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St RIER SA IP AN - Roger St.

Pierre, amidst feeling that it was useless to pursue his court case, resigned the TT's Public Defender job and accepted the Special Prosecutor job in Guam. sworn in Sept.

30 by Judge Perez, St. Pierre's new responsibili­ties include investigating a n d prosecuting . a n y activity contrary to legislation or law in the e.xecutive and legislative branches of Guam's Govern-

-Wl:IY? ment.

For two years, th~ TT government has tried to get rid of St. Pierre t'or his acceptance of $7 ;soo from a Marshallese woman in 1969 after he : helped her settle an estate case.

SAIPAN - Conditions were set by the Marianas Dis­

St. Pierre alleges as a TT employee, he cannot be prosecuted; the TT alleges, as a c iv 11 service employee, he is in conflict with federal laws prohibiting acceptance of

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to operate hbtel shopping

;g::::m:1111!!1!~~!!!!1!1!!!! trict .Economic Board or the amendment of permit 83-74 of Duty Free Shop­pers Limited at their meeting last Monday, Sept. 30, 1974. Conditions in­cluded permitting on a temporary basis, one and only one non-hotel ,retail shop. In addition the permittee must 1 ease private property, for the shop and he shall not sell any goods duty free at any ·of his hotel arcades or

arcades in the Marianas; on Ju 1 y 1st, 1974 a business permit No. 96-74 was issued authorizing D.F.S. to operate a prime concession at the new Sa -pan International Airport. Furthermore, D. F. s. submitted an application for amendment to permit 83-74, so that permit sh a 11 authorize the applicant to establish a re ta i 1 outlet shop on Saipan.

PRICE CONTROL FOR SAIPAN SAIPAN ~ In an attempt

to control soaring food prices, the Municipal Council passed on Oct. 1 on a first reading a price control ordinance intro­duced by Jose Q. Guerrero. Thew rite r cited "in­creasing profits . taken by the vendors" as a reason why local merchants need outside cont r o 1 sin pricing such staple com~ modities as rice, flour, f ow 1, beef, itc~ The ordinance mainly covered three areas-the Municipal

Price Contro Board, the responsibilities of the merchant, and the civil remedies provided for .the patrons. First the ordinance

established a Municipal Price Control Board com­posed of five re !dents of S~ipan, appointed by the Mayor, WQO are responsible for securing compliance with the provisions of the ordinance. They must "establish after adequate notice and opportunity for

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Harvest season: Saipan residents by the traditional !JXJ.Y fotd the net after a oatch of atolai fish.

retail shop. Duty Free Shoppers Ltd.

(D.F.S.) was granted a business permit No. 83-74

Prior to the Sept. 30 meeting, the Board had met in August and recommended that D.F.S. be granted the

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SAIPAN .. Warning signs "slot machine play~ is hazardous to your family•s economy'' are to be d .i s­played at al~ businesses operating slot machines on Saipan.

A 1 on g with this, strictor control of ,slot machines is presently passed by the Sa i pan Municipal Council. l he committee on Council and Judiciary drafted an ordi­nance amending section 13 of title 6 of the Saipan Municipal Code, Ordinance 25-20-74 makes it ttunlaw-

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ful for any person, other than the owner or pro­prietor, ••• to open or at­tempt to open or interfere with the operation of any slot machine," Further­more changing the reading on any meter which counts coins played and paid in on any s 1 o t machine is prohibited.

The ordinance limits hotels to 50 slot machines and other establishments so authorized to 5. In addition "no person may own, possess or control

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AK:IDO: MUSCLES-M:IND SAI~AN Kung Fu mania?

Since a local theater has been consistently showing f i 1 ms reg rding this martial art, kids of & 11 ages can be seen playfully using hand chops and scissor kicks ~n each other. From a distanc~.it looks like that on 1 y a skillful use of body co­ordination and mus c 1 e strength is involved.

But after talking with Frank Ste 1 n, a local Aikido "sense!" or teach .. er, one becomes aware of how the mind and spirit combine with the body to produce this interesting art. Mr Stein, a 2 Dan black belt, is cur­rently teaching about 5 different classes con­sisting of Mar1',nas High School students, Chalan Kanoa Elementary school teachers and night classes of interested men, women, and children. The age of class participants varies from 9 years to 35 years of age.

