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...ruling party was engrossed in its internal strife," said the daily Dong-A Ilbo, and was ignoring domestic affairs. Roh admitted in a speech last week that his administration "has not been able to gain public confidence in the consistency of its policies...
...Kims see almost eye-to-eye on the issues. That will make the election a four-way contest with Roh, who is campaigning as a champion of democracy but is opposed by student activists, and former Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil, a conservative long shot. Warned the Seoul Dong-A Ilbo, an influential paper: "The two must remember that a split in the opposition party means the breakup of power, resulting in self- destruction, for which both must assume political responsibility." The admonition, however, failed to impress the two Kims last week as they waged their campaigns, each confident that...
...army-backed regime of President Park Chung Hee. After calling an emergency meeting of his Cabinet, Park clamped martial law on Pusan and replaced the local police chief with a general as military governor. The government also ordered a curfew, closed the campuses of both Pusan National University and Dong-a University, and imposed press censorship. Park appealed to the South Korean public to cooperate against "unruly moves threatening the foundation of constitutional rule...
...visit to Seoul last week, TIME'S Tokyo Bureau Chief Herman Nickel found an Orwellian atmosphere. "When you enter the door to the biggest newspaper, Dong-a Ilbo," he cabled, "you have to watch out that you don't get scraped in the face by the bayonets that two grim-looking paratroopers hold crossed on their M16s. For obvious reasons, it was hard to get much comment from Koreans. But passers-by appeared visibly startled when they saw the big American-made M48 tank menacingly pointing its gun from the entrance of the National Assembly. A soldier waved...
...associate fellows are: Hyuck Un Lew, Dong-A llbo (Seoul, Korea): Eddie B. Monteclaro. The Time (Manila, Philippines): Its no Sakane, Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo): and Theunissen Vosloo, Die Beeld, (Johannesburg, South Africa...