of­fered $176.3 million, which was turned down at that time by the CNMI panel because it felt it

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Lieutenant Governor Benjamin T. Manglona

Committee formed to look into dissolving MPLC

by Rafael H. Arroyo

The Legislature ¡is seriously considering plans on whether the Marianas Public Land Corpora­tion should be dissolved to make way for a constitutionally man­dated transition of public land management functions to another agency in the executive branch.

This was made known yester­day in an interview with House Speaker Thomas P. Villagomez who said he had formed a special committee to look into the op­erations of the land management corporation, particularly on the discharge of its public land poli­cies and functions.

The special committee is to be chaired by Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider, with Rep. Ana S. Teregeyo as Vice Chairperson, and Reps. Diego T. Benavente, Francisco DLG. Camacho, Crispin I. DL. Guerrero, Francisco A. Flores, and Herman T. Guerrero, as members.

The committee was assigned to review MPLC’s land policies, particularly, as they relate to land exchanges and homestead pro­grams. Also to be looked into pursuant to the directive of the speaker, are public land concerns

such as road encroachments, right of ways, etc.

The committee is also tasked to consider and make recommenda­tions on the future of MPLC and whether or not the corporation should continue managing public lands, even as a provision in the Constitution mandates that the MPLC should be dissolved with the consent of the Legislature.

Article XI, Section 4 (f) of the Constitution specifically states: “After this Constitution has been in effect for at least twelve years, the MPLC shall be dissolved and its functions transferred to the executive branch of government.”

According to the speaker, MPLC’s dissolution should have been due since last year, and that a measure has been introduced in the Seventh Legislature suppos­edly to take care of that mandate. But apparently, the move never materialized.

“It’s about time we really look at the status and situation of the MPLC, screen out concerns and find out whether it should be dissolved or not,” the speaker said.

The MPLC was observed to have been hugging the headlines recently on account of several pieces of public land being issued

out for land lease development.According to Villagomez,

MPLC has at times took a posi­tion that the Legislature seems to have no business in the manage­ment of land in the

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Guerrero honors gov’t meh: “Keepup good work”

bÿ Rafaël. H. Arroyo

Public Service Recognition Week reeled off the other night with a banquet held in honor of the men and women who have devoted themselves in providing their fellowmen the basic ser­vices that would make life in thé CNMI a bit better.

Governor Lorenzo I. DL. Guerrero, speaking before the huge

evening, hailed outstanding employeesof thevarious departments and agencies for their dedication to their assigned duties.

Public Service Recognition Week is a time set aside by the government to pay tribute to the profession of public service and to the special public servants that make up the CNMI work force.

PSRW was founded in 1984 by then US President Rohald Reagan, tohelppublicemployees deliver a more efficient, timely, and quality service to the public.

“I know the competition was tough. You have set a high standard and example for other employees to follow. It is also meant to be a morale booster and I want you to know that I ’m p^ud of you all,” said the governor in his short speech..The chief executive also praised the organizing committee,

chaired bty Deputy Natural f^purees.DirectQr Gene "Santos,

Governor Larry I. DL. Guerrero poses for a group photo with Employee last Sunday’s Public Service Recognition Week banquet at Aqua Rest

of the Yeardepartment winners during I sort Club.

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Gi mapos na semana, apenanas i pisun san papa na guma Lehislatura taotao-ta nu i manman opepera bisnis taxi. Es desit, man na halom keha na i hotels, duty free shops yan sagan chumocho · manman prebeniniye debadde na sahyan. Estenaexsisiohapupuno i linala i man gai bisnis taxi sa taya turista siña ma transpotta sa mauusa i debadde na setbision sahyan ginen i hotel, duty free shops yan resturant.

Yangin enfin magahet ayo na keha na este na grupon bisnis matto gi ha chanda i linala yan hinagoñg i bisnis taxi, pues presiso na uguaha inina nu este na asunto amano i siña

anachinadeg. Masehaestarna apunta un komiten san papa na guma lehislatura para hu ina este na keha, mauleg lokue i Marianas Visitors Bureau na uha rikonose este siha na bisnis ya hu kuentuse na serioso na asunto humuyoñg gineni dibaddenasetbision sahyan nu i ha prebeniniye turista.

Mauleg na urna komprende na este siha na bisnis taxi inafefecta directamente taotao taño. Man gai obligasion este sihana taotague pareho ha gi bandan bisnis yan kinano familia. Yangin enfín i

industrian turista ti siñaa hana fan pinalai lokue este na

gruponbisnis, pues buente palabra de aire i seso ta huñgog na este na industria mauleg para i taotao taño

***Seso de uhuñgog ma diskute un

asunton gobietnamento, es desit ayo i mafananaan gi fino English “sovereignty”. Kumeke ilegña este na asunto na man independente hit. Tihutuñgokao ta komprende este na pal abra osino ta fababan mamaisa hit mismo na huñggan independente iya Marianas ginen Estados Unidos.

Yangin ta tuñgo i sustansiaña i primet seksion gi papa attikulo uno gi Covenant, tanaen fiaihon este na direcho guata gi gobietnamenton federat. Huñggan guaha lokue patte gi hilo ayo na dokumente na taya lai federat siña umaplikable guiñe solu ke maflgonfotme hit nu i taotao Marianas.

Ilelegta gi hilo este na inakomfotma na hita solu siña dumeside haf ’ taimano nai para ta opera i gobietnamentota. Lao yangin lokue i kontrata tanae puddet i federat na guiya hu responsable nu hita komo guaddiata, pues makat na ta petsige komo gai minagahetfia independente Marianas ginen Estados Unidos.

Dispues, mientras ke man gagaige hit gi papa banderan Estados Unidos, makat ta expecta na todos i ta popolu komo propiadatta gi manera anai ta opepera i gobietnamentota na tita fan maentaluenu federat. Guaho mismo sumen malagoyo na hu independenteiyaMarianaskosake siña ta suhaye este siha na buruka tat komo i man intetpiten i Cov­enant Agreement nu i seso faborable para i Estados Unidos. Sahñge kinemprendetta yan kinemprenden niha nu et mismo dokumente. I para tafan afagcha,

buente tinaka sien años na tiempo.I kúestion gaige pago gi hafa na

manera nai siña ta protehe ayo na dokumento i pumega papa petmanente na relasion gi entalo iya Marianas yan Estados Unidos.

Hinasoko na mauleg ta atetuye humusga kao guaha mas bentaha yangin ta faisen i Congresson Amerika na uta fan manae un Non-Voting na Delegado gi san papana guma Congresson Estados Unidos.

Atan lokue kao mauleg ta kontinua i presente na sistema anai manman bobota hit chiliguagua sin fuetsa (liaison officer). Hafa acha mauleg }i presente na areglamento yan i ma propoposito pot Non-Voting na Delegado. Kaomañgonfotmehit na tafañaga ha taiguine ya ta kontinua manman bota liaison officer?

Osino, kao tana lamen mamaisa h it pot ti sumasaonao i representadotta gi komiten Congresson Estados Unidos— ayosihanapisuanaima diskukute propositon lai nu i megai nai ha afecta hit sin konsemientota?

