Word: parks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Once the initial shock of the assassination had passed and the period of national mourning was over, South Koreans made a surprising and pleasant discovery: the country was actually getting along quite well without the late President Park Chung Hee. "Why, it's beautiful," said a young schoolteacher, Kim Sung Ho. "Our country runs itself...
Well, not quite. Still, Park had totally dominated the country for 18 years, and many citizens had feared his abrupt death would spell instant chaos. Yet there had been no panic, no runs on banks, no scrambles to hoard food. Instead, the prosperous capital city of Seoul (pop. 8 million) quickly pulsated back to normal life. The economy, despite 20% inflation, continued to chug along toward a record export target of $15.5 billion this year...
...demonstrates the maturity of the Korean people." A Korean business tycoon speculated: "With our TVs, refrigerators and all, so many of us now consider ourselves the middle class -the backbone of the country-that we knew we couldn't afford to go to pieces over Mr. Park's tragedy and possibly invite another North Korean invasion...
Providence College ran away with the meet as expected, placing all five of its scorers in the top 13 and recording just 36 points. Friar Ray Treacy spoiled Northeastern all-American Bruce Bick-ford's last race at Franklin Park with a 29:28 victory, 27 seconds ahead of Bick-ford. Boston University, which finished second with 83 points, also qualified for the national meet...
NCAA Qualifier at Franklin Park, Mass. 10,00 meters...