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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
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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,
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