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...another occasion, the wire services entirely ignored one of his scoops -the discovery that President Syngman Rhee had refused the offer of Indian troops at the height of the Korean War -until he leaked it to the New York Herald Tribune. By 1966, when he beat everyone with the first authentic account of the Jackie Kennedy-William Manchester squabble, A.P. and U.P.I. were finally paying attention...
When Park seized power in a coup in 1961, one of his first actions was to revise the constitution so that nobody could serve as President for more than two four-year terms. The tough, unsmiling general wanted to prevent the sort of legalized dictatorship that had prevailed under Syngman Rhee, who ruled for twelve years. Last week, Park came full circle. In a controversial referendum, 11.1 million South Koreans voted by an overwhelming 2-to-l margin to amend the constitution so that he might seek a third term in 1971. Since Park held power for two years before...
Shortly after he seized power in a 1961 coup, South Korea's President Chung Hee Park revised the constitution, limiting the chief executive's tenure to two terms. Park wanted to make certain that there could never be another marathon reign like that of former President Syngman Rhee, who ruled for 13 years. Last week, after eight years in power, Park declared his intention to alter the constitution to allow himself to run in 1971 for a third term. If successful, Park would be in office until 1976-one year longer than Rhee...
...grace and karate chops; the combination has made enemies for him ever since he left college in Japan 33 years ago and went into business as a rice miller. By the end of World War II, Lee had a whole string of businesses and a special relationship with President Syngman Rhee; he was one of a chosen few to whom Rhee doled out, at the low official exchange rate, precious U.S. dollars that had been acquired by sales of valuable tungsten. For his profitable dealings in "tungsten dollars," Lee was branded an "illicit profiteer" when Rhee was overthrown...
...belief in the almightiness of demonstrations." Nevertheless, at week's end, Park's police arrested 53 university students and three prominent retired generals, all former members of Park's 1961-1963 junta. In cracking down, Park was well aware that the regime of ex-President Syngman Rhee was overthrown by demonstrations in 1960. As truckloads of soldiers patrolled the streets to crush further uprisings, it was evident that Park intended to avoid a similar fate...