Word: seoul
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Around the world, another year began for three wise old men: in Seoul, South Korean President Syngman Rhee, 83, watched fireworks and a military parade celebrating his birthday; in Manhattan, energetic ex-Senator Herbert Lehman, 80, conceded that "I do have a tendency to get tired if I stay up past 2 a.m."; in Budapest, sad-eyed, flinty Josef Cardinal Mindszenty turned 66, spent a quiet day, his 511th as a refugee in the U.S. legation...
Early one morning last week, a 14-year-old Korean boy named Kim Choon II was nabbed by a guard inside the Eighth Army's aircraft maintenance center at Ascom City, 15 miles west of Seoul. He had broken into noncommissioned officers' quarters, pocketed a traveling clock, cigarette lighter, flashlight, two PX ration books, $6 worth of scrip. He was frog-marched to the guardroom, where a group of U.S. officers and enlisted men, irked by 20 burglaries in six weeks, decided to teach Kim a lesson...
...commander, Major Thomas G. James of Plymouth, Pa., flew the copter himself. James planned to leave the boy at a disused field and make him walk back to Ascom City. But he found he could not get the box open, and flew on to Uijongbu, twelve miles north of Seoul. 'T have a box of spare parts on board," he radioed the field. When the box was unloaded, a Korean soldier heard "whimpering," found Kim inside. "That's a slicky boy [slang for thief]," observed James. Freed, Kim made his way back to Ascom City, told his story...
...note in English ("Turn your nose north; your life will be spared"). Another dashed off hysterically at plane time, held up departure long enough to fire off a telegram implicating his brother. But once in the air, the conspirators were professional enough. As the Korean National Airlines plane neared Seoul, they held U.S. civilian pilot, Willis Hobbs, at pistol point. Instead of touching down at Seoul, the twin-engined DC-3 flew by the airport, headed north toward the demilitarized zone, 25 miles away, and crossed over into North Korea. Said an Eighth Army spokesman later: "There was no reason...
...return of the plane and passengers that was understandable as a ransom note: difficulties would be smoothed over if South Korea would recognize North Korea officially (which it has always refused to do) by entering into direct negotiations for the missing DC-3. As huge mobs of outraged Seoul citizens yelled for action, the answer came from explosive South Korean President Syngman Rhee: "No!" By early this week. Rhee had ordered 50.000 ROK soldiers on massive maneuvers. There was no word on the fate of the plane's passengers...