Micronesian Reporter 1967 V15 03

Micronesian Reporter 1967 V15 03. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. September 1967. p. 33.

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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 September 1967 issue of the Micronesian Reporter highlights the Trust Territory’s participation in the thirty-second session of the United Nations Trusteeship Council. High Commissioner M. W. Goding delivered the annual report, citing rapid progress in education, health, and administration. Ambassador Dwight Dickinson led the U.S. delegation, with Bailey Olter of Pohnpei serving as Micronesian Advisor. Other representatives included Petrus Mailo of Moen (now Weno), Chuuk District, Raymond Setik of the Mortlock Islands, and Juan B. Blanco of Saipan, all of whom took part in a State Department Leader Grant tour of the United States and attended the Council session. The Trusteeship Council commended the establishment of the Congress of Micronesia as the most significant step toward self-government.

Articles feature Bailey Olter’s address to the Trusteeship Council, stressing the Micronesian preference for deliberate progress, comparing political development to a papaya ripening in its own time. Petrus Mailo’s career as a long-time leader on Moen and his election to the Congress are profiled, along with Raymond Setik’s service as Assistant District Administrator in Chuuk. Leo Falcam of Pohnpei is again noted as the first Micronesian awarded a Parvin Fellowship at Princeton. District reports describe the opening of the Yap radio station, plans for hotel development in Saipan, expansion of cattle ranching on Tinian, and the awarding of dozens of scholarships for higher education abroad.

Prominent figures include Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands), Tosiwo Nakayama (Chuuk), and Lazarus Salii (Palau), along with Andon Amaraich (Chuuk) and Bethwel Henry (Pohnpei), each playing major roles in the Congress of Micronesia. Cooperative organizations and fisheries growth, especially Van Camp’s tuna operations in Palau, are noted as evidence of economic modernization. Traditional leaders continue to appear in ceremonies and local administration, demonstrating the coexistence of customary authority with emerging democratic institutions. Overall, the issue underscores international recognition of Micronesia’s progress, while also documenting the steady rise of Micronesians to positions of leadership at both district and territorial levels.

Volume Fifteen, Number Three (1967) Index:

Agriculture 11, 33 Army 14, 22 Art 19 Babelthuap (also "Babeldaob") 8, 11 Canoes 29 China 24 Congress 12 Craley 7 Defense 15 Ebeye 4, 10 – 11, 20 – 23 Economic 20, 28 Education 12, 22, 31 Fefan (or "Fefen")33 Guam 8, 12 Handicraft 23 Japan 4, 14, 28 – 30, 32 Japanese 6, 8, 13 – 14, 18, 29, 32 Kanoa 9, 19 Kwajalein 10, 20, 22 Language 6, 33 Majuro 11, 29 Marpi 4, 7, 14 – 15, 17 – 19 Marshall Islands 22, 29 Navy 14 Ngatpang 8 Palau 5 – 8, 12 Peace Corps 33 Ponape (or "Pohnpei") 11, 29 Saipanese 14 Status 20 Suicide 7, 13 – 14, 18 – 19 Tourism 11, 19 Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 11 – 12, 33 Typhoon 4, 24 Udot 33 Uliga 11 United Nations 35 Vitarelli 4, 20, 22 – 23 World War 4, 13 Yap 11 – 12, 24, 29, 32 Yokwe 22