Word: pyongyang
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...zone); that the allies were using poison gas (untrue). Their most serious charge was that one of their white-flagged truce trucks had been fired on by allied planes. Joy did not deny that, but he pointed out that the alleged attack took place considerably east of the main Pyongyang-Kaesong road, suggesting that the Reds were "abusing the use of white markings...
Then last week the A.P. sent out the captioned picture below showing Miss Paik of Pyongyang, sergeant in the Communist "Reception Personnel", with a copy of TIME'S July 23 issue opened to the story about her. "Pert in an olive jacket and blue skirt" (as the story described her), she had said that she wanted a unified Korea, then discreetly smiled off a question about who should run it. Perhaps this story about her is not the only reason for her intent look. On that same page a picture box reported thousands of South Koreans demonstrating against...
...trip from Pyongyang, said Winnington, was a "very pleasant drive." Were they bothered by planes? "I didn't notice it," said Winnington cheerfully. How about Mao Tse-tung? "Mao looked extremely well the last time I saw him on May 1." And what about the purges in Red China? "Purges? There are no purges. Gangsters, murderers and hangers-on of the old regime are being winkled out by the people themselves...
Miss Paik of Pyongyang. On the porch of a Korean house nearby were about 20 Communists, half of them North Koreans with shoulder boards and fancy uniforms, half, Chinese with unstarched, unmarked yellow-green uniforms. Some wore badges with "Reception Personnel" inscribed in English and in Chinese or Korean characters , others appeared to be the Chinese press...
...corporal going about his communications duties was amazed to hear Miss Paik of Pyongyang call out in English: "How long have you been over here?" He answered, "Thirteen months, almost," and she said, "That's too long." The corporal asked her what her people wanted anyway-maybe a unified Korea with north and south together? Yes, agreed Miss Paik, that was about it. "Who do you want to run it," asked the corporal, "the Communists or the U.N.?" Sergeant Paik smiled discreetly and shook her head...