Journal 4/22/1983
P1 MIATLP opposes new 177 proposal
The Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project, which represents thousands of individuals from the northern atolls except for Bikini and Enewetak, has announced its opposition to the new proposal to settle nuclear claims through the Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association. In paid announcements in today’s Journal and on radio station WSZO, Gordon Stemple, national coordinator of MIATLP, expresses concern about RepMar custody of the $150 million proposed compensation fund, the distribution, the adequacy of the settlement, broken commitments by RepMar, and contrasts it with the good prospects in the courts. MIATLP has active cases in the Court of Claims for land damage, and in the Federal District Court for Los Angeles against the US government contractors for personal injury claims.
P1 People in the news
Captain Moses Cama saluted John Slattebo and Irene Isaiah whom he had just married on the bridge of the Micro Pilot. The couple is going to live on the US mainland for a while. Slattebo is known around town as John Pilot but he will be working with a design and architecture company.
Journal 4/24/1992
P1 Waylon wins silver!
The Marshalls’ first foray into international wrestling competition bore fruit as the two-man team won a silver medal last week in Western Samoa. Waylon Muller beat two Australians, a New Zealander and two Samoans on his way to putting the Marshalls on the map by winning the second spot in the 180 pound competition, said Coach Andrew Bing, who accompanied Muller and Andrew Stinnett to the Oceania Wrestling Championships.
P4 On the money
The quote of the week comes from Kirt Pinho, the Billfish Club’s president. While handing over a check for $922.50 to Ronnie Reimers for his boat’s catch of the winning sailfish and barracuda on Saturday, Kirt noted that it was the third tourney in a row that Ronnie’s boat has won the top dollar amount. Said Kirt: “Baron gets the points; Ronnie gets the checks.”
P5 Scientists study fallout pattern
Most of the field work for the government’s nationwide radiological study is expected to be completed by the end off the year, said the project’s director, Dr. Steven Simon. Simon said the survey staff had completed the collection of soil and vegetation samples from 20 atolls and single islands.
P11 Majuro fish base packs tuna for Japan, US
Majuro’s fishing base was in high gear Friday night, as two longliners off-loaded more than seven tons of tuna for export. The Captain Peter and the Yu Chuan together accounted for 14,400 pounds of tuna being air freighted on Air Marshall Islands to Tokyo and Houston.
Journal 4/27/2012
P31 Let’s fight NCDs with statutes
A regional summit on law and policy on non-communicable diseases is being organized, following a resolution at last month’s Micronesian Chief Executives Summit endorsing the plan. Health education and advocacy “are necessary but slow,” said Dr. Greg Dever who represents the Pacific Islands Health Officers Association and visited Majuro last week. “Policy and law can do a lot in a short time. He pointed out how health is impacted by laws and policies. “The ‘no immunization, no school’ policy results in kids being immunized,” he said “When tax on cigarettes is increased by $1, we see a drop in cancer rates.”
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