The Fifth Congress opened on Saipan; Truk’s Nakayama became Senate President and Ponape’s Henry was re-elected Speaker.

What happened

Nakayama took over the Senate presidency from Amata Kabua of the Marshalls and held it until 1979, while Henry kept the Speaker’s post he had held since 1966. In January 1979 the two jointly petitioned the UN Trusteeship Council.