Amano nai gaige i protecsionta, gi hiyoñg komiten congresso pat gi san halom?

Seguroyo na et mas tatkilo na dinesehata gaige gi mauleg na sisteman gobietnamento. Tinaka tiempo para tafan eyag leksion siha gi para ta fotma antao na sisteman gobietnamento.

Itanesesitapagoiparataseden maisa hit tiempo umeyag i mafotmaña un honesto yan antao na sisteman gobietnamento antes de ta kontinua dumeskute asunto na chago yan i ta guiguife na sisteman gobetno.

Esta mas ke katotse (14) años desdeke man halom hit permanente gi papa banderan Amerikano. Uno-yo gi mas metgot na kontrario pot este na relasion rason de guaha siha man didog na asunto debe mohon umana saonao gi hilo kontrata.

Dispues, ti konfotme nu este na kasamento. Lao lokue hu respeta i disisionmayoría. Mauleg tafan egaga ya tana fino mas i relasionta na Estados Unidos. Dañgkulo dinidaho na guaha otro appottunidad esta buente ennao i biente años talo na tiempo anai mas megaimanedukaona taotaota bimira siha mage para ufan man ayuda kumayon i uttimo guinife— i para hu independente iya Marianas. Si Yuus Maase.

Ginen: Juan DeIRosario, Jr.

(The Marianas Variety will publish a weekly news column in Chamorro as a public service to our people. We wish to encourage the use of the local language in our newspaper if for any other reason butto revive the indigenous people’s strongest weapon- our native tongue. ** 1 Marianas Variety para una guahan gaseta gi fino Chamorro komo setbisio para taotao tano. Estague uniko manera anai sifia ba usa et mas fitme yan metgot na armas-i liguahita. Si Yuus Maase.)

Si Señor Jose M. Taitano ma konfitma nu san hilo na guma lehislatura gi mapos na semana komo membron i Board nu i dumiririhe i manehanten i Com­monwealth Utilities Corporation osino mas matuñgoña komo i CUC.

Si Señor Taitano ginen guiya kabesanten i CUC antes de hufagpo i tetminoña komo uno gi directot i board i CUC. Mampos animoso na señor gi direchon i empleao CUC yan lokue i direchon pareho ha i taotaota osino ayo i man gaige gi bandan bisnis.

***I budget i gobietnamenton

Marianas siña ma pasa nu i Lehislatura gi ti apmam yanpago, según i kabesanten i komiten budget gi san papa na guma as Señor Jesus Attao. Ilegña i Congresista as Attao na i atrasao ma konsideran i budget ti debede

urna sogne i lehislatura rason de guaha siha ti dinanche na figura anai mana halom i budget para i sakan 1992.

Ha apunta huyoñg na esta haresibe todos i man presiso nadokumento gi anai guiya mismopara huna dinanche hafa i ramasexsegatibo ti siña hana balansia.Guaha mas ke un miyon pesostinahoñga i budget para i 1992.“Lao en lugat de tatutuhon manasogne, baiho chogue hafa ikombiene gi manera anai siña mapasa amano i siña na chinadegeste na budget kosa ke siña mausa gi pot para umana balansia ibudget fiscat sakan 1993,’’ilegñasi Congresista as Attao.

***Guiñe gi alacha, ma agañg para

i taihinekog na diskanso et mas tatkilo na Jues giya Palau, es desit si defunto as Mamora Nakamura. I defunto ginen machocho guine

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giya Saipan un tiempo komo uno na abugao i Offisinan i Attorney General gi papa i Gobietnamenton i Trust Territory.

Matai i defunto gi mapos na semana pot chetnot korason. Guiya i finenina na taotao Palau ma apunta para et mas tatkilo na pueston Jues desde ke sumahñge iya Palau ginen entero iya M icronesia. La megai na dignitarios ginen todos iya Micronesia man malag Palau pot para urna attiende i seremonias yan enteron i defunto as Jues Nakamura.

***Gi mapos na semana, i

Gobfietnadot as Lorenzo Guerrero ha fitma talo un kontrata anai siña iya Marianas ha talon umatkila tano giya Tanapag gi barato na presio para 30 años na tiempo.

Este na kontrata ha sede Marianas umadelanta i puerton Tanapag kosake siña mas mauleg i sisteman ayo na puerto gi pot muña halom presiso na katgan nesesidat para i tanota siha.

Dos pasaheroma guot gi plasan batkon aire guine pot ma uusa

timagahet na dokumenton gi pot para ufan halom Saipan. Según i ripot offisiat Customs, este i dos petsonas ginen iya Filipinas. I naan niah si Amulfo Malicia yan Jorge Lagumi.

Anai man halom guine,ilegniniha na turista ha siha i dos

• ya matto pot para ufan besita. Maklalama nui dos na offisiat i Navysiha. Maguot ennao nadokumiento pot para urnarikonose kao magahet yan kabalesna papet identifikasion.

***I offisinan DEQ hana para mana

gasgas un tano giya Laulau pot rason na i dueño ha kontra regulasion este na asunto. Kumeke ilegña na taya permisso ma apprueba pot para umana gasgas ayo na sitio.

Fuera de ennao, i mana gasgas ayo na tano humuyoñg finagase i edaña papa esta i halom tasen iya Laulau. Dañoso este na an fagas oda para i guihan yan otro siha na gaga gi tase.

***Para umana guaha hunta nu i

Depattamento State giya Wash­ington para i representadotta yan

Congresista ginen Marianas pot ayo na asunto i para urna transpotta un bineno nu i mafananaan plu- tonium ginen iya Fransia esta Japón.

Este na hunta para urna konducta pago na semana giya Washington. Si Señor Cris Guerrero para hu representa i lehislatura gi este na dinaña. Siempre tatuñgo mas klaro hafa este na plano ha embrarasa yan kao enfin para urna implementa según i monhayan esta na plano ginen i Gobietnamenton Japón.

***Si Señor Gregorio B. Sabían

ma apunta komo kabesanten i Legislative Bureau gi Congresson Marianas. Gi todos i man na halom applikasion, si Señor Sabían et mas mauleg yan propio kualifikasionña para este na chocho. Gi un tiempo ha kabesaye este na chocho pot dos besis. Lokue, ginen membron Lehislatura pot dos tetmino. I man magas Congresso maextende un felis na felisitasion para si Señor Sabían pot guiya ma ayeg para este na chocho.

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TUESDAY, MAY 5,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

Gov’t men taught how to conduct fair hearingsby Rafael H. Arroyo

Some 18 select officials and hearing officers of various agencies of the Commonwealth government may now be able to better conduct public hearings and to adjudicate complaints in a more equitable and fair manner, after they have undergône a re­cent “Fair Hearing Course” late last month.

Representatives from the Civil Service Commission, the De­partment of Commerce and Labor, Public School System, Workers’ Compensation Com-

mission, and the Northern Marianalslands Retirement Fund gathered together for the four- day training course April 27-30 at the Commonwealth Develop­ment Authority Conference Room.

The training seminar was con­ducted to provide hearing officers and frontliners of the various agencies of government an op­portunity to learn how to hold a fair and impartial hearing and to give them background as well as materials they can refer to when hearing complaints in their de­partments.

