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gas pricesHigh demand, low supply force firms to raise ratesBy Theresa Merto

control," said And .,, Hprv 'creased the rates because of Harfotd said .P,mt . Wily Nears

food, reacted no eager of demand and supply.

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"Basically the demand is we've seen in the last five

Chas tnacon Guam amthe point whom are couldn't high nod the supply is tow ; years," Harmed said . tie said

I exact,,price costs anymore : Hsfordsaid. "It'sheld toteil Shell go, station last in-dl"thing alittle closer tothe HesaaIShdigrGfreel'roar-atite,,priers will fall." creased gas prices to Maids.$2rukmdgaeompanyof Singapoc wbteltlia,in . "Shellservice Italians

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"Our hassonnedmmati- gasoline by3man, laslweek saidjnapressreleaseyesle,Singapore regional nmrkel .

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Sh e said It se natisearts st ill lss.s p ar'bones raises the issue ofsvhetherihey lis t s k e letons, s tore artifac ts and bro'should be buried again or kept for ken pottery collected on Giant bystudy, officials s aid . mc is boxes of HansHomboslelintheearly 1920s .boneswillbestotedattheGlenn Mu- Garridosaid Hombaslel,afo ..orseniss until tlsatsteestiott is answered, Marine, 'socked for the Bishop Mu-

Ants! the Bishop Museum has not won) collecting bones lard artifactsmanned allofthebonesorally ofthe throughout tire Pacifc.artifectsit's Were eolleetedwilltthem,

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1889, contains mom than 2 million0 artifacts, documents and pho-~ togmphs about Hawaii and othere+ Pacific island cultures, according to

the museum's Web site. The muse-um receives more than 500,000 vis-itors a year.

Hombostel collected bones fromseveral sites around Guam, but

!~ mostly in the Tumon area, said VicApril, Guam's territorial archaeolo-gist . He said there were no laws in

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E Police, fire departments yet to X11 job vacanciesnm Lists of requested

positions currentlybeing processedBy Tanya M.C. MendiolaPacific Daily Newsnnendiola0gnmnpdn.com

Despite the filling of the hiringfreeze for critical government posi-tions, the Guam police and fire de-partments have not hired any addi-donal personnel .

The seven-month stalemate be-tween the administration and theLegislature over the government-wide hiring freeze ended in Maywhen then-acting Gov. MadeleineBordallo issued an order lifting therestrictions for essential governmentof Guam workers such as medical,safety and emergency personnel .

The police and fire departmentswere asked to submit a list to thegovernor's office of positions theyneeded filled.

Police Chief Ed Kabinasaid in anearlier interview that a staff of 439police officers would be ideal . Thedepartment is working with only268 officers to meet the demandsof their operations .

The police department fisted only20 positions for officers for the pa-trol division, but would like to hireat least 40 more. The 20 positions

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has held back on price increases,expecting a reversal in the marketsituation, but prices of petroleumproducts per bagel continue torise .

"Although OPEC's (Organizationof the Petroleum Exporting Coun-

moval .April said many people oppose

the idea of studying the returnedbones, which include the remainsof children and adults.

"A lot of people want them tojust be buried and let them rest inpeace," Garrido said, adding thatshe shares that opinion .

"Ibis all happened when we hadabsolutely no control over our gov-ernment or say in what was hap- longtime Chamorro rights activist,pening to our people . . . It's such a also wants to see the bones buried .disrespect"

"They should be reinterred .Former Sen . Hope Cristobal, a ' here'sjust no reason to display hu-

~Wt~l.1TS NEXT man bones "Cristobal said ."We have always maintained

that we have to respect those buri-als."

Cristobal said Chamorro arti-facts must be returned as well .

"Repatriation of the human re-mains . . . is not all that it is. Theyhave to include the artifacts thatare funerary objects and objectsassociated with burials . Those areall part of the sacred remains," shesaid .

Cristobal said she organized andtook part in several protests in To-

Ed Crisosiomo/Pacific Daily News

Rookie: Guam police Officer David Munoz, left, goes over notes with recent police reservist grad-uate Ray Perez after Perez's training shift at the Hagalna precinct yesterday.

will be 90 percent federally fundedand the government of Guam willfund the difference, said Sgt . RayFemandez, police spokesman .

The police department lostabout 80 to 90 personnel, includ-

"Prices have risen to a level not seen evenduring the Gulf War."

ing civilian staff, to the govern- likely to be filled for a couple ofment early-retirement and buyout months because applicants mustprograms in January, Fernandez go through several tests mandatedsaid, -

in the enabling act for police off-The request currently is being cers, Fernandez said .

processed but the positions are not

"We are bound by the enabling

Gas: Regional economic recovery, U.S. demand drive prices up

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in a,press release

mon related to the desecration ofChamorro burial grounds . Thoseprotests were related to hotel con-stmction which caused ancientgraves to be unearthed and moved .

Gamido said the human remainswill be kept at the Guam Museumuntil officials determine whatshould happen to them .

'We have Chamorro ancestralremains throughout the world :'Garrido said, including museumsin France, Spain and Chicago .

"Maybe one day we will be ableto get all of them back:'

act established for (the Guam Po-lice Department) in the mid-1990sbecause of the nature of the job. Asa citizen, you want to make surethat you have a police officer aboveand beyond reproach," Femandezsaid . 'Before we hire (police offi-cers), they must first go through , . .a psychological exam, polygraphtest and drug test:'

Another obstacle the police de-partment faces is the lack of a due-toy toconductthepsychologicalex-aminations. However, Police ChiefKabina is trying to find one, Fer-nandez said.Capt . Andy . Arceo, fire

spokesman, said the fire departmentalso submitted its list for positions,but he did know how many posi-tions were requested. .

"The fist has already been sub-mitted, so we are just-awaitingword,' Arceo said, none ofthe po-sitions listed will be federally fund-ed.

The fire department was already80 positions short before employeesopted to take advantage of the gdv-emment revenue savings programs,Amen said .

About24people left the fire de-partment, increasing the shortageto slightly mom than 100 positions .There currently are 311 personnelworking for the fire department .This number includes firefightersand support staff, Ameo said .

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Lawmakers seek court backing on budgetBy Steve Limtiaco general earlier this year stated such infonnatton from agencies and aiev reel No one objected to the propos-Perciqc Dali News budgets violate the Organic Act enue estimate for fiscal 2001 . ai,aidlawmankersmippedoutes4at-siimllaco@gaamp8ircmn

` Artistry General"John Thorn.

Rules committee Chairman Sen. '. egytocreate abudgetthat will mind,Lawmakers yesterday said they has mid the Legislature cannot pace Mark Forbes RSinajana, yesterday ' even if the Supreme Court rulesrules

a budget that infringes on die gover- proposed that the Legtsla

ask the against them.will'.take the governor to mart over uor's legal authority to manage ek :Guam Supreme:. Court to certify a :

Sen.vacate 'Ben"Pangelinan,l)thegovemment'sfiscal 2001budget. ecutivebranch operations .

questionn for declaratory judgment . Bamgada,said theLegislature shouldSenators want topassabudgelthat 'TheLegislature'sritlescommittee This means the, court could decide ;e prepares budget withgeneadapproappropriates personnel money on a is holding public discussions to pre- whether the attorney general's inter peiations for personnel within eac hhpositionby-ponfionbasis witlingov- pa;oanewbudget, .despite alack of factor . ofine bodgetpmcessisOus-eminent agencies, but the attorneyattorney

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EdCrisonomo/PasIk Daily Ne sFrom Hawaii to Gpann People gatheido place flowers on 88 bones ofGhamorro c ncesiral remains dor-inga repatriation ceremony at the island's commuter air terminal in lainunmg yesterday.. The human remainswere among thousands of ojects taken from Guam byarchaeologist Hans Homlmstel, who worked for Hawaii'sBishop Museum . The museumdecently agreed to retain the iemains to the government of Guam .

`They have not rested for over 7_5 years'By Steve LimSaco '1920s .

them outofGuam,placed theininacal-Pacific Dm/yNews

The human rematns were among lour somewhemj'Guaeaezsaid .shiniidco@gmnradn om

thousands of objects taken fame Guam

' f feel really happy in my heart be-AtevfulGoeCarl.GUtienezyester byarchaeologist HansHOmbostel,wno cause we have been struggling forrom,

daydismount took custody of88box - worked-

urflya rmdtocanm Tlmmusm in yearstobring theremains ofourances-sofChamorm anccstial remains that rece

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ad forova75.years,"Guar. mid."'Thisisreally atough momentwhen The remains arrived onaConhnenman75years. you sit andrefectonwhathashappened talMicronesiaplane fromHawaii yea

Gone-Gntierrez was me main speaker t a overseverol decades . . . That someone terday afemoon in a metal flight coneeGoneonceremonyforihecenmties- `whocame hemunder dieguiseofbring corner.old bones Bishop havebeen nceth t an archaeologist picked up the reanainsHawau's Bishop Museum since the of can ancestors distufier] them took

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'old records m try to de-teaunewhatbecameof'the mustard gas.

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NBudget: Priorities include health programsm

AContinued from Page 1 notcooperatedinlegislativeefforts has not submitted a budget propos- assistance programs .Q to prepare a fiscal 2001 budget, al for fiscal 2001 ."I think we have . Health committee ChairmanSen .>:

pending the completion of the gov- been reduced to what the executive SimonSanchei,R-Tamuningsaido tioncy,butsho listing

emor'sagency-

reorganization plan for die branch wants us todo,'which isto the government needs tospend $19„W

the budgetlisting for each

agency to the budget bill.

government

approve a budget with no account- million more on welfare programsIf the Supreme Court decides the

The plan might notbereadyun- ability, said Sen . Joanne Brown, R- rest yearthan itdidthis yeara filsometimenextfiscalyew, ad- ChalanPago/Ordot. $57miWonasopprsedto$38rnil-3 attorney general is correct, then the mlnisaation officials have said .

Much of yesterday's discussion Non .position lstscanbescrapped andthe Twelve senators attended ester- was about theLelegislature'syen, in- Brawnto find

difficult f yagency will remain in place, hesaid. day's budget discussion, and same for spending next fiscalfiscal earh in- lawmakerslawmakers to find extra moneymoney

The Gutierrez administration has criticized the lack of cooperation eluding money for the Medically within the government, and said itfrom the administration, which also Indigent Program and other public has come to the point where budget

Remains: Slingstones also at Hawaii1>t

E A Continued from Page 13C The container was towed to ap, canopy near the cargo terminal,E whereGutierrez,SpeakerTonyUn-a pingco,R-SantaRim; Chief Justicept Benjamin Cruz and other dignitaries

were waiting .The cultural entertainment group

Guma' Palu U'e' danced and sangas part of the ceremony . Dignitariesand guests placed flowers on thecardboard boxes after the containerwas opened.

"It could have been any of ourrelatives. It was unconscionable tohave kept them somewhere wherethey're not revered as we revere ourancestors here on Guam,"Gutierrezsaid.

The govemortumed the remainsover to the GuamMuseum, wherehe said they are to be kept tem-porarily until a suitable burial sitecan be found.

"Please take good care of theseremains because ourancestorshavenot rested for so long," Gutierreztold museum DirectorTonyPalomo.

While Guam officials easher Ibisweek said they believe some bonesstill are in the Bishop Museum, themuseum's vice president yesterdaysaid all human remains have beenretumed.

Bishop Museum Vice President

Ed Crisostomo/Pa<ifc Oaidy NewsCalling them home: The cultural entertainment group Guma' Palu Lie' performs a chant dur-ing .a repatriation. ceremony for Chamorro ancestral remains at the island's commuter air terminal in Tamuning yesterday.Betty Tatar said the museum still pieces ofrock that ancient Chamor-

She said there are no plans tore-has about 2,000 funerary objects ros haled using woven slings.

turn the objects to Guam, but said,collected by Hornbostel ; mostly

Taw said some of the Chamor- "We're certainly open to discus-Chamorroslingstones.Thesfing- to objects ate on 4isplay at the mu- sion."stones am small, football-shaped seum, butmost are in storage .

She said the museum reamed

cuts in agencies will mean cuts inpersonnel .

S

en . Eddie Calve, R-Maize, saidlawmakers must focus on howmuch it will cost to pay the em-

- ployees currently working in Gov- .Guam, as well as how much it willcost to pay for priorities such ashealth and education.

"In the end, they may not bal-ance, and that's when certain deci-sions will have to be rnade."he said.

museum"Our policy is tohave a reburial (orrepatriation) plan ;and we need to havean inventory of somekind."

Betty TatarBishop Museum vice president

about 124 funerary objects to theGuam Museum in 1994.

T uar said the process of return-ing the human remains to Guamstarted about eight years ago be-cause of a request from the govern-ment of Guam.

"Our policy is to have a reburial(or repatriation) plan, and we need-ed to have an inventory of somekind,"Tatar said.

She said it was not until recentlythat an agreementwas reached, andsaid Guam's plan is to store die an-cestral remains temporarily at theGuam Museum.

Tatar said the Bishop Museumlast December returned some hu-man remains collected by Horn-hostel to the Commonwealth of the,Northern Marian Islands.

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UOG, GCC enrollment

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but those steps did not stem to 'dcni populafion • of 4,965. GCC added a$50mchnology feyforall Western Association of SchoolsBy Robart0 .Variety News Staff assist in bringing numbers past spokeswoman Cathleen Moose- students. . and Colleges placed die univer-

THEUNIVERSITYofGuamend last previous years . - Linn reported 1,759 students as UOG, on the other ,hand, sityonprobationarystatusinluly .

the Guam Community College FnrollmentfiguresforUOGas of yesterday. changed presidents' last' week of this year after a team visited

have reposed a decrease in en- of yesterday indicated that them Moose-Linn said students en- whenDr.IoseT.Nededogltepped last March. WASC found UOO

rollmentcomparedwiththesame are492lessstudentsihanthe1999 rolled havesignedupforatomlof down. The institution opened the in non-complianceoftwoof nine

numbers last year.

figures . To date, the university

4,394 courses selected . Lost year

fall semester with Dr. Judith P.

accreditation standards .Both institutions extended mg- has attracted 3,402 students. - 4,585 ~oursea west taken . Guthertz as interim president Additional contents were later

istration deadlines last week and GCC'snumbers ate also down . ' GCC raised its rates over the In addition, UOG is-on a two. revealed in a letter from WASC

also waived lateregistration fees,

Fall 1999 records indicate a sin

summer for various items. It also

year probationary status . The

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According to Brown :

Guam not spendingenough on environmentBy Jay PascuaVariety News Staff

SENATORJoanneS. Brownyes-terday said the government of'Cuam is not spending enough onenvironmentalmonitoringanden-lforcement personnel.Brown, R-Chalan Pago/Ordo,

said the tJ .S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency currently funds64. percent of personnel costs 'while the government of Guamfunds the remaining 34 percentIn her remarks during

Sen. JoanneG.Brownon sue on pit e 3

Duringa repatriation ceremonyon Tuesday, dancershonortheancestralremainsthatanivedonGuam fromHawaii.'

Reburialor research?Repatriation spurs further discussionBy Jan Furukawa is composed ofnotonlytherepa-VarietyNews Staff triated human skeletal material,

THE DAY after a small, emo- but also many other antiquitiestional ceremony at which that remain at the Hawaii in. .Chanarroancestralremainswere scum, such as two latte stones,received-from the Bishop Mu- slingstones, sinkers and fishseum in Honolulu, Guamanians hooks, adzes and pieces of pot-pondered the importance and tery . "It includes a whole assem-value of the Hombostel and Th- blageofChammroartifacts,'saidompson Collection. Guam Museum Curator Tony

Thecollection;alsocalledfTC,

Ramirez.

Bez's Things:A Victorianlove affair

By Amabel BritoVariety News Staff

STEP BACK into another erawhen pink satin ribbons, silk rosesand ecru cordedlaces festooned 'ewide-brimmedstraw hats worn bybuxom English la-dies in bouffantskins.Imagine the essence of laves

der pervading the air . Breathe inthe wine and the song and the

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Three cases of items from theHTC were returned to Guam in1994, for the opening of theAdelupmuseum ;andstillcanbeenseen them, according toRmirez .However, no human remains are

' ever displayed there, he said.TheHombostelandThompson

Collection, also referred to asHTC,contains3l I setsofremains

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GEC meeting protestedBy Jay PaseuaVariety News Staff

DOUG Moylan, Joe Mesa, andOrpha Matanane have submit-ted a letter of protest to GuamElectionCommissionExecutiveDirector Gerald Taitano .They are protesting a com-

mission meeting scheduled for12 noon today .In previous interviews with

Variety, Moylan said Gov . CarlT. C . Gutierrez improperly re-moved existing commission

Doug Moylanmembers and chose to ignore alaw outlining appointments to

commission members pursuantthe commission .

In law." Moylan said."(Gutierrez)didn'tremovethe .

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UOG regentsmeet todayBy Robert 0 . TopazVaaetyNewsStaff

THE UNIVERSITY of Guamboard of regents will meet todayat 5 :30 p.m. at the R.F.K. Many .The agenda includes the

university's presidential search'and the appointmemofDr. JudithGuthertz as interim president :

Other items on the agenda in-clude the student loan and techni-cal professional awards, the legalcounsel's report and additionaluniversity matters .

The board last met as a wholeon Aug . 2 .

In thatmeeting they offered thejob of university president to SanJose State University's associate

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of what they've done and they "We cannot really expect tounderstand it and they under- overturn the contracting pro-stand now that the assumption cess, but we can at least makethat they were going to save it more humane and get ourlots of money is being eroded," people to be treated morehe said .

fairly," he said .Underwood added that

The congressman said theimplementation of the newwages should take place inOctober.

Variety yesterday sought a re-sponse from Raytheon regardingthe release of the new wage sur-vey . We were told our questionswould be forwarded to thecompany's Headquarters for anofficial position .

Navy . . .Continued from page t

U.S . Department of Labor toconduct another wage survey,'„he said.Underwood said the wage in-

crease "undercuts" earlier state-_ meats to Variety.

"I'vebeen talking to the Navyon this . I've been talking to theHawaii people on the imple-mentation of the contract and Itold them that I am working onthis, that I'm a little distrustful

Repatriation . .Continued frompage 1

-303 adults and eight children .That total includes 18 completeand 195incompleteskeletons,165skulls and 44 jaw bones, accord-ing to a Bishop Museum inven-tory list that Lynda B . Aguonpointed out yesterday. Aguon,Guam's Historic PreservationOfficer,escortedtheancestmlre-mains to Guam Thesday .Now thatthey'rehere,Ramirez

said, he will take a complete in-'ventoryoftherepatriatedremains .He'll review them toensure "thatthe oaeological material cone-spends with the records, and takedaily recordings of the conditions(in the stooge room), and do adisaster preparedness plan," . hesaid . He noted that his is merely acaretaker role, and that the finaldisposition of the remains haveyet to be decided.According to Department of

Parks and Recreation DirectorDominic Muna, the task force hechairs will conduct a public edu-cation campaign in upcomingmonths and make its recommen.dation on the fate of the remainsby year's end.Whether the remains - and

potentially, the rest of the collec-tion - is permanently reinterredor made available for scientificstudy here on Guam "is a volatileissue," Ramirez said.