Mr. Stein is Saipanese who school in Guam.

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graduation he oegan boxing and at one time held both the top welter wieght and middle weight champion­ships of the island. From boxing he ventured into Karate, skin diving, Judo, Jujitsu and in 1962 became interested in Aikido. By 1966, he had received his first black belt. In 1968 he was a representative of

Guam to Japan to iearn more of this martial art. That same year, upon re­turning to Guam, he was awarded the 2 Dan black belt. He explains that the belts y stem for a beginner goes from white, yellow, purple, green, and blue, to brown. After brown comes the black belt of which 'there are 10 as­cending 1 e·v e 1 s. He estimates there are thou sands of black belt-one's, but probably only 3. or 4 black belt ten's in the entire world. As a student moves from one belt to another, the length of time necessary to achieve the next higher level increases.

The beginning student is first introduced to the philosophical side of Aikido. Mother nature being the orbital point for this art. N ture is defined as eve~ything in the universe, This martial art presents the idea that wh n man is physically, ment lly and spiritually in harmony with nature or God, then he has found true peace and is then able to share this peace with others. In achieving peace how­ever, one must discipline oneself to make the mind in charge of the bod Y• From outward appearances, it seems that using Aikido for fighting is of primary importance. Mr. Stein is quick to point out that those who fight are poor students because they have not learned to master mind over body. This intro­spective art emphasizes the spirit of universal 1 o v e and non-resistence which in effect deem­phasizes conflict and competition. When threatened or enu~ngered however, the Al kid o student will react to the situation by us 1 n g the various phvsical arts he has been taught. Aggres­sion on his part is not condoned but in cases of self-defense, the body re­acts automatically to

danger. Mr. Stein says that

yellow and purple be rt students have not enough understanding about the ways of nature to appre­ciate t h i s · concept of non-resistence but if they go beyond p~rple belt, a non-competitive spirit will become ingrained in them, This is one reason why he feels like involve­ment by younger students is important; begin t Tai n in g them in non-resistence early and they will mature with a self concept of love of s e 1 f as well as all of nature. Another positive aspect of Aikido according to Mr. Stein is that when a student can realize that everyone possesses equal amounts of spirit, then he understands that everyone is of equal v a 1 u e in nature. Once this concept is achieved, it w i 11 be easier to break down culture barriers and feelings of superiority among individuals and cultures.

In discussing this art, one must not overlook the negative aspect which mainly consist of use of physicar force to hurt, ma me or possibly kill another human being. A 1-though stated earlier, the physical arts are held in check by these r i o us

Aikido student, still not alls tu dents can be expected to achieve this level of self-discipline. Immature students are likely to use the art to achieve status among their peer group. Police Chief Tony Benavente stated that when any martial art is aggressively used against another individual, the agressor can be charged with assault. However, in cases of self defense, use of martial arts is legally permissible.

When asked why they got interested in the sport, many students replied for the exercise involved 1 for the physical education

credit, and for self-d -f .nae. One young girl and an older man stated they wanted to be able to achieve control of their mind over their bodies. One ~an proudly exclaimed he had gBne from 225 lbs. to 205 los in weight since starting the course.

Classes are $10/month for students over 18 years of age and $5/month for students under 18. Mr. Stein gets no salary from the education department but is allowed to use their classroom facilities for his lessons, High School students are able to receive a physical edu­cation credit from the course. After observing Saturday night's Aikido demonstration and presen­tation of be 1 ts, it appears that Mr. Stein has definitely generated com­munity interest int his complex martial art.

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have officially organized the "Woman's Interest Group." According to club President, Mrs. Agnes McPheters, the group was formed to fill the needs of local women who desire to participate in the soc i a 1 and political iss~es oft his island. She pointed out that traditional constraints have previously prevented women from participating in local issues, however not that several 1 o ca 1 women have a c q u i r e d college education, they feel more qualified to organize as a group and participate in resolving

issues which affect their future. Other officers include Vice-President Paz

Mtie. Agnes MaPhetQ'e

Younis; Sec-Treasurer Celina Villagomez and Public Relations Commit­teewomen Mariana Santos, and Josephine Sablan, and Vivi an Pangelinan, Meeting days are scheduled

for the last Saturday of every m o n t h, ~t six o'clock; the next meeting is to be Oct. 26, the p 1 ace to be announced later.

