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Flanked by his British, Filipino and Korean colleagues, American Rear Admiral Mark Frudden of the United Nations Command (U.N.C.) took his place at the long table in the Armistice Commission conference room in Panmunjom. He looked up at Major General Han Chu-Kyong, his gray-uniformed North Korean counterpart, and came right to the point: "I have called this meeting for one purpose," he said, "to inform you that our side calls for punishment of those responsible for the murder of the U.N.C. officers...
Through tax incentives and guarantees, South Korea and Taiwan have encouraged local investors to support labor-intensive industries that earn foreign exchange. Two years ago, the lure of higher income prompted Han Chang Soo to quit a secure $120-a-month job with the Korean tax department. He raised $70,000, rented a small plant in Seoul, hired 20 workers, bought some used machinery and began manufacturing large-headed roofing nails; this year his sales-mostly exports to the U.S. -will reach...
Ornette Coleman was one of Marion Brown's major inspirators and Brown's music is fraught with his influence. Brown's sound, however, is distinctly his own. Supported by the rich foundation of Maarten van Regteben Altena on bass and Han Bennik of drums, Brown utilizes an echoey tone that ranges from breathy whispers to frantic squeals. In 'Sound Structures', Brown explores the possibilities of the lower volume range of the saxophone in a quiet stealthy composition that is shiveringly cerie. Brown allows each tone to echo out of his instrument and then lets it fade. Most of Brown...
...hopeless parents: "Any body who lives in Ireland can testify to the absence of love in the average home." Fathers drink too much, then beat their wives and children with heavy, indiscriminate hands. Violence learned at the hearth is later re-enacted in the Irish Republican Army. O'Han lon cites his own unhappy home life ("a cockpit of hatred") as evidence for this generalized calumny on the Irish family. Insiders and outsiders alike may find his findings too terrible - and a bit too pat - to be true...
ARNOLD TOYNBEE, British historian: Chinese Emperor Kao-Tsu (founder of the Han dynasty in the 2nd century B.C.) and Roman Emperor Augustus each gave to millions unity and peace that lasted because their policies were based on moderation which won consent. Thus they repaired the breakdown of the coercive unity briefly imposed by their unsuccessful predecessors, Shih Wang-ti and Julius Caesar...