Micronesian Reporter 1957 V05 01

Micronesian Reporter 1957 V05 01. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Hagåtña, Guam: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. January 1957. p. 30.

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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.

With the start of 1957, the publication adopts a more outward-facing tone, positioning Micronesia within the Pacific and U.N. context. It stresses economic development and political self-expression while reflecting on the Trust Territory’s international reporting obligations.

Articles include coverage of the Marshalls District Congress in Jaluit, where copra prices and trade were debated, and an overview of land tenure reform discussions in Saipan. A feature on Guam documents the expansion of the island’s hospital facilities, while notes from Yap recount the preservation of navigation lore by chiefs from Satawal and Woleai. A special report profiles the Constitutional Convention of the Mariana Islands.

Individuals highlighted include Congressman Dwight Heine of the Marshalls, Chief Petrus Tun of Yap, and District Administrator Howard Rice. Entities named are the United Nations Visiting Mission, the Micronesian Congress, and church schools expanding across Ponape ("Pohnpei") and Kosrae.

Volume Five, Number One (1957) Index: Economic 11, 15, 25, 28 Guam I, 4 – 5, 7 Japanese 1, 9 Navy 1, 17 Nucker 18 – 19 Oiterong 8, 17 Palau 1, 12 – 14, 19, 22, 25, 27 Ponape (Pohnpei)2 – 3, 22, 25, 29 Sonsorolese 27 – 28 United Nations 7, 9, 12, 25 Yapese 26