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The National UnionAN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Volume 4 Kolonia, Ponape, December 15, 1983 Number 23

Nakayama cites new era of cooperation;Kabua wants to start Kosrae air service

KOSRAE AIRPORT DEDICATED - Republic of Nauru Deputy President andWorks Minister Burroa Detudamo is speaking during the Dec. 9 dedication of theKosrae International Airport and dock. From left are FSM President Tosiwo Naka-yama, Detudamo, Marshall Islands President Amata Kabua, FSM Congress SpeakerBethwel Henry and Kosrae Budget Officer Frank Lonno, who was master of cere-monies.

Presidents follow up on accordsAGANA, Guam — Meeting in further-

ance of the Saipan Accords, signed Oct.5, the leaders of the Republic of Palau,the Federated States of Micronesiaand the Republic of the Marshall Islandscovered a wide variety of topics duringa two-day meeting Dec. 12-13 here,according to a press release issued by theleaders.

FSM President Tosiwo Nakayama,Palau President Haruo Remeliik andPresident Amata Kabua of the MarshallIslands met briefly while staff workinggroups devoted their time to furtheringthe aims of the Saipan Accords.

The Accords stressed cooperation bet-

ween the governments in a number ofareas of regional importance.

Among the topics covered were thefuture development of the College ofMicronesia, participation in federal prog-rams, medical referral costs, immigrationprocedures, social security and priorservice benefits and the conduct of aninformation program in the UnitedStates in support of the Compact ofFree Association.

The three heads of state agreed themeetings were very productive, andmat they would come together againat a time and place to be selected.

TAFUNSAK, Kosrae - Air MarshallIslands wants to be the first to provideservice to the new Kosrae InternationalAirport, President Amata Kabua saidduring the Dec. 9 dedication of the firstphase of the $21.7 million airport anddock complex here.

FSM President Tosiwo Nakayama said,"It is my hope that we confirm the bondsof friendship between our peoples andcontinue this new era of mutual coopera-tion," in welcoming Kabua and NauruDeputy President and Works MinisterBurroa Detudamo.

An estimated 5,000 people attendedthe 11-hour ceremony at the dock site,including hundreds from Nauru and theMarshall Islands.

Construction on the airport-dock andaccess road began Feb. 1, 1980, withlandfill in the lagoon on the western sideof/Kosrae island, according to State In-formation Officer Alex Phillip. The run-way is 5,750 feet long to accomodatejets, and the dock front 550 feet long.

It is scheduled to be 90 per centcompleted in March, 1984, with an addi-tional $8.5 million in apron fill, paving,terminal facilities and utilities, all byKong Yung Construction Co. of SouthKorea.

Kabua said, "it is the wish of mygovernment to be the first to provide airservice to the people of Kosrae.

"Many Kosraeans live in my countryand many of us are from the same fami-

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MOEN, Truk - The U.S. Peace Corpsis considering implementing youth pro-grams as they apply to economic deve-lopment in Micronesia, according to theorganization's small enterprise develop-ment coordinator, Barbara Aycock.

Ms. Aycock vi-jj"sited Ponape Nov.!23-30 and ~Nov. 30-Dec. 4jduring her oriental-!ion trip throughpMicronesia. Sh<was scheduledbe in Guam Dec.14-5 for an in-ser-lvice training prog- Ms- Aycockram for volunteers working throughoutMicronesia and to visit Palau, Dec. 6-12.

The Peace Corps has three volunteersserving as small business advisors in Truk;seven in Ponape; six in the MarshallIslands, three in Palau and one in Yap,she said.

"We are looking into the possibilityof a youth development program as itapplies to economic development," shesaid, during an interview here.

"Part of my trip here is orientationand part is to look at small businessprograms, make recommendations andtry ot see if the models used here areapplicable to other parts of the world,"Ms. Aycock said.

In Ponape, she met with the PeaceCorps Micronesia Country Director JerryPenno and her staff; Gov. Resio Moses,special assistant to the governor foreconomic development Alex Luzama, thePonape Chamber of Commerce, businessand government agencies sponsoringvolunteers and officials of the FSMDevelopment Bank.

In Truk, she met with Lt. Gov. BobMori, Peace Corps volunteers and staff,Legislature Speaker Kisande Sos, Res-ources and Development Director RedleyKillion and development bank officials.

Second Trukese priest ordainedMOEN, Truk - Julio Angkel of Parem

became the second Trukese to be ordain-ed a Catholic priest during a ceremonyDec. 3 in the Immaculate Heart of MaryCathedral here.

The ceremony originally was schedul-ed to be held at the Rev. Mr. Angkel'sbirthplace on Parem Island, Truk Lagoon.

Gov. Erhart Aten ordered the sitechanged to Moen on Dec. 1, after theTruk State Cholera Task Force went toParem and determined that it did nothave adequate sanitation facilities for thecrowd of up to 3,000 people expectedand that the ceremonial site was floodedby recent rains.

