Journal 9/21/1982 P1 Marshalls Billfish Club wins Hawaiian tournament The Marshalls Billfish Club last month won the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament putting the country on the sport fishing map in a big way. Ramsey Reimers’ 711-pound Pacific Blue Marlin was the biggest fish of the tournament and the second largest caught on 50-pound line in […]
Journal 9/13/1982 P1 Delap Elem School may send students away: Overcrowded There is no doubt that Delap Elementary School will close its doors for some children in Majuro because there is not enough space to seat them. There are not enough classrooms, according to Lucky Lokboj, principal. P1 Negotiations to be held in Washington if […]
Journal 9/3/1982 P1 Wind and rain from storm blast Majuro Tropical storm Akoni has been down-graded to a tropical depression but you would not know it here. The winds were out of the west sending several boats to the bottom or the beach. Rainfall in the past 36 hours was recorded at 4.44 inches. P2 […]
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Journal 8/20/1982 P1 MIFCB to reopen Monday The Marshall Islands First Commercial Bank is due to reopen on August 23, according to Manager Jeffery Yieh. The bank was closed for over a week due to a run on the bank and delays in cash transfers. P1 Nitijela passes plebiscite resolution Mili Senator Chuji Chutaro at […]
Journal 8/16/1982 P1 Zeder reported making last try on Compact US Ambassador Fred Zeder will arrive soon in a last ditch effort to resolve Marshalls-US differences on the Compact of Free Association and the conduct of a plebiscite, President Amata Kabua told Nitijela August 13. Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum explained that there was a stalemate […]
Journal 8/9/1982 P5 Rep. Seiberling says no Compact passage until Kwaj issues settled Until the United States settles the turmoil on Kwajalein Atoll, the administration can forget about trying to gain congressional approval of a special Compact that’s critical to US future use of a missile testing range, a key house chairman said last week. […]
Journal 8/2/1982 P1 UN group: Independence is between Marshalls and US What can the United Nations do if the Marshall Islands just declares independence? Not much, according to the UN mission visiting chairman and Trusteeship Council President Paul Paudade. “It will be just between the Marshallese government and the United States government,” replied Paudade when […]
Journal 7/27/1982 P1 DeBrum: Compact talks collapsed today The Foreign Secretary of the Marshall Islands Tony deBrum says negotiations to end US administration of the territory collapsed. Speaking in Honolulu, deBrum said the US was not prepared to end its trusteeship of the islands, except on its terms and at a time of its own […]
Journal 7/20/1982 P1 Something new cooking at MCAA Service, food and waitressing in restaurants may be considerably better within coming months when Ione Heine’s class at the Marshalls Community Action Agency on food making completes its training. Enrolled in the class are: Ruth Tibon, Mieco Gideon, Nerilla Rantak, Hatty Bing, Analisa Tartious, Hemuj Emios, Eliwen […]
