TRANSLATIONS OF NORTH KOREAN NEWSPAPERS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 9, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN-TRAL INTELLIGENCE. AGENCY
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9 December 1953
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NORTh KON PRE!! fUKMPJY
Newspaper a Kaeson Sinmun (Kaesong Press)
Date : Friday, 9 October, l953 Vol, 173 No. 332
Publisher : Kas song Press Agency
Place, Kaesong
Frequency daily
Editor : KIV Myong-ho
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1. PAY TAX-IN-KIND '1ITH YOUR BEST GRAIN. . .. .
Paying their tax-in-kind with the best grain is the f~nrmers? dusty.
Having gotton rid of the heavy tax burdens imposed by the traitorot.s
SK government, farmers in the Kaesong area recognize the honor of Paying
tax-in-kind in North Korea and aisplay their patriotism by paying it
with.their best grains.
2. WINTER PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY. . . .
All schools in Kaeaong City are effectively carrying out (reparations
for the coming winter months.
3. A CONGRATULATION LETTI'..R FROM KIM IL SUNG TO OITO GROTEWOHL %'I TIRE, 4TH
ANNIVERSARY Or GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.
4. WORKERS OF KAESONG RICE MILLING COMPANY INSPIRED.
Inspired by the news of enormous financial aid from Soviet Russia,
workers of the Kae,song Rice Milling Company have been roused to action
in their work.
5. NS . FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES. . .
(a) Czechoslovakia Lowers Prices . .
Czechoslovakian People's government revealed its plan to better the
liveligood of its workers by slashing prices.
(b) New Factories in Poland
Many new industrial factories are being constructed in Poland under
the help of Soviet Russia.
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6. REHABILITATION OF IRLIGATION FACILITIES.
All workers of Kaepung county Irrigation Bureau have been working
hard to reconstruct and rehavilitate war ruined irrigation facilities.
7. STR^r,NGRHJRN WORK REGULATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM . .
Everything for post-war reconstructiont In order to mobilize workers
for this large task, we should strengthen the work regulations of each
workshop.
8. CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED IN SPINNING MILL. . . .
Factory No. 4 of the Kaesong Spinning Products Cooperative has com-
pleted construction, and have begun their operations.
9. COMRADE MIN CitOMmSIKe MODEL FARMER. . .
MIN Chong sik i s well known for his diligence on his faro in Wol Chong
ri, Panmun county._ He_also gives much assistance to bereaved families in
the area.
10. DOKSU SHOP, A NEW CONSUMER. ? S UNION. . . .
Doksu shop, a newly established consumerss union in Doksu ri, warmly
welcomes the people of the community. They can get every daily need there,
with the cheapest of prices and need not walk the long way to the Kaesong
market.
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11. SrCURITY GUARDS HELP CHILDREN PREPARE FOR WINTER.
Security guards of an (unnamed) unit under Kim Chang.--yun" s command
is helping the Koryo People?s School children prepare for winter.
12. CHINESE P7OPLEO S RBPBESWATIVES VISIT KOREA.,
Chinese peoplegs representatives, headed by General Ha RyongQ left
Peking on the 4th of October to visit Korea, the Sin Wha Sa Press reported.
This is the third, visit by the group since it was organized by the Chinese
Peace Supporting Committee.
13. "INSAM"(GINSENG) FIELDS RETURNED. . . .
According to the Cabinet Decision No..152e farmer Yu Pong-chun enjoys
having his "Insam" fields bsck in his possession.
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14. DEiOCRATIC WOMENP S ASSOCIATION ELECT CHIN SE HONG CHAIRMAN. .
21 years old CHIN Seahong knew nothing but her.kitchenp but since
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