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From Savali, Apia, Western Samoa Members of parliament during the budget debate cited myths, 1 legends and some made up stories in trying to illustrate points raised. One example: The tourist industry was said to be like a motor car. The Minister of Economic Development steps on the gas pedal, while the Minister of Transport does the steering, but stepping hard on the brakes is the Minister of Finance. And, according to the story-teller, the brakes must be pulled out and

thrown away . . .

From Marshall Islands Journal, Majuro During its meeting yesterday, the Cabinet approved a municipal ordinance from Likiep Atoll. The ordinance 80-1 is to prohibit the selling of beer or any other type of intoxicating beverages within the boundaries of Likiep Atoll. The ordinance says in part; ‘The municipality of Likiep Atoll is defined as all islands and the area surrounding all the islands in Likiep as stated in the Constitution of the Marshall islands or up to five miles from the reef surround the islands of Likiep Atoll. Any persons violating this provision shall be fined not more than $ 100.00 or be penalised to public labor not more than 30 days or both.’

From the Cook Islands News, Rarotonga (above a picture of a remarkably muscular young woman) Bodybuilding for women is mushrooming throughout the United States. The women train like professional sportsmen, keeping to a strict diet. Although they risk torn muscles and snapped hamstrings, female bodybuilding enthusiasm is not dampened.

Now that the bodybuilding trend has sparked off enthusiasm in the Cook Islands we may be seeing ‘muscled-up’ women similar to the

female pictured below . . .

From Cook Islands News, Rarotonga The following are the various classes of motor vehicles now rolling along our 20 miles of perimeter road. Motor cars, trucks, pickups, vans, buses, tractors, various cranes, front-end loaders etc motorcycles. Impressed by these high figures, Cook Islands News made inquiries to estimate the total length of all the above vehicles (excluding motorcycles). An average length a modest one of 15 feet per vehicle was allowed. Motor vehicles total ' 478 f X „ I “, 221 70 ft four mil es approximately. This means that if all the four-wheeled vehicles were placed end to end they would approximately reach from the Post Office to the end of Nikao :>ocia Centre. The final remark came from Sergeant Tini: ‘and if /ou placed all the motor cycles in Rarotonga end to end along with he cars, the chain would reach twice round Rarotonga’’ (I

shepherd.)

" r °m Solomon Islands News Drum, Honiara a letter by Nelson J. Ngani: If the members of the film censor )oard are so concerned about editing sex scenes in films (after they lave enjoyed seeing them), then they should also edit the murder cenes m films. : rom an editorial in the Marshall Islands Journal vlajuro ’ -rime is up. The latest month for which statistics are available Jecember 1980, saw an 89% increase over December 1979 (34

reported crimes as compared to 18). While December 1979 was an unusual month, the rise is real according to Police Chief Wally Wotnng . . . The particular problem that is bothering many Majuro residents regardless of national origin is burglary . . . For example, Errol Driver, manager of the Airline of the Marshall Islands, was recently hit for the sixth time in less than a year.

Wotring himself has been burglarised twice in the past year, once while he was in the house. Wotring stressed that the police have a problem because usually ‘the police are the last to know’ about a crime. Victims are complaining to everybody but the police, he said . . .

From a letter by Real Man Tanna’ in Tam Tam, Vila, in reply to a letter from Fr Arthur Tierney Please Father, the whole of Tanna knows you. Think twice before expressing your views to the public otherwise YOU’LL GET

Stuck In The Hot Pot!

From The Fiji Times, Suva Two thousand cartons of canned beer that were airfreighted from Australia by Morris Hedstrom Ltd were sold out in one day, the store’s liquor manager, Mr Noel Ah Sam, said yesterday. The cans of KB beer appeared on MH’s liquor shelves on Tuesday morning and by yesterday (Wednesday) there were none left. Mr Ah Sam said a 24-can carton of KB retailed at $22.50 each. One thousand eight hundred cartons were sold in Suva and the rest in the Western Division. The beer was part of 4000 cartons of beer held at Svdnev by the Qantas stewards’ strike . . . Meanwhile, there has been no contact between Carlton Brewery (Fiji) Ltd and the National Union of Factory and Commercial Works to resolve the strike. The strike by the 90-odd beer workers enters its second month today The beer strike has had some beneficial effects, the Fiji Road Safety Council reported yesterday. There has been a big drop in road accidents . . .

From a letter by Buley Tru in Papua New Guinea Post-

Courier, Port Moresby

As far as I am concerned policemen have the right to arrest any ‘two-kina’ ladies. It is no good women going around the street looking for money instead of staying home and working in gardens earning their living. They also should get married and wait for their husbands to give them money. Sometimes they even go around with married men who have families to look after. Instead of the men going home they go with the ‘two kinas’ drinking or driving around.

When they turn up at their homes they find the family half starving.

Then what do the wives do? They argue and fight, but who is there to solve their problems. The police, ‘The Policemen’?

From Tohi Tala Niue, Alofi Sunday flight landings are very rare on Niue, but a single-handed Cessna 201 skipped lightly to touchdown en route to Sydney.

According to Mr Waters, Airport Superintendent, the $112,000 Cessna was on a delivery flight from Honolulu to Sydney and the stop-over was to give the pilot ‘a rest’ during the long flight. These flights are not unusual and it is reported that up to 7 similar crafts have been delivered at one time in such manner. These delivery flights usually stopover in Nadi but Niue was chosen this time From The National Union, Kolonia, Ponape, Federated States of Micronesia New Year is a happy occasion in the Federated States of Micronesia. People prepare lots of food for themselves, buy firecrackers, visit their relatives and friends, etc. On the eve of December 31, people, especially children, are out on the road singing and shouting ‘Happy New Year’ (as the young man in the bottom picture is doing). Some people ride on cars singing and beating on empty drums (as people in three of these pictures are doing). Close to midnight, the shouting of ‘Happy New Year’ and singing become louder and louder. And when midnight arrives, the singing and the shouting of ‘Happy New Year’ are at their loudest and best. The fun continues until daytime. On January 1, people hold agriculture shows, sports competitions, parties, etc . . . Many FSM students, who are abroad, remember New Year’s celebration back home, and it is one of the things they want to see when they return home . . .