Poland's ambassador defects to United States in asylum bid
Romuald Spasowski, Poland's U.S. ambassador, announced his defection to the United States citing a state of war in Poland. He and his family requested political asylum, condemning a reign of terror by security police. Warsaw said he is suffering from low mood as miners and Solidarity figures face pressure.
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Santa still sees kids ask for toys and clothes
Santa helpers report traditional wishes endure. Boys seek watches bikes puppies and cars while girls request Barbie dolls outfits and toy houses. Looming trends include Dukes of Hazzard and Star Wars toys with Rubik’s Cube among newer requests.
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Ice Storm Strands Hundreds as Iowa Roads Freeze Over
Freezing rain and sleet coated most of Iowa with ice late Sunday, closing airports and highways. The National Weather Service warned a thick ice sheet would blanket the state, with eastern Iowa hit hardest and I 80 traffic stalled in long caravans. Story County officials banned travel as crews struggled to keep up with the dangerous conditions.
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Begin blasts U.S. cancels new pact in TV tirade
Prime Minister Menachem Begin condemned the United States over the U.S.-Israeli strategic alliance cancellation. He declared Israel will live 3700 more years without a memorandum and protested Washington’s suspension after Israel’s Golan Heights annexation. Secretary Haig called it a difference among friends with nothing changed.
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Salvation Army plans soup kitchen revival amid high unemployment
The Salvation Army seeks to revive its soup kitchen program as unemployment hits a 41 year high. A national task force minutes call for readying plans for a possible spring 1982 campaign to aid the poor through soup kitchens, food cupboards and clothing distribution.
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Christmas Gifts Joke Divides Into Two Pessimist Classes
The quote frames holiday presents as a humorously bleak catalog. It jokes that gifts either miss the mark or fail to arrive, reflecting a wry view of expectations and reception during the season.
Alexeyeva Reunited With Husband After Soviet Exit
Liza Alexeyeva arrived in the United States at Logan Airport to join her husband Alexei Semyonov after a 17 day hunger strike by Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov and his wife Yelena Bonner secured her freedom. She urged support for dissidents in the Soviet Union and Poland.
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