Poland looms large as East West ties hinge on Poland
Western analysts fear a Soviet move to seize Poland could derail detente and trigger a Polish martial law crackdown led by a new military council. Solidarity calls a general strike as NATO officials warn Moscow could intervene, though nonmilitary sanctions and aborted arms talks remain likely first steps.
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Military Council of National Salvation
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Geneva
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Camp David
Caspar Weinberger
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Martial law declared as Solidarity banned in Poland
Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law in Poland. Solidarity was banned, borders sealed, and a military government appointed. Penalties for disobedience range from two years to death. Church and world leaders reacted as arrests and curfews began nationwide.
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Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity Union
John Paul II
Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Homeowners defaulting at record rate in recession
The Mortgage Bankers Association said U S mortgage delinquencies rose to 5.33 percent in the third quarter of 1981, the highest since 1953, with Illinois at 9.14 percent and the Midwest worst due to automaker layoffs. Foreclosures fell briefly but likely rise again as delinquencies lag. Lenders seek to keep borrowers in homes.
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U.S
Mortgage Bankers Association
MBA
Midwest
Illinois
Association
Thomas Harter
Trade agencies spared in budget fight over exports
The Commerce Department blocked Budget Director Stockman's plan to abolish the Office of Export Development and shrink the Foreign Commercial Service and Bureau of Industrial Economics. Deputy Secretary Joseph Wright and Malcolm Baldrige said trade development remains a government priority, with about 1,200 staff affected.
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Commerce
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OMB
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Baldrige
James Baker
White House
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Ed Dale
United States
Checks to get facelift
Washington AP reports Social Security and SSI checks will gain a buff back color with orange endorsement ink while the green front remains. The Treasury says the color change improves legibility on microfilmed records. checks go out three days early on the 31st of December.
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John Trollinger
Social Security
Treasury Department
Treasury
Trollinger
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