Initiated by the retirement Fund, the course had two lead instructors from the National Judicial Col­lege in Reno, Nevada coming in to teach government men of the rudiments of case hearing on ac­count of the need for prompt action on the increasing number of com­plaints that need to be disposed of in their agencies.

Retired Judge Arthur A. Gladstone and Judge Duane R. Harves, who acted as trainors in the four-day training seminar flew in upon the suggestion of Retire­ment Fund Administrator Tomas B. Aldan that a Fair Hearing

Course be held here on Saipan for most of the government’s hearing officers and key officials.

“This is through the initiative of the Retirement Fund’s Board of Trustees who felt there is a need for the members to leam about administrative hearings and how to be good hearing officers,” said Aldan in an interview yes­terday at his office.

The course would help these officers to systematically look at witnesses, tell the veracity of the complaints, admit evidences and make an impartial decision after a fair hearing.

Among those who participated in the course are Civil Service Commission Vice Chairman Gonzalo Santos and CSC Hear­ing Officer Felix Fitial; labor investigators from the DOCL, Frank Ada, John Inos, and Victor Lifoifoi; PSS Legal Counsel Mary Jean Saar and PSS Payroll Offi­cer Faustino Camacho; Workers Compensation Commission Staff Takio George and Patrick Tenorio; and the Board of Trust­ees of the Fund, Chairman Cris Taitano, Vice Chairman Jack Ogumoro, Teresita Aldan, Mary Ann Tudela, and Nick Palacios.

Aliens, apprehended with fictitious travel documentsby Marge C. Devaras

Three Chinese nationals may face criminal charges after custom officers intercepted them at the Saipan International Airport for possession of forged travels documents and fake entry permit.

This was said yesterday by Deputy Chief M ajor Frank Villanueva of the Immigration and Naturalization Office.

Villanueva identified the three apprehended as Zhou Ya Xin, Hong Qiao and Chen Yianhua, all from People’s Republic of China.

Based on the information given by Major Villanueva, the three arrived at about 8 p.m. on Sunday

aboard a Continental Airlines flight from China claiming they were on a business visit to Saipan.

The two males however, were heldforfurtherinvestigationwhen a custom inspector suspected that they were holding fake travel documents.

According to Major Villanueva, while Xin and Quio’s entry per­mits were genuine, their PROC’s passports were found to be fake.

The Chinese lady, said Major Villanueva, used a fake entry permit under the name of a male.

It was traced down on the Im­migration records that a certain Chen Yianhua, a male, and a Chi­nese national, got hold of the same entry permit number on

September 12, 1991.It was found out that the ar­

rested lady changed her name to Chen Yianhua and used theman’s entry permit number.

The lady, who refused to give her real name admitted that she bought the entry permit from an individual in China and paid $3,000. The three arrested Chi­nese were detained at the Department of Public Safety pending the outcome of their hearing case.

Major Villanueva said ENO filed criminal charges against the three and recommended to Attorney General Assistant Steven Pixley maximum penalties and a depor­tation order should be charges

against the three.Villanueva said there is suffi­

cient reason to be alarmed because these cases involves CNMI docu­ments that are being forged and are now landing into the hands of aliens willing to pay considerable sums just to be able to come to the North­ern Marianas.

“We want to know who. is be­hind this scam so we are conducting a probe on this matter,” said Villanueva.

Villanueva even dropped hints that they may be looking into the records of the previous adminis­tration handling the Immigration and Naturalization Office as most of the forged entry permits confis­cated from the newly arrived illegal

aliens indicated that they were is­sued way back last year from July to November.

He surmised all these people entering through illegal methods are getting wrong the CNMJ’s immigration policies.

“Just go through the right pro­cess and you won’t have any problem,” Vilanueva advised alien coming to the CNMI.

He also added that the INO since March 26 of this year implemented a better control system, and the application of the pre-numbers on entry permits work effectively.

“We have a better system now so it’s hard for them to make fool of our immigration policies,” said Villanueva.

2nd carnapping case reported in a week

Governor Guerrero leads officials which include DPS Director Greg Camacho, Finance chief DAvid Igitol, Mariano Camabho and DMV chief Matt Chargualaffin cutting the ribbon for the opening of the new DMV building.

by Efren T. Dayauon

A Chinese national residing at Lower Navy Hill reported to the police that his vehicle was stolen on Thursday last week as it was parked in front of his house dur­ing the night.

According to the police report, Jian Ping Tan complained that he had parked his blue-colored 2- door Suzuki sedan with license plate # AAG^87 in front of his residence on Navy Hill for the night and discovered that it was gone at about 10:30 p.m.

The theft of Mr. Tan’s vehicle is the second such case reported to the police in a week’s time. Last week, another resident of Gualo Rai also complained that his vehicle was also stolen as it was parked in front of his resi-

dence during the night.As of yesterday, police said there

were no reports yet about the re­covery of the stolen vehicles and the cases are still being investi­gated.

Meanwhile, a Japanese tourist who is temporarily staying at the Dai-Ichi Hotel was reported in­jured last Saturday while riding a banana boat on the beach side of the hotel.

Based on the police report, the 21-year old tourist, identified as Kumiko Sakamoto, got an inch long laceration on the chin when she bumped on another hotel guest as she fell overboard from the boat.

Sakamoto was immediately taken to the Commonwealth Health Center and was released right after treatment of her injuries.

Pier Wave Shop in Susupe burglarizedOn April 21 ,1992 at approximately 9:41 a.m., Lisa Decadiz

called the Department of Public Safety and reported a Burglary and theft incident at the Pier Wave Shop in Susupe village. The gift shop is located on the second floor of the Kaizoku building right across from the Grand Hotel. The thieves forced their way into the building by removing the front sliding windows and robbed the store of about $15,000 worth of brand name merchandize such as Quicksilver, Local Motion, Body Glove, Island Magic, Bolle, other Surf Brands and also took $340.00 from the cash register.

If anyone has any Information about this crime or any other crimes, please call Crime Stoppers at 234-7272. PARA.

^MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-MAY 5,1992

Fiesta style campaigning is the soul of Philippine electionsBy ROBERT H. REIDAssociated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The crowd appeared listless as a Senate candidate enumerated his qualifications in the May 11 elec­tion. But the audience came alive when he said: "And now, Til sing you a song."

Entertainment plays a large role in the Philippine campaign as thousands of candidates stump for votes in the more than 17,000 contests ranging the successor to President Corazon Aquino down to village councils.

Since candidates are barred by law from buying ads for radio, television and newspapers, pub­lic rallies, heavy on glitz and glit­ter, afford the best way of reach­ing voters in a country with poor communication and an underde­veloped national media.

Most of the seven presidential candidates, who include Imelda Marcos, bring along popular Fili­pino entertainers to draw crowds, especially in sleepy provincial towns short on local attractions.

As the big names from politics and show business descend on small communities, the atmo­

sphere is similar to the hoopla and hyperbole of the traveling circus of bygone years.

"It'soneupmanship,"saidTony Gatmaitan, a political strategist for presidential aspirant Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco. "Every candidate knows Til have to have better stars or I'll lose face.' Filipi­nos love elections for their fiesta quality."

