European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 266 350 monday january 6,1992 d 8693 arms issues top Seoul talk Bush urges North to abide by nuclear ban pact Seoul South Korea apr president Bush opened a state visit sunday striving to encourage communist North Korea to live up to its Surprise Promise with South Korea to ban nuclear weapons from the korean Peninsula. Despite some Trade friction with Seoul Security issues topped the Agenda for Bush a two Day visit. Administration officials said the joint nuclear weapons ban signed just five Days before Bush a arrival had altered the atmosphere of his visit raising Hopes for curbing tensions on this bitterly divided Peninsula. A on paper at least it looks Good a White House press Secretary Marlin Fitz water said of the nuclear Accord. A the question is will they do it a nevertheless he said Bush a will have a lot to say about North South relations and it will Alt be positive. His tone toward North Korea will be one of improving  after visits in Australia and Singapore South Korea is the last Stop before Bush travels to Tokyo on tuesday to press an a Lection year Campaign to break Down japanese Trade barriers and create Export related jobs for americans. Two of the six major candidates for the democratic presidential nomination sunday urged Bush to take an aggressive stand against japanese Trade barriers. Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton said on no cd a meet the press that Bush should Tell japanese officials the two nations a Marc going to have to move on these trader barriers if you done to want reciprocal see talks on Page 2 b-2 s Upkeep to be costliest Gao reports los Angeles up a maintaining and operating the b-2 stealth bomber is expected to Cost $7.7 million a year the highest Cost of any bomber according to a congressional report. But the general accounting office report suggested that air Force Cost estimates could be Overly optimistic in Light of problems that have developed with other bombers. A a history of reliability problems on other weapons systems however indicates that the air Force reliability predictions and therefore its estimates of logistics costs for the b-2 May be optimistic a the report said. The report b-2 bomber logistics Cost issues and construction planning estimates the first 20 years of operation for a Fleet of 75 b-2�?Ts will Cost $28 billion. The estimate includes $9 billion for initial equipment and spare parts plus $19 billion for operating and maintenance costs. The annual $7.7 million Cost to operate and maintain the b-2 will make it the costliest bomber Ever. Each b-1b Cost $7.6 million a year to maintain and each b-52h Cost $6.9 million the report said. The air Force wants Northrop corp. To build 75 of the Black Bat winged aircraft at an estimated Cost of $63.7 billion. Three b-2s have already been built an see b-2 on Page 2 floaters meet boaters boat borne Rescue workers pass firefighters on a flooded Street in sea Isle City n.j., As the firetruck returns from a Call saturday. A severe storm which pounded the entire last coast created tides that Rose 3 feet above Normal in the Southern new Jersey resort area. Additional storm details on Page 11. Germany exhausted by record wave of refugees Bonn Germany apr Germany said sunday its ability to accommodate refugees is a largely exhausted after More than a Quarter million Asylum seekers a record arrived Here last year. Interior minister Rudolf Seiters said a record number of Asylum seekers arrived in Germany last year and the country is running out of places to put them. A a Germany a reception possibilities Are largely exhausted. States and communities Are confronted with serious problems in housing and taking care of these Many people a said the Interior minister. Seiters said German citizens who pay the taxes for room Board and social services for Asylum seekers Are growing impatient. A we can hardly explain to our citizens anymore that our system of Justice obligates us to take into a costly Asylum procedure All those refugees who Are apparently unable to present grounds for Asylum a Seiters said. Seiters said a record 256,112 foreigners applied for Asylum last year a 32 percent jump from 1990. The largest single group of last years Asylum seekers a 74,854 people a were yugoslavs fleeing civil War Seiters said. More than 40,000 romanians nearly 24,000 turks and 12,000 bulgarians further swelled the number of Asylum seekers Seiters said. Under the German Constitution foreigners who can prove political repression in their homelands Are guaranteed Asylum. But the government contends Many Asylum seekers come to wealthy see Germany on Page 2 Navy assists crippled Indian vessel Dubai United Arab emirates up a the . Navy on saturday assisted a ship stranded with engine trouble for four Days in the Gulf of Oman the . Navy Central come said sunday. The stranded ship was carrying 800 sheep and goats. Two Navy ships and a Navy helicopter went to the assistance of the shr ii Ismail Fakir Mohammed Madre a 12.9-ton vessel carrying livestock from Dubai to Somalia the Navy said. A Crew members on the vessel waved sacks and sheets along with a sign that said a engine broken a Ismail a the Navy said. A helicopter from the destroyer Arthur w. Radford spotted the ship Early saturday morning while the aircraft was on a routine patrol of the Gulf. The guided missile destroyer Chandler took Ain Gulf of Oman radio Call from the Pilot of the distressed ship and because it was the closest responded by sending a patrol boat the Navy statement said. The destroyer Crew attempted to repair the stranded ships engine. The Navy said the ships 17-member Crew had Only five Days of food and water on Board. The Crew of the crippled vessel said dozens of ships had passed but see Navy on Page 2