European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes sunday november 24, 1991 Cheney Calls on world to pressure n. Korea Tokyo up a defense Secretary Dick Cheney on saturday called for an International Effort to pressure North Korea into accepting inspection of its nuclear facilities. During a second Day of meetings with Japan a new leadership Cheney also expressed concern Over the soviet unions ability to carry out a drastic reduction in nuclear warheads. Cheney said the United states Japan South Korea the soviet Union and China should unify to halt North koreans nuclear program. A North Korea could Arm itself with nuclear warheads As Early As next year a Cheney told Kozo Watanabe head of Japan s International Trade and Industry ministry. Watanabe said the ministry which controls exports will join the Effort to prevent the proliferation of mass destruction weapons officials said. Cheney told Namisuke Watanuki Secretary general of the ruling Liberal democratic party that North koreans nuclear facilities will be a major topic during president Bush a rescheduled visit to Tokyo on Jan. 7-10. Army Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff also expressed concerns Over North Korea during his visit to Tokyo last week. South Korea the United states and other countries contend North Korea is building a nuclear reprocessing Plant. North Kores has denied the allegation. Cheney announced during his visit to Seoul on thursday that the United states will postpone the second phase of its military reduction in South Korea because of the threat posed by North koreans program. A the important thing is for the North to recognize that the entire world is watching these developments that everyone in the Region is deeply concerned by them a Cheney said. He stopped Short however of specifying what action the United states would take to defend South Korea from its neighbor. A i  want to speculate about future courses of action a he said. Prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa assured Cheney on Friday that in negotiations on normalizing relations Between his country and North Korea Japan is pressing Pyongyang to accept inspection of its nuclear facilities by the International atomic Energy Agency. Cheney also stressed to japanese leaders the necessity for Western countries and Japan to enhance ties with All the soviet republics. In a meeting with defense minister Sohei Miyashita Cheney focused on the Lack of political coordination and the economic plight of the 12 republics. He said the United states is prepared to Exchange technical information with the soviet Union to help it scrap nuclear warheads As safely As possible. Former peruvian president faces embezzlement charge be. Lima Peru apr the attorney general on Friday charged former president Alan Garcia with embezzlement the first time in Peru a 170-year history that a former head of state has faced trial. Pedro Mendez brought a charge of a illicit enrichment against Garcia in connection with allegations that he used $500,000 in _ state funds to build three houses in Lima said Mendez a spokesman Cesar Noya. Noya said Mendez dismissed accusations that Garcia had stolen $50 million from the Treasury and that Garcia followed illegal procedures in the Purchase of 12 French Jet fighters in 1985. A the announcement of the charges came after a yearlong congressional investigation into Garcia a finances. He has repeated Garcia by denied All accusations saying his enemies Are trying to prevent from running for president in 1995. Garcia said Friday that financial records would prove he did not steal. A the charge is imprecise. And in a certain form its a Concession to the pressure of the parties that Havi converted vengeance and hate into political weapons a he said. Garcia 42, has said he will not run for presiden again but most peruvians Are convinced that he Wil because of the Lack of Strong opponents. He is seen As favorite despite the ruinous economic policies of i 1985-90 administration. Under Garcia prices Rose by 2 million percent. Hot earned the enmity of world financiers by his refusal to it pay Peru a $22 billion foreign debt. Sources at the attorney general a office said the supreme court has the right to turn Down the Case if i thinks the charge against Garcia is unfounded. Supreme court judge Roger Salas a Garcia appointee will hear the Case and few think Garcia will but convicted. In his final year in office Garcia Cramm i the supreme court with appointees from his Populis Arista party. If found guilty Garcia could face up to seven year in prison. The Case was sent to the attorney general in mid october after the Senate stripped him of the immunity i enjoyed As former head of state. A congressional panel headed by Independent con Gressman Fernando Olivera accused Garcia of shifting $50 million in state funds into private Bank accounts i the discredited Bank of credit and Commerce International. Skin cancer rate in Australia expected to double in 40 years Sydney Australia apr australians massive skin cancer problem is expected to double within the next 40 years As the Hole in the Ozone layer worsens a leading skin cancer specialist says. Professor Ross Barnetson director of the dermatology research foundation said Australia remains unchallenged As having the worlds highest rate of skin cancer with about 140,000 new cases every year among its 17 million people. A there Are about 1,000 deaths per year mainly from Melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma and the total Cost to the taxpayer of skin cancer is estimated to be 400 million dollars $320 million . Per year a a he said. Barnetson said the problem would become increasingly expensive because of the depletion of the Ozone layer Over both poles. A since this phenomenon was first described in 1985 it has steadily become worse and it has been calculated that for each 1 percent depletion there will be a 5 percent increase in the incidence of cancer Quot he said. He said recent observations in the United states had shown a it percent Ozone depletion in Winter and for the first time a 3 percent depletion in summer. Although the problem causing chlorofluorocarbons cd is Are being phased out in aerosols rfcs in re Ting Grants Weie Likely to be around Tor some time he said. A i he professor said skin cancer probably resulted irom damage to the outer layer of the skin and suppression of the immune system. While sunscreens stopped sunburn evidence to Date showed they did not prevent immunosuppression a and that is a worry a he said. A world. German hotel Chain being sold for $1.3 billion from wire reports Berlin a the German government has announced an agreement to sell the inter hotel Chain for $1.3 billion the largest Deal yet in a drive to sell off former East Germany s state owned businesses. The  a government Agency created to handle the sales said it had accepted a bid from West Berlin based developers Kling Beil. For the luxury chains 29 hotels. Five other hotels formerly operated by inter hotel have been sold to other investors. As it does in Many of its transactions the  agreed to sell the hotels on the condition that the buyers invest Money to improve the businesses. The  said Klingbeil has agreed to invest $625 million in modernizing and renovating the hotels. Officials also said Klingbeil has agreed to keep the hotels 7,000  riotous offence Edmonton Alberta a a tavern where three men had their clothes stripped off by a dozen women will be charged with failing to prevent the attack police said. The Circle 8 hotel and Motel in Paradise Hill in Saskatchewan province will be charged under a Section of the provinces alcohol control act that says the Holder of a liquor License must prevent a riotous or disorderly conduct on the premises Royal Canadian mounted police Chi. Herb Perpelitt said thursday. The incident occurred oct. 19 when the men walked into the tavern to buy liquor. The women were attending a party for a  anger defended York England a archbishop of Canterbury George Carey said Friday that he understands the anger of devout muslims Over Salman Rushdie a novel the satanic verses. The Church of England a spiritual head said that in the eyes of muslims a the Book contained an outrageous slur on the Prophet Mohammed and so was damaging to the reputation of the  Carey made the remarks in a lecture on religious understanding at York in Northern England. Carey made no criticism in the lecture of Iran a death threat against the Indian born British author. Rushdie has been in hiding under police guard since feb. 14, 1989, when the late iranian spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called on muslims to kill him for writing the  quake kills 10 Sanaa Yemen a a moderate earthquake in Southern Yemen has killed 10 people injured 39 and damaged More than 100 Village Homes the government said saturday. The quake that struck the yemeni Region of ibb on Friday measured 4 on the Richter scale according to a statement broadcast by state  to Quot incite Justice Quot London a the Rev. Al Sharpton the flamboyant Black political Leader from new York City arrived in London on Friday to a incite Justice Quot Tor Blacks in Britain. On his previous visit in May Sharpton a outspoken criticism of the monarchy and charges of racism in Britain prompted Calls by conservative lawmakers for his expulsion. During this visit he was supposed to speak out on behalf of three Blacks convicted of killing a policeman in Tottenham North London and three Blacks convicted of murdering a prostitute m Wales. But the families of the three men in Tottenham whose Case is scheduled to be re examined l j court of appeals on monday asked him not to attend the hearing because of the unfavourable publicity from his last trip. Sharpton is scheduled to Lead rallies in Wales Birmingham and the Brixton area of London before returning to new York on monday night