Even candidates get into the act. Mrs. Marcos, widow of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, sings to her audiences and even sheds a few well-timed tears when supporters crowd around her.

At a rally Sunday in the Manila suburb of Las Pinas, Guillermo Carague, running for the Senate on the ticket of presidential can­didate Fidel Ramos, warmed up the audience with a snappy rendi­tion of the U.S. Marine Corps hymn on his harmonica.

"Remember me at election," said Carague, the former budget secretary. "I'm the one who played the harmonica."

His fellow Senate candidate, former Solicitor General Fran­cisco Chavez, thundered to the crowd about the pursuit of jus­tice. But the applause came whenz m n m z

he belted out "When You Tell Me That You Love Me," popu­larized by Diana Ross.

There is little reluctance to harp on a candidate's physical attrac­tiveness. "He is very handsome, isn’t he," said comedian Bert Marcelo as he introduced Senate candidate Mario Leviste during a recent rally for Cojuangco on Mindoro island.

Dozens of young women, barely old enough to vote, giggled as Leviste took the microphone to speak.

Such a style may do little to enlighten voters on such issues as the $29 billion foreign debt, stag­nant economy and unem ­ployment.

But political strategists say vot­ers will not attend rallies if they are limited to staid speeches, es­pecially those delivered in En­glish which few poorly educate

d Filipinos understand well."W here are the artists?"

Angelita Castillo, a Las Pinas housewife, asked a companion as she listened to the issues during the Las Pinas rally. "It's getting boring."

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have entertainers on their Senate tickets. Recent surveys show that entertainer-candidates, such as actors Ramon Revilla, Vic Sotto and Chiquito Pangan, are virtual shoo-ins for the 24-member Sen­ate.

Cojuangco's running-mate, matinee idol and current Sen. Jo­seph Estrada, is leading in the race for vice president. Vice presidents are elected separately

That has led to some concern among better educated Filipinos about the effectiveness of a polit­ical system which places so much emphasis on glamor.

"The next president will have to take a look at the constitution," Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said. "There is something wrong with a system that puts so many enter­tainers and sports figures., in the Senate."

from the president.

Aloha stadium mired in corrosion, litigation

HONOLULU (AP) - As state spending to renovate Aloha Sta­dium exceeds the original costs to build the 50,000-seat arena, state litigation against steel manufac­turers, architects and builders has reached the decade mark.

State legislators in the recent session approved Phase II renovation money of $ 18 million, equal to last year's allocation, for the stadium that cost $32 million to construct in 1975.

Even a week after the stadium's opening ceremonies, leaks in the upper deck were discovered. Three months later, $204,000 had to be spent to replace bearings.

Total repair estimates were put at $75 million by Robert Englekirk Consulting Structural Engineers Inc. in a 1990 report. Some critics contend it would be cheaper for the state in the long run to build a new stadium, even at estimates of $180 million to $200 million.

But representatives of USX Corp., formerly U.S. Steel and a major defendant in the state’s le­gal action, say the 1990 repair estimate is inflated with purely aesthetic and unnecessary work costs.

The stadium contai ns two types of steel, carbon and weathering, the representatives told lawmak­ers last year. USX provided the weathering steel, which does not require sandblasting or painting - and that alone would knock $20 million off the repair bill, Lhey said.

The various litigation against steel manufacturers, architects and builders, the first lawsuit of which was filed in 1982 and which was consolidated along the way, rep­resents the state's biggest legal action, said state Attorney Gen­

eral Warren Price."W e're claiming everything

that is wrong with the stadium should be fixed and paid for by the defendants who are liable for it," Price said.

The state has settled out of court with two of four steel man­ufacturers. Its USX lawsuit is ex­pected to go to trial next year, and the state is in negotiations with Kaiser Steel Corp.

Meanwhile, the stadium de­signed forprofessional sports gets the most use from bargain hunters in its parking lot at the Aloha Flea Market, which recently renewed a five-year contract. The new contract is worth $17.8 million; the expiring contract totaled $6.8 million.

Professional sports money has not approached such figures, at least as far as state returns are concerned. The Aloha Bowl col­lege game generated $1 million for the state in 1990; the 1991 Hula Bowl generated $702,500, according to the state Department of Business and Economic De­velopment.

The National Football League's successful Pro Bowl held at Aloha Stadium is not subsidized by the state, and was not included in recent revenue studies. Its rev­enue figures were unavailable.

Stadium manager Ken Kiyabu, expressing frustration that repairs are taking money away from im­provements such as skyboxes and escalators, still finds a good word for the arena that was once state- of-the-art and was sited at the juncture of major thoroughfares.

"This is a great location," Kiyabu said, noting that the pro­posed rapid transit system in­cludes a stadium stop.

Paraguay, Ecuador win preliminary awards at Miss Universe Pageant

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Pamela Zarza of Paraguay, dressed in a bright orange pea­cock-like ensemble of feathers, beads and sequins, won the bestnational costume award Sunday at the 1992 Miss Universe pag­eant.

Barbara Johnson of the Turks and Caicos Islands was chosen Miss Congeniality and Soledad Diab of Ecuador was voted Miss Photogenic.

The final judging to pick Miss Universe is scheduled for Satur­day. The pageant is being held in Thailand for the first time.

Miss Zarza, 22, of Asuncion, won $500. She stood out on the

stage of 78 contestants with an orange headdress that radiated as far out as her dress - one yard (one meter).

Miss Thailand, Orn-Anong Panyawong, 19, placed second for the best national costume, winning $250. She wore a tradi­tional Thai dancing costume in gold with an intricate headdress.

Miss Spain, Virginia Alvarez, 22, of Madrid, placed third, win­ning $100. She was dressed as a flamenco dancer in a white beaded gown with a ruffled train and a gold comb in her hair.

A panel of local judges voted on the costumes.

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-5

CPA outlays projectsAiiport projects of the Com-

monwealthPorts Authority (CPA) for this year up to 1993 total $16,653,511, CPA Executive Di­rector Roman Tudela said yesterday.

In a news release, Tudela said Saipan International Airport alone has $14,545,511.00 worth of projects planned including the apron expansion to the proposed site of Saipan ControlTower. Rota International Airport follows with $1,274,000 and West Tinian Air­port, $834,000, Tudel»added.

“The number of projects we are proposing to construct and the equipment to buy demonstrate the confidence that our travelling pubhchavein our airports,’’Tudela said.

“Most of the projects we have are funded totally by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). For a few of the projects, CPA will provide about 10 percent of the funding,” the CPA Executive Di­rector stated. He also stressed that safety of the airline passengers and tenants of the buildings is the most important factor taken into con­sideration when a project is planned.

Tudela listed the following projects by island: For Saipan International Airport, the Saipan Control Tower will cost $5,923,111; the new Aircraft Res­

cue Fire Fighting Facility, $3,570,000; Commuter Taxiway Relocation and east apron side expansion, $1,400,000; Loading Bridge, $1,007,400; additional airline offices, $570,000; and the Master Plan Update, $75,000.

In the Rota International Air­port, runway grooving and runway remaining distance signs, $770, 907; and the new generator and generator building, $574,000. In the Tinian Airport, the runway surface treatment will cost $834,000.