Charter c 1 u b members voted to accept as fellow member any women residents of Saipan who are inter­ested in the goals of the club. The major go a 1 cited by Mrs. McPheters was to "provide a fort,Dll for expression of social and political opinions of Saipanese women." Al­though the group is still in the organizational stage of development, they have discussed plans for sponsoring public activi­ties such as sponsoring scholarship for a de-

School Buses • • are cozn1n.g SAIPAN --- A contract

~ot the purchase and con~ atruetion of a even new school b~ses, all for Sat~ pan, has be·en approved by the government of Japan according to Trust Terri­tory Director of financ Ron Pt reon,

Th di 1 ngin, Hino typ bu c n carry maximum of 60 pa s nger c ch, Th bua will cost $170,000, and w re ordered under th W r Claims Pro-1urem nt proc dur, Ac­:ording tot he Finance )ir ctor ,. this ii t h f ir t ord r for goods p 1 c d und r th W r ~laim Procur ent pro~

dur, 7h mon y was proficed y t h U, S , Coiigr a

hrough supplemental budget appropriation last year,

Several TT Government officials traveled to Japan last month meeting with various government officials and hand-carried the bus contract to the Japanese government

Marianas District Di­rector of Education Jesus ~onception told MN'S that the seven new buses will not alleviate all busing problems on Saipan. He

said a total of t en buses a r e needed to t ranap.ort students to and from schools,

Conception said the Edu­cation Department is having. difficulty getting parts for th old bu s which are canst ntly bre kins down,

Th re are eight school buss now being u ed, Con~ c ption id, One of them i brand n w1 two others are from Okinawa, and th cth r fiv were purchased from th Saipan Shipping Company,

Th Ma.r1 n District Dir ctorof Education also st ted that th five old buses, which r a . v e n ye rs old, will be used for parts and backup purposes,

"We're hop.ful that we will get the buses soon because. it 's been lons overdue and we 're j ' us t

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MPs. Paz Younie servings tu dent, re~ questing that legislation to be introduced forth e improvement of 1 o ca 1 beaches and work in island health facilities,

Wo m en interested in joining this group may ca 11 Mrs, McPheters or Mrs . Younes at 6313.

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Claims Commission. SAIPAN - The Micronesian

Claims Commission (MCC) in an effort to'clear up some accusations recently made by ex-MCC attorney B :t 11 Carter i s s u e d an "In­formation Sheet," Oct. 3. ,;

Mr. Cart er, in a 16 page letter to J. Raymond Bill, chairman of the ;Foreign Claims Settlement ~ommis­; ion in Washington, charged that the Commis­sion follows fraudulent policies. The ~cc was formed as a result of the Micronesian Clime Act of 1971 and is responsible for adjudicating war (W W II) and post-war claims filed by Micronesians.

In responding to Mr. Carter's allegation that MCC's policy of presenting claim releases concurrent­ly with decisions was "fraudulent," MCC Chief Council David Holland said that as provided in the Claims Act, • "No payment shall be made on an award. •• u n 1 es s the claimant shall first execute a full release ••• " Ho 11 and further explained that once the Commission has certified the award for payment to the Director of

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responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior.' The decision as tow hen payments should be made and whether there should be an initial pro-rat a payment, the amounc of· initial payments, present- ~ ly 16% of awards on other'. than death claims, and the amount of future paym~nts should be directed to the Director of Finance of the Trust Territory Government as the representative of the Secretary of Interi­or." In addition he pointed out that the leases are pr pared a controlled by Department of Finance officials. "The Commission, mere;l.y as a matter of c urtesy and service delive~s them at the same time it delivers a copy of its decisions to claimants. Releases need not be signed at he rune time as an Acknowledgement of Receipt of Dec sion is

s All signed for the Commis-sion." '