The Most Rev. Martin Neylon, Bishopof the Catholic Diocese of the Carolineand Marshall Islands, said the ordinationmass in the Truk Cathedral. The Rev.Gary Bradley, S.J., superior of Jesuitsin Truk, and the Rev. John Nicholson,S.J., were concelebrants.

The Rev. Amando Samo, the firstTrukese ordained a Catholic priestduring a cermony in 1977 on his nativeMoch Island in the Mortlocks, alsoassisted hi the mass.

The mass was followed by festivities,including singing and dancing by groupsfrom the lagoon islands, on the adjoin-ing St. Cecilia School grounds in TunnukVillage, Moen.

Father Angkel was scheduled to sayhis fust mass Sunday morning in the TrukCathedral. He will be assigned to theNamisofo Parish in the lagoon which hasnot had a parish priest for several years.It includes Ramanum, Eot and Udotwhere the St. Francis of Assisi Church

is located.Father'Angkel and Samo are members

of the Diocesan Order.The Rev. Angkel, 29, is a graduate of

Truk High School who attended theUniversity of Guam for two years;Ateno de Manila University, Philippines,two years, and completed four years ofstudies at the Pacific Regional CatholicSeminary, Suva, Fiji.

He is the son of Moap Angkel and theformer Nusia Kapriel of Parem, and hehas four brothers and five sisters.

PRIEST ORDAINED - The Most Rev.Martin Neylon, Bishop of the CatholicDiocese of the Caroline and MarshallIslands, standing left, is celebrating theordination mass Dec. 3 in the TrukCathedral, Moen, for the Rev. JulioAngkel, kneeling, with the Rev. JohnNicholson, S.J., seated, and the Rev.Amando Samo participating.

ILO populationWorkshop opens

KOLONIA, Ponape - The Internation-al Labor Organization seminar on popu-lation characteristics being held for theFSM in Ponape may be the first of itskind in Micronesia, according to ILOSouth Pacific Director David Groman.

"Depending on its outcome, we mightcontemplate holding similar ventures inthe Marshall Islands and Palau," Gromansaid during the opening ceremony Dec.11 in the Palm Terrace Restaurant.

The seminar which is covering popu-lation characteristics, their relationshipto employment and development plann-ings, labor policies, management andwomen's interest issues was being heldthrough Dec. 16 at the Pohnpei Hotelwith eight ILO staff members and 20FSM state and national governmentResources and Development representa-tives participating.

Vice President Bailey Olter said dur-ing the opening reception that a seminarof the kind was overdue in coming toMicronesia.

Ponape Gov. Resio Moses welcomedthe seminar on behalf of his governmentwhich is the co-host with the FSMResources and Development Departmentthrough its Immigration and LaborDivision.

Seaweed pro/ecf laudiedKOLONIA, Ponape - Ponape launch-

ed its seaweed farming industry when aState Economic Development Adminis-tration loan was presented to HarborView Corp. of Uh to purchase equipmentfor the project.

The $8,000 loan was signed over tothe firm during a Dec. 1 ceremony inthe EDA offices here.

The funds are from a $230,000marine resources grant provided by theFSM Congress and matched with$115,000 by the Ponape State Legisla-ture according to EDA Executive Direc-tor Anson Chong.

The project is being developed underthe direction of Dr. Max Doty of theUniversity of Hawaii who developed thelargest seaweed industry in the Philip-pines, according to Chong.

The State Marine and Aquatic Divisionis providing technical assistance for theproject, he said.

Mikel Camacho, president; AirmersonDoner, vice president, and Leon William,manager-treasurer, represented HarborView at the ceremony, while Gov. ResioMoses, EDA Chairman Kasiano Josephand EDA Vice Chairman Heinrich Iriarterepresented the state.

Cop/fa/ funding, health support urged during visitHECw2

KOLONIA, Ponape - Funding of a,new FSM capitol and support for healthmanpower and preventive care programswere requested during the Dec. 4-7visit here by Kathy Johnson of the U.S.House Interior Committee staff.

Ms. Johnson was accompanied byLaurie Neville of the Office of Territorialand International Affairs and TommyPerez, OTIA technical assistance repre-sentative in Guam.

The visitors made courtesy calls onVice President Bailey Olter and CongressSpeaker Bethwel Henry, before meetingwith the FSM cabinet and staff duringthe morning and with Gov. Resio Moses,Lt. Gov. Strik Yoma, Ponape State Legis-lature Speaker Salter Etse and other stateofficials during the afternoon on Dec. 5.

They toured the Nan Madol ruins andPonape Agriculture and Trade Schoolon Dec. 6 and visited CIP projects and thefuture FSM capitol and College of Micro-nesia campus sites on Dec. 7, beforedeparting for Guam.

They were scheduled to go to Yap onDec. 8; Koror, Dec. 10, and Truk, Dec.13. before returning to Honolulu on Dec.14.

"We take^ the view that the U.S.government owes us a capitol," ExternalAffairs Secretary Andon Amaraich saidduring the Dec. 5 meeting with the FSMcabinet and staff.

