Journal 5/27/1983
P1 President visits Kwajalein
President Amata Kabua is on Kwajalein. Kabua’s trip coincides with a visit to the Kwajalein Missile Range by Deputy Under Secretary of the Army John W. Shannon.
P1 Balos says new 177 worse than old one
Bikini Senator Henchi Balos told the United Nations Trusteeship Council last week that the present 177 nuclear claims proposal under discussion in Washington is “even worse” than the one signed a year ago. Balos described the 177 subsidiary agreement to the Compact of Free Association as “totally unacceptable to us.”
P12 Honeycomb over Angels in replay
With official rule books waving in the air, the Honeycomb-AMI Angels game was for the first time in a long time played by the rules. It might have made the game a little longer but in the long run it will shorten the games as soon as everyone gets used to seeing the rules being enforced. Unfortunately for the Angels and fortunately for the Honeycomb, the final score was 9-5.
Journal 5/29/1992
P1 Fishing for poison remedy
Ten years after Majuro doctors stumbled on a medication that ‘cured’ victims of fish poisoning, the Marshall Islands will be the location of the world’s first scientific test of the drug mannitol. The US National Institutes of Health is funding the study that will be carried in Majuro, Ebeye and Kwajalein under the supervision of Dr. Neal Palafox, the medical director of preventive services. Use of mannitol, which is a diuretic designed to reduce brain swelling, is increasingly widespread in the treatment of ciguatera fish poisoning as more doctors have found it works, Palafox said.
P6 Capital moves to topping ceremony
Celebration of the topping off of the new Majuro Capital Administration Building was held Sunday evening amid a lodging of complements from various local and international dignitaries. During the ceremony, President Amata Kabua signed his name in a block of wet cement that will be placed in the capital building.
P11 US aid sought to replace ‘Enewetak’ buildings
The Marshall Islands wants to replace dilapidated and deteriorating public elementary school classrooms in Rita, Delap, Laura and Ebeye if the United States will support a $6 million appropriation for the work. “In 1964 and 1965, the Trust Territory administration relocated surplus barrack buildings used by the US nuclear testing program at Enewetak Atoll to various communities in the Marshall Islands for use as temporary classrooms until such time as permanent structures could be built,” Chief Secretary Oscar deBrum told a US Congress committee earlier this month. He said the aluminum buildings were not conducive to learning.
P24 Jemeluit I, II reign supreme
The bottom third of Jemeluit II’s batting order produced big hits in a 14-9 win over Kabajua. The league leaders jumped out in the lead with three quick runs in the first inning behind singles by Fred, Tatios and Carlmai, and a double by Nebar.
Journal 6/1/2012
P3 New chess club starts
A Chess Club was established this week in Majuro and will be holding tournaments as it moves forward. The new organization’s Chief of Staff is former President and Kwajalein Iroojlaplap Imata Kabua. President is Ace Doulatram, Vice President is Jimmy Philippo and Treasurer is Heran Belu.