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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1987
Page
13
Roh Tae Woo a former general who backed direct presidential elections led South Korea amid a split electorate promising reform and stability. He touted national reconciliation and dismissed fraud charges while stressing he would heal wounds from the bitter campaign as final results awaited Saturday.
With 97 percent counted Roh Tae Woo held 37.2 percent as opposition claims of fraud were rejected Kim Young Sam and Kim Dae Jung trailed with 27.7 and 26.8 percent respectively. Riot police suppressed scattered protests in Seoul Gwangju and Taegu as government warned against unrest after the first direct presidential vote in 16 years.
A winter storm leaving 74 deaths moves into the Atlantic after blasting California Oregon and Malibu with wind snow and rain. Disneyland and major roads close as coastal towns brace. Authorities report deaths including a homeless man in Los Angeles.
The House approved a sweeping welfare reform bill 251 to 173 as Republicans opposed it as anti work and insufficiently focused on aid. The plan mandates states to create education training and work programs with child care and transportation subsidies while extending aid to two parent families and introducing automatic wage withholding for child support. It includes work requirements for parents with children three and older and offers limited child care subsidies and earnings exemptions to ease transitions from welfare to work.
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