“CPA is working hard to raise its own revenues for operations and Capital Improvement Project,” Tudela stated. “Because CPA is being run in a business-like man­ner,«continues to be self-sustaining and whatever surplus is realized is being invested for future projects.”

The Commonwealth Ports Au­thority was created under Public Law 2-4$ to Manage and Operate the Airports and Seaports through­out the Commonwealth.

CPA has seven board members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Board of Directors includerepresentatives from both Tinian and Rota. It’s Board Chairman is J.M. Guerrero, former Managing Director of the Marianas Visitors Bureau (MVB) and now a private businessman and advisor to MVB.

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Public Health authorities feared m easles outbreakby Marge C. Devaras

Public Health officials have disclosed that cases of measles infection are now being tracked down to prevent their spreading to more people.

The health authorities said the preventive measure is being car­ried out following the diagnosis on at least one confirmed case and four suspected case of measles over the past month.

All the cases involved adults. Public Health said there has not been a trace of child measles case.

Public Health administrator Feraiin Sakisat and Medical Di­rect«· Sean Flood assured that appropriate steps to limit the spread of infection are being taken.

They have also called on the public to report to the Public Health Department or the Com- monwealthHealthCenter any sign

of a person being infected with the measle virus.

According to Dr. Flood, over the past month, the confirmed case and one suspected case de­veloped symptoms within two weeks of returning from business in an infected area. These two cases are not connected and do not appear to have any correlation with the four other cases.

The other four cases appear to be related. The index, first of the four cases, became ill in early April, the subsequentcases were all exposed to the first case while the person was contagious.

According to Sakisat, within approximately two weeks of ex­posure, the other three people have been verified and when un­able to verify, the department has provided appropriate protection.

Dr. Flood said measles is pri­marily a childhood infection.

Outbreaks in adult populations do happen when enough of the adults are not protected against measles by previous infection or by immunization.

Generally, the infection is mild lasting 5-7 years and once a per­son is infected they are protected for life.

Measles infection is caused by a virus. It first starts with fever, inflammation of the tissue inside the eyelids, nasal congestion and runny nose, and a dry cough.

Approximately two to three days after these symptoms begin, a person developes a red blotchy rash beginning on the face^pnd then spreading all over the body.

Persons are contagious just be­fore the fever begins until four days after the appearance of the rash.

If an unprotected person is ex­posed to measles, it generally

takes 9-14 days before that per­son also developes the infection. Measles is spread by droplets given off by an infected person through breathing, coughing, or sneezing.

Dr. Floodalsosaidthatmeasles is one of the most readily trans­mitted communicable diseases. This means it is easily spread from person to person and the entire population can be infected in a very short time.

“This is the reason we try and keep infected people separated from those who are not infected,” says Dr. Flood.

Children are easily protected by immunizing them with the MMR vaccine. This vaccine is given at 15 months of age.

According to Public health AdministratorFerminM. Sakisat, they strongly recommends and requests all parents with children

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Another candidate slain before election

ANGELES, Philippines (AP) - Gunmen killed a mayoral candi­date early Monday as he danced during a campaign party for next week’s national elections, police said.

Manuel Chu, 52, a sugar planter and candidate for mayor of nearby Bacolor, was dancing about 12:20 a.m. Monday (1620 gmt Sunday) at a party in the town when three gunmen walked up to him and opened fire with .45 caliber pis­tols.

The assailants escaped. Chu was a candidate of the Nationalist

' People’s Coalition, led by presi­dential aspirant Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco.

About 30 people have been killed in election-related violence since the campaign for next Monday’s election began last February. Voters will choose a successor to President Corazon Aquino and more than 17,000 other officials.

The campaign had been rela­tively free of major violence compared with the 1986 election between Mrs. Aquino and the late President Ferdinand Marcos in which hundreds died.

Radio reports said six armed men believed to be Communist rebels appeared Saturday during a rally in San Remegio, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Manila, and demanded that the mayor, Wilson Antonio, come with them.

Antonio refused and tried to grab one of the men’s weapon. Shooting broke out, and Antonio and three others were killed. An­tonio was running for re-election.

Meanwhile, the controversy continued over charges that presidential candidate Ramon Mitra was using the House of Representatives printing press to publish materials for his cam­paign.

Saturday, supporters of Fidel Ramos, Mrs. Aquino’s favorite in the presidential race, broke into the House building and showed re­porters Mitracampaign documents they said had been printed there. Mitra is speaker of the House.

Use of government facilities to promote a campaign is illegal and penalties include disqualification.

Mitra’s Straggle of the Demo­cratic Filipino party said the campaign materials had been planted by Ramos’ supporters. Mitra s spokesman Lito Banayo said the break-in was pan of a series of incidents scheduled for this week to convince the public of election fraud and set the stage for a military takeover.

Guerrero cites laudable achievements of DPS

TUESDAY, MAY 5,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7

by Efren T. Dayauon

Governor Lorenzo DL Guerrero yesterday commended the officers and staff of the De­partment of Public Safety for their continuing efforts to improve services for the benefit of the community.

"I am honored to see this con­tinued progress of this Department. You have new buildings and new fire equipment. Most importantly, though, there is a new spirit of service and professionalism made possible by fire and police academies," Governor Guerrero said.

The administration's chief ex­ecutive made the remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony which officially opened the new Division of Motor Vehicles building as well as the public recognition of

Taiwan ban on

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tai­wan has agreed to lift a bah on importing Thai workers following Thailand's decision not to demand salaries above the minimum wage, a senior government official said Monday.

Tsai Shiann-liow, vice chair­man of the government's Council of Labor Affairs, quoted Vasin Teeravechyan, Thailand's repre­sentative in Taipei, as saying the requested salaries were intended only as a guide for Taiwan em­ployers.

Tsai said Thailand also dropped their, previous request that Thai job agents interview Taiwanese

the Department's outstanding employees.

Governor Guerrero said the administration works daily to promote this type of profes­sionalism and progress and also stands behind the public safety officers and their support staff who serve the people and protect the community.

For his part, Director Greg Camacho expressed his gratitude to the Governor as well as other officials of the administration for the support given which enabled them to come up with these accomplishments.

The completion and inaugu­ration of the new and more spacious motor vehicles building, according to Camacho, is a testi­mony to their efforts at improving the facilities for better service to the community.

Governor Guerrero also ex­pressed elation atthis achievement saying it is not only a better fa­cility, it also provides better service by centralizing paperwork.

”1 like that. We’ serving the people better," Guerrero said.

Public service programs such as this, according to the Governor, also helps our citizens understand the vary valuable contribution that DPS personnel and other public servants make to the betterment and development of the islands and the people's lives.

Yesterday's inauguraztion of the new DMV building coinciéed with the Law Enforcement Week celebration.

Earlier in the day, guests were allowed to view displays which included some of the sophiscated weaponry and equipment issued to the public safety officers.

agrees to end Thai workersemployers.

Taiwan imposed a ban on Thai workers last month when Thailand said its nationals should be paid at least 11,500Taiwan dollars (U.S. dlrs460) a month and receive free meals and housing.

UnderTaiwan's minimum wage law, a worker is guaranteed a monthly salary of 11,040Taiwan dollars (U.S. $442) and health insurance.