Bez's . . .Continued from page tmerriment which were the orderof the day .A woman in the person of

Thellet Aguon has captured thatmoment inhero. timecapsule,commanded by the dexterity ofher creative hands and her me-ticulous eye forbeauty, eleganceand craftsmanship."I once saw some Christmas

armaments afaspecialty shop andwas struck by thesky-high pricesattached to them," Thellet says,"I could dobetterthandiatt" Andbetterthanthatshereally did . HerVictorian-inspired ornamentswere so pretty that they sell outfast- Because she believes ingiv- "ingherfinishedproductsthequal-ityofmaterialsandworkmanshipshe herselflooks forwhen buyinganything, Thellet's crafts couldmm out to be pricey sometimes,Her loyal customers don't mind,though, and they keep oncomingback and clamoring for more of-herromantic'baubles . -

In 1994 Thellet and her hus-band of 19 years, Tony, joined a

Raytheon would not feel the af-fects of the new wage survey be-ran= by law the Navy must paythe increase .The new wage survey

Underwood said might not affectthe Navy's plans to continueoutsourcing but it will affect cer-tain ongoing and all future con-tracts.

UOG . . .Continued frompage i

vice president for faculty affairs,Peter Lee .But an opinion from Attorney

General John Thrantinobas sincenullified thatoffer:TarantinosaidRegent Erique Castro should nothave participated in the vote tooffer Lee the position because hisappointment as a regent has notbeen confirmed.Then DOG President Jose T.

Nededog, who had retired at thestarter theyear, agreed tostay onuntil a new president was found .

However, Nededog vacated hispostonAug. I LActingBoardChair-man Peter Melnyk then appointedG-therizas the interim presidentThe board's rescinding Lee's

offer and Nededog's abrupt de-parture had caused concern fromsome HOG faculty members andthe chairman of the LegislativeCommittee on Education, ViceSpeaker Lawrence Rasperbauer,R-Dededo.Theconcemsineludedlegal ramifications, implicationsof past board decision's and theuniversity priorities .Tamntinometwithmembersof

the UOG faculty on Monday to .discuss these concerts .

Likewise, he said, efforts to vated from, Those records exist," and two other colleagues will re- students alike would indeed be. address years ofhistoricsite dis-

he said .

porthis findings ins forthcoming

very interested in such studies. Itturbances by residents am meet-

Heathcote noted that Rona

article on the expression, distri-

seems to me that this respectfuling with great resistance in the Ikeham-Quebral,.a doctoral can- button and .meaning of muscle

interest in the life and times ofcommunity.

- didate at the University of Ha- markings on the backs of ancient Chamomos is a natural"It's like.this: We're taught, as

wail, "has the best command of - Chamorro skulls (indicative of

and logical extension from thechildren, to never touch things the(BishopMuseum's)disjointed gteatupper body strength) ."

well-known Chamoao ethos ofthat are not yours, or you'lll get records and was attempting to do

The DOG professor noted that reverence for our ancestors.sick. Also, it's a sign of disre-

mictoproveniepcing(detemining

Vince Diego, a doctoral candi-

"Morestrongly,andthisisonlyspect,verydisrespectful . It's like ' which remains were found at . dateinbiologicalanduopologyat

my opinion, itisoursolensn dutygoing to Pigo (Cemetery, in

whichparticularsite,orlatteseq." New York's BinghamptonUni-

to leam as much as we can aboutAnigua) and collecting thecnrci-

"I don't know to what extent versity from Guam, is "likely to

them."fixes andcandles,andmaybe the

the repatriation has pulled the mg

wtitehisdissertationonthelytico-

In a March letter to the taskbones," Ramirez said . But, he from under her."

bodig complex of Guam, he is force from Sava, the Hawaii sm-added.Chamonos'utility oftheir Heathcotewroteearlierthisyear already trained in molecularbiol- dent also supported the study of(ancestors') bon" isnotable,such that the HTC of human remains ogy (DNA extraction, sequenc- theHTC. He mid, "I would like toas fishenisen using skulls as they from Guam is "an unparalleled ing and analysis) and will receive echo Vince Diego's sentimentsprayed for a good catch, or bones and extremely valuable ancestral further training in ancient DNA that we honor our ancestors byfor fish hooks, maybe even for archive, representing over 300 analysis while completing his

studying them... I believe thatsew' g.

mostly Lathe Period Chamorsos studies atBinghamton .Thus,its those who want rebunal, while"Although they revered the from-Guam ."

only a matter of time before Dr. very vocal, are short sighted andbones, they were very utilitarian .

Heathcote, a physical anmro- Diegoretumstohisgoaloftaking do not represent the no feelingsThey used them for tools-for pologist.saidtheCollection"has theleadroleinanaDNAsmdyof- ofthejpeaterChamormcommu.fishing,forwaningimplements,"

great potential for yielding an

his ancestors ."7he said.

abundanceofinfarmation-well

HeathcotequotedDiegoashav-

Sava said further, 'here is soUniversity of Guam professor beyond that which we now have ingwduentothetaskforce,"From much mom research to be done.,,

said, Yona resident, Dr. Gary in hand- about the lives of an- a . student's perspective, I have For example, the prehistoricHeatheme,saidTuesdaythat"25- cestral Chamorros . Hem, Ispeak often been disappointed at how people from Guam seem to be30 studies have heen published not only of their population his-- much wedoNOTknowaboutthe

healthier, as a group, thanthatutilizeddataonlheHoinbostel wry (origins, relationships and ancient Chamorros . Moreover. I ' Chamorms from Saipan whichremains, which isn't awhole lot, regionaldiversifcation).butalso knowfrommyconversationswith seem healthier than folks fromgiven they've been available for mdrvtduaLosteobmgraphtea(life fellowChamonostudentsthatthrs Rota .Why?Whatwasthereinthestudy for 70 years. ...There has histories "written' in bone) that disappointmentisshaedbymany differentislandenvironmentsandtbeennosynthetic,comprehensive reconstruct how they lived, how others. Conversely, one can say or the cultures that was respon-study ofthoseaacesfors,fromthe

well. adapted they were to their

thatChimormandnon-Chamono

sible?"topoftheirheadstothefipoftheir environments, and -sometimestoes."

-how they died.. .

GEC

which you yourself as governorHeathcote said records avail- "Myowninvolvementwiththe of Guamappointedmeto,notany

able at this time cannot tell us GuamHTChasbcen,sofar,indi- Continued from page 1 political party. My term expires"which skeletal remains belong sect Colleague Vince Sava has in April 2002, notwithstandingwhere, or where they were exca- studied the Guam HTC and he, i

Intheletterallthree areasking Public Law Number 25-146."the executive director to follow. Moylan wrote.

Yuletide contest in behalf of the

dollar. Thellet'simaginationwas

die election laws oFGuamandnot

Maintain, Mesa and MoylanRevenue and Taxation Depart-

soon at work even as she was

recognizeGutienez'sappointees .

added that if Taitano agreed thement . Her Victorian-styled paying for the unwanted stuff.

The letter to Taiono outlines

govemorhad the authority map-Christmas tree which her friend,

HerMldastouch transformed the their position with citations of point commission members thenConnie Lee aptly called 'Christ-

lamp intoa'laceycreation embel-' public law .

Gutietrez should send the namesmasElegance"easily bagged the

lishedwithgold-filigreedcostume

"Section 2 1 01 of Title 3 of the

of his appointments to the Legis .second place. From then on, jewelry. Noteveninyourwildest . Guam Code Annotated, as re-

lattare for confirmation .Thellet would join local crafts

dreams will you everimaginesuch

pealed and reenacted by Public

The trio quoted the Organic Actfairs and would later become a

a clever "make-over".

Law 25-146, clearly sets forth the

in their letter.member of the Cottage Arts Col-

One ofherearlierereationswas reappointment process for the - "The governor shall, except aslective club. Her repertoire of aChristmasheemadeofdiscarded ' commissionboardmembers.Only

otherwise provided in this chap-Vietraizn pieces has since ex=

spools of thread . "I wrapped the those who came from the recom-

ter or the laws of Guam, appointpandedtoinclude weddingboxes,

spools individually with strips of mendations of the recognized

by and with the advice and con-wedding pillows, picture frames

Japanese silk from an 'obi' or

political parties may be ap-

sentofthelegislature, allheadsofand other dainty bric-a-brac fit

sash. I have a collection ofJapa-

pointed," the letter said .

executiveagenciesandinshumen-foraqueen . They arecarried un-

nese sashes at home ." And home

.Thegroup reiterated aprevious

talities ."der Thellet's business name

is also where she fashions all of point made by Moylan.

They said theyracogni. when"BeisThings

herVictoriana.Thellethas'avo-

"If you agree with the

the names of the appointees meWhy the unique name? "I racious appetitee for craft' books govemor's reasoning that his Or-

transmitted to the Legislature thehave agrandkidnamed Bezeleel .

which give her inspiration to do

ganic Act authority permits him

new commissioners could serveWe call her Bez, foishort . The - mom crafts. The funny thing is,

to appoint commission members,

in acting capacities .name sounded like "best" and her crafts mm out to be more in essence ignoring Public Law ' The former Republican repre-its short and easy to remember.

beautiful than the pictures in the

25,146, thegovernor has already - sentativesalsoaskTattanotoseckI decided to make it my official

books she buys. Watch out for

done so on April 4 of this year,'

the advice of the commission'strademark."

-

her Victoriann goodies on Oct . 30

they said .

attorney . "We further ask that ifDespitehavitigsuchatasteand

at the HOG Holiday' Fair.

Moylaninaletter toGutierrez

youdisagreeorareuncertain .thatstyle thatcouldbeveiyexpensive

"Have beautiful things-laces ;

dated Aug . 12 said ifPublic Law _ you refer' this matter to theeven ifsheweretodothings her.

glass beads; ribbons . 'I'll'go on

25-146 is ignored he should be

commission'scounsel ;'theletterself,Thellotisalsoafrmbeliever

and on with my crafts until : my

allowed to complete his term of, said .in recycling. She once bought a

hands' are good . I love what Pm' office.

Matanane, Mesa and Moylanlamp at agdragesale for adollar

doing ." Thellet'ss love affair

"Your appointment of a new

added that they would appreciateand. -faded shade foritat'islore" with all things Victorian will fait -"' cpmmissionisillegal in violation ' the issue and the letter hem,which agreed to sell it to herfora

forever.

- of my two-year term of office,

placed on the meeting's agenda.

By Warren G. Murphy Jr. .Variety News Staff

THEY call her Cindy,, and, hername is Cynthia Rr Gogo .

John T. Flores nominated,her for the Excel 2000Inspi-rationn and Encouragement'Award

Gogo will be 50 in a fewmonths .She was working at the Office ofVeterans Affairs before itmergedwith the Department of military',Affairs for the last 19 and a halfyears as the admin istrators assis-tant .

Flores, a quartermaster," alsoworks at the Department of Mili-tary Affairs .According to Flores, he nomi-

nated Gogo for the hard work sheputs forth, with no complaints .He said she gets everything donein due time .-

'Cynthia R. Gogo"She's like the backbone of she is a prime example of,domthe department-she is a mag-

more with less and shegets :inificent person, and she makes

done," Flores saidsure that the whole office is

The statement submitted,, forfunctional . With the financial

hernominationstates thatGogosituation with the government,

is the type who copeswith dis

4-GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS -T URSDAY- AUGUST:3Portraitsofhonor .Uynthl'a Go

IN THEIR HONOR. A man honors the Chamorro ancestrlwitharemainsowe during therepatriatio n

TdCeremonyuesay to welcomethe arrival of the remains from Hawaii Photo 6y Autumn Cruz

'LOCAL

Education Dep't to hostpre-academy workshopBy Robed 0 . Topaz Tony Din, Wolf is the an Lhor ofVartetj, News Staff "Building .Leadership. Teamss-

THEDEPARTMENT of Ethics- A Source Back for School Re-don announced yesterday that apre-academy workshop will be - Campbell-Jones is an assistant .held beginning Monday for prin-

professor of educational admin-cipals and their leadership team .

istmtion and counseling at Cali-Twonoteworthyspeakersfrom fomia State University in Los

off-island will conduct the work-

Angeles .shops .

The pair have conducted vari-Dr. James Wolf and Dr. ous workshops and developed

Franklin Campbell-Jones will

programs in leadership training .conduct. what is described as "a

individually .dynamic workshop on Team

ThefederallyfundedworkshopBuilding Strategies, for princi-

willfocusonleadershipandteampals and their leadership team

building .members"

"They are educators and ao-The workshop will span four- them whome very experienced in

dayperiodwhichwilldividedinto their fields. We believe they area two-day workshop.

going to serve as inspirations inSchoolswillbeclaisifiedbased

their fields and they are going toon their location. Regions I and

share a wealth of knowledge mm primarily consist of schools

our teachers," Diaz said .fromSouthernandCenbalGuam .

Hosed thepresentersswillfo-They will go through training on

cus on team building within theMonday and Tuesday of next - schools,Those.whoattendshould'week,

enhancetheirteambuildingskills.Regions III and IV, which con- The pair will conduct a follow

sister most northern schools, will up seminar the following weekkhave theirtrainingonWednesday here Sept 5 through Sept . 8 . Theand Thursday .

training will be conducted at theAccording to DOE spokesman Pacific Star Howl .

Police thwart possible riotTHE POLICE Special Weaponsand TacticsUnitpreventedapos-sible riot yesterday aftemoon atJohn F. Kennedy High School,Guam Police Departmentoficialssaid .According to Principal Ed

Dunn, a gang-related fight hap-pened last week lead to motors ofa possible fight between a group

of Dededo teens and JFK am-dents .The police SWAT unit along

with regular patrol officers wereon the campus after school yes-earday, and students were able toleave campus without incident.Police officials said that units

will be present today as well .(JED)

Mariners

LL Gov. Madeleine Z. Bordello, center, meets with Guam marinersPaul Ignacio, Christopher Dime, Joseph Benavente Jr ., MichaelHerrera and Ryan Legario of the Seafarers International UnionTraining' School, which is in Piney Point, Maryland.'conmems photo

FRIDAY-AUGUST 25, 2000- GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

AVariety of .Views:Do you think that the recently returned ancestral

remains should be re=buried.or .be used for research?

JoyStubelBarrigada

Dave SuringDededo

Re-buried. Let them rest in

Re-buried . Definitely-100.peace . They've been examined percent It's just like the Arizonaformulates andit'stime forthem ortheTitanicLeave them whereto rest they are. So with these remains,

maybe take them down to theveteran'scamenteryandbury themthe..

June CruzTumon

- Theyy should be reburied . As aGuamanianlbelievethatifsome-onedlesthey should bere-buried .

Nilo Vega . .

Violets Data . Gnu'

Tony Roddgdez'' . _-Vigo ,

. . .Little Heights

Chalan PagoI've always believed, and it's a Sincewedon'tknowalotabout Ihaveaddalopinion:Itwould

cultural thing, that as far as rela- the history of the old people, I be beneficial to study them if thetives of these people, out of re . think it's proper to study them . findings'are significant. Other-spect, I think they should leave it Lateronwecould bury themI've wise, they should be'butied.Ifup too the families to decide . I studied Chamorro'history, and they aresdretheywillfind some-don't think that we need to find theeisso litsleinfotmationabout ruing rather than just catalogingoutmoreaboutit.Letthemrestin them . them. Respectfortheindigenouspeace.

cultures should remain though . Itis important to us.

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wants onollisland preference for education

Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez

Cell phone warsnear conclusionBy Joseph E . Duenas The legal battle between the

two cellular communications gi-antsstemsfnmGuamCell'sclaimthatAAACellular,whodoesbusi-ness by buying cell and pagingservices at bulk rates fromGuamCell and resells them toconsumers, owes the service pro-vider $397,949.06 in wrongfuladjustments, deductions . and late

Continued on page 21

VanetyNewsStaffTHEDISPUTEover$397,949 .06in back payments that GuamCellCommunications alleges is owedto them by AAA Cellular may beresolved in Superior Courtas earlyas Fiday.rifteirlawyco; presentedclosing arguments to SuperiorCourt Presiding Judge JoaquinManibusan yesterday morning .

Top Marine officer visits GuamBy Joseph E . DuenasVariety News Staff

THE MARINE Corps' top of-ficer left yesterday afternoon af-ter touring Guam's military in-stallations and meeting with localgovernment officials . His pres-ence, however, does not meanthat Guam with see an increase inMarine troops on island .Gen . James L. Jones was on

island since Saturday, touring

By Robert Q. TopazVariety News Staff

GOVERNOR Carl T. C.Gutierrezhas signed an executive order di-recting that the University ofCommand the Guam CommunityCollegereceivepreferentialtreat-ment"whengovemmentofGuamagencies shop around for profes-sional consulting, education andtraining programs."

The order is expected to resultin government savings by maxi-

Gen. James L. Jones

MissingChuukeese

foundTHE lomenwhoweeereponedmissing while on a sea voyagefrom Fenanu Island to Weno,in Chuck State, have beenfound, a media release fromthe Coast Guard said .AtSp.m .yesterdayevening,

theFSSMicronesialocatedthemen approximately 120 nauti-cal miles west of Chuuk Atoll .The men, who have been

adrift for eight days in a 22-foot open boat, are reported tobe well and arc being trans-ported to Wane by the FSSMicronesia .

Continued bn page 22

mining the use of local institu-tions that already provide the ser-vices or resources that may beneeded especially when meetingfederal requirements .GCC and COG will be the first

preference for education or train-ing programs.AU government alanciesshould

obtain services from the two in-stitutions forvarious educational,consulting and training programsif offered at GCC or UOG .

By Jan FurukawaVariety News Staff

THE REPATRIATION of theHornbostel and ThompsonCollection's 311 sets of skeletalremains by the Bishop Museumin Honolulu is Guam's first at-tempt at securing the return ofsuchhistmicallysignificantitems,Department of Parks and Recre-ationDirectorDominicMunasaidlast week.That attempt was a successful

one, according toHistoricPreser-

By Jan FurukawaVariety News Staff

PEOPLE who find Into stones,lusongs, slingstones, fish hooks,shell ornaments or any other an-cient Chamorro artifact are beingurged to report their discovery,prior to moving anything, to theDepartment of Parks andRecreation's Historic Preserva-tion Office .And people who already have

lane stones, lusongs, slingstones,fish hooks . shell ornaments or

Second preference 'vii be givento on-island instructors whetherthey am associated with both on-or off-island institutions regard-ing training not available at GCCand DOG .

Third preference, which is off-island training, may only be ob-tained "if the required profes-sional, consulting, education, ortraining program cannot be ob-tained or provided for with thefirst and second preferences ."

MembersoftheAncestralRemamsRepatriationTaskForceposeproudlywdhtheanctentChamorroskeletalremains returned last week by the Bishop Museum in Honolulu .

Repatriation efforts just beginningvation Officer Lynda B. Aguon .whoesconedtheremainstoGuamIastweek,thanks inpantoNodsnPerez, who first sought the repa-triation of the collection nearly adecade ago.

Aguonsaidlast week that Perezand several other people were iostmmental in preparing the re-mains for their return to Guam,including Hawaiian attorney andactivist Eddie Ayau, as well asdoctoralcandidates from Guam

Continued on page 22

Collectors urged to report discoveriesany other ancient Chamono anti-fact are being urged to recordtheir collections with that office

"This doesn't mean to go intothe jungles and look for stuff toregister," Lynda B . Aguon,Guam's Historic PreservationOfficer, said recently .

The program to record Guam'shistoric sites and objects, begunlass month, aims to list ttse proper-ties and specimens, and protecthistoricsitesfrom beingdisturbed,

CoImued on page g2

Gutierrez said it's a matter ofsaving money and "making themost of the taxpayer supportedresources that we already have inplace."He added . . "Only if it is not

possible to receive the education,training, certification, consultantor other services at home shouldmoney be spent to send off-is-land . UOG and DEC should al-ways be our first choice as train-ing resources ."

