European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 newspapers say Korea have met secretly on ties Seoul South Korea a South Korea and North Korea have held secret negotiations recently on improving relations and discussed the possibility of a meeting Between their leaders newspaper reports said Friday. The reports came two Days after the announcement of an unprecedented Trade agreement involving North Korea and the South korean conglomerate Hyundai. The South korean government said Friday that agreement May pave the Way toward National unification after 44years of bitter rivalry. Local newspapers quoted an unidentified government source As saying these Cret talks were held overseas and covered most major issues Between the countries. The most recent talks the newspapers said were in Singapore last week be tween Park Chul in a special Secretary to South korean president Ron Tae woo and an unidentified senior North korean official. During his stay in Singapore from Jan. 24 to Jan. 30, Park met with his North korean partner several times and Dis cussed major pending issues including a proposed Summit Between the two to reas the reports said. The newspapers quoted the govern ment source As saying the Summit could take place by year s end. Last month Roh renewed a proposal that he and North korean Leader Kim ii Sung meet to discuss the future of the korean Peninsula which has been divided into the communist North and capitalist South since 1945. The reported secret talks coincided with the historic visit to North Korea by a leading South korean industrialist to discuss direct investment and joint Ven Ture projects. Chung jul Yung founder and honorary chairman of the giant Hyundai group was in North Korea from Jan. 23 to feb. 1 As a guest of the government. He announced thursday that he had agreed with North korean officials to undertake several joint venture projects in that country including building a shipyard and a Railroad Plant and devel Oping a tourist resort. Newspapers quoted unidentified government officials As saying hours would be available later this year to the planned resort area a rugged Scenic Region 20 Miles North of the Eastern Boundary of the zone separating the Korea. The South korean government said it would propose special legislation to facilitate the projects. Chung was believed to be the first South korean business Leader approved by both governments to visit the North korean capital of Pyongyang since the division of the Peninsula. North Korea s participation in the Deal is seen As an attempt to revive its sagging Economy. The North reportedly owes about $5 billion to East bloc an Western nations. Figures published Friday and attributed to the South korean government showed North Korea with a Trade deficit of $720 million in 1987. Exports were listed at $1.67 billion and imports at$2.39 billion. The agreement in the form of a Proto col was signed by Chung and Choe us Gil director of North Korea s Taeyong Bank and c9nsultant to the state run korean association of the promotion of asian Trade. Officials requesting anonymity also said the government had ordered a Spe Cial study of the Security problems involved in Trade and personnel Exchange with the North. Under South korean Law Contact with North Korea is a violation of National Security. The two nations Are technically still at War since no peace treaty was signed at the end of the three year korean War in 1953. Each claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. Diff rent strokes actor arrested after shooting los Angeles a actor Todd Bridges who played one of the youngsters on the to show diff rent strokes was arrested for investigation of attempted murder after shoot ing another Man five times police said Friday. Bridges 23, and another Man Harvey Duckett were ordered held in jail without bail after thurs Day night s Inci Dent said police sgt. Doug Tantee. Duckett 30, was also held for investigation of at file photo tempted murder. Bridges they were arrested in the shooting and stabbing of Kenneth Clay listed in critical but Sta ble condition at Martin Luther King or. Drew medical Center with five gunshot wounds and a knife wound. Apparently they knew each other because when officers arrived Clay said Todd Bridges shot me " Tan tee said. Bridges played Gary Coleman s older brother Willis Jackson from 1978 to 1985 on Abc s  they portrayed two Black youngsters raised by a wealthy Whiteman played by Conrad Bain. Bridges has had several brushes with the Law. In january 1987, he received a sus Pended sentence after pleading no contest to charges of making a bomb threat. He paid a $240 Fine in 1983 after being arrested for allegedly carrying a concealed firearm. And last november he pleaded guilty to driving 80 Mph in a 35-Mph zone in san Fernando calif., and received a $200 Fine. Clay told police he confronted Bridges and Duckett inside a vacant House that he was supposed to be watching after a neighbor alerted him that someone was there Tantee said. An argument ensued and Bridges pulled out a gun and shot Clay five times while Duckett slashed Clay s face with a knife Tantee said. Moonlit Roll out the discovery its nose pointing Moon Ward rests on the pad awaiting final preparations for launch. Nasa workers rolled the space shuttle out of the vehicle Assembly building and to the pad during the wee morning hours on Friday. Discovery is scheduled to blast off no earlier than March 10. Unema gym end inched up in january to 5.4% Washington up unemployment Rose slightly to 5.4 percent in Jan uary but a robust Economy also created 408,000 payroll jobs with retailing construction and manufacturing leading the Way the government said Friday. The jobless rate was 5.3 percent in december. The 0.1 percentage Point in crease was caused by an unusually Large increase in the labor Pool according to the labor department. Total employment As measured by a Survey of households Rose by 700,000 out of an expanded Pool of 870,000 workers to 116.7 million or a record 62.9 percent of the working age population. The non farm payroll Job increase of 408,000 last month after a revised jump of 221,000 in december brought total payroll jobs to 108 million according to the department s Bureau of labor statistics. All figures were adjusted for seasonal variation. Jobless rates for most working groups were Little changed in january with unemployment at 4.6 percent for adult men 4.7 percent for adult women 4.6 percent for Whites and 12 percent for Blacks. The Job less rates jumped 1.6 percentage Points to 16.4 percent for teen agers and 0.8 of a percentage Point to 8.4 percent for hispanic workers the department said. The Large growth in the labor Pool in january was caused in part by the mild Winter experienced by most of the coun try. Because there were fewer layoffs be cause of the weather employment in the construction Industry when seasonally adjusted Rose by 100,000. Manufacturing added 45,000 jobs to the Economy. It was the fourth straight monthly increase in factory jobs the department said. Retailing provided 135,000 new jobs in january with a wide variety of stores accounting for the increase. In other categories wholesale Trade added 35,000 jobs transportation and pub Lic utilities employment increased by 45,000 and service industries saw a Job in crease of 75,000. In the services sector health related jobs jumped by 35,000 while business services fell slightly after four consecutive monthly increases the department said. Average hourly earnings of private work ers climbed 0.6 percent last month while average weekly earnings Rose 1.2 percent