A second contention of · Mr. Carter regarding dis­couraging participation of outside counsel was also discussed in the in­formation sheet.' Holland added that any claimant desiring outside ~:counsel was encouraged to' foll¢w through with thi-s~ H e says some people may have gotten the wrong impres­sion regarding this matter during the last few we~ts of the · filing dead! n

cla~~ts was encoqrag~d to got~ h;s pr. iv~~ e counsel .agai~ for j t;lte Act's filing purp,o~es. If the c~aimant stated h,e wanted .MCC- .- to r.epresep.t ; hfln, then MCC, request~d p~ 8 ign a . statement saying ~to the effect. "we. no ,longer. retain a pr.ivate att0mey'; ,.., to ensure that *CC did not o inadverdantly file and 1

adjudicate · claims which belonged to~ p r i v a t e counsel. Another variable ,. which affected participa­tion. of :i outsid,e counsel wa~ that often the at-in Sept. and Oct. of 1973

During that period MCC released names of people to the news media known to have previously filed cla~s with the TT, the! District Legislature Q~ private attorneys. How­ever•these claims were not

-' torney was not avail~ble r to M:Lcrol;'lesians when ,. they

so gbt additions t9 thefr claims 1If0 thei~ · private attorney, c o_u 1 d not be lo~ t~d then.the cl~imant was caught in the bind-

~. acceptab],e under the A c t . inasmuch as the Act re­quired the fiiing of new claitus. T h u s specified Micronesian were request~ ed to file their new claim: · with MCC or p r id v:1 a t .e counsel immediately. When, claimants came to the Oom~ . mission to file and MCC they also had seen private Y co u n s e 1 earlier, the

either he had to drop the · ,additi<mal C a:f.in, SUCh as "forced 1 ab or," or he could release bis private attorney and ask MCC to file ~he claim with its addition prior , to the deadline• date. Further~ more: MCC has an agreement with Micronesian, L e gal Services to contact clients directly as long as MLS is kept informed of the cases.

A third argument pre­, sented by Cart,er cori.tends

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As you will recall, there was no Liberation Day Cele~ bration this year on Saipan, for the ftrst time in years. Organizing problems got the better of the people who were supposed to plan th~ngs, and it just didn't come off.

Toi n sure a celebration next year on July 4, the Rotary Club of Saipan has undertaken to sponsor the entire affair--parade, queen contest, athletic ·events, the whole bit. You can help in this endeavor, because fund-raising for the project has already begun. On Saturday, October 12, the Rotary Club will hold another of its popular Las Vegas Nights at the Roy a 1 Taga Hotel. This event is open to the pub 1 i c, and all proceeds will go to support the community projects of Rotary, including Liberation Day next year. The doors open at 7:30, and gambling will continue until two the next morning, with crap tables, chuck-a-luck, and of course the popular blackjack in addition to fifteen or twenty slot machines. If you•re going to lose money in those one-armed bandits anyway, why not do it where you know your losings will go to a good cause? Admission is $1.00 at the door for Las Vegas Night. Saturday, October 12.

Another fund-raising effort of the Rotary c 1 u b : .in which you can participate is the 11200 Club." This is an exclusive raffle, limited to 200 ticketholders, with the grand prize being a brand new Toyota from Microl Corporation. There are also 14 other chances to win prizes ranging from $300 to $50. Tickets are $50 a piece, and although that may sound expensive, keep in mind that only 200 will be sold, so your chances of w:l.nning are much greater than in the average raffle. And in addition to the prizes, each ticket holder and his guest will be entitled to attend the grand prize drawing banquet, with free dinner and unlimited free drinks, so you can count on getting something for your money even if you aren•t one of the lucky p~ize-win­ners.

Although the tickets are expensive, they are going fast, so if you want to get in on the "200 Club" contact any member of the Saipan Rot a r y Club right away. Here again, all proceeds from the raffle go to support Rot a r y Club community projects, including Liberation Dav.

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Dear Editor: For the benefit of Micronesian students going to

school in the mainland, allow me to reveal ;Y.. expe­riences with the U.S. immigration on Guam and Hawaii. But first, let me state two facts: 1) a Micronesian is required to obtain an immigration form (I-20), issued by the school, before entering the U.S. as a student, 2) if she enters without an I-20, she'll be admitted as a visitor but may subsequently change her status to that of a student upon application to the U.S. immigra­tion and payment of $25.00 ..

In 1973, my I-20 did not arrive from my school until after entering Guam as a visitor. Therefore, Ip aid $25.00 in changing my s acus. In 1974, I had my I-20 when I entered Guam. However, the immigration admitted me as a visitor, saying that I could only enter as a student in Hawaii. When I arrived in Hawaii, the immigration said I should have entered as a student on Guam and he would not admit me as a student. There­fore, I had to apply to change my status and had to pay $25.00.

