VOTING IN KOREA

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29270, 30 July 1960, Page 13

VOTING IN KOREA

No Violence Reported SEOUL, July 29. South Koreans today voted quietly for a new parliamentary system of responsible government When polling ended this afternoon the Central Election Commission estimated that about nine million Koreans had cast votes. The maximum number eligible to vote was 11-5 million. No violence was reported throughout Korea today, but police were under an alert in at least two districts where senior Liberal candidates were expected to be elected. ' The candidates were imprisoned during the interim Government s purge on members of Dr. Syngman Rhee’s administration. The candidates were still popular in their constituencies. Police said they feared demonstrations might occur if early trends showed these Liberals were certain to be elected. . * South Korean military aircraft and naval vessels started moving ballot boxes from polling stations on outlying islands to the mainland counting stations when polling booths closed. Jeeps were used on the mainland. The Central Election Commission Installed direct telephones to 10 provincial election commissions to receive returns. In the past, police communications were used to. report elrction returns from the provinces. These were alleged to have resulted in a distortion of the returns