Poland faces possible state of war after strikes
Polish premier and Communist Party chief Jaruzelski warned the Central Committee that continuing strikes and chaos could lead to a state of war. He urged swift action and new powers for the government to curb protests, while Solidarity and student groups pressed for support and further actions.
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Poland
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
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Sejm
Parliament
Jaruzelski
Solidarity Labor Union
Labor Federation
Solidarity
Soviet Bloc
Independent Union
Cardinal Cody to celebrate 50th ordination anniversary in Chicago
Cardinal John Cody's 50th anniversary events unfold in Chicago with a Dec 5 to 13 schedule including Masses and a luncheon. Bishops and cardinals from across the United States are invited, plus the Chicago archdiocese's 444 parishes attend a Dec 13 golden jubilee Mass at Holy Name Cathedral.
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Cardinal John Cody
Cody
Rome
Holy Name
St. Louis
New Orleans
College of Cardinals
U.S
Fonda Benefit Screenings Aide Omaha Playhouse
Omaha hosts a benefit screening of Henry Fonda's On Golden Pond to fund a theater expansion at the Omaha Community Playhouse named for Fonda. Fonda, Nebraska native, is hospitalized in Los Angeles with a heart condition while daughter Jane plans to attend the January 9 event.
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Golden Pond
Omaha Community Playhouse
Fonda
Los Angeles
Jane
James Ensign
Playhouse Board
New York
Omaha
Playhouse
Sakharov Says Hunger Strike Continues
Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov writes he feels good and remains cheerful as he sustains a week old hunger strike. The Nobel laureate communicates a brief note to his daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva while his wife Yelena Bonner supports him.
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Liza
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Afghanistan
Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
Liza Alexeyeva
Yelena Bonner
Iran Iraq clash claims greatest victory and casualties
Reports from Tehran and Baghdad claim fierce fighting in Khuzestan with Iran asserting more than 1,000 Iraqi dead and 1,300 captured in its stated greatest victory. Iraqi dispatches counter that Iranian forces were stopped during an overnight offensive and casualties were incurred.
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UPI
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Iraq
Khuzestan
Tehran
Nuclear TNF Talks Open Between U S and Soviet Union
Geneva hosts the first round of Theater Nuclear Forces talks as Paul Nitze for the United States and Yuri Kvitsinsky for the Soviet Union lead negotiators. Both sides pledge tough bargaining amid hopes for an appropriate agreement. Pope John Paul II urged goodwill in messages to Reagan and Brezhnev as world watchers await progress.
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Soviet Union
Europe
U.S
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Navy
Yuri Kvitsinsky
Bonn
West Germany
John Paul II
Vatican
Reagan
Leonid Brezhnev
Executive salaries surge to 12.3 percent in 1981
Sibson and Co. reports the 1981 annual management compensation study shows a 12.3 percent rise in executive salaries, the highest in 17 years, driven by tougher business conditions and a shortage of qualified leaders. The firm notes 1980 and 1979 increases were 11.3 and 9.9 percent, and expects slower growth in 1982 due to weaker profits.
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UPI
Sibson and Co
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New York
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N.J
W. Donald Gough
Sibson and Com
White House tablecloth crisis tops social secretary woes
Muffie Brandon says the White House faces a terrible tablecloth crisis with six cloth changes and no money to replace worn items. A ripped linen overlay and a shrinkage incident forced improvised repairs before Nancy Reagan hosts.
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White House
Muffie Brandon
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