European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday february 13,1990 officials confused by plea to dismantle korean Wall Black history month Seoul. South Korea a South korean officials were trying to decide monday what soviet for eign minister Eduard Shevardnadze meant when he called for dismantling the Wall Between North and South Korea. Shevardnadze said saturday in Moscow it would be a tremendous development for Asia and Europe if the Wall Between the Korea could be broken Down like the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany. Shevardnadze told a news conference at the end of a visit to Moscow by . Secretary of state James Baker he supported stabilization and an end to confrontation in Korea and that it was time to dismantle the Wall which divides the two parts of the Peninou  South korean newspapers gave his remarks front Page play and Many analysts interpreted them to mean the soviet Union was urging an casing of ten Sions on the divided Peninsula. This would Mark the first time that a High ranking soviet official has shown a positive attitude Tonyara solving problems on the korean Peninsula said a foreign ministry official who declined to be named. But we will be  said the official if Shevardnadze really referred to a Concrete Wall that docs not  North Korea charged in january that South Korea had built a Concrete Wall along the demilitarized zone the 155-Milc-Long Buffer zone Between the two nations that is one of the most heavily fortified Borders in the world. South Korea denies the existence of a Berlin Type Wall and says North Korea is trying to drum up propaganda by referring to a series of Concrete tank trap Sand bunkers that Are sometimes More than a mile Long. Exasperated with the North s references to the alleged Wall the South korean government recently took journalists to the Border to inspect a Concrete anti tank Barrier that was 1.6 Miles Long and Iti i feet High. The government said North Korea also has built anti tank barriers and has multiple High voltage elec tric fences along its Side of the Border. Shevardnadze said i think there has been no due reaction to a very interesting initiative of North Korea regarding the dismantling of the Concrete Wall in the demarcation zone. And ensuring the free movement of citizens. It seems to me that it would be a tremendous development for Asia and Europe if we could break Down that Wall he added. The korean broadcasting system said it would be disappointing if lie is talking about the same Wall that North korean Leader Kim ii Sung was talking about. It does t  the foreign ministry said the wording of Shevardnadze s comments would be studied cry carefully editorials in South korean newspapers said it would be a hopeful sign if the soviet Union proposed reconciliation and an casing of  tensions. North and South Korea have been bitter enemies since the division of the Peninsula in 1945 and the two fought a bloody three year War in the Early 1950s. De spite changes in East Europe North Korea remains a isolated state and one of the last hard line communist regimes. The soviet Union has been a communist ally of North Korea since 1945. But last month it established limited consular a Lati is with South Korea. The South korean government Hopes to further broaden economic and diplomatic tics with the soviet Union. Fire ravages London s Savoy theater London a a wind whipped fire ravaged the 109-year-old Savoy theater in London Early monday and forced an evacuation of the celebrated Savoy hotel next door police said. The theater was empty at the time and no one was reported injured. The London fire brigade said 60 percent of the Thea Ter in the strand Central London was ablaze when firemen arrived shortly after 1 30 . Guests from the Savoy hotel including actor Rich Ard Harris were evacuated to the strand Palace hotel across the Street As flames fanned by Strong winds shot through the roof of the theater and lit up the night sky. Terry Robinson a Kitchen cleaner at the hotel said at first there was just dense smoke and then All of a sudden it went up like a Tinderbox with the flames roaring  authorities said the Savoy hotel suffered Only minor damage. The press association. Britain s Domestic news Agency quoted an unidentified policeman As saying the wind was so Strong that it was blowing the fire m men s jets away before the water could reach the  wearing a White Savoy hotel dressing gown and sipping Tea As he watched firemen tackle the Blaze Harris told reporters he was in bed learning lines when he heard the hotel fire alarm. He said he walked downstairs because he had been told that people should not use elevators in a fire. Harris 58, is due to appear in Luigi Pirandello s play Henry in at the Haymarket theater in Lon Don later this year. The Savoy theater which can scat 1.123 people was built in 1881. It was financed by Richard Doyly carte for production