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Guam
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
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Guam A Pacific island in
Micronesia. A US territory since 1898, it was an unincorporated territory governed by the US navy until 1950, except for the period 1941–4, when it was occupied by the Japanese. Civilian rule was established in an Organic Act of 1950, and in 1971 it received its first elected governor, followed by a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives in 1972. It became autonomous in 1982. From 1995, it was headed by a Democrat Governor, Carl Gutierrez, but in the 2000 elections the Republicans gained a narrow majority in parliament.
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Guam.
Magazine article from: The Contemporary Pacific; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and various military issues dominated Guam's media during the year in review. However...granting of limited voting privileges to Guam's delegate to the US House of Representatives...area delegates. Many would disagree with Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Z Bordallo's...
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GUAM INDUSTRY FORUM UNITES INDUSTRY INNOVATION WITH DOD OPPORTUNITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...Department of Defense (DoD) and the Government of Guam attended the Guam Industry Forum Aug. 23-24 to provide an overview...relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam. The forum was the first in a series of related events...
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Guam is the First American Territory to Greet the New Millennium.
Business Wire; 12/31/1999; 700+ words
; ...Page at www.businesswire.com TUMON BAY, Guam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 31, 1999 The year 2000 has arrived on Guam, 15 hours ahead of the East Coast and 18 hours ahead of the West Coast. Guam's Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez issues...
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GUAM LEGISLATION:JOHN GARAMENDI
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 10/29/1997; 700+ words
; ...Administration's Special Representative for Guam Commonwealth October 29, 1997 Mr. Chairman...today's hearing on H.R. 100, the Guam Commonwealth Draft Act. Today's hearing...on the response of the United States to Guam's proposal. As you know, the last hearings...
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GUAM LEGISLATION:ELOISE R. BAZA
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 10/29/1997; 700+ words
; ...I am Eloise R. Baza, President of the Guam Chamber of Commerce. On behalf of the...views of the Chamber and the people of Guam relative to the pursuit of improved political...of those efforts was the Organic Act of Guam, a relationship suitable for those times...
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GUAM LEGISLATION:JOAQUIN V.E. MANIBUSAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 10/29/1997; 700+ words
; ...Joaquin V. E. Manibusan, Superior Court of Guam Washington D.C. October 29, 1997 I...MYSELF AND THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM GUAM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU. I...PROPOSES70 ORGANIZE THE INTERNAL COURT SYSTEM OF GUAM. I THINK THAT THE TERMINOLOGY USED IS...
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Guam Prepares to Usher in the New Millennium for the U.S.
Business Wire; 12/30/1999; 700+ words
; ...Page at www.businesswire.com TUMON BAY, Guam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1999 All around Guam, final preparations are underway for the...Commenting on the pending arrival of 2000, Guam's Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez remarks...
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Guam: heaven or hell for apparel makers?
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 4/23/1984; ; 700+ words
; GUAM (Cable FNS) -- In August 1981, Sigallo...operations. And, more significantly, the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) made...concessions the exclusive right of Sigallo Pac, the Guam subsidiary of Sigallo corp., New York...
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Guam case a key test of loan enforceability.(loans across state and territory lines)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 4/9/1997; ; 700+ words
; A case before the Guam Supreme Court could make it significantly...obtain business licenses to make loans to Guam residents, even if they do not maintain...enforceable loans. The case is now before the Guam Supreme Court. The American Bankers Association...
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GUAM BENEFITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2007 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/29/2006; 700+ words
; ...foreign shipyards despite their being homeported on Guam or making frequent port calls on Guam. Bordallo worked closely with House Armed Services...Repair American" provision which now includes Guam as part of the United States for ship repair purposes...
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Guam
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
Guam Basic Data Official Country Name: Guam Region (Map name): Oceania Population: 154,623 Language(s): English, Chamorro, Japanese Literacy rate: 99% Guam, the largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago...
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Chamorros
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...indigenous inhabitants of the island of Guam and the surrounding Southern Mariana Islands...classified as an Austronesian language. Guam is now a U.S. territory. The Chamorro...Chamorros numbered 75,000, with 52,000 in Guam and 13,500 in the Northern Marianas...
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Micronesians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...unincorporated territory of the United States (Guam); and one (the Republic of Belau) has...Chamorros, as the indigenous people of Guam are called) in the United States reside...professional and technical positions. Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...
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Pacific Islanders
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...insular territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, as...numbers of Pacific Islanders to migrate to Guam and Hawaii, where they had a significant...earlier. Similar movements have appeared in Guam, but remain outside the mainstream. BIBLIOGRAPHY...
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Mariana Islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...four biggest islands are Saipan , Tinian , Rota, and Guam . Guam was ceded to the USA by Spain in 1898. The others were...whom the League of Nations mandated them after 1918. Guam was occupied by the Japanese two days after Pearl Harbor...
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