European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 5, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9leaders of Korea meet to break ice Seoul South Korea apr the crime ministers of North and South Korea met tuesday in a historic first step to ease cold War tension and generate a sufficient heat to thaw the thick ice of  it is the highest level Contact Between the hostile Korea since the division of the Peninsula in 1945. By holding talks communist North Korea also tacitly acknowledged the legitimacy of South koreans government which it has refused to recognize for 40 years. A i am so glad that you have taken the Challenge of blazing an unbeaten Trail through the Thicket to come Here a South korean prime minister Kang Young Hoon told his North korean counterpart Yon Hyong Muk. A if Only we build Confidence in each other by meeting again and again we should be Able to generate sufficient heat to thaw the thick ice of distrust a Kang said at an eight course banquet on the eve of formal talks. A after crossing the Border for the first time i realize its easy a Yon said. Both prime ministers rank High in their government Hierarchy though their policy making roles Are limited. The two begin formal talks wednesday on easing military and political confrontation and launching multilateral sex South koreans unification minister Hon Sung Chul left welcomes North korean prime minister Yon Hyong Muk at the Border truce Village of Panmunjom on tuesday. Changes. South korean officials have cautioned against High expectations saying the talks Are Only a significant first step on a Long Road toward peace and unification. A people expect to reap much from the talks a South korean president Roh Tae woo said tuesday. A but the task of National unification should take a step by step approach just like eating a bowl of Rice one spoonful at a  North korean radio monitored in Tokyo warned Seoul to approach the talks a with a sincere attitude. And cease from spoiling the atmosphere of  the broadcast said South koreans attempt to enter the United nations alone a subject expected to arise in the talks was a strategy to perpetuate the division of Korea. The korean Peninsula was divided into the communist North and capitalist South in 1945 and the two nations fought a three year War in the Early 1950s. Tuesdays Border crossing was Only the third by an official delegation in More than 40 years. The North korean Leader narrowly escaped injury when the chauffeur driven car in which he was Riding was involved in a collision with three other cars on its Way from the Border to the delegations  bread shortage angers muscovites Moscow apr tempers flared in bread stores monday As shortage beleaguered muscovites found they  buy that Staple of the russian diet. It was the first time in 25 years that people could remember there being a shortage of bread. Many blamed president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a reforms for shortages of a growing list of products that includes tobacco paper cheese and gasoline. A a that a perestroika a we re not moving Forward we re going backward a said Viktor lube nov a 52-year-old electrician who went to four Moscow bread stores before finding a loaf. A now we think freely we speak freely but the economic situation is More severe than Ever a said Irina Samo Ruppa 65. Chewy wholesome russian bread which is cheap because of government subsidies had been one of the few products that soviet Consumers could count in. While they often have had to wait in line for bananas pay under the table for meat and use ration coupons for sugar bread had been fresh and plentiful. The last time people remember Long bread lines was under Premier Nikita Khrushchev who was ousted from Power in 1964. The bread shortage which began late last week and worsened Over the weekend appeared to be limited primarily to Moscow although bread rationing has been introduced in Taruska a Small City to the South. The newspapers Moskovskaya pravda and Izvestia said the capitals bakeries were unable to keep up with the sudden Rise in demand when residents returned from their traditional August vacations. If the shortage persists it could undermine support for the political and economic reforms a known As perestroika a initiated by Gorbachev the president and communist party Leader since he came to Power in 1985. Inside Moscow a bread store no. 150 on monday customers accused Saleswoman of saving the last few loaves of White bread for themselves. A look comrades they have More left Back there they just wont sell it a one woman cried. A you done to know what you re talking about so just be quiet a answered a husky Saleswoman in a White apron. Outside people stood in clusters commiserating and arguing. A never in my life have i Ever had to search for bread before a said Anatoly Znamensky a 66-year-old retired taxi Driver. A vegetables fruit cheese butter meat a they appear and disappear. But with bread there was never a problem until  a everything will be Fine a said Samo Ruppa. A it Isnit possible for this to continue very  a soviet red army Soldier right has to wait in line with other Moscow residents As they crowd around a state Street Vendor Selling loaves of bread monday. New zealand Leader quits to save party Unity. Wellington new zealand apr prime minister Geoffrey Palmer resigned tuesday rather than face a revolt in his labor party after polls indicated it would lose next months elections with him at the Helm. The minister of external relations and Trade Mike Moore was chosen to Lead the ruling party into the oct. 27 balloting. Palmer beat Moore in a party vote for the Job 13 months ago after David Langer a resignation for health reasons. Moore who in recent months repeatedly denied he would seek to unseat Palmer was widely reported to be mounting a Challenge within the party. He had been ranked third in Power behind Palmer and Deputy prime minister Helen Clark. Palmer had said As recently As monday that he would not quit. The new zealand press association quoted sources As saying he had enough support to stay in office but decided to quit because the Power struggle would have devastated the already sagging party. Party parliamentarians were scheduled to meet tuesday and again thursday. The move comes As labor members have voiced concern that they could not retain Power with Palmer As Leader. Some have run Campaign ads without the labor logo. Recent polls showed labor trailing the conservative opposition National party. A radio new zealand poll in late july showed the nationals with 46 percent to 21 percent for labor. Polls also have shown Moore surpassing Palmer in popularity and leading All candidates for prime minister jumping from 4 percent support in May to 14 percent in july. He also was the Clear Choice in a Survey of business chief executives. Some political commentators say labor May even be hard pressed to win 20 seats in the 97-seat parliament. Such a result could oust several Cabinet ministers including Clark. Labor now holds 56 seats the nationals 40 and the breakaway left Wing new labor party one. The 5-month-old Green party has been running third in opinion polls. A Large Section of voters however remain undecided including Many traditional labor supporters. Opinion polls in some electorates have put the undecided vote Between 38 percent and 47 percent. Labor took Power in 1984, ousting the nationals. It won re election in 1987 despite losing some support because of its wide ranging deregulation policies. Palmer Defeated Moore for the prime ministers Job at a government caucus after Lange resigned in August 1989. Both Palmer and Moore represent districts in Christchurch the largest City on new zealand a South Island. Palmer 48, is a former attorney who taught Law at the University of Iowa and University of Virginia. Moore 41, became the youngest person Ever elected to parliament when he won his first seat in 1972 at age 23. He was ousted in 1975 in a landslide loss for labor but returned three years later. New zealand has 2.1 million voters among its 3.5 million population