Micronesian Reporter 1964 V12 06

Micronesian Reporter 1964 V12 06. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. August 1964. 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 August–October 1964 issue underscores the expanding role of the Congress of Micronesia as a central institution in the Trust Territory’s political life. High Commissioner Robert L. Porter is quoted on the importance of legislative participation, and Senator Dwight Heine of the Marshall Islands is profiled for his leadership in the Congress. District developments are also featured, with attention to new roads, schools, and health facilities, as well as the difficulties in maintaining adequate inter-island shipping links.

Among the most notable articles is a report on the Yap District Legislature, where figures such as John Mangefel and Raphael Moon served as leading members. The issue also highlights education concerns in Kosrae, with references to missionary-supported schools administered by the Liebenzell Mission. A detailed piece describes cooperative activity in Majuro, supported by the Marshall Islands Credit Union, while another notes the appointment of Roman Tmetuchl as chairman of the Palau Legislature in Koror. Health coverage centers on Dr. Donald Hays, Chief of Health Services, who directed vaccination programs on Jaluit.

Key individuals mentioned include Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands delegate to the Congress of Micronesia) and Tosiwo Nakayama (Pohnpei), both rising in stature as representatives. U.S. officials noted in the issue include Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, whose statements on territorial policy were reprinted, and educators like Father Thomas Finnegan, rector of Xavier High School in Chuuk (then Moen, now Weno). Organizations appearing throughout the issue include the Jesuit mission schools, the Marshall Islands Credit Union, and island legislatures across the districts.

Volume Twelve, Number Six (1964) Index:

Adze (or "Micronesian adzes") 16 Agriculture 9, 23 Ailinglaplap 20 Amaraich 11 Anagumang 15 – 16, 18 Andon 11 Anthropologist 12 Canoes 16 – 17 Chigiy 4 China 14 – 15 Congress 4 – 5, 11 Congress Of Micronesia 4 – 5, 11 Debolar 20 – 21 Defense 16 Defngin 18 Economic 9, 24 Education 6 – 7, 9, 11, 24 Elections 5, 11 Fefan (or "Fefen")7 Gagil 18 Godinez 8 Guam 6 – 7, 9, 16, 23 – 24 Handicraft 6 – 7 Interior 5, 9 Irilik 20 – 22 Iroij 20 – 22 Japanese 16, 19 Kabua 11 Kubary 14, 16 – 17 Kusaie (later termed "Kosrae")16 Language 14, 24 Limokare 20 – 21 Makwelung 6 – 7 Manglona 24 Mariana Islands 3 – 5 Marshall Islands 5 – 6, 9, 20 Mendiola 11 Mersai 24 Navy 9 Ngiraked 6, 11 Nuuan 11 Palau 4 – 9, 11, 14 – 18, 24 Pangelinan 4 Phosphate 16 Polynesian 14 Ponape (or "Pohnpei") 4 – 7, 11, 13 – 14, 24 Ramarui 6 – 7, 11 Reklai 8 Rongelapese 24 Sigrah 11 Spanish 19 Sproat 23 Stone Money (or "Rai Stones") 4, 14 – 19 Tanapag 23 Tomil 16, 18 Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 4 – 5, 7, 9, 11, 20 Typhoon 18 Udall 5 Ulithian 16 United Nations 26 Uscg 8 – 9 Weaving 6 World War 17 Yap 4 – 7, 9, 11, 14 – 19, 24 Yapese 4, 14 – 17