of the hugely popular comic oper As of the Day by sir William Gilbert and sir Arthur Sullivan. The theater was the first Public building in London to be lit by electricity. The current show there is it s magic starring magician Paul Daniels. The Savoy hotel opened in 1889 and swiftly gained a reputation As one of the world s grandest hotels frequented by the Rich and famous. The Best suites currently Cost about $845 a night. Foj Nat King Cole Burn in 1919, Nat King Cole first came to prominence in the Lale 1930s As the Leader of his own King Cole Trio. A Singer and jazz pianist. Cole celebrated a Solo career that included hits such As straighten up and Fly right nature boy Mona Lisa pretend and unforgettable. Cole died of cancer in 1965 at the height of his career shortly after finishing the movie cat bal  this is another in a series of paintings by spec. James Scott appearing in the stars and stripes this month. World today 4 die when bus plunges off Swiss Mountain Road Cartasegna. Switzerland a four people were killed and 11 injured sunday when a bus plunged off a Mountain Road near this Village on the Swiss ital Ian Border authorities said. Swiss Rescue services said the bus was taking italian tourists from the Swiss ski resort of St. Moritz to Milan in Northern Italy. Police reports said the bus hit a Barrier and veered off the Snow covered Highway. It turned Over several times and came to rest on its roof about 50 Yards Down the Steep Mountain slope. Police said three of the injured were in serious condition though others were allowed to leave the Hospi Tal after medical  no o Mai n i in Ulm in. In. Inma via us. Germany enjoying reunification of the flesh too � ,._,.,Ikek nor to ii a Riim the Cross Border traffic has Rai Saalfeld. East Germany a Young West German men begin cruising into this East German Border town Early in the evening seeking Romance in a land where the sight Ofa Bow can win smiles from Young women but snarls from local males. The opening of the German Border did not Only change history. It has changed mating rituals As Well. The Guys from Over there West Ger Many Are a lot less inhibited than the ones Over  said Conni. 18, who lives in Saalfeld. And these cars they have they re just  West German visitors have been flooding into East Germany by the tens of thousands since the Borders were opened last year. Many arc tourists coming to see famous sights like the elegant sans Souci Palace of Friedrich the great in Potsdam the historic City of Weimar or the lakes and haunting Forest areas near the polish Border. Many West germans also Load up their Mercedes and bows to go visit their poorer. Trabal driving relatives to the East. The open Borders have opened up new romantic possibilities As Well. One prestigious West German news paper die Zeit. Called the phenomenon reunification of the  from Schwerin in the North to Plauen in the South Young West germans in their flashy bows sleek Mercedes and souped up audis cruise into East Ger Man communities. There have been numerous reports of East German women giving up everything at Home and run Ning off with the West German men. But not every Cross Border foray is a Success. Guenter Kantner and three friends drove an Audi it from their bavarian Village across the Border to Saalfeld Lale one Friday night. Some Guys think when they conic Over Here they la be treated like Kings said Kantner. Standing in front Ofa bar rumoured to offer Good chances for meet ing Young East German women. For  and his friends however the first visit to Saalfeld was a decided letdown. There was t a single unescorted woman in the Saalfeld bar. In fact there were Only about 10 people there. After about 30 uneventful minutes Kantner and his friends went Back to Bavaria some East German men get annoyed by the invasion of the we sics with their flashy automobiles. But Scurich Visbach. A 17-year-old Saalfelder. Opts for a More philosophical View. I know a number of girls who went Over to the West after meeting boys from Over there said Viebach. But 1 Don t see anything wrong with it. If i were in their shoes i d do the same  the raised fears that West Germany s aids and drugs problems will Lake Root and flour ish in East Germany. Never has a Border stopped a virus. It always comes through said Niels Soennichsen an acquired immune deficiency syndrome adviser for the East German government after the Borders were opened last november. Some Saalfeld residents say they pc heard of drugs showing up on their Side of the Border but West German Border guards and East German customs officials in the area insist that so far there have been no problems. The continuous flow of West German cars into East Germany proves the tourists must be enjoying themselves. East Germany still lacks the often Gaudy commercialism of the West and parts of the country have retained the rustic Beauty that used to be Germany s trademark