Preservation]symposiumon Thursday

i THE DEPARTMENTofParksland Recreation's Historic Re-4sources Division will host alfree symposium Thursday an, ftitled "Prehistory of thatManans : FromPit,tothePage,to the Public ."The symposium begins at 8

a .m. and will end at 5 p m .Itwill be held at the Ramu Ball-room of the . Onward BeachRetort;"We are hopeful that

the blend of presenters in thisyears symposium,, eachh areaof ;expenisc will be enrichedand challenged to make a profound tmpact Ott the way tn ormature on Marianas prehistoryis researched, retrieved, oftcorded and presented , to thepublic," says a letter from the

Conllnuedonpage 22

various military facilities andContlnued on page 22

Inside:Hostage says captivitywas a 'nightmare p.2

DYA staff earnEnglish credits on-site p. 3

NMI budgetbattle looms P. 8

50 contaminatedsites identified P.11''.

Team Payneoff to Florida p 24

22-GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY, AUGUST, 2000

Inkster wins Compaq .penSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP)-Julilnksterslippedtoa4-over-par76 Sunday but held on tewinthe Compaq Open by one shotover Sophie Gustafson.One stroke ahead after tying

the course record Saturday with a67, Inkster struggled with highwinds and dropped three shots onthe last two holes attheBarsebackcourse in southern Sweden .

"It was really tough out thereand the wind was completely dif-ferentwhichmeantlhadtochangemy game plan ." the Hall ofFamersaid . "But it's good to have wonand, if I'm invited, I'll be back todefend next year."

!nkster finished at 6:under 282on a course that will host the2004Solheim Cup matches between

Top . . .Continued from page tmeeting with island leaders, saidNavy spokeswoman Ii. MonicaRichardson.

"He was herejust as a site visit,to meet with local and militaryofficials, and just to look at thearea," Richardson said .Richardson added, however,

missing, . .Continued from page 1

This success comes after sixdaysofaioint Coast Guard, Navy,Air Force and Federated States ofMicronesia search effort .

Coast Guard Marianas SectionRescue Coordination Center di-rectedtheefforts ofaCoastGuard

Training . . .Continued from page 3try, the aqua culture. Ornamen-tals typically %verea high-priceditem, as far as aquaculture goes,"Alig said ."When rearing ornamental

specie, what you're really doingis, one takes the pressure of theweight from the reefs because ofornamental collectors," Aligadded .

Chances ofsurvival ofcaptive-bredfish are betterthan those of awild one, Alig said .

He said the hatchery was ableto close the life cycle of one spe-cies in 1998 . "We were able to

the .United States and Europe.Gustafson, who won the Brit-

ishOpenatRoyalBirkdaleaweekago, finished second at 5 underafter a 72 .Defending champion Laura

Davies had a 77 Sunday to shareI1 th placewithShemSteinhauerof the United States, former U.S .Open champion 'LiselotteNeumann and six others.

England's Kirsty Taylor, onebehind Inkstergoingintothnfinalround, ballooned to an 80 andwound up eighth at I under.

Jane Leery of Australia had theshot of the day - a double-eagleon the longfounh hole using a3-wood.

"I had about (210 yards) to thepin ;' said Larry, who works as a

that Jones' presence on Guam is .not indicative ofashiftinMarinetroops to Guam.

'Those were the questions thatwere asked of him, whether hisvisit was significant of a troopshiftfromOkinewa,"Richardsonsaid . "and he said no."Jones, who was promoted to

therankofgeneml,inJune30lastyear, left Guam yesterday after-noon.

tory: Critical Notes Towards aPreservation . . . Decolonization of theIdeCContinued from page I

1:30p.m.-"Collection Man-agement Program at the Guam

division calling for presenters.

Museum."Scheduled for the sympo- l :45p.m .-"Fna'okscAntigo

sium are the following pre- (Prehistoric Soil Mounds in thesensations :

Interior Rota) .'8 :45 a.m. -'Legacies of the 2:30 p.m.-'The Spatial Pat-

Megaliths : The Lane of the temingofLattePhase MortuaryMarian. Islands and Beyond."

Populations in the Mauritania."9 :05 a .m . - "In Search of

2:45p.m-'TothePage."Chamorro Identity."

3 p.m. -'Tourism and theloam."LattePeriod'Back- Authenticity Dilemma :'

yard' Archaeology on Tinian Is. 3:35 p.m. Q & A periodland .'

4p.m.-Closing Remarks10:40a .m .-'YardArtorHis- ' 4:15 p .m . -Wrap-up

toric Resources .'

Seating is limited to 100. Call12:30 p.m .-"From the Pit"

the division at 475-6290/1 to re-1 :10 p .m . - "After Pre-his-

serve your seat. (JF)

AiiStationBarb nsPoint,HawaiiC-l30,rnAirFarceC-130,aNavyP-3Orion fromKadenaAirForceBase, Japan, an Air ForceC-130,theCoastGuardCUtterGalvestonIsland, and the FSS Micronesia .

The six-day search covered a12,000square mile area of oceanbounded byChuukAtoll,theHallIslands, Namonuito Atoll, andPuluwat Atoll .

catch adult wildfish, bring theminto facility,have them spawned,obtain the eggs, have them hatchedand then grown into anotheradult," Alig explained.

Oneofthechallenges ofclos-ing the fish's life cycle is hav-ingthemspawned. Afterspawn-ing, getting the fish to be adultsis the bottleneck, Alig said .Larvae fish needs plankton forfood .TheGADTChatchery raises its

ownplankton. "Theresearchrightnow is trying tofind the right sizeof plankton for the fish," Aligsaid . The hatchery is concentrat-ing on clown cons as its firstexperimentoncaptivefshbreed-ing. (AB)

policewoman six months a yearin Sydney to be able to affordplaying on the European Tour .

"Isaw theball roll in .Itwas myfirst albatross."

She tied for 27th at 292 .AnnikaSorenstam,rankedsec-

and in the world and a two-timewinner of the Compaq Open, wasthird at 284.That finish moved the Swede

into the top seven in the SolheimCup rankings, which guarantees aspot on the European team . The

Cell . . .Continued from page 1

fees .According to court documents,

GuanaCell and AAA Cellulardis-agree on the billing proceduresfor some features.The documents state that

GuamCell began offering theirweekend and weeknight off-peakplan,and offered only a weekendplan toAAA Cellular.ButAAACellularbeganoffer-

Collectors . . .Continued from page I

Aguonnoted'thatprovisionsaredifferent for finds on private andpublic lands, and that the Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation is-sues permits for specific under-takings on public land . Vandal-ism and unlawful taking an, pun-ishable by up to $5,000 in fines or60 days imprisonment, or both ."And if it's on federal property,

them me mom severe penalties ;'Guam Museum Curator TonyRamirez said.

In a related matter, Aguon saidshe spotted an Internet site thatsells Chamorro antiquities earlythis year, and hei- office attemptedto contact the host regarding itsunlawful activity, but to no avail .

She said she also has consultedwithstaffintheProsecutionDivi-sion of the local AttorneyGeneral's Office, and is awaitingfurther direction from them. "Soyes, they are aware," she said .

"I think it's really importantthatpeopleshowtherespectagainto their cultural resources . Theyare not personal property, but

according to Aguon."It's the law," she said yester.

day . She explained that the Ouamcode requires people to simplyreport their discoveries . "Other-wise, it's unlawful taking, mean-ing you didn't report it"The Guam Code Annotated'

chapteronthematterdefnes"his-mric property" as "any building,structure, object, area or site thatis significant in the history, archi-tecture, archaeology, or cultureof Guam or the nation :'"Specimens" include "all rel-

ics, artifacts, remains, objects, oranyotherevidenceofahistorical,prehistorical, archaeological, oranthropological nature, whichmay be found on or below thesurface of the earth, and whichhave scientificorhisturicvalueasobjects of antiquity, as aboriginalrelics or as archaeologicalsamples ."

hu,uI corn Aguon and GuamRepatriation . . . Museum Curator Tony RamirezContinued from paget

confirmed thatstilimoreantiqui .ties areinthepossessionofmuse-

attending the University of Ha-waii, Keith Camacho andDominica Tolentino.

Perez, president of the Hono-lulu-based Bring Our AncestorsHome foundation, also recog-nized last week the assistance ofContinental Airlines, the Hawai-ianorgimizationRuiMalama,andKevin Montgomery, NoelleKahanu, Valerie Free and Dr.Betty Taw of the Bishop Mu-seum.

'"Ten ycarsagowhenlfrstvis .

ited the Bishop Museum and sawour ancestors, I made a solemnvow to bring them home . It is asatisfying and wonderful feelingto finally complete this task .Ifeeltrulyblessed .lhaveaccomplishedmy sacred mission,"'Perez said.

According lathe foundation'sWeb site, more ancientChamorro remains and artifactsstill are in museumsin Hawaii,California, Chicago, New York,Washington, England, Franceand others.That site is at http:/,/saina-

ink both weekend and weeknight the battle could be far from over,off-peakplanstotheircustomers, depending on what actions eachand claims that the program was of the companies takes after Fri-offered to them, creating the bill- day, said attorney Sandra Lynch,ing dispute. legal counsel for AAA Cellular.

GuamCell terminated the can . "We are hoping that we aretract between AAA Cellular and granted aprelfininary injunction,GuamCellonAug.4,andthehear- which- puts the parties back toing is to keep the company from stains quo, in other words, theydisconnecting AAA Cellular's continue to do business," Lynch3,000 customers. said . AndtfwegetaprelimmaryAccordingtocourtdocuments, injunction,wegoforwardanddo

Manibusanhopestorenderawrit- 'a trial on datnsges,-or step back .tenjudgment by Friday . and see where the parties want to

Even iftheinjunctionisgranted,

go from here"

urns in Chicago, San Diego, theSmithsonian Institute, and oth-ers."Yes, thousands upon thou-

sands of artifacts, including hu-man remains," Ramirez said."We're going to work on ac-

cepting those collections, but theGuam Museum does not have theresources to store them all,"Aguon said. "It's disheartening,really," she added .Meanwhile, Muna said, his de-

partment is "issuing a call for allother on-island cultural materialto be registered and/or aimed into the departtnent'sllistori c Pres-ervation Office ."

He said humanskeletalremainsare known to be stored at somegovemmentagencies,privatede-velopers and contractors, andother offices on Guam .Aguon said her own office,

asidefromtheGuamWaterworksAuthority, Public Works, theUniversity of Guam-and private,archaeological consulting finsthat provide required services to

United States will defend the tideat Loch Lomond, Scotland, Oct .6-8 .EuropeancaptainDaleReidwilt

name Europe's team in a week,after the European Tour event inEngland .

developers-"have human skel-etal remains tucked away in theiroffices and storage rooms. . ."Aguon added: "It goes back to

the history, the creation, of theHistoric Preservation Office in

-the 1975 law dealing with histori-cal sites and objects, and whichled to thecieationofGuam'sfrstHistoric Preservation Plan in1976 :'In 1992, Public Law 21-104

crestedNafanManaina-ta,whichwould provide a place for thereintemnent of human remainsfumed in, or returned, to govern-ment of Guam . However, accordingtoMuna,"there'snofund.ing appropriation to date."

The parks and recreationdirec-tor,whoalsoheadstheAncestralRemainsRepatriationTaskFotce,said plans are being 'made "tosecurepdvatedonationsandbuilda memorial within six months ."In the meantime, Aguon said

heroffce's "priority rightnow islooters . And, for example, withprwatelandowners;(weknowot)a lusong taken from one yard andplacedinsomeone'selse'syard-one literally strewn with lusongs,metate and latte stones."

propertyrif the is] and use whole .,Think of the coming generationsand their patrimony ."

In otherwords,"themare theirsand if people continue to loot, totake it, they're denyingg futuregenerations, Ramirez said .

According to the department'sdirector, plans include warningsigns to be posted at historic sites,posters that focus on the signifi .cance of relevant sites and ob-jects,andThursday'ssymposium,all meant to bring greater aware-ness mike communityon historicpreservation issues.

Aguon said they also are look-ing at programs to be developedin conjunction with the Mayors'Council ofOuam . Looters and/orcollectors. Ramirez noted, "de-crease the value of artifacts bytaking them out of their contextand not performing the proper, orexact, recording."

He said these include studyingthe artifacts themselves, the soilaround them, the pollens in theirenvironment. and so on.

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to determine remarkable for its size, condition ::

disposition

and the fact that an assemblage

of similarly well-preserved remainsBy Atemy, LLhmWt%iacMo : 1, e_munday News y never ago n e coun

ftal . .pdmconj

by contemporary archaeologists ."residents will getmity toclackle the

Gary Heathcotehamerm ancestral

associate professor of anthropology,acently returned byBishop Museum.

University of Guam, Mongilaaancestm! Remains. Tbsk Nax plans really are being stored in a

At issue is whether thepublic forum this Guam Museum building at courahes-ald beesshoarld be

Tiyan.

boded in a proposed hr .a,I lilz In The task lame,obich was or whether they should be

hat should happen crossed in January by thqgov- kept for further study by wi .s of Aces repori- error, his not to data larthe entists. Rcsidods .k. will be22. *rhe bones our- firmar.

asked to suggest appropriateLyuduAg..mGmmr'sld,- silcstobaild .shnaeifthcac-

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By DionesisTarrsondongafterraraido,10goa,,pdo cornand Theresa MertoI ..eno@gs,.,,pd .. ce...Pacific Sunday News

Tbadcathofa32-year-oldMfin2

i,lao man marks the is~19th home fatality, and

flusixth rosuddeathindsepostfive weeks,Road G.Pourediolafter

his black 1994 Pantion Fire-bird hit a concrete utility pole,.l.m;SowhSabamxlbiv,hlBarrigada Sept. 8, saidRay

dezGaaan]?.diacl=t spokesman.poncewas the lane acen-

pant ,, n the crash . No othervehicles were involved.

Roadswerewetatthccimeof the crash, bet the boomthat may haveconmbuted to

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Landlubbers to old saltsuseImatcargships gine mons and fleyshose

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.1foreve'an"but ...Nors' .nica'aproseni.tivesaid the pay is aboutS30M .month.

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He later died of his injuries .

ad pet that had been hit by amC died two days aRer he was foundwere an available for comment

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o

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pickup, was killed when the truck his 1991 Toyolo Cemry hit a uhl ` A May 18 : Josiah Gorrido, 16,Pr already is Pending lastyeais liable

was involved in an eight vehicle iy, pole an eatulo Rood in Dede-h of Tote, was taken off life supportfacility lwantp

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the Agana Shopping ; Center yesterday, The fair continues al noon today.

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fn'he (colleclron) then,

want done,"smdDominne

kableforioxi.,conditionamijhatman of th%ik f mco.

.1hetdim ariacsemblageofsim`, The final decision will be mad ladywoll preservud remains maybyGov.CariGdfenez;aferfilucce -neveraSmnbecncounteredbywn.~3 report by the:""task force, Muaer temporary ancheeolov isa,", Hemi

'd .

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oldcarkerthayeer'collection of bones and aniac

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moPe,he`yeaa,Henmeotesaid",waswxkingfmtheBishopM6"

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preasmitt h`" The museum `no larger 1,

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' ,`sad li stmoaah: -

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cestnd muins'isun8unknbie,bot -snenghiaftheisland'sindigenous'some =, it

Have th e He.-,'pcopletodecidewhatshouldhap-l„ hostelcollecuona

Unapolog'., : Ixmtpllicm,:ical heaven, that hasnotlace

d" 'Munisaid GuhawimidLtGowjled adequately, l

Madeleine Bofdallo, when they,GaryHomhcotgmnasseciampro-,

mess;pasued alawtocm,assorofrnInnamlogyat(heUrn, a leas

feranceslairermimveisityofGUam,saidthebonesare Munasmd Department of'an "unparalleled and extremely ParksaadReacatio ow anysetsi,valuabli,imea talarchive,"be ause , of human remains that ha a 'nthey am weltla

and were ,dugupavertheyeansb)•d eveltaken from the island before the

'7lteslmnecuntadyha .ae "hesaid7umonarcasyasdistuddb}wingsowce. said:

16

a4

Our View

The people shouldhave the final say inthe fate of remains

M

tram welcomed home the remainsE

of more than 300 ancient Chamor-

mM

rot at the end of August when theBishop Museum in Hawaii returned 88 box-es of human remains that Hans Hornhosteland others removed from Guam in the .1920s.The Museum was ready to return the re-

mains years ago, but wouldn't release themuntil Guam had afacility that couldcam for and storethem properly.Now that theGuam Museum hasa place to do that,we are faced withanother question :What should bedone with the an-cestral remains?

There basically are two trains of thoughtin this area . Some argue that there still is

' much to learn from the bones, that we wouldbenefit from more scientific research . Othersfeel that the removal of the bones fromGuam was a desecnalion that can only beatoned for by reburying the remains, either

S where they originally were found or in a spe-lcial memorial oil a site of Chamorto cultural-significance : .

The Legislature passed a law in 1992 thatmandated such a memorial, though it wasnever funded, and the laww was repealed in1999 by a law that created the Department ofChamoiroAffairs .'The Ancestral Remains Repatriation Task

Force was formed by Gov. Cut Gmiertez inpan to address the issue of what to do with .

- ancestral remains. This is an important firststep toward making a decision . The taskforce must look at all aspects of the impor-tance of the remains .-historically, scientifi-cally and cadturally-before coming to a fi-nal decision . Does it have to be an all ornothing decision? Is a compromise solutionpossible?

Respect for the elderly and ancestors iscornerstone of Chamon'o culture . It is imper-ative that we maintain that level of respectwhen coming to a final decision on this is-sue.sue.

It is imperativethat we maintainthat level ofrespect whencoming to afinal decisionon this issue.

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OPINON Ces,nn,,,/ty mno .mteenrd rrprese,dmb.r.,

Jeogsin L. Flores, Beri,BudoKorea V Johnson, Yeao

Returned ancestral remainsdeserve a protective shrineBy Anthony J. Ramirez

he Guam Museum received 88boxesconhvningancientChamornoremainsfromtheBishopMuae

urn of Hawaii Aug 22. These human re-means, including hmdiedsoffuneraryob-jects and archaeological artifacts, werecollected by Navy Commander Joseph C.7hompson and Hans Hombostel m thel92osand deposited at the BiahopMuse-urnum in Hawaii for study and exhibit pur

It appears that most of the collected `seumrepositayatTiyanfortemporaystor until legislation is enacted toaddressthmateialwsassociatedwiththef .altePb- age until filial disposition hassbeendecided :`w

issue .dal,whichoccunaddtabout 8CeAD .un

The room in which thereiaains ale be-

If theNaftalMa"nanai'tabill isever CtiltheendoftheSpanish-ChamonoWars ing stored wan prepared well in advance reenacted, B personally hope that a burialin die te9Os.Thia time frame is aasociat- of the arrival of the ITCCaefulmoni-'r chamber, vault, orshrinebeconatmctedtopd with the conslnmction mid use of the 'toringandpreparationofthestomgeloom' . :containallpresentlyremovedremainsandCtmainorro architectural features known won, undertaken toeisuiethat proper el- in large enough to handle any future re-as lotte,

' :ative.humidity. temperatue,UVlevels, mains removed as a resu lt ofcomplianceThe Hombostell hompson collection security, pest management and disaster- with local development statutes .

(Hit) was collected during a time prior preparedness conditions we.established '. This vau lt aho la ld alto provide the bestto die establishment oldie archaeological to provide the best preservation envirot-' preservation environment for the human'temporal sequcnccaassociated with early meet for the remains. Daily monitoring remains . The burials should be accuratehuman occupation in the Marians ., .: . continues to ensure that properconditions lypmvcnicncedand decmnentedsothat

311 individuals

one maintained.

the individual remains will retain their

: The 58 boxes contain the oateotogical Remains well preserved

specific individual identities.Theenvtins

mmainsof311individuals . These human

Initial inspection of the HTC indicate should also bespecialty encapsulated withbones were repatriated m Oman by the that these may be some of the most well, proper preservation material to insureBishop Muaeuin in theapiritofthe Native preserved human remains from the Latte preservation and individualit y.American Graves Protection and Reps- period . Although these bones were cot-

Furthemtore, this vault, chamber or

triatioitAct, afederallawenactedin1990 teemed in the l920s . they appear to be in shrine altould be erected in an area asao-to address the custody and disposition of better condition in comparisonto remains elated with historic importance and itsNative American human remains and as- recently excavated .

groundswell-maintained. .

ered cultural objects.

