First Of His Kind
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Mr. Dwight Heine, of Uliga, Marshall Islands, has been ap pointed District Administrator of the Marshall Islands District in the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. He is the first Micronesian to be appointed to such a position—the highest that a Micronesian can aspire to in the Trust Territory.
He replaces Governor Peter Tali Coleman as Administrator of the Marshalls. Governor Coleman, who had held the position since 1961, was Gov ernor of American Samoa from 1956 to 1960, and the first Samoan to serve in that capacity.
Governor Coleman has now been appointed District Admini strator of the Mariana Islands.
He succeeds Mr. Roy T. Gal lemore, who has retired after more than 31 years of Govern ment service.