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Vasin gave no indication when a formal notification would be

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A bond of 15% of the total bid price must accompany the bid. This security may be a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Bid bond or other form acceptable to the Government made payable to the Treasurer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands with a notation on the face of the check: “Credit Account No. 1453”.

The bidder is required to submit with his proposal, a copy of his business permit as a compliance with the Contractor’s Registra­tion and Licensing Laws of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Specifications and plans of the project arc available on or after April 28, 1992, at Technical Services Division, Department of Public Works in Saipan. A non-rcfundablc payment of $ 125.00 is required for each set. Pre-bid conference for this project will be held at 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, May 05,1992, at the Technical Services Division, Department of Public Works on Saipan.

Attention is called to the Labor Standards Provisions for Wage Rate Determination of the CNMI Classification and Salary Structure Plans, and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Specifications must be paid on this project.

All bid documents received shall be the sole property of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands with the exception of bid bonds, certified checks or cashier’s check which will be returned to the bidders in accordance with the specifications section, “ Instruction to Bidders” Page 1-2, Paragraph No. 05, Bid Guarantee.

The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any imperfection in the bid proposal in the interest of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

/s/ELIZABETH H. SALAS-BALAJADIA DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS4/23/92 (143J) VM.S-V14

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Horrors of the Soviet nuclear program slowly dawn on its victimsBy RUTH SINAIAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - A pen clutchedbetweenhis toes, Karimbek Kuyukov signs his name to a bril­liantly hued painting dominated by an eerie mushroom cloud. In the foreground lie a father, mother and child amid a shambles of shattered furniture.

Kuyukov was bom 24 years ago without arms, and his paintings record a life in the shadow of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan.

For years his home was period­ically rocked by tremors. Villagers were only'told the vibrations were linked to top-secret defense work.

It was only three years ago that Kuyukov realized the earthquakes, as he called them, were nuclear explosions. And then he finally un­derstood why he had no aims, why his growth was stunted, and why the

two babies his mother bore before him had died.

The horrors of the Sovietnuclear program have only begun to unfold since the empire began disintegrat­ing in the late 1980s and scientists were finally able to study official records.

The more they read, said scien­tist and environmentalist Vladimir Iakimets, the more they became convinced that millions of resi­dents within a 60-mile radius of Semipalatinsk were used as guinea pigs for 40 years.

Residents were moved out of their homes to towns and cities farther away during testings, he said, but many weren’t moved very far at all. And all came back to land, water and food sources contaminated by radiation.

Last year, in one of the final acts of its existence, the Soviet government gave each radiation victim 300 to 400 rubles, he said.

That’s about dlrs 3 to dlrs 4 by today’s unstable exchange rate.

“They told us it (the testing) was for our good, that our coun­try would be able to defend itself,” said Kuyukov, one of six envi­ronmentalists from the former Soviet Union touring the United States this month.

The group represents the Ne- vada-Semipalatinsk Movement - namedfor themain Soviet and U.S. test sites - dedicated to bringing about a global ban on nuclear test­ing.

Partly as a result of their work, the Semipalatinsk site was shut down last summer. But Russian President Boris Yeltsin recently ordered a test site north of the Arc­tic Circle made operational, and environmentalists believe he in­tends to resume testing there once a one-year moratorium ends in Oc­tober.

The visiting environmentalists

want to stop Yeltsin and President Bush, who opposes a test ban. The group met here with U.S. lawmak­ers who support an end to testing.

Newly available Defense Minis­try records show the Soviets conducted more than 100 above­ground tests until a global ban was enacted in 1963. They then con­ducted more than 300 tests underground, the records show.

Records have been altered or destroyed, so it’s difficult to know how many people were harmed by the Soviet tests, said Iakimets, a founder of the But there’s little doubt that as many as a half-mil­lion people received some doses of radiation and the next two to three generations could be affected, he said.

“My children are married. They are thinking withhorrorwhatcould happen if they have children,” said Rollan Seisenbayev, who at age 7 saw the first test explosion of the

Soviet H-bomb.He watched with wonder from

behind a mountaintop, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the test site, where he was taken along with 40 villagers and their goats and cows.

“I’ve never seen such colors. Nature doesn’t have such colors,” he said, puffing on a cigarette.

But the magic of that childhood vision soon turned to horror. “Twenty-five days later we went back to the village. The village was covered with dead animals, cats, dogs. We children dug a hole and buried them.”

Seisenbayev is now one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent writers, and in 1988 became the first person to write about the dark secrets of nuclear testing. Proceeds from sales of “The Day the World Collapsed” go to a fund he set up for the treatment of children vic­timized by radiatioa

American company tracking money for Russian governmentBy DONALD M. ROTHBERGAP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia has hired an American company to track vast sums of cash and commodities spirited out of the country and into secret bank ac­counts and investments in the United States and elsewhere.

Estimates of the sums involved

run as high as dlrs 100 billion.“We’ve already found apart­

ment buildings, hotels, ships, art collections, physical assets of various kinds,” said Jules Kroll, head of the New York company hired by Boris Yeltsin’s govern­ment.

Yegor Gaidar, Russian deputy prime minister, said in Moscow in March that the government

U.S. newspaper business shaking off recent slump

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S - newspaper industry appears to be

emerging from a prolonged slump, and the resurgence should continue as long as the economy improves.

First-quarter earnings were up sharply from weak results a year ago when the Gulf War drove costs up and advertisers into hid­ing.

But analysts say an unexpected reversal in the economy could send newspaper profits lower as the year progresses.

Bruce Thorp, a media stocks analyst for PNC Financial Corp. in Philadelphia, said newspaper executives seem to be cautious about the prospects. He said some were fooled by a postwar spend­ing burst that soon exhausted itself about this time a year ago.

“I have a sense that the worst is over, that things have bottomed out in the newspaper industry. But nobody is expecting a sharp turnup,” he said.

It would be hard to maintain the pace many newspaper companies set in the first three months of the year.

Profits tripled at New York Times Co. and jumped more than 55 percent at Knight-Ridder Inc., Dow Jones and Co. and Times Minor Co.

Double-digit earnings gains also were posted by Gannett Cos. Inc., Media General Inc., E.W. Scripps Co., McClatchy News­papers Inc. and Multimedia Inc.

Washington Post Co., Pulitzer Publishing Co. and Affiliated

Publications Inc. had profits for the quarter in contrast to losses a year ago.

Peter Appert, of C. J. Lawrence Inc., said the average increase at the nine newspaper companies he follows was more than 40 percent and exceeded most expectations.

One reason for the improve­ment was that newspaper costs climbed in the first quarter a year ago as ad revenue contracted.

Many publishers expanded the size of their newspapers and ran up higher coverage costs during the Gulf War. Circulation in­creased but not enough to offset the extra costs. Advertisers, al­ready battered by the recession, appeared to cut back even further as shoppers stayed home.

Another reason for this year’s strong showing was that newspa­pers are leaner than they have been in years, having reduced staff and cut other overhead costs dur­ing the industry’s three-year slump.

They got an added bonus this year on newsprint costs. Appert estimated that spot prices for newsprint are 17 percent below a year ago.

