Daily-Saturday, May 17, 1980-Page 9
S. Korea
protests
taper as
president
returns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-Anti-
government demonstrations tapered
off yesterday as President Choi Kyu-
hah cut short a Middle East trip and
returned to deal with problems that
touched off three days of massive and
bloody student protests. He made no
statement on arrival.
After an all-night meeting, most
student leaders agreed to call off fur-
ther demonstrations to give the gover-
nment time to reply to their demands
for the lifting of martial law, the
resignation of the country's top
military strongman, and free elections
soon.
FOLLOWING VIOLENT demon-
strations involiving 50,000 students
Thursday, smaller peaceful groups
gathered here yesterday and in five
'provincial cities.
About 3,000 students marched from
Korea Univesity in Seoul to a cemetery
for the victims of the 1960 student-led
riots that toppled the government of
Syngman Rhea. Other demonstrations
involving up to 40,000 students occurred
in Kwangju, Suwon, Chungmu,
Chungju, and Songnam. No clashes
with police were reported in the capital
or the other cities.
Choi had completed the Midesst trip
and planned one day of rest in Malaysia
before returnign teday. He decided to
fly home after three days of protests
climaxed Thursday with battles bet-
ween students and riot police in down-
town Seoul in wich one policeman was
killed. Officials said the demon-
strations had left 400 persons, including
about 100 policeman, injured, and 800
arrested.
A GRIM-FACED Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Chira, his dour expression reflected on the top of his limousine,
is escorted by security police from the Diet (parliament) last night following a surprise vote of no confidence that
toppled his Liberal Democratic Party government.
Japan gov't thrown in disarray
over second no-confidence vote
TOKYO (AP)-A stunning no-confi-
dence vote yesterday against the ruling
Liberal Democratic Party threw
Japan's usually steady political scene
into disarray and prompted the prime
minister to call new elections for the
second time in eight months.
The vote in the lower house of the
Diet, or parliament, was the biggest
victory in 27 years by the political op-
position, in this case a coalition
spearheaded by the Socialigt Party
against the faction-torn Liberal
Democratic Party that has ruled Japan
almost continuously since World War
II.
PRIME MINISTER Masayoshi
Ohira, 70, who was foreign minister,
finance minister, and international
trade minister before taking over as
prime minister two years ago, was
faced with a choice of resigning or
calling new elections.
Ohira chose to call elections apparen-
tly hoping they would allow him to hold
on to the party leadership and the
prime minister's chair. By law, elec-
tions must be held within 40 days of the
dissolving of the parliament. That must
be accomplished within 10 days.
The no-confidence vote is not likely to
cause any major or immediate changes
in Japan's foreign policy or its relations
with the United States.
JAPAN RECENTLY endorsed the
European Common Market's position
on applying further sanctions against
Iran unless there is "decisive
progress" by May 17 toward release of
the 53 Americans held hostage in Iran
since Nov. -4. Japan also supports the
-United States' call for a boycott of the
1980 Olympics in Moscow to protest the
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
But the main bilateral issue between
the United States and Japan-the U.S.
demand that Japan increase its defense
spending to more than .09 per cent of its
gross national produce-could prove
sticky if the Tokyo government should
change hands in elections.
Ohira's government has expressed
concern over an increasing Soviet
military presence in the Western
Pacific ad Asia but so far has not
decided whether to increase military
spending to bolster its own defenses.
CINEMA II
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YELLOW
SUBMARINE
(George Dunning, 1968)
THE BEATLES in animated, psychedelic color! John, Paul,
George, and Ringo are called upon to rescue mythical Pepper-
land from the invading forces of the Blue Meanies. Join them
on their "trip" through a "sky of blue and sea of green in our
yellow submarine." Eleven classic Beatles songs. Bring the
kids! (85 min) 7:00& 10:30.
LET IT BE
(Michael Lindsay-Hogg, 1970)
A documentary built along the lines of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT,
this film stresses' informality and the Beatles' quiet, spon-
taneous ability. Featuring several songs never released on
Beatle records, LET IT BE culminates with the classic concert
on top of the Apple Building in London (80 min) 8:45 only.
ANGELL HALL $1.50 one show; $2.50 both shows
Thursday, 5/22: Marlene Dietrich Night
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The Ann Arbor Film Cooperative Presents at MLB: $1.50
SATURDAY, MAY17
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
(Peter Bogdanovich, 1971) 7 & 9:15-MLB3
Life in a small Texas town in the early '50's is captured in a painfully authentic
slice of America. Wonderful performances by JEFF BRIDGES, TIMOTHY BOT-
TOMS, BEN JOHNSON, ELLEN BURSTYN, CYBILL SHEPHERD, EILEEN BRENNAN,
and CLORIS LEACHMAN. Nominated for best picture, two of it's stars, Leach-
man and Johnson, deservedly won Academy Awards for their performances.
Next Tuesday: John Ford's TOBACCO ROAD and HOW GREEN WAS MY
VALLEY at Aud A.
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