Micronesian Reporter 1967 V15 01

Micronesian Reporter 1967 V15 01. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. March 1967. p. 44.

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Abstract: Beginning in 1951, the Headquarters for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) regularly published a magazine that detailed its work in the region. From 1951 through the first issue of 1956, the magazine was known as the Micronesian Monthly; from the second issue of 1956 through the end of the run in 1980, it was known as the Micronesian Reporter. From 1951 through December 1967, publication cycles varied: For the most part, the magazine was produced monthly, though certain issues cover two or more months. Starting in 1968, the magazine was formally shifted to a quarterly publication cycle, which continued through the first quarter of 1980, when publication ceased.

The March–April 1967 issue of the Micronesian Reporter centered on the Trust Territory’s appearance at the thirty-second session of the United Nations Trusteeship Council in New York. High Commissioner M. W. Goding, as Special Representative of the Administering Authority, outlined accelerated progress in education, health, and political development. Ambassador Dwight Dickinson led the U.S. delegation, introducing Bailey Olter of Pohnpei, Assistant District Administrator for Public Affairs and Delegate-elect to the first Congress of Micronesia, who served as Micronesian Advisor. Other participants included Petrus Mailo of Moen (now Weno), Chuuk District, Raymond Setik of the Mortlock Islands, and Juan B. Blanco of Saipan, all Leader Grantees on a State Department study tour.

Notable articles feature Olter’s address to the Trusteeship Council, stressing Micronesians’ cautious approach to political change, comparing it to a papaya that ripens in its own time. Chief Petrus Mailo’s long career in Chuuk politics is profiled, alongside Raymond Setik’s rise from Lukunor in the Mortlocks to Assistant District Administrator. Leo Falcam of Pohnpei is recognized as the first Micronesian appointed to a Parvin Fellowship in public administration at Princeton University. District reports highlight the opening of the “Voice of Yap” radio station, hotel development plans for Saipan, the growth of cattle ranching on Tinian, and record numbers of Micronesian students receiving scholarships to study abroad.

Key figures cited include Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands), Tosiwo Nakayama (Chuuk), and Lazarus Salii (Palau), along with Andon Amaraich (Chuuk) and Bethwel Henry (Pohnpei), all leaders in the first Congress of Micronesia. The East-West Center is credited for providing technical training, while the Administration advanced programs in copra production, fisheries, and infrastructure. Traditional leaders are mentioned in local ceremonies, and new institutions such as district legislatures and cooperative organizations reflect the blending of customary and modern governance. Collectively, the issue underscores the growing international recognition of Micronesia’s political maturity and the steady assumption of leadership roles by Micronesians themselves. Volume Fifteen, Number One (1967) Index:

Agriculture 6 – 7, 13, 26, 38 – 39, 41 – 42 Bethwel 8 Canoes 35 Church 35 Congress 5 – 9, 13, 15, 32 – 33 Congress Of Micronesia 6, 8 – 9, 13, 15, 32 – 33 Continental 29, 31 Court 32 Craley 33 Delegation 9 Ebeye 5, 8, 18 – 20 Economic 6 – 7, 13, 15 – 16, 26, 31, 40, 42 Education 6, 8, 15, 17, 19, 21, 32, 42 Ennubirr 5, 20 – 21 Faichuk 32 Fefan (or "Fefen")43 Fisheries 26, 41 Guam 8, 12, 16, 22, 30 – 31, 36 Interior 8, 32 Jaluit 36 Japan 13 Japanese 18, 20 – 21, 27 – 28, 34, 43 Kusaie (later termed "Kosrae")8, 32 – 33 Kwajalein 5, 18, 20, 31 Language 11, 15, 43 Manglona 32 Mariana Islands 3, 5, 9, 13 Marshall Islands 8, 36 Namorik 34 – 36 Navy 20, 41 Outer Islands 15, 20, 28 Palau 5, 15, 22 – 23, 29, 32, 39 – 40, 42, 44 Peace Corps 5 – 7, 15, 18, 27 – 28, 30, 42 – 44 Pingalap 34 – 37 Plebiscite 9 Political Status 16, 26 Ponape (or "Pohnpei") 15, 30, 33 – 34, 36 – 38 Spanish 22 Status 9, 13, 15 – 16, 26, 35 Tarawa 36 – 37 Tourism 31, 41 Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 5 – 7, 15, 17, 32, 36, 42 – 43 Typhoon 27, 36, 38 Udot 5, 42 – 43 Udui 7 – 8 Uherbelau 5 United Nations 7 – 9, 12, 16, 18 – 19, 46 Wenkam 5 Winham 12 World War 13, 27 Yap 5, 8, 10, 12 – 13, 15, 22 – 23, 29, 33, 36 Yapese 14, 16 Zaiger 5