September 1967 The administration of justice was strengthened with the appointment of a second Associate Justice. The Honorable D. Kelly Turner, former Deputy Attorney General of the Territory, was sworn in by the High Commissioner. Leo A. Falcam, a Ponapean and former Assistant District Administrator for Administration in Ponape, was appointed Special Assistant to the High Commissioner. October 1967 The Honorable Benjamin T. Manglona of Rota, Representative, Congress of Micronesia, represented the Trust Territory at the Seventh South Pacific Conference. He also served as an adviser to the U.S. delegation to the 30th South Pacific Commission Session which followed the Conference. November 1967 The Congress of Micronesia’s Future Political Status Commission held its organizational meeting in Saipan and elected the Honorable Lazarus E. Salii of Palau as chairman. The Assistant Director of the Department of the Interior’s Office of Territories met with the Commission on homes before passing over norther: Palau where it also caused damage Typhoon Gilda struck Rota, Marian: Islands District, causing extensive damage to crops, private homes, and government buildings and facilities. Due to increasing responsibilities in education and health programs, the Department of Community Services was separated into a Department of Education and a Department of Public Health. Dr. William M. Peck, who assumed the position of Director of Public Health in June 1967, was appointed Assistant Commissioner for Public Health. December 1967 The Territory’s first first-class hotel, the Royal Taga, opened in Saipan, Mariana Islands District. The three-story, $800,000 structure will be expanded from 54 to 100 rooms. January 1968 trict, 240 Peace Corps Volunteers Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives and three members of the Senate Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs visited the Territory on separate 3-week inspection tours. The House members were accompanied by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior. During their visit, the delegations met with the Congress of Micronesia’s Future Political Status Commission and leaders from all six districts, and also visited many remoteislands. Two - typhoons inflicted major damage in the Territory. Typhoon Emma struck Yap, damaging roads, public facilities, and several private Hawaii Architects and Engineers, under contract to the Trust Territory to prepare physical development master plans for ail district centers and for Ebeye and Carlson Islands, submitted its pre-final plan to the High Commissioner. matters relating to its mission. After completing summer and fall training programs in Udot, Truk Dis- began assignments throughout the Territory, bringing the number of Volunteers in the Territory to 647. 6 Part [-Introduction ea’