The hunt disposition ofthc HTC and all

I do believe that great improvements

Recent aggressive efforts initiated by excavated remains was previously ad- will be made in bio-teelmologics in theEddieAyau, a Hawaiian lawyer activist, dressed by the Naftan Matianafm Law, future . These technologies will be veryand NorbertPerezofthe Return OurAn- which calls for the burial of human e. unobtrusive and minimize potential forcetlors group, and then lateraddmaaed by mains collected as a result of develop accidental dmssagingofthe remains whileGov. Carl Guticirris special tank (once mtsentcoiapliance . However, Itt/s law wan Insulting . Until that tine, the remainson the HTC, effected the return ofthe an- repealed by the 1999 eitatmeat of a law should be undisturbed and given the at-cicntremains,

that created the DepartneatofChamom most respect that they deserve .After thearrival andashort cerernmtyat Affairs . Consequently, the Nafmn

Antonio B . Won Pat face International Mananai'ta issue was not resolved in the

And nrr.J.Ranrimzi.v1AerromnrtfAir'l'enatistal, lIme boxes were immediately amendment . So die final disposition of

ah,GunmAhocian ad is in

of.traded aidtransported totheGuam Mu- human remains stays ins slate of limbo

too HnmGnste/l7rmnpwncnlleaiivi.

If the Naftan Mananaito bill is ever reenacted, Ipersonally hope that a burial chamber, vault, or 'shrine be constructed to contain all presently removedremains and is large enough to handle any futureremains removed as a result of compliance with localdevelopment statutes ..

Julius SisonStudentDededo

They shooturned to where they belong. They deserve tobeina place where they can

B

Community view

What should Guam do with ancest

Emily Lao ruSales 'Yigot;

account win itfactsshouidbekeptin

the same place . Its theirmat resting place

Melody Pile'Sales ,Dededo ;!

They should be usedfor studyso that we can

bout our culture.

David Bautista Jr.Property managerD edo '

It should be, um towheretheywetediscovereddbut at the same time builda`~'memorial around IL

al remains .

Linda BenaventeSecretaryMangilao

hey should,be rNmedorkeptwheietie

Itwouldbedisturbintheir grounds of burial .

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ncestors eserve i

resB Katherine ; B . Ague,

Maine and Michigan), Ari

a those from the t oHotep

,g ona a

hithsalerpeojectinYpaoandmanyo11wi5Ar-NingtodocuincnlsHombos ,

yofthentnd'whenhei ingslunderstanhaltensasit

theUniversity ofGuam Iamgcptitouslytaken treat their homeland mr

md lected:theumedm8ftboxesa0er70yemsofaiphn

tmedl6atinlhecollcdionrCertainly, ean Bishop Museum m

Ide to select and discard as lie pleasedbe z" die bonesHassan,Isaid apmyer

''remainswempropmttesofihe led.

But a for the remains frotnHawaii,moml-Thtsn mamiyan Nanan mami ni :.Man , red governor, I Wsto= ly,ethically andcullumily,they should begiv-eh ntorro, m naThamyo un dangkolo no' prohibit it ° - - mtntent,Chamonocalm,radesmmntoyangwnatyaAhe'rlotion

[nmhgppythamurancesualmmmnscame!- atbebefsandprnatcehaqunamenmakonichmnyoginafmn-mryu home tanssotheingnanavmmdcd .lagree Let us rebury our ancestors . Let's' give themthemaslacam attn Lao ;eslague'nommrmittu that the study ofskeletatremains hasgeneral- k dignity and reape c.They've Wailed for 70"Yo taste gi tano'ta In na't hamyo'bien „ed impo,tant knowledge fotinankmd,True, m- years, Let's busy them and give then esemal '

btitle ginenikomson :union, yamanlistolimit search yields scientific knowledge that isofi rest,"niha^ascnnumsi .Bai public value, knowledge that enables recon :` Finally, we must guard against Induct

u of esthamyonatt

not histories, population mid cultural ; ploilation of ancestral hones regardless ofufresthmnyogmenhantuunnnialalaits comp.

"ledge has whe th er theywese found in mackeel buria l s'at in pros ht ynn kononua i 0 to naa'gucn- been generated from the 70 yeas, ,

e who would further desccmteanhaiinfanafa'maolekkomvlaomo these remains conducted by a few scholars' I our ancestra

''lann'yen

one.

knaow that cone slay have been published ut this island anddeclared persona nongrew.'-It took 70 years for these remain,

alsandied inreferenceshome During their 70 years of captivity, all But isn't 70 years Kes herlue B Agunn rc the cc curarekind. ofastltaeological studies were conduct- I know that other studies are ongoing on re CIrmr ..jr,a Heritage'art, anumberofscholars,from Japan, Oki . mains found mndevelopmensescavations uch

OPINIONOPINION

Noel Delgado'.CookDededo '

They should beliefWhere they are for all the ; .

" beenihere,Tfit's oneverwhynow? ;

k :Comediceie's asimpie quAWheredidrtteprdrisiaicf3tmnorro asst 'dmafmmv `

:AWhadwas lheir~iwebi ethke`andhownourisning was it+",'• What kind of diseases worn„

posed to and how crippling were IiiA winch rex and which ages weedeiibywhicndisease?,

'don'tknow that'a'osquest ops; you am not alone. These aof the many questions which remain tofully answered by'researchers of Charnonoprehistory Fortunately ; many of the answersare finally being revealed by the remains othe originalinhabilanrsthetnselves,Inessethe bonesufancientChmnorroscan ;'speak

to us offact rcrams undtheuhardships ,

an

" Manors? ,

min, currently,,

aultimately give us insight into our own put:,

The recentrepatnaho ~

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iecanbevocompiomiresfortlisufacessvglUtepnsenceofdiuausp %bosteVChompson,Collee6ou(HT'Q pre ; mane slate

k[hehigeAsuchasthedisfigunngskineondihonknown"'senlsagoldenoppodanrtyforlocalandiri 'bestcolletionofprehishmaChamorm

yawsiinalysisofslablcisoroperatioscan--demationalscholarstoinveshgalediesevery ;discovered todate. Theplacement ofihese :Iluswheiherlhesoumeoflhe'upmtdn was -zguestions : But the fart of these ^300 todi ' ;,bones beyond thowiow of academics, and d

pnmmdy'madne or icrttsUiaL while bone :victuals is far from secure . Should iha"b "°moteimp .d oy,lhepwpleofGuam,wouldrtymcasuremenisrrmyrcvealiheamount .irelurnedlolheirongrmilost! ngphuo? °amounttomoicspreulahonandmrsconcep

caldum,~hcsepcopleconsumed'"

.=While reourial of the remains has prcvi= : lions .b topa WhitISc6d it isdmtweIbsdy within these bones ties something , ; ;ousty been suggested, this option results [n ; are livingmafimewheemodemChvnon.

I.h, uhti{Several years agb, Was mattes- :~~eondrtions which5ro unfavorable (or the ; am hying to placetheirongmswithin a larg- iloresemchersaheadualDNrCoflhcm ;`,preservauonofdnebonesfoitulurcscien erglobalcontexfRismyfumbcGcfdmtdresc'

rduuls."71us ulipws cornp`arisons of g¢no ;; :60eumpon: The;best solution [or,lho nme .ancestors 6fmddeniChainonos woidd whirl (`n''"nquerrciespfanentversusmodem popu- being is their re pedfulinterment in a fa- theirdescendants to know who they are and'

atipns,Paiexaniplglrowgerieiicnllydiffor' crhlythatwouldfosterscholarshipofthose •whattheymeantothem .Wouldntyou,wairt .:nlmewcfrornourlineesnorn?Howhavethc 'remainabylocalandvisihngseienhsesalike . %thattobeyourlegacyaswdl? ,oloniendonsby die Spanish and then .the Atthisjuncturc,themostsuilableplace formencansafectelourgeneticconiplexion? 'iemainasuchasthesewould b theCollec-

FrsnkCbrnmchoisa,rcmdrrate .smdentis!owmuchgenctiedrdemiiixistedlnthese ;:tionManagementDivisionoftheGuam

thaU, ,.crsiryq(CdlfnmiaIMrdc',

OPINION, r

Returned remains Reburial is long overdueEv deserve both

B Lynda B. Ayuon Ihem'Iheiearenealy .2,(Kpmlifaclssfill IcialswemreWnedanddiclessweil-preui

wilhlheBishopMumumlhatwtldnotbv senrdmateriaiswercaWerpugwsdyex-honor and study

enc,allyfeaible,ancestialremains repstriatcdlxcausctlieysldlhadlobe' cludedfmmremvayornolrccognizedas !'uldneremmedtowherelhcywere ldf

"property caWogue,indexed, crossrc human," ' ' iscovered. If (discovery is erenced and what have you . For all but al in other words, the skeletal remains ".,6 .gyGory Heafhnate a public easemem,where conluits,pipes, few, these f cis am net on display . Homboslelcollededwasingood, ifnotG'A winngekorraadWay. me, iraIplaced]laced]lacrd

Mfhbf[d,,yeengeercwenttoffmol In exmllen4mnidmn.Becauseoftlts,nis-

reserva tereagoricallythat laminfavorofthe lhentheother option would betomany was'proresearch-to make availablee highiysoughta

ch''Hwo,preserwtian and continued study ofallW1

amfaeis therven asinaded,ealedmeinonalarea, part .n of tine remains for bioarchaeology: have been approximaldy 15 rese?uche-m the .Hombastel Collection. But, in the end, it,

The recent repatriation of Chamorro study, That has all changed now . When I 'who have wntten scholaly works basedti ill be the Chamono voices that count mo t and this ancestral remains has personallyshncd sawall88boxes, Iimmediatelyfeltsuch 'ontheir study oftheamounts6 is how it should be.ASanon-Clramortoandascien- upstrong emolionnsinmeand,lpresumepresume a profound gut-wrenchmgagony and guilt

We now know something about hokM islwhocanbeseenashavingaveWinlerestinthe mlhecommunily .ASthersummdesig-, flaulaattedmIcloulagullumlcry,

, mncientChanonnsholy their dead, why.Estudy of IChamorroremains, [dolotand amedtocoordmatethemovem<nlofand Iunderstood from my contacts in . they didnotdevelop cavities andsuchoW=o Would not wish to have a sdionol remains, ska"the Homoluluthat the, werehardly anycoon, apstulationsaml"accepted"fads,Notyq ,the mormly,epatnaiedHombstelCollection ofhuma . Hombosteln o

tiolsinplace when theremamswere be-! 'them me those that wanltoknowwlry .remains. Given the historical context of this debate Hawaii back to their ancestral home, Iwas

meals and a Chanorie males develop nodules at thea and the ongoing political struggles ofChamonos•diat deeply grieved dint ittook 78year . tofi

tifacta belonging to th Guam

fitc,rskull,whytile . isahigh rateE involve righting histoncwrongs,itisbotlustandim- nallymoraine 311 individuals . fndividu found on the floor and that only "m-` oflyhco .

onusgpeeauvelhaeGuancindigenouspeoplebeexclusive-" alswhowere outright taken 'fromtheir, searchers"were, given access to the'" may have looked then,mlvempowered.tomake decisions (hit have impel on places of burial andtansportedasNavy `skeletalremains .-: :

`I axkmyself,,'Doesitieallymailer7'IWeircuhundmenas .Within onesuch arcna,whatcan ca,gonearly3,I( aumilesaway,tobees

As suggested by DouglasHansoaand"wasgivenOreprivilegeandthehonortobe more fitting than forClamorous, toselfdetermine hibled,probed, analyzed, mortared, ',I.H:Undetwaod,and supported by R.Ike "bring them home,midIbelieve lthat itis :thefateofthephysicalremansoftheir ancestors? s'' boxed and shelved!

•h ari-Quebml,"WeHomboslelsampleis' time tofnallyputthem tored .

'Thatsand,Iwishtomake thepoint that colonial his-

Not onlywereancestmlremainstaken,,,mostlikelyaproductofselectiverccov-

Lyndab .Agunn/sGon0anreoryiannotbemweitlenbymeWphoneallybwyingit . but also objects that were buried with cry in which only thebeat preserved

Irishmcpre.eenw,/cuso/icerFunhe, rime is no necessary conflict between advo-voting for the scientific study ofanacntChamorzo a-

"mains and advocating for indigenous rights a,dsdf.

e„must, defend„ancest

nidetermination, InWeed,them rconsiderablediversityofopimanamongChvnormvghaadivisrsanled

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Anne.PerezHattori

alwaysbeatthecenterefearmoalex,s refer to On, win . of these

is fromrespectful preservation and continueds(udy.,- ;4

"tune .

:.

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:IyinIheManar,asexNndedbeyondomst moWcr?DOVicheli .v thateurmcmacasit the Bishop Museum filled .. ,naWral fife. even m deaW,Slid.

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elders receive'.' nm at rest'si nplY"bemuse they, me nowat one

.honetud mdcsigmep vidcace to w,lhdisplacednaUV

"tore . .

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t c4lmemrdcam,Tlieendu ofmganccs6e '.-inIocalrdaoffrsandon . thecoulds

inslmid.?I if ifle,y

]itspoau:throughoutjhePacific :Duiingihese'hefln e"

werndoes nottcontemplate m puuth'ngaCTnmnnmmeremains "a

decades,l6esemainshndbcensfudnedm- " ;~ISpinIS,ouiWOWOmgSna,uwe

old they,ely?, What would thesee :praledlybyniimemusarchxolegnstsfmm„,JiWli of theAlISOUIS'Da o

.a .dsplay"Ralhe andWisisbutoaeopfonanusiral WaAgr'.,eUndedSiesandfapasoodnum Smfedsihisendevmenlofoumsamko

Certainly, otlnbe'dissededinmother .Pi

myn % nubs

nspedfudn txIaeso wcaaay> beg"of published-academicpapcishavc" •nveeorfafryearsdgo-,Iaccompanied

"' r'slaboixon"Y ""inansoleamunit.This place ofhoaterandulodycoold' msvlled :fromihestud,esofduseollea somefnendstofhCBishopMu .al't .

WcpastcenWry,theglt

"` ddon afChamonos . . -

agebe dsigmd insuch awaylhatoceasiondresearchers ;

~PayrespecttolMesedders,ofours .Tlrei nedcountless aletimes, Nydehome ,clo'"toes(ulinpetitioning foraccess;wouldha'Mils anad-

A~demics,aswella;niemhersofWe` ; desolmionanddispossessionfrom Cuat .aIIWes'ycaisfexnle,ihebeydeaerJem`crcommumtyhavefordewdesdis : ;wsbnnlyhearfwmncIingand this vnsn -Wan ever to bcrmded,rxspectedmiduatelaborWOryspaecforconductlngswdies .essair

eusudissues„ofChano,roculturalsui= pn,g„n„dY,e,n,indalmcWotsve,asfivin

m1ed:Ceminly ;Weywould want'ran would keep declsmn-making about access anI Eaodh lii'ra :vcnay, mucpsemcnSes .hrealhin Chamoros; 6avc a in omfre ChamopennissionlostudyinWeconirolrofthedescend Is

'dtoWenylionofculturalprtseNation .,,`

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spoas!bddytoprolectoinpst . '

"lamed farMount mst ntheir homehhomeome„ym

eideutlsaiculluicmusflien

6sarItisoordutyandnoUneeisesto'tie

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tied'acceplatcebyGuan'~ntssoul-'fendihedignityavdsancd(yofouraaeea

Id "tour -msml gSoarchtval,iheseskelaons

re;scanbnsecninlhepopulantyoflo-,+,tors`andioassurelhattheybeiecoriciled

act

ouldtreallabpratoltire genemtioasof"scholasintmesiedinaddressing .

1T=shirt`designs;ear decals,dance ;>xwWWCIaMonwhfcM1theylivalandied

`We had no°chomews'constantly unnewomed,aboutancicn

Iroupesandevendrc"Malafunkshun'm-'"

usbyHans-Haviation of poached fromodaub

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improved datom ues fi ; dmprogran.=

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letmtbcJ930s,buldowliaveoubtleswill. ofwhic

even imagine

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,wcfacecballenginSissuexofcu

pat" mtytomaniejusticewhereitislungmethodsother hand,

hWe wldnicamagerIII,

ulluiesucfi ;rslounsta(imcdons,

re,and,power?fhe

of thus

overdue, ReburyWemnows"

-nWeradat aiul,rebudalwoud,meanfurther furlhphys

acommunityshouldgvecqual .̀ChamorzostoGUamsgiufiesaaachieve-

qunePeiecHar iisoninrislan,morcddegmdalnonarmevcnlusldesit I it Vhmm an

ngnuiO nifistragibleaspectso(eultae, nsentinaumnlernporaryattemptloregid ;

sti'uiry'PrrcrfrcfisrHq •atrle(lrdrcrilpdweuldacrnNingydenyulureio-slendLk Restfnttlll6fsad'chul'

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tWcbvci;

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unit's "Refrr,Mnr,itTiokF(ieet,me,slmgglesandsuccessesofAneientC am

-' I know that many pro-rebudal Chomooo activishaetedinview that (Westem)setell . -wiea;eo9

I U1I Ian I IQ unreasorladucted by'outside,sonindigenouspeopies •--. is

'^

'waysasubveesiveendeavoraesdthatbehindtheeton

,Tong:Balomov mmcentlyremnxdmSvpan'

ate Wmrsocialc"ustomsandoterofproducing"knowledge forknowled nssake'li

reatteasllwosehoolsofthought :oflharlife,nidudingdiseses(haimaya hidden agenda that is in the service ofcolosiatins

fterhaving been removed fron

boutt thedisposrtionofthehuman re prevalenfatlhetime'

eritiquehasconsidemblehistorical acc

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mad to mains: received from WeaishopMuse

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sentiment, es . view is that dre remains have been at theBut times "aechanging a

homee for more than 75years, itup peciailybyCtiavonnstha

sharpMascara formore than half amnlion of the agents and for mlatorsofscienceandot

pans

1 tingtodo shouldbegivenadecentburialwiWout ;lu/yands •

dedbeen 'er scholarly ways of knowing Mme and mom intel- with the Chamorro hut

remains wemprob; -'some of the remains, and to allow a plecluaily giftedd indigenous people are entering into 'canny returned from Hawaii is to rebury ably these

' I n old period of time for (usher stars esgraduate pro

geared to preparingtemforschol

them at an appropriate site,prefemblya throughout the i land prior to the adven

bleThem mely

Itontheir ownpeople:.

, a place tenacity inhabited bya.men ofteSpaniardsinthe17thcountry. They some people who ceCurrently, two advanced students of anthropology Chanmros' :;

have been distributed long enough and, mghlbcpe,minedhutadyforafxedpe ;andlareawaitingwordonourapplicationtostudyte

7hesehumanmmas,elstabledinS8nelstabledinS8 should be finally laid to rest in peace .

