Micronesian Reporter 1968 V16 04
Micronesian Reporter 1968 V16 04. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. October 1968. p. 45.
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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 Fourth Quarter 1968 issue of the Micronesian Reporter opened with international coverage of the United Nations Trusteeship Council session in New York. High Commissioner M. W. Goding delivered the annual report on progress in education, health, and political advancement, joined by Ambassador Dwight Dickinson. Micronesian participants included Bailey Olter of Pohnpei, Petrus Mailo of Moen (now Weno), Chuuk District, Raymond Setik of the Mortlock Islands, and Juan B. Blanco of Saipan, all serving as part of a State Department Leader Grant group. Their presence highlighted Micronesians’ growing role in representing the territory abroad.
Articles feature Bailey Olter’s statement before the Trusteeship Council, where he emphasized steady development toward self-government. District news included fisheries development in Palau, particularly the impact of Van Camp’s tuna operations, as well as reports on expanding education and infrastructure projects. An article on cooperative growth detailed the expansion of credit unions and marketing associations. The issue also featured a cultural study of breadfruit as a dietary staple, linking traditional food cultivation to modern agricultural research, and a photographic essay on Nan Madol, exploring its stone architecture and place in Micronesian history.
Political figures mentioned include Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands), Tosiwo Nakayama (Chuuk), Lazarus Salii (Palau), Andon Amaraich (Chuuk), and Bethwel Henry (Pohnpei). District updates recorded the continued development of Saipan’s hotel industry, cattle ranching projects on Tinian, and improved broadcasting services in Yap. Scholarship awards were again highlighted, with dozens of Micronesian students pursuing advanced education overseas. The mix of political reporting, district updates, and cultural features reflects the balance of international recognition and local identity that defined the period.
Volume Sixteen, Number Four (1968) Index:
Agriculture 5, 11, 40 – 41
Air Force 13
Air Micronesia 42 – 43
Amaraich 31 – 32
Ambilos 29, 31 – 32, 41
Andon 31 – 32
Art 6, 29, 46
Babelthuap (also "Babeldaob") 28, 40
Ballendorf 4, 6
Bethwel 32
Bikini 16 – 17, 43
Boeberitz 4, 6, 25, 38, 44
Catholic 44
China 10
Church 9, 19, 44
Chutomu 31 – 32
Congress 5 – 8, 11 – 15, 24, 26 – 30, 32, 35, 41 – 43
Congress Of Micronesia 5 – 7, 12 – 15, 24, 27 – 28, 30, 35, 42 – 43
Continental 27, 29
Controversy 35, 42
Craley 4
Crisis 39
Defense 12 – 13, 27 – 28, 43
Delegation 8, 15, 28, 41, 43
Ebeye 10 – 11, 43
Economic 10, 12, 14 – 15, 28, 41, 45, 47
Education 10, 28, 39, 42 – 43
Elections 5 – 6
Eniwetokese 43
Guam 4, 8 – 9, 13, 19, 26, 28 – 30, 37, 41 – 42, 44
Handicraft 42
Hirosi 4, 7, 28, 31 – 32
Insular Affairs 12
Interior 13, 21, 26 – 28, 38
Iroij 30
Japan 11 – 12, 17, 30, 35
Japanese 5, 13, 16 – 17, 21 – 23, 33, 40, 42 – 45
Kabua 26, 28, 30
Kapingamarangi 24, 35
Kasiano 24
Kusaie (later termed "Kosrae")7 – 11, 13 – 15, 32, 35, 40, 43
Kusaiean 7 – 12, 14 – 15, 36
Kusaieans 8, 10 – 12
Kwajalein 11, 17, 43
Language 5, 10, 30, 32 – 33, 36
Macquarrie 43
Majuro 9 – 11, 17, 37, 43
Manglona 31
Mariana Islands 4, 6, 47
Marpi 42
Marshall Islands 43
Metalanim (or "Madolenihmw") 24, 40 – 41
Mitaro 32
Mortlocks ("Nomoi Islands") 11
Nanmwarki System 43
Navy 24, 45
Ngiraibuuch 4
Ngiraked 31 – 32
Nimwes 31 – 32
Nucker 26
Nuuan 26, 28, 32
Olter 24, 28 – 30
Outer Islands 35
Palau 6, 13, 28, 32 – 33, 42
Peace Corps 6, 9, 12, 24, 29, 41 – 43
Pedrus 43
Peleliu 37, 45
Phosphate 28, 44
Pingelap 22, 24, 41
Plebiscite 5
Political Status 12, 28 – 29, 32
Polycarp 31 – 32
Polynesian 35
Ponape (or "Pohnpei") 4 – 15, 21 – 24, 28 – 29, 33, 35 – 37, 40 – 41, 43
Ponape'S 22, 24, 29, 32, 40 – 41, 43
Ponapeans 7, 10, 12, 21, 23, 26, 32, 40, 43
Ramarui 31 – 32
Rongelapese 16 – 19
Rotanese 8
Rudimch 42
Saipanese 5
Sawaichi 31 – 32
Sigrah 32
Sokehs 22 – 23, 43
Sproat 11, 41
Status 5, 7, 9 – 10, 12, 14, 26, 28 – 30, 32
Stone Money (or "Rai Stones") 42
Tanapag 42
Tourism 15, 41 – 42, 47
Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 6 – 8, 10 – 11, 29 – 30, 33, 37, 41, 43
Typhoon 6, 28, 30, 36 – 39, 42, 45
Uherbelau 6
Ujelang 6, 43
Uliga 43
United Nations 26, 30, 32, 43
Vitarelli 43
Wenkam 5
World War 5, 42
Yap 10, 28, 33, 37, 42 – 43
Yapese 32 – 33, 43