Appert said the earnings gains in the first quarter were achieved largely without a pickup in ad revenue and mostly through cost containment.

But he said there are signs that advertising is getting stronger, particularly for classified ads. He said ad growth should keep earn­ings above last year’s levels for the rest of the year.

was determined to track down “privatization by officials for their personal benefit.” He said the campaign would seek out “capital concealed abroad by in­dividuals and Soviet organizations.”

Igor Oleynik, a Russian economist living in the United States, wrote in December that “the Communist Party and KGB set up special business depart­ments that over 20 years enabled them to accumulate and invest abroad at least dlrs 100 billion and probably much more.”

Kroll declined in a recent interview to put a figure on how much was involved.

“There’s all sorts of wild spec­ulation,” he said.

He said his investigation has uncovered bank accounts around the world set up for Russian offi- cials taking bribes to give favorable deals to private com­panies.

“You have them (bank accounts)

in the United States, in England, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Swit­zerland, Holland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong,” he said. “They’re, everywhere. This is not just a few corrupt officials. You’re talking about hundreds of people who are engaged in conflict of interest and who are accepting bribes.”

Kroll said his company was ex­amining transactions by the state enterprises that controlled all of Soviet industry, as well as joint ventures that often are set up to move commodities and cash out of the country.

Kroll Associates gained inter- nadonal recognition for its role in tracing the assets of former Presi­dent Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, President Jean-Claude Duvalier of Haiti and Iraqi Presi­dent Saddam Hussein.

Kroll said he is receiving full cooperation from the Russian gov­ernment as well as from Western governments “quite anxious to help the Russians make it.” The West

has sunk $15.6 billion into aid to Russia in the past two years.

The company also gets infor­mation from individuals who know of illegal transactions.

His employees approach Western companies involved in major transactions in Russia with a letter of introduction from Yeltsin’s government.

Kroll identified three major areas of corruption:

-State enterprises the govern­ment is trying to restructure into private companies.

-Joint ventures involving Russians that were set up during the past five or six years. He said they range from legitimate ventures to scams established as a ruse to get money out of the country.

-Decision-makers who “have the ability to sell and buy signif­icant amounts of goods of one kind or another,” many of who are stashing bribes in overseas accounts, Kroll says.

Kyoel Business College Board Chair Yoshifuml Hori, left, and Northern Marianas College Board Chair Bennet Seman, right, sign a sister college agreement between the two schools as NMC Japan Co-ordinator' Atsushl Umehara, center, bokson. The signing ceremony was heb Sunday evening at the Saipan Grand Hotel. (NMC photo)

TUESDAY, MAY 5,1992 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-9

May declared CNMI Better Speech and Hearing Month

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of speech, language and hearing disorders and their treatment, Governor Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero signed a' proclamation designating this month as CNMI Better Speech and Hearing Month.

Guerrero said the Better Speech and hearing Month in the Com­monwealth is a campaign to inform the public about commu­nicative disorders and ways to get help.

“Better Speech and hearing month is a campaign to encourage the affected citizens for early detection, proper treatment and prevention of this disorders,” said the Governor.

According to Guerrero, at least 4,000 citizens of the Common­wealth have speech, language or hearing impairments which affect their educational, vocational, personal and social functions.

He said that this disorders con­stitute the CNMI most widespread handicapping conditions.

“For this reason, people should be aware of speech, language and hearing disorders and their treatment,” said Guerrero.

He went on saying that most people with communicative dis­orders can be helped by speech language pathologists and audi- ologists, but often need to be made aware of the services available.

“This month is designated for better speech and hearing month to facilitate greater awareness on this disorders,” said Guerrero.

RGA membership meeting May 6

The President of the Refalawasch Golf Association (RGA) is calling a special mem­bership meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 1992, 6:00 P.M. at the Gilbert C. Ada gymnasium.

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1 MASON - High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 per hour. Contact: REMIGIO PAMINTUAN dba R.E.A.L. INTERNATIONAL CORPO­RATION, P.O. Box 2136 Saipan, MP 96950 (5/5)T/7618.

1 ARCHITECT -College grad. 2 yrs. exprience. Salary: $1,000. per month. Contact: JOG COMPANY, INC., P.O. Box 2661 Saipan, MP 96950 (5/5)T/ 7622.

7 DANCERS-High school equivalent 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 per hour Contact: HENRY S. PANGELINAN dba EVA’S GARDEN CLUB, Dan Dan(5/ 5)T/7624.

7 DANCERS2 BARTENDER-High school equivalent 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.15 per hour.1 MAINTENANCE REPAIRER -High school equivalent. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $400 per month.Contact: HENRY S. PANGELINAN dba SAMBA NIGHT CLUB, As Lito (5/5)T/ 7625

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1 CAR RENTAL CLERK -High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $2.50 per hour.Contact: MARFEGATRADING CO., dba ISLANDER RENT A CAR, P.O. Box 2356 Saipan, MP 96950 (5/5)T/

1 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR-High school grad. 2 yrs. experience. Salary: $1,266.47 Bi-Weekly.Contact:SAIPAN MANUFACTURERS, INC., P.O. Box 2017Saipan, MP96950 (5/5)T/7619.

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1 BEAUTICIAN-HighschoolequivaJent2 yrs. experience. Salary: $372.33 per month.Contact: HENRY S. PANGELINAN dba HENTESS, Dan Dan (5/5)T/7625.

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Manglona condem ns.. B continued from page 1

needed more.But when Manglona and

Guerra met in March this year the figure was drastically re­duced to$102 million. Manglona said when negotiations for a new package started, the CNMI pro­posal was pegged originally at $500million, which was reduced to $264 million, then to $246 million, and now, to $148 mil­lion. The last figure was said to be still unacceptable for the US side.

“Personally, I think there is no good faith negotiations here. Anyone can see that in this agreement, we have conceded in many areas we feel we may be concerned about, just to show that we are very reasonable. We have negotiated almost every point and as far as I am con­cerned, we have reached our limitation,” said Manglona.

According to Manglona, he negotiated to increase the $ 176.3 million offered on the 702 table

Committeecontinued from page 1Commonwealth.

“We. have requested and at times even passed resolutions calling for MPLC not to issue certain parcels of land and to reserve them for specific uses aimed for the benefit of the local people. There have been instances where they did not abide with our concerns as in the case of the Samoan Housing area in Garapan,” said Villagomez.

The area was approved for a land leaseproposed by Nakamoto Enterprises that will be the site of a big hotel in the Samoa Housing area, even as the previous Leg­islatures have indicated their preference of a public park in the area.

“Despite a number of resolu­tions preempting MPLC to lease the area out, they have ignored our request notwithstanding the observation that public land may have been decreasing at a fast pace,” said Villagomez.

“I must say that, generally,

Library group to meet

The first meeting of the Joeten- Kiyu public Library Discussion Group has been re-scheduled for Thursday, may 14th from 6-7 P.M. in the library conference room. The first meeting is to de­termine the direction of the group. Membership is open to everyone.

Story Hour at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is held every Sat­urday morning from 10-11 A.M. for kindergartners, first and sec­ond graders, Barbara Ripple, Linda Brist, Debbie Jacobsen, Mrs. Alano, Paul Perry and Linda Aurola have volunteered to con­duct these sessions.

in June last yeas, but instead of going up or maintaining that of­fer, the US side went backward and proposed a lower amount.

