October 15, 1994

Gov. Pete Wilson, condemning the failure of Federal immigration policy, is pushing the Clinton Administration to declare an "immigration emergency" and reimburse the state for what he calls a "multibillion-dollar problem." Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who is running for re-election, is calling for a $1 border toll to raise money for stronger border enforcement.

A tree grows in the center aisle of the Church of St. Jean Bosco now. The roof is open to the wind and rain, and lizards scratch and lick their tongues on tiles where the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide once walked. No repairs have been made since thugs broke into the building on Sept. 11, 1988, killing 13 worshipers, injuring at least 70 more and then setting fire to the pews. No other priest has celebrated a Mass, or talked of social justice, inside the church's sun-washed building since.

A great divide has opened up in this densely Democratic Long Island city, sundering Democrat from Democrat, and setting off a small fissure one recent afternoon in the offices of Station Realty. Four brokers were jawing about the governor's race -- about the governor they had voted for in the past and about the Republican running against him with the help of the home-grown United States Senator from the neighboring town.

Risking a Russian veto, the United States pressed today for a quick vote on a Security Council resolution requiring Iraq to pull back its troops from the Kuwait border. It warned that it might attack Iraq with or without the Council's support. The Security Council plans to meet on Saturday to continue consultations on Iraq. They were adjourned this evening after the Clinton Administration formally introduced its resolution.

Modest Rise in Prices Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in September, as reports showed an economy that remains robust, although its pace is slowing. Page 37. Subway Repairs Delayed With costs hundreds of millions more than anticipated, renovations at six major New York stations have been indefinitely postponed. Page 21. Optimism on Korea Talks The United States was hopeful of reaching agreement with North Korea to freeze its nuclear arms program in return for fuel aid. Page 7.