Beards and Change in Czech Industry Under New Plans
The article notes Skoda shifts from rigid state control to inviting Western experts for electronic upgrades. It contrasts four decades of communism with emerging ownership sharing ideas and the impact on workers and promotions. The last Soviet troops are due to depart next spring, and plans include future changes in the Vol duchy visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skoda
Lazna
Czechoslovakia
Kveta
Karel
Dubcek
Volduchy
Priest
Elsa Horova recalls life under communism in Czech towns
In Pilsen Elsa Horova, 79, recalls her family's loss of property and any hope for independence after the 1989 revolution. She praises Vaclav Havel and the Civic Forum while warning of inflation and unemployment. She notes pension concerns and ongoing caution about crime as the country rebuilds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaclav Havel
Civic Forum
Havel
Elsa
Skoda
First Cousins Share Ties Across Nations and Times
Mary Blazek of Chelsea, a rural Illinois town, is Elsa Horova’s first cousin though Elsa lives in Plzen, Czechoslovakia. Their families trace to Prague and Chicago with ancestors who sought new opportunities in America. Mary’s father Joseph Palek emigrated in 1906, and her mother Marie Pateck arrived in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blazek
Chelsea
Elsa Horova
Plzen
Czechoslovakia
Jirina Palek
Mary
Joseph Palek
United States
America
Marie Pateck
Prague
Chicago
Pateks
Dad
Elsa
Cousin of Cedar Rapids Woman Recounts Immigrant Journey
Wendl Lippert, 81, of Cedar Rapids recalls emigrating from Czechoslovakia in 1910 after his family left to escape brewing trouble in Europe. He describes sneaking out, traveling through Germany to the United States and learning to walk at Ellis Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karel Lazna
Wendl Lippert
Cedar Rapids
Lippert
Zdice
Czechoslovakia
Plzen
Prague
America
Ellis Island
New York
Europe
Germany
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Hradcany
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Pizen
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Austria
Cousin
C.R
Marion
Linn County
Diai 911
Gazette
Cee Okycan Ae Xe E Pardubice
Kutna Hora
Cee Céskee Budejovice
1St Ave. N.E
Lowe
Smulekoff
Hunter-Douglas
Limi
LEE
Orig
Bigelow
Amubehoff
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