Plainclothesmen Detain Walesa Before Public Address
Plainclothesmen detained Lech Walesa at his Gdansk apartment and drove him away in a black Mercedes hours before his planned public address during martial law. Western reporters and Polish assistants were stopped and questioned while police reinforced the city’s security in a show of force at the memorial site.
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Shultz wraps European tour with calm trans Atlantic path
Secretary of State George P. Shultz begins the final leg of a seven nation European tour in Madrid set to end in London. The trip started December 6 visiting Bonn Brussels The Hague Rome and Paris. Shultz’s diplomacy draws praise from La Stampa Le Monde and Uffe Ellemann Jensen for calming ties with Western allies. He will meet UK leaders Thatcher Howe and Pym and Lebanese minister Elie Salem amid a debate over peacekeeping in Lebanon and Falkland Islands sovereignty with Argentina.
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Panama Canal tensions strain U S Panamanian ties
President Ricardo de la Espriella warns that U S congressional moves on the canal treaties threaten Panama's economy and inflame anti American sentiment. He notes that the national guard holds real power, while Panama faces debt, falling tourism revenue, and a wage dispute tied to treaty terms.
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