"It is clear that the capitol still needsto be built and that we continually needhelp," Amaraich said.

The Reagan administration has com-mitted $15 million to the FSM for relo-cation of its capitol to Palikir, including$2,056,000 in fiscal 1983-84 for archi-tectural and engineering design work anda $13 million request for construction in

RAMON SWORN IN - President TosiwoNakayama, left, is administering the oathof office to former FSM WashingtonRepresentative's Office special servicescoordinator Kohne Ramon as the secondFSM Personnel Officer with Mrs. ElsynerRamon holding the Bible on Dec. 7in the President s office.

INI. ,FF BRIEFiNG - Kathy Johnson, third from right, of the House In-terior Committee staff is being briefed by national government officials during Dec.5 meeting in the President's Conference Room. From left clockwise are InterimPostmaster General Leo Falcam, Special Assistant to the President leske lehsi. Ex-ternal Affairs Secretary Andon Amaraich, OTIA technical assistance Guam represen-tative Tom Perez, Ms. Johnson, Laurie Neville of OTIA, FSM Planning AdvisorPeter Dam, ̂ Status Commission counsel Greg Swartz, Budget Officer Del Pangelinanand Personnel Officer Kohne Ramon.

1985. The U.S. Congress did not approvea construction funding request for fiscal1984, and the FSM is requesting some$22 million total for the project.

Amaraich cited the shortfall in CIPprojects between the $67,268,000 needprojected by the FSM and $32 millionidentified by the U.S. administration,stating that the U.S. Congress does nothave to agree with the administrationfigure, as it has been more generousin providing CIP funds' than the adminis-tration during the past two years.

He cited the problem of determiningwhen the five-year CIP program is com-pleted, and said this should be resolved.

FSM Health Services Coordinator, Dr.Kiosi Aniol, briefed the visitors onhealth care problems, citing the previousemphasis on curative to the present em-phasis on preventive care for the controlof communicable diseases such as leprosy,tuberculosis and cholera which havereached epidemic portions in certainparts of the Federated States.

Aniol said, "We have never had enoughmedical supplies in Micronesia and medi-cal equipment is almost unknown,"Aniol said, adding that "right now thereare dispensaries in Ponape, Truk andKosrae that are standing idle."

He said that it is due to the lack offacilities, supplies and health care man-

power that the FSM is incurring debtsof as much as $1 million a year formedical referrals to Guam, Honolulu andSan Francisco.

Amaraich said that the FSM is askingthe U.S. government to find a way toabsorb the cost of the medical referrals,until the Federated States can adequatelycare for their people.

Other issues covered included 1) lackof personnel to keep computers runningafter they are installed in Truk andKosrae, 2) lack of funds to upgrade thetelephone system and 3) elimination offunds for airport terminals in the fourstates, which Ms. Neville said wouldbe covered by funds being reprogrammedfrom Palau.

In the meeting with Ponape stateofficials, they discussed problems withthe water and power systems.

Perez announced that the InteriorDepartment is planning to put together ateam of mechanics to service the powergenerators throughout the islands.

A state budget office official said thatthe total fuel reserve fund would not lastthrough fiscal 1984, indicating that thestate would accumulate a deficit onoperating its power generators.

When asked by state officials whatwill become of the CIP program, Ms.Johnson said, "We should completethe basic infrastructure."

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lies," he said, adding, "I have no doubtthat regular air service between Kosraeand Majuro will strengthen our traditionalfriendship and bring us closer together inmany ways."

Negotiations are underway betweenthe Marshall Islands government airlineand the FSM national government onlanding rights in Kosrae, Kabua said.

Air Marshall Islands made special tripsto Ponape to ferry officials from theFSM national government and the otherstates to the dedication ceremony andback, said Master of Ceremonies, KosraeState Budget Officer Frank Lonno. AirNauru brought officials and guests fromNauru to the ceremony.

The Navy Officer in Charge of Cons-truction, Guam, administered the cons-truction as a part of the Trust Territorycapital improvement program (CIP).

Both the President and Gov. YosiwoGeorge thanked the U.S. government forproviding funds for the project.

Nakayama said that "because offriends in Congress, especially Congress-man Robert Duncan of Oregon, whoconvinced his colleagues of the neces-sities of the airport in Kosrae, we arehere to dedicate this airport."

He said "Let us show our gratitudeby using wisely the airport that thegovernment of the United States hasput hi place for us and maintain it so thatit will stand as a momentum to the suc-cesses that the administering authorityhas achieved during its trusteeship periodof over 35 years."

George said that the complex marksthe beginning of a new era for Kosraein the development of its economy andhelping it become a member of thethe beginning of a new era for Kosraein the development of its economy andhelping it become a member of theworld community.

Detudamo, representing PresidentHammer deRoburt of Nauru, said he waspleased to witness the largest invasionby Nauruans of other Micronesian islandssince World War II when many wereexiled from their home island.

"After all, some of our roots camefrom Malem," he said.

He also said it is still the intention ofhis government to operate Air Nauruservice to Kosrae "in due course," citinthe need to negotiate the service thougt.the FSM.

