ABSTRACT
SouthKorea'srulingNewKoreaParty(NKP) securesanabsolutemajority-150of299parliamentaryseats-whenelevenelectedindependents andoppositionmemberscrossovertotheNKP.
23Claiminghe"couldn'tliveundertheNorthKorean systemanymore"MiG-19fighterpilotCaptainLee Chul-Soo,30,defectstoSouthKorea,settingoffair raidsirenswestofSeoulandlivenationalnews coverage.ROKairforcejetsescortLeetoSuwon militarybase,justsouthofSeoul.InSeoul,however,thecity'ssirensdonotsound,promptingMayor ChoSoontovow"totakeallnecessarystepstopreventtherepetitionofthismistake."Twodayslater, fourcivil-defenseofficialsarearrestedforfailingto soundthesirens.Anautomaticswitchhadbeen turnedoffandoperatorshadignoredmessages warningofthejet'sapproach.
