Journal 10/21/1983 P1 Alele receives grantA $30,000 grant has been approved for the Majuro Alele Museum, accordion to Alele Curator Jerry Knight. Projects that are to be funded are a museum on Likiep, reproducing over a hundred picture negatives from Joachim deBrum’s collection, and other deBrum artifacts. Portions of the fund will go for taping […]
Journal 10/18/1983 P4 Alfred now director of AssumptionIt is seldom that you hear about someone quitting his or her high paying job to take a less paying and probably less glamorous job. Alfred Capelle, for one, did just that. Last month, Capelle quit his job at the Education Department as Chief of Vocational and Post […]
Journal 10/11/1983 P5 TRC judges appointedHigh Court Chief Justice John Lanham on October 7 issued an appointing order for the Judges of the Traditional Rights Court. Appointed to the TRC were five persons from the Ratak Chain and four from the Ralik Chain (three from each property class of irooj, alab and dri-jerbal). Appointed as […]
Journal l0/4/1983 P1 Bikinians interested in Hawaiian landBikini leaders are scheduled to meet with Mayor Mayor Hannibal Tavares, 12 October, to finalize plans to buy lands on Maui and Molokai, according to a 29 September issue of the Honolulu Advertiser. Earlier, the Bikini leaders announced their desire to use part of their trust fund to […]
Journal 9/27/1983 P1 President Kabua calls for reconciliationPresident Amata Kabua on September 26 called for reconciliation between Coalition Party leaders and the ruling party to work together. He said the Marshallese voters have expressed their wishes September 7. He said this is the way a two-party system works: One wins and the other loses. P3 […]
Journal 9/20/1983 P1 Nitijela passes resolution that approves CompactNitijela voted September 20 by a vote of 21 for and five against Resolution No. 27 to approve entry into the Compact of Free Association. Coalition Party members objected to the resolution for not waiting for certification of the results by the Chief Electoral Officer. P1 FSM […]
Journal 9/13/1983 P1 Less than 40% left to countAs of early Monday morning, approval of the Compact was leading y 58 percent. So far 3,278 ballots were cast in favor of the Compact, while 2,389 ballots were cast against. Roughly 60 percent of the total vote has been counted. P1 Coalition meets to discuss optionsCoalition […]
Journal 9/6/1983 P1 Both sides predict plebiscite victoryBoth supporters and opponents of the Compact of Free Association between the Marshall Islands and the United States predicted victory in the plebiscite tomorrow (September 7). Speakers at Aet, or Yes rallies of the Ailin Kein Ad Party, have said they will win 90 percent of the vote […]
Journal 8/26/1983 P1 Thomsen to arrive for voteDeputy US Representative to the Micronesian Status Negotiations Samuel Thomsen is to arrive here September 3 and stay until after the Compact vote on September 7. His trip here is termed, “orientation.” P3 Workshop finishedA workshop to deal with the developing problem of juvenile delinquency ended August 24 […]
Journal 8/19/1983 P1 Compact is called the best last hopeThe Compact of Free Association is the best last hope for the people of the Marshall Islands to be included in the American political family, President Amata Kabua said in his address to the Marshallese people at Nitijela’s meeting last Friday. Journal 8/21/1992 P1 PRC garment […]