To prevent these problems, students may do the following: 1) request for an I-20 four weeks in advance so you'll have it before entering the U.S. 2) If y O u have an I-20, make sure that you enter Guam as a student unless you are entering the U.S. through Hawaii first via Majuro.

The burden that is put upon Micronesian students by the U.S. immigration is against the obligation and promise of the U.S~ as an administering authority. The Trusteeship Agreement provides that the U.S. promises to promote education in Micronesia and encourage Micro­nesians seeking higher·education. In that respect the U.S. should open the doors of its educational institu­tions and encourage Micronesians to enter easily with­out obstruction by the immigration or other govermnent -agencies. This would not be necessary, of course, if within the 27 years of its administration, the U.S. had built a university, which the Russian government says is long overdue in Micronesia.

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appeal of a decision be heard by the counsel which developed the decision. He felt rather a commis­sioner w o u 1 d be more objective and impartial in an appeal case. Th Chief Counsel stated that since he assumed his new duties, it has been his p-.Ucy to often refer the appeal to a staff attorney other than the one developing the claim in order to perhaps add fresh objective insight into the appeal request. Holland added that often the ap­P al merely consists of correction of communica­tion errors made in the initial filing period. The errors often arose due to language barriers that prevented full under­standing of what the person wished to claim. In cases of correction of

errors, the original at­torney handles the ap·eal; in cases w he ~ e th original attorn y c ·.s­agrees with fac~s ~' sented by the claimant, the appeal case is 5 i.ve to a different staff at­torney. An added comment by Holland was that often the public overPst imates the role of the staff at­torney. 11T .ie individual attorney merely makes re­commendations to the com­mission; after ··"view by the hie f counsel, the corr ~ners actually mak e f ~nal decision on tr,_ clai.1 .

A fourtl ~egation made by Carter was that MCC made awards to claimants who supposedly represented a broad group even when there was dispute as to the v a 1 id it y of the group's claimant. In

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a situation v-here only one person filer .-or: a gr.ou;--, the Commission ass med other indiv~duals acqui­esced to that claim. IJ a situation where two peo~le filed on behalf of two groups for separate interests in the same property, as in the Mar­shalls where 3 or 4 parties may have re­cognizable interests in the same land , the Com­mission made a joint award of ~n individual amount. The two involved parties the~ divided the award between them. Holland emphasized that since each district is different in its group representation cases, he could not generali7~ further. How­ever, he did say that at­torne. 1< develop claims by geor' hical areas, thus man·~ )nsistent or dual cl , can be spotted. and inv ,, tigated for claimant validity.

Further questions re­garding accusations by Carter drew a "no comment" from Holland. He pointed out that since they mostly dealt with the recent suit brought indirectly by MLSC against the commis-

sion, '1at it • •1ld not bl.! ethicz.l t:O

of the c2s~ 9rior. to commissicn filing a reply

t o the cumplaint. The sui~ seeks to reope~ all claims adj· dica~ed 0y MCC because ~he Commission failed to provide the claimant or his attorney with MCC's value study.

The Commission must comp 1 et e all claims (10,7001 by Oct. 15, 1976, the deadline imposed by the U.S. Congress. By the end of Sept. 1974, ap­proximately 3,000 claims were completed.

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SAIPAN - (MNS)--- Saipan Municipal Council Speaker Vicente Camacho told the Pre-Convention Committee of the Micronesian Consti­tutional Convention (Con­Con) this week that the people of the Marianas "do not intend to get out from the other five districts of Micronesia."

Camacho emphasized during a two-hour meeting Tuesday (Oct. 1) with the Executive Committee of the Saipan . 'Municipal Council that the interpretation that many of the people of the Marianas want. "to get out" is "a wrong I Impx-es­sion". "The people of the Marianas are not selfish at all (in seeking a sepa~ rate political status), but we want to move for~ ward for the betterment of our people," Co u n c i 1 speaker Camacho said.

He added that the reason why the Mar 1 an as is heading toward Common­wealth status is because of Guam's rejection in a plebiscite several years ago of an attempt to unify the Marianas.

