European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Theofas vol. 50, no. 262 350 wednesday thursday january 1/2,1992 b d 8693 Abush starts 92 Down under Australia is first Stop in 4-nation Trade Mission Sydney Australia up a president Bush the most travelled president in  history rang in the new year in Australia where he joined prime minister Paul Keating in viewing a waterfront fireworks display. Bush arrived tuesday new years eve in Sydney the first Stop on a four nation Trade Mission to the Pacific rim. The president and his wife Barbara stepped off air Force one following their 21-hour flight from Washington and immediately Rode by motorcade to Sydney Harbor. They then travelled by boat to the residence of governor general Bill Hayden where they viewed a spectacular pyrotechnic display. Bush crossed the International dateline to reach Australia where 1992 arrived 16 hours ahead of the . East coast. Bush told reporters he was pleased Quot to be in Australia. Very a there we go a he exclaimed turning to watch As the fireworks display began with a bang. The president and Keating who replaced ousted Robert Hawke two weeks ago were expected to discuss Trade issues today. Bush travels to the australian capital of Canberra and Melbourne on thursday. Australia is the 34th foreign nation that Bush has visited during the three years of hts presidency. Also this week the president will set foot for the first time in Singapore and then head to two nations he has previously visited South Korea and Japan. Bush has been widely accused of spending too much time circling the Globe and abandoning Domestic concerns particularly the Economy. Democratic National committee chairman Ron Brown said a George see Bush on Page 2 in today s paper a stars and stripes review1/9/9/1a year of drama a Oday s newspaper on new year s Day will be a combined Issue Tor Jan. 1/2. The newspaper will double up on comics crosswords s and Ann Landers and dear Abby so you wont miss any of your favorite features you can gel your copy of the combined edition either Jan 1 or Jan. 2. The stars and stripes will resume publishing Jan. 3. North South Korea of pact to abandon nuclear weapons Seoul South Korea apr rivals North and South Korea initiated a pact on tuesday aimed at making their heavily armed Peninsula free of nuclear weapons officials said. The dramatic agreement came during nearly eight hours of talks at the Border Village of Panmunjom the officials said. A formal agreement will be signed by the two kor East prime ministers in january they said. The agreement binds North Korea to abandon its suspected programs to manufacture nuclear weapons. A we hereby initial a joint declaration on the  of the korean Peninsula in order to remove the danger of a nuclear War and create a Good atmosphere for peaceful unification of the fatherland Quot a joint statement said. A the agreement came less than a week before president Bush is to visit Seoul to discuss Trade topics and Security concerns. Washington and Seoul had been increasing pressure on the North to reach a nuclear agreement. Experts believe North Korea one of the last Hartline communist states could have the ability to make a crude atomic bomb in a few years although the North has insisted that its nuclear programs were not weapons related. Failure to resolve the nuclear weapons Issue had threatened to cripple a landmark reconciliation Accord signed dec. 13. The two Korea divided since 1945, fought a War from 1950-53. Technically they remain at War and Are separated by the worlds most heavily armed Border. He a i he agreement will a remove the danger of a nuclear War and create a Good atmosphere for peaceful unification of the fatherland joint North South korean statement the United states had refused to say if it stored nuclear weapons in South Korea where about 40,000 . Troops Are stationed. But South korean president Roh Tae woo on dec 18 declared that his country was nuclear free increasing pressure on the North to follow suit. Washington had also postponed a round of troop withdrawals until the nuclear question is resolved. Before putting the agreement into Force both Korea will have their prime ministers sign it in january the statement said without giving a Date. Two sets of signed documents will be exchanged through the Border Village of Panmunjom in january it added. Officials said earlier the signing was expected at a scheduled meeting in february. Tuesdays agreement requires both Korea to use nuclear Energy for peaceful purposes Only and bans the see Korea on Page 2 army completes one third of troop cuts by Vince Crawley and Chuck Vinch staff writers the army has completed one third of its planned troop cuts in Europe and the Era Down target of 92,200 Europe based soldiers should be reached two years ahead of schedule an official said this Veek. The Pentagon originally planned to trim the army a Europe based manpower to 92,200 by october 1995. But the timetable was moved up to october 1993 because of the need to tighten budgets an official said. The new Date assumes that Congress the state department and the German government approve the speedier withdrawal the official said. An army spokeswoman in Heidelberg said she could not comment on the rate of troop withdrawals except to say it was Quot on  saying the pullout was a deliberate phased and orderly a army spokeswoman Millie Waters said the goal would be reached by a the Middle of the 1990s.�?� More information will be released by the Pentagon a once decisions Are finalized and talks with German authorities arc completed Waters said. About 40,000 soldiers plus their families cars and pets have been shipped from Germany since Early summer a 27,000 of them in a three month spurt that ended at Christmas. The draw Downs postponed by the persian Gulf crisis gained momentum in the fall of 1991. After the Gulf War troops in Vii corps units that were already slated for deactivation returned to Europe without their Uip ment and stayed just Long enough to pick up their families close out their see cuts on Page 2 army troop numbers oct. 00 210,000 m Jan. 92 my 170i�� oct 145