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5 IHISsSoFaeaD psirspeoSIe PACIFIC DAILY NEWS Monday December 11 1989 the next five years and statehood either alone or with the Northern Mariana Islands for the long term Jan 30 1982 Commonwealth status is favored by voters in every village in a political status referendum Overall commonwealth is favored by 49 percent of those who cast ballots The referendum attracts a voter turnout of 37 percent Statehood is second in popularity with 26 percent while status quo (10 percent) incorporation (5 percent) free association (4 percent) independence (4 percent) and other statuses (2 percent) lag behind The vote for commonwealth however is short of the legally required 50 percent-plus-one vote needed for a majority The situation sets up a run-off plebiscite between commonwealth and statehood Sept 4 1982 In the runoff election commonwealth status commands 73 percent of the electorate Statehood trails with 27 percent of the vote Voter turnout for the run-off election is 81 percent or 26083 ballots cast July 5 1983 A visiting delegation of five congressmen led by Guam Del Antonio Won Pat comes to the Guam Legislature and listen to three hours of testimony on relationship with the United States Gov Ricardo Bordallo likens Guam to an agency of Congress which be reorganized or abolished by the Congress at any July 7 1983 Visiting congressmen appear before the Guam Press Club and tell journalists that Guam should get its act together before bringing its political status concerns to Washington DC your house Rep George Crockett D-Mich said Nov 24 1983 Members of the General Accounting Office investigative arm visit Guam to investigate the viability of US laws affecting the economic and political development of Guam Their work is seen as groundwork for the introduction of commonwealth legislation by Reps Morris Udall of Arizona and Manuel Lujan of New Mexico Dec 7 1983 A Guam delegation led by Gov Ricardo Bordallo meets with New Mexico Rep Manuel Lujan in Albuquerque NM Lujan suggests drafting commonwealth legislation to submit to Congress He advises Guam leaders to include everything even figuratively the kitchen sink when drafting proposals for a new relationship with the federal government The so-called of is born A timetable for the legislation calls for Guam voters being asked to ratify a final draft by May 31 1984 before submitting a commonwealth measure to Congress Dec 14 1983 Tempers flare among Guam leaders as they argue over who will draft a proposal for a new federal-territorial relationship Many senators say they believe Gov Ricardo Bordallo is trying to cut them out of the negotiating process A Bordallo spokesman denies the charge Jan 13 1984 Gov Ricardo Bordallo signs a bill establishing an eight-member Commission on Self-Determination to draft a new political relationship with the United States April 13 J984 The Commission on Self-Determination decides to use a legislative bill rather than a negotiated covenant to pursue a new political status with the United States The decision ends debate over which approach to adopt July 15 1985 The first public hearing on a draft Guam Commonwealth Act is held July 31 1985 The Commission on Self-Determination launches a public education campaign on the draft Guam Commonwealth Act Dec 2 1985 Congressman Ben Blaz distributes a copy of a letter from Arizona Rep Morris Udall chairman of the House Interior Committee Udall expresses reservations about preliminary drafts of the proposed legislation and advises members of the Commission on Self-Determination to rethink their strategy people of Guam should not have their expectations raised to levels which prove to be unrealistic when the Congress works its Udall writes May 14 1986 Members See HISTORY Page 7 also signs an executive order creating a 10-member Advisory Council on Political Status January 1975 The Political Status Commission issues its report It recommends scrapping the Organic Act and calling a referendum on a new political status The report blames the lack of self-determination on rather than on arrogance on the part of the federal June 6 1975 Gov Ricardo Bordallo signs into law a measure providing for a 13-member political status commission Derived from a bill drafted by Speaker Joe Ada the commission consists of members appointed from the executive and legislative branches of government and the public July 19 1975 Thirteen people are named as members of the political status commission They are: Sens Frank Bias Tommy Tanaka Eddie Duenas Ben Palomo Frank Santos Adrian Sanchez and Carl Gutierrez Also appointed were: Delfina Aguigui Kurt Moylan Pedro Sanchez David Tuncap Jose Rios and Eugene Ramsey July 1975 Trust a 480-page report by Donald McHenry of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace charges the United States with emphasizing military plans over humanitarian goals The report concludes that the United States exaggerated the military importance of Micronesia that among interior state and defense department officials delayed resolution of future political relationship with the United States and that Micronesia was never presented with a of its future but only limited range of framed by the United Nov 29 1975 The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for self-determination and independence for the people of Guam and deploring US military installations on the island US Ambassador Daniel Moymhan says democratic institutions exist on Guam and that military bases on the island are vital to the defense of the United States and its allies May 21 1976 Guam is struck and devastated by Supertyphoon Pamela Sept 4 1976 Nearly 75 percent of registered voters participate in a primary election Approximately 88 percent chose one of five political status options Sixty percent opted for improvement in our meaning a Guam constitution a federal relations act and an agreement to eliminate certain federal laws restrictive to economy Twenty-four percent voted for statehood Six percent chose independence Nine percent voted for status quo and 3 percent cast ballots for October 1976 Fred Zeder director of the US Office of Territorial Affairs is chosen by the White House to negotiate political status with island leaders He predicts a Guam political status package will appear before Congress in late 1977 sure there will be concessions on both he says Oct 21 1976 Congress passes an act giving Guam authority to draft its own Constitution The act remains in effect Aug 4 1979 A draft constitution is rejected by 817 percent of Guam voters Aug 20 1979 A draft White House review of the US relationship with its territories rules out statehood and independence for Guam The review concludes that Guam could not economically support statehood And it says the United States would resist independence because of the US military presence in the territories Sept 28 1979 A Guam Legislature subcommittee charged with responding to a federal report on political status decided to demand that Congress pass a measure recognizing right to April 28 1980 A Legisla-ture-sponsored study of political status option concludes Guam should seek commonwealth status within sens il Located on thet ground Floor Shop Ham Mama BENTO Congressional hearings on Guam commonwealth legislation which begin today in Honolulu are the latest development in the political history Yesterday the Pacific Sunday News looked into events from 1600 BC to 1950 that gives some historical perspective Today we look into events from the 1960s to 1988 Second in a series by Brian Perry Daily News Staff 1962 President John Kennedy lifts the requirement of a security clearance for travel to Guam Nov 11 1962 Supertyphoon Karen devastates Guam Reconstruction modernizes infrastructure and housing and brings an improvement in the stanaard of living 1968 Organic Act amended to allow Guam to have an elected governor 1969 The first direct flights between Guam and Tokyo make Guam a major destination for Japanese tourists 1969 The first constitutional convention convenes to draft a local constitution It is submitted to the federal government but no action is taken January 1971 first elected governor Carlos Camacho takes office He campaigned with running mate Kurt Moylan on the theme got a good thing 1972 Guam is allowed to elect a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives The representative may vote in committee but not on the House floor Jan 3 1973 Antonio Borja Won Pat is sworn into office as first non-voting delegate April 19 1973 Gov Carlos Camacho signs a law establishing a nine-member Political Status Commission to study alternative political statuses including statehood independence affiliation with another nation commonwealth free association and unincorporated territory Sen Frank Lujan becomes commission chairman Members of the commission include Sens Paul Calvo Tony Palomo Joe Ada Richard Taitano Frank Santos Paul Bordallo Adrian Sanchez and Jesus Torres Camacho 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