Vice-Chairman of the Pre-Convention Committee Leo A. Falcam inquired about the timing of the Constttutional Convention and said that one oft he reasons why the committee is travelling throughout the district is to f 1 n d out what deficiencies there are now in PL.5•60 (ConCon bill) which can be corrected during the up~ coming regular session of the Congress of M~cro~ nesia. He said he hopes that the Consti ~tonal Convention will be held at such a time that it will not be in conflict with any activity in any dis­trict.

The Committee was then asked whether they are aware that the Marianas District Legislature had passed a separate admin~ istration resolution and that there are on-going ta 1 ks between the U.S. and the Marianas.

John o. Ngiraked of Palau responded by saying

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Pre Con Con Visits Saipan that the Committee is aware of this, and that holding a Constitutional Convention will not in.any way jeopardize the Maria.­nas status talks. He pointed out that a Consti­tutional Convention will be underway in Palau soon and if that is the best interest and wishes of the people of Palau, he will fully support it.

The termination of the . Trusteeship Agreement was discussed at length. Some members suggested that the ConCon should not be held until the Marianas issue has been resolved.

Other questions posed by Council's committee re­lated tow he the r the constitution should be made applicable to a dis~ trict when the people of a particular district re­jected it while the others approved it. Senator Petrus Tun (Yap) said that there is a provision in the law whereby a consti­tution which s rejected by one district should not be made applicable to that particular district.

Several members inquired whether there is already a constitution drafted which will serve as a guideline during the ConCon. Sen. Tun said that the Congress Joint Committee on Future Status has three drafts, all different, and added that the drafts will not be submitted at the Con­eon. Meeting Wednesday

Morning (Oct. 2) with the Marianas Political Status Commission, the Committee was told that holding a Constitutional Convention in the first place is a mistake made by the Con­gress of Micronesia and the administration because the people were not fully consulted.

Marianas Senator Edwa~d Pangelinan, who is a 1 so the chairman of the Maria­nas Political Status Com­mission, asked, "How can you write a Constitution when you don't know what status you're heading for?

You're never going to have a Constitution when you haven't resolved that issue," Pangelinan said.

Dr. Francisco T. Pala­cios then asked whether there is any investigation being made at the U.S. Congress as to their re­action regarding the two separate status ta 1 ks going on in the Trust Territory. "What will happen", Dr. Palacios asked, "if o n e district approves its own consti­tution but disapproves a portion of the TT-wide Constitution which is in conflict with their own constitution?" He urged that some studies be made on this.

John Ngiraked then

questioned the integrity of the United States Gov­ernment int he negoti­ations with the Micro­nesian delegation. Refer­ring to the $450,000 which the U.S. has provided for -eliie the Micronesian Consti~ tutional Convention, he asked, "why then, did the U.S. decide to hold sepa­rate status talks with the Marianas ?'1

The Pre-Convention Com~ mittee has now concluded its district meetings. The Committee will meet in about am on th to go over its findings and make recommendations, according to Falcam.

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Frlecl Chicken & Sparerll11 $ 7.50 SUNDAY: Steak Night, Choose ,our own slze1 U S Slrloln & Tenclerloln by the ounce1 93c.

MON.I TUES.I THURS. Chef1s Specla $ 7.50

WEDNESDAY: Roast rime Rib by the ounce sllcecl at Buffet 'lable with all the Trlmlngs, 93c.

FRIDAY! Buffet with cleliclous selec­tlon of Fresh Seafood.

NAPPY HOUR In th Tracler with Walne Qultashal from 5 to 7p.m.

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Price Control ... hearing to all interested persons, them ax 1 mum prices which may be 1 aw,­fully charged for staple commodities • • • " , and determine which commod­ities other than those specified in the ordi~ nance, are "staple com,1:'" modities". In addition the 1 r responsibilities include reporting alleged violations of the ordi~ nan c e to the District Attorney, recommending ap~ propriate c rim in a 1 sanctions, suing in the name of the municipality, assuring public awareness of the provisi ons of the ordinance, issuing rules and regulations for the administration and en~ forcement of the or di-

Slots ...

CON'T FROM PAGE 1 nance, and fin a 11 y regularly reporting its activities to the Saipan Municipal Council.