:rindsudtastwoyears,ardWegoalsoflhesombostd rcmains .ramhopeful that anewemintile boxes ahfftedrecentlyfromthe Bishop 'TheoterschooLiscomprisedgeneral-,7 studies most be forsubatanfalpubbcgoodtudyoflhesemust nswillopen up,oneiItwhich lo- Musell minHonolulu,were accumulated, 'lyofacademiciansandotlierprofession

Itshouldlepoinledaueahmthatte'onal'studentswillrace iveadvanced train-, over a number of years duringihe1920s`als, :particularlyarchecologists andall, .,a. remains'retumedfins. Hawaiinginlhestudyof remains, by BansHombostdaudother field re thropologists,whobelieve that much call /only patofmanysudscollectionsumand in so doing, expedencethesatisfaction o derteemploy ortheBishop : belearned about theChamonopast by 9thepmsentcane orgoa'emmenfagesWWeknowledge bank about Ancient Chanorros

Museum

at

•allowingaconiprehensiveshmyofthese'landprivatecompanies .TheirdispessitionMID isostavsneinlepnfeswr( months in Guamaadinths,aluns

be' teamedatiouttire Ialsoneedstobeaddrcssed,rind( oftheMaeialiasinfnehhumai°rcmuins physical charade

IPa/omrIsudodmssmi,'ossitesinllieleorhem Chamorsos, their lifestyle, Use food Its y

n/YheGone, Mit stilt :

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,JOLO, Philippines (Reuters) - Banks and shops arp open, teenagers

'The gravest abomination'stroll around hand in hand, and even the Bougainvillaea is in bloom .

But behind thecalm facade, residents of the southern Philippine town

CONTINUED an d- furth er sc ientifi c stud y of our

your violation and invasion of their persons or theirof Into live each day in fear.

- Chamoro ancestral remainss should be considered

spirits."You never know when you will get shot at, you never know when the gravest abomination to our people . My father died at age 84 in 1991 . An autopsy wassoldiers will frisk you for weapons and ask you for your ID," Muslim , Research on ancestral remains, whether the an- requested to determine the cause of death. We al-EI-MadjaduKalayukan,i8,astudent attheCatholic-mnNoveDiane

thropologistsdeterfrlipethem tobedeswceiveor

ready knewhesufferedmuch andhewished tosuffersuffersufferCollege told Reuters on Monday .

non.destmctive,isalwaysdestructive,disrespectful,

no longer. I resisted any intrusion into the frail bodyBeyond the hill called "Mountain of Anguish" nearlolo, thousands and dishonorable to native peoples. that was my father and refused the autopsy . Theof troops took off on thel0thdayoftheir pursuit ofMuslim AbuSayyaf . Wedon't need scientific research tolearn howwe thought of further slicing into him, of taking tissuesrebels holding 17 hostages, including three Malaysians and an Amen' interact with one another within ourChamortocom- from him, when he could no longer be present tocan .

munity.

voice that consent, was more than I could bear . If ITheguerrillas,whoprofesstobefighting form Islamic smtebuthave We don't need scientific research to teach us what could say no to my father's further denigration, Icansewn terror with a series of kidnaps for ransom, have warned they will we already know, passed down to us from generation certainly say no tomyancestors'further desecration .bomb vital installations and torch the town if the military attacks them .

to generation, that we are a people, that we have

The pictures I have seen of Haas HombostelMemories are still vivid among residents of how another Muslim values stems thatwehaveb d d' crouching over sacred burial sites of these ancientChamorros, exposingg their skeletal remains, andgouging them out of the earth will be forever im-printed in my memory . The remains he robbed fromour homeland and our people, stored at the BishopMuseum in Hawaii and other repositories around theworld, have been referred to as the Hombostel Col-lection.Asofourancestori arrival here onAug . 22at 5 :15 p.m., they will never again be referred to asthe Hombostel Collection . While alive we resistslavery-in death our ancestors will not be pos .sessed by any entity.Theseremainsareourancestors.Theyhadnames,

they had families who cried and chanted ancientprayers at their burial sites, and grieved at the loss ofthese beloved. They are home again and we willretum .them to the earth from whence they weretaken . And we will do so with all the respect anddignity they deserve. It is the only right thing to do.. Si yu us ma'ase to all who had been advocatingthrough the years for the return of our ancestors .Together, soon, we will lay them once again asgently and lovingly as was done hundreds of yearsago. Welcome home, Ancient Ones. Forgive us fortaking so long to bring you back home again . Soonwe will letyou rest in peace, finally and forever.

rebel group reduced the town to ashes in 1974 to cover their retreat

through external invasions bf ourhomeland and ourduring a gun battle with pursuing soldiers .

homes .

'Hundreds of soldiers are on high alert around Jolo to, prevent a

We don't need scientific research to get just therecurrence of the nightmare.

right measurements so we can be properly identifiedAfter nine days of a virtual news blackout, the military for the first

and catalogued .time feeried 37 mostly Filipinojounsalists from the nearby Zamboanga

. And most adamantly we don ' t nee d' and we willCity toiolo on Monday for a guided tour of the town ofS5,000people .

resi s t ex tracti on o f DNA ma te ri al from our ancestrAlTwo trucks ofsoldiers and an armored carescorted the media convoy

remains. DNA testing, blood quantum designations,around town . But none ofthejoumslists was allowed togetdowo when

will be the final genocide to make the Chamortothey reached the public market where rebel snipers armed with grenades

people politica lly , econom i cally, and cu lturall y i n-are said to lurk significant in our homeland and across the world.

Provincial govemor Abdusakur Tan said feares that the Abu Sayyaf No scientist, no federal bureau, no criteria, norebels might come down from the hills disguised as civilians were administrative law nuhst ever be allowed to definebaseless . our peoplehood, onwhether one is more Chain erro"Even if they blend with the populace, they cannot bring their than another Chamorto forbenefits ofanykind, for

weapons into town, so they become ordinary citizens and they cannot any reason. The moment the Chamorto people con-harm us," Tan said. sent to this scientific manipulation will be the mo-"Withthemilitary andpolice scaling offallpoints ofentryandexit, mentoftecompleteextinction oftheChamorro

our town will be safe." identity. This is note matteroffearorparanoia. ThisSoldiers in jeeps and on foot guarded the public market and otters

is fact . No one else should authenticate us,strategic places in town .

Formultipledecades,theremainsofnativepeopleson theMany had fingerson guar r triggers .

have been taken form their sacred burial sites to"It's better rd rather than lettheenemy beat youtotha make mom fordevelopment,foramdy,forwhatever

draw," one soldier said. otherreasons, to be found in museums, laboratoriesA few meters (yards) away, children played in the street and groups and private collections. You cannot wear enoughof students strolled casually to school . Pedicabs carrying uniformed

gloves, or rest the various pieces ofance'stralremainson so-called sacred sand to cushion them, covering

PATTY GARRIDOShaped like a tadpole, and located 960 km (600 miles) south of

them when not actively studying them, to remove

AmcestrafRemains RepatriationManila, Into has been isolated from the rest of the country since themilitary operation against the rebels began on September 16 .

.

The military has suspended all commercial passenger and cargo

`Let's get our acts together'traffic to and from the island and shut down telephone lines provokingcharges from local Muslim leaders that it has unofficially declared

THERE are several lawsuits that were publicized

Needless to say, the number offending lawsuits inmartial law.

stemming from differing interpretation of eseab- ' our court are ever increasing .To blunt the criticism, the military four days ago established public fished laws by legal counsels . Counsels' opinions that obviously would invitetelephone call stations and filled naval transport ships toferrycargoand . To name three as examples, after consultation lawsuits should be treated as opinions . Lawsuits arepassengers to and from Into but only after they had secured military with their respective counsels : .1) the governor expensive as previously pointed out by many peopleclearance .

appointed the seven new Guam Election Commi a-

in our community and could beprevented if theAttendances in school have fallen off. At None Dame, which has a

sion board members and subsequently was .mled

partesconcerned would bear in mind thatquestionsstudent population of 1,300, attendance has dropped by 30 percent .

void by the District Court judge; 2) the attorney

regarding implementation and compliance with es-Students have appealed to school officials to suspend classes out of general filed a lawsuit against the University of tablished laws would be better addressed by thefear for their safety but Note Dame president Ramon Bemabe, a Guam's regents for heeding their legal counsel lawmakers for clarification and the final say shouldCatholic priest, said classes would continue .

and not his opinion; and 3) the Election Commis-

come from them .' We try to make the most ofevery day that is given to us," he said .

sion executive director was mentioned as saying

The'votersofGuamelectedthem tobelawmakers.Beyond the hills .under blue skies and blazing moming heat, soldiers

that after consultation with his counsel, he de-

Ixt them do theirjob. Fair enough?kept up the hunt for the Abu Sayyafand the hostages.

tided to have the hundreds of absentee ballots

-"This is a good day for war," an army captain said.

printed and mailed out for the November 2000

ED R. CRANCO"It's tough when you have toftghtintherain,especially atnight. You

election even if it is against the law .

AganaHeyhscannotsee thetrailsond then you have to carry your rations for [be weekand you have to fire your guns .

"We like it better when we can see the enemy ."

Chaos . . . Continued from page 6

the laws governing our territory .But I have heard tumors that this is the very reason that the Oracle

System is not working. Many have told me that it is planned thatinsufficient data is given to prevent incriminating evidence against theadministration . Additionally, it is rumored that the data could affect theoutcome of the election . This is absurd 1 Could this far-fetched theory betwo?

I hope [hat the rumors circulating regarding the Oracle System, themotivation behind the recall, and the problems at the election commis-sionarenottrue.Becauseifitis,thenourtroubleshovejustreallybegun .If Uncle Sam were to step in and take over the control of our island, .

we would be going backwards in our quest for self-determination .Furthermore, we would lose control of many of the choices to guide oureconomy that we presently enjoy. But then again, maybe it would be awelcomed effort since order in the government would be restored .

WEDNESDAY -SEPTEMBER 27, 2000-GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-7

a Letters to the editorC TIERS lotheedilwmmluarrylhefullneatelldewrilers'ds/gnale,e, wi/ha telephenenumaer(m eamal(Medormailedlena's)fee

non.LederseddiesxedSootherpuwlcaliCOSOrt,tNrdpadiesandthereendorsingpadice/apo4li[elcandidwosaree/seooregedl rsa2 xve/e[I to edlln9 The Varietylhe Npdllme/o[lanylseers. Nnme withheld endenslgnedletters MI' not neap[/nt.

0"LaUUliL

e

0 Rethement Fund because it is noto known how many GovGuamem-ployees will take advantage of theprograms . As many as 750 Gov-Guam employees are eligible forearly retirement according to figures

3 provided by the Legislature.~` Cnrz yesterday said it is unclear

if the governor will sign the bill .She saidthe gover-

R nor has aresponsibil-ity to en-sure thebit's provi-sions arereviewed,and if hehas seriousconcerns,then hecannot signthe bill . -

Gutierrez earlier this month saidthe government might shut down ifthe Legislature did not give himenough time to review the budgetbill .Sen . Mark Forbes, R-Sinajana .

chairman of the Legislature's rulescommittee, said the incentive pro-grams that lawmakers want the re-tirement fund to finance are funda-mental to the Legislature's effortsto balance the budget

And Sen . Simon Sanchez, R-Tamuning, said the retirement fund'scooperation is crucial to the Legis-lature's efforts.

But the Retirement Fund sent a

A continued from Pago I

Forbes

UK: Finn toA Continued from Page I

also gavespecifc guidelines on howthe money can be spent . He alsosaid in the letrerthatthe spending ofthe money wouldbewatchedclose-ly.

Clifford Gunman. officially ap-pointed yesterday, as executive di--ctnroftheY2Kcouncil.said ."ft's

Cruz

bee

it's not enough to fix everything weneed ." Gunman said. "My gosh, ini-tial estimates were as high as $27million for this thing."

The money is still much morethan the $60,000 originally ap-proved by the federal governmentseveral months ago . But Gunmansaid Aamza and some of his staffcame out to Guam two months ago

i)rte"Ifs a matter of interpretation. . . I think we can resolveour differences ."

Sen. Simon InchezR-Tamuning

letter to Sanchez yesterday, statingthat the Legislature's proposal couldjeopardize its tax-exempt status andfiscal integrity.

infrerplref®lionSanchez said he doesn't think the

Retirement Fund is in jeopardy,based on his discussions with At.torney General John Tarantino .

"It's a matter of interpretation."Sanchez said. "I think we can re-solve our differences."

Sanchez yesterday spoke in sup-port of his proposal to have the Re-tirement Fund pay supplement ben-efits - additional retiree benefits

provided bythe Legisla-ture-say-ingthefundcan at thesame timehelp asmany as300 Gov-Guam em-ployeeskeep theirjobs . He

dit systems to e

said if the government does not usemoney from the Retirement Fund,its choices ate cuts in services orcuts in the number of employees .

Sanchez said his proposal willallow retirees to receive their sup-plemental benefits and at the sametime continue to pay off the gov-emment'slongtermdebttotheRe-tirementFund.The debt, called theunfunded liability, is about $400million .

"This is short-term assistance forthe General Fund ." Sanchez said .

Cruz said the governor believesthe entire budget process has beencoshed, and lawmakers .have notthought out the affects of the bill'sprevisions.

Lawmakers said they atehopefulthe bill's cost-savingpmvisions willproduce extra money during thenext few months that can help thegovemmentmake it through the restof fiscal 2000 .

After passage, the bill still mustbe reviewed by each governmentagency, the attorney general's of-fice and the administration's fiscalpolicy group, Cruz said.

By Joseph E, ovensPacific Daily News

The Government of Guam maybe sued in Superior Court next weekif it does not authorize the return ofnearly 300 sets of ancient Chamor-ro bones stored in Hawaii.

Norbert Perez, president of theGuam chapter of the Bring OurAn-casters Home Foundation, said hehas been working with the Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation tobringtheremainsbacktoGuamandthe Commonwealth of the North-em Madam Islands for nearly 10years -

Perez said he will file a civilcomplaint next weektohaveSupe-rior Court grant him the authoriza-dontotransporttheremains back toGuam .

"We've reassessed am position,and we want to bring the bones backourselves." Perez said in a telephoneinterview Tuesday.

"i've never asked the Departmentof ParksParks and Recreatiodforany help- I'm not asking them for money- what Pro asking of them is justthe authority to bring the limmi SOwe can (re-inter the remains) our-selves, If we have to force it in court,we will."The bones. Perez said were ex-

humed from Guam, Rota, Trnianand Saipan, were taken to the Bish-op Museum in Hawaii for researchand studies around 1920, and havebeen there since .

But even if maimed to the is-

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easyWeaving: Tony Diaz sitson the second floor of amakeshift shack, weaving athrow net yesterday after-noon at the Port Authority ofGuam. Diaz said he tookout small boats loaded withnets to catch fish in ApraHarbor.

sure e mpi eat the same speed," Gunman said .

'This will take Guam to a hugenew level. It'll mean quicker pro-cessing and quicker information ex-change."

Gunman said that Mete and As-sociates, a consulting firm fromWashington, D.C ., will be auditingall of GovGuam's computer sys-tems during the next two weeks to

with-a better understanding ofGuam's problems .

Gunman said the Department ofAdministration's ancient computernetwork tied to 37 agencies =unitthe island will be replaced and de-signed to match the speed of the re-cently installed Financial Manage-ment System .

"After this, all 56 agencies will be

lands, the lack of a burial site andproper facilities to store them maylead to their ultimate. degradation,saidSonnyShelmn,patandrecre-ation director.

Richard Davis, head of the his-toriti teseurces division of parks andrecreation,-said Guam's declaredpolicy in dealing with ancient hu-man remains is to pay appropriaterespect by properly burying themin a shime .or memorial accessibleto the public.One;such shrine, the Naftan

. Mafiaioa to shrine, was approvedbytheIegslauueaboutsevenyearsago,-butnever received funding,Shehton said.

Without that burial site, the re-mains-are best left with the BishopMuseum because their facility isbetter equipped to preserve the re-maim Davis said

'We don't have the staff or facil-ities to improve on the level of careand oversight provided by the Bish-op Museum at this time," Davis

I- Davis said both Guam andCNME government officials havealso expressed concern aboutPerez'sjurisdiction and expertise tohandle the transport, care and bm-ialoftheremaine .

-"Me government of Guam has

the best authority to act on thoseremainsbmmee they were elect-ed to represent the island" Davissaid

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lieu of $l.5 million bail. " We askthat my defendant be treated as anyother defeadlin."

Lamorena turned down Man-tarmna's iequest

Anthony Santos is accused ofkilling Herman August Pangelinan"Hmtie'Santos,whowas last seenoutside Ids Naki Street home onSept 2.

GaThesday, a gtandjury indict-edAntheny Santos on two chargesofaggravatedmurderwithtwospe-cial allegations of possession anduseof adeadly weapon in the com-mission of a felony.

Court documents do not specifywhat day the boy was killed . but dosayy the child was apparently stabbedin the chest.

According to court documents .authorities believe Anthony Santostook the boy's body from a beach toan abandoned ranch on Never MindRoad in Dededo, where he burnedthe body in an attempt to contest themurder.

Medical Examiner Dr. AurelioFspinola has described the remains.discovered on Sept 8, as "almostcremated ." Espinota said he willnever be able to positively identifythe remains .

Six migrants turnedover to immigrationBy Tanya M.C. Mendiolo Around 3:45..m.,Andersen at-

Pacific Daily Nests entity personnel spoiled the men

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walking along the main road of sheair base, said Sgt. Bob Pullen, Air

Six suspected Chineseillegal'un- Force spokesman .migrants were caught early yester-

When the group was approacheddaymor ingonAndersenAirFoseeBase and turned over to the In=-grain and Naturalization Services,INS officials said .

Preliminarye,pons indicated it,.(the men were dropped otby afish-ing vessel at Tamgse Beach beforethey were found by military personnel wandering on the base'smain road ahossly before 4a.m., saidDavid K. Johnston, officerin chargeof the Immigration and Naturaliza-tion Service Guam office.

"Preliminary information indi-cates that this is all there are . Weneed an interpreter and we need tospend some time (to gather moreinformation),' Johnston said .

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they fled, Pullen aaid .Two were im-mediately apprehended and the fourothers were found a few hours laterwhile still on base property, he said.

Air Force officials did attempt toquestion the men, but requiriad an in-ferpager during the interview, Pullensssid .Theianmignslion services werecontacted and the men were turnedover, he added . The men were be-ing held yesterday at the immigm-lion office for further interviews,Johnston said.

Johnston said immigration offi-cials do net believe the recent incidentmeans there will be a resurgence ofilegalimmigentssimilarmwhat theislandhmexperiemdinroraeyears .

By Adrienne LoereelPacific Daily Newsaloerzel@guampdn .corn

More than 200 acres of federalproperty will be available for useby the firemHus who once owned theland.

According to a Guam Econom-ic DevelopmentAuthority press re'lease, the properties were declaredexcess by the federal governmentand subsequently leased to GEDA.Yesterday. GEDAsigned documentsto sublease the land to theAncesrml

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Federal excess lands to be subleased91

Lands Commission . The local government pects, toThe commission may now allow receive title to the land sometime

the lies who once owned the between March and September next Epro=m use the land, the .[=a year, the release stated . mstated.

Gov. Carl Gudenez has said he -About 92 acres ofp ro peesy i n th e intends to fallow a local law that

former Naval Air Station OFfcers will transfer the property to former dHousing area, 2. 2 acres in Taenuning landowners when it is possible.

Narid LOt acres i n Nimilz Hill were

For some land, such axtheTiyan dsubleased to the Ancestral Lands property, where the airport is local- -ocCommission . ed, transfer will be impossible . Of- ,.

Thereteasestatedatotalofaboun ficials have set up a trust fund to ,2,800 acres will be leased to s he to- compensate families through rev' ocal government with a transfer of enees from the use of the land, ac-title to follow.

cording to a local law.

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ADededo man who was chargedwith drunken driving for art accidentlast month has had at least five drivingunder the influence charges since1991, court documents slate .

StephenFritzMurilokalto mownas Murphy Mudtok, apparently log

control of a 1986 Toyota van he wasdriving up Carnation Road inMacheche, Dededo, Pacific DailyNews fles stare. His 3-year-old sonwas thrown from the vehictesisd sue'tamed bend iesjuriee and a broken leg,Pacific Daily News files state .

