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50,000 KOREANS DIE IN CAMPS IN SOUTH; Government Inquiry Confirms Abuse of Draftees--General Held for Malfeasance

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PUSAN, Korea, June 12 (UP)-- More than 50,000 South Korean draftees have died of starvation or disease since last December in training camps, the chairman of an investigating committee said today.

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