Controls imposed upon merchants would make it unlawful for a vendor to sell any staple commodity at a price greater than 10% of its landed cost or such lower price as fixed by the Board. Violations by merchants of the pro­visions shall make them guilty of a misdemeanor; conviction shall carry a fine of $100,00 and/or :imprisonment for ate rm not to exceed 10 days. The merchant is also made responsible for "main­taining complete and ac­curate r ecords of the landed cost of all staple

CON'T FROM PAGE 1 any interest in the owner­ship, part ownership or possession of more than 50 slot machines at anyone time in Saipan, whether or nots u ch machines are available for play, To keep tract of the gambling machines, owners are re­quired by the ordinance to report to the mayor the s er i a 1 number of the machine, and the name and address of the owner of the machine,

Regulation of percentage return to the pl~er is also covered in this ordi­nance which makes it un­lawful to retur~ less than 80 percent on the average. It is rumored that pre­sently many machines pay less than 65 per cent re~ turn.

Continuing, the or di­nance slaps a $1,000.00 tax per machine per annum on the.owner compared to $250.00/year/machine tax which is presently levied, The tax is recommended to take effect Jan. 1, 1975; for owners or proprietors failing to pay the tax, besides criminal penalties invoked upon conviction, the owner shall also for~ feit the machine tot he Municipality for auction.

To enforce this ordi~ nance a full time munici­pal inspector i s to hired at the expense of the municipality. One further limitation s tated by the ordinance whi c h is an amendment t o previous Municipal controls states that persons under 21 year of age are prohibi ted from playing slot machines or even being in the same room where machines are available for play.

Revenue collected from the tax on the machines will be split 50/50; half going tot he Municipal Treasury and half going to the Sa i pan Municipal Scholarship Fund.

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connnodities, and of the maximum prices which may be charged for such com­modities ••• and a list of the actual selling price of all such commodities." These records must be available to the Board t

shoppers, and the District Attorney during r egular business hour s. In addition, the merchant must clearly label on the product the selling price of that product and also post in English, Chamorran and Carolinian in f u 1 1 view of the public , price control information.

Benefits to patrons who bring forth evidience of merchant abus e of the ordinance consis t of allowing monetary recovery to equal an amount which is "three times the dif­ference between the price

actually charged and the maximum price permitted by the or dinance, together with reasonable attorney' s fees" which may occur in a civi l suit action. r··h e shopper also has the alternative to be refunded by the merchant the full purchase price of the item upon return of the staple commodity to the merchant or importer with a receipt for that purchase.

A sum of $2,500,00 was appropriated from the treasury of t he Municipal­i t y for administration of this ordinance.

Clos d sources admi t th e re will be a strong

\ reconunendation by involved parties to the District Administrator urging hi s prompt approval oft h e ordinance.

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St. Pierre ... Con't from page 1

cash 'gifts for services rendered in the course of ones job. Since TT Chief Justice Harold W. Burnett ruled he could not decide as to whether St. Pierre was a U.S. goverrunent em­ployee or a TT employee, the Civic Service Commis­sion must do so. The statute of limitations runs out for St. Pierre's case Dec. 8.

During his 13 year career with the TT, St. P~erre has often defended cases in conflict with the TT administration; probably the one case which "broke he camel•s back" as far s the exe­cutive branch was con­cerned, was St. Pierre's successful defense of the man accused of burning High Commissioner Edward Johnston's house.

The battle to "draw b 1 o o d" by the admin .. istration went further when Johnston ordered St.

Pierre fired rather than suspended as ruled by an administrative law judge. However, the axe was with­held by a court order pending action by the Civil Service Counnission.

Although neither St. Pierre nor the AG's office would couunent on hearsay that a "deal" had been worked out between the two parties, reliable sources have provided information that St. Pierre was to re­sign his TT post effective Oct. 5 in exchange for the AG's office withholding indictment charges against the new Guam Special Pro­secutor. It is eaid that the blackmail scheme in .. volved the U.S. Attorney on Guam who proportedly was pressing the indict­ment under pressure from TT Officials.

Peter Coleman, Deputy High Commissioner, refused to discuss anything about the case except to say his

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office was aware St. Pierre may have been looking for another job but that his office was not previously aware of St. Pierre's new appoint ment.