Muritok was indicted Oct. 5 forthe Sept . 1S accident that involvedhis son being thrown from the van,Pacific Daily News files sate .

'OOVERNME,N„T;tYIEETING$Editor's note: Government meetingswill appear two days . The weeksmeetings will be published on Sun.day. llems also will lee published onthe day of the event. Deadline isnmn Fri kryfarpublicotian SaintSunday and Monday, and noon

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SIONERS: 5 p.m . Od.11, GHURAconference room . Those with dis-abilities who need spec ial a«om-modations should call Mic hael Due-nos,477-9851/4arT1Y/IDD472-3701 .COMMBTEE ON LAND, AGRICUL-TURE,MILITARYAFFAIRS ANDTHEARTS: Public hearing 9 a .m. Oct .11, I Uheslaturon Guahan publichearing room, Hag61fo . Confirma-tion of EmestS . Wusalig asAgricul-

ELECTIONCOMMISSION: Emer- bra1 Board of Commissioners mom'gene>' meeting 3p.m. Oct. 11, Suite bar; Bill an . A77 (car) . Call office of200, GCIC Building, Hogdhia. Elm Sen . Marcel Comadm, 479-8261 .lion of chairperson/vice dtairper- DEPARTMENTOFCHAMORROAt-ma, appointment ofegalcounsel, FAIRS BOARD OFTRUSTEES : Neon-ceeificationbydistrict ofSept . 2Fan- I p .m. Oct. 11, department's eon-mary election and related matters, ference room, 106 E. Sunset Blvd.,approval of general election ballot Tiyan. Those with disabilities whoformal, appointment of district my

eed special accommodationsistrors/precind officials, status of cIt should cci1 475'4226/B. Public in-coloesizotion registry and plebiscite ailed.dectico, atonusof three initiative mea-sures . Call Gerald Taitano, 477-9791/3.GHURA BOARD OF COMMIS-

Gt& BOARD OF DIRECTORS : 6 p .m .Ca.12,GTAconfereneeroam,Up-par Tumon . Agenda copies avail-

able at meeting . Those with diaobil-ties who need special aceanmedalions should .11 479-8607.CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONBOARD: 5 :30 p.m., Oct. 12, CSCconference room, 490 CholanPalasyo, Agana Heights . Adverseaction appeal of Eileen lesser vs .GMHA, rescheduled motion herrr-ing; 10- day suspension; new, gen-real business; executivesession . Call475-1300/01 .GVB BOARD OF DIRECFORS: 4p.m . Oct .12, GVB main conferenceroom,Tumon . Those with disabilitieswho need specialccomm ckniias,etc., should .11646-5278/9.ANCESTRAL REMAINS TASKFORCE: 6:30 p .m ., Tamuning gym .Public invited to express itsviews/.ncemsandisposifionofre-mains . Call 475.6290/1 .COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RE-SOURCES: 9 a.m. Od . 12,1 Uhes-laturan Guahan public hearingroom, Hagdma . Bill nor . 478. Cut472-3450/1 .

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the Commonwealth of the North-ern Mariana Islands would have a Oname for theirtime cone for lhe first ao'time under a bill that passed theHouse Tuesday.By voice vote, the House agreed roto call the ninth U .S . time zone,"ClrarnotsoStmidardflme," at he psuggestion of Delegate Robert Un- o0denvood,D-Guar.

All the other eight time zones Wwherever the U.S. flag flies have pnames, but Go . . and the CNMIwere tell out, Underwood said .

0"Not that there's no time there," atJndeewood said on the House floor. vloon.f Ihose'good news' athings," Underwood said after the 3vote . "I thidic'Chamon. StandardTime' has a nice ring to it ."

Undenvood acknowledged thatsonic at home were not too pleasedwith die choice, prefening a geo-graphic name for the zone, but saidhe felt that one or the otherofthetcr-eilories would eventually get short .changed by ageographic name . Hehas also said he wroted! to hour, thehistorical and cultural connectionbetween the leniromies and miteirabo .riginaliehabilants .The measure must still be up'proved by die Senale to become law,with only about a week left to gainthe legislative session. Underwoodsaid the bill is tot considered con-troversial, but itcosrld get lost in thebustle of the final days of the ses-sion.

014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 6p.m.Od .12, GTA conference mom, UpperTumon.Agenda copiesavailobleat meeting . Those with disabilitieswho need special accommodations,etc., should .11 479-8607 .CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONBOARD: 5 :30 p.m., Oct. 12, CSCconference room, 490 ClintonPohsyo,A,mcb-eights. Ad erseorlion appeal of Eileen lesser vs .GMHA, rescheduled motion heor-,g ;10-day suspension ; nee, gener-ol business; execulive session. Call4751300/01 .GVBBOARDOFDIRECTORS :4p.m .Q3.12,GVBrcainconference recess,Tumor . Those with disabilities whoneed special ocommodations, etc .,should .11646-5278/9 .ANCESTRAL REMAINS TASK FORCE:6:30 p.m., Tamuning gym . Public imviled to express its views/concernson disposition of remains . Call 475-6290/1 .COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RE-SOURCES: 9 a .m Oct. 12, 1 Ulus-laWmnGualanpkdicheatngraom,Hagblna. Bill no. 478 . Call 472-3450/I .GUAM SYSTEM OF CARE COUN-CR :4p .m .Od.13,GSAT,19Deon'sCircle, UOG . All interested peopleinvited . Call Victor Boric, 475-

BOSTON (AP)-Tie lawyerdealing with potential bidders forthe Boston Red Sox figures the firstcall conic within two hours of themmouncmnentthat the lemon was forsale . And the phone just kee1ns ring-ing.

"All I can say is, I've never beenm enlay, Mars;' Justin Mearrele said

esdap.Since last Friday, when Red Sox

chief executive officer John Har-ringlon put the temp on die block,Morrcale has been taking names ofinterested parties ard asking drain 1 .follow up with letters .

He expects interest to grow asthe week goes an, and "I would

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Offers pourmi as Red Sox hit market"'the current one it unlikely . '~

On Tuesday, Morreoerefusedto ugive details of how many parties tihave calledorwholheyare.Healsosaid only one or two have men- „noised possible sale prices indirect- oly. Ultimately, the team's limited :(partners mid major league baseball 0will become involved in the process, a

"I cenainly would be very son- 0prised" if die saleprics, a.[ verysatisfactory to the test, Moerenlesaid, J

The timetable for a sale is the tosane as Haeeington suggested last pwack : hopefully by 0. beginning of CDnext season . more likely not before .,,it ends next October.

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Open tryouts are being heldweekdays in Octoberat 5:00 pt m. at the

Tamuning baseball field .(Next to Tamuning Elementary)

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think that 95 percent would comeout reasonably soon,"MonvJesaid."But I think there also are somepeople, because of maybe the waythey approach things, (who),,tight lie back for a whileand then cone in a littlelater."

Some might need dineto gather enough peopleto form, a grant, to bid onthe team, he said . So tar, in .test him conicfom .musr, Parisof the country and different typesof businesses.

Some of those me in the mediaprofession.

Media companies already have

ownership stakes in baseball I.:Tare Warmerlnc. wish the AtlantaBraves, the Tribune Co. with theChicago Cubs, Walt Disney Co.wittthe Anaheim Angels, and News

Corp ., moved by Rupee Mur-doclt, with the Las AngelesDodgers.The Red Sox have been

owned by rite Yawkey fmn-ily or the Jean R . Yawkey

Ttsass for 67 years. Iota Yawkeybought tire It ., in 1933 and,whinhe died in 1976, his wife Jam, tookover. Whmr she died in 1992, shewilled all her holdings to the most,giving Haningto ,herlongtimead-viser, wide fewer to con the term, .

The must owns 53 Percent of theRed Sox .

That 53percent ofoneofsports'most storied franchises is the bigprize ssuitorsBack forMoetealesattention.

"There is intense interest," saidMone.'ae, the trust's legal counsel,"I mean really intense interest . SoI Sum that confirms that maybe, itis an appropriate time Bosell) fromthe must's point of view."

HaetinglonsorllastFridayhede-cided to put the teen on the marketnowtoenable anewownermbein-volved in negotiations for a new sta-dium . He said n hoped-for 2009opening for a new pink ndjncent to

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dr,Ftegosi, who also has managed 3the California Angels, ChicagoWIuteSoxandPhiadelphiaPhillies .In 15 major league seasons . histrams are 1,028-1,095.

"It's a good young ream . We hada good twoyer .Torontoisagreatcity and ws a lot of fun," Fregosisaid by telephone from his home inTvlenSprings. "Thetewsadeci-sion from an ovanizational staid.point that they didn't want me back ."

RogersCommunicationsagreedlst month to purease controllinginterest in the Blue Jays, misinghopesthatanewownercanrcjuve-nate a team that has fallen on hardtines since winning the World Se-ries in 1992 and'93,

Lagging attendance, as well s astrained relationship betweenFregosiandstarplayerCadosDel-gudo, were said to be reasons thefront office was contemplating antanagerialchange .

But Godfrey discounted to s-sertion that a new manager alonecould boost ticket sales . And bothAsh and Fregosi said the formerrnanager'srelationshipwithDefga-do ws not an isme.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Ancestral Remains Task Force has scheduled a public meeting for :

THURSDAYOCTOBER 12, 2000

6:30 P.M.TAMUNING GYMNASIUM

The public is invited to express and share their views and concerns regardingthe disposition of ancestral remains - whether to rebury all the remains

without further study, continue further studies on all or some of the remains,and where to bury the remains .

For information call 475-6290/91 .

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If your non-profit organization,government agency, school, orclub would like to post an an-nouncement in the Variety'sweekly cornnurnity calendarpleasecontactBobbiat649-4678or fax your information to 649-4687.

AmericanAssoclationofUnl-varsity Women-Guam Branch

•

A general meeting will beheld on Oct 21,11 a.m. to I p.m.,at the Yuan San Chinese Restau-rant, Grand Plaza Hotel, Tumon .

•

Treatment for breast canceravailable here on Guam . For mominformation call Mary Ann at 647-5212 or Mary Lou at 475-9213 ore-mail chancyjo@ite.net.Classical Concert Program

KPRG 89.3 FMThe program is from 3 p.m. to

5p.m.andishosted byfoseTores,who can be reached at 734-8930 .

• Tuesday, Oct. 17, : Mozart-Sinfonia Concentrate foViolin,Viola and Orchestra, K .364;Pureell-TmmpetSonata#I ;Liszt-Grand Duo Concerning Mahler-Symphony #1 "Titan".

- Thursday, Oct . 19, : Rossini-Semiramis Overture ; Verdi-LaTraviata : Prelude to Act 1,"Libiamo ne liete calici, "parigio care . . ."; Turina-DanzasFantasticas ; Bach, J .S .-ViolinConcerto in A minor ; Copland-Billy the Kid ; Grieg-Piano Con-certo in A minor .Dededo Resource CenterForthe following activities and

events please contact PascualArtero at 637-3966 phonelfax or720-9712 pager:

- Registration for interestedyouth and adults for the DRC 4-HClub.

• Donations of paint for thecommunity to paint over graffitiaround the village .

•

Coaching youth soccer fromages 4 through 15 years .Department of CommerceThe Chamorro Village is open

every Wednesday nights from 6to 9:30 p.m . witha variety of foodand entertainment.

Foradditionalinformationcon-tact Jeff San Nicolas or Joyce'zRivers (Kakarote) at 475-0376t7 .Guam Public LibraryHagatfia Main Library's work-

ing hours :Monday, Wednesday anit Fri-

day: 9 :30 a.m. through 6 p.m.- Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30

a.m. through 6 p .m .- Saturday: 10 a .m. through 4

p.m .•

Sunday: ClosedDededo Branch Library con-

tinues to be open on Wednesdayfrom 4 p.m. to 8 p .m .

For more information call 475-4753/4 .George Washington High

School Class of 1980, 20th Re-union

Reunion meetings are held ev-ery Tuesday at 7 p .m . at the lawoffice of Phillips & Bordallo(acrossJulale) . All G.W. Classof1980 are invited to attend . Formore information call Mike at477-2223,

'Sunday, Oct. IS-Family Pic-nic at Nimitz Beach 12 noon .University of Guam

-October's publicshowwillbethe "Ten Great Years: A Tributeto the Hubble Space Telescope."This show gives you a fresh lookat our orbiting eye on the sky andthe astounding discoveries thathave been made with it . October'sshow will be presented on the12th, 13th and 14th .'Novembe r 's publicshow will

be the "Sky Legends of the WorldVB," another look a the sky leg-ends from around the world nar-rated by some of Guam's finestschoolchildren . It will be pre-sented on Nov . 9 to 11,

• December's public show willbe "The Star, the PlanetariumChristmas Show," on the 14th,15th and 16th.Agana Mayor's Office-

Mayor Felix F. Ungacla, 477-8045

• The Department of PublicWorks no longerremovesjunkedvehicles, so please call HMS Re-cycling at 637-3779 for any junkvehicles .

The mayor's office is accept-ing American Red Cross contri-

C m unittAkiekd rbution. Call the office for moreinformation.

• Registration for die CentralJaguars football team is now on-going attheAganaHeights Base-ball Field from5 p.m . to6:30p.m.from Monday to Thursday. Agerequirement to sign up is live to15 years old . For more infonna-tion,contactThomasMendiolaat477-0200 .ChelanPago-OrdotMayor's

Office-Mayor Rossaim D . SanMiguel, 477-1333

- The Red Cross fund-raisingdrive is ongoing. Volunteers willbe visiting your homes-pleasewelcome them . Donations arebeing asked from the community.Contact the mayor's office formore information .

- The Ordot Chalan Pago El-ementary School will have a Par-ent Teacher Organization meet-ing on Oct 12 at the school caf-eteria from 6:30p .m . to7 :30p.m.Parent Teacher Conference willbe held on Oct . 18, train 9 a.m. to3 p.m . Break is from I I a.m. to 12p .m . Teachers will be scheduled

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by appointments. Formore infor-mation contact she school at 477-9645 .

• Girl Scout registration is nowon-going for kindergarten to 8thgrade . Forms are available at themayor's office.Merizo Mayor's Offce-

Mayorlgnacio"Buck" S . Cruz,828-8317J9090

• The 1999 real property taxdelinquent and notice of sale listis available at the mayor's office .-The Merizo Municipal Plan-

ning Council Foundation and the2000 Malesso FiestanTasi Com-mittee Members said the Millen-nium Malesso Fiestas Taxi willbe held on Nov, 3,4,5 and 10, 11and 12.

Interested sponsors/organiza-tions for queen candidates, andconcessions booth operators arcasked to contact the mayor's of-fice. tnterested persons who wishto participate in a committee maydo so .Mongmong-Toto-Maite

Mayor's Office-Mayor An-drew C. Villagomez, 477-6758/

9090• All burned out streetlights,

water leaks, trash not picked up,dead animals, or any other prob-lems within the communityshouldbe reported to the mayor's officeimmediately, The office will for-ward all reports to the respectiveagencies for their immediate ac-tion .

- The M .R.W.A . Salem Series'93 Overall Place trophy wasfound at the EUH Market bussshelter, Anyperson(s)missingthistrophy canpickitupatthemayor'sofficemytirm, Monday to Fridayfrom 8 a,m, to 5 p .m . You mustdescribe the trophy to claim itFor more information contact themayor's office .

- Open enrollment is ongoingfor Shorin Ryu Karate MartialArts classes for individualsseven years and older. Classesare held on Mondays, Wednes-days andFridays from 6:30p .m .to 7:30p .m. No registration fee,For more information contactSensei Frank at 476-6152(pager) or 637-1713,

NOTICEof

PUBLIC MEETINGThe Ancestral Remains Task Force has scheduled a public meeting for :

THURSDAYOCTOBER 12, 2000

6:30 R M .TAMUNING GYMNASIUM

The public is invited to express and share their viewsand concerns regarding the disposition of ancestralremains - whether to rebury all the remains without furtherstudy, continue further studies on all or some of theremains, and where to rebury the remains.

For more information call 475-6290/91 .

I 'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore .Or maybe the fact that it is Friday the 13th has some-thing to do with it . At any rate, I picked up my mail and

gingerly opened my bill from the Guam PowerAuthority . Andthere it wars . Abill for$5,177 .86 for the month ofSeptember.

I immediately chastised my wife for excessive use of thewasher. dryer and air conditioner. Irushed in to tummy computer ti,cleep,made before I realized that althoughgasoline and oil prices have gone uprapidly, this had (o be a mistake byGPA .

I also learned that one oftny daugh-tera, Shannon, had also received a$5,000pluspowa'bi0 .llaowtheyarehaving problems with governmentcomputers, but sending the a bill formore than $5,000 for the month is alittle much.

Docsn'tanybody check these bius?I knew power rates were supposed to

go up, but this is ridiculous .But it provides me with a good lead for my column of to-

day : Ga .,, needs, and should have, a real plan for energy. Itis funny, butIwroteanidentical column back intheadd- 1970s,when we were having problems with gasoline and energyprices.

We need a national and a local policy on oil. We need todamp, overtime.thosebigSUVsandgetback tohigh-mileagecars. We need to find ways to conserve energy . We need tospend millions, even billions, at the national level to developwind power, solo, eells, fuel cells, ocean thermal energy con-

'C!

Plan needed to control energy prices jhigh cost ofgasoline.Them havebeen aseriesofroadblocksby cockers and driven all over Europe in recent months . mHigh fuel priors have touched off boycotts and oil refinery Iblockades .

Z .The United Stales, and by extension,Ouam,comesacrom .°c

family good when wecompareprices .InCreatBritain,forin-smnce,thepriceofgasis$1 .04sgaton-until the get. . ement add s $3.25 a gallon in taxes, bringi ng the total price to g..

0$4.29 a gallon . lt i an 't much better i n France wh ere th e price mis $1 .15 a gallon, with a tax of$2 .51 a gallon for a total paceof$3.66afallen..'IheUnited States,according toNewsweek whas an average pro.ofSI .35 it gallon with an average tax of39 cents, for a total of$I .74agallon. o

'Dthistheamedung lhathappenedin1973,1979and1990 .You would think we would learn that oil supplies are limited cand begin working toward alternate sourcesofenergy.

nBPArnoeo, which recent ly adopted a new slogan, "Beyond

2Petroleum" plans to expand its solar subsidiary into . $1 bit .lion business within a few yen Royal Dutch Shia is investing$50D million in renewable energy sources, including bio- pmass, solar and wind power.

3My bet is on fuel cells, which are battery-like devices that

are widely seenasa potential replacement fortheinternal com-bustion engine.

We are a little island in the middle of the Pacific, depen-dent on outside sources to ship us gasoline and oil to powerour genemtoss so we can have ate conditioning and drivecars, If the price ofenergy continues m rise, our smndard ofliving will drop.

JoeMurphy

Elect leaders forGuam, not themselves

Politics on Guam, when is it ever going tostop? Granted, it seems to be on the newseach and every day, but things are gettingway out ofhand!

Rather than concentrating on what reallymatters the most, which is the island and itspeople, the island's leaders are busy playingpoliriesl games with each other. All thit squab-bling is getting the island nowhere .

The economy is in shambles . The militarypulled their dependents out of Guams pub-lic schools and placed them in their ownschools,thus eliminating, bigsoutceoffmtd-ing. People are moving off island, especiallyto the U.S. mainland where the economy isbooming, to get away form all the politics .Thus, the island is losing some of its mostvaluable resources .

