Poland to Ease Martial Law Rules and Free 1000 Detainees
The Polish regime announced it will release 1000 Poles from detention and lift the 11 PM to 5 AM curfew next week. It also said travel and communications restrictions will ease and new curbs may be lifted in May. Rural Solidarity leader Jan Kulaj is among those freed.
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Poland
Jan Kulaj
Solidarity
Jozef Glemp
Rome
John Paul II
Glemp
Military Council
Lech Walesa
Kulaj
Teens lag in fitness tests across the US study finds
Washington AP reports fewer than half of American youths meet age and sex specific fitness standards in 1979 80 and 1980 81. The study notes 15 year old boys sprint 100 yards in 13.3 seconds while 14 year olds reach 12.6 seconds, and 17 year old girls do 38 modified pushups in two minutes versus 12 year old girls 43. The AAU sponsored program under Nabisco funding cites school gym reductions after eighth grade.
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Washington
America
Wynn Updyke
Indiana University
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Amateur Athletic Union
Nabisco Brands, Inc
Updyke
U.N. General Assembly Passes Israel Condemnation
The U N General Assembly adopted an 86 20 vote condemning Israel as not a peace loving state over its actions in the occupied territories with 3 abstentions A special U N commission may be sent to investigate human rights violations The United States and Western allies opposed the resolution and Egypt abstained as Sinai was returned to Egypt over the weekend
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UPI
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Assembly
United States
U.N
Territories
U.S
Egypt
Sinai
West Bank
Yehuda Blum
Arms limit urged in NAS call for broad nuclear controls
The National Academy of Sciences urged use of all practical measures to curb nuclear weapons and renew talks with the Soviet Union without preconditions. It supported SALT II and favored verifiable arms limits to reduce strategic systems and overall weapon numbers.
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Washington
United States
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Soviet Union
U.S
Decline in thrift net worth deepens as deposits fall
Washington reports depositors pulled 1.4 billion more from savings and loans last month than they added, keeping thrift industry net worth in decline for over a year. March net worth of federally insured S and Ls was 25.6 billion, down from 31.8 billion a year earlier with 268 more associations.
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Washington
UPI
Kaunda to Meet Botha for Talks on Southern Africa Crisis
President Kenneth Kaunda announced a solo summit with South Africa's Prime Minister P W Botha to discuss the explosive racial situation. The meeting, scheduled for Friday in Botswana, will be the first between the leaders and is intended to address the conflict, with Botswana hosting but not participating.
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Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Southern Africa
Botha
Kaunda
South African
Botswana
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