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The Fight to Keep Tumon Public

 

Tumon Bay has a lengthy history and special significance for the CHamoru people whose ancestors lived and thrived in Tomhom (Tumon) area for millennia, establishing sizable villages, such as Ipao, Tomhom, Naton, Gokña, and Fafå’i. The richness of their lives there are attested by the imprints of pole and thatch structures and numerous other artifacts from the Pre-Latte era (3,500-4,000 years ago to AD 800-900) as well as abundant archeological evidence from the later Latte era (AD 800-900 to 1700s), including numerous sets of latte pillars, pottery shards, fish hooks, lusong mortars, and slingstones.

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Governor Charles Alan Pownall

 

Last appointed military governor of Guam. Governor Charles A. Pownall (1887-1975) served as naval Governor of Guam from 30 May 1946 to 27 September 1949. In the aftermath of World War II and the Japanese Occupation, he was the first postwar US governor and also the island’s last appointed naval governor.

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Simon Sanchez

 

Simon Sanchez (1895 – 1975) was a pioneer in education and a key player in the establishment and formalization of Guam’s public school system during the turbulent pre-war and post-war eras. In addition to his roles as a public school educator and administrator, Sanchez served as a member and secretary of the First and Second Guam Congress. As a Congressman, Sanchez was responsible for introducing a resolution that formally recognized the Territorial Flag of Guam, which is currently in use today.

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Organic Act of Guam

 

Granted Congressional US citizenship to the people of Guam. The Organic Act of Guam is federal legislation passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by US President Harry S. Truman on 1 August 1950. In general, the act established a non-military, civil government on Guam; granted congressional US citizenship to residents of the island at the time and their descendants; and solidified the island’s political status as an unincorporated territory of the United States. Formerly a Spanish colony, Guam was ceded to the US in 1898.

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National Attention on Guam’s Postwar Campaign for Citizenship

 

When Guam was ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898, the island fell under the administrative control of the US Navy. The first half of the 20th century saw thirty-two naval governors appointed to rule over the island and its people, but with no formally established civil rights or offers of citizenship for the people of Guam.

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Guam Echo and Guam Eagle

 

Early Guam newspapers. Two publications that emerged during the US Naval Administration of Guam (1898-1941) were the Guam Eagle and the Guam Echo. The Guam Eagle replaced the Guam Recorder as the main printed source of news, information and local interest stories about the island. The Guam Eagle was owned and operated by the United States Navy prior to World War II.

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Civil Rights and US Citizenship (1898-1950)

 

The United States began its colonial administration of Guam in 1898. Today, Guam remains a colony of the US as an unincorporated territory. Because of this colonial status, the island and its people lack full self-government and guaranteed civil rights afforded to other US citizens.

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Security Clearance on Guam

 

Navy controlled entry and departure from Guam. August 21, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of an unsung milestone in Guam’s post-World War II development.  On that day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 11045 rescinded the Navy’s wartime authority to refuse entry to civilian visitors for security reasons.

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Concepcion Cruz Barrett

 

Concepcion Cruz Barrett (1915-1993), known  as “Chong,” was the Chalan Pago-Ordot representative to the Guam Congress before the Organic Act of Guam was adopted by the United States Congress in 1950.  Later, Barrett was a senator in the Guam Legislature, a leader of the Republican Party of Guam and served as its National Committee member.

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