eeal EEETRE ;. iy zt s T E Japanese residents, opening Trug Brille (10, The departure of Peace Corps Territory ports to foreign commercigt edia volunteers, Who put it together. 41TS AND FREEDOMS vessels, need for improved transport inhabitants are man rights and S as set forth in de. These are: n, speech, press, id petition untary servitude t unreasonable life, liberty or le process of law V ssive fines, cruel nents prohibited on account of r religion ion and moveritory free elementary failure to disbligations s ldiers in private ‘ights protected ical customs. is used freely, ned the United Administering retitions to the ally concerned or individuals ive been preU.N. Visiting | and written 2d such ques, land claims mage claims Government, wy of former gd lack of district administration tation services for specific areas, nee@, taff caused discontinuation of this for examination of health conditionfsyblication. In Truk, a Peace Corps in the Territory, and various Othegyoluntee! couple have devoted their subjects. Several citizens of the Trug nereics to publication of the local Territory have presented petitions ifpewsshcet. the Mer Poraus, which has person before the Trusteeship Councifeontributed to greater public awareiness of both local and world events. 4 Freedom of Information i Fe The Headquarters Public InformaPress and Periodicals. The Bill tion Office in Saipan continues to Rights guarantees freedom ofthe pregpublish the High Commissioner’s and inhabitants are free to subscribe house organ, HIGHLIGHTS, which any publication. Newspapers, magy’glso curries Territorial and world news. zines, and other general periodicak®. ig The Micronesian Reporter is the mainly from the United States, cluding Hawaii and Guam, are widely fofficial magazine of the Trust Terricirculated through the Territory. tory Government published by the Koror, the former Japanese capital Pr ublic Information Office. Recently it the area, part of the population ove@fbecame a quarterly magazine, featur- 35 years ofageis literate in JapaneslyHing more thorough and comprehensive so Japanese-language news publig articles. With the assistance of two tions and magazines are popular therg Peace Corps volunteers—one a trained Some of the more highly educategejournalist, the other a qualified graphic Micronesians subscribe to technics artist who direct most of their effort and professional publications frog Bto upprading the magazine, the Micro- Bresian Reporter has improved con- Europe and the United States. gidcrably mm content and appearance. With varying degrees of assistang Hts contents ure devoted exclusively to and participation by Peace Corp Fthe Trust Territory and other related media volunteers, all districts publig ptopics. local newssheets, often with vernac Es As the year under review ended, the translations. The Marshalls and Ponaf fAdnunistration was recruiting a qualiDistricts continue to publish their § fied Public Information Officer to dependent newssheets—the Marshg develop a more comprehensive pro- Islands Journal and the Senyam en of public ‘nformation forinTimes, respectively. In Palau and Yag terial as well as external consumption. with financial aid from local Commug@T he Headquarters Public Information ity Action Agencies and advisory M¥Oftice continues to distribute press sistance from volunteers, sheets, the Peace Corps meq Preleases, feature stories, and photo- semi-independent newgraplis and other information materials Didil A Chais Mogethin, are published weekly. allo the press, radio, and television as Tiwell us to various government agencies latter is an offset newspaper, and oft@l Carries photographic coverage important local events. Until nt business organizations, interested persons. and . , ne boy En og ake * wihicB cles Gel ewe wo other To provide thorough coverage of 1968 the Marianas District Adming Bthe activities und proceedings of the tration published the Marian ) Fourth Regular Session of the Congress of Micronesia, the Micronesian News Service was established in June. It is headed by an experienced journalist, who is assisted by three Peace Corps media volunteers and six Micronesian trainees. Although funded by the Department of Public Affairs, the Micronesian News Service is a semiindependent news bureau and as such will be permitted to establish its own editorial policies within the limits of responsible journalism. Radio. The number of radio receivers in Micronesia continues to grow and increasing numbers of Trust Territory citizens are furthering their education by this means. This is an education, not of specifics, necessarily, but in the sense of a growing awareness of the world that surrounds them. All six radio stations in the Trust Territory have expanded broadcast hours to 18 per day and have increased news gathering and reporting services at the local level. Establishment of the Micronesian News Service will provide each station with access to Territorywide news, world news happenings have been brought into sharper focus through liberal use of such programsas “Scope,” “This Week at the United Nations,” National Aeronautics and Space Administration programs, Voice of America and Armed Forces news programs, as well as features recorded at and distributed by the Broadcast Center at Headquarters. The latter have pointed up Administration policies and programs and have enlightened listeners on legislation that affects them. Programs on political information and agricultural education have also been carried. The spiritual needs of the six districts are served with radio programs, Ee Fiscal ‘ar [968 L968 iscal Y Year Part VII--Social Advancemegie 8! ee ie ee EaFrye wen -