Polish Solidarity protests amid mass arrests and uncertain deaths
Reports claim Solidarity leaflets say miners were gassed and pulled to the surface at a southern mine and forced back underground as authorities crack down. Government media cite deaths at Wujek and Piast protests while West sources discuss Walesa’s detention and possible releases.
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Solidarity
Poland
Piast
Ziemowit
Silesian
Tychy
Gdansk
Wujek
Silesia
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Mieczyslaw Rakowski
Wieslaw Gornicki
Wojciech Jaruzelski
ARD
Warsaw
Army General Staff
Tanker blaze near Quebec under control after two days
Firemen halted a two day blaze on the Canadian oil tanker St. Lawrence River area. Rescuers found three crewmen dead and fourteen others were rescued as three remained missing feared dead. The ship carried crude oil to Madeleine Islands when the fire erupted Christmas Day. The cause remains unknown.
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Hudson Transport
St. Lawrence
Quebec City
Madeleine Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Polls show shift back to Democrats nationwide
AP-NBC public opinion polls indicate more Americans identify as Democrats than Republicans after months of Republican edges. The change is driven by women, who favor Democrats more than men, with the pattern repeating across 1981 surveys and no strong shifts by other demographics.
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New York
Ronald Reagan
Associated Press
NBC News
Ap-Nbc News
University of Michigan
Food market owner murder in Florida robbery case
Rafael Gonzalez 54 dreamed of his death six days before the shooting. Roberto Alvarez 22 confessed to killing him at Gonzalez wholesale fish and poultry market in Miami and stealing between 100 and 300 dollars. Fingerprints palm prints linked Alvarez to crime, he was jailed on murder and armed robbery charges.
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Miami
UPI
Rafael Gonzalez
Roberto Alvarez
Gonzalez
Metro
Andy Arostegui
Alvarez
Crime Laboratory
Metail
Richard Napoli
Napoli
Dade County
Righteous Indignation Without Cussing Comic Note
A brief feature references "Righteous indignation" as a modern expression of moral outrage without profanity. It notes humor in restrained language and presents a light, witty take on everyday disagreements.
GAO Critiques Watt Offshore Leasing Plan
A GAO study urges Congress to reject a five year offshore oil and gas leasing program unless Interior Secretary Watt provides clearer economic and environmental impact data. The report questions federal and state capacity to handle a much larger leasing scope and calls for smaller, more targeted lease sales.
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Washington
Congress
Interior
James Watt
General Accounting Office
Watt
GAO
House Energy Committee
John Dingell
D-Mich
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Treasury
Moffett
U.S
California
U.S. Geological Survey
Interior Department
Older crime rises in Miami as seniors turn to theft
A Miami haberdasher recalls a 68 year old thief who stuffed a belt sweater and socks under his shirt and fled. The piece notes a rising trend of delinquency among senior citizens in Miami Florida and beyond, including theft and violent crime.
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Miami
Florida
Elder crime rise prompts FBI arrest figures
The article notes a trend of crimes involving seniors, with some police calling it elder crime. It cites FBI data showing about 200,000 people over 60 arrested last year, double the figure from ten years ago, and warns the activity is not yet widely reported.
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FBI
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