Riots Erupt Across Poland Over Solidarity Support
Tens of thousands protest in nine cities including Warsaw, calling for Lech Walesa. Police and army deploy against demonstrators near Communist Party HQ as hundreds are arrested. protests mark another surge amid martial law.
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Poland
Union
Solidarity
Ity
The
Independent Union
Communist Party
Wroclaw
Nowa Hatta
Gdansk
Baltic
Anti
Radio war alleged as Cuba broadcasts across five frequencies
Cuba aired a multi frequency radio broadcast Monday night, possibly a sixth, interfering with U S AM stations from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago for four hours. Officials describe it as the first firing of a radio war and urge congressional hearings while monitoring seeks to measure signal strength and impact.
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United States
U.S
Cuba
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Majure Whitney
Federal Communications Commission
Radio
Tom Tauke
Iowa
U.S. State and Commerce Departments
Tauke
House Telecommunications Subcommittee
Tim Wirth
D-Colo
2Nd District
Radio Marti
WHO
Des Moines
Texas
Missouri
Tennessee
Federal Communiations Commission
Columbia
Abe Barron
Barron
Israel shoots down Syrian MiG in Lebanon dogfight
Israeli warplanes downed a MiG-25 Foxbat over Lebanon marking the first air clash in two months. One pilot was killed, another captured. the wreckage was seized. A large PLO withdrawal continues, with thousands moving to Yemen and eight Arab states as Syrian troops depart.
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Lebanon
Israel Television
U.S
Beirut
United States
Pentagon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Bekaa Valley
Israel
Tory
PLO
Yemen
Bekaa
Mideast
Two Pessimists Meet at Party Shaking Heads
A brief comic note describes two pessimists who attend a party and greet each other by shaking their heads instead of hands. The wry observation plays on negative outlooks in social settings.
Couple living in car finds apartment and odd jobs
Bob and Sharon, a couple who stayed in a sedan outside Job Services, now have an apartment and some work. They seek full-time jobs while volunteers offer cleaning gigs and free rent in exchange for labor. Sharon notes many kind locals and she has canned gifts from strangers.
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Bob
Sharon
Spies stage fake assassination as Romanian dissidents flee Paris
In Paris, Romanian agent known as Mr Z claims he was ordered by Nicolae Ceausescu to kill dissident writers Virgil Tanase and Paul Goma. He refused, aiding French authorities to foil the plot as Tanase and Goma disclosed details with Tanase kept under protective custody and both men confirming the ruse.
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Paris
Communist Party
Nicolae Ceausescu
Virgil Tanase
Paul Goma
Ceausescu
Bernard Poulet
le Matin
Tanase
Goma
Fren
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France
Romania
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Krakow
Joseph ‘‘Jo Jo” Giorgianni
Trenton
N.J
Richard del Sole
Giorgianni
Tate
U.s.world
Marion
Francois Mitterrand
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