Here is a simple solution to all this: electleaders that case mote about the island and itspeople (ban theirpersonal gain, add elect l ead .as who fight forthepeopleinnnediatelymid

Do onesbury

version and anything else that will wean us off oil .My normal monthly bill runs about $200 a month, which

is three times what it was a few years ago . More, our familygasoline bill is around $200 a month . We are paying $400 amouth just for electricity and gas. That is a lot of money forretiree.What is going on with world oil? Why is it up to $32 abar-

rel? Who is to blame?Well, it is big oil companies, and big government, and

OPEC nations, and a million more cars, and a million momair conditioners.

Rememberlevy Brown? The former governor of Call-foeS has always been an enviroransentalisa mad now he is niay'or of Oakland. Thanks to Brown, all the public buildings inOakland are energized by electricity from nearby wind farms .The cost of wind-generated electricity has dropped from 40censer kilowatt hour in 1990toan mg , f5 cents perkilo-watt hour today:

Incidentally, you have to be an engineer, a rocket scientistora math mnjorto ,esd tlse CPA bill 10 see what they are charg-ing us per kilowatt hour.

High oil prices, coupled with taxes, could easily start an-other round of inflation and cause a world-wide depression .

I think for now, with the addition of the new 80-megawattprivately-owned power plant in Phi and the declining econ-omy, at least we're not going to have too many power out-ages in the near future.

What does worry me is the inability of many governmentagencies to pay their power bills . GovGuam owes millionsto GPA, who have bond obligations to make .

Them also is a good deal of wide-spread anger -against the

not when their times up!RONALDO L DALISAY

Dededo

Tourism summit anenriching experienceWe, the ad ithdamtors, advisers, and stu-

dents of the F.B . Leon Guerrero MiddleSchool WAVE Club (Welcome All VisitorsEnthusiastically) would like to extend oursincere graduate to the board members . co-outriders, sponsors, speakers and contribu-toes for this year's GuamVisiror Industry Ed .ucation Council Pacific WAVE School ClubAnnual Tourism Summit, held Sept . 21 at theHilton Guam Resort and Spa.

The event was truly a memorable esperi'ence for us and enaiched our knowledge andawareness of what tourism madly means toGuam. It also brought together elementaryand secondary school students to show thatthrough collaboration, creativity and mutualrespect, our island will prosperand continueto attract visitors to come and experience car

OPINION

Issontething bugging you? Or areyou looking for a way to recognizesomeone who's making life better?Send us your thoughts . But makesure to send your name (no pannames, please), village of residenceand a phone number where we canreach you during the day.

culture and appreciate our people.We would also like to thank the people

who honored us by announcing F .B . LeonGuerrero's WAVE Club as first-place win-nenforschoolpmsentatiomon'4vhattoudsmmeans ." All the presentations from all theschools were unique and encouraging. Wehope to see more of other students from dif .ferent schools and participate in more work .shops that involve WAVE school clubs get-ling tog ether and working toward a commongoal for the year.

We, the students of theFB .Leon GuenemMiddle School WAVE Club, learned throughour experiences during the sunsnait that our is-

By Carry TSudeau

Joe M ..>ly is nfnrntereditorfrthe PnchcDailyNews and st'rtes FtLv Pipe Dreams co/tutor Joke

land's beauty artit resources are meant to bepreserved and shared proudly with our vishert

ALPHAESPINADededo

Do not delay burial ofChamorro remains

Iamwriting toapplaudtheefforts ofthosewho have contributed toward the repatriationofGusan's Ctaamonts remains from the Bish-op Museum. These people, and them aremany, rightfully deserve recognition in theirattempts to bring home our departed ones .

Not surprisingly, the return of these de-ceaselChamonoshasfurtherstimulatMdis-cussions regarding academic and lay per-ceptions of Chamomo history and culture . Iam disturbed, however, that the propositionto "study" these bodies for the purpose ofmedical, archaeological andiscientificinquir,continues to delay the reburial of these re-mains. I believe that the argument m studythese bodies directly infringes upon the dig .nity and respect of these individuals, as wellas upon the larger Chromium, community.

Therefore, I kindly ask readers, the maul'anako' and the masshoben a1ike to support therebuial ofUreseChamormbodies .7lw akyou.

KEITH L. CAMACHOHonolulu, Hmva i

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Cop under investigation for shooting dogA GUAM Police Department of.Feel is under investigation forshooting and killing a dog thatwas reportedly on a rampage lateyesterday afternoon, said GuamPolice Department spokesmanOfficer A.J . Balajadia .

According tol3alajadia,atabout1 :30 p.m . yesterday, a Yigo man

6UUaM GVa '9 trleTHE LOCAL N E W S, P A P E R

reported to police that a loosepitbull had viciously mauled hisdog, nearly killing it . .Balajadiasaid that the pitbull then wentacross the street to another yardand attacked another dog.

The Dededo precinct officerswho responded were able to keepthe dog : isolated in the yard for

e

eat

Operation HolidayGrinch launched

THE GUAM Police Depart-ment announced a new pro-gram yesterday aimed at aug-menting the Highway Patrol'ssobriety checkpoints, saidGPD spokesman Officer AJ .Balajadia,

Balajadia said the program,dubbed "Operation HolidayGrinch," is being performedby the Neighborhood Patroldivision, and will consist of aSergeant and four uniformedofficers in poG :e cruisers pa-trolling the Tamuning-Tumonarea .

The operation will specifi-callytargetDUt,speedingandother traffic violations throughthe holiday season.The operation officially

kicked off on Monday, andwill ran every night fromMonday through Thursdayfrom 9 p .m . to 5 a.m .

C ontinued n page 22

By Gemma 0. CameVariety News Stall

SAIPAN - House SpeakerBenigno Filial and lobbying firmPreston Gates have joined farcesto prevent Washington Rep . JuanN. Babauta from "taking credit"for helping the 300 "stateless"persons residing in the CNMI .

In a Dec. 7 e-mail obtained bythe Variety,Fitial told alocal resi-dent that "with [Republican can-didate George W .] Bush appear-ing likely to be the nextpresident,it would be a joke for [Babautaand running mate Diego T .Benaventelleaven think toclaimcredit for the stateless issue whenthe U .S . congressional leadership,not to mention Bush, does notconsider[BabautaandBenaventelto be their friends."

It was Filial who, in An e-mailto Jack Abramoff of PrestonGates, said heleamedfromsome-one "who has been helping withthe gubernatorial campaign [that

overan hour and tried to contactthe owner of the dog by usingthe P.A . system .

At this time, Balajadia said,childrenn were returning homefrom school, and officers had toorderpacentsand kids to get intotheir homes and stay there fortheir safety.

Washington Rep.Juan N. Babauta

Babauta and Benavente me] try .ing to claim credit for trying tohelp the stateless residents of theCNMI secure U.S. citizenship ."In his reply, Abramoff assured

the speaker that they 'will be veryclose to the Bush administrationofficials."` -He added, "[Babauta and

Benavente do) not know anyonein D .C . How could they possibly

The dog managed to leave theyard thatofficers were confiningit to, and apparently went to an-other yard and tried to attack athird dog.

Officer A.W.J . Paulino stoodbetween the two dogs, and triedto prevent the pitbull from at-tacking. .The dog advanced on

officer Paulino, who fired oneshotinlothedog's neck, killing itinstantly ."Every attempt was made to

prevent this from happening .Every attempt was made by theGuam Police to contact AnimalControl, but Animal Control

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Cultural center

Champ Calve of the Tumon South Beach Association explains a plan for a cultural center that wouldinclude a memorial for ancestral remains at the Gov. Joseph Flores Park during an Ancestral RemainsTask Force meeting yesterday. (See stories on page 4)

Photo byway Pascua

Controversy erupts over stateless residents

Speaker Seragno Filial

solve it? . .. Does this help us?"Since becoming speaker early

this year, Filial, R-Saipati, hasbeen pushing for the re-hiring ofPreston Gates as the CNMI's lob .byist in Washington.The "credit grabbing" issue

apparently stemmed from a pre-vious Variety news article inwhich Benavente, R-Saipan, was

ontnue on page

4-GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY-DECEMBER 13, 2000

Task force : Repatriated remains must be buriedBy Jay PascuaVariety News staff

THE ANCESTRAL RemainsTask Force announced repatriatedremains must receive a burial onTumon Bay .Task force Chairman Dominic

Muna presented the group's finalreport to Gov,CautT.C.Gutierrezyesterday . Muna said the taskforce formulated six positions onhow the government of Guamshould handle the remains ."The first one being not to al.

low for any further studies onthese remains," Muna said .According to Mount, the task

force believed the remains re-ceived enough study . Gutierrezasked the (ask force if the remainsreceived a DNA study. The taskforce said a DNA analysisdid notoccur because at the time of ear-lier studies, DNA testing did notexist."Number two, is to allow the

Guam Museum to continue theongoing inventory and to core-plate that in a timely manner .Number three, after the comple-tion of the inventory ; this taskforce recommends that an imme-diate reburial be done. We feelthat the immediate reburial siteshould be located atTumon, Guamwhere we believe that these re-mains were unearthed," Munasaid.The task force designated

Matapang Beach as the reburialsite . Muna said it would like theburial to take place on ChamonoWeekorMemorialDaynextyear .

"The other option we have infront of us is Ypao Beach Park(Gov. Joseph Planes Park) .' Wefeel some of the remains camefrom Ypao beach and that there'sa plan to redevelop Ypao beach,"he said .Muna added the task forcesug-

gests the task force or committeeoverseeing the park's redevelop-event should considers burial sitein its plans.The task force, in its report,

also recommended theBureau of

Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez

better acoustics, a gate in front ofthe amphitheaterand a large sturdytent, walkways, landscaping, and a13,000 to 14,000 square foot build-ing to house a cultural center.

Calve said theassociationwork-ing with the Beautification TaskForce notonly wanted to beautifythe beach park butalso find a wayto promote Guam's culture . Hesaid the cultural centerwould de-pict "prehistoric"Tumon and theChamonos.According to Calve, the plan

would have cultural artists depictscenes of Chamono life beforecontact with Europeans incorpo-rating archeological artifacts in

MINA'BENTESINGKONALIHESLATUBANGUAHANSenator Kaleo S . Moylan, Chairman

Committee on HousingGcneml Government Services and Foreign Affairs

Public Hearing8:30 a.m ., Thursday, December I4, 2000

REVISED AGENDAMs . Soledad A . Lujan to serve as a memberof the Guam Housing andUrban Renewal Authority of Board Commissioners, for a terms of 5years to expire on July 21, 2005 .

Bill No . 509 (CDR) AN ACTTO ADD A NEW ITEM (18) TO §46304,CHAPTER 46, TITLE 22 OF THE GUAM CODE ANNOTATED,RELATIVE TO REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES .

Bill No . 515 (CDR) AN ACT TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 3 TOCHAPTER 36, DIVISION 2 OF TITLE 18 OF THE GUAM CODEANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING PROCEDURESFOR NON-JUDICIAL POWER OF SALE FORECLOSURE .

The Hearing will take place at the Guam Legislature Public HearingRoom located at Hagatna . Individuals requiring specialaccommodations, auxilliary aids or services are asked to contact theoffice of Senator Kelso S . Moylan at 472-3342.

Sen. Tony Lamorena

Chamono Affairs handle the lo-gistics for a burial ceremony .

Gutierrez after listening toMuna's presentation said theTumon South Beach Association,made upofSouthTumonhoteliers,wants to provide mom interest inthe ama from the MarriottHotel tothe Hilton Resort and Spa . Thegovemor then introduced associa-tion representative Champ Calvo .

also have function facilities hemCalvosaidSen.Tonytamorena,

so that local residents could haveR-Dededo, is trying to push for a

parties, they could have gather--public hearing this Thursday on

ings," he said.legislation to redevelop the Gov .

Calve added a tomb, could beJoseph Flores Park .

included in the design of the cut.The association's plan would

rural centerprovidingamemorialincludetumingtheparkinglotnear-

fortheremains .esttheHiltonResortandSpaintoa

Task force member Pattybotanical garden, constructing' a

Garrido asked Calve about thepuking structure, redesigning the

proximity of the burial site to theexisting amphitheater to provide

cultural center."I would almost see,thatwrdun

the building structure itself, themwould be a monument for thisburial siteforthearmicrocannatini,"he said .

Calvo said the tomb would besimilar to others constructed byhotels as a way to deal with thediscovery of ancient remains onhotel property.Guam Preservation Historic

Review Board representativeJenningsBunnsaidthetaskforcedid not want the repatriated re-mains to be treated similarto theremains handled by the hotels .

"I have attended a burial -reburial-wheretheyputwhole

front of the paintings to tell astory.

"We wanted to make this largeenough so that we can conductover the course of the day -over the course of the year, fieldtrips (and) invite people in themand it would be staffed withmuseum peopleexplaining whatGuam was all about. We would

Residents may have tested for wrong PCB typeBy Jolo BassVariety News Staff

SAIPAN - Tanapag residentsmay have been tested for thewrong type of polychlorinatedbiphenyl, initial findings by theAttorney General's Office indi-cate.

Officials said this couldexplainwhymajorityoftheresidentswhohad undergone health screeningsshowed that they have less PCBconcentration in their body sys-tems.

To allay fears, AGO yesterdaycalled on all 1,300 residents thathave undergone the health mean-ing tosign anauthorization letter ithas prepared to determine whetherthey were all tested for PCB 1260which is not what has concerni-nated their village . The PCB inTanapag, according to AGO, is ofthe type 1254.

Peterson said no official expla-nation has been made by federalauthorities on why the blood

185 remains in the ground in acement vault with all data in-cised on the top of a box thatindicates at some point and-timethey're going to be dug backup,if they needed to be but the re-mains we're dealing with rightnow for almost a 78 year timeperiod they haven't been housedin the ground. We'd like to seethem put back in respectfully .not in plastic boxes," Bunn said .

Bunn added private companiespossessing ancestral remains inthe future would mm it over forinternment. He said the planshould incorporate the futureburial of those remains .Gutierrez showed concern

about the possibility of the de-struction of the remains if notburied properly ."Putting them or reburying

them back somewhereonabeachthat they am going to end upgetting lost in future time, ordestroyed, or get washed out byan ocean tide," Gutierrez said .According to Gutierrez, the

proper design of .a tomb couldprotect the remains along withthelocationoftheculturalcenter

Assistant AttorneyMurphy Peterson

samples were tested for PCB 1260and not PCB 1254 .Both PCB typesamequallyhaz-

udous to health and could causecancer, AGO said .

But since the laboratory equip-ment used by federal authorities toevaluate the blood samples takenwas programmed to only monitorPCB 1260, officials expressedconcerns PCB 1254 has remainedundetected .

LOCAL

in relation to the beach .Ganido suggested the tomb's

deletion from inclusion in the de-sign of the cultural center .

"I'm looking more at a peace.fat, kind of tranquil area that wecould go a part from all the - orattached to the main facility," shesaid .

Calve suggested the garden asthe setting for the crypt ."That way if you want you can

go over there . it's pretty quiet,and far away from everything,"Ganido said .Gutierrez said the Guam His-

toric Preservation Trust shouldseek a way to speed up the plan-ning of the beach park becausesenatorlamorenamaynotbeableto address the issue at the end ofhis term.

Calve said the association'splan would include constructionof a puking structure to controlthe use of the park . Calve said theparking lot near the Guam Visi-tors Bureau would close to holdstrectiatirs .Theparkinglot wouldalsoprovideaspace toallowcon-cessionaires to set up stands orbooths.

The authorization letter, saidAssistant Attorney GeneralMurphy Potation, will give AGOaccess to the test results .

It will also help to establish theresidents' medicalbackgroundandsee how the contamination has af-fected their health as no such damhas been readily available so far.

Peterson said AGO raised suspi'dons that the Tanapag residentsmayhavebeen tested forthewrongPCB typeaRerobtaining,withconZsent, a medical report from one ofthose who were screened whichshowed that the villager was testedforPCB 1260."We are concerned . .. . We are

asking Tanapag residents to con-sider diligently and sign the con-sent fomi. ..so we can obtain copiesof their medical records . We arereviewing those records to verifythat thr testing that was done actu'ally tested for the correct sub-stances . We am very much con .earned about that," said Peterson.

vat. . at NO, 3IGIIAGATNA, GUAM,DECE!kffiER

Don't forget to vote in to-days Pacific Daily Newsspoll. Today's,question :

l .Sh6uld the gov; .' emment of Guamispendlmillions ofPdollars to reno-vate Ypao BeachPark?

. Results from yesterday'sPDN poll, which asked"Do you believe the bov-emment ofGuam reorga-nization plan will improvegovernment services?"7are on Page 2.

LIFESTYLE

sideon the out-

side is just asprecious as what's in-side. Jingle Georgeshows us how towrap and package

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INSIDEA JudgeconsidersCastro acquittal

Page 7A Estrada'swords turnedagainst him intrial

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ToMoRRowHow to surviveshoppingwith kids

By Adrienne Loerzel the company has anexclusive fcensePacific Daily Neivs to builds waste-to-energy incinerator.alcernel@gumnpda.corn

Thatcontractalsoallows thecnm-pony to build a new landfill for the

Guam Resource Recovery Part- government of Guam, said Gil Shi-ners is continuing to work on a $22 noham, governor's chief of stiff andmillion landfill project despite con- chaumanofthesolidwasteaskfosre .uoversy auaounding the company's "We have given them orders togovernment contract.

proceed (with the new landfill) onUnder a 1996 contract between three different occasions," said Shi-

GRRPandthegovemmentofGumn, nohara. .

By Steve LimtiacoPacific Daily Newsslirnriaca@guaa.pdn.cam

The Gutierrez administrationplans a $10 million renovation ofYpao BeachPadt,possiblythrougha public-private partnership, Gov.C.1 Guilemse said yesterday.When completed, the park

would have a botanical garden, acultumlcentegacancesionsbuild-ing and a new three-story parkinggarage. II also will be the final mat-ing place for Chamono ancestralremains recently returned by

Hawaii's Bishop Museum.Sen. Alberto'Tony"Lamerena,

R-Dededo,said hewill introducesbill during this week's session toappropriate $500,000 from theTouristAmaction Fund during thenext two years to design the projectThe money will be appropriated tothe Guam Visitors Bureau, whichwill control the project, Lumorenasaid .

About$l million in bond mon-ey was set aside to renovate thepark as part of the ongoing $52million Tumon redevelopmentproject, but Lamorena said that

GRRP President Wagdy Guirguissaid the company recently finishedthe design fare new landfill in Gmtahand soon will ask the local govern-ment for bond financing for the S22million project . The Guatnli site,tucked between Pitt andSanaRita,irowned by the government and des-ignated by law as the island's newlandfill location,

TheGRRPcontracthasbeen cot-

Roll out the holiday cheer

Sea sotiman/Po.itic Doily News/rsolimonagvompdn.eamBox away!: Air Force personnel from Andersen Air Force Base drop a box filled with Christmaspresents to a Micronesian island during the annual Operation Christmas Drop yesterday.

A See stories, pages 2, 3

Ypao renovation plannedmoney has been used up by costovermns and is no longer avail-

Gutierrezsaiditisimportant thatGovGuam team up with a privatecompany to help develop and ranthe aile, ins way similar to the part-nership that helped develop TwoLovers'Poim.

SpeakerTony Unpingco,R-San-Ia Rita, said he is noesure where themoney would come farm to payfor the project .

"Right now, we're living from

A See Ypao. Page 4

AGarretliwupala

guampdn.com raeanGuam

icized by several lawmakers who feelthe incinerator may release toxicchemicals and stake waste disposaltoo expensive. Yesterday, lawmakersreaffirmed their position against theproject by overriding Gov. CarlGuterrez's veto of a bill that eWni-nates incineration as a waste dispos-altoal.

A See Trash . Page 4

Justicesweigh oralargumentsBy David EspoThe Associated PressWASHINGTON - After

closely questioning lawyers fierallsides, the Supreme Court is craft-ing itseagerly awaited nsling in thenation'npresidentialelection,acon-testthatholdsGeorgeWBushardAI Core in limbo and the nation inthrall . The Florida Legislature

A See Election . Page 4

ELJcTI0t fflJ0_INSIDEA High court. Justicesdon't look happy.A Florida court Decisiondefended.A Florida legislature: Setto choose electors .A Deadline: How tight is it?

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GEDA defendstrust industry

The island's economic developmentauthority isconfdentthefedglinguesindustry will survive a U .S . TreasuryDepartment attempt to it shut down .

The trust industry offers 100 percentcorporate income tax rebates to lassthat keep their money in Guam banks,a setup'lcuutyhascharacterizedasan"abusive tax shelter."

Guam Economic Development Art .thorityAdministrator EdUnaanhim-ad that the island government mighthave to reach a compromise with fed-eral authorities.

A See stem Page 10

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ras : Landfill ln .li bo-DEo•

G eed wi said l companyproceed with

saidwork, despite the

~: new law, because he feels the law- wotit affect the standing contract,w

"We're going to be subiniuin^go

cry shortly," tothe

government very• the government shortly," he3 said . "We have the laws on our•

side :"3,

Sen. Ben Pdnan, meni i-•

garb, haserige

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aalawgedlawsuit filed in the Su-

pcdorCourt of Guam.•

The senator said he believes hey will win the court case because the

contract doesn't follow local pro-h` c Guirgu laws.P1 will who also is confidentE

t heth legal battle, said

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courtcourt

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is "Somebody has to blink first-s. we're not going to blink," he said.•

"It's not going to get resolved, ex-0, cehile mum"m While the parries wait for a that

setting, the future of Guam's solidwaste remains in limbo . Shinoharsaid he does not know how the

A Continued from Page 1 GRRP contract or GRRP's new mom than $7 rail hesaid.landfill project wilt be affected by

He added that he believes rise in'the new law that quashes i nci nera - cincrator eventually will go forwardtionn

despite the current Legislatures po-Because GRRP's facility would sition against the project

need the blessing of local and fed'

Pangadmin said he old like thecml env ironmental agenci es, it wilt government to work on the landfillsafely reduce thevolemeofgarbage project by going through a standardthat goes into the new landfill, Shi- request-for-proposal process to makenotion 'aid . sure the island gets the best deal .To remove this option from "If that em happen tomorrow, the

Guam's tools to deal with solid better for the corssmunity . But youwaste will affeetdieisland foryeaes, con't do it sole-source, mid you can'the added .

do it as an attachment to an incimPangefnansaid incinerators and emmr,"hesaid"

waste'lo .energyptantsproduce tax-

Shinaderm said he is sum that theins that may cause scdouslmallh island is getting hum bast deal throughproblems for The conmunityand GRRP because die company agreedthe environment .

to bearthecostoftheproject'scon-'Thepoletslial health risks and cx- sanction .

penseoftheconmctmake thepro .

ThegovemmentofGuamwoutject a bad choice, Pmtgefnan and begin paying for the new landfillothrosImuns have said .

and[

be added.Guieguissaid GRRPwifcontin- "Could anothercompanydothis?

ue to work toward the new landfill Sure. . . Would it be more costly? Iand ultimately toward the comple- think so,"Shinomm said .tionofthewaste-to-energyplant .

Pangefnansaid GRRPwould beIf the legal bastes and le gisl ation welcome to submit a proposal for a

against the project continue, thecom- new landfill, boat openi ng the processpany may be lotted to s ue forbrcac h to other companies will ensure thatof contract to recover expenses of Guam gets the best deal .

Election: Justices ~consider state law

marked timu, careful at to get aheadofthe high cows.

Bush was in Texas and Gore inWashington as Lhcjusq= ponderedthe legal conarwomy (hat named onthe vice president's bid to resumemanual recounts ordered by theFlorida Supreme Court over theweekend . The recount was sus'pended less than 24 hours later whenthe U.S. SupeemeCourl,dlvideds'4, granted Bush a stay,

The Texas governor has been ocr-tiSed thesdmrerby537 votesbyFloti'do Secretary of State Katherine Her-us -a victory that would give himthe state's 25 electoral votes and theWhim House if it stands up in court

The legal arguments before the federal law, "it presents now a fd-nation'shighestcourtMondaywere emlquestionforustodetemdne ."li ve ly as Ih ej us ti ces directed ques-

O'Connorsaid shewascon-tions at Bush's attorney, Td Olson ; cemed that the Florida court's ml.Horde lawyer Joseph Klock, and ing did not fully acknowledge thatGore attorney David Bums . Some its carger mount decision had beenjus tices suggested a recounl wou ld set aside by the US . Supreme Courtsnso unt to ach ange i n swami oils'

She noted thant the Constitutioners worded that the use of varying gives state legislatures the authod-standards in examining ballots ty to control the choice of presi-woutd be unfair, dential electors, "Does that not

Justices Sandra Day O'Connor mean that acourt hasto . ..givespe-and Anthony M. Kennedy - the cial deference to a legislature'stwo main swing votes - asked choicesinsofarasapossidentialelecmany of the questions. - don is concemd?" she asked .

Kennedy began by asking, But JusticeRuth BaderGinsburg"Where's the federal question questioned why the narion's highesthere?" But later he answered his count shouddovenidellteFloridahighown question, saying that if the cordsinlerpretationofstatelawa dFlorida conducted in reference to a "ay what the Florida 1 . is."

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hand to mouth," tiesaid."It'sinter-esting to see how this will be fund .

tJnpingco said that bases] on cur-rent revenue estimates, GovGuamhas no extra money to spend .

"It'saniceplan :'Unpingcosaid,but he questioned how the sitewould be maintained, consideringthegovemnenthasdi fcultykeeping existing restroom facilitiesclean.

Lemmas mid thopark must beimproved for the benefit of localresidents .

'rose park will stilt be available ga en.to the people," Lamorena said.

Calvo said the project, as envi-'"(hem will be no charge tomyof sioned, would cost up to $10 mil-thefacilities ."

ba, with the paddng garage cost-Gutierres announced th e par k ingahout$4.5 million. He said the

project during ameeting oftheAn- project is supported by [he Tamanccstrat Remains Task Force, which South BeachAssociation,agroupermet to talk about bones returned in representatives from hotels stringAugust by the Bishop Museum.

thesouthern Prague ofPaleSanVi-tons Road .

Theancestr:lremainsarepastofa collection of bona and artifactstaken from Guam in the 1920s byarchaeologist firms Hombostal onbehalf of the Bishop Museum.Group members reeormnendd

to the governor that the remains,gathered in Tumor, be buried assoon as possible,eitheratMetapangBeach or at Ypao Beach Park .

Ed "Chump" Calve, a memberof the lieutenant govemois Bau-tification Task Force, said that un-der the park proposal, the remainswould be interred at Ypao, eitherbeneath amonumentintheptamredcultural come, or m the botanical

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Continental is thenafmisfifth-largesttairline . TheAirLine PilotsAssociation represents more than59.000 pilots from 49 aitGns,

Nissan, Suzukiexplore ventureTOKYO-Nissan Motor Co.

is in talks with Suzuki MotorCorp. about a possible plan to en-ter Japan's minicarmuket, haltsides announced. Nissan is "a-ploeing many options, including apossible fe-up with Smrld,"saidNissan spokesman Kiydshi ArigaPmsidentCarlosGhanhassaidNissan is studying the possibilityof entering the minioumuketbut would not do so unlesit anhim a profit Japan's mini-aumarket is already crowded withsix manufacturers. ndni-ars are „smaller than vehicles sold in theUnited Shia. but account forone-third fall now ars sold inJapan.

RP central bankto reduce ratesMANILA-The P-tailippine

Central Bank said it will shaveanother half pencentage, pointfrom its overnight rata effectiveMonday, with stable mado :tam-ditioni'enabfng monetary policy1. be eased further. EffectiveMonday, the key borrowing ratewill be 13.50 percent and thelending rate 15.75 percent So farUs month, the central bank hascut one and a half percentagepoints off its overnight rates inface half-point rductions.aferboosting them by 4 percentagepoints in mid-October in defendthe peso. The peso was beinghammered then by a political cri-sis caused by corruption slings.lions against President Joseph -Estada .Manila'scurrency man,ket has been calm since Esaada'simpeachment trial began Dec 7 .In morning trading Friday, thedolla averaged 50,055 psoc

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YOUR MONEYGroup wants Ypao face liftBy GoynorDurnat-ol DalenoPaciicSe rdo)-Neesgdrnrrar-oiftairipdn.cour

As hotels on thenor hernpartofTanronBay g inedaoanclwrtouristamactioms with the opening of Plea-awe Island, peopesly ownens on thesouthern partofrbe bay begaadis-missions about two years ago mcome up with an idea to enhancetleirsideofboldmw.

Their bminstonning zoomed inon Ypao Beach Park, which thegroup now isp shmglogiveanewidentity and name, preliminarily"South Bom][ThwarC

Ed"Cluutp'Calvo.whosefatu-ilyownsswnhemTarmnBayproperly, said it didn't make sense tocopy the Ptamne Island comepa,so the group of southern TrrmonBay properly owners envisioned amakaw^rtorrakeYpsoacultnal-lytharedpatkardathosmnetimeenbvceitsaa hiesferNaxaioaand sm s 'TheYpoopojectirelngsngges-

edbyCalvo'smapoffasamsaffto Pleasure Island, which shows .modem side of Guam with suchworld-class astablichatioaft as ff.HadRadCafe,Pla sHolyw odthe GanreWorks virtual entertain-ment park, the underwrr Worldtunedaqumanaodduty-fieeshop-l ng.There are challenges that layahead fa thegoup s vision to be-comearalityYgoBexb Pakis8°ve'°'°cotPr°Perty.'°Ihepu'are vo, a proponent of the dewhProperty

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Above : Ed Calvo, whose fateil/s real estate business is partof a nonprofit organization advocating a makeover of YpaoBeach Park, shows initial de,sign suggestions for the pork.Right Initial design concepts .for the development of YpooBeach Park are created by RIMArchitects For has, said EdCd.

opment.nrakmw,AndiftM1Cgosam~ofGuam picks up the estinWtd $10 in, a, opti mine gonad rat and amillontabmgivtYpoBerrrpark boatrdrvdkfarollabkdvsaodjog-a new look, tupayeas cwdd qua- guns, is worth aside ine. Cavolion the spending as 6naucia ly aid Ne park add use lardsapsbappdGovGtumeontinuam jag, more a and beater l ighting,grapple with such problems as m- to make it name ataxtive . He do-adequate textbooks and lack of-fmdmgforWcgovernment hapi-td,

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hikers a erie ce scBy Joseph E. DuenasVariety News Staff

TWO hikers who spent over 24hours lost in the booniesofSouth-emGuammanagedtomakeitbacktocivilization,womandexhausted,but safe, rescue officials said yes-terday.AccordingtoGuamFireDepart-

ment Spokesman Capt . AndyArceo, the two men began their

hike atabout3a.m.onDec.27,andwerescheduledtoarivebackhomeat 8 p .m . that night . The men werealso looking for wild pugue in thejungle, Ameo said.. AaeeosaidtheGuamFreSearchand Rescue Crews, Conservationofficers and Guam Police Depart-ment officers began searching forthe men sometime around I I p .m.on Dec . 27, scouring the jungles

Chamber of Commerce urgesrepeal of hiring moratorium

Lynn KnightBy Haidee V. EugenloVariety News Staff

SAIPAN-The Saipan Cham-ber of Commerce yesterdayurged the House leadership toprioritize a zoning law for theCNMI as well as the repeal ofthe alien moratorium and thethree-year limit laws in 2001 .Outgoing ChandberPresident

Lynn Knight, inaletterloHouseSpeaker Benign Filial, saidthere is still a lot of work to bedone to ensure that the CNMIbecomes an investor-friendlydestination ."TheCNMIneedssomeform

of zoning in order to insure at-tractive, quality development,to protect the community fromunhartnonions uses in residen-tial areas, and to protect landvalues," Knight told Fitial, R-Saipan,inaletterdatedDec. 28,

Knight's letter contains diechamber's formal "wish list" tothe Legislature, as earlier re-quested by Filial .Thechambersaidthelawlim-

iting to three years the stay ofafen workers in the CNMI willbe damaging to any companythat has long-term, trusted alienemployees, and will eventuallycontribute to a "significant de-cline in service quality in tour-ism, as well as other essentialindustries."

During the negotiations on theOmnibus Labor and BusinessReform Act in the Senate, theprovision seeking to repeal thethree-year limit law was re-moved .Knightsaidthiswasdonewith

a promise that it would be ad-dressed at . lacer time,"We respectfully urge you

to prioritize this as soon aspossible so that time doesn'tcon out and cause a majoreco-nomic disruption in . .,2002,"Knight said .The$100,000securitydeposit

for foreign investor which has

SpeakerBenigno Ftial

been amended by a law allow-ing the issuance of bonds in-stead of a cash deposit, is still asignificantdeterenttopotentialinvestors, Knight said .

The chamber said the morato-rium on alien hiring will alsocontinue to be adeterrenttonewinvestments . It said the lawmakes it difficult for existingcompanies to keep up "qualityservice and profitability."

Limited liability corporationsand limited liability partnershipsam also needed, Knight said .

"We are among the few juris-dictions underthe U .S . flag thatdoes not have LLCs and LLPswhich are business forms thatwill helpaddimporantfexibil-ity for investors," she said,The chamber is also pushing

for the professional licensing ofaccountants, saying these per-sons are needed in virtually cv-et'y organization, yet the CNMIdoes not have education andtraining for professionals whowant to become certified in thisprofession .

"If we have training and certi-fication available in the CNMI,it will normally up the level ofprofessionalism and pave theway for higher salaries in thisfield."'This may help attract mom

local people into the accountingprofession. It could also helpbring more long-stay visitors tothe island from Japan, (South)Korea. etc., who would like tovisit here and train to becomeU.S-certified public accoun-tants," she said .The chamber also called fore

ban on phosphate detergents asa meansofprofectingsheCNMIenvironment."Our community needs such

guidance against cheap foreigndetergents that are attractive be-cause of price, but harmful toourenvironmentinthelongeun,"Knight said .

near the Taezan Falls area for anysigns of the men. Early yesterdaymorning, the Navy search and res-cue helicopter HC-5 took to the airto aid the probe, Areas said.The search for the men, who

weteidehlifiedas23-year-oldAUs-tralian citizen Joe Masters, and 25-year-old Seattle computer techni-cian Tom Rabago continued untilyesterday morning, when a Guam

FRIDAY -DECEMBER 29,2000-GUAM VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3

Police Department officer foundthe men walking along the Agat-Umotac mad at about 9 :55 a .m .According to GPD Spokesman

Officer AL Balajadia, officerMeyenberg spotted the men, andtookthemtotheSouthemPrecinct,where Rabago's family pickedthem up."They are in good condition, and

they ate safely home ;' Balajadia

ByJayPascuaVariety News Staff

DEPARTMENT of Parks andRec-reationActingGuamHistoricpres-ervation Officer and former An-cerealRemainsTaskForcemem-ber Lynda Aguon said she is con-cemed a proposed project for acultural center might delay theburial of repatriated remains fromthe Bishop Museum in Hawaii .Task force Chairman Dominic

Muna said after the completion ofan inventory of the remains, an"immediate reburial" will takeplace."We feel that the immediatereburial site should be located atTumon, Guam where we believethattheseremainsweteuneartheB."Muna said,

Muna said task force membersrecommended burial during thecelebration of Chamono Week or -amphitheatre and a large sandythe observance of Memorial Day.

tent, walkways, landscaping, =doAccorlingtoAguon,theremains

13,000to14,ODOsquare-foothuild-aeein88boxesandGuamMuseum ing to house a cultural center.CuatoiTony Ramirezcontinues

Calve said the remains could beto cross check the inventory list

placedinasealedtombinthemiddleprovided by the Bishop Museum.

of the cultural center ."Outoftheeight or10box" that Taskforcememb rPattyGanido

he has completed, he has discov- said she would preferthe burial oferednumerousdiscrepancies ."she the remains away from the centersaid,

in a serene environmentAguon said the proposal by the "I'm looking Mo. at a peaceful,

Tumon South Beach Association kind oftranquil,areathat wecouldcoulddelayteburialoflhebecome, go - apart from all the - ormanaina(thebodyofelders),

attached to the main facility," sheRepresenting the association,

said. Calve suggested the gardenChamp Catvo earlier this month

ass the setting for the crypt .said the association is proposing

'That way if you want you canthe development of the Governor

go over there, it's pretty quiet, andJoseph FloresParkorYpaoBeach ..

faraway fronseverything,"Garrick,Theproposalwouldincludetum-

said. Aguon said that would be aingtheparkinglotneamsttheHilton ; good compromise.Resort and Spa into a botanical

Aguon added it could take threegarden, constructing a parking befiveyearstocomplemtheproject,structure, redesigning the existing

especially in an area designatedamphitheatre to provide better

under the National Registry ofHis-acoustics, a gate in front of the

toric Places .

By dale, DanVariety News Staff

SAIPAN - Negotiations be-tween the Senate and the Houseof Representatives on the pro-posed $221 .66 million budgetfor the current fiscal year col-lapsed yesterday, dousing hopesthat a budget could be passedbefore 2001 .

In an interview, Senate FiscalAffairs Chairman Edward U .Maatita said House Ways andMeans Chairman Antonio M .Camacho walked into the Senateconference room in the middle ofa leadership meeting and an-nounced that the negotiations wereover.

24mhourssaid .

Balajadia said the men decidedto sleep in thejungle when they gotlost. Arceo added that the men for-tunately saw the crosses atop Mt .lamlam, and hiked toward it forhours until they came to the road .

The men, who are on island forvacation, are reportedly . leavingGuam sometime today. Balajadiasaid .

on concerned about burial delay

Lynda Aguon, Department of Parks and Recreation's acting Guamhistoric preservation officer,

Phase by Jay Pnseua

'That area is a rich, historic pre-latee site,' she said .

According to Aguon, during theconstruction of the park'samphitheatre, numerous remainsand artifacts were unearthed.

'Tojustputastake intheSecondwould require review by us (theHistoric Resources Division),"shesaid .

Aguon added digging and con .dueling an archeological surveywould create animmenseexpense ."Asanexample .thePoresiaGolf

Course in,Jpan has been ongoingfor two years. That place is a richarcheological site. Right now wehave our in-house archeologist,VicApril,monitodngtheproject,"she said. Despite the recommenda-tion of the task force, Aguon saidGov. Carl T. C . Guticarezholdstheauthority to decide what to do withthe remains, but she said if thegovemordecides to hold offon theburial, it could make some peopleunhappy.

NMI budget talks collapseCamacho,D-Saipan,wasnotin

He said House members shouldhis office as of press time and

have "not walked away after notcould not be reached for com-

getting what they wanted."menu.

"Since we are all elected offi-"(Camacho) just walked in and

cials, we need to sit down and trysaid thatthe Houseposition is that

to come up with a solution . Wethe 'conference collapsed. we'll

haven't given up yet," Maratimjust go on a continuing resolu-

said .lion," Maratim, R-Rote, said .

With the House backing out ofMaturity, who heads the

the negotiations, it is expectedSenate'sdelegation to theconfer-

that thegovemmentwill nothaveonce committee, said his col-

an approved budget for the cur-leagues were surprised and in-

rant fiscal year.sulted by Camacho's move.

The last time the governor"He should have issued anoffi- .

signed a budget bill into law wascial communication," he said .

in 1999.Merstin, said the Senate will It was not immediately clear

standby inthehope that thenego- hat prompted the House to walktiations could resume.

out of the talks .

LUITLE BOY EXCHANGINGARTIFACE (!ADZE) FOR MOVIE TICKET