European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sports political stakes Are High for next year s olympic games Barry Renfrew a fuss of in in games always boil Down in numbers. Bui tin1 my i a of it 1 year s in Seoul South kure in won l be in minutes and seconds in hers and style Points. Iii Iii numbers / r Seoul will Ijar s billion 4 1,0 10 and in. And tin wild will be whether 1 deftly divided i no Riley Wank the games Biily enough la put its political problems on the Back Burner i Enlil ills world Horii Home with i y in in go until the sept. 1 7, Youh opening Erer Nomes nearly everything is in place. Ami hit1 Osi fur South Korea Lias been More than is billion. N figure n Hopes to match Vilh Revenue from Iho a i lie .11 1 Tracy of Hal prophecy however will Haw ,1 int in do with the other two numbers. Lust Init s from Seoul is the Border with North within artillery Range say residents of the i ii is ill has monthly air drills. I helping keep the fragile peace Are 41, Ain Tii a troop. I Hirr is Ilse Ilie in learn a pressure for i be Turiw exploded on lick this i Tir with Violone Sorci a fill to television icrccn1 in the i Nuril t. Inti eut-whcrt1. Despite it ill lilt South Kort Tim ire . All the political Nyrl Domestic matters a ill be Milvi d. Or it k isl must to left behind Seli Lilesii Jintil of Llu Seoul olympic or Rani in committee Islo Oci. in Cin interview. The olympic will be held safely find Seoul to of 10 million people is putting finishing touches on the Prepis Rillions for 111 i nos. I electronic billboards tint the ily in Kinn no f the number of to Tho r.inu". J i still revive the of the tit i .1 Polk a t ily resident. Musi Ikirt ins see lilt Ujj Imei As the frowning i Hiim int ii of h economic or Wlsh re South into i there is some concern about the Pricil dec Lupish Nti Here. But Anys ciely hns kind t -.01 div Ali men pains . . in his spacious in la flour olme Lii oking out Over Iho olympic Park says put i sitar their political till text Nocei to ensure the Success i l the to life Seoul asian gift a our people vol the is Mil olympics to be ppr feel a snid. I he so Jilius and gyms find ii incl Flo ver Berio of the olympic Stu lied out below Park s office. Only i lie indoor swimming Pool of i he s3 sporting Iii pics. Remains to be Complex d. Inn Clides of work ii n were swarming in thi1 nver ihi1 Mil Piir Lenl building of let a uletes my priss villages which will House 10,0011 people. of koreans if Busy learning e a wish it nil other Linfu i i s to Aid the my paled blood of visitors. The i Iii Reimt ii is spending $1.1 billion i the of Ftp ii s ind he enormous Cost to be figured into the 1 1 Iii try s latest five year develop men plan.1 a i or i or per. Ilium ire helping Bear the Cost and oly Ripin my ils Moil things i "wi1 Hope to break even Al least . I Olivis will have a lot to do Ith . 1 resident Chun duo Hwan accept top Osilio n it in july for direct presidential Elet tons which ire esp i led 1o be held in december Bui the country is still Irani id Hune Fai Wilities reportedly fire being constructed to hold the . As is the people of North Korea ire concerned Tho 1 obd olympics ire going to in in Pyongyang one or Stern observer . The korean has nol officially ended even though fighting lulled in 1953, because i e Predty a is never r Pirn peeled. South pea Ledly receded North s demands in co Host the games ,1 in repealed this week in a Leller South korean officials. Co hosting is entirely Mil of the True lion Park said. The International olympic Commilles Ioc offered North Korm five of the game s 24 a Venus if it accepts Seoul As the Host. The Korea development Institute a government funded think link in .1 september report North Korea nay mount a military operation to disrupt i to games. Pyongyang Ivill iry to disrupt the games by any Means to justify us unprecedented demand to co Hosl the names it Iid North has lacked before including .1 Reful attempt it wipe out the South korean in incl in n bombing attack in Rangoon in 19b3. A bombing.11 Seoul s Kimpo Airport during the it Flat asian games killed five people was blamed on North Korea Piluk said there will be massive Security Lor the olympics. Special regiments of combat police Are being i mined to protect the games and they already guard olympic facilities around the clock. Our Security system will be prepared for anything said , a former who once Deputy commander of the main korean intelligence Agency. South Korea makes no Secrel of the fad it sees the games is the Ulli Rule and diplomatic Triumph Over North Korea. The olympics will Mark a critical turning Point Tor Seoul in achieve superiority Over Pyongyang a spokesman said. Stoul official raise the olympic hug which Wilt by flown hop City Hilt deify until let games Tyfo it. 20 i Tipti wait int of Lobar i 1987