The dedication ceremony, whichbegan at 10 ajn. and ended at 9:30 p.m.,was attended by an estimated 650 guestsfrom Nauru, 360 from the Marsh allsand about 90 from other parts of theFSM, in addition to more than 4,000Kosrae ans.

In addition to Air Marshall Islands andAir Nauru, the guests were transported toKosrae by Pacific Missionary Aviationand the field trip ships, MS Micro Gloryand MY Kaselehlia. Each made a trip topick up guests from Nauru and parts ofKosrae.

Mrs. George cut the ribbon officiallyopening the airport and dock duringthe ceremony. Other speakers were FSMCongress Speaker Bethwel Henry, KosraeLegislature Speaker Gaius Nedlic, Lt.

Gov. Moses Mackwelung and a KongYung representative.

Among other official guests werePonape Gov. Resio Moses; Yap Lt. Gov.Hilary Tacheliol; Speakers Ruben TolenoKun of the Nauru parliament; AllanAmen of the Marshalls Nitijela andJoseph Ayin of Yap legislature, andPonape Nanmwarkies (traditional chiefs)Penido Peter of Kitti, Fredrick Iriarteof Nett, Yukiwo Salomon of Pingelapand Sahn Johnson of Mokil.

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY - Kosrae First Lady Antilese George, third fromright, is preparing to cut the ribbon officially opening the Kosrae InternationalAirport and Dock during the Dec. 9 dedication ceremony. From left are Mrs. BurroaDetudamo, wife of the Nauru Deputy President and Works Minister; Mrs. NikemeSigrah, wife of the FSM Congress Vice Speaker; Mrs. Madlina Nedlic, wife of theKosrae legislature speaker; Mrs. George; Mrs. Penina Mackwelung, wife of the KosraeLieutenant governor, and Mrs. Marihne Henry, wife of the FSM Congress Speaker.

AIRPORT GREETING — FSM President Tosiwo Nakayama, center, is being welcom-ed to Kosrae by Gov. Yosiwo George, right and a State Police honor guard for theDec. 9 dedication of the Kosrae Internaional Airport and Dock. In the background.Congress Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah of Kosrae is welcoming Speaker Bethwel Henryof Ponape. The President and Speaker flew with other officials from Ponape toKosrae on the Air Marshall Islands plane in the background.

Mori FSMDBVice President

KOLONIA, Ponape - FSM Develop-ment Bank Board Chairman HermanSemes announced the promotion of thebank's secretary-treasurer, Manny Mori,to vice president, effective Oct. 1.

The board approved the promotionduring its Sept. 26-28 meeting, Semessaid in a Nov. 25 memorandum to stateand national government officials, addingthat Mori, who is serving as acting presi-dent, will continue to perform theduties of secretary-treasurer.

The board was scheduled to meetDec. 13-16 in Ponape to consider applica-tions for FSMDB president and otheritems. The position was been vacantsince the contract of former FSMDBPresident Gunnar Thoren ended in July.

The bank received loan drawdownsfrom the Trust Territory EconomicDevelopment Loan Fund (EDLF) of$233,470 for nine loans in Octoberand $49,300 for three loans in November,Mori reported.

With a $237,300 drawdown for 10loans in June and $150,000 in operatingfunds, the FSMDB has received a totalof $670,070 from the $3 million FSMshare of the EDLF.

Estklel Malon diesMOEN, Truk - Former Truk District

Public Affairs Officer and Truk StateLegislature Liaison Officer Esikiel Malondied here Oct. 24 and was buried onSatawan, Mortlock Islands, the StateInformation Office newsletter, Us MeAuus, reported in its first edition, Nov.11.

Mr. Malon was a native of Ta laland,Mortlocks, who began his public servicecareer with the Trust Territory govern-ment in 1954 as an education field assis-tant. He later became Truk Districtelementary schools superintendent andserved in that position until Sept. 1,1963.

He served in the District Public AffairsOffice as Economic and Political Advisorand Political Program Assistant, beforefollowing President Tosiwo Nakayamaas the second Trukese to serve as DistrictPolitical Affairs Officer.

He also served as special assistant tothe District Administrator for publicaffairs, Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 10, 1971, andJune 5, 1977 - April 21, 1979. He servedas Legislative Liaison Officer in the StatePublic Affairs Office until his death.

He was the first Trukese named to theFirst Congress of Micronesia staff and wasa member of the group translating theFSM Compact of Free Association withthe United States from English toTrukese during the past year. «»•*.;.«

KABUA IN PONAPE - FSM President Tosiwo Nakayama, third from right, is host-ing a reception Dec. 10 in the South Park Hotel, Kolonia, for Marshall Islands Presi-dent Amata Kabua, fourth from right, who stopped over in Ponape en route from theDec. 9 Kosrae airport dedication to a Guam meeting of the FSM, Mar snails andPalau chief executives. Clockwise from left are Yap Lt. Gov. Hilary Tacheliol, YapState Legislature Speaker Joseph Ayin, Joan King, Nanmwarki Johnny Moses of Uh,Nanmwarki loanis Artui of Sokehs, Mrs. John Haglelgam, FSM Supreme CourtChief Justice Edward King, Kabua, Nakayama, Marshall Islands Chief SecretaryOscar DeBrum and FSM Congress Speaker Bethwel Henry.