Looking drawn and tired, Mr. St. Pierre stated he would leave the TT feeling no malice but would for­ever hold a grudge against those who wrongfully persecuted him. He con­tinued that their con­science would eventually get to those who unmerci­fully harrassad him. The former Public Defender said it's possible he may yet return to the Marianas to work but for now the change of scenery would be rejuvinating.

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Girl Commits Suicide

SAIPAN - On the after­noon of October 1, 1974, a tragic incident took place at Tanapag Village. The incident, believed to be a suicide, had taken the life of a teenage girl.

The g i r 1 bearing the name of Estellita (Proser­pina) M. Magofna was a 17 ye a rs old sophomore at Marianas High School.

Mrs. Remedio M. Magofna, mother of the deceased, mournfully stated that her daughter was playing the radio and dancing after her return from school and ah or t 1 y before she allegedly shot herself.

When the parents were interrogated by Saipan Po 1 ice, the mother revealed that in the afternoon at about 4:00 p.m. she heard a gunfire which she misinterpreted to be the sound of a fire­cracker, and failed to investigate the sound. Later, her son came from the room of the deceased with a face of utter con­fusion demanding that she {the mother) examine the deceased because of her fading color. The mother hurriedly went to the room and to her surprise found her daughter 1 yin gun­conscious on the bed. Upon screaming for help tae neighbors came to assist. The deceased was then transported to Dr. Torres Hospital, where she was found to be alive, but in a very critic a 1 condition.

At 6:00 p.m., that sam evening Estellita M. Ma­gofna was pronounced dead by the attending physi­cian.

Dr. Chong,who took the x-rays of Estellita Ma­gofna1found that a .22 bu 11 et penetrated the heart of the deceased. The x-rays also revealed that the deceased had taken seven pills of an undetermine nature before shooting herself. The nature of the pil"is was to be determine at an autop­sy.

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Octoberi 4, 1974 MARIANAS V'ARl'ETY N~ AND V'l'iWS Page 11

D.F. S. Permit ... CON'T FROM PAGE 1

amendment for an unlimited to grant Duty Free Shop­term. But that recommend- pers Ltd. a temporary ation was sent back by permit w a s unanimously the Attorney General who approved." commended that the Board "In our meeting," the obtain opinions from Board member said, "the Saipan's Business Commu- Board reviewed the appli­nity concerning the retail cation again, and it was outlet shop. decided to limit the

The Board then sent a duration of the non-hotel notice asking the business shop on a temporary basis their opinion regarding until such time that the amendment. A result D.F.S. obtained a hotel of that, various comments shop." In other words, and responses were sent to the D.F.S. may establish the Board by politicians, or operate a retail shop, and businessmen, some even provided however, that from Guam. Also the Sai- they will continue to seek pan Chamber of Commerce a hotel shop location, and held a speical meeting to that the right to continue discuss and decide the the operation of such a issue (see Mari an as non-hotel shop shall be Variety Sept. 13, 27, subje~t to review by the 1974). Economic Board. During

During the Board meeting such review, he explained, of Sept. 30, the Bo a rd the Board w i 11 consider. reviewed the application the total economic impact, and each correspondence, including tourism develop­both pros and cons. Said ment, direct and indirect Board Chairman Mr. Pedro employment and payroll, Dela Cruz, "the decision utilization of 1 o' c a 1

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businesses goods. Then, the Bo a rd may make the term of the permit to operate such a non-hotel sh~ p perpetual if the objective factors substantiate community profit.

Other conditions of tbe permit are, that the permittee must 1 ease private property for the establishment of the re­tail outlet and under no circumstances is to apply to lease public 'land and that the permittee shall not sell any. goods duty free at any of its hotel shopping arcades or retail shop; however, it may ac­cept pre-orders for duty free m~rchandise to be delivered to purchaser at Isley Airport. It shall not sell duty free to 1 o ca 1 residents except when.they are departing from Saipan.

The Board meeting was attended by chairman Mr.

P. Dela Cruz, District At­torney, Mr. Allan Nichol­son, Mr. Joaquin Pangeli­nan, Mr. Juan Cabrera, and Mr. Martin Taisacan, a 11 members. A fourth member Mr. Pedro A. Tenorio, was presently off island.

The Board conditions to the amendment of permit 83-74 is now on its way to the chairman of Resources and Development and to the High Commissioner for their approval or dis­approval.

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