“We tried to say ‘what about your offer last year in June when you said you’re willing to put that amount of money on the table,’ but to no avail,” said Manglona.

He indicated that he believes Guerra may have been subject to pressures within the federal gov­ernment such that instead of going up or maintaining what the US offered, she may have been forced to propose a much lower amount.

“This is not good faith negotia­tion. They lay something on the table and we lay our own position. Instead of arriving at a meeting point compromise halfway, they arrive at a lower amount,” Manglona lamented.

“As you can see, we have been chopping away at some of our concerns little by little just to arrive at an agreement. They led

form ed...there’s been a lot of concerns from both the general public and developers, especially those whose land exchanges and homesteads have not been is­sued,” said Villagomez.

us to discussions that we should not depend on funding for opera­tions . At one point we agreed and like to all that a contingency fund so we can use that fund for gov­ernment operation, but if not then this would be for capital im­provement projects. We go on negotiating and finally decide to drop that to say once and for all there will be no more for opera­tions. And then they come up with this proposal to match the funds one-to-one,” said Manglona.

But other than the figures sug­gested and the matching scheme, Manglona said the US has indi­cated some form of flexibility during the last 702 talks in San

saying the Public Recognition Week does indeed help the ad­m inistration deliver more effective and efficient services in the community.

In his speech, Santos said the quality of service provided by any organization can only be as great as the quality of the human resources. He then congratulated government employees who made significant contributions in the filed of health care, education, crime prevention, and the other

Antonio, Texas held April 26 and 27.

According to him, Guerra seemed to be amenable on lan­guage that would provide for greater flexibility in the ongoing 702 talks, specifically on the “full faith on credit” concept that binds the US into guaranteeing federal funding for the CNMI, regard­less of inflation or any other global or national problem that may arise.”1 am glad the US conceded to that now. They seem now will­ing to accept language that would provide greater flexibility that in the event we need more federal assistance after this next seven years, we can have federal assis-

necessities of life such as water, power, and infrastructure.

“This program - and through it, recognition of your work - also helps our citizens understand the very valuable contribution you and other public servants m ike to the betterment and de­velopment of our islands and lives,” Governor Guerrero con­tinued in telling the public servants.

“Your achievement demon­strates the truth of the Governor’s

tance,” said Manglona.Another thing that Manglona

was optimistic about was that the US side agreed to separate the fiscal year 1993 budget proposal from the next seven-year finan­cial assistance package, even as Congress has yet to decide on whether the CNMI will be given $22 million as proposed by the US or the $27.7 million being insisted by the CNMI for that year.

Nevertheless, concern was aired by Manglona about a pre­rogative section in the agreement that may allow any party in the bilateral talks to change their mind before the proposed budget reached US Congress.

Office in-house theme: ‘People Helping People.’ That is what public service is all about. Please continue to keep up the good work and keep striving for excellence. I expect no less from you and all public services employees,” said Guerrero.

Highlight of the evening’s af­fair was the awarding of winners in the PSRW Poster and Essay contests and the presentation of the Employee of the Year de­partment winners.

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Race tops Joeten Tennis Open Singlesby Efren T. Dayauon

Jeff Race outclassed Ruel Francisco in straight sets, 6-2,6-1 last Sunday to emerge as champion in Men’s A singles competition of the recently concluded Joeten Sunraysia Tennis Open held at the Pacific Islands Club tennis courts.

The second seeded Race ad­vanced into the finals by beating

Joe de Leon Guerrero, 6-1,6-2 while Francisco earned the right to face Race in the championship when Franz Reksid defaulted in their semi-final match.

Mike Walsh, who was consid­ered the top seed for the singles crown, was eliminated earlier as he likewise defaulted his match against Reksid.

In the Men’s B singles match­

ups, Takashi Kitagawa lived up to his No.l billing as he ruled his division by beating Danny Romulo, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. And for the Men’s C, Bert Encamación routed Vic Santos, 6-0, 6-0 to gain first place honors.

For the ladies entered in the singles competition, Junko Tamura and Eli Musashi became champions in the B and C divi­

sions respectively as they defeated their separate rivals.

Tamura scored in straight sets, 6-1,6-0tobeatTomoyoHoraifor the singles championship in Women’s B division. Earlier on Saturday, Tamura trounced Kazumi Imai, 6-0,6-0 to earn her championship berth in their divi­sion. And Horai also outclassed Eun Lee, 6-0,6-0 for the right to

meet Tamura in the champion­ship.

In the ladies C, Eli Musashi dumped Toni Okawa, 6-2,6-4 to emerge as winner in the division.

Twelve ladies were entered for the singles championships in both divisions and a total seventy ten- nisters, both men and women, competed for the singles crowns of the annual tournament.

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RGA holds fund-raising golf tournamentA fundraising Golf Tourna­

ment was held last April 25 and 26 at the Marianas Country Club and Coral Ocean Point respec­tively for the benefit of the Santa Remedio Church under the sponsorship of the Refalawasch Golf Association (RGA).

Organizers of the tournament wishes to extend their apprecia­tion andSenDangkulonaSi Yuus Maase to all the participants who played in the tournament as well as to the business establishments and individuals who contributed either cash or prizes.

The RGA also gives its special thanks to Father Isidro and the Santa Remedio Parish Councils for the preparation of the B anquet at the Coral Ocean Point poolside.

The results of the tournament are as follows: For the champi­onship flight, first place went to Tony Camacho, second to Lou

Kapileo, third to Joe Camacho, fourth to Sen. John Torres and fifth place to Jack Sablan.

In the A flight, Park Yong copped first place, Joe Cabrera at second, Martin Nepaial at third, Pete Iginoef at fourth and Leo Kani at fifth.

In the B Flight, first place was Sid Sablan, Danny Atalig in sec­ond, Abed Younis in third, Tom Camacho in fourth and Larry Norita in fifth.

C Flight: Jack Torres was first, Henry Magofna was second, Plas Tagabuel was third, Lou Duenas in fourth and Joe Naog in fifth.

In the Ladies flight, Mertie Kani was first, Doris Tagabuel was second, Doris Torres was third and Darlene Limes was fourth.

In the Junior Flight: Norman Tenorio Jr. was first and Pete Reyes Jr. was second.

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Goffers who played at the Santa Remedio church fund-raising tournament organized and sponsored by Refalawasch Golfers Association

Foodanddrinks was prepared for by RGA family members and church parishioners for those who par­ticipated in the two day tournament held last April 25 at the Marianas Country Club and on April 26 at the Coral Ocean Point golf courses.Tony Camacho (L) and Pete Igitol lead the food line.

Joe (RC) Cabarera sings local favorites with the Sunset Cruise Band during the golfer banquet at the pool side of the Coral Ocean Point Resort.

Display of trophies and gifts for winners of the golf tourna­ment

Santa Remedio Church's Father Isidro hand the win­ner Mertie Kani her gift during the ban- quetheldafterthe two days tournament . Standing behind is the parish fund-rais­ing chairman Joe Lifoifoi.

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