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KOLONIA, Ponape - Plans are beingmade to expand the Upward Boundprogram for college-bound students toTruk and Majuro and to transfer thePonape program to the CommunityCollege of Micronesia, according to Dr.William Kinder.

Kinder visited!Ponape Nov. 26-129, after becoming!the executive dir-jector of the Pa-|cific Postsecondar"Education Counand project diretor of its Upwa^_Bound program onSept. 1. He is onleave of absence from the Academy forEducational Development, Washington,D.C., having served through it to helpestablish the council four years ago.

The council received about $400,000to set up the Upward Bound program toprepare 200 college-bound students forthe transition and successful pursuit ofstudies through the Micronesian Occu-pational College in Palau, University ofGuam, Northern Marianas College inSaipan and American Samoa CommunityCollege.

Kinder said that he submitted a pro-posal to the U.S. Education Departmentfor second-year funding that wouldexpand the program to Truk and theMarshall Islands through the College ofMicronesia Continuing Education Cen-ters.

University of California, Berkeley,

officials who have been operating thePonape Upward Bound program for threeyears "have offered to work on involvingCCM, and within a year or two, theypropose to turn over the grant complete-ly to CCM," he said.

Kinder said that he met with PonapeUpward Bound officials, as well as StateEducation Director Damian Sohl, CCMPresident Catalino Cantero and COMExecutive Director Loren Peterson todiscuss the future of the Upward Boundand other council programs.

Cantero and Peterson are membersof the council's governing board whichis expected to meet in American Samoain February, or March, he said.

Other projects being undertaken bythe council include a propsoal to theU.S. Education Department to providespecial services program grants to itsmembers to provide extra help to dis-advantaged students in upgrading basicskills.

The Upward Bound and Special Ser-vices programs are part of the "TrioPrograms" which were designated forpriority funding for the territories by theEducation Department, Kinder said.

The "Trio" actually includes fourprograms, he said, stating, "the nextone we will be looking at is Talent'Search, working with younger thanUpward Bound high school students toidentified and develop college potential.

"The fourth is Educational Oppor-tunities Centers which eventually may beestablished by the council," he said.

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MOEN, Truk - Gov. Erhart Atencalled a special session of Truk StateLegislature to consider his new nominat-ions for state court associate justices,according to the State Public AffairsOffice.

The 15-day special session of the Se-cond Truk State Legislature second regu-lar session was scheduled to begin onDec. 12.

Other measures which the governorasked the legislature to act on are:

1) His tax reform legislation to helpoffset a fiscal 1983 budget deficit.

2) A proposed resolution to ask theTT High Commissioner to release andreprogram $1,526,000 in fiscal 1982 and1983 special operating and maintenancefunds to help defray the deficit.

3) An amendment to the State Finan-cial Management Act to reduce the admi-nistrative cash flow problem,

4) A number of appropriations bills,including $250,000 for the public infor-mation program and referendum on theproposed Truk State Constitution.

Truk was the second FSM state,following Yap, to draft its constitutionlast year, but the referendum, original-ly scheduled for March, 1983, was post-poned to August, 1984, by the legisla-ture.

The draft constitution would go intoeffect one year after it is ratified, orAugust, 1985, and would change thegeneral election date for the governorand legislature from March, 1986, to the

first'Tuesday in November, 1985, withthe elected officials to take office inJanuary, 1986.

Kosrae voters ratified their constitu-tion in October, and the Ponape StateConstitutional Convention is expected tofinalize a draft document in January.The Yap State Constitution went intoeffect on Jan. 1.

The Truk legislature rejected the asso-ciate justice nominations by Aten ofSebastian Frank, Mitaro Danis and WanisSimina.

The names of his new nominees werenot available, the Public Affairs Officesaid.

Aten said that the anticipated deficiton the fiscal 1983 budget would be inexcess of $2 million, because the $13million provided the state in InteriorDepartment funds did not cover generaloperating costs, emergency cholera ex-penses and unbugeted costs of medicalreferrals, transportation costs and otherservices.

"To honestly and effectively run theoperations of this government and pro-vide the services to the 40,000 peopleof this state, it is my honest opinion thatit is almost impossible to run a govern-ment with $13 million," he said.

Citing a resolution of the Joint FSM-Truk State Leadership Conference herein November to help the state defraythe deficit, Aten said, "What we are ask-ing is that the FSM and the U.S. ration-

Community service part of sentencesKOLONIA, Ponape - FSM Supreme

Court Chief Justice Edward King imposedextensive community service sentences,in addition to jail terms and fines onthree men convicted of embezzlementand forgery, according to Justice Om-budsman Nickontro Johnny.

Billy Jonas of Ponape (formerly ofPalau), convicted in August as the leaderof a $40,000 embezzlement schemeagainst Mobil Oil, was sentenced Nov.25 by King to a jail term equal in lengthto the duration of the 35 month, 12 dayconspiracy perpetrated by Jonas andother employees of the Ponape bulkplant.

King also fined Jonas $2,500 and or-dered him to perform 800 hours ofcommunity service on Ponape, accordingto Johnny.

The trial, which began last March inthe Supreme Court, also resulted in theconviction of co-conspirator Ahm Fred ofPingelap Atoll in Ponape. Fred wassentenced Nov. 15 to nine months injail, fined $500 and ordered to perform300 hours of community service.

Both defendants are appealing, and

their sentences have been delayedpending appeal.

Person Hellan of Ponape on Oct. 28,was convicted of the crime of forgeryand was sentenced by King on Nov. 15to serve 75 days in jail.

After release from jail he shall perform240 hours of community service. He wasalso fined $50 and ordered to makerestriction of $527 to the persons towhom he had passed improper check.

Lorenzo Doone of Truk, who wasresiding on Ponape, was convicted ofescape by the court after a May 15trial. The defendant was sentenced to30 days in jail and also fined $25.

After serving three days at the PonapeState Jail, Doone at his request and hisown expense, was permitted to fly toTruk, to serve the remaining 27 days.

The defendant is appealing the convic-tion but because he has previously vio-lated a court order to stay on Ponape andbecause he had also fled from custody inthe escape, King required that he pay a$300 cash bail in order to be releasedfrom the jail awaiting his appeal.

ally evaluate the amount of moneyneeded to provide the functions and ser-vices of this government to the people."

He said that the 1983 DOI budgetfor Truk should have been at least $15million with an inflation adjustment forsucceeding years, but the fiscal 1984budget is $14 million and the 1985budget proposed by the Reagan adminis-tration is reduced back down to $13million with the discontinuation ofcholera eradication funds.

During its first special session whichended Oct. 10, the second TSL approvedseven bills and four resolutions.

The bills included salaries for the statecourt, a $20,000 appropriation to com-pensate for trees damaged by publicprojects, $30,000 for small industriesoperating costs, a sales tax increase,$96,000 for the Truk Coconut Proces-sing Plant, $35,000 for Truk HousingAuthority Department food to Truk, aspart of the drought disaster relief.

The resolutions authorize state depart-ment and agencies to operate at fiscal1983 budget levels during 1984 until the1984 budget is approved by the U.S.government, appoint Senators SingkoroHarper and Open Walter to the TrukCommunity Action Office (TOCA) boardand reguest an audit by Touche Ross andCo. of Truk state general funds.

Bills enacted by the Second TSL dur-ing its first regular session which beganin May include 5-56 to set the page clerksalary; 5-57 to increase the annual legisla-tor office expense allowance from $5,000to $10,000 a year; 5-58 to establish astate living standard allowance.

Also, 5-59 to amend the executiveorganization act relative to the transpor-tation office; 5-60 to amend the statejudiciary act; 5-61 to decrease the mem-bership of the Faichuk Transportationand Economic Authority; 5-62 to appro-priate $19,200 for non-public school tea-chers' salaries; 5-63 to provide $11,648for a construction skills program; 5-64to increase the alcoholic beverages pos-session tax; 5-65 to extend the reversiondates for funds under certain laws toSept. 30, 1984, and 5-72 to appropriate$110,000 for the Truk Maritime Autho-rity.

The legislature overrode by two-thirds votes vetoes of 5-66 to appropriate$30,000 for the Micronesian Legal Ser-vices Corp.; 5-67 to establish the InnerFaichuk Development Authority; 5-68 toprovide $157,000 for all social and eco-nomic development authorities in Truk;5-69 to establish the Weito Resources andDevelopment Authority; 5-70 to provide$25,000 for Nama Trading Co. operationcosts, and 5-71 to provide $9,000 forKuttu Coop operations.

Ponape Legislature approves conference fundsKOLONIA, Ponape - The Ponape

State Legislature adopted 24 bills, inclu-ding one to authorize $20,000 for a state-wide leadership conference on politicalstatus development, during its specialmeeting which ended Dec. 7, accordingto PSL Information Officer Joseph C. P.Alannzo.

The following were among the billsthat passed final reading on the addition-al days of the 15-day special meeting,which was scheduled to end Dec. 5:

LB 656-83 authorizes a $60,000appropriation to subsidize the cost oftwo hydroelectric projects one hi Nettmunicipality, and one in Madolenihmwmunicipality.

LB 657-83 authorizes $98,000 to pur-chase two school buses for PICS HighSchool, to provide supper meals forboarding students and to help constructand renovation costs of a dormitory.

LB 654-83 authorizes $65,000 to sup-plement the costs of Ponape State'sparticipation in the Micronesian TradesApprenticeship Program.

LB 660-83, LD1 authorize $30,000 tofinance the following Kitti projects: NanMand and Salapwuk secondary road,renovation of die municipal office,

Christmas card designKOLONIA, Ponape - Santrigo Suzu-

mu, an eigth grade student at SapwerekElementary School, Madolenihmw muni-cipality, was awarded the $50 grand prizein the first annual Ponape State Christ-mas Card Design Contest during a Dec. 7ceremony in the office of Gov. ResioMoses.

The prizes were presented by thegovernor and Mrs. Moses who was thechairperson for the contest steeringcommittee which also included SizueYoma, co-chairperson; ElementaryEducation Division Chief Joseph Felix;Curriculum Supervisor Casiano Shoniberand Art Specialist Henter Lawrence.

Winners were chosen Nov. 25 frommore than 100 entries by a panel ofjudges which included Koisimi Rudolph,Wehns Billen, Tom Beckman, KarenCarrol and Henter Lawrence.

First prize was $25, second $15 andthird $10 in each of the categories.

Other winners were: Category I,grades K-2-Meislihn Pelep, Wapar Ele-mentary School, first; Joselyn Gallen,Ohmine Elementary School, second, andEdwin Johnny, Palikir ElementarySchool, third.

Category n, grades 3-5 — ChristopherJohnson, Ohmine Elementary School,first; Valeric Mizard, Likie School,second, and Tania Moses, SDA School,third.

Category ffl, grades 6-8 — HarbertTom, Wenik Elementary School, first;

water systems in Wone and Seinwar,Nan Mangil Bridge, Playgrounds in Sec-tions 2 and 3, a secondary road in Eni-pein Pah, Kitti Community House andrenovation of Pehleng Elementary SchoolCafeteria.

LB 653-83 LD1 authorizes $30,000for the following Madolenihmw projects:Cafeterias for Kinakapw, Lukop andSapwehrek elementary schools, WaparElementary School Cafeteria supplement-al funding, Mand Elementary SchoolCafeteria and Library supplemental fund-ing, water systems in Wapar and Kitamwsections, Senipehn farm road, construc-tion and maintenance of other farm roadsand renovation of Madolenihmw Munci-pal Office.

LB 651-83 authorizes $12,000 to fin-ance the following Nukuoro projects:A taro patch rehabilitation program;Nukuoro Elementary School water sys-tem; participation in the Sept. 11, 1984,"Rahn En Wehi Mwahu" events and a1984 New Year celebration and prog-rams.

LB 648-83 LD1 authorizes $16,000 tofinance the construction of classroomshi Pingelap and to renovate the dispen-sary and municipal office.

winners namedGulden Wolphagen, Kolonia ElementarySchool, second, and Herein John ParentElementary School, third.

Category IV, grades 9-12 - Jose Berly,SDA School, first, and Phillip F. Repein,Sapwalap, second.

DESIGN WINNER - Santrigo Suzumu,an eigth grade student at SapwehrekElementary School, Madolenihmw, isbeing presented the $50 grand prize inthe first annual Ponape State ChristmasCard Design Contest on Dec. 7 by FirstLady Susan Moses.

LB 659-83 LD1, LD2 authorizes$15,000 for the following Uh munici-pality projects: Pahnmeitol farm road,Pahlap farm road, fence for TakaieuElementary School, maintenance of farmroads, Dehpehk water system and pur-chase of a boat and outboard motorfor Mwand Peidak and Mwand Peidicommunities.

LB 663-83 authorizes $9,600 forconstructing a Mokilese communityhouse in Kolonia, provided that if publicland is not made available by April 1,the funds may be reprogrammed to theMokil municipal aid fund.

LB 664-83 authorizes $12,000 to fin-ance construction of basketball andvolleyball courts, and fisheries develop-ment in Kapingamarangi municipality.

LB 635-83 authorizes $20,000 for thePonape Community Action Agency'swomen's program.

LB 647-83 LD1 authorizes $25,000for the architectural and engineeringwork and construction of a road bridgefrom Kipar to Lewetik, a farm road hiMwalok and Sekere road, all hi Sokehs.

LB 637-83 authorizes $20,000 to pur-chase dump trucks for Kolonia town.

LB 644-83, LD1 authorized $215,000for me construction of two additionalclassrooms for Wapar, Salapwuk, Lewe-tik, Sapwehrek, Sokehs Powe and RohnKitti elementary schools, one additionalclassroom for Palikir Elementary Schooland the renovation of existing classroomthroughout the elementary schools hi thestate.

LB 639-83 authorizes $13,000 to fundjie emergency relief program for theicople of Nukuoro with food purchasedo be distributed equally among all the>eople residing within the municipality.

LB 633-83 LD1 authorizes $22,000o construct a road hi Paremkep andvater systems in Eirike and Kahmarections and to purchase materials forhe completion of Nett Elementaryichool Cafeteria.

LB 634-83 authorizes $10,000 to:omplete construction of the new Com-nunity College of Micronesia dormitory.

LB 643-83 requires that the governorubmit to the legislature the Ponape State:omponent of the official Overall Eco-lomic Development Plan required bylection 211 (b) of the Compact of FreeAssociation, before the governor submitst to the U.S. government.

LB 568-83 LD1 authorizes $20,000o fund a three-day state-wide leader-

ship conference on political status deve-lopment scheduled to begin Feb. 6. It wasintroduced by Senators Bernell Edwardand Alter Paul of Kitti, Joanes Edmundof Nett, Hilary Conrad of Sokehs, JosephMoses of Uh and Pedrus Silbanuz ofMadolenihmw.

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MOEN, Truk - Truk is succeeding inlimiting the spread of cholera this year,Gov. Erhart Aten reported in an appealto the U.S. government to continuefunding the cholera-control program here.

State Health Services Director NgasKanso reported 180 bacteriologically con-firmed cholera cases and three cholera-caused deaths between July 18 when thedisease reoccurred in the state and Dec. 5.

After the first outbreak of cholera inTruk, which began in August, 1982, thedisease reached epidemic portions byNov. 17 when 540 confirmed cases andfour confirmed deaths were reported.By Dec. 22, 1982, there were 2,165suspected cholera cases, 759 confirmedcases, 17 suspected deaths and fourconfirmed cholera deaths.

The spread of the disease subsidedin April, during the dry season, andreoccurred in July, after the prolongeddrought ended.

"We are progressing well and I thinkwe are hi the right direction," Aten said,"as evidence by the reduction in the num-ber of cases."

He said that $1.6 million provided bythe U.S. government agencies for theTruk cholera control program during fis-cal 1983 is being used to build 1,100water catchments, 4,000 water-sealedtoilets, 100 hand pumps and 150 solar-pump wells.

By Oct. 1, 64 catchments, 94 toilets,five hand pumpd and 30 solar pumpshad been completed under the directionof the Rural Sanitation Program headedby Nachsa Siren, chief coordinator.

"With this Phase I construction, wewill be able to achieve the number asindicated which would serve one-fourthof the population of the state," thegovernor said.

'We hope that the U.S. will be moresympathetic toward us in recognizingthe need to continue this program,"he said, referring to the Reagan adminis-tration proposal to discontinue U.S.funding of the cholera project hi fiscal1985.

The project is being funded in fiscal1984, he noted, stating "I anticipatean amount of $2 million for cholerawill be made available within a couple of

weeks from today (Dec. 6)."Aten said that the additional $2 mil-

lion will provide the materials to continuethe construction and medical suppliesand health education materials to reachanother 25 per cent of the 40,000 peoplein Truk.

"We still have a long way to go,"he said, adding that "the constructionphase of the cholera project has beengoing hand in hand with our healtheducation program," on the proper useof the facilities.

"My people have taken the responsi-bility to fight cholera side by side withme," Aten said, noting that many fami-lies have been using their own resourcesto build sanitary benjos and water catch-ments.

"This to me is an indication that mypeople have cooperated with me withouteven asking me for assistance," he said.

LEPROSY WORKSHOP -- World HealthOrganization leprologist, Dr. Jose R. Sol-devilla, is conducting a training workshopon leprosy identification, prevention andtreatment Dec. 5-9 in the Ponape StateHospital for Ponape and Kosrae healthservices officials. The workshop wasbeing held Dec. 12-16 in Truk.

Leprosy cures citedIn workshop

KOLONIA, Ponape - Most peopledo not realize that leprosy can be curedwith modern drugs, according to a WorldHealth Organization consultant who con-ducted a workshop here Dec. 5-9 in theidentification, prevention and treatmentof the disease.

The workshop was conducted at thePonape State Hospital for Ponape andKosrae health services personnel by Dr.Jose R. Soldevilla of the Philippines,a WHO leprologist stationed in Papua-New Guinea who was scheduled to repeatthe training Dec. 12-16 at the Truk StateHospital for the state and Yap.

Leprosy is considered epidemic inPonape which has more that 800 knowncases and Truk with 316 known cases,according to Dr. Kiosi Aniol, FSMhealth services coordinator, who said thatKosrae has 34 known cases of Hanson'sDisease and Yap, 39.

The main problem is to overcome thestigma attached to leprosy and the mythssurrounding it, Dr. Soldevilla said, sugges-ting that leprosy victims be told that"for the sake of your families, you willnot be spreading the disease withintwo weeks," with proper medical treat-ment.

He said that with modern drugs thebacteria, Leprosy Bacillus, can be render-ed non-infectious within one week andkilled in two-six weeks, the milder stagesof the infection can be cured in sixmonths and the more advanced stagesin two years.

"There is no need to isolate leprosypatients," Soldevilla said, noting that"only a small number (of patients) areinfectious, and when the patient starts onregular treatment infectivity is reducedrapidly."

Most people who come into contactwith the germ are not infected by it,because their body defenses are able todestroy the bacillus, he said, addingreduced body resistance due to mal-nutrition or other reasons is necessaryto become sick with the disease.

Other aggravating circumstances arepoor hygiene and sanitation throughovercrowding; effects of other diseases,such as malaria and influenza whichlower body resistance, and climate.

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