Word: korea
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...gambling industry and is still pressing a libel suit against a newspaper chain, which, he claims, falsely implied his involvement in casino skimming. Robertson suffers indirectly from the turmoil among fellow televangelists and directly from an accusation that in 1951 he used political influence to evade combat duty in Korea. But for all of the contenders in both parties, the scandals of 1987 provide some clear guidance for 1988: keep your spouse in camera range whenever possible and maintain a high indignation level against offenders of all kinds...
...twin spectacles of students seizing police officers as prisoners, and of police barging into university classrooms, eloquently summed up the volcano of unrest that erupted last week throughout South Korea. Day after day thousands of university students gathered on campuses across the country to demand democratic political reforms from the government of President Chun Doo Hwan. They staged marches, hurled fire bombs, seized buildings, chanted antigovernment slogans and burned effigies of Chun. To prevent the campus rioting from spilling into the surrounding streets and possibly igniting more disorder, police used armored cars and tear gas, and charged with clubs...
Much of the turmoil, especially among the students, was a prelude to the anniversary this week of a 1980 uprising in Kwangju. Seven years ago, after martial law was suddenly imposed throughout South Korea, rioters in the southwestern city of 700,000 took to the streets, overran ill-prepared police and seized virtually all public buildings. In response, the government mobilized a division of front-line army troops and ordered a military attack against the rebelling civilians. The result was a bloodbath that left nearly 200 people dead. Ever since, the Kwangju massacre has been associated with a group...
Another U.S. trade team fared better in South Korea. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige struck an agreement with South Korea last week that eased tensions caused by Seoul's $7.1 billion trade surplus with the U.S. South Korea vowed to increase imports of American computers, and in exchange the U.S. pledged not to restrict imports of Korean-made autos, machine tools and semiconductors. The South Korean government also announced measures aimed at boosting imports. Warned Baldrige: "We will be watching the implementation of this new policy very closely...
...Washington, Reagan Administration officials publicly refused to take sides, saying only that the "U.S. consistently and steadfastly supports the development of democracy in Korea." Privately, though, State Department officials expressed chagrin. "We're pretty disappointed about what's happened in South Korea," said one diplomat. "The whole situation just doesn't look as good as it might, and that's caused by all the parties involved, not just Chun...