European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. January 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 11 North Korea warns . On no Issue Tokyo a North korean presi Dent Kim ii Sung hinted saturday at catastrophe if the United states makes threats Over the. Hard line communist nation s nuclear program. Kim who has ruled the Northern half of Korea since 1948, also admitted that North Korea s Economy faced enormous difficulties with the end of the cold War and increased tension on the korean Peninsula. The United states has hinted at Possi ble sanctions if North Korea continues to refuse mandatory inspections by the International atomic Energy Agency a . Watchdog at two suspected nuclear Sites. The North denies that it is trying to build a nuclear bomb. Pressure or threat will have no effect on us. Such an attempt May invite catastrophe far from finding a solution to the problem Kim said in his address Carriea by the official korean Central news Agency and monitored in Tokyo. The United states must see All the facts squarely and behave with  the warning was Pyongyang s strongest yet on the nuclear Issue according to North Korea watchers in Japan. Other official statements had used phrases such. As grave  however the two sides reported Prog Ress after talks last week and Kim s statement included a vague reference to Accord. Since a joint statement has been adopted by North Korea and the United states the nuclear problem on the korean Peninsula can be settled fairly if both sides keep and implement the principles that have been agreed upon he  the speech did not give any details about what joint statement Kim meant. Troubled australian town to take time out for talks Sydney Australia a a Small town racked with alcohol abuse Domestic violence and numerous robberies thefts and assaults is Hutting Down tuesday to discuss How to solve its violence problem. The Western aboriginal Legal service called the town meeting to consider establishing an alcohol free zone an whether police should be allowed to carry Batons Wilcannia mayor Robert King said sunday. Wilcannia a Community of 900 in Australia s Remote Outback has an 85 per cent jobless rate. Its problems with violence came to a head a week ago when two visitors were assaulted and robbed when they stepped off a bus King said. The town is 560 Miles West of Sydney. Ninety eight percent Are absolutely a Grade people but 2 percent Are the problem King said. There Are about 25 to 30 people in this town that give it its permanent bad  he said 750 of the town s 900 residents Are aborigines but the problems were from other groups As Well. Somalia bowl the american tradition of new year s Day football bowl games reaches Somalia As some . Soldiers with weapons nearby enjoy a game on Mogadishu s Beach saturday. As the March 31 deadline for the pullout of . Troops approaches most gis Are keeping off the streets and remaining at their bases or on the . Compound. Mexican Indian rebels leave town after attack Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico a armed Indian peasants withdrew from san crist6bal de Las Casas Early sunday a Day after they attacked it and three smaller towns to protest poverty and other social problems. Mexican television broadcasting from san Cristobal de Las Casas in the Southern state of Chiapas said the rebels burned furniture and paper at City Hall before leaving for Chanal a town about 10 Miles away. The mexican red Cross in san crist6bal de Las Casas said the attackers fired at one of their ambulances hitting it with 21 bullets before leaving. No injuries were reported in the ambulance attack. Fighting in san crist6bal de Las Casas killed one per son and wounded seven according to the president of the red Cross there Armando Servin Martinez. In Las margaritas three police officers were killed after rebels arrived in eight trucks and stormed a Hall where most of the townspeople were celebrating the new year witnesses told the no Timex news Agency. The rebels Cut Telephone and Power lines barricaded roads to the town and seized some radio equipment. News reports said 18 people were wounded in All the fighting. The rebels an apparently new group called the a Patista army of National liberation began their As Sault about 4 30 . Saturday. The Zap Atista army said it was protesting abuses by mexican authorities against la Candon indians in the Region. It said the group had declared War on the Federal army and president Carlos Salinas de Gortari s administration. For the government it does t matter that we pos Jess nothing absolutely nothing not a Home not land not work not work not education the statement said. Allen says work got him through Venice Italy a plunging himself into work helped Woody Allen endure the tribulations of his highly publicized court Battle with Mia Farrow the director said in an interview published sunday. I succeeded i believe in keeping separate the Man from the author operating with this proportion one hour a Day for privacy 15 for work Allen told the Milan daily corriere Della Sera. Allen said he came to Venice one of his favorite Winter haunts for new year s. The newspaper said the 58 year old director celebrated new year s eve in his hotel with soon i Previn 22, and a group of friends. Onious breakup and custody Battle. Year s eve Channel car transport fares to Start at $240, paper says London a. The round trip fare for taking a car through the English Channel Tunnel this year will Range from about $240 to $360, the sunday times said. From May to june and october to de Cember a Standard round trip ticket will sell for 160pounds, or about $240, rising to Between $330 and $360 during the bus Iest tourist season the newspaper said. The Price will not vary according to the number of passengers in the car. The fares would make the Price of using the Channel Tunnel nicknamed the Channel Only slightly More expensive than crossing by much slower ferries. The sunday times did not cite the source of its information. The offices of eur Tunnel operator of the 31-mile underwater Tunnel were closed sunday. Eur Tunnel claims its Speed and convenience will ensure that it wins millions of customers among the 18 million who Cross the English Channel each year. Channel passengers will remain inside their cars which will be loaded on trains for the crossing. Initially the train shuttle will carry 180 cars and their passengers twice an hour Between Folkestone in Southern England and Calais in Northern France the news paper said. This will be increased to four times an hour in Midsummer. Queen Elizabeth ii and president Francois Mitterrand Are scheduled to open the much delayed $15 billion Tun Nel May 7 in an official ceremony. Passenger service will begin the next Day the newspaper said. Freight sen ice is scheduled to open in March