European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 27, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 7 France reels from floods storm woes Paris apr storm swollen Rivers in Northern France overflowed their Banks leaving hundreds of people homeless and thousands without electricity on Christmas Day. Two policemen swept away by floods and a Fisherman knocked into the Mediterranean by wind whipped Waves along the Riviera were missing saturday. At least two deaths have been blamed on the storms which dumped More than a month s Worth of rain on the Region in recent Days. In Germany residents along the Rhine and other Rivers spent Christmas mopping up and evaluating the damage from the worst floods in Germany since 1926. Floods killed four people there and one in Belgium. Rain turned to Snow in most of Germany by saturday giving the country a White Christmas and creating chaos on the roads. Heavy Snow in the Alps and pyrenees hampered vacationers blocked roads and prompted Avalanche warnings. In Paris underpasses along the Seine River remained closed As the River Rose several feet above Normal. Three Rivers in Northern France began receding saturday but two others continued to Rise. The Aisne River threatened the City of Soissons 60 Miles Northeast of Paris where More than 1,000 people were evacuated on Christmas eve. Rising nearly one Inch an hour the Aisne was expected to near its record height of 17v5 feet set in 1924. The Normal level is about 10 feet. _ Soissons maintained Telephone electrical and water services although officials urged people to boil tap water. In the nearby Oise River area electricity was shut off to thousands of residents after numerous transformers were submerged. North Korea rejects offer of . Help in nuke dispute top chinese leaders View the body of a Otic thing in Beijing on sunday the 100th anniversary of his birth. China Marks Mao s 100th birthday Beijing apr communist China a leaders gathered sunday on the Centenary of Mao tse Tungos birth to Praise him and the Man who scrapped his policies Deng Xiaoping about 10,000 people including top officials and Mao a relatives assembled under a massive portrait of Mao inside the great Hall of the people for a nationally televised commemorative rally. President Jiang Zemin in an hour Long speech hailed Mao As a a great Patriot and National hero Quot who brought to an end China so Semi colonial and sem Feuda  Mao was born in 1893 in Hunan province. He died in 1976. Jiang dressed in a dark Gray Mao suit argued that i Host contributions outweighed mistakes made by the a great helmsman Quot in his final years particularly the Ultra leftist cultural revolution of 196676, Mao a Campaign to stamp out any lingering capitalist influences. Much of the speech was devoted to praising Deng who became China s top Leader two years after Mao s death and quickly scrapped Mao Sam  ,n4 a a i n i it Roll Rel 1/1 n to fyn Rifle tort iciv1 during Market Stylc economic reforms that allow some to get Rich ahead of others those reforms have a inherited enriched and developed Mao tsp Tung thought and carried it to a new height Quot Jiang said. Beijing a . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali briefed China a Premier sunday after discussions with North korean officials Over their nations suspected nuclear weapons program. During his three Day visit to Pyongyang capital of the reclusive communist state North korean officials rejected the Secretary general s offer of help in resolving the High tension dispute Over International inspection of their nuclear Sites. Nonetheless . Spokesman Joe Sills said the visit was successful a in terms of the discussions with both the North and South  Boutros Ghali vis led Seoul before going to Pyongyang. Sills said the nuclear dispute was not the main topic of Boutros Ghali s talks in the North and that he also offered the United nations technical assistance in the cause of re unifying the korean Peninsula divided since world War ii. Boutros Ghali who flew from Pyongyang to Beijing on sunday morning met later with chinese Premier i Peng the state run television showed the two men shaking hands but gave no details about their discussions. South Korea Japan and the West have repeatedly asked China to use its influence to persuade North Korea to accept the inspections. China is North koreans Only remaining ally but it is unclear How much leverage Beijing has Oyer its neighbor since it reduced economic support in the past few years and established diplomatic ties with South Korea. In its Public statements China has said Only that it wants a non nuclear korean Peninsula and that the problem should be solved through patient talks rather than pressure and sanctions on the North. North koreans foreign minister Kim Yong Nam told Boutros Ghali that his help was not needed because North Korea is talking directly to the United states which it regards As its main enemy and source of reports that the North is developing nuclear weapons. North Korea denies the reports. The latest came sunday with a new York times article that said the Cia has concluded North Korea probably has one or two nuclear bombs. . And North korean negotiators meeting in new York reportedly made significant Progress recently toward an agreement on the nuclear Issue. Power company meets its match Moscow a officials at an army Arsenal in russians far fast brought out the heavy guns a literally a to persuade the Utility company to turn their electricity Back on despite an paid bid. 1 lights and  alarm systems went out after me strategic Arsenal on the Pacific cd it toiled to pay its electric Bill on time the Izvestia newspaper said Friday. When talks to Settle the dispute a by peaceful Means failed the military commander sent Over a Lank which took up position in front of the company s office. A with the tank gun trained on the brightly lit windows the Crew received a radio message that electricity Supply was restored to All services of the Arsenal a Izvestia said. The newspaper did t report in what locality or when the incident occurred. 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