Micronesian Reporter 1965 V13 01

Micronesian Reporter 1965 V13 01. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. May 1965. p. 24.

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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 May–June 1965 issue focused heavily on political development, particularly the United Nations Trusteeship Council’s review of the Trust Territory and the establishment of the Congress of Micronesia. High Commissioner M. W. Goding, appearing for the fifth consecutive year, reported accelerated progress in education, health, and political self-government, while also announcing a new two-year economic development program contracted with a U.S. firm. The U.N. Council expressed satisfaction with the creation of the Congress, calling it the “greatest single step forward” in Micronesia’s political advancement .

Notable articles include Bailey Olter’s statement before the Trusteeship Council in New York, where he emphasized Micronesians’ cautious but steady approach toward self-determination and praised the new Congress as evidence of democratic maturity. Chief Petrus Mailo of Chuuk (Moen, now Weno), Assistant District Administrator Raymond Setik, and Juan Blas Blanco of Saipan were profiled as U.S. Leader Grantees, traveling on a 30-day tour of the United States and attending the Trusteeship Council session. Another feature celebrated Leo Falcam of Pohnpei, appointed Assistant District Administrator, who became the first Micronesian awarded a prestigious Parvin Fellowship in public administration at Princeton University. Other reports describe the completion of the Yap radio station “Voice of Yap,” the awarding of 56 general and 21 medical scholarships across the districts, the launch of Tinian’s cattle industry, and plans for a new hotel in Saipan.

Key individuals and organizations mentioned include Senator Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands) and Tosiwo Nakayama (then Assistant District Administrator of Chuuk), both rising leaders of the new Congress. District educators and health staff appear throughout, alongside cooperative leaders and mission partners. The Yap Education Day is noted for honoring Joseph Marnifen, Assistant Educational Administrator, and speakers such as Andrew Roboman and Joachim Falmog. Dr. Robert B. Robbins of Tufts University was appointed as the first Legislative Counsel for the Congress of Micronesia. Scholarship recipients listed by name included figures like Nicolas Songsong (Rota), Francisco C. Lizama (Saipan), Lazarus Salii (Palau), and Simeon Skilang (Kosrae), many of whom would later emerge as prominent leaders.

Volume Thirteen, Number One (1965) Index:

Agriculture 12, 15, 20 – 21, 24 Amaraich 9 Ambassador 5 – 6 Andon 9 Anthropologist 24 Anthropology 24 Babelthuap (also "Babeldaob") 7 Bethwel 9 Catholic 13 Church 13 Chutaro 15 Congress 4 – 10, 12, 14, 23 Congress Of Micronesia 4, 6, 8 – 10, 14, 23 Craley 10 Defense 4, 14 Delegation 5 – 6, 9 – 10, 14 Domnick 18 Economic 5 – 6, 8 – 10, 13, 23 Education 4 – 5, 9 – 10, 12 – 15, 17 – 18, 20, 23 – 24 Falmog 12 Faraulep 25 Guam 8, 13 – 15, 23 – 24 Ishoda 19 – 20 Japan 7, 11, 25 Japanese 11, 13 Kabua 9 Kanoa 24 Kusaie (later termed "Kosrae")15, 24 Language 4, 13 – 15, 22 Lizama 15, 24 Lukunor 10 Majuro 15 Mariana Islands 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 22 Marshall Islands 9 Mendiola 15 Metalanim (or "Madolenihmw") 22 Migvar 24 Mori 20 Mortlock ("Nomoi Islands") 10 Mutnguy 18 Oiterong 9 Olter 5 – 6, 9 – 10 Outer Islands 9 Palau 6 – 7, 9, 12, 15, 18 – 22, 24 Peleliu 25 Political Status 8 Ponape (or "Pohnpei") 3, 5 – 6, 8 – 9, 11, 15, 19 – 22, 24 Ponape'S 9 Ramarui 19 Roboman 12 Saburo 15 Sadang 15 Satawal 25 Sigrah 15 Sonsorol 25 Spanish 13 Status 8 Susupe 13 Tarkong 24 Tourism 13, 20 Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 6, 9 – 10, 14 – 15, 18 – 22, 24 United Nations 5, 7 – 8, 11, 13 – 14, 23, 26 Woleai 13 Yap 4, 7, 12 – 13, 15, 18 – 19, 21, 23 – 24 Yapese 13