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The National Union

AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEOERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Volume 5 Kolonia, Ponape, June 30, 1984 Number 12

GOVERNOR ADDRESSES CCM GRADUATES - ?9nape Gov.Resio Moses, standing, is addressing June 18the Community College of Micronesia 1985 grad-uating class during commencement exercises inthe Catholic Mission, Kolonia. Seated are Col-lege of Micronesia Executive Director LorenPeterson, center, and FSM Resources and Devel-opment Secretary Bernard Helgenberger, a COMregent.

CCM urged to expand services to FSMKOLONIA, Ponape - Ponape

Gov. Resio Moses urged theCommunity College of Mic-ronesia to expand its rolein serving the FSM in hisJune 18 address to the14th CCM graduating classduring commencement exer-cises in the Catholic Mis-sion here.Moses, a former CCM pre-

sident, cited the need toupgrade teacher certifica-tion and said that "ourneed for training existsin other areas as well.

"Recently, the statebudget has had to absordheavy burdens for trainingabroad sumply because theCollege of Micronesia hasbeen unable to establishprograms reflecting ourneeds," he said.

Noting that "we alldream of a four-year col-lege, offering profession-al degrees," Moses said,"I believe very stronglythat with sufficient plan-ning and coordination,most of our training needscan be accommodated local-ly."The governor said that

the state is planning toestablish a second highschool in fiscal 1985, or1986, at the latest, whichmeans that "the .state willbe looking for" additionalcollege opportunities -forour graduates."He said that FSM state

and national governmentofficials joined him in

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COMMISSIONTO REVIEWCOMPACT DRIVE

KOLONIA, Ponape - TheFSM Commission on FuturePolitical Status and Tran-sition will meet here July10-13 to organize and toreview progress made onthe information programbefore the U.S. Congresson the Compact of FreeAssociation, according toCFPST Chairman Andon Ama-raich.

Amaraich was reappointedto a two-year term, effec-tive June 8, on the com-mission by the Truk StateLegislature.The Ponape State Legis-

lature named State SenatorKasiano Joseph to replaceItor Harris on the commis-sion, the Kosrae State Le-gislature reappointed Lt.Gov. Moses Mackwelung andSpeaker Bethwel Henry re-appointed Senators IsaacFjgir of Yap, Jack Fritzof Truk and Peter Christ-ian of Ponape to representthe FSM Congress.

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(Continued from Page 1 "'" " ' ' "* ' ' •urging the U.S. Senate En-ergy and Natural ResourcesCommittee during a May 24hearing in Washington, D.-C., to continue federalprograms, including COMfunding, under the Compactof Free Association.

CCM President CatalinoCantero predicted that itsenrollment would climb to"300, or so students nextschool year, depending onthe availability of dorm-itory and classroom space."Dr. Cantero said that

during the 1984 SprinaQuarter, CCM had 22 full-time and five part-timeinstructors, 118 freshmen,54 sophomores, 24 third-year students and 64 part-time students.

"The new dormitory isabout 90 per cent complet-ed, but due to lack offunds, the dormitory maynot be ready for the Fall,1984," Cantero said.

"During the last 14years, 688 students havecompleted their associatedegrees at CCM," Canterosaid, adding, "of these 68are from Palau, 81 fromYap, 163 from Truk, 177from Ponape, 101 from Kos-rae, 26 from the NorthernMarianas and 81 from theRepublic of the MarshallIslands.

"The above figures donot include those grad-uates completing theirprograms at the off-campuscenters," he said.The valedictory address

was given by Shamgar Wil-liam of Kosrae. ReginaPoll of Ponape spoke onbehalf of the pre-nursingstudents who completedtheir first year of train-ing here and will transferto the CCM Nursing Schoolin Saipan.The presentation of dip-

lomas and certificates wasmade by FSM Resources andDevelopment Secretary Ber-nard Helgenberger, a mem-ber of the COM Board ofRegents.

Thirty-two students re-ceived associate degreesand 21 were recognized forcompleting third-yeartraining in elementary andspecial education, includ-ing:Associate of Arts, Lib-

eral Arts--Rivelee Alokoa,Kosrae; George Barnabas,Ponape; Felisa Brel, Pa-lau; James Edilyorig, Yap;Randy Edmond, Kosrae; Gid-eon Gideon, Marshalls;Magda]ina Mailers, Ponape;Tony Hatiwelig, Yap; Cath-.1 ina Kilo, Kosrae; CarmenLetachibesug, Yap; MikelLoyola, Ponape; LuciosChester, Ponape; LouisaMaida, Marshalls, Francis-co Melait.au, Palau; JonahPaul, Ponape; Reiel Ret-tin, Ponape; Bruce Robert,Truk; Bridget Soumwei,Truk; Tulensru Waguk, Kos-rae; Shmagar William, Kos-rae, and Ramona Zebedy,Marshal Is

Associate in Science,General Business—JerreyArnold, Truk; Johnson Ben-jamin, Kosrae; Menry Hen-ry, Ponape; Cannihner Lor-rin, Ponape; Lorna Sigrah,Kosrae; Change William,Kosrae, and Delphia Wil-son, Ponape.Third Year Elementary

Education--Aichy Aisek,Marshalls; Arwelson Arpo-na, Ponape; Emerida Edwin,Ponape; Angelina Gootnag, <Yap; Nelsin Iriarte, Pon-ape (honor roll); CalebLudwig, Ponape (honorroll); Kikiko Nelson, Kos-rae; Major Paul, Truk;Santiago Palemai, Yap;Thomas Sefairal, Yap; Wal-ter Hugolino, Ponape, andDelaRosa Yalap, Palau.Third Year Special Educ-

ation--Antreas Anton, Pon-ape; Leidy, Aron, Truk;Etsinter Elias, Ponape;Tridell Elidok, Ponape;Sonster Hedgar, Ponape;Jobidrik Ittu, Marshalls;Rosendo Paulis, Truk; TomSilk, Marshalls, and Glad-well Willy, Truk.

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ape women's group has beencleaning up and plantingflowers on the grounds ad-jacent to the Kolonia'shistoric Spanish Wall inconjunction with a propos-al to create a state parkthere, according PonapeFirst Lady Sue Moses.The women's group had

worked for four weekendswith the aid of CommunityCollege of Micronesia stu-dents on the proposedpark, after initial clear-ing by state prisoners,she said.

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KOLONIA, Ponape - Thesecond Ponape high schoolplanned for Pohnlangas,Madolenihmw, will be builtin 1985, if the U.S. Cong-ress approves the funds,or in 1985 with Compactfunds, Gov. Resio Mosestold the 1985 PICS grad-uating class on June 20..

"My aim is to make qual-ity high school educationavailable to all childrenwho want to and may needit," Moses said, notingthat the state has notbeen able to live up toits commitment to providesecondary education to allwho want it, due to lackof facilities.

The second high schoolwill serve Madolenihmw,Kitti and Uh municipalit-ies, he said.The commencement exer-

cise was attended by FSMPresident Tosiwo Nakayamawhose daughter, Rita, wasvaledictorian and JosephRodrequez, salutatorianfor the class of 168 grad-uating seniors.

HONOR GRADUATES NAMEDLEI.tl, Kosrae - Valedict-

orian Semeon J. Phillipand Salutatorian Lelean S.Ittu of Malem were amongthe 27 Kosrae High Schoolseniors graduating withhonors on May 31, accord-ing to a June 19 KosraeState Release.Other honor graduates

were Castro Nedlic, NoraAbraham, Elsey Alokoa,Florence Freddy, LindaLikiak, Merisin Palik,Marylinda Sigrah, PrimoAliksa, Golaid Johannesand Rhine William of Lelu.Also, Cathrine Charley,

Jane O'Daol, Mary-AnnFreddy, Palokoa Tara,Thompson Shrew, TilsonKephas and Carolyn Disonof Malem; Aliksa Mondeya,Arthurson Albert, Nena To-lenoa, Walter Asher andYoshiro Sanney of Tafun-sak, and Norson Nena ofUtwa.

CORRECTIONMOEN, Truk - The title.

Internal and External Af-fairs chairman, was drop-ped mistakenly from theappointment of State Sena-tor Tatasy Curley by TrukState Legislature SpeakerSimion Innocenti in theJune 15 NATIONAL UNION. -

Congress budgetFigures upKOLONIA, Ponape (Cong-

ress Release) - The ThirdFSM Congress approved a$10.5 million fiscal 1985budget for the nationalgovernment, instead of$9.9 million reported inthe June 15 NATIONAL UNION.The total included $3,-

747,466 from the generalfund, instead of $3,117,-466, and the total was$3,350,874, instead of$3,980,874, less than thePresident's $14,233,000request.The Congress cut the

President's request forthe FSM Postal Service by$132,417 to $165,383, in-stead of increasing it by$9,433.The Congress reappor-

tioned fiscal 1984 fundsfor the Attorney General'sOffice and supplementedFinance Department fundsto pay Plebiscite Commis-sion bills, instead of re-apportioning and supple-menting AG funds as repor-ted.

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SPECIAL ED GRAD - Goy.Resio Moses, right, ispresenting a diplomato Menorihna Costica,one of 11 persons gra-duated June 15 fromthe Ponape Special Ed-ucation program duringa ceremony at the Pon-ape Nahs, with Severe-ly Handicapped Super-visor Henry Phillip a-ssisting.

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ing for the Kosrae Cong-ress and the Yap state re-presentatives. The incum-bents are former FSM Sen-ator Hiroshi Ismael ofKosrae and Gov. John Man-gefel of Yap.Vice President Bailey

Olter represents the nat-ional government and isthe Status Committeechairman. Fritz is theTransition Committeechairman.Washington attorney Ja-

mes T. Stovall III isscheduled to attend themeeting to report on thelobbying effort by theCompact Planning Committeethere, Amaraich said.Amaraich, who returned

June 22 to Ponape afterseven weeks in Washingtonand New York City, said,"The program is going aswell as expected.

"There is a definitedifference when Micrones-ian leaders make theircase face-to-face (withU.S. Congress officials),"he said.

"I see a need to contin-ue making contacts," Ama-raich said, adding, "Theneed is going to continueuntil final action is tak-en by both houses (of theU.S. Congress) and beyondthat to deal with the(trusteeship) termina-tion issue in the U.N."

Amaraich said that theSenate Energy and NaturalResources Committee, whichheld hearings May 24 at-tended by President TowisoNakayama, was working tofinish its report on theCompact by June 29 whenthe U.S. Congress wasscheduled to recess forthe Democratic NationalConvention in San Francis-co.The House Interior Sub-

committee on Public Landsand National Parks heldsix hearings through June21, and scheduled threeadditional hearings: June28 on Compact impact onsocial development in theFSM and Marshall Islands,July 26 on U.S. foreignpolicy implications andAug. 7 and 9 on U.S. na-tional security implica-tions, primarily for U.S.government witnesses.The House subcommittee

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I hearings for FSM and Mar-'shall Islands witnesses in. September.1 The June 12 House hear-ing was on Compact legalprovisions, such as immi-gration, trade and tax be-nefits and dispute resolu-tions, according to a Sta-tus Commission official.

A major part of thehearing was spent on FSMlaw enforcement capabilitywith Deputy Assistant In-terior Secretary KittieBaier and Ambassador FredZeder, President Reagan'spersonal representativefor Micronesian status ne-gotiations, praising lawenforcement development^here.

The June 28 hearing on (gCompact impact on socialdevelopment was scheduled coto include testimony withMicronesian Legal ServicesCorp. board chairman Rob-ert Ruecho of Yap and Exe-cutive Director Tom Matt-son of Saipan attendingthe hearing.

College of MicronesiaExecutive Director LorenPeterson of Ponape and Re-gent Claude Phillip ofKosrae were scheduled totestify on the impact ofthe loss of student grantsand land grant status onCOM and cited it capitalrequirements, includingthe proposed new campusesat Palikir, Ponape, andMajuro, Marshall Islands.

The third FSM state andnational government dele-gation, which departed May24-26, said in a June 10report to the President,speakers and governorsthat "it would be a mist-ake for the people and of-ficials in the FSM to be-lieve that approval (ofthe Compact) is assured,",as "the battle is far fromi won."

The fourth delegation,which left June 7-14 andwas scheduled to return atthe end of June, includesFSM Senators Figir, Ottoand Christian; Lt. Gov.Mackwelung; Kolonia TownMayor Victor Edwin; Nan-mwarki of Kitti BenitoPeter and his interpreter.Edgar Edwards.

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KOLONIA, Ponape - Below are briefbiographies of the top officials in thesecond FSM administration which beganMay 12, 1983. The Secretary of SocialServices and National Planner positionsare vacant.PRESIDENT

Tosiwo Nakayama, 52, the first FSMPresident, began a second four-year temion May 12, 1983.

Born Nov. 23, 1931, in Truk, he at-tended the University of Hawaii as aEast-West Center grantee and served asTruk Assistant District Administrator forPublic Affairs and in the Truk District

Legislature, Councilof Micronesia and inthe Congress of Micro-nesia where he wasSenate President inthe First-Third andFifth-Sixth congresses.

Nakayama served asPresident of the 1975

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nesian advisor to the U.S. delegation tothe U.N. Trusteeship Council.VICE PRESIDENT

Bailey Olter, 52, is the second FSMVice President, replacing Petrus Tun ofYap on May 12, 1983, after serving fouryears as the Ponape at-large member ofthe Congress.

Born March 27,1932, in Ponape,Olter was graduatedfrom the University ofHawaii.

Olter served as As-sistant Ponape DistrictAdministrator forPublic Affairs, Presi-dent of the PonapeDistrict Legislature

and Senate Vice President in the FirstCongress of Micronesia. He representedPonape on Advisory Board to High Com-missioner and the Council of Micronesiaand was Micronesian advisor to U.S.delegation to U.N. Trusteeship Council in1965. A prominent Ponape businessman,he was chairman of the Ponape Transpor-tation Authority and is vice chairman of 'the FSM Commission on Future PoliticalStatus and Transition and chairman of itsStatus Committee.SECRi f ARY, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Andon Amaraich, 51, was nominatedby the President to serve in the secondFSM administration, after serving asjSecretary of External Affairs during thefour years of the first administration.

Born Aug. 24, 1932, in Truk, heattended the College of Guam and beganhis professional career as an elementary

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teacher in Truk where he served asassistant clerk of courts, Chief PublicDefender and Assistant District Ad-ministrator for Public Affairs. He servedin the Truk District Congress, Council

of Micronesia, Con-gress of MicronesiaSenate 1965-74, andas special consultantto the MicronesianDelegation to theU.N. Law of the SeaConference. While inCongress, he twiceserved as advisor tothe U.S. Delegation

to (he Trusteeship Council.Amaraich is the chairman of the FSM

Commission on Future Political Statusand Transition. He is married and has11 children.

SECRETARY, FINANCEAloysius Tuuth, 45, served as Secre-

tary of Finance in the first FSM adminis-tration and was nomi-nated by the Presi-dent to continue inthe new administra-tion.

Born AprillS, 1938,in Yap, Tuuth attend-ed the College ofGuam, University ofthe Philippines, Uni-

versity of Hawaii, Goldengate Universityand Garden State University, San Fran-cisco, California.

Tuuth served in the Trust TerritoryPersonnel, Education and Budget offices.

SECRETARY, RESOURCES ANDDEVELOPMENT

Bernard Helgenberger, 45, joined thefirst administration in 1981, replacingthe late Ambilos lehsi and was nominat-

ed by the Presidentto serve in the se-cond administration.

Born March 12,1938, in Ponape, Hel-genberger was gradua-ted from Xavier HighSchool, Truk, and heattended businesstraining programs atthe University of Cali-

fornia, Berkeley, and in Fiji.Helgenberger is a prominent Ponape

businessman who served for 10 yearsin the Ponape District and State Legisla-ture before joining the FSM government.

BUDGET OFFICERIdelphones (Del) Pangelinan, 46,

served as Budget Officer in the first FSMadministration and was sworn hi Nov. 19,

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1983, to continue in the second.Born June 3, 1937, in Ponape, Pangeli-

nan was graduated from Xavier HighSchool, Truk, and attended the Univer-sity of Guam.

Pangelinan served inthe Trust TerritoryFinance and Budgetdepartments in Sai-pan, the Saipan Utili-ties Agency, asPonape District Ad-ministrative Officerand as MicronesianWashington Office ad-ministrative assistant,

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PERSONNEL OFFICERKohne Ramon, 33, was sworn in

Dec. 7, 1983, as the second FSM Per-sonnel Officer, replacing Kasio Mida

who resigned to be-come a Special As-sistant to the Presi-dent.

Born Feb. 11,1950,in Ponape state,Ramon was graduatedfrom high school inElma, New York, andfrom the University ofGuam.

Ramon served in the Trust TerritoryPersonnel Office, as the College ofMicronesia Personnel Director and asspecial services coordinator in the FSMRepresentative Office, Washington, D.C.

ATTORNEY GENERALDavid R. Nevitt, 38, was sworn in Nov.

7, 1983, as the second FSM AttorneyGeneral, replacing Fred Ramp who

resigned in Septem-ber, 1983.

Born Feb. 9, 1945.in Seattle, Washing-ton, Nevitt was gra-duated from the Uni-versity of Washingtonand the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley,Law School.

Nevitt practiced lawin Seattle, before coming to Ponape onAug. 29, 1982, to servers Chief Litiga-tor in the FSM Attorney General'sOffice.INFORMATION OFFICER

Ketson Johnson, 35, joined the FSMInformation Office staff in September,1982, after serving as Assistant CongressInformation Officer. He was appointedJune 1, 1983, Information Officer, re-placing Torn Bryan who became Informa-tion Advisor.

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Born July 18, 1947, in Ponape state,Johnson was gradu-ated from Xavier HighSchool, Truk, and theUniversity of Guamand attended Ateneode Manila University,Philippines.

Johnson was a tea-cher and counsellorat Xavier and PICSHigh School, Ponape,

and editor of the defunct Ponape Sun,before joining the Congress staff in 1981.

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PUBLIC DEFENDERJohn Brackett, 41, was the FSM

Public Defender in the first adminis-tration and was reappointed by the

President to continueJ in the second adminis-

tration.Born Oct. 5, 1942,

in New York, Brac-kett was graduatedfrom Glen Rock HighSchool, New Jersey;Hobart College, New

Brackett York, New York LawSchool.

Brackett practiced law in Newark,New Jersey, where he served as a deputypublic defender, and served as a researchattorney at the National Judicial Col-lege, Reno, Nevada, before coming tothe FSM.

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THEPRESIDENT

leske K. lehsi, 29, was appointed bythe President in July, 1982, to serveas his special assistant for legislativeaffairs and was renamed to the position

in the second adminis-tration.

Born Jan. 4, 1955,in Ponape state, lehsiwas graduated fromPlatteville, Wisconsin,High School and theUniversity of Hawaii-

. Manoa.lehsi served as assis-

tant clerk of theSenate in the Congress of Micronesiaand the FSM Interim Congress, FSMLiaison Officer in Saipan and FSMAttorney General's Office office manager.

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THEPRESIDENT

Kasio Mida, 39, served as FSM Per-sonnel Officer during the first adminis-tration and was sworn in Nov. 10, 1983,as Special Assistant to the President.

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Born April 5, 1944,in Truk, Mida wasgraduated from XavierHigh School, Truk,and Rockhurst Col-lege, Kansas City, Mis-souri, and took cor-respondence course inmanagement from theUniversity of Oklaho-ma, Norman.

Mida served as a Truk District Politi-cal Affairs Advisor, Truk District Legis- •lature aide and executive secretary, TrukCommunity Action Agency deputy direc-tor, Trust Territory personnel manage-ment specialist, Truk District PersonnelOfficer and Congress of Micronesiaadministrative Officer.

DEPUTY SECRETARY, EXTERNALAFFAIRS

Asterio Takesy, 39, became DeputySecretary of External Affairs on Dec. 31,1981, after serving as the FSM Liaison

Officer in Washington.He was reconfirmedby the Congress toserve in the secondadministration.

Born May 25, 1944,in Truk, Takesy wasgraduated with honorsfrom Xavier HighSchool there, before

attending the University of Guam andthe University of New Mexico.

He began his career as an administra-tive assistant in the Truk District Educa-tion Department, and served as chiefclerk-, of the Congress of MicronesiaHouse of Representatives, assistant secre-tary for the 1975 FSM ConstitutionalConvention and executive director of theCommission on Future Political Stntusand Transition before his posting atthe Micronesia Washington Liaisonoffice.

FSM WASHINGTON REPRESENTA-TIVE

Epel K. lion, 32, was appointed andconfirmed as the FSM Liaison Officer inWashington in 1982, and was recon-firmed to serve in the second adminis-

tration in 1983, be-fore the position wasupgraded to FSMWashington Represen-tative.

Born April 8, 1952,in Truk, lion attendedTruk High School andwas graduated fromSaratoga Springs HighSchool, New York,

and Chaminade College, Hawaii, beforereceiving an MA degree in counselling

and personnel from the State Univer-sity of New York in Albany.

He interned in the U.S. Interior De-partment Office of Territories, taughtat Xavier High School and the Communi-ty College of Micronesia Extension Ser-vice in Truk and serve as a Truk HighSchool counsellor, before becoming theFSM Assistant Liaison Officer in Washing-ton in 1979.

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KOLONIA, Ponape - Thir- Mty-six Peace Corps train- voees for volunteer assign- °°ments in the FSM national ,f"government, Kosrae andPonape state governments hjand the Marshall Islands C"arrived here June 27, ac- 4?cording to Country Direct-or Jerry Penno. in

Following two weeks oforientation in Kolonia,the new volunteers willmove to sites in Ponape,Kosrae and the Marshallsfor eight weeks of inten-sive language, culture andwork training, Penno said.

The now arrivals are:Andrea Novak, JeffreyStrauss, Jeffrey Girdner,James Hamilton, Royal Has-srick, Joel McCravy, Jeff-rey Northenr ChristopherO'Connor, James Toledano,Mark Want, Thomas Becker,Britt Dveris, David ?,on-tcndeyk, Charles Sayon,Carlos Cianchini and Ter-esa Herring.Also, Dennis Linebarger,

Theron Moore, David Rog-ers, Janean Robinson, Ar-thur Demers, Timothy Al-ien, Lorna Amdal, PamelaBridges, Fredrick Clark,Teresa Descher, Jean Down-ie. David Nettleton, Cyn-thia Hall, Alien Ickler,Carol Li Hie, Dennis Mc-Carthy, Douglas Smith, Ka-ren Stetson, Martha Murphyand Barbara Hellier.

"All of these traineeseither have college deg-rees in marine resources,business administrationand other fields, or haveextensive work experienceto qualify them to work inMicronesia," Penno said.

"The goal in two yearsof volunteer service is totrain at least one Micro-nesian in the skill spe-cialty of their assign-ment," she said.

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MOEN, Truk - The SecondTruk State Legislatureconfirmed the nominationof Keske Marar of Moch,Mortlock Islands, as thethird associate justice inthe State Court, accordingto State Information Offi-cer Dechuo Jain.The court, which was

certified April 20 by theTrust Territory HighCourt, began functioningMay 7, the day the thirdregular session of the le-gislature was convened.Marar, who has been

working in the Public De-fender's Office here for25 years and who receivedlegal training 1977-78 atthe University of Papua-New Guinea, joins ChiefJustice Soukichi Fritz andAssociate Justices OlafWelle and Sabastian Frankin the Truk State Court.Fritz joined Acting Gov.

Iskia Sony and Moen MayorFuchita Bossy in address-ing the opening ceremonyfor the legislative ses-sion.Bossy urged the legis-

lature to act favorably ona bill to provide $1.4million as the initialpayment for future land,use requirements for the!

state government, as theprevious Indefinite LandUse Agreement under the TTgovernment expired on May10 under terms of the FSMConstitution.

The state government andlandowners have executedan initial four-monthagreement to provide $25,-000-a-month interest onthe principal payment ofthe new indefinite landuse settlement, accordingto Jain.Sony cited the calam-

ities cholera, drought andthe state government defi-cit, stating that the cho-lera outbreak which beganin 1982 hurt Truk tourism,handicrafts and other ex-port industries and ruinedTruk's image world wide.Taro plants are not ful-

ly recovered from the 1983drought for human consump-tion, coconut trees arenot bearing good qualitynuts and the breadfruitseason is unusuallydelayed, Sony reported.The government deficit,

he said, has been hauntingTruk for the past decade,as government spendingkeeps soaring higher andhigher.

Demonstrators protest TSL increasesMOEN, Truk - The Truk

State Legislature approvedon second reading June 13increases in its members'salaries and office allow-ances, while more than 100people demonstratedagainst the bill outsidethe chamber.The demonstration began

June 12 Y1*-11 about 30people participating, af-ter the bill was approvedMonday on first reading.The bill introduced June

7 by State Senator HirokoMori of Uman would in-crease members' salariesfrom $12,000 to $14,000 ayear, while the Speaker'ssalary would remain at$15,000, and would in-crease office allowancesfrom $10,000 to $15,000 a!year.The Truk State Charter

does not allow legislaturemembers to increase theirsalaries during a term ofoffice, so the increasewould not go into effectuntil after the next elec-

tions, according to a leg-islative source.Because no appropriation

is attached to the bill,the allowance increasesare expected to go intoeffect at the beginning ofthe next fiscal year, Oct.1, if signed by Gov. Er-hart Aten, officials said.A floor amendment intro-

duced Wednesday by StateSenator Detor Santos, alsoof Uman, to reduce the of-fice allowance to $8,000was defeated, before theincreases were approved.

Demostrators denouncedthe salary and allowanceincreases, while the ef-fective date of a TrukState Living Standard Al-lowance law, signed intolaw July 6, 1983, has beendelayed. The law whichwould give all state em-ployees, except the leg-islators, a $35-per-pay-period cost-of-living sal-ary increase was scheduledto go into effect duringfiscal 1984.

KOLONIA, Ponape - Sgt.O'Neil Weilbacher of Pon-ape is in the U.S. MarineCorps because his "comman-ders put up a fight," ac-cording to the ̂ June 9 Pa-cific Daily News.Weilbacher, who is sta-

tioned in Guam, reportedthat he joined the Marinesin 1979, but faced immi-gration problems when of-ficials found out he wasfrom Ponape.

"My commanders put up afight for me," he told thePDN, adding that U.S. Im-migration and Naturaliza-tion Service officials a-greed that he could stayin U.S. territory, as longas he remained a Marine.

LELU, Kosrae - The Kos-rae State Private IndustryCouncil selected NelsonPalik, Lelu, to study car-pentry; Palikkun Oumond,Lelu, masonry; Ricky Tul-enkin, Utwa, warehous-ing; Seniora Kin, Tafun-sak, culinary arts; Gif-ford Jonas, Malem, autobody repairs, and PeterTilfas, Malem, buildingmaintenance at the HawaiiJob Corps Center, accord-ing to a June 19 KosraeState Release.The council also select-

ed six alternate candid-ates during its June 15meeting, and the traineeswere selected according toacademic and personalbackground, state develop-ment needs and family in-come.

LELU, Kosrae - Gov. YOS-iwo George named June 14Ketti Williams, Akira Tim-othy, Harry Seymour, TeddyJohn and Truman Wakuk torepresent the governmentand Moses Alik, CarminaAberaham, Yukiwo Tara,Kresma Luey and Fred S.Skilling, the private sec-tor on the new KosraeState Community ActionAgency board, according toState Information OfficerAlex Phillip.

LELU, Kosrae - The StateParks and Recreation Boardasked the municipal re-creation associations hereto begin May 24 drawing upa schedule for a fastpitch softball tournament,according to a KosraeState Release.

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STREAMLINED INVESTMENT ACT PROPOSEDCOLONIA, Yap - Acting

Gov. Hilary Tacheliol ad-ministered the oath of of-fice June 6 for HealthServices Director Mary Fi-gir and AdministrativeServices Director JamesGilmar, according to YapState Information OfficerHenry Muthan.Mrs. Figir, wife of FSM

Senator Isaac Figir, is agraduate of the Universityof Guam who attended theUniversity of Hawaii Pub-lic Health School and ser-ved as a high school tea-cher, nurse and medex inYap, and as Community Col-lege of Micronesia studentcounsellor and acting ex-tension service directorin Ponape.

Gilmar, 33, who attendedGuam Trade School, nowGuam Community College,and the University ofGuam, served as a Conti-nental-Air Micronesiastation manager in Yap,Ponape and Truk, and asassistant station managerin Saipan, before becomingAdministrative Servicesdeputy director here inMay, 1983, and acting di-rector July 1, 1983.Eusebio Taleng was be-

latedly sworn in as PublicUtilities and Contractsdirector, as he was on afield trip to the outerislands when the initialswearing-in ceremonieswere held here last year.

Yap honors treesCOLONIA, Yap - Acting

Gov. Hilary Tacheliol pro-claimed June 1 "TreePlanting Day" in Yap andplanted two Cook Islandspine trees near the newState Administration Buil-ding, according to StateInformation Officer HenryMuthan.

In his May 31 proclama-tion, Tacheliol said that"Trees protect and improvesoil and bind promises forthe future for food, shel-ter and other necessitiesand pleasures of thepeople of Yap state."The Cook Islands pines

grow as tall as 50 feetand have many uses, accor-ding to Pius R. Liyagel ofthe State Agriculture For-estry Division.

KOLONIA, Ponape - A pro-posed new Foreign Invest-ment Act to streamline ap-plication processing andshare authority with thestate governments was sentJune 5 to the FSM Congressby President Tosiwo Nakay-ama.

The bill was drafted bythe FSM Foreign InvestmentTask Force headed by Re-sources and DevelopmentSecretary Bernard Hclgen-berger to replace the ex-isting Foreign InvestmentLaw.

In a June 1 letter tothe President, Helgenber-ger cited the Ponape pos-ition of regulating itsown foreign investment Jawand other states consider-ing similar laws, and saidthat "the task force grap-pled with this issue atgreat length and finallycame out in favor of shar-ed power between thestates and the nationalgovernment."

He said that the propos-

10 drifting rescuedMOF.N, Tr.uk - Ten people,

including a woman and herone-year-old son, werepicked up June 14 by theMS Micro Dawn, after beingspotted by a U.S. AirForce plane drifting ]60miles northwest of Moen ina 36-foot fiberglass boat,according to Capt. ThomasNarruhn, Assistant StateTransportation Officer.The boat left Fono Is-

land, Truk Lagoon, on June8 and was scheduled totake the woman and childto Nomwin Atoll, Hall Is-lands, 60 miles north ofMoen.

It was spotted by theAir Force weather recon-naissance aircraft at GreyFeather Bank 40 miles nor-thwest of Punlap Island,Western Islands.

FIVE GRADUATEDKOLONIA, Ponape - Five

Micronesians, includingAgnes G. Tinag and MosesM. Moglig of Yap, AlbertL. Panuelo and Elaine M.Mendiola of Ponape andRosina Y. Saipweirik ofTruk, received bachelorsdegrees June 1 from East-ern Oregon State College,according to an EOSC pressrelease.

al "defines national auth-ority in terms of regulat-ing foreign investment in-volving business activit-ies which participate inmajor ways ir> foreign andinterstate commerce.

"Foreign and interstatecommerce is defined by theact as involving businessactivities in more thanone state, business activ-ities receiving 50 percent or more of totalrevenue from exports toanother state or nation,manufacturing involvingthe importation of atleast 50 per cent of thematerials involved in themanufacturing process and,finally, tourist typebusinesses in which 50 percent or more of the totalrevenue is derived fromproviding services to for-eign and interstate tour-ists," Helgenberger said.The national government

would have exclusive auth-ority over these activit-ies, so "state regulationof foreign investment willthus involve businesseswhich do not engage inforeign and interstatecommerce," and a potentialforeign investor would de-termine whether to file anapplication with the stateor national government, henoted.The proposal would est-

ablish a new national For-eign Investment Board, re-placing the present boardwith one consisting of onemember appointed by eachgovernor and the secretar-ies of External Affairs,Finance and Resources andDcvelopment.

The board would considerapplications for foreignand interstate commercewith state officials, orrepresentatives directly,thus speeding up the pro-cess.The proposal would est-

ablish two foreign invest-ment license classes: Aninvestment approval cer-tificate for at least 10years for investments over$150,000 and a businesspermit for at least fiveyears for smaller invest-ments.

The proposal also setscriteria for evaluatingforeign investment applic-ations and priorities forforeign investment.

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i KOLONIA, "Pohnpei,"[President Tosiwo Nakayama'and Congress Speaker Beth-wel Henry are scheduled to^address the July 12 inaug-,uration ceremony for theJPSM Postal Service, accor-ding to Postmaster GeneralLeo A. Falcam.The ceremony is schedul-

jed for 10:30 a.m. at thePonape Post Office Build-ing where the U.S. PostalService sign will be re-i.placed by an FSM Postal'Service sign, after asigning ceremony by Falcamand U.S. Postal InspectorRobert Bidwell of Honolulu.

: The ceremony, which is'open to the public, will.be followed by a receptionin the Postmaster Gener-al's office for invitediguests, including the Pre-sident, Speaker, Gov. Res-io Moses, state and nat-ional government officialsand Pohnpei traditionalleaders.Similar inauguration

ceremonies are being plan-ned by the FSM Postal Ser-vice officials in Truk,Yap and Kosrae, accordingto Falcam.Falcam left June 23 for

Honolulu for a final meet-ing with U.S. Postal Ser-vice officials on thetransfer of facilities tothe FSM.

He also was scheduled tomeet in Honolulu withGeorge King, a consultantcontracted by Crown AgentsPhilatelic Corp. of Mont-ville, New Jersey, to as-sist the FSM in implement-ing its postal service whowas scheduled to returnJune 29 to Pohnpei withFalcam and visit all ofthe states before the July12 ceremony.Falcam said that the FSM

Postal Service is beinginaugurated on scheduled,despite the failure of theFSM , Congress to act on

fiscal 1984 supplementalfunding request for $6,523to hire a financial offic-er to set up accounts be-fore July 12 and to finan-ce the July 12 reception.

Falcam and Crown AgentsPhilatelic Corp. also an-nounced the preparation of10,000 Inaugural Presenta-tion Folders, containingthe 23 stamps, four com-memoratives, three airmailand 16 definitives, in theFSM's first issue to berelfsased July 12.Tne 9 by 11 1/2-inch

blue vinyl folder with theOfficial Seal of the Fede-rated States of Micronesiastamped in gold on thefront and the officialfirst day cover bearingthe. block of four commem-orative stamps will sell

for $20.In addition, a 20-cent

pre-stamped legal-size en-velope bearing the FSMflag is being prepared tobe issued on July 12.Official firs~t day can-

celled envelopes with theinscription, "FederatedStates of Micronesia96941;" the date, July 12,1984, and the words,"First Day Issue," will besold for 23 cents each.Issuance of the inaugur-

al folder and postal sta-tionary completes all it-ems to be included in thefirst postal release, anda complete list of the FSMPhilatelic Program may beobtained by writing to FSMStamps-CAPC, 115 MainRoad, Montville, New Jer-sey 07045. --

Hospital autonomy needed for insurance planKOLONIA, Ponape - If the

proposed National HealthInsurance Plan is to besuccessful, it will be es-sential " for the state hos-pitals to have the flexi-bility to utilize addi-tional revenues from costclaims processed under theplan, according to FSMBudget Officer Del Pange-linan.The National Health

Insurance Committee chair-man said that a key objec-tive of the proposed planis to improve provision ofmedical and health carewithin the FSM and reducethe need for much morecostly medical referralsoutside of the FederatedStates.With the national health

care plan, the state hosp-itals will have the abil-ity to submit claims forpayment of medical servi-ces rendered to patients

covered by the plan, hesaid.

In return, the proposedplan will remit back tothe hospitals payments forqualified claims, provid-ing the hospitals a moresteady and increased cashflow with which to provideimproved services.For the state hospitals

to fully benefit from theproposed plan, it will beessential that the hospit-als become more organiza-tionally and financiallyautonomous, he said.Such autonomy could be

each state hospital having1) its own governing boardof directors, 2) the abil-ity to retain the claimspayment revenues it recei-ves and 3) improved inter-nal administration and fi-nancial management capab-ilities, according to Pan-gelinan.

THE NATIONAL UNIONPublished by: FSM Information OfficeP.O. Box 490, Kolonia, PonapeFederated States of Micronesia 96941Telephone: 548

Ketson Johnson, Information OfficerTom Bryan, Information AdvisorEsikiel Lippwe, Broadcast Division ChiefElieser Rospel, Graphic ArtistAngle Mualia, Administrative AssistantMary Alien Manuel, Clerk TypistMvcella